Hot Toys Cosbaby Ellen Ripley review

Well this was a bit of a surprise. I knew Hot Toys- they have cornered the market on high quality, high price action figures- had branched out into vinyl figures with their "Cosbaby" line. But I had no idea there was an Aliens series in the line. More so when I chanced upon them on the shelf of my local Forbidden Planet. "Well", I thought, "it is an anniversary year. Get that Sigourney in!" So how does this vinyl figure float in a sea of Pop Vinyls?

Cult Vinyl Judge Dredd review

When Dredd 3D came out in the cinemas, one thing that was sadly missing (apart from box office success) was the lack of  merchandise one comes to expect from a comic book movie. But recently, there's been a statue of Karl Urban's Dredd, an unofficial 1/6 scale figure, and now a vinyl figure. Take that, Judge Dredd bubble buddie! There's just one catch...

Zombo action figure review

When it comes to 2000AD, the galaxie's greatest comic, we've always been lacking for merchandise compared to the big two. So how could I not pick up this retro-styled figure of Al Ewing and Henry Flint's friendly, zombie/human hybrid, crime fighter, Zombo?

I don't give a fudge about your war... or your president

Sorry Barack, you're gonna to get your own chocolate treat. Maybe Jack Burton has a spare curly wurly?

Pop Vinyl Captain Phasma Review

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back. Three rotten prequel movies, and a uninspiring CGI spin-off show put paid to my Star Wars fandom, and then JJ Abrams had to go try and make a good one. What can I say? You put sweeping shots of X-Wings and a chromed stormtrooper in your trailer, I'll go see it. So, I'm passing a Disney store and see all the new Force Awakens toys on display, and I grab the last Phasma Pop Vinyl there.

A monsterous selfie

Because uses camera to photos of anything but themselves these days? Well, apart from weirdos who like to take pictures of toys.

Princess Peach happy meal toy: an inaction figure

Recently, the Super Mario happy meals toys were briefly in the news, on account of it being a slow news day. That sort of thing has been written about endlessly already. However, what grabbed my attention was the Princess Peach toy.