Comments on: Still Evolving http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/ A toy blog written by AFI's best & brightest... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: stewbacca http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6610 stewbacca Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:39:55 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6610 itstimetogetthingsstartedulus hensonapra, “Muppets”

Its good of you to note this most people get these confused with

the Danceyourcaresawayacus hensonapra or the Sunnydaysweepingthecloudsawayus Hensopara which although they have been known to cross genus mate– rarely do they produce any offspring— well except for that gonzo thing.

]]> By: Cantina-Dan http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6607 Cantina-Dan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:51:24 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6607 Yes, good idea! As soon as NECA releases the April O’Neil in yellow jumpsuit I’ll make it happen.

]]> By: Mario http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6606 Mario Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:24:55 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6606 Toys, I love ‘em!

]]> By: bnjmnrlyr http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6605 bnjmnrlyr Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:56:29 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6605 Thanks for inclusing the 1978 Muppets. Now I have ANOTHER toy from my childhood that I absolutely HAVE to track down. I used to have them all with the big white stick in the back and everything.

Graarrgghhh!!!

I agree whole-heartedly by the way

]]> By: sam moreno http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6603 sam moreno Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:26:03 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6603 Very nice job. I prefer the newer models myself, but it’s undeniable that the older toys have a certain charm to them.

]]> By: NoisyDvL5 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6601 NoisyDvL5 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6601 This is awesome, Dan! Great job!

]]> By: Lightsource http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6600 Lightsource Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:20:44 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6600 Have to share in the sentiments here. Awesome blog and great pics. Although I would have put the Spiderman Classics Hobgoblin in place of the Marvel Universe one as the contrast would be even more dramatic. I still consider that Hobgoblin to be one of the best designs Toybiz came out with. ‘Course Cornboy’s idea would work too — do all three!
Would luv to see Mego Hulk next to a sampling of Hulks up to now also – what a comparison that would be! You really could do a whole book of these.

]]> By: CornboyMayse http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6599 CornboyMayse Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:41:25 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6599 Wow Dan! This is awesome! You really need to put together a whole book of this stuff! I’d definitely buy it. The only thing I’d suggest is to use multiple versions (like you did with Mer-Man) when possible instead of just two.

Keep up the great work!
-CORNBOY-

]]> By: Wildcard http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6598 Wildcard Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:45:54 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6598 Love the shots. I would buy prints of those if they were available.

]]> By: SpyMagician http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6597 SpyMagician Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:20:55 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6597 GREAT Blog as usual Dan!

I LOVE comparison shots of toys then and now. Some older toys really hold up well while some new toys look very different alongside their ancestors.

I never realized how small the heads on Sigma 6 Joes can look until I saw your pic!

I personally thing most 60′s-80′s toys hold up well and have a really fine toy like charm when compared to modern toys. The 90′s though are a real dark era for action figures IMO and I think those would compare much less favorably to recent offerings. For example I think in a lot of cases Secret Wars figures and Marvel Legends beat the snot out of most of the 90′s era 5″ Marvel Figures.

The exception to my 90′s opinion though is Star Trek. The Playmates figures beat the toys from the recent movie, hands down, lol.

J

]]> By: Jason Geyer http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6594 Jason Geyer Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:04:14 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6594 I can’t get enough of this stuff!

]]> By: chad http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6592 chad Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:25:35 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6592 nice article for the second version shows how much the figures have improved if nothing else new paint jobs and better material like on snake eyes though the second Wampa looks smaller then the original and hawk man towers over his super power counter part not to mention better features like he stepped out of the comic.

]]> By: Lt. Clutch http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6591 Lt. Clutch Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:58:21 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6591 That was beautiful, man. Your blogs are too good for words. Aquaman to Wampa? Awesome and insightful as always. There’s a lot to be said for both sides of the argument, but I agree that having so many examples to work with just plain rocks. I hadn’t seen those 70′s Muppet figures in ages! Absolutely loved the great pics and commentary.

]]> By: The Superfly http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6586 The Superfly Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:33:12 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6586 excellent blog, love the comparison pics! I’d like to see a follow-up blog focusing on how female figures have evolved over the years. Make it so!

]]> By: Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/cantinadan/still-evolving/comment-page-1/#comment-6585 Jason "Plastic Soul" Lenzi Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:18:42 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=3201#comment-6585 VERY cool shots, Dan! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with!

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