The Easter Bunny

 The Easter Bunny

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Diamond Select Toys

I think this may be the only action figure ever made of the Easter Bunny.  Well, aside from the “pink nightmare” Christmas Story reference we took a look at a couple of Yuletides back.  That one was more of an “action” figure.  This poor guy, while he looks nice, is more or less a statue.

He does have a ball jointed head, but that’s it.  It looks like his arms would have a standard swivel, but they are either stuck or glued in place.  The colors are great, the textures on the fur well sculpted, and the sash is well done...and he gets an Easter basket accessory with colorful but non removable eggs.

Speaking of accessories...this “figure” is technically an accessory itself.  Diamond Select has a higher end “Nightmare Before Christmas” line that features characters with either dioramas or smaller character pack-ins.  They sometimes break these down with less accessories and a lower price-point for Walgreens exclusives.  While this works fine for characters like Jack and Sally, this one is a bit of a stretch.  $15?  I guess he was too large to work in any other way for this model.  At least they could have thrown in a sack for the better value Lock, Shock, and Barrel set to drag him around in.  Or a freaked-out alternate head?  

$10 would be better, but at the same time, how often do you get action figures for holiday displays?  Ultimately, that’s what led me to buy it.  DST’s Nightmare figures are great, but Hot Topic more than over saturated the market with that fandom for me to care at this point.  I don’t dislike the movie...but give it a rest, folks.

Fortnite Crackshot and Rabbit Raider

Crackshot and Rabbit Raider

Jazwares - Fornite Legendary Series

I have never played Fortnite, but Jazwares' 6-in line is an action figure collector's dream!  Since I have no connection to the characters, this line offers a multitude of goons, lackeys, and henchmen to my DC and Marvel Legends collections.  I have several Skull Troopers for the Scarecrow,  Wild Cards working as a stand-in Royal Flush Gang, and random thugs and mercs here and there.  At first, I was gonna pass up this cool looking nutcracker guy, but then I remembered something...the Terrible Toyman!  I got two of these Walmart exclusives to go with my DC Universe Toyman and his oversized marionette from DC Direct.  And right in time for a Christmas review!

Each Legendary figure comes with swapable faceplates, so you can have something different on disply with your multiples.  Crackshot also comes with a candy cane staff, a rifle, a balloon, a bundle of dynamite, and a "wooden" cuckoo bird that fits on his back.  Toys with toys!  The articulation on these are over the top, probably because some folks from the Toy Biz Marvel Legends days work on this line.  The old-school hand and toe hinges are as unnecessary as ever, but man do they ever look great!

I also threw their Rabbit Raider figure in the mix because...well, duh!  It's freakin' Ralphie from "A Christmas Story!"  I gave him one of the nutcracker's more lethal rifles to him as an upgrade from the Red Ryder.  Now he's Toyman's right hand cheermaster!

This line is super expansive and so much fun, even if you have never played the games.  I hope Jazwares keeps the goods coming.  They are certainly leaps and bounds above the McFarlane 7-in line...cheaper, too, at around $18 at Wally!