Collector's Corner
Toy reviews, collection showcases and the financial consequences of saying “just one more.”
Opened, sealed, hunted down, overpaid for and judged honestly.
Open Box Reviews
Busted Out
Figures, vehicles and statues freed from the cardboard so we can find out whether the thing inside was actually worth buying.
Collector's Corner · Busted Out
BUSTED OUT: Wonder Woman Gets a Second Chance — and McFarlane Nailed It
McFarlane’s original classic Wonder Woman was almost impossible to find. This new release gives collectors another shot and comes armed with the whole damn arsenal.
Collector's Corner · Busted Out
Marvel Legends Lizard Looks Great—Until You Get to the Tail
Hasbro’s Amazon-exclusive Lizard looks fantastic, but loose legs, delicate balance and a terrible segmented tail keep him from becoming the definitive version.
Collector's Corner · Busted Out
Professor Hulk Finally Gets the Marvel Legends Figure He Deserves
Professor Hulk finally joins Marvel Legends with giant weapons, secure glasses and the finest pink bunny slippers in the Marvel Universe.
Collector's Corner · Busted Out
McFarlane’s Batman Returns Batmissile Is 21 Inches of Pure Burton Phallic Nonsense
A 21-inch Burton Batman shelf hog built around one of the strangest, dumbest and coolest Batmobile moments ever put on film.
Still in the Package
Sealed Judgment
The box stays closed. The judgment does not.
Collector's Corner · Sealed Judgment
Marvel Legends Skaar: In the Box and His Father's Shadow
Hasbro gives Hulk's alien-warrior son the size and sculpting he deserves, plus a large knife and a genuinely massive sword.
Collector's Corner · Sealed Judgment
Bloodwynd: Sometimes You Need Disco Space Wizard
A Red Platinum deep-cut DC figure I knew nothing about, bought anyway and somehow respect more because of it.
Collection Showcases & Collecting News
From the Collection
Shelf tours, collection problems, auction insanity and the pieces that do not fit neatly into a review box.
Collector's Corner · Collection Showcase
The Funko Situation
Tiny boxes. Massive problem. A random pull from the Funko side of the collection.
Reviews & Rants · Comics
Comic Shops Aren’t Supposed to Be Scalpers
DC is putting comic shops on notice over limited variant edition prices, and there’s a line between making a profit and scalping collectors.
Collector's Corner · Collecting News
Iron Man's First Page Just Sold for an Absurd $3.875 Million
Don Heck's original 1963 Iron Man splash page shattered the auction record for comic-book artwork.
Collector's Corner · Busted Out
Human Torch: So Much Orange. Pretty...
It has shelf presence, comic-book energy and roughly one shade of orange more than the human eye was designed to process.
Collector's Corner Archive
More Plastic Problems.
Older reviews, sealed judgments, showcases and collecting stories are waiting in the archive.