The AFB Podcast Episode 106: Toy of the Week Trifecta!

Episode 106 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week we have not one but three Toys of the Week! Justin checks out the Masters of the Universe Classics Modulok, Scott reviews the Bowen Designs Thor Strikedown Statue and Ben is in awe of the Sideshow Collectibles Indiana Jones Pursuit of the Ark Statue. 

If you can't use iTunes, you can download Episode 106 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com - we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!

Back To The Comics

Don't call it a spin-off. OK, maybe do call it that...

Following the awesome Captain Marvel conversation with Rocko Jerome in Episode 101, I pitched the idea of doing a series of comics-focused conversations, based on Rocko's "Back to the Comics" writings. And so a new podcast was born! The synopsis for our first episode reads:

"The movies are all fine and good, but what about the source material? It's time to celebrate a unique art form based on its own merits and go Back To The Comics. Rocko and Eli are here to discuss just why and how much they matter".

As a collector of pop culture collectibles, there's a good chance this is right up your alley! You can listen to it at the Back To The Comics website, subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher radio, and we're working on other ways to get it into your ears.

We have the first "season" of six episodes roughly planned out. We hope you'll like it.
Stay in touch at the website, facebook.com/BackToTheComics, twitter.com/Back2TheComics, or all of the above.

Happy listening!

Eli

P.S. I'm still an Action Figure Bluesman, if anyone asks.

The AFB Podcast Episode 105: Lego Movie Melting Room / Army Builders

Episode 105 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week John takes a look at the Lego Movie Melting Room Set as our Toy of the Week, and has to try to review it without spoiling the movie for Ben and Scott since the film isn't out in Australia until April. (Rage!)

Our discussion topic of the week is Army Builders, which is mainly an excuse for Ben to talk about his quest to own all of the world's Marvel Legends Sentinels. 

If you can't use iTunes, you can download Episode 105 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

Also, the Enhanced Podcast is back this week!

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com - we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!

The AFB Podcast Episode 104: Toy Fair Armchair Criticism / Sideshow Mary Jane Comiquette

Episode 104 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week we look back at the news and reveals at the New York Toy Fair 2014 from the safety and comfort of our own homes. It's a marathon because there is so much good and promising stuff to discuss!

Also this episode, our Toy of the Week is the Sideshow Collectibles J. Scott Campbell Mary Jane Comiquette.

If you can't use iTunes, you can download Episode 104 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

SHOW NOTES:
In place of an enhanced podcast we will now be offering a full set of show notes with links which you can follow along as you listen. 

The Episode 104 Show Notes are here. Enjoy!

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com - we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!

The AFB Podcast Episode 103: Let's Hear it for the Henchmen!

Episode 103 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

In this episode, our Toy of the Week is the Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Variant Wonder Woman Action Figure, and our discussion topic is Action Figure Henchmen.

If you can't use iTunes, you can download Episode 103 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com - we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!

 

Scum and Villainy! The New AFB Forum Custom Comp!

The AFB Forum has a great group of custom action figure creators, and a growing tradition of fantastic Custom Comps. Our latest Custom Comp has just been announced!

Scum and Villainy! is a chance for you to get in touch with your dark side and put in your best effort to make your best version of  a bad guy or girl!

Here's all the info from our resident Custom Comp Coordinator, Justin, and you can check out the Comp Thread at the AFB Forum:

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Welcome One and All to the AFB Forum's 6th Custom Competition!

As the title suggests, we want to see action figure customs of any character from any medium at all, as long as it's a villain!!!

There will be no limits and no scale suggested, as long as the character is pure evil.

Any amount of Frankensteining or sculpting is encouraged!

Due Date

Three photos are to be supplied: front, side and rear. A W.I.P. (work in progress) photograph would be cool as well.

Completed Photos with any write-ups or reference pics are to be sent to scott@actionfigureblues.com or PM'd to Scotty through the AFB Forum or  No larger than 800x600 please. The due date is May 10th, 2014. All pictures will be posted the following few days in a locked thread for you all to admire. A separate thread will be started for comments.

We encourage all members to have a go! This is a challenge for fun and there will be a vote by all members on the best figure.

The voting will be broken down to a 3,2,1 system with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place announced.

We look forward to the entries!

The AFB Podcast Episode 102: Tom vs Argentina / Interview with Tim Bruckner

Episode 102 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

In this episode, we're joined by regular guest host Tom of Freak Studios, who has a special AFB Red Card to deliver - to an entire country! It's truly an AFB Podcast first!

Then, we are very privileged to be able to interview sculptor Tim Bruckner - truly one of the legends of our little collecting community! It's a very generous and funny interview which we know you'll enjoy, and definitely worth the longer running time!

Also - we announce the next winner in our 100th Episode Celebration Contest. There's still time to enter - check it out!

If you can't use iTunes, you can download Episode 102 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com - we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!