Category: Essentials
Target to Suspend Trading Card Sales
In a non surprising move, Target stores will be suspending all trading cards sales starting on the 15th. What does this mean? It means you will need to find some other place to purchase sports cards, Pokemon cards, ect. Target has experienced a surge in violence as flippers, scalpers, and just down right mean people
We Are Back!!!!!!
We are back!! The website needed some fixing and we finally got her fixed! What that means now is we can get back to work and start posting. The issue we had would not let us post and left us in the dark but no more!! Thank you for the folks who stayed with us
Attention Please!
Yeah I know that is pretty generic but I bet you stopped scrolling. I just wanted to post a status report for the site and staff. Right now we are all holding up okay and I hope all you guys and gals are safe as well. Over the last month our attention was focused on
Star Wars Slave One Comparison Images
Star Wars The Vintage Collection Slave One has hit the market. Shown here is a comparison shot of the old Amazon exclusive and the new Slave One. There is a slight box size difference and unlike the Amazon release, the new one will come with a stand. These technically are not due for another month.
Dude, When’s my Movie Being Released?
Greetings Needless Essential Friends and Family. I volunteered to track the latest news on when our most anticipated movies will finally be released post lock down. I hope to update this article weekly. (Unless there is no news to share of course.) Let us know in the comments if I missed a movie you think
Marvel-ous Gaffe? – Meet Snowflake and Safespace
Relevance is often something that big companies have a hard time maintaining. Keeping a “finger on the pulse” of pop culture and current events proves difficult when planning large scale, long term projects. This definitely applies to the realm of comic books, and Marvel may have made the rare misstep, if social media is to
Rapid Change Utility Belt Batman Review
Finishing off our look at Spin Master's new Batman toyline is the Rapid Change Utility Belt Batman.
Mezco Toy Fair 2020
Mezco never disappoints and this year was spectacular! New One 12 Collective Alien, Planet of the Apes and a few others stole the show. I had this feeling Aliens or Big Chap was going to happen just because of the association with Predator. Saying it was exciting does no justice with this release. Also shown
COMPLEX Base Building Systems Series 2 Kickstarter
Tonight marks the start of a new Kickstarter for a good friend of mine and what he has planned will blow you away! COMPLEX Base Building Systems Series 2 is live and off to the races! This set has customizers and display collectors in mind and the options laid out are fascinating. I know series 1 sold very well and fans reacted positively for them at different shows and online. Read on for what series 2 offers and get your pledge in today!
Could we See Ghostbuster Style Black Figures?
We have a new rumor and this one could be huge. Granted im not up on all the Ghostbuster news coming out but I did find it interesting with the Hasbro Toy Fair announcement. The rumors in question deal with Hasbro producing a collectors line of figures similar to Star Wars, Power Rangers, and GI
A New Direction
With yesterday’s news concerning Stan leaving for CBR, it dawned on me that we need some change. Not because he left but because he was carrying the site for so long. While I do have some huge plans in place for Needless, and trust me I can’t wait to share them with you, I have
The Time Has Come To Say Goodbye
Stan Ford, here, writing my last article for Needless Essentials Online. Since I started in 2014, I have found it to be a huge pleasure to write for everyone that reads it. I have written a lot in the past six years, and I have chronicled a lot of change. I've discovered a lot of great comics and a lot of great creators. However, there always comes a time when things change and people have to move on. For me, this is that time.