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Welcome to Utopia...

.. if you're into rants about toys new and oldish.

This is Collectors Haven, somewhere I've decided to start sharing my analysis on the many, many, random toy purchases of mine. Very much Japanese centric, but you never know what'll show up.

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That BBL Drizzy

While there was a lot of things people loved about No Way Home, there is no doubt that the appearance of previous live action stars ranks...

This Might Sting A Little....

One of the most fascinating things about this year is that I've actually gotten a record number of Hot Toys figures. Most were pre...

Winter Is Coming

Ever since Black Friday, Sideshow Collectibles has been doing all sorts of sales to drum up revenue, including a BOGO 50% off sale. Many...

Rescue Me!

My US trip was expensive, and NYCC '23 was no exception. But, even though the exchange rate was terrifying, I did manage to find a few...

Wonderful Hair!

One of the more interesting surprises from Hot Toys this year is the return of rooted hair in what would be named the Artisan series....

Unleash the Black Widows....

Well it's been a while - I've been MIA for a week, and right before that, Wix decided to crap out and not let me modify my photographs....

The Wonderful 80s

As I write this, the world awaits the theatrical release of The Flash movie, which basically will erase the DCEU as we know it....

Helicarrier, I've Got Eyes On Target....

It's very rare that one collects in a complete bubble. My collection certainly has benefitted from connecting with like minded people and...

America's Ass, Part 2

A Hot Toys figure I never really considered getting was the 2012 Avengers Captain America from the Endgame line. It looked nicer, but I...

For King And Country!

The What If... series on Disney+ took an indepth look at the concept of the Multiverse, namely how things familiar to us are slightly...

SPLAT!!!!

Every so often, I like to break the seriousness of the figures I look at with something wacky. Today, that breath of fresh air comes in...

Space Cowboy

Well, with Black Widow, or at least the Natasha Romanoff version of her, being dead and all, I guess one shouldn't be surprised to see...

"WHY YOU LITTLE...!"

I've never made it a secret that I like collecting female figure more. They usually look nicer and generally speaking because they're...

GOOOOOO-KAI REDDDD!

... and if you didn't get that reference, it's time to go back and watch some Sentai. Not Hentai. Sentai. Anywho, Captain Marvel. The...

Death by Snu Snu

My Hot Toys collecting days are pretty much numbered. My goal was always just to keep up with the Black Widow figures, specifically that...

"I Love Your Iron Man"

The Mark V has a special place in hearts of most MCU fans. Appearing for only one scene in Iron Man 2, this suit was the MCU version of...

Time For Some Shawarma!

The original Avengers film was released over a decade ago, succeeding in uniting heroes across several films into a team based cinematic...

How Come She Can Walk?!?!?

While Hot Toys is generally known for its Movie Masterpiece Series, they actually do make figures for other media, specifically video...

Truth, Love & Justice

Back in December of 2020, a little film was released that basically divided its fandom in terms of whether it was acceptable or not. That...

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