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Tag: Action Figures
RUMOR: April O’Neil Toy Race-Swapped Back?
Hollywood may be playing fast and loose with its “values” again. In the new animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the Turtles’ ally April O’Neil – who is traditionally a white woman, outside of one of the more recent cartoon series – is depicted as a black teenager. It caused the controversy they…
An Interview With Gary AKA Nerdrotic
Gary From Nerdrotic was only seven minutes late to the interview! Blabbering Collector: When did you decide to start collecting, and why? Gary: Oh boy! I started collecting even before I intended to! I was five or six; my mom bought me a comic book at a 7/11. She bought me Marvel Team-Up 42 because…
GI Joe Brand Manager Demands Fans’ Pronouns
Add one more to the list of previously fun things that have been turned into homework. At the GI Joe panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, GI Joe brand manager Emily Bader asked those lining up for questions to give their name and their pronouns. Later, at the Hasbro Pulse Con (which I just…
INTERVIEW: Ryan Magnon and Curtis Andersen of Alter Nation
I’ve always been a big fan of animation, whether it’s Gargoyles or the various incarnations of Scooby-Doo! so, when I got the chance to interview the minds behind the burgeoning multimedia franchise Alter Nation – Ryan Magnon and Curtis Andersen of Panda Mony Toy Brands – over the phone, there was no way I could…