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Thursday, November 20, 2025

It was Funko while it lasted

Signs point to the demise of the maker of Pop! Vinyls, Funko. Many people loathe their products. I don't. I must have about 100. But even I am annoyed by the insane number of variants they release. There should only be one Pop! of each character forever. Do a second batch if there's genuine demand, but don't do multiple outfits/poses/metallics/sizes, etc. Hey, why don't I make a list of my figs and see if there are 100?

Ahmanet from 2017's "The Mummy"
Ahsoka Tano from "Ahsoka"
Alana from "Saga"
April Ludgate from "Parks And Recreation"
Art3mis from "Ready Player One" (geez, that novel sequel sucked)
Asmodeus from "Dungeons & Dragons"
Asuka in her WWE attire
Beckett Mariner from "Lower Decks"
Beetlejuice* on tombstone
Bruce Lee ("Be Water" celebration; "Game Of Death" tracksuit)
Cammy from "Street Fighter"
Captain Britain
Captain Marvel in her Starforce Uniform
Carmen Sandiego from "Where is...?"
Chani from "Dune" (Zendaya)
Charlie Bradbury from "Supernatural" (out of loyalty to Felicia Day :-))
Chief Cenobite from "Hellraiser"
Ciri from "The Witcher" (finally got around to watching animated film "Sirens Of The Deep" = ace)
Count Strahd Von Zarovich from "Ravenloft"
Daenerys Targaryen from "Game Of Thrones" (with li'l dragon)
Danger Mouse
Dark Magician Girl from "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
Data from "The Goonies"
Death of The Endless
Dr Ian Malcolm from "Jurassic Park"
Dr Jillian Holtzmann from "Ghostbusters"
Dr Zaius from the old "Apes" flicks
Eleven with Eggos from "Stranger Things" (this was a gift)
Elizabeth Bennet from "Pride + Prejudice + Zombies" (as played by Lily James...[cartoon hearts])
Elliott with E.T. in the basket of his BMX
Elvira (sparkly red dress)
Erlich Bachman from "Silicon Valley" (in Aviato T-shirt. I wasn't aware of the actor's controversies!)
Erza Scarlet from "Fairy Tail" [sic]
Evil-Lyn from "Masters Of The Universe"
Fionna from "Adventure Time"
Firefighter with rescue koala (this was a bushfire fundraiser here in Oz)
Fourth Doctor with jelly babies from "Doctor Who"
Frieren being chomped by a treasure-chest mimic from "Frieren: Journey's End"
Garona from the "Warcraft" movie
Gisele Yashar from the "Fast & Furious" franchise (out of loyalty to Gal Gadot :-))
Gizmo from "Gremlins"
Golden Girl from "Goldfinger"
Gwenpool
Hawkgirl steampunk incarnation (DC Bombshells)
Hera from "The War Of The Rohirrim"
Iago the parrot from "Aladdin" (why didn't I buy Princess Jasmine?)
IG-88 from "The Empire Strikes Back"
Iron Maiden "Powerslave" album-cover scene
Jessica Jones from the "Daredevil" family of shows
Joe, Jun and Ken from "Gatchaman" (separate items; they'll always be Jason, Princess and Mark to me)
John Lennon (performing in military jacket)
Johnny Silverhand from "Cyberpunk 2077"
Judomaster from "Peacemaker"
Kait Diaz from "Gears Of War" (out of loyalty to Laura Bailey :-))
Kaylee Frye from "Firefly"
Kenny Powers from "Eastbound & Down"
Kim Possible
King Kong from the new Godzilla flicks
Kitty Pryde in pirate gear with Lockheed from "X-Men"
Knives Chau from "Scott Pilgrim"
Lara Croft from "Tomb Raider" (classic videogame clothing)
Leilah from "Bright"
Lemmy from Motorhead
Liz Sherman from "Hellboy" (accidentally purchased twice!)
Lloyd Dobler from "Say Anything" (holding up the boombox)
Logan from "X-Men" (Wolvie in street clothes. This was a gift)
Luna Lovegood from "Harry Potter" (lion mask)
Lyra Belacqua aka Lyra Silvertongue from "His Dark Materials"
Maximilian from "The Black Hole"
Maeve from "Westworld" (Thandiwe Newtown's character when she was a Wild West madam)
Magik aka Illyana Rasputin from "X-Men"
Marty McFly from "Back To The Future"
Master Splinter from "TMNT"
Megadeth "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" album-cover scene
Mira from "The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance" (which Netflix made so dark it was unenjoyable)
Mo(hamed) Sala from Liverpool FC
Momo Ayase from "Dandadan"
Mr Bean
Mr Chow from "The Hangover" (Ken Jeong rules)
Mycroft Holmes from "Sherlock" (you *knew* I had this)
Nami from "One Piece"
Naru* with Sarii from "Prey"
Nobara Kugisaki from "Jujutsu Kaisen"
Penny from "The Big Bang Theory" (when she got addicted to videogames, stayed in her sweats, had bits of Cheetos stuck in her hair...)
Pickle Rick from "Rick And Morty"
Pink Power Ranger**
Qi'ra from "Solo" (an excuse to include a second miniature cartoonish likeness of Emilia Clarke?)
Reptar* from "Rugrats"
Rey from "The Force Awakens"
Rick Deckard from "Blade Runner 2049"
Robin & Steve* from "Stranger Things" (box set)
Ronda Rousey in her WWE attire (also fun while it lasted)
Rush "Exit...Stage Left" album-cover scene
RX-78-2 Gundam (oversized edition, so I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite)
Samantha Stephens from "Bewitched"
Sarah with Worm from "Labyrinth"
Shuri from "Black Panther"
Snoopy with Beagle Scouts from "Peanuts"
Spock in Gold Key "Star Trek" comic-cover scene
Stephen King
Sung Jinwoo from "Solo Leveling"
Sunni Gummi from "Gummi Bears"
Swamp Thing***
Tahani Al-Jamil from "The Good Place"
The Log Lady from "Twin Peaks"
The Phantom
Tony Tony Chopper*** from "One Piece"
Toronto Blue Jays mascot (screw the LA Dodgers and their significantly more expensive roster)
Tron
(Turanga) Leela from "Futurama"
Uncle "Traveling" Matt from "Fraggle Rock" (why didn't I buy Red?)
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Winry Rockbell from "Fullmetal Alchemist"
Wonder Woman (sword and shield)
Xena and Gabrielle from "Xena: Warrior Princess" (separate items)
Zoya The Destroyer from "Glow" (Alison Brie's wrestling persona)

How many did you count? It's conceivable I may've missed a Pop! as they are displayed in/on nine bookcases and a wardrobe.

I used to have Rapunzel from "Tangled" until she caught a niece's eye. A hulking Hulk until he was spotted by a nephew. Similarly, I had the Target-exclusive Red Stormtrooper (no, not the also-red Emperor's Royal Guard), but used it as an emergency Christmas present for a third relo who visited unexpectedly and who was mad about "Star Wars". Er...and now that I think about it, what happened to my Demogorgon from "Stranger Things" (another gift to me)? "Thief, thief, thief! Baggins!"

*    Glow-in-the-dark!
**  Translucent!
*** Fuzzy!

Yeah, I pretty much own all of the best figures. Except for Cosima Niehaus from "Orphan Black". She's the one that got away. Oh, and Jabba The Hutt on his throne with pet Salacious B. Crumb. I ended up finding a realistic model of that scene from a different manufacturer.

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