palitoy

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.

Planet of the Apes sale at Toys R Us!

On this Cyber Monday, we thought it’d be fun to go back to the future, to the time where our Christmas wishlists were ruled by Apes!   Entertainment Earth’s Cyber Monday sale has deep discounts on ReMego figures by Bif Bang Pow! and Figures Toy Company. Check it out here and support the Mego Museum!…

Northguard and Fleur Des Lyes @ Ottawa Pop Expo

  This weekend’s Ottawa Pop Expo (going on now) will have two officially licensed 8″ Canadian Superhero exclusives created by our own Sam Noir! Look for the limited edition North Guard and Fleurs Des Lyes at the booth 3408 or the Chapterhouse Comics Booth. Get them signed by their creator Mark Shainblum, who will be at the…

Surf’s Up! Don’t forget the Shark Repellent!

Figures Toy Company is making waves with their Batman Classic TV Series figures! Get ready to hang ten in 2016 with a special edition series of figures inspired by the classic “Surf’s Up, Joker’s Under!” episode! Bat-fans have been waiting for this one for a long time, and now they’ll get four figures ready for…

Superman Pa Kent: Pre Production Prototype from Figures Toy Company

The good folks at Figures Toy Company have shared with us an early look at the highly anticipated third wave of Superman action figure with this pre-production shot of Cyborg. This figure is submitted to the licencor who then may insist on changes prior to factory production, so while there may be changes to the final…

Blood Spitting KISS Demon from Figures Toy Company!

Figures Toy Company and KISS proudly present an all new KISS 12 inch Demon figure with a twist: This one has “BLOOD SPITTING ACTION!” For the very first time a KISS action figure will actually spit blood. You will be able to recreate the famous KISS concert footage of Gene rocking out on his bass…

The Hateful Eight are coming!

Thanks to the official Twitter account of the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film “The Hateful Eight” we get a sneak peak at the Retro Cloth 8? Scale (translation Mego Style) Figures coming from NECA. For Quentin Tarantino’s eighth movie, we have a special treat for fans! Our newest retro clothed action figure line features all eight…

Mego North ReCap and Photo Gallery

This past Sunday, the third gathering of Canadian Mego Collectors AKA “Mego North” was held within the confines of Canadian Toy Con in Burlington, Ontario. While understandably a smaller group than the annual Mego Meet convention , Mego North was no less a jubilant experience  where members could put faces to Mego forum screen names and for…

Green Suited 1966 Riddler Variant from Figures Toy Company!

Riddle me this … what’s covered in question marks and hides under a hat? The answer is Figures Toy Company’s latest retro figure release in their popular Batman Classic TV Series line: an all new figure based on Frank Gorshin’s portrayal of THE RIDDLER! Limited and numbered to only 1000 pieces, the new Riddler figure…