Category: Mego

Up Close: Snake Plissken by NECA

ECA’s recent move from horror films to science fiction has been a welcome one with fans of the Mego format. Their latest release is Snake Plissken from the 1981 hit “Escape from New York” (whose theme song hasn’t left my head since I got this guy in). There is a lot to see and talk…

Up Close: DST Spider-Man

The highly anticipated launch of the first of Diamond Select Toys/ EMCE Marvel comics ReMegos has certainly been a topic of great interest among Mego collectors. The unique structure and higher price point (both enforced in the terms of it’s license) have given many collector pause before they purchase. What we hope to do is showcase…

Mego Museum Interview with Sculptor Andrew Covalt

Sam Noir interviewed profilic ReMego sculptor Andrew Covalt for the latest Mego Museum news letter. Andrew Covalt is extremely skilled at evoking the classic look and feel of seventies Mego Action Figures with his sculpts. In recent years he’s worked on ReMego toylines such as Mattel’s DC Retro Action, Diamond/EMCE’s Star Trek, Bluntman and Chronic,…

Up Close: Planet of the Apes Taylor by NECA

NECA’s 8 inch Planet of the Apes is easily one of the most highly anticipated ReMego lines of the year for us. With it’s inaugural figure being Astronaut Taylor, a figure a lot of us have wanted since 1974, we thought it prudent to go over the figure and some of it’s unique design choices…

The Top Ten Mego Lines you want to see for 2015

During this year’s 2015 Kubby Awards (which elicited our biggest response in years, thank you!) we asked you, the age old question “What new  license would you like to see in ReMego format for 2015” and the responses poured in, some were very diverse (and interesting but here are the top ten responses that resulted…

The 2014 Mego Museum Kubby Awards

It’s awards show time again! The Kubby awards are our annual honours to excellence in ReMego as chosen by you! This year was truly an embarrassment of riches and we’re excited to announce the winners that you, the fans chose as your favourites this year. We’ll spare you the Bert Parks inspired theme song (trust me,…

Vote in the 2014 Kubby Awards now!

Another year has passed and that means the annual Kubby Awards return to salute the best in ReMego figures for the year as picked by you, the fans. The Kubby Awards looks at ReMego figures released in 2014 that are not straight reproductions of original characters (Because nostalgia is a powerful mistress) that really catch…