All good things come to those that wait, and the wait is finally over for fans of the Four Horsemen’s 2007 FANtastic Exclusives! Michael checks out one fo the evil mutants tonight, and gives a brief lowdown on the reasons for the shipping delay…

Michael hates to view the world in simple black and white…except when it comes to his Batman statues. This week he checks out the latest Batman Black and White statue from DC Direct, based on the artwork of Bob Kane!

There might be pegs and shelves full of Indiana Jones, Batman, and Hulk crap, but let’s not forget the old standby - Star Wars. Michael takes a look at the latest release in Gentle Giant’s long running mini-bust series, the Tusken Raider…

Indiana Jones hit theaters this last weekend, but the toys have been out for weeks. Michael looks at three of the 3 3/4″ figures this week, including Whipping Indy, Colonel Dovchenko and the Ugha Warrior…

Michael already has age spots…and now he has TopSpots! If you’re a blogger or website owner, you might think this new widget is as cool as he does…

Let’s check out Elvis this week, not singing gospel but looking an awful lot like it. Michael looks at the latest figure in the Mcfarlane series…

Are you an Aries? Or maybe a Taurus? I suspect you look nothing like these Warriors of the Zodiac from McFarlane Toys. Check out the first four characters with Michael!

Fans of British Sci-Fi are familiar with the show Primeval, but U.S. fans might not have a clue… yet. Michael looks at a couple of the action figures based on the hit show this week!

The New York Comic Con is this weekend, and Mezco gets Notorious with one of their exclusives - Biggie Smalls!

The Dentmobile didn’t make a stop near you? No problem, as Michael provides a rundown and some photos of the event in Ann Arbor, Michigan…

Are you a Darth Maul fan? Then you’ll want to check out Gentle Giant’s newest mini-bust, the Holographic light up Maul! Michael checks it out this week, with plenty of photos for your enjoyment…

Halo 3 set the record for top grossing opening day entertainment release - now Mcfarlane is counting on all that love to transfer over to their new line of action figures. Check out this week’s Toy Box to see what Michael thinks!

Can’t make it to Toy Fair? Michael couldn’t either, but he’s been perusing all the terrific coverage out there, and brings you a round up of some of the most interesting news!

Are you a big Transformers fan? Then check out this week’s collectible review as Michael looks that the Grimlock mini-bust!

It’s been years since the Masters of the Universe were on our screens, but NECA and the Four Horsemen have kept the love alive with a series of ’staction’ figures. Check out the exclusive King Randor statue with Michael this week…

Do you view the world in black and white? Then you’ll love the DC Direct Batman: Black and White statues! This week Michael looks at the latest release, based on the artwork of Andy Kubert…

Can Hasbro cash on on the popularity of urban vinyl with a mass market version? Check out one of the new Mighty Muggs to see!

Finding just the right ornaments that speak to your inner self can be tricky. But if your a wacked out zombie freak, Michael just might have the thing for you…

The Golden Compass opened last week, and surprisingly, the world hasn’t come to an end. There are some great toys shipping with the film though, great enough that Michael actually likes them BETTER than the movie. When was the last time that happened? He can’t remember, but that might be the old age setting in. Check out his review of the two armored bears, Iorek and Ragnar!

Everyone needs their back up boys around them, and Palpatine had the Senate and Royal Guards. Michael checks out these two latest mini-busts from Gentle Giant this week!

It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time for Toys for Tots!

If you thought Michael J. Fox was short, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet - check out the Back to the Future Mini-mates!

Dengar, the STAR WARS bounty hunter, might not get much respect, but at least he’s gotten himself a mini-bust! Check it out this week as Michael gives it the once over…

Looking for something cool to hang on the wall? McFarlane has the answer with their 3D Wall Art. Michael checks out the latest release - Robocop!

Michael checks out the latest wave of cult classics from NECA!

Are you feeling artistic? Then the new blank Smart Bombs from Creatus Maximus might just be the ticket to fulfill your needs. These little guys can be the canvas for your creativity. Michael checks them out this week!

You might not call them legendary, but indie comic fans have been waiting for action figures based on their favorite characters for a long time. Now series 2 of the LCBH is hitting, and Michael checks out Darkness, Stryker and Judge Death today…

Beam me up, Scotty! That’s what your Spider-man minimate can say, now that DST has produced the first series of Star Trek figures based on TOS in the 2″ scale. Michael checks them out this week!

It’s too early for Halloween…and it’s way too early for Christmas. And now it’s too early for the Nightmare Before Christmas series of action figures from NECA to end, but series 6 is it. Michael checks out the final wave this week, and it’s a great ending for a fantastic series…

If you’re a fan of the artwork and style of Alex Ross, then you should be checking out this week’s Toybox, as Michael looks at the latest Batman Black and White Statue based on his art…

I like my comics the same way I like my women - independent. Marvel Toys likes them independent too, and are producing the Legendary Comic Book Heroes based on them. Today I’m looking at Savage Dragon, Judge Dredd and Ripclaw, and they should make the fans of the comics very happy…

Once again this year, the Four Horsemen involved their collectors and fans in the process of developing their FANtastic Exclusive for SDCC. Michael checks out one of the nine (yes, nine!) versions tonight when he reviews the Gauntlet of Vaskkh!

Couldn’t make it to SDCC this year? Michael gives you his quick rundown of the top goodies from the show!

With the Simpsons movie less than two weeks away, Michael takes a look at one of the new dioramas from Mcfarlane Toys based on the film. He’s a Simpsons freak, and he’s lovin’ it!

Michael takes a bit of a break this week, letting his interviewee Edward Wires do most of the talking. Mr. Wires is a fantastically talented prototype painter, and Michael sits down to chat with him about toys, life and the universe…

Jack Sparrow, Spider-Man, Shrek and even John McClane are all vying for your attention and love this year, but I’m betting your heart will be lost to the little rat from Paris, Remy. Check out the new Ratatouille PVC figures with Michael to help ease the anticipation for the flick next weekend…

They’ve been out for weeks, but finally Michael tracked down a full set of the second series of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends! He checks out She Hulk, Xorn, X3 Juggernaut and Ultimate Wolverine this week…

Last week it was Zuckuss - this week it’s Bossk! Check out the new Vintage Original Trilogy Collection figure from Hasbro, that is easily the finest version of this bounty hunter ever produced…

He’s the coolest bounty hunter out there. No, not that one. He’s the coolest Star Wars bounty hunter. Okay, he’s not that one either. He’s Zuckuss, an insect-like bounty hunter who’s now been immortalized as a mini-bust from Gentle Giant. Check him out this week with Michael!

Hate hippies? Love Satan? Then Michael has the review for you, as he covers Damian and Hippie Exterminator Cartman from the latest South Park series from Mezco!

More Fruits Basket goodness this week when Michael checks out the new Tohru Honda mini-bust from Southern Island!

Spider-Man comes swinging into theaters this weekend, so it seems fitting that Michael takes a look at some SPIDEY 3 toys that are actually good for a change!

Harry Potter fans are deep in anticipation for both the movie AND the book this year, and the terrific line of mini-busts from Gentle Giant continue to hit the shelf. Check out the latest two - Hagrid and Mad Eye Moody - as Michael takes them for a spin this week…

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Or at least get out your hot dog and chuck it at the screen. Michael relives his college days as he looks at the new 3-D movie poster from Mcfarlane - the Rocky Horror Picture Show!

What’s white and black and red all over? Michael’s column this week, as he looks at the black Shadow Trooper, and the very white Clonetrooper, both from Medicom! You supply the ‘red’…

He might have the face only a mother could love, but Plo Koon was still an ass-kicking Jedi. Now Gentle Giant adds him to their mini-bust series, and you can check him out this week with Michael!

What happens if you’re a rice ball, and you’re playing Fruits Basket? If you know the answer to that question, you’re probably a fan of the anime of the same name, and Michael has some statues for you to check out!

Looking for a cool movie collectible that won’t cost and arm and/or a leg, and won’t have you labeled a complete geek? Then check out the 3D movie posters from Mcfarlane, as Michael looks at the latest release - Nightmare on Elm Street.

If you’re a fat, ugly, stinky crime lord, you need an appropriate throne on which you can park your disgusting carcass. For Jabba The Hutt, it was the dais in Return of the Jedi. Now Sideshow is producing a sixth scale version to go along with their sixth scale Jabba - check it out with Michael this week!

It’s Toy Fair time, and all the toy companies are making their big announcements. Michael couldn’t make it this year, but he has some links to all the big stories across the web.

Sideshow has released their second figure - Legolas - in the 12″ action figure series, and Michael tells you why you should be picking these guys up. Don’t give him the satisfaction of saying “I told you so” a year from now!

It’s a Fullmetal day… no, not that Fullmetal - Fullmetal Alchemist! Come check out Alphonse Elric from Medicom, and see why everyone keeps confusing him for the real ‘fullmetal’.

This week’s ice storms were inconvienent, but not enough to stop Michael from bringing you a look at the new General Grievous mini-bust from Gentle Giant. Check out what got him hot on such a cold day!

When it comes to Marvel action figures, Toybiz is out and Hasbro is in. There has been much ado over the situation for months now, but with the first all Hasbro wave of Marvel Legends, it’s time for Michael to put your fears at rest. He checks out Hercules, The Beast and Banshee this week!

Take a trip through the Stargate this week, as Michael checks out two more of the cool Diamons Select Toys figures hitting pegs - Jaffa Warrior Teal’C and Black Ops Teal’C!

Everybody loves a jughead. Well, one jughead - Jughead Jones! Diamond Select is putting out a series of busts based on the Archie comics, and Michael checks out good old Jugs this week!

It’s time to get Lost with Michael this week, and he checks out three of the new action figures from Mcfarlane Toys based on the hit show - Locke, Jack and Hurley!

It’s time to get all retro with your Spider-man self, and take a little trip on the way back machine as Michael looks at the new… and yet not quite so new… DC 9″ Spider-Man Classics!

Most of us have nightmares of falling, or having our mother-in-law come to stay. But H.P. Lovecraft conjoured up monsters in his nightmares that would give even your mother-in-law a run for her money, and SOTA is bringing them to plastic. Check out the black variant Cthulu and Dagon with Michael this week!

Boba Fett has been immortalized in plastic and polystone, shrunken down, upsized and even super deformed, but now he’s beened tooned by the folks at Gentle Giant. Check out their statue of the animated Boba Fett with Michael this week!

Michael is skipping the review this week, and instead giving you some suggestions for your action figure news, community and fun. Take a trip through some funky links this week!

If you thought the 1984 movie GREMLINS was the real story, think again. Roald Dahl gave us the very first Gremlins over sixty years ago, and now Dark Horse is bringing them back in PVC form. Check out one of the three PVC sets with Michael this week!

It’s time for tricks and treats, but the Nightmare Before Christmas line of toys from NECA is all sweet, sweet treats. Check out the latest deluxe boxed set of Jack in his snowmobile, just in time for Halloween!

What’s hotter than one Elvis Presley figure? Why, three of course! The new boxed set of Elvis figures should be hitting Spencers soon, so Michael checks out the King of Rock and Roll.

If you thought the hit tv show Lost was a puzzler, you haven’t seen anything yet - check out the puzzles based on the show with Michael this week!

Majestic Studios has expanded their Battlestar Galactica figure license to include characters from the new, updated show. Join Michael as he checks out the regular and battle damaged version of everyone’s favorite humanoid killer, the Cylon!

Halloween is still weeks away, but Michael hangs out with the goblins this week - the Hanging Goblin that is!

Michael only breathes fire after eating Thai, but the Komodo Dragon does it all the time. He’s the deluxe figure in the fourth series of Dragons from Mcfarlane Toys - join Michael as he checks him out this week!

Xetheus is one cow you won’t be having in your next Mcdonald’s burger. Check out this bad ass bovine with Michael this week!

What’s more fun than an evil monkey? Particularly when it’s the one from FAMILY GUY? Nothing. Nothing is more fun.

Are you a Potter fan, looking for the best collectible for your money these days? Then look no further than the Gentle Giant series of busts. Join Michael as he checks out the new Nearly Headless Nick, Lucius Malfoy, and Deatheater mini-busts!

Let’s pop some wheelies with our favorite Bedrock bad boy, Fred Flintstone! Don’t remember him in a race car? Well, neither does Michael, but that doesn’t stop him from checking out the new deluxe set from Mcfarlane.

Everyone loves a cute, fuzzy little critter - except when they’re carrying a chainsaw. Rocket World has some excellent designer toys in their I.W.G. line up, and Michael checks out the Sasquatch this week!

Do you prefer your pedophiles animated? And by ‘animated’ I don’t mean ‘jumping around after you lit them on fire’ but rather animated as in ‘cartoon’. Then old Herbert from FAMILY GUY might just be for you, released by Mezco as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive this year. Sit back and read what Michael thinks about the old geezer!

Mike hits the floor of Comic-Con, panning for gold.

Looking for that perfect Batman Begins figure? Several companies have been trying to give you one this year, including DC Direct, Medicom, Takara and Hot Toys. Join Michael as he checks out the Hot Toys 12″ version, and see if it’s really worth the big bucks!

What happens when you go swimming in lava? Thanks to Anakin Skywalker, you and I don’t have to try it out personally to get the answer. Gentle Giant and Entertainment Earth have just released the ‘Anakin reveal’ version of their Vader mini-bust, showing off poor Annie’s head in all it’s crispy glory. But is it worth the green? Check it out this week with Michael!

Ever wish your crotch rocket could turn into a giant robot? Well, I bet your girlfriend does. Shogo doesn’t have that problem since he found the Garland. No idea what the hell I’m talking about? Check out this week’s toy review!

Hawaii may be home to beautiful beaches and wonderful people, but nothing can suck the cool out of a vampire like wearing one of their trademark shirts. Angel and Spike might not make the cover of GC in these things, but they can make it on your shelf, thanks to Diamond. Check out the review!

Are you a fan of all things toy? Oh, c’mon, admit it - those action figures, busts and prop replicas are mighty cool. Michael Crawford will be giving you the lowdown every week on all the goodies! This week, a short introduction, just so we can get all personal like…