DC Monsterverse - WONDER WOMAN!

DC Monsterverse - Wonder Woman vs Godzilla (Mini Figure) - McFarlane 2025

I have a real obsession with tiny action figures. In my youth, they were everywhere: M.A.S.K., Dino-Riders, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Starcom, Air Raiders, etc. They were super popular and enabled an entirely different type of play. Predictably, female characters in this scale are pretty scarce. So whenever one pops up modern times, I snap it up pretty quickly. I've been very happy with the Wonder Woman MonsterVerse set overall, but the true selling point for me was the mini pack-in figure that I'm sure most collectors overlook. She's essentially a scaled-down version of the Multiverse figure in the set with hardly any articulation, but adding another tiny figure to my collection was the incentive I needed to splurge on this ($79.99 MSRP!). I just realized in creating this post that these mini figures likely share the same construction as the Page Punchers 2-Packs. I have the two ladies form that line unopened and now I'm curious to compare. Let's check out Wonder Woman below!

Sons of Anarchy - GEMMA!

Sons of Anarchy - 6" Action Figures - Gemma Teller-Morrow - Mezco Toys 2014

My post of Leela (as Clobberella) from Futurama last month made me think of other toys I might have of Katey Sagal. I have a figure somewhere of her signature Peg Bundy role, but I forgot about this Sons of Anarchy Gemma that I picked up years ago on clearance when all the Toys R Us stores were closing. Sons of Anarchy was a show on FX that aired 92 episodes over 7 seasons from 2008-2014. I don't usually watch violent television dramas (like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Justified, The Wire, etc). I get that it's a super popular genre, but I just gravitate towards sci-fi and comedy. I've been tempted to start watching this show several times over the years purely because of the cast, but even the few YouTube clips I watched tonight while typing this reconfirm that I don't have a stomach for violence and crime. But at least I can appreciate that there was enough of a cultural impact to inspire a cool toyline and get another Katey figure in my collection. Let's check out Gemma below!

Titan Vinyls - LADIES OF STAR TREK!

Star Trek: The Original Series - Chapel, Rand, Uhura, Vina - Titan Vinyls 2017

It's been a while since I've purchased or reviewed any Star Trek merchandise. But the upcoming waves of figures from Nacelle Toys have me excited and looking back to what I already own. I realized that I never posted these fun super-deformed vinyls from Titan. I've have them for nearly 9 years and I love how odd they are. I also love that they included so many of the women from Star Trek: The Original Series. I will always loved the TOS episodes most and the trifecta of Uhura, Rand, and Chapel bring me a lot of joy. Nacelle's announcement of all three ladies in Wave 3 of their new Star Trek is a gift. I'm still feeling loss over the cancelled Diamond Select/Art Asylum figures of Rand and Chapel... 17 years ago (I can hold a grudge). I kind of miss these Titan Vinyls. Somewhere I have Ghostbusters and Edwards Scissorhands ones too. They remind me a lot of the KidRobot Vinyls (of which I have many). Let's check out the ladies of Star Trek: The Original Series below!

DC Comics - WONDER WOMAN!

DC Multiverse Collector's Edition - Wonder Woman - McFarlane Toys 2024

Roughly two years ago, McFarlane finally gave us their version of a "classic" Wonder Woman. This was pretty exciting after four years of only cinematic or super-specific stylized versions. But at first glance I wasn't thrilled about the figure. In general, I liked the muscular body, tall stature, and classic costume choice. But I also thought the neck looked too short, the facial expression too vacant, and I'm just not a huge fan of metallic paints. I preordered this figure right way in hopes that I might get the platinum variant. The platinum variant had beautiful flat bright colors a'la her 1980's Kenner and ToyBiz figures. But of course, it also had blue gauntlets in homage to those early figures (which I always thought was an erroneous interpretation of the 1982 DC Style Guide where the silver gauntlets are represented as blue and black). In the end, I think I prefer the standard version. I'm not even bitter that the Platinum was impossibly elusive. And two years later I finally opened her. Let's check out Wonder Woman below!

Be@rbricks - SPIDER-WOMEN!

Marvel Comics Be@rbricks - Happy Kuji Spider-Man - MediCom Toys 2022

Be@rbricks are a 2001 spin-off of Medicom Toy's popular Kubrick line. The standard Be@rbrick figures are 7cm tall and feature a generic anthropomorphic bear sculpt with a potbelly and ears in a block-figure style. I find the combination of this default sculpt overlayed with recognizable character designs to be fun and quirky. The concept has been duplicated often, notably with Disney's 2008 Vinylmation line, but I find the original Be@rbricks to be the most appealing. Twenty-five years into the line, and the character selection is predictably daunting. Luckily I always narrow my focus my to superheroes which makes the hunt a lot more reasonable. Recently I discovered that a Spider-Man wave was released in 2022 with a variety of Spider-Ladies. They were pretty easy and inexpensive to pick up on eBay, but now I'm inspired to pick up others like DC and MCU. I suspect I will have a large assortment of these odd little bears by this time next year. But in the meantime, let's check out the Spider-Ladies below!

Toy Biz - MEDUSA!

Marvel Comics - Fantastic Four Series 4 - Medusa (Inhumans) - ToyBiz 1996

I have a great appreciation for the 1990's Marvel action figures from ToyBiz. I remember seeing ads in comics as a kid and thinking that I should buy them all, but I just never did. In fact the first one I bought was near the end of the era, a Magik I found in a Kay-Bee clearance bin for a dollar circa 1999. But as an adult, I've become pretty obsessed with them for their character variety, classic costumes, and creative re-use of molds. I also have a strong compulsion to collect every piece of merchandise for certain characters (especially when there is a new Marvel Legends released to motivate me), so backtracking to pick up these old figures on eBay is a common occurance for me. The new Marvel Legends Medusa inspired me to dig out this old Medusa ToyBiz figure that I've had forever, but sadly never really celebrated. She's a prime example of what I love about the 90's ToyBiz figures: and unexpected character in a classic design (and easy to pick up cheap, even 30 years later. Let's check out Medusa below!

Futurama - CLOBBERELLA!

Futurama - Basic Series Wave 6 - Leela as Clobberella - Toynami 2009

A couple months ago I randomly saw an episode of Futurama, Season 5, Episode 6 "Less than Hero", wherein the main characters don superhero outfits as the New Justice Team of New New York. This episode was notable for me because (1) as much as I'm a fan of (the vast majority of) Matt Groening's work, I've only seen about 10 episodes of Futurama in my entire life. And (2) I loved Leela's Clobberella design. I liked the obvious nod to Barbarella with the name, and I was drawn to the costume parallels to Electra Woman from the Electric Company. Even Clobberella's weird rolling pin emblem is bizarrely similar to Electra Woman's "EW" logo. I decided to check if there had ever been a toy made for this costume, fully expecting to find nothing, but surprise surprise, all three heroes (Captain Yesterday and Super King as well) got figures in the 2009 Toynami line. I snagged her on eBay before the episode was over. She's essentially a statue, but she's really fun. Let's check out Clobberella below!

DC Monsterverse - WONDER WOMAN!

Justice League Monsterverse - Wonder Woman vs Godzilla - McFarlane 2025

It seems like every time a robust DC Comics action figure line is established, there is eventually a rallying cry from the fanbase begging for a classic Wonder Woman. The tricky thing is that everyone has a different interpretation of what "classic" means. For me, it would probably be the 80's version that I would see on lunchboxes and notebooks as a kid. With bright yellow, red, and blue, and a simplified, almost animation-esque design. (FYI there are two rumored McFarlane Diana's coming in 2026: a Lynda Carter version, and an "80's version" - fingers crossed it looks like my ideal vision!).  But in the meantime, this Wonder Woman vs Godzilla set from 2023's Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong comics seems to be embraced as the most classic Wonder Woman in the McFarlane line so far. Although her metallic costume makes her look distinctly cinematic, and her face looks definitively modern, she does have a fantastic headsculpt and there are no distracting costume embellishments, so I understand the hype.