DC x Sonic - STARFIRE!

DC x Sonic - 5" & 2.5" Hero Multipack - Starfire and Blaze - Jakks Pacific 2026

I love how modern interpretations of Starfire have been so covered up. I know her original barely-there costume is iconic and classic, but I always found it so cringey - especially in a team of teenagers. Ironically, the first time I truly started to love this character was in the New52's Red Hood and the Outlaws when her outfit was even tinier and her actions were portrayed as much more cold and sexual than she had ever been before. Something about the art and older appearance of Koriand'r made her super appealing to me. But since then, DC has really course-corrected and she's mostly been costumed in an almost prudish way. But honestly I love it. This DC x Sonic design is new to me, but I realize it's her primary costume in the most recent (2023-present) Titans series. She still has the iconic orange skin, firey hair, purple outfit, and bright green alien eyes, but the pulled-back hair and more utilitarian uniform really makes this design stand out. It's crazy that Jakks was the first to give us a figure. Let's check out Starfire below!

DC x Sonic - ROUGE as CATWOMAN!

DC x Sonic - 5" Series - Rouge the Bat as Catwoman - Jakks Pacific 2026

Something about this Rouge the Bat as Catwoman design just looks right. Having an anthropomorphic bat character be pink and white with a heart motif never seemed weird to me before, but now seeing her clad in black/gray with goggles suddenly makes for a very nocturnal and aeronautical design. If you didn't know this was a Catwoman crossover (and you ignored the little cat icon on her belt), you might think this was just Rouge in a cool new stealth suit. I think this figure is a must-have for Sonic fans, even if you aren't into the DC x Sonic crossover. The leaked lists of Sonic products from last fall didn't include any of the 5" Sonic characters from this line (only the 2.5" figures in both blind bag assortments and the DC hero 2-packs), so when this 5" Rouge as Catwoman started hitting Gamestop two weeks ago, it was a total surprise. Not necessarily an unexpected figure, but it was pretty amazing there weren't any leaked factory pics or inventory lists. Let's check out Rouge as Catwoman below!

DC Comics - HAWKGIRL!

DC Multiverse Collector's Edition - Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) - McFarlane 2025

When the Superman (2025) movie hit the theatres last year, it really rekindled an old obsession I had with Hawkgirl. Nearly 20 years ago I was quite in love with this character and had quite a large collection of figures. I was drawn to her palette of primary colors and animal-themed characters always grab my attention. But something about the toys themselves put me off. They were always difficult to display - taking up much more space than the average action figure, and often toppling over due to the weight of her wings (taking down a whole shelf of toys along with them). I eventually made the sad decision to sell them all. But I always regretted it. Her role in the cinematic Superman movie brought on a new surge of classic products, and with that refreshed supply of collectibles occupying my brain, I eventually went to eBay and picked up all those old figures I had parted with ages ago. I'm a more patient collector now so I'll figure out how to display them safely. Let's check out her newest figure from McFarlane below!

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger - ZENKAI MAGINE!

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger - Change Heroes Zenkai Magine - Bandai 2021

When I was lamenting over the lack of new Power Rangers seasons a few weeks ago (during my Armorsaur reviews), it made me wonder about the Super Sentai seasons that never make the jump to the US market after Hasbro slammed on the brakes back in 2020. And the funny thing is, when I started to to look at the six un-translated series since Dino Fury/Cosmic Fury, I realized I had purchased this toy years ago and promptly forgot about it. The 45th Super Sentai series from 2021-22 was Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger. Without any western-hemisphere version to help me fully understand the series, I am admittedly a bit confused. But I know that the main team is made up of one human and four kikainoids - mechanical humanoid aliens. Magine is the Pink Ranger of the team and the token female kikainoid. This figure is depicting the powered-up Zenkai Magine who transforms into Magine Dragon. She has an amazing design and I'm so glad I picked her up years ago. Let's check out Magine below!

The Creature Cases - KIT & CUBBY!

The Creature Cases - Action Agents Adventure Crew - PMI Kids World 2026

I can't visit a toy store without checking out what's going on in the preschool aisles. I very rarely buy any of the toys, but I like seeing how the preschool toy industry is growing and adapting. A few months ago I noticed these Creature Cases figures from PMI based on the Netflix show featuring young anthropomorphic animal agents solving animal-related mysteries in an educational format. It's the kind of show I would have loved as a kid. However, what made the adult me purchase this set was the fact that one of the two main characters, Kit Casey, is a Kit Fox - and I'm obsessed with anthropomorphic foxes or any vulpine-themed characters. If fact, when I bought this, I had just won an eBay auction for one of my holy grail fox characters (arriving in the mail tomorrow hopefully and review coming soon). So I was on a bit of a fox kick when I saw this set again and Target and took the plunge. The addition of the female dog character, Cubby, was a bonus. Let's check out the Creature Cases below!

Transformers Cyberworld - AIRACHNID!

Transformers: Cyberworld - Armor-Up Cyber Changers - Airachnid - Hasbro 2026

Transformers: Cyberworld is a YouTube web-series that began in 2025 and currently has 36 five-minute episodes (with a Season 2 premiering sometime this year). I've personally only ever watched these episodes in preparation of posting a review for the toys, so I don't have a lot of context for this toyline. Both the toys and the show itself are heavily geared towards young kids. Not necessarily preschool (like Rescue Bots), but not quite the audience for the G1 cartoon or other recent (slightly more mature) iterations either. Despite it being a YouTube show with a very limited cast of characters, there have been at least 23 Hasbro action figures so far, including Elita-1 and now Airachnid.  Plus I recently noticed a collection of Cyberworld figural keyrings from Monogram. So this show is definitely getting  peculiar merchandising push. I hope the upcoming Season 2 introduces more female characters, because a this point they've made toys of everyone. Let's check out Cyberworld Airachnid below!

Armorsaurs - PRISCA!

Armorsaurs 5-Pack (Armor-Up Aquatech Pilots) - Prisca Silva - MGA 2026

I'm a little sad that this is last Armorsaurs figure I will be reviewing for the foreseeable future. This line hit the market fast last month and has significant shelf space in both Target and Walmart in the US. MGA was smart to fill the void left by the absence of modern Power Rangers shows. The last Power Rangers show was Cosmic Fury in 2023, and that show wasn't merchandized. Hasbro seemingly bought the franchise and then scuttled it. 2024 was the first year in 30 years without new Ranger content/product. And coincidentally, that final unmerchandised Cosmic Fury season featured a female Orange Ranger (Fern) that I was really looking forward to adding to my collection. So this Aquatech Prisca figure from Armorsaurs is especially satisfying since she looks like spiritual successor to the neglected Cosmic Fury Orange. I know there is supposedly some big Rangers reboot coming, but dare I say that the biological dinosaur element in Armorsaurs adds a dimension that is more exciting than Power Rangers.

Armorsaurs - PALOMA!

Armorsaurs 5-Pack (Armor-Up Aquatech Pilots) - Paloma Silva - MGA 2026

When 3.75" action figures have translucent parts, my mind instantly goes to MicroMan toys - specifically the resurgence of products in the early oughts. For the first time since the original prolific toyline began in the 1970s, there was an abundance of female characters. They all had translucent bodies and an abundance of metallic armors and weapons. I was rather obsessed with them and managed to collect nearly 20 ladies. But they were very expensive and tricky to display, so I made to sad decision to sell them all. Now twenty years later, these Aquatech variants of the main five Armorsaurs pilots take me right back to that early fascination with the small lollipop-colored toys. I know these toys have only been on the shelves for a few weeks, but I'm already very excited to see what the future of this line holds. I hope they keep a steady stream of new figure variants coming, and maybe even new characters is the show introduces them. I could easily get hooked. Let's check out the Aquatech Paloma below!