When Mondo announced its new line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures, made from soft vinyl, the collection certainly stood out from what other collectible companies are offering up from the franchise. In a market flooded with highly articulated “ultimate”-style figures based on everything from the original comic book to …
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It would be an understatement to say the collectibles space is crowded. There’s a seemingly endless number of companies offering various toys, statues, and other pieces of nostalgia-inducing ephemera for almost any age. This is something wrestling fans know especially well, given the explosion of independent toy companies releasing items …
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Every year, in the aftermath of San Diego Comic-Con, those who were lucky enough to attend (or snag the item of their choice online) marvel at the exclusive toys, apparel, statues, models, and just about everything else that’s released specifically for the convention. The exclusives are aimed at different fandoms …
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Usually, when a new season of Netfli’x Cobra Kai comes around, we already know who the villain is going to be. The series has done a masterful job of leaving a healthy amount of breadcrumbs at the end of each season to tee up the next antagonist. Season 6, the …
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When X, the first movie in what’s become director Ti West’s epic horror trilogy, premiered, there was no way to tell how deep we’d sink into this bizarre and terrifying world. Now, with MaXXXine, the third installment due out Friday, star Mia Goth is closing out her starring roles in …
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The first two Beverly Hills Cops movies are beloved by fans of the franchise. The third movie, 1994’s Beverly Hills Cop 3, has a different reputation among viewers. The third Axel Foley adventure was a massive critical bomb and made less than half of the second film’s box-office tally. Now, …
Read More »Mondo's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Soft Vinyl Figure Line Adds Two More Fan-Favorite Characters
When Mondo announced that it was launching its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soft vinyl figures line with Leonardo and Donatello, the next two to be released seemed obvious. However, it turns out that’s not entirely the case. While Michelangelo will be released with the second wave, and you can see …
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With the debut of The Acolyte on Disney+, fans are getting something not that common in the Star Wars franchise; Mae (Amandla Stenberg), the primary antagonist of the series thus far, has Force-like powers but when she goes into battle it’s not a Jedi or Sith’s lightsaber she uses: it’s …
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For longtime Star Wars fans, the latest Disney+ series, The Acolyte, is an exciting prospect. After all, this particular series is set in the final days of the franchise’s High Republic era, bringing this period to live-action for the very first time. It’s also set over 100 years before the …
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If you’re anything like us, chances are you spent the weekend binging Season 1 of Fallout on Amazon Prime video. The inaugural season of the live-action adaptation of the Fallout games is an excellent step in the right direction for the series, though there remains improvements to be made, In …
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