The National Entertainment Collectibles Association or NECA is an American manufacturer of collectibles typically licensed from films, video-games, sports, music, and television based in New Jersey. The company was founded in 1996 and has over 60 licenses for which it produces products. In 2002, NECA’s Reel Toys was formed as a division to produce action figures and dolls that are […]

Jakks Pacific, Inc. is an American company that designs and markets toys and consumer products, with a range of products that feature numerous children’s toy licenses. The company is named after its founder, Jack Friedman, who also presided over the company until his death in May 2010. Jakks’ produces action figures, electronics, dolls, dress-up, role play, Halloween costumes, kids furniture, […]

Anthony Frank “Tony” Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed “The Birdman”, is an American former professional skateboarderand actor. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published byActivision.[3] He is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.[4] In 2002, he created the […]

Nerf (trademarked in capitals as NERF) is a toy brand created by Parker Brothers and currently owned by Hasbro. Most of the toys are a variety of foam-based weaponry, but there are also several different types of Nerf toys, such as balls for sports like football, basketball, baseball, and others. The most notable of the toys are the dart guns […]

is an American illustrator and designer who now resides in Warrenton, Virginia. Zacherle is best known as the original creator of the best-selling My Little Pony toy line. She is also the creator of Nerfuls. Zacherle has done some outside consulting for Bliss House, an American licensing consultancy, on the graphics and product development side.[1] In 2003, she became a […]

Jordan Hembrough: A self professed comic-book geek and film buff, Jordan was bitten by the collecting bug at an early age, as he adorned his bedroom with Star Wars toys and comic action hero action figures. He quickly learned that he could make more money selling toys to his school peers, than he could on any paper route. At age […]

Although fingerboarding was a novelty within the skateboarding industry for years, as skateboarding reached enormous and widespread popularity in the late 1990s, the folks at toymaker Spin Master realized the potential for the toys, and specifically for products bearing the logos and branding of real skateboarding brands. Their Tech Deck brand caught on during this period and has grown into […]

Bollea enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and as “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, the villainous nWo leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). A regular pay-per-view headliner in both organizations, Hogan closed the respective premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, on […]

Funko, stylized as FunKo, is a company that manufactures licensed pop culture toys. Funko is most known for producing over 1000 different licensed vinyl figures. In addition Funko produces licensed plush, bobbleheads, action figures, and licensed electronic items such as USB drives, lamps and headphones. Founded in 1998 by Mike Becker, the company was originally conceived by Becker as a […]