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High production values and over-the-top tableaux plunge you into a savage theme park: human-size fiberglass ducks bedecked in military uniforms have been attached to compressor hoses and have sprayed each other with paint pumped from their erect steel penises. Creator, cover artist, writer, and editor for the original Mad comic book, Kurtzman (1924-93) easily qualifies as one of America's most influential postwar artists.

• Village Voice, The
• August 18, 2009

• Pop-Star Action Figures On Holiday Lists

So, you got some Christmas cash that's just burning a hole in your stocking, and you don't know what to get for yourself. Well, why not invest in some action-figure fun -- pop-star style?

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• December 22, 2011

• Action Figures

As a commercial property, the Hasbro line showed its facility for change. It transformed into a TV cartoon with a complicated backstory. The new film version proves the Transformers can morph into a live action motion picture, although director [Michael Bay] can be at once the franchise's greatest champion and worst nemesis. To borrow the Transformers' terminology, the Pearl Harbor and Armageddon director ultimately falls on the side of the righteous Autobots rather than the nefarious Decepticons, but it's a pitched struggle. Transformers even includes an extended slapstick scene that comes across as the film's attempt to "humanize" the giant alien robots. Although the humor clunks, you can appreciate the attempt to distinguish the Autobots from the Decepticons. They're better at using ...

• Monterey County Weekly
• August 20, 2009

• Comic-Book Characters Take Action As Figures

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad's Toy Vault. 'Star Wars' pack

• The Washington Times
• January 06, 2008

• Action Figures in Congress?

ALVIN M. GREENE, the hapless mystery man who won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, apparently has at least one thing going for him. He's unemployed. There was a time, of course, when being jobless wasn't regarded as an enviable position. But, to hear some politicians tell it, living off unemployment checks is like a limo ride down Easy Street.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• July 15, 2010

• Bandai America Powers Up Young Minds and Bodies with the Hottest Action Figures and Youth Electronics for Kids of All Ages.

Bandai America Unveils its Popular Action Figures, Active Role-Play Products and Hot Tech Toys at the 2008 American International Toy Fair in New York...

• Business Wire
• February 14, 2008

• Black History Action Figures Put New Spin On Heroism

Right now, the toy market is being pushed a lot by movies," said [Ashby], who now devotes all of his time to his fledgling company. "We're working from the ground up, trying to put something in the hands of kids that will help convey a historical story. "I'm not an educator, I'm a lawyer-turned-history buff," he said. "While mere's only three [figures] now, I want there to be 100. We just have to master the marketing and get the word out. We've had great responses so far based off user testimonials." "The underlying message that I'm trying to put out there is that history can be an empowering tool, told through stories that inspire or awaken creativity," Ashby said. "There's a ton of kids out there who learn differently, and we have to find new ways to reach them and help them find th...

• Boston Banner, The
• August 24, 2009

• With New Batman Movie Come New Action Figures

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in ... Zad's Batman Toy Vault

• The Washington Times
• June 05, 2005

• U.S. Army Launches America's Army Real Heroes Program; Real Soldiers to Be Featured in America's Army Pc Game and As Action Figures

WEST POINT, N.Y., Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Every day American soldiers are heroically fighting terrorism around the globe. With today's launch of the America's Army Real Heroes Program, the U.S. Army is offering a glimpse into the accomplishments of soldiers who have distinguished themselves in combat and earned citations for bravery and valor. The army's exceptionally popular computer game, America's Army, along with a new line of action figures, will feature these heroic soldiers and highlight the actions for which they were awarded citations for valor. Introduction of Real Heroes into the online world of America's Army provides young adults with concrete examples of how young soldiers from across America make profound contributions in the defense of freedom and how their contribut...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 14, 2006

• 'Star Wars' Concept Art Turned Into Action Figures

Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in .. Zad's Toy Vault

• The Washington Times
• August 04, 2007