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On this weekend’s Half The Battle shorty, We take a look at My Top 5 Favorite Toys I’ve Reviewed On Saturday Shorties! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreThere are performers who make you laugh, and then there are performers who make laughter feel like home. Catherine O’Hara belonged to the second kind—a once-in-a-generation artist who could turn a single look, a perfectly placed pause, or a delightfully strange pronunciation into something that lived in your memory for years. On January 30, 2026, O’Hara died at 71 in Los Angeles after a brief illness, according to reports from her representatives. She is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, and their two sons. To call her “beloved” feels almost…
Read MoreComplete your collection with the Takara Tomy Transformers Missing Link C-12 Grimlock action figure! This collectible action figure for adults converts from robot to dinosaur mode. Product features authentic Takara Tomy design and deco, including a hidden heat-activated rubsign sticker. With premium accessories and original Japanese-language packaging and instructions, this Transformers toy is a must-have for fans of Transformers collectibles. Ages 15 and up. Transformers Missing Link C-12 Grimlock: CLICK HERE TO ORDER!
Read MoreThere was a time when imagination didn’t feel like an escape—it felt like the world’s default setting. Back when we were kids in the 80s, wonder wasn’t something you had to chase down between obligations. It just… showed up. It lived in the living room, in the backyard, in a shoebox of toys, in the quiet certainty that good things could be real simply because we believed in them. We could turn on Mr. Rogers and fully accept that the Neighborhood of Make-Believe existed somewhere just beyond the edge of…
Read MoreWonder Woman didn’t arrive as just another cape-and-cowl crimefighter—she burst onto the scene as a bold idea with a mission. Debuting in 1941, she was created during a moment when the world was on fire with World War II, and American pop culture was packed with tough-talking heroes who solved problems with fists first and questions never. Into that landscape stepped Diana, a superhero who could absolutely throw down, but who was also designed to represent compassion, truth, and a different kind of strength. From the start, Wonder Woman was…
Read MoreTransformers New Legends NL-01 Glow-in-the-Dark Green Lio Convoy: CLICK HERE TO ORDER! Complete your collection with the Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends NL-01 Green Lio Convoy action figure! This collectible action figure for adults is inspired by Transformers: Beast Wars II and converts from robot to lion mode. It features authentic Takara Tomy design and deco, including a glow-in-the-dark body and rotating lion mane, and comes with 2 weapon accessories. With original Japanese-language packaging and instructions, this Transformers toy is a must-have for fans of Transformers collectibles. Ages 15 and…
Read MoreIn the late 1970s, Mattel was looking for its next big boys’ action brand. The company had already proven it could dominate shelves with Barbie and Hot Wheels, but it wanted a powerful fantasy hero who could compete with the growing wave of science-fiction and adventure toys. A turning point came after Mattel passed on the chance to make action figures for a major space movie license. Executives realized they didn’t want to rely on someone else’s universe again. Instead, they decided to build their own world from scratch—one that…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, I review the GI Joe Special Missions Issue 114 “Air Show”! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreIf you grew up with ABC on a sleepy weekend morning in the mid-to-late 1980s, there’s a good chance you remember a certain seafaring feline popping up between stories. Cap’n O.G. Readmore wasn’t an action hero, a toy commercial mascot, or a glittery pop star—he was something rarer. He was a friendly cat in a nautical outfit whose whole mission was to get kids excited about books. As the puppet host of ABC Weekend Special from 1984 through 1989, he turned “reading for fun” into a legit Saturday-morning vibe. Part…
Read MoreRoboCop 2 RoboCop Exquisite Super Series 1:12 Scale Action Figure: CLICK HERE TO ORDER! Unbreakable will and relentless justice. RoboCop 2 RoboCop 1:12 Scale Action Figure joins the Hiya Toys Exquisite Super Series! This RoboCop 2 RoboCop Exquisite Super Series 1:12 Scale Action Figure stands approximately 6 1/2-inches tall. Based on RoboCop 2 (1990), this figure faithfully captures the cold, imposing presence of the future law enforcer. Featuring multi-layer metallic paint applications, the armor recreates realistic metal look, while die-cast parts add a solid, weighty feel in hand. Designed with multiple articulations,…
Read MoreG.I. Joe Super7 ReAction+ Arctic Cobra Commander Review by @Yorktownjoe! Check it out in the player below, and be sure and follow him on Instagram and YouTube for his latest videos and photography!
Read MoreEvery few months, the same hot take pops up in the niche corners of the online G.I. Joe scene: “Snake Eyes is overrated.” And every time I hear it, I think the same thing… Snake Eyes isn’t overrated — Snake Eyes is the bridge. He’s the character that non-hardcore fans remember instantly. The one casual audiences recognize even if they can’t name 20 Joes, recite filecards, or debate the best era of the comics. If you grew up in the 80s, you didn’t need a deep dive to understand him.…
Read MoreTigerSharks is officially swimming back into the spotlight with an all-new line of ULTIMATES! action figures from Super7. While the franchise may not have been as widely known as heavy-hitters like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, ThunderCats, or SilverHawks, it’s still a fan-favorite 80s property with a strong cult following. The original TigerSharks animated series debuted in 1987, running for a single season alongside a short-lived LJN toy line. Super7’s Wave 1 TigerSharks ULTIMATES! 7-inch figures includes Mako (Hybrid), Octavia (Hybrid), and T-Ray. Each release comes loaded…
Read MoreThere’s a reason 80s pop culture fan blogs exist. They weren’t created because the world needed another hot take on the news cycle. They were created because people needed a place to breathe. A place to remember when Friday nights meant a new episode, when Saturday mornings were sacred, when you could lose yourself in a plastic universe where good and evil were simple, colorful, and clearly labeled. A place where the biggest debate was whether Snake Eyes could take Storm Shadow, whether Lion-O was the greatest leader of all…
Read MoreBy the Power of Grayskull! The wait is officially over—today’s Masters of the Universe trailer just dropped, and it’s a full-on nostalgia blast with blockbuster muscle. Amazon MGM Studios has finally unleashed our first real look at Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam… and when that Sword of Power ignites, he transforms into the most powerful man in the universe. The footage teases a modern, cinematic take that still screams pure 80s magic: lightning-charged transformations, sweeping shots of Eternia, and that unmistakable “legend reborn” energy that made He-Man an icon in…
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