Brain

AKA Brian. Curator/helper monkey on the Mego Museum. Webmaster/Creator of Plaidstallions.com . President (and sole employee) of Odeon Toys. Freelance pop culture writer, toy historian and author of the book "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" which is now available. Shoe size is 15 wide.

14″ Black Manta is Coming from Mego Corp.

Mego Corp. gave fans a taste of what 2018 has to offer in the form of this awesome 14″ Black Manta figure. Can Aquaman be in the same wave (pun intended)? I think we know that answer. This eBay Affiliate Link is Sponsored, clicking it will give a small donation to the Mego Museum. Shop…

Target reveals new 8″ Joe Namath figure

An interesting glimpse of what Mego Corp. will have to offer in 2019 popped up on the Target website yesterday with this 8″ Joe Namath figure. The description is below: The New York Jets, led by quarterback Joe Namath, rocked the sports world and the country in 1969, by becoming the first American Football League…

Mint Off Card: Svengoolie by Figures Toy Company

A new episode of “Mego Museum Mint off Card”, where we de-card a new Retro Figure and let you explore what’s inside. Our subject this week is the new Svengoolie variant by Figures Toy Company and MeTV. Would you support a line of horror host figures? Let us know at the forums at www.megomuseum.com Hit…

CustoMego Creations 3: Men From Atlantis

CustoMego Creations is web series that serves a platform for our community of talented Mego makers and will hopefully inspire that creative energy in others. what we plan to have is guest hosts each week sharing their skills and ideas. We’re starting with a small group but plan to expand after that and hopefully, get…

Figures Toy Company Announces Deathstroke!

He’s one of the most wanted men in the DC Universe, not just by superheroes, but by collectors of Figures Toy Company’s retro figures. With an all new lineup of familiar faces set for release in the coming year, it seems natural that FTC has one of the most popular DC Comics characters currently in…

Exclusive First Look at the Galaxy Trio

Ever since Figures Toy Company first showed off Hanna Barbera’s Birdman, collectors everywhere couldn’t wait to get their hands on it!  We know that the Saturday morning superhero will land at FTC in the new year, but what some might not know is that he’s not coming alone!  Joining Birdman will be the members of…

Mego Corp. 2019 Update

Mego President Joel Rosenzweig gave us an update on Facebook as to what we can expect with regards to Mego next year: “Though the Target exclusive for 2018 is ending in a few days, they will continue with some exclusive figures for next year as Mego begins rolling out new figures to other retailers around…

Mint off Card: Buddy the Elf by NECA

A new episode of “Mego Museum Mint off Card”, where we de-card a new Retro Figure and let you explore what’s inside. Our subject this week is the new Buddy the Elf from NECA. Tell us what you think of the Christmas characters NECA has been putting out, are you a fan? Do they end…

Variant Dr Hugo Strange revealed!

Capitalizing on the buzz of their recently released Batman Retro Series 6, Figures Toy Company is ready to reveal the cast of characters for upcoming waves based on the world of the Caped Crusader. In today’s #MMFTCNEWS, FTC is giving you your first look at one of Batman’s most formidable foes, Dr. Hugo Strange! Not…

3 Ways to Make it a Mego Christmas

With Mego product returning to toy shelves, we’re faced with the wonderful notion that for the first time in 35 years, children will be unwrapping Mego action figures this Christmas. We have three different ways to make Christmas more “Mego-ey” …it’s a word. Special thanks to Rachel Baker for csuper funthis video, you can check…