The Worst "X-2 (The Unknown)" (Midnight Special Version) - Super7 (2016)

The Worst - X-2 (The Unknown) (Midnight Special Version) (Super7, 2016)

Day 15 of Monster Month is being assaulted by X-2 (The Unknown): "Mysterious Shadow Assassin!"  X-2 is one of the new retro 3 3/4" action figure line from Super7: The Worst!  The Worst are Super7's take on classic monsters like vampires, robots, and mummies, but all with some cool new twists, and done in the style of classic Kenner figures from the 1970s and '80s.  This figure is from the "Midnight Special" release of these figures, which are variant colored versions of these figures.  The Midnight Special Versions of these figures were released about a month ago.  The "regular" painted versions of these figures will be released some time in the future.

The Worst features awesome card art by Ed Repka

X-2 (The Unknown) has the standard retro-style 5 points of articulation, and comes with a gun that fits easily in his hand.  He fits in great with vintage figures and modern retro figures alike.  he has a great sculpt with lots of neat little details, including some mechanical elements on his back and the back of his head, that indicate he might be more machine than man. He also has straps on his helmet and chest that form the letter "X," and many of the other figures in this line have an "X" in their sculpt as well, and there is even an "X" in the logo for "The Worst."  It seems like there are little details like that throughout this toy line that help to tie all the figures together.  I'll be featuring every figure from The Worst "Midnight Special" set this month, so keep your eyes peeled for more!

Robostuff

BONUS! MUSIC VIDEO:
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Fear (Of The Unknown)


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The Worst "Gas Phantom" (Midnight Special Version) - Super7 (2016)

The Worst - Gas Phantom (Midnight Special Version) (Super7, 2016)

Day 14 of Monster Month is being haunted by Gas Phantom: "Ethereal Specter of Evil!"  Gas Phantom is one of the new retro 3 3/4" action figure line from Super7: The Worst!  The Worst are Super7's take on classic monsters like vampires, robots, and mummies, but all with some cool new twists, and done in the style of classic Kenner figures from the 1970s and '80s.  This figure is from the "Midnight Special" release of these figures, which are variant colored versions of these figures.  The Midnight Special Versions of these figures were released about a month ago.  The "regular" painted versions of these figures will be released some time in the future.

The Worst features awesome card art by Ed Repka

Gas Phantom has the standard retro-style 5 points of articulation, and comes with a gas gun that fits easily in his hand, and a rubber tube to connect the gun to the gas canisters on his back.  He fits in great with vintage figures and modern retro figures alike.  he has a great sculpt with lots of neat little details. One of the things I like is the rope that runs around his neck and back, which reminds me of the rope that Robot Reaper uses as his belt. It seems like there are little details like that throughout this toy line that help to tie all the figures together.  I'll be featuring every figure from The Worst "Midnight Special" set this month, so keep your eyes peeled for more!

Gas Canisters

BONUS! MUSIC VIDEO:
T. Rex - Life's a Gas

The Gas Gun

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The Worst "Robot Reaper" (Midnight Special Version) - Super7 (2016)

The Worst - Robot Reaper (Midnight Special Version) (Super7, 2016)

"In-tru-der a-lert!  In-tru-der a-lert!"  Day 13 of MONSTER MONTH has been invaded by Robot Reaper: "The Robotic Harbinger of Death!"  Robot Reaper is one of the new retro 3 3/4" action figure line from Super7: The Worst!  The Worst are Super7's take on classic monsters like vampires, robots, and mummies, but all with some cool new twists, and done in the style of classic Kenner figures from the 1970s and '80s.  This figure is from the "Midnight Special" release of these figures, which are variant colored versions of these figures.  The Midnight Special Versions of these figures were released about a month ago.  The "regular" painted versions of these figures will be released some time in the future.

The Worst features awesome card art by Ed Repka

Robot Reaper has the standard retro-style 5 points of articulation, and comes with a scythe that fits easily in his hand.  He fits in great with vintage figures and modern retro figures alike.  he has a great sculpt with lots of neat little details, like tears in his robe.  This is a great figure from a great new toy line!  I'll be featuring every figure from The Worst "Midnight Special" set this month, so keep your eyes peeled for more!

Robo Skull

BONUS! MUSIC VIDEO:
The Turtles - Grim Reaper of Love (1966)


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Technical Difficulties - Please Stand By

"Monster Month" updates are going to be a bit slow the next couple of days, but I should caught up and back on track by Wednesday.  Thanks for your patience.

Swamp Thing "Snap Up Swamp Thing" Vintage 5 Inch Action Figure - Kenner (1990)

Kenner "Snap Up Swamp Thing" (1990)

Enter the boggy waters of MONSTER MONTH Day 12 with Swamp Thing!  This is "Snap Up Swamp Thing" which was part of Kenner's Swamp Thing toy line based on the Swamp Thing cartoon.  This figure has limbs that come loose from his body and are only attached by a string, which lets him lie on the ground in pieces looking like a pile of mossy logs.  Then, you press a button on his back his pieces "snap up" back together.

BONUS!  MUSIC VIDEO:
Blur - Swamp Song

Aliens Series 2 1979 Alien Xenomorph Action Figure - NECA (2014)

NECA Aliens Series 2 - 1979 Alien Xenomorph (2014)

Day 11 of MONSTER MONTH.  The terror inducing Xenomorph from the 1979 film Alien.  This action figure is made by NECA and stands about 9 inches tall.  It's said to have over 30 points of articulation.  It's a great looking detail, with an extremely detailed sculpt, and a "corroded" looking paint wash that helps to make all of those details pop.

I had a few quality control issues with this figure.  When I first opened the package, a piece of the Alien fell out.  It turned out to be one of the "spines" on it's back.  Luckily, the piece was not broken, just loose, and it popped back in to place.  Worse, one of it's ankle joints either broke and was glued together at the factory, or the plastic somehow melted and fused together.  Either way, one foot is permanently stuck in a somewhat awkward position, making it difficult to pose and stand the figure.  The Alien's tale helps in this respect, though, as it made of a soft material with a bendable wire inside, allowing you to position it however you'd like, which makes it much easier to balance the figure.

BONUS! MUSIC VIDEO:
Wipers - Alien Boy


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Star Trek Gorn Retro Action Figure - Funko/Super7 (2015)

Star Trek - Gorn - Funko ReAction Figure (2015)

MONSTER MONTH reaches Day 10 with the fearsome alien reptile species known as the Gorn!  This fellow is from the season 1 Star Trek episode "Arena," which originally aired January 19th 1967.  In the episode powerful aliens called Metrons place Captain Kirk and the captain of the Gorn spaceship they have been pursuing on a deserted planet and command them to fight to the death.

CAPTAIN'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL: "Weaponless, I face the creature the Metrons called a 'Gorn'. Large, reptilian... Like most Humans, I seem to have an instinctive revulsion to reptiles."

This is a really nice action figure, possibly my favorite from the Funko ReAction Star Trek line.  Both the sculpt and the paint apps are very good, better than figures of of the Enterprise crew. That's probably because there weren't any likeness rights to negotiate for The reptilian alien, freeing the artists at Funko to do their best work.

The Reptile and The Mustache

Bonus!  Music Video:
Motorhead - Love Me Like a Reptile


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The Tick - "Growing" Dinosaur Neil Action Figure - Bandai (1994)

The Tick - "Growing" Dinosaur Neil Action Figure - Bandai (1994)

MONSTER MONTH Madness continues for the 9th day, with the mustachioed menace of Dinosaur Neil!  Dinosaur was one of the action figures Bandai released in 1994 for the animated The Tick cartoon.  The figure stands at a minuscule 5 inches, but has an extending mid-section that increases his height to a majestic 6 inches!  But certainly his most terrifying feature is his fearsome "Magnum P.I." mustache, just like the one John Oates from the band Hall and Oates sold his soul to the Devil for! 

Which is a true story, by the way.  Most people think Oates sold his soul to Satan in exchange for his successful music career, but really he just did it for the fearsome satanic mustache.  In return, Beelzebub expected Oates to perform a human sacrifice at least once a year.  And on those occasions when you have seen Oates WITHOUT the mustache, it's not because he shaved it, it's because he neglected to perform a human sacrifice that year, so Satan withheld the 'stache from him until he performed the evil deed.  Again, this a true story.

Oh yeah, by the way... Dinosaur Neil!  What a swell toy.

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