Entertainment Earth is now shipping pretty much all of its gigantic, multi-franchise line of action figures inspired by the Kenner line of Star Wars action figures from the 1970s. Many aren’t aware that Ridley Scott’s Alien had its own line of figures by Kenner, developed and ready to produce until someone realized they were marketing toys to kids based on an R-rated movie most wouldn’t get to see. Those figures were finally remade by Funko toys and discussed here at borg.com last November.
The success of the Alien line prompted figures from nearly every great sci-fi and horror franchise you can think of except Star Wars: Firefly, Back to the Future, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Predator, Escape from New York, and Terminator. Blockbuster horror films including Friday the 13th, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and even the cult classic The Crow. And classic monster films including Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, and The Wolfman. We previewed all of them here.and here and here. A similar but unrelated toy line is producing its own line of Six Million Dollar Man and The Twilight Zone figures, too.
Make no mistake, these figures aren’t for the discerning high-end collector of photo-real sculpts. These figures celebrate all things retro in their dated styling and five-points of articulation in a world of figures made today with far more movement and features.
