A New Batgirl Review: Batgirl #15 from HeroClix: Harley Quinn and the Gotham Girls by Wizkids/ NECA

    Here's another HeroClix minifigure I pulled in the booster box I picked up recently: Thrillkiller Batgirl! While I've owned the DC Direct Thrillkiller Batgirl for years I've actually never read the story. It's one of the few of the more well known Elseworlds titles I haven't read; it always seemed to be a bit tougher to find. It's coming back in print later this year and I already have a copy preordered and ready for me, so I'm looking forward to it. Now onto this figure! I was pretty excited to pull this from the HeroClix booster pack I purchased because I love Batgirl, I love the colors of this outfit, and I love minifigures. Let's take a closer look at her after the break...

My Top 10 Toylines of 2017

   Getting to do these "Top 10" lists is one of my favorite things to do on this site. This is the sixth year I've created a list (the earlier ones were originally at The Epic Review) and the effort I put into it seems to increase a little bit each year. It's always fun (and sometimes mildly alarming) to look back at all of the cool stuff I've picked up over the past year and decide what are my favorites. That's a key word here, by the way: "Favorite." I will readily admit that my list is not a best of list but a list of my favorites. One of my favorite end of the year awards events has been Michael Crawford's Poppies over at MWCToys.com as it's more of an Academy Award styled event with multiple judges from different areas voting on the best. Last year I was finally able to serve as a judge for the first time and it has absolutely been a dream come true. When I help nominate and vote in those awards, I try to be as objective as I possibly can. Over here, though, well these are my picks and they're based on criteria that I alone set. Let's get this show rolling after the break....

Minifigure Review: Asylum Doctor #11 from HeroClix: Harley Quinn and the Gotham Girls by Wizkids/ NECA

    I'm not a HeroClix player but I'm always interested in cool minifigures and while hanging out in my local comic shop on Tuesday night I ended up grabbing a booster pack from the latest HeroClix series: Harley Quinn and the Gotham Girls. Each set has five figures inside and the first one I'm checking out his the completely generic Asylum Doctor. HeroClix, like many other miniature games, adds in these generic "army builder" characters as common figures so that you can create small squads if needed for your scenario. The Asylum Doctor is one of the nameless mental health professionals employed by Arkham Asylum and makes for an interesting choice for an army builder. She's actually a paint variant of the Dr. Harleen Quinzel figure from this same series, so that probably explains why she was made. Let's take a closer look at her after the break...

Action Figure Review: Deathstroke from One:12 Collective: DC Universe by Mezco

 Today's review of the Mezco One:12 Collective Deathstroke is the last 2017 action figure review I'll be doing before I release my annual Top 10 awards. It's probably no secret that Mezco's One:12 Collective will be appearing on my list this year as it has been a great year for them. While Mezco has had a number of product delays, they've also released a ton of product. For a line with figures running around $80 dollars a pop Mezco has released more than enough action figures to satisfy all but the most compulsive collectors. I think if they communicated their release schedule changes a little but more the delays wouldn't seem problematic at all. At the end of the year Mezco released a ton of product for the line and Deathstroke was the last 2017 figure to be released. A number of e-tailers seemed to initially get smaller shipments than expected causing Deathstroke's price to store. After a few weeks my pre-order from Big Bad Toy Store came in (which has been made back in 2016!) and Deathstroke showed up to my house this past Wednesday. Deathstroke always seems to translate well into action figure form and Mezco's take on Slade Wilson is another exceptional toy of the character. Let's take a closer look at this awesome 1/12th scale Deathstroke after the break...

Action Figure Review: Red Arrow from Young Justice by Mattel

   While I was at the Shelby Comic Con in Shelby, NC this past weekend I found a vendor selling some pretty cool DC stuff. I purchased three items, one of which is the subject of today's review: Red Arrow from Mattel's 6 inch scaled Young Justice line. I know Young Justice is getting ready to make a comeback but I have to admit (with some embarrassment) that I have yet to watch it. That doesn't mean I'm not a fan of most of the characters, though, especially Red Arrow. Red Arrow, AKA Arsenal, AKA Speedy, AKA Roy Harper has definitely become one of my favorite superheroes over the past few years thanks to his excellent role in the New 52's Red Hood and the Outlaws and in the Rebirth book Titans. While he mostly goes by Arsenal now (currently Emiko Queen, Ollie's half sister, is using the Red Arrow name), this figure still is a pretty good representation of Roy Harper. Let's check it out after the break...

Have You Voted in the 2017 People's Picks Yet?

   One of my favorite action figure review sites for well over a decade has been Michael Crawford's MWCtoys.com. Michael Crawford, AKA Captain Toy, AKA The Godfather of Online Toy Reviewing, has been releasing best of the year lists since the year 2000. I'm one of the judges for the 2017 Poppies (last year was my first year and it has been one of my dreams ever since the awards started in 2007!) but anyone can vote in the People's Picks. Just head on over and pick the toys you think were some of the best in 2017. Vote for your favorite or one you think is objectively the best; it's your call!

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Minifigure Review: Michael Myers by Kopf (?)

 On Saturday I attended a small, local comic book convention (the Shelby Comic Con in Shelby, NC) and picked up some pretty cool stuff. One of the items I grabbed was this Lego styled Michael Myers. Over the past few years pretty much every convention I've been to has had at least one dealer selling Lego/ Lego styled minifigures. While some of the figures seem to be regular Lego releases, others are more unique and offer custom characters Lego has not offered. Looking online, I've seen lots of listings for this figure by a company or distributor called Kopf so I have no idea if this is a bootleg, a custom, or just a Lego styled figure. I'm not much of a Lego collector these days so I'm not an expert on the subject. I'm definitely a Halloween fan, though, and the lure of a little Lego styled Michael Myers for $4 bucks was too much. Let's check out this spooky little guy after the break...