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Q: What’s Better Than Storing Your Action Figures in Big Plastic Tubs? v2

By Ron, on March 1st, 2010

A: Actually having space to display them!

A few months ago I wrote about having to dismantle my “toy room” because we had decided to put in new carpet, and then about getting to put together a new and improved display. This past weekend, I put the finishing touches on some upgrades.

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Mezco Mez-Itz Perseus and Freddy Krueger Available in April 2010

By Ron, on November 5th, 2009

Also coming in April 2010 from Mezco are two new Mez-Itz, Perseus from Clash of the Titans and Freddy Krueger.

Clash of the Titans is the second time in recent memory that I’ve learned of an upcoming blockbuster movie because of toys – the first was Prince of Persia when McFarlane announced its toy lines for it. The Clash of the Titans movie comes out in March next year.

Perseus Clash of the Titans Mez-Itz

The son of Zeus is reimagined as a Mez-It, 6″ rotocast vinyl collectibles that are cool by design. The tamer of Pegasus and the slayer of Medusa becomes part of Mezco’s designer vinyl line and comes complete with his sword of the gods. Perseus features five points of articulation and is packaged in a collector friendly window box. Clash of the Titans, a big budget remake of the 1981 film version of the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster in order to save the Princess Andromeda, comes to theatres in March, 2010.

via 37061 – Perseus Clash of the Titans Mez-Itz – Mez-Itz – Mezco Direct – Detail.

As far as I know, Nightmare on Elm Street isn’t one of the horror franchises that has a new movie coming out, but you know I’m out of touch with what’s happening in Hollywood. This Mez-Itz features a new design that is different from the Freddy that comes with Jason Vorhees in a two-pack that should be hitting any day now.

Nightmare On Elm Street Freddy Kreuger Mez-It

The terror of Elm Street is reimagined as a Mez-It, 6″ rotocast vinyl collectibles that are cool by design. The disfigured dream stalker becomes part of Mezco’s designer vinyl line and comes complete with his removable hat and his trademark lethal glove. Freddy Krueger features five points of articulation and is packaged in a collector friendly window box.

Available April 2010

via 37095 – Nightmare On Elm Street Freddy Kreuger Mez-Itz – Mez-Itz – Mezco Direct – Detail.

Family Guy Classics Series 2 Available in April 2010

By Ron, on November 5th, 2009

Family Guy fans, take heart that the Classics series is continuing. Series 2 was just put up on Mezco Direct for pre-order, arriving in April next year. I did not see the first series of Classics in person, so I’m not sure if the figures come with all of the original accessories.

Mezco’s line of six inch scale rotocast figures from the Emmy-award winning animated TV show, continues, including show accurate accessories.

Millionaire Peter

Cleveland

Bedtime Stewie

Series 2 includes:

Secret Agent Astronaut Millionaire Peter

Bed Time Stewie

Cleveland (star of the new The Cleveland Show!)

The first episode of The Family Guy aired in 1999, and 10 years later the show is more popular than ever, with over 18 million weekly viewers and top-rated DVD sales! New episodes air weekly on FOX TV, and syndicated episodes can be seen multiple times a night on TBS and Cartoon Network.

Set includes 1 of each figure.

Available April 2010.

via 20180 – The Family Guy Classics: Series 2 – Family Guy – Mezco Direct – Detail.

Mezco Exclusive Zombie Mez-Itz and Comox Valley Zombie Walk

By Ron, on October 21st, 2009

I’ve become a big zombie fan. I love Shaun of the Dead, play Left 4 Dead a couple times a week, and have pre-ordered Left4Dead 2 so I’ll have it when it comes out next month. Zombie Mez-Itz will go great with the Mez-Itz Hellboy and the Mez-Itz Wolfman, and a 10% discount is just the icing on the brains.

Now if I could only convince my wife to see Zombieland…

Mezco’s Zombie Mez-Itz Help Support Undead In Frozen North

ThinkGeek Exclusive Zombie Mez-Itz

The zombies are coming, and they want you to volunteer. No, not to be eaten, but to participate in their walk. Actually, being zombies, it is technically more of a “shuffle”, but the concept is the same. Mezco will be helping to support the Zombie walk by supplying goodie bags to 150 participants, as well as giving a 10% discount to all zombies using the secret code BRAINS on orders at the Mezco Direct website*.

Mezco’s new limited edition of Zombie Mez-Itz are now available exclusively at ThinkGeek.com

with a black and white “classic” Zombie variant available at exclusively at Mezco Direct

They are limited to 500 and 108 pieces respectively.

The Comox Valley Zombie Walk will meet at 4:30 pm on Halloween (Oct 31) on the corner of 5th and Fitzgerald St. Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada. They will shuffle down 5th street and finish the walk at 6:00 pm, and enter Joe’s Garage for an after party to eat, give away prizes, and partake in general zombie festivities.

The first ever Zombie Walk was held in August, 2001 in Sacramento, California and has since become an annual event. In 2007, the Toronto Zombie Walk drew a crowd of well over 1,100 zombies, a number confirmed by Toronto Police Services. This was the largest Zombie Walk on record at the time.

Any zombies interested in participating in the Comox Valley Zombie Walk are urged to contact walk organizer and Chief Zombie, Zach at comoxvalleyzombiewalk@gmail.com or visit Facebook

*[discount only applies to instock items, not pre-orders. Code must be enterer at time order is placed and cannot be used retroactively. Discount only applies to merchandise, not to shipping or taxes.]

via Mezco Toyz | Movie, Television and Proprietary Action Figures & Collectibles.

Q: What’s Better Than Storing Your Action Figures in Big Plastic Tubs?

By Ron, on September 5th, 2009

A: Actually having space to display them!

A couple of days ago, I was lamenting having to move all of the action figures I had, not because we were moving, but because we had decided to install new carpeting. A few of them were on display in a small bookshelf that was mostly filled with books, and the balance were stored in big plastic tubs that I used to call “Staging Area One.” The carpet went in earlier this week, and I’ve been spending the last couple of days setting up the new display.

The new hotness - action figure display

We got rid of the old bookshelf and added more shelving cubes. In all, there are forty-nine 1-foot square cubes, and I’ve got figures in thirty-one of them, and extra figures and customizing supplies in fourteen more. I’d guess I’ve got at least five times more display space than I used to.

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Mez-Itz Comic Book Hellboy Variant

By Ron, on August 18th, 2009

If you guys read my review of Mezco’s Comic Book Hellboy, you know what a kickass vinyl figure he is. Mezco has just announced a variant, featuring Hellboy in a black BPRD shirt. Looks like this one also has a completely closed mouth instead of gritted teeth, and I’m starting to wonder if people will mix and match heads like they did when the first movie Hellboy figures with all the open and closed mouth variants came out. We just need a variant open Right Hand of Doom to make the experience complete!

The original Comic Book Hellboy was available at San Diego Comic-Con and is backordered at Mezco Direct, but I haven’t found a listing for this guy yet. Will update when I do.

Mez-Itz Comic Book Hellboy Variant -Revealed At SDCC2009- Now Available

Mez-Itz Comic Hellboy Variant

Mezco’s beloved Mez-Itz return in a larger six inch form. These newly resized creations are the hot new item in the world of designer vinyl for 2009. Based on the artwork of Mike Mignola, this limited edition Hellboy Mez-Itz captures the essence of the comic book Hellboy from his sawed-off horns to his posable tail. Standing six inches tall, with six points of articulation, this limited edition variant figures comes complete with Hellboy’s legendary gun, the Samaritan, and features the famous BPRD (Bureau Of Paranormal Research And Defense) logo on his shirt.

San Diego Comic-Con Mezco Mez-Itz Art Show

By Ron, on August 9th, 2009

Mezco Mez-Itz He-Man and Skeletor Customs by Airmax and SpyMagician

In their original incarnation, Mezco Mez-Itz were 3-inch mini-figures they produced for their licensed properties, like Aliens and Dick Tracy, and some original creations, like Pirate Mez-Itz. I know I have some of the older Hellboy and Predator Mez-Itz around here somewhere – most likely they’ve been gobbled up in my wife’s growing collection of designer figures.

This year, Mezco is relaunching Mez-Itz as a 6-inch urban vinyl brand. I reviewed the Con exclusive comic Hellboy yesterday (in short – it is awesome) and Mezco is releasing a Cinema of Fear 2-pack with Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees soon.

To promote the launch of the new Mez-Itz, Mezco invited customizers and designers from the toy industry to make some customized Mez-Itz. Their creations were collected into an art show and also shown at San Diego Comic-Con. In addition to the He-Man by Airmax and Skeletor by SpyMagician (shown above), be on the lookout for entries from Iron Cow, Joshua Izzo, Eddie Wires and more.

Cool stuff!

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Mez-Itz Con Exclusive Comic Book Hellboy

By Ron, on August 8th, 2009

Mezco Mez-Itz - Comic Book Hellboy will shoot you in the face!

You know what? I wanted to take some pictures of the Mezco Mez-Itz Comic Book Hellboy that’s exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con and their online store because I thought it would be a simple review. After all, it’s a vinyl figure, right? With vinyl, you plunk them down on a shelf, you dust them off once in a while, and that’s about it.

Not so with this guy. As you’ll see, there’s more to this figure than you might be expecting. I was certainly surprised.

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Mezco to Relaunch Toy Line for Family Guy

By Ron, on July 20th, 2009

Good news, Family Guy fans – Mezco is relaunching its Family Guy line of toys. There will be a line of mini figures featuring Meg, Peter, Brian, Chris, Lois, and Stewie, as well as a line of 6 inch figures featuring Peter, Brian, and Stewie in Series 1. These should be available before the holiday season this year, in early November.

Family Guy – Peter

Family Guy – Lois

Family Guy – Brian

Family Guy – Stewie

Family Guy – Chris

Family Guy – Meg

Family Guy by Mezco

Meet the Griffins: Peter, Brian, and Stewie. Stars of the #1 rated, Emmy award-winning hit show “Family Guy”! The first episode aired in 1999, and 10 years later the show is more popular than ever, with over 18 million weekly viewers and top-rated DVD sales! New episodes air weekly on FOX TV, and syndicated episodes can be seen multiple times a night on TBS and Cartoon Network. Mezco Toyz presents six inch scale rotocast figures of the outrageous family including show accurate accessories!