By Nolan P. Smith Editor From the moment Mezco Toyz introduced their One:12 Collective with the Dark Knight Returns Batman, I’ve been hooked, eagerly anticipating each new release. Their latest addition, the legendary Ultraman, does not disappoint. This birthday gift from my wife left me in awe. The intricately designed Ultraman figure, clothed in its signature combat suit, features a […]
By Nolan P. Smith Editor Photos by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith Comic Con International: San Diego 2023 is now just a memory: how did this con measure up, being in the middle of the massive writer and actor strikes? For one, the exhibit hall never felt more crowded. We have been attending SDCC for almost 20 years […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Nolan Smith and Jason Smith Comic Con International: San Diego is easily the biggest and most known of the comic conventions. Known as SDCC, the annual convention took over the San Diego Convention Center once again, with events taking place across the surrounding historic Gaslamp District. Fans of comic books, video games, collectibles, movies, […]
By Pastrami Nation Staff Photos by Jason T. Smith 2018 brought the world some fantastic action figures, making it so hard to choose just 5. Hasbro released some amazing Marvel Legends, Mezco’s King Kong is a work of art, Creative Beast Studio’s debuted their impressive Beasts of the Mesozoic, and the Transformers shined with Power of the Primes and at […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith The Los Angeles Convention Center became a hub for pop culture fans as the Los Angeles Comic Con held it’s eighth annual convention in 2018- it’s Octoversary. The busy October weekend played host to quite a few events in Los Angeles, from the World Series, NHL and […]
The Blue and Yellow Wolverine Heads to the One:12 Collective Line By Nolan P. Smith Mezco Toyz showed off one of the most requested figures this Labor Day with the reveal of their next New York Comic Con fall exclusive: the classic blue and yellow Wolverine as part of their One:12 Collective series.
Mezco Once Again Wowed At SDCC By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith One of the best lines of action figures going right now has to be the Mezco One 12 Collective. 1/12 scale figures with detailed, cloth costumes, it’s like taking the awesomeness of a Hot Toys figure and bringing it down to a more manageable scale […]
Mythic Legions, Tamashii Nations, One: 12 Collective and more take our top honors for 2016 By Nolan P. Smith With 2016 in the rear view, it’s time to look back and see what the year brought us in pop culture. For action figures, it was quite the year. It was hard to narrow the list of great lines down to […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith Mezco has delivered one of the greatest lines of action figures in recent memory with their One 12 Collective line. At Comic Con this year, they really showed an expansion in their line, adding some characters that surprised fans instantly. Like the massive, light up eyes version […]
By Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith 2015 was a great year for action figures: from Star Wars to dinosaurs, the action figure game was stepped up once again. Some from the giants in the industry, and some from new companies eager to show what they can do. So, without further delay and in no specific order, here is […]