Last Toys on the Left

The name William Paquet will be a familiar one to our readers who like to go elbow deep into the world of garage kits. Beyond that, the man has churned out phenomenal work for DC Direct, NECA and Dynamic Forces, solidifying his place as one of the premier sculptors in pop culture collectibles.
Submitted by Nomad on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 7:25am.

Emo is infecting our lives, turning what once were scraggly obnoxious punk and metal kids into girl pants wearing, eyeliner smeared weepy piles of goo. Now the emo menace has made its way down to hell, and even the devil himself isn’t safe!! BE AFRAID!!!!
Submitted by Nomad on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 2:39pm.

New York Comic-Con hits this weekend with the crews from Hellboy 2, The Spirit, Igor and more set to make many a geekling cry tears of joy. Now Dread brings you a look a one of Mezco's first exclusives for 2008 ... Stylized Jason from their Cinema of Fear line!
Submitted by Nomad on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 11:38am.

Much like the movie, the figure based on the monster seen in Cloverfield (review) was met with mixed opinions (“Hasbro's Cloverfield Monster Figure Revealed” – February 2008). The toy just didn't quite look like what we saw in the film.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 1:43am.

If there's one thing we need more of today, it's Judge Dredd. The movie blew, the games blew, but the comic book has been kicking major ass for decades. Personally, Dredd is one of the very few comic book characters I can tolerate making really strange cross-overs.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 1:27am.

Last month we pointed you in the direction of the UK Toy Fair, where merchandise from the new CGI movie Igor was being shown off (“Igor and His Toys” – January 2008). Obviously the hunchbacked little scamp didn't stay overseas because he just showed up in New York!
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 1:06am.

We learned through Action Figure today that Sideshow Collectibles is planning on releasing Hellboy's trusty side arm, The Samaritan, again.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 9:03pm.

I’ve honestly never heard of Jun Planning, they may not even be from the U.S. for all I know, but they’re making some damn good-looking Gremlins figures and that’s reason enough to pay attention.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 7:50am.

Gentle Giant Studios has been floating around out with the other toy companies for a while now, slowly building a reputation as one of the best when it comes to their design and photo-realistic quality sculpts. So how cool is it that they’re finally getting into horror?
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 7:31am.

NECA’s always been about the players, you know? No, not the playas, rather the players; video game players that is.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 5:41pm.

All right, so NECA’s stuff is pretty cool, but I can’t help but geek out a bit for Mezco’s Cinema of Fear series. Looks like they’ll be back in force in 2008, as Action Figure just posted the first pics from the upcoming lineup.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 3:06pm.

The U.S. Toy Fair is in high gear today, while everyone else is taking the day off to celebrate presidents, or whatever we’re supposed to do on President’s Day.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 1:30pm.

Marvel Toys jumps back into the action figure fray after selling the uber rights to the Marvel Comics license to Hasbro. Oddly enough, they no longer make any Marvel Comics Toys. The world is funny. What they do make is an action figure line boasting the articulation, beautiful sculpts and superior paint Marvel Legends was known for, now all working for indie comic characters.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 8:11am.

Hitting the 2007 San Diego Comic Con is always a psychotic ride for any reporter. For someone covering horror toys for Dread Central, to borrow a line from Slither, it’s like finding a needle in a fuck-stack!
Submitted by Nomad on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 9:41pm.

Hellboy has existed as an indie comics staple for years now, converting even the most jaded “men in tights” comic collector. Mike Mignola’s gritty style celebrates times of noir shadowed by splash pages seemingly torn right from the Necronomicon itself. Suffice to say, the man is a unique talent.
Submitted by Nomad on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 2:31am.