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Schleich Eldrador Hellhound Review – Sometimes the Little Guilty Pleasures Matter Most

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Life has a funny way of teaching us that not every victory has to be some grand, life-changing event. Sometimes we're chasing funding applications, working on exhibitions, trying to finish projects before deadlines, dealing with bills, grieving people or pets we've lost, or simply trying to make it through another exhausting week without losing our minds. During times like that, I think everybody develops little guilty pleasures that help keep the gears turning. Maybe it's a favorite dessert, maybe it's a good book, maybe it's binge-watching a television series you've already seen a dozen times. Maybe it's to simply have a good wank- hey, it's really good for you! :) We all have those little rituals that somehow make life just a little more manageable. Now, I know what some of you are already thinking. "Johnny, collecting action figures is your guilty pleasure." Well...yes and no. It's actually a lot more complicated than that. People somet...
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Cerberus Review – Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Toy Biz)

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One of the things I love most about collecting fantasy figures is that there really is no expiration date on a good monster. Human action figures tend to age with the fashions and the franchises they come from, but monsters have a funny way of sticking around. A well-designed dragon from the 1980s can still look perfectly at home standing beside a dragon released last week. A cyclops, a griffin, a minotaur, or a hellhound doesn't suddenly become obsolete just because a newer version comes along. They all have their own interpretation, and if you're anything like me, you don't replace one Cerberus with another. You simply end up owning a whole pack of them. That is exactly how this Toy Biz Cerberus found his way into my collection. I was never particularly attached to Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. In fact, as somebody who grew up fascinated by actual Greek mythology, I always found the television series to be a little too silly for my tastes. Kevin Sorbo certainly had hi...
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Vasapo (Royal Guard) - Defenders of Eden: Armies of Ashmore (Ideas From Mars) Review

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Since Vasapo uses the exact same underlying body as General Cerros, I'm not going to repeat everything I already covered in that review regarding articulation, construction and my overall thoughts on the Defenders of Eden line. If you haven't read that review yet, I'd recommend starting there because most of the strengths and weaknesses carry over here. Instead, I'd rather focus on what makes Vasapo unique, because unfortunately he's also the figure that left me with the most mixed feelings. General Cerros, Triceratops Leader! When these figures were first revealed, Vasapo was the one I was most excited about. Seriously, how often do we get a big, hulking Stegosaurus warrior? Pretty much never. Sure, Boss Fight Studio gave us a Stegosaurus in their Saurozoic Warriors line, but those are 1/12 scale figures that look right at home standing beside your TMNT collection. That's fine for what they are, but when I think of dinosaur warriors, I don't picture somethi...
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