King Kong (Skull Island)
King Kong (Neca) - Basic Series
Rated 4.85 stars by RMaster007
It’s been a while since I reviewed the King Kong figure by NECA – both its regular and “illustrated” versions – and I loved both. The great detail and articulation definitely won me over on them, and I was eager to see more. Thankfully, two new versions of him dropped around the same time I did my review, “Skull Island” and “Concrete Jungle”, both of which take cues from the original 1930’s flick. Both are pretty much the same figure, but with new interchangeable parts and different accessories for each one. I got the Skull Island version not too long ago, and neither variant (nor the original two) should be too hard to find. The packaging art is pretty similar to what we got before with Kong, just having photos of the figure all around. That said, the packaging art is mostly...[See More]

King Kong
King Kong (Neca) - Basic Series
Rated 5.00 stars by RMaster007
Last year was the last one NECA had with the Godzilla license, but when one kaiju leaves, another one shows up, and it’s King Kong. The giant ape long predated the giant lizard by around 20 years, and he’s received a lot of merchandise. We got the regular Kong last year, and an “illustrated” re-paint showed up earlier this year. I got both of them, so why not kill two birds with one stone and review both of them? The packaging for both figures share the same idea, with photos of the figure all around. The aesthetic is different for both, however. The regular release has a jungle theme, and the illustrated version is more of a reddish style without the jungle theme. Both boxes are collector-friendly and easy to open, with a few twist/plastic ties you need to cut off. Both figures share...[See More]