Category: Halloween Celebration
Jason Voorhees in Plastic Form
For our Halloween Celebration I thought we'd take a look back at some of the many toys that have depicted the main "monster" character from one of the most popular Slasher franchises, Friday the 13th. Let's go back to Camp Crystal Lake and see the many plastic faces of Jason Voorhees!
The Many Covers Of Walking Dead #1
While I was searching the Internet for a cover I missed for the Walking Dead comic book series, I discovered that issue 1 has had many issue 1 specials. Obviously not all of these were released in 2003 but it boggled my mind on how many covers were in existence for this iconic issue. There
The Walking Dead Visual TV Toy Checklist
How many Walking Dead toys do you own? Do you guys realize how many figures we got or how many exclusives have came out? If not then we have something for you. Check out everything toy related released from McFarlane Toys year-to-date (TV only). This does not include the upcoming 6th wave which will ship
Alien Retrospect: The Birth of the Ultimate Movie Monster
As we inch closer to Halloween we wanted to take a look at a staple of horror toys; Aliens!! Alien toys has an incredible rich history that spans decades and there is no slowing this line down. We received a frightening 18″ Alien, cartoon based Aliens, movie based Aliens, 12″ Aliens and so much more!
Reviews Of Old Comics: Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! #71
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! #71 July 1977 My wife loves this series, if for no reason than her memories of reading it at her Granmother’s as a child. For that reason, whenever we go on shopping trips for comics, she looks for copies. SYNOPSIS: In the first story, a bird watcher in rural Scotland
Reviews Of Old(ish) Comics: Zatanna: Everyday Magic
ZATANNA: EVERYDAY MAGIC 2003 In honor of Halloween Month here at Needless Essentials, I chose to review an old comic that’s not quite as old as I would normally consider reviewing for this semi-regular feature. For this, we go back just 11 years, which for some of you may seem like a long time ago,
Some Horror Comics From My Youth
Since it's our Horror Celebration, I thought I'd showcase some of the horror themed comic books I've picked up over the years. Most of these are from my teen years (and before) since I've been mostly collecting toys the past 15 years or so, but I've gotten back into comics a bit and wanted to share what I loved about these comics from my youth.
Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten #8
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #8 Written by Christos Gage Artists: Rebekah Isaacs, Richard Corben Colorist: Dan Jackson Cover Artist: Steve Morris Variant Cover: Rebekah Isaacs and Dan Jackson 32 PGS./FC/Horror, Adventure/$3.50 SOLICITATION: A Halloween issue spectacular takes Buffy and crew back to Sunnydale as they follow the stolen Vampyr book, finding a massive magical party at the Hellmouth—and
NECA The New Face of Horror
As we continue our march to pure horror we must look at the new kid on the block. Now calling NECA the new kid is a bit much but they do represent the new face of horror collectibles. Back in the late 90's and early 2000's McFarlane was the king of the hill when it came to horror action figures and no one could touch them.
Loot Crate: October Unboxing
Every year, Loot Crate has a Halloween themed box on October, so this month we made sure to get one of the "Fear" themed boxes to unleash the horrors of this month. Was it as scary as we hoped?
Retro Review: McFarlane’s Monsters Dr. Frankenstein Playset
For the second series of McFarlane's Monsters playsets, McFarlane revisited Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory with the Dr. Frankenstein playset. Does this set hold up as well as the first one?
Review: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Art by Robert Hack, Jack Morelli Cover by Robert Hack Rosemary’s Baby Variant Cover: Robert Hack FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ Released 10/8/2014 SOLICITATION: Terror is born anew in this dark reimagining of Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s origin. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, the young