” . . . With all the women’s lib talk, Hasbro thought of doing an ‘action girl’ doll . . . “
After yesterday’s 1992 newspaper article on action figures for girls my mind started to ask:…
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“Action figures for girls is sign of gender-bending in toy industry”
Every single time that there’s an outrage over action figures and female characters I sit…
DeltaVee Cover Art by John W. Pierard Resurfaces in 1988
I shared a great SPI painting last year. The art was for the DeltaVee supplement…
“Toy firms are creating TV programs to sell”
If you’ve read my two books on action figure marketing in the eighties — Each…
ExoSquad Commercial from Playmates
The Playmates ExoSquad toys from the early nineties (find at Amazon.com*) are not all that…
Heavy Gear Animated Series Intro
Oh, how in the hell did I even forget that this existed? Inspired by the…
ExoSquad Animated Series Opening
Even after over two decades I’ve gotta say that the Exosquad series* holds up well….
Kim McQuaite on Warren in 1980
The Warren Companion*, a collection of interviews and articles on Warren Publishing, is one of…