Star Wars fans will know that it took three people to bring Darth Vader to life in the original trilogy. While James Earl Jones most famously voiced the Sith Lord, the man in the suit was David Prowse. As for the face of Vader and the Force ghost in Return of the Jedi, George Lucas […]
While the Justice League tends to have a revolving roster, the core team has always remained the same. Even within the core team though, Wally West sometimes replaces Barry Allen as the Flash, and the same goes for Hal Jordan and John Stewart’s Green Lantern. But the big three have always been the team’s guiding […]
Marvel Comics is one of the premiere purveyors of superheroes. While the House of Ideas is no longer the bestselling company, the successes of the publisher have made their characters some of the most well known in pop culture. Marvel’s road to that success is quite interesting, because there was a time when the company […]
There are some character designs that are truly unforgettable. They not only look good, but also create an inescapable aura around the character. Spider-Man, Sauron, and Vegeta, are just some of the characters I can think of whose iconic designs perfectly match their personality and screen presence. However, perhaps there’s no one that proves this […]
Every so often a collectibles listing appears that makes you do a double-take at the math, and a lot of 40 Transformers figures currently on eBay is exactly that. Priced at $20,000 for the whole collection — which includes multiple Optimus Prime and Soundwave figures from the original Generation 1 run — it looks, at […]
It’s one thing to collect action figures, but displaying them is a whole different ball game. If you’re the type who collects vintage figures and stores them in a box, you don’t really need to worry about presentation. But if, like me, you want to show off your figures, you’re going to have to start […]
When Return of the Jedi left theaters in 1983, it also left Kenner’s massively popular Star Wars toyline with an expiration date. Without new media to support the line and inspire new, viable characters, it was a matter of time until retail and consumer interest faded. Kenner did a laudable job milking Return of the […]
In the early 1990s, the X-Men were everywhere. Even before the iconic animated series hit the air in October of 1992, the August 1991 first issue of X-Men broke records to become the single best-selling comic book issue of all time (8.1 million copies, if you’re curious). The arcade game was one of the most […]
Pokémon Go is still going strong 10 years after its launch, and to celebrate, the game held a special event with a big incentive for fans to jump in. For its Pokémon Go Ultra Unlock: 10th Anniversary event, the game featured rotating starter Pokémon from every generation, and each encounter had the chance to display […]
If The Fantastic Four is Marvel’s first family, then the Summers’ are definitely X-Men’s first family. Scott and Jean are already the power couple of the Xavier’s Institute, and then you have the future soldier himself, Cable, and his daughter Hope. Apart from the core family, there’s also Cyclops’ brothers Havok and Vulcan, and Jean’s […]