Tag: Celebration
Sideshow Jason Voorhees Pt6 – Random Toys
The spooky month of October is upon us so for the entire month we're going to be looking at Horror/Halloween related toys. Kicking us off is a figure of my favorite Horror icon, Jason Voorhees! The figure in question is the 12 inch Sideshow Jason Voorhees from the movie Friday the 13th Pt 6
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!
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(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.
Top 10 Horror Themed Characters In Comics
First off, Brother Voodoo isn’t on the list. I set the preview image so it wouldn’t reveal anyone on the list. A Halloween Celebration month wouldn’t be complete without a list of the Top 10 Comic Book Characters with their basis in the horror genre. Before going on with the list the stipulations are that
Welcome to Our First Annual Halloween Month on Needless Essentials Online!
You guys might have noticed a little something spooky with this months banner theme and some of our stories have, well, been a little dark. We are going into the dark month and the hallowed day is indeed upon us as the Halloween celebration is drawing near! Okay so that might have been a tad
Editor’s Choice: Top 5 Batman Stories
Being that it’s Batman month here at Needless Essentials, it’s only appropriate that as Comics editor, I have a list of my favorite 5 Batman stories. In the interest of full disclosure, I really don’t like Batman as a character. He’s been spoiled for too long by writers who forget that he’s supposed to be
TOP FIFTY TRANSFORMERS OF ALL TIME: 10 TO 1!!
Welcome to the final part of our All time top 50 Transformers countdown. This has been a learning experince for all involved and I must say, I learned a few things about these robots. Even though this was a lot of work we all had fun exploring Transformers in a way we have not done
Top Fifty Transformers of All Time: 30 to 21
Welcome to our third part of our massive Transformers countdown. This time we are looking at #30-21! Hopefully some of these bad boys are on your list and if not, they should be. We have some heavy hitter here as we continue our march to the top Transformer of all time, as voted on by