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Throwback Thursday! Deluxe Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo

In the first season of "South Park", a jolly poo in a Santa hat was introduced and immediately became wildly popular with the show's fanbase. Along with rest of our South Park brand products, Deluxe Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo was a hit with our customers, with the figure repeating

Horror

Throwback Thursday - Nightmare on Elm Street Collectibles

The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is one of the most popular horror series of the 20th century. The series is revolutionary for blurring the lines between reality and dreams, opening the floodgates for more surreal horror to come. Freddy Kreuger, the foul mouth serial killer with a twisted sense

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Throwback Thursday: Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is one of the most famous horror film franchises ever created, and its main character, Jason Voorhees, is one of the most easily recognizable horror characters in film. His horrifying trademark look: the iconic hockey mask and bloodied machete, was a perfect fit for Mezco and over

Living Dead Dolls

Throwback Thursday! Living Dead Dolls Pencil Sharpeners!

The Living Dead Dolls Pencil Sharpener was a concept that with intuitive engineering became a flawless creation. Around the time when we were working on a stationary set and lunch tin, the idea came to make a pencil sharpener of a doll’s head that when you stuck a pencil

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Throwback Thursday: Tikimon

The last weeks in August are always the hottest. The sunny warm weather has us thinking about the fun tropical line of figures Mezco released in 2004, Tikimon. Tikimon are the playful and mischievous inhabitants of Tikimon Island, inspired by the style and attitude of Polynesian Tiki culture. Each of

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Eric Powell Creator of The Goon Interview

Eric Powell, artist, writer, creative powerhouse and the man responsible for bringing The Goon to life. The Goon has previously won the esteemed Eisner Award for Best Single Issue (Dark Horse The Goon #1) and aside from his fine work on The Goon Powell has extensive creative credits with other

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Throwback Thursday: 2009 Comic Con Exclusives

Comic Con International is almost upon us once again where hordes of fans will descend upon San Diego to make it the mecca of all things pop culture for five days in July. The show has become a place of new reveals and many exclusives. Let’s take a look

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A Toxic Interview: A Conversation with Eric Pigors of Toxic Toons

One of best parts about creating toys based of other brands is getting the opportunity to work with some of the artists behind it. Eric Pigors, the creative dynamo behind ToxicToons, as well an artistic contributor to a huge amount of popular animation was a pleasure to work with while

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Animal House Throw Back Thursday- In Memory Of Stephen Furst

On Friday, June 16th, Stephen Furst, the affable actor famous for his hilarious comedic roles, passed away. It hits home for us here at Mezco Toyz as he portrayed the memorable character Flounder in the ground breaking comedic film Animal House, a company favorite here. This throwback of the Mezco

Living Dead Dolls

Throwback Thursday: Chucky and Tiffany Living Dead Dolls

What do you get when a killer doll meets a killer line of dolls? Half a decade ago everyone’s favorite killer doll Chucky was transformed into everyone’s favorite deadly doll line, Living Dead Dolls. It was a match made in hell. The introduction of Chucky into our ranks

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Throwback Thursday: When Kong Was King

In 2005 Peter Jackson released KING KONG, his remake of the 1933 blockbuster. Hailed as a modern classic it went on to gross over half a billion dollars. Fans clamored for merchandise and Mezco Toyz answered the call with what many consider the finest King Kong figure ever produced. Standing

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Throwback Thursday – Gangsters, Inc.

The year was 2004, the line Gangsters Inc., a love letter to the glorified days of yesteryear. When G-Men worked endlessly to crack down on untouchable criminals. Characters rich with attitude and visual baggage. Mob bosses, enforcers and muscle. All the ingredients to create and design a line of thugs