Great episode as always! I remember the dawn of Todd Toys and the first Spawn toyline very well. Had the initial Spawn figure himself and the Hamburger head variant. Still have that huge Malebolgia figure in my “monsters” collection. More importantly, this episode brought back some great memories of two old friends of mine (both of them brothers) who were obsessed with the Spawn comics and the early toy lines…since they’ve both passed away, thank you for stirring up those warm memories of them with this episode. Cheers fellas!
Fantastic episode! This was such a blast from the past. I used to be on the spawn boards as well and had so much fun there. I have a ton of the older spawn figures and they are still among my favorites. The sculpt and paint are unmatched.
Tony AND Joe!?! What awesome guests. This series just keeps getting better and better. I never got into Spawn growing up, but I think I might check out the animated series now.
@@Pegwarmers I think it's very interesting that y'all point all the toys that were peg warmers because I get to see toys that were never even on the shelf when I was a kid ie the mission impossible figs knew they existed but never saw them in the store growing up and I was in the action figure aisle all the time growing up
Spawn is my favorite comic book character. I was first introduced to Spawn from a Wizard Comic Guide back in 1996. I went to an after school day care and some kid brought it there. I lived in a small town at the time but I was lucky enough to find a few Spawn comics at a local gas station. The ones I was able to get my hands on I read multiple times, I still have a few of them. But they aren't in the best condition. Later, I bought the first 20 issues online and some random ones later on if I came across them. I also have a few of the figures still in the boxes. Most I bought on discount at Hot Topic or so many years ago.
@@Pegwarmers For sure. I have the Batman/Aliens #2 comic. And I remember trying to get a hold the few dollars to buy it. And also hope nobody got it before I got back there to buy it.
I was 9 years old when the Spawn movie came out, and my adolescent little brain thought it was the most badass thing ever created, so of course I instantly needed the toys. I had Spawn, unmasked Spawn, proto-Spawn(the one with the trench coat, aka "crispy Simmons"), mercenary Al Simmons with that sick backpack rocket launcher, Violator, and I'm not sure but I might have had Violator in clown form for a short time. In other words, I'm really looking forward to this episode.
I remember seeing the first mcfarlane stuff at comic shops in the 90s and seeing the rise of the ips made into post 2000 beautiful sculpts. Purged most old stuff, but still got a couple of things from back then. 😄
Kay Bee always ended up having some McFarlane figures on sale in our (relatively) small city. Likely, parents of small children were put off by some of the more graphic figures, and not many locals knew much about the anime coming out at the time, so they'd warm pegs for a while and then get discounted. I had some of the Spawn stuff, the Ryoko, Naomi Armitage, and Vash anime figures, the fish tank with the three main Danger Girl characters, and Ichabod Crane. I also had the 12 inch Angela, because it was on sale. I think my mother even got me one of the Quake II figures. Some of those plastics had a bad habit of bending under the figure's own weight... That's why most of mine are in a box, now, instead of on display. How about She-Spawn 2, who had that enormous gun that was so big you had to carefully pose her limbs in juuuuuust the right position, so it would counterbalance the gun and allow her to stand?
Todd McFarlane changed the toy industry back in the 90's. He managed to produce a line of toys that even adults were interested at and also introduced variants. In a few years, other toy companies started to emulate Todd's style. I'm not sure toy lines such as Marvel Legends would have been made without Todd's influence. I still have a lot of the old Spawn toys in their packaging and I'm happy that Spawn figures like the Mandarin & Ninja Spawn are being remade for this generation.
Cool stuff. I dabbled in Spawn (read more than I owned thanks to a friend who was a fan), but never got a toy. I've been thinking about getting one of the the MK 11 figures.
There were two different Spawn/Batman crossovers that were put out around the same time, one by each publisher, as mentioned. The more popular Image one that had the MacFarlane artwork was written by Frank Miller. The DC one had three writers and was drawn by frequent Miller collaborator Klaus Janson, who has a style that is the opposite of flashy and doesn’t appeal to Spawn fans at all. I don’t remember if it was actually any good at all, but it seems like a book that absolutely no one asked for.
Honestly I kind of miss the Spawn toys that were meant to just be displayed. I can only imagine how badass the Mortal Kombat figures would be if they weren't meant to be played with, and just used as basically statues. Maybe I'm the minority here..
I’m so thankful for this week’s episode. No offense but I couldn’t sit thru last week’s ponies episode….it’s hard not getting my weekly fix of peg warmers.
@@Pegwarmers of course! I LOVE spawn as much as Tony does. I remember shopping at my local mall’s Suncoast for these figures and Neca figures. Those were the days. I’m curious. Would you ever try to have guest appearances from fans at like a convention or something like that?
Tony and Joe were a great couple of guests for this one.
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I am so excited for this.
Love this show ! Thanks for the episodes !
I'm glad you enjoy it!
Finally, I feel like I have asked for this every episode!
You were asking for it, and I knew it was coming.
Great episode as always! I remember the dawn of Todd Toys and the first Spawn toyline very well. Had the initial Spawn figure himself and the Hamburger head variant. Still have that huge Malebolgia figure in my “monsters” collection. More importantly, this episode brought back some great memories of two old friends of mine (both of them brothers) who were obsessed with the Spawn comics and the early toy lines…since they’ve both passed away, thank you for stirring up those warm memories of them with this episode. Cheers fellas!
That's kind of what it is all about. Look back at good times and good toys.
Fantastic episode! This was such a blast from the past. I used to be on the spawn boards as well and had so much fun there. I have a ton of the older spawn figures and they are still among my favorites. The sculpt and paint are unmatched.
So glad you enjoyed the episode!
Tony AND Joe!?! What awesome guests.
This series just keeps getting better and better.
I never got into Spawn growing up, but I think I might check out the animated series now.
I'm glad you are enjoying it. It was a pleasure to have the two of them on.
Thank you for covering my childhood and Spawn!
No problem!
Awesome episode. Spawn toys are what got me into toy collecting as a teenager/young adult.
They had a big impact collecting as a legitimate hobby.
This is where the fun begins 😎👍
This channel is awesome you have interesting conversations about toys and the history of the lines and y'all have fun this is great love the show
Thanks! We all love toys and try to focus on the positive side of collecting. Keep watching!
@@Pegwarmers I think it's very interesting that y'all point all the toys that were peg warmers because I get to see toys that were never even on the shelf when I was a kid ie the mission impossible figs knew they existed but never saw them in the store growing up and I was in the action figure aisle all the time growing up
20:37 what is that image from?
I is happy see Tony toys 👍
This was a good one, loved the spawn toy line for being different and only own a crownfunded figure of spawn.
God save the Hellspawn 😁
Spawn is my favorite comic book character. I was first introduced to Spawn from a Wizard Comic Guide back in 1996. I went to an after school day care and some kid brought it there. I lived in a small town at the time but I was lucky enough to find a few Spawn comics at a local gas station. The ones I was able to get my hands on I read multiple times, I still have a few of them. But they aren't in the best condition. Later, I bought the first 20 issues online and some random ones later on if I came across them.
I also have a few of the figures still in the boxes. Most I bought on discount at Hot Topic or so many years ago.
That's cool... It's hard to really be into comics as a kid. Money and rides to the comic stories aren't always a given.
@@Pegwarmers For sure. I have the Batman/Aliens #2 comic. And I remember trying to get a hold the few dollars to buy it. And also hope nobody got it before I got back there to buy it.
You’ve been violated, girly man!
Spawn toys was a game changer in the 90s. Every other toy company looked like jabronis next to "todd toys" and later McFarlane toys.
Spawn comics are amazing and very addictive
I was 9 years old when the Spawn movie came out, and my adolescent little brain thought it was the most badass thing ever created, so of course I instantly needed the toys. I had Spawn, unmasked Spawn, proto-Spawn(the one with the trench coat, aka "crispy Simmons"), mercenary Al Simmons with that sick backpack rocket launcher, Violator, and I'm not sure but I might have had Violator in clown form for a short time. In other words, I'm really looking forward to this episode.
Loved their Metal Gear figures and Akira and Trigun toys
I was buying the Akira stuff for a buddy of mine.
World Famous Tony from Hack the Movies!
This was a good one. Also you guys should do the Jurassic Park toy line if you can.
It's on the list.
@@Pegwarmers YAY ^____^
I remember seeing the first mcfarlane stuff at comic shops in the 90s and seeing the rise of the ips made into post 2000 beautiful sculpts. Purged most old stuff, but still got a couple of things from back then. 😄
Kay Bee always ended up having some McFarlane figures on sale in our (relatively) small city. Likely, parents of small children were put off by some of the more graphic figures, and not many locals knew much about the anime coming out at the time, so they'd warm pegs for a while and then get discounted.
I had some of the Spawn stuff, the Ryoko, Naomi Armitage, and Vash anime figures, the fish tank with the three main Danger Girl characters, and Ichabod Crane. I also had the 12 inch Angela, because it was on sale. I think my mother even got me one of the Quake II figures.
Some of those plastics had a bad habit of bending under the figure's own weight... That's why most of mine are in a box, now, instead of on display.
How about She-Spawn 2, who had that enormous gun that was so big you had to carefully pose her limbs in juuuuuust the right position, so it would counterbalance the gun and allow her to stand?
Todd McFarlane changed the toy industry back in the 90's. He managed to produce a line of toys that even adults were interested at and also introduced variants. In a few years, other toy companies started to emulate Todd's style. I'm not sure toy lines such as Marvel Legends would have been made without Todd's influence. I still have a lot of the old Spawn toys in their packaging and I'm happy that Spawn figures like the Mandarin & Ninja Spawn are being remade for this generation.
I owned Spawn Alley @Tony. It was our favorite play set
Lucky Duck!
Cool stuff. I dabbled in Spawn (read more than I owned thanks to a friend who was a fan), but never got a toy. I've been thinking about getting one of the the MK 11 figures.
You always need a friend with a big comic collection.
4 horsemen did the first mirage tmnt action figures at neca
I love those Turtles!
Justin Silverman was great doing his own rendition of the Clown in one of AVGN's Spawn games reviews.
We actually talk about that in this episode.
@@Pegwarmers I hope Justin and the others can be in the next episodes.
There were two different Spawn/Batman crossovers that were put out around the same time, one by each publisher, as mentioned. The more popular Image one that had the MacFarlane artwork was written by Frank Miller. The DC one had three writers and was drawn by frequent Miller collaborator Klaus Janson, who has a style that is the opposite of flashy and doesn’t appeal to Spawn fans at all. I don’t remember if it was actually any good at all, but it seems like a book that absolutely no one asked for.
I know Battle Cat is usually on clearance I'm holding out for the flocked Panthor to join it so I can snag one
Spawn w/ the angel wings as well as Spawn w/ the devil wings .....
Mecha-Spawn in the fishtank...
Those were the cool .....
Shoelace spawn is because of batman
Kessler Wolf is awesome
Fun Fact: that slice down Spawns face? Courtesy of Bruce "The Batman" Wayne and a well tossed batarang. *THOAK*
I remember!
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With peace and love tony acts like an only child.
Honestly I kind of miss the Spawn toys that were meant to just be displayed. I can only imagine how badass the Mortal Kombat figures would be if they weren't meant to be played with, and just used as basically statues. Maybe I'm the minority here..
This set looks awfully familiar...hmm🤔
So far k have soul crusher an one other one
10+
I’m so thankful for this week’s episode. No offense but I couldn’t sit thru last week’s ponies episode….it’s hard not getting my weekly fix of peg warmers.
Yeah, we are just trying to have something for everyone. Let me know what you think of next week's.
@@Pegwarmers of course! I LOVE spawn as much as Tony does. I remember shopping at my local mall’s Suncoast for these figures and Neca figures. Those were the days. I’m curious. Would you ever try to have guest appearances from fans at like a convention or something like that?
As a 90’s kid, I always wanted to get into Spawn, I just didn’t 😂 Ireland was derelict when it came to some cultural stuff like awesome comics
That's a shame you missed out.
@@Pegwarmers after watching this video, it is a dam shame!
100k for a mold? That sounds like complete bs...I've been wrong before..
Steel Molds that produce an action figure with multiple points of articulation are very expensive.
Kevin Smith….YUCK