Tag: "Minimates"

Figure 8: All the Small Things

Figure 8: All the Small Things

Let’s face it guys; size DOES matter. When you’re trying to get the most display space out of your shelves, every inch counts. Ergo, smaller toys = more toys, and more toys ALWAYS = win!

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Figure 8: SDCC ’12 Exclusives

Figure 8: SDCC ’12 Exclusives

With SDCC right around the corner, we help you earmark some serious fundage for the exclusives you’ll simply HAVE to have. And nary a My Little Pony to be found…

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What Now? The Avengers

What Now? The Avengers

It’s PoP!’s newest column! We know you loved The Avengers – but what if you’re looking for something more? We’ve put together a listing of your best options to fuel your Avengers addiction. You’re welcome. Oh, and spoilers ahead!

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C2E2 ’12 Video: Diamond Select Toys’ Zach Oat Interview!

C2E2 ’12 Video: Diamond Select Toys’ Zach Oat Interview!

At the 3rd annual C2E2, PoP!-Star (and Minimate enthusiast) Jason Kerouac caught up with Diamond Select Toys’ Marketing Supervisor, Toyfare alum, and poster child for muttonchop awareness, Zach Oat. Check out the new swag coming from Diamond Select!

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Make it So: Game of Thrones Minimates

Make it So: Game of Thrones Minimates

“I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for cripples, bastards, and broken things” – Tyrion Lannister… If the Imp lived in the here and now, Minimates would have made his list.

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Figure 8 – Non-Marvel Minimates

Figure 8 – Non-Marvel Minimates

They’re tiny toys full of joy, and they come in more varieties than Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream – they’re Minimates, and we take a look at the eight best non-Marvel subsets the line has to offer. Did your favorites make the cut?

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Figure 8: Bulldogs

Figure 8: Bulldogs

A run down of the coolest Bulldog toys, not of the squeaky variety, that won’t leave you laminated in doggy drool.

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Figure 8 – Iron Man 2

Figure 8 – Iron Man 2

Could there be TOO MANY Iron Man 2 figures to choose from? Let us help you through this difficult decision with a point-counterpoint on the four main lines.

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Figure 8 – The Greatest Action Figure Lines of the New Millennium (so far)

Figure 8 – The Greatest Action Figure Lines of the New Millennium (so far)

Over the past ten years or so, toy collecting has changed dramatically. Those of us who sucked at the teat of the ’80s toy boom have reached the age of disposable income. Behold the eight toy lines that have revolutionized the art of coming between us and our hard earned cash.

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