Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio

The Action Figures of Classic Summer Blockbusters & Toy Show Wins and Losses

Today, we break down our weekend toy hunting trip to a massive toy show in San Antonio, Texas, and reveal what treasures we were able to bring home. Then we update our collector hit lists across the lines we’re chasing right now, including DC Universe Classics, Kenner Batman: The Animated Series, wrestling figures, Rocky, Power Rangers, and more, talking about what grails we finally crossed off and which elusive figures remain at the top of the hunt. As always, we cover the biggest action figure news of the week, including the first Mattel DC figures beginning to hit shelves. Then, in the main event, we celebrate classic summer blockbuster action figures by discussing our favorite toys from iconic movie lines like Batman Forever, Spider-Man 2, Independence Day, Last Action Hero, and more.

AEW Jazwares: Past, Present, and Future

On Episode 46 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we catch up on the past week, where Christian steps into the competitive world of a baseball home run derby, while Jon falls completely down the rabbit hole of the Rocky franchise and becomes obsessed with the Jakks Pacific Rocky action figures. Then we take a deep retrospective look at AEW Jazwares for wrestling figure collectors, covering the highs, lows, current state of the line, and what the future may hold. As always, we break down the biggest action figure news of the week, including McFarlane DC Multiverse, Marvel Legends, TMNT, pre-orders, reveals, and more. Finally, we close things out with a philosophical collecting discussion about obscure toy lines and why certain collectors become obsessed with lines like Madballs, Inhumanoids, Toxic Crusaders, Captain Planet, and other strange relics of the toy aisle, but others don’t.

The Powerful Nostalgia of Kids Meal Toys

On Episode 45 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off with our latest action figure pickups before diving headfirst into a massive nostalgia trip all about classic kids meal toys from McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and more. We talk Batman Returns, TMNT VHS giveaways, X-Men, Halloween McNuggets, Muppet Babies, Disney promos, and the toy lines that made fast food feel magical in the 80's, 90s, and 00's. Huge shoutout to @ActionFigureChecklists [https://www.instagram.com/actionfigurechecklists/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] for serving as our fast food toy encyclopedia and submitting their Top 5 kids meal toy waves. Then we cover the week’s biggest toy news, including the apparent death of Jazwares AEW, new McFarlane reveals, Mondo Goofy Movie figures, and more. Finally, we close things out with some controversial collector takes as we reveal popular action figures that we simply cannot stand.

Top 10 Star Wars Action Figures Ever!

We’re back after a week off, catching up on the (lack of) toy finds while we were away and answering your listener questions from Instagram (@mightychampions). Then we introduce a new segment, Respect, but Don’t Collect, where we break down the toy lines we admire but don’t personally collect, including The Simpsons, McFarlane DC Multiverse, Aliens, NECA Horror, and Street Fighter 2 Ultra. From there, it’s a big week in Star Wars toy and collectables news with updates across Black Series, Vintage Collection, and Retro Collection. We close it out by celebrating May the 4th with the Top 10 Star Wars figures, a definitive, debate-worthy list for collectors. Christian also tells a childhood story about buying and wearing a used Obi-Wan Kenobi rat tail that you HAVE to hear. May the force be with you.

Small Soldiers Movie & Toy Review

On Episode 43 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we go all-in on the 1998 cult classic Small Soldiers, starting with a full review of the movie that turns into a heated debate, then breaking down the entire Kenner toy line and the classic BK Kids Club releases. From there, it’s a MASSIVE week in toy news with the Marvel Legends livestream from Hasbro packed with reveals, WrestleMania week bringing a flood of new wrestling figures from WWE Mattel, and McFarlane dropping major DC Multiverse updates. We close things out with a deep dive into FOMO Purchases, what they are, why they happen, and how they impact collectors.