Action Figures & Accessories: fantasy figures

We had a lot of great captions last week, which officially kicked off our monthly action figure give-away contest! In all seriousness, this month's winner could very well be from last week's batch, but we've got a few more chances this month, including today's post.

Remember, to win, all you h...

Some of you may have already heard about how an alleged action figure collector spotted an action figure in a Toys R Us of the main character from Showtime's acclaimed series, Dexter, which is about a serial killer who kills other serial killers. Or something like that.

Apparently, according t...

Some of you (okay, most of you) have probably heard by now that Matty made an announcement last week stating that they will no longer be releasing alternate 200X heads with their future Masters of the Universe Classics figures.

Basically, this news made me go "meh" because a) I'm not a huge 20...

This is it, people! The very first Caption This Action Figure Pic post for the monthly action figure give away contest!

You all have really kicked 1:18 scale plastic butt in your captions lately, and per the request of a few of you faithful readers, your hilarious captions could win you a bran...

Okay, fellow action figure fanatics! You demanded it, so you got it!

Starting this month, we're kicking off the official monthly Caption This Action Figure Pic contest give away!

Basically, this is how it's going to work:

I'll post one installment of Caption This Action Figure Pic every week...

Land of Nod and the CPSC have announced the recall of toy vegetable playsets manufactured in Nepal. The toy asparagus contains a wire that, when exposed, causes a laceration hazard. Only the asparagus is affected by the recall and parents can contact the company for a free replacement asparagus toy.

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The CPSC and Step2 today announced the recall of 63,000 Step2 Transportation Center toys. The blue plastic wheels on the train cars can detach and cause a choking hazard. The toys were manufactured in the United States.

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Words of effusive praise for any toy don't come easily for my husband. While he supports my job as a toy reviewer, he shakes his head a lot. He's not crazy about the sheer number of toys I bring home in a given year, and to his credit, many of them aren't worth getting excited about. His reaction to the Tonka Ricochet RC Toy (Compare Prices) was different.

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The E-Z Bat (by Monkey Business Sports) was invented by a dad, probably because he was tired of pitching then retrieving 5000 baseballs a day. It's a simple concept that works! Kids thread the firm, foam-rubber donut-shaped ball on the end of the bat. A little stopper keeps it in place and it's a base hit every time. If you want to pitch the balls, the stopper comes off and that works just as w...

The American Girl doll named Felicity, (Compare Prices) an American Girl doll from Colonial America, will soon be moved to the American Girl Doll Archives. All of the Felicity dolls and accessories will be removed from retail stores and catalogues to make room for new American Girl products. Felicity books will still be available for sale at retail. Felicity was introduced in 1991.

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