Burnheart
Super Naturals (Tonka) - Forces of Evil
Rated 4.40 stars by Karl T. Face
Well, that's all three. The final member of the villainous trio has arrived, and he is almost great. Right off the bat, this is the usual 4 POA spread. These are stiff, stoic figures. That said, they generally look good. The leather of his boots and the grey armor on the upper body are picked out cleanly, and a crosshatched texture does a surprisingly good job of suggesting scale mail. The chestplate is picked out beautifully in red, as are the spooky belt buckle and a few gems. This guy is just overloaded with early fantasy tropes. The visor, a slatted number with harsh angles, is hinged rather than being removable, and offers a decent glimpse of the hologram. Taking off the chestplate reveals the full image: a muscular fellow with a maniacal grin and a large bat necklace, turning into a...[See More]

Weird Wolf
Super Naturals (Tonka) - Ghosts
Rated 4.00 stars by Karl T. Face
Y'know what, Ghostlings are weird as hell. You have a hooded robe with ghostly hands sticking out the sleeves, carrying very large GITD swords. Then, where you'd expect a head and torso to be, there's an entire "person" in there, arms and all. Nothing about these made any sense unless you separated the two, which I almost want to recommend. Two ghosts for the price of one! As I mentioned in my Vamp-pa review, each side of the conflict had a singular sculpt for these sidekick characters, and the evil ones had somewhat tattered robes and clawed, knobbly hands. Their swords were also a bit spikier. Overall, a much spookier look. I think this guy is the only "modern" character in the line, a very stocky punk rocker with a pretty weird face- almost simian. He's also one of the fancier models,...[See More]

Vamp-Pa
Super Naturals (Tonka) - Ghosts
Rated 4.00 stars by Karl T. Face
Super Naturals were an interesting toyline, trading mostly on 3D holograms and fairly cool designs, but not offering much in the way of story. If I recall, they were also a bit on the pricey side, but for those a little short on pocket money (or just not as savvy in terms of Market Six stores), the Ghostlings were certainly something. Around half the size of the Warriors, these dudes lacked legs entirely, consisting of a hologram-bearing, translucent inner "body" nestled inside a hooded robe. Said robe only came in two variants, one for the heroes and one for the villains, but both shared glowy hands and carried rather chunky swords. The best part was that you could totally separate them and have two different phantoms, which I often did. As there were only two sculpts (in various...[See More]

Snakebite
Super Naturals (Tonka) - Forces of Evil
Rated 4.50 stars by Karl T. Face
Super Naturals is an odd beast. Tonka wasn't trying very hard here in terms of story- or marketing, for that matter- but whoever they had working on the toys clearly had a lot of passion, because these things deserved more than they got. Part of the first and only wave, Snakebite here is rocking a vaguely Egyptian snake-cultist look, which seems at odds with his undead pirate master and armored elemental comrade, but that's how Super Naturals rolled: it doesn't have to make sense, as long as it looks awesome. Simple swivel joints at the shoulders and hips give precious few posing options, but they do at least leave the sculpt largely unbroken apart from the T-crotch hips. Blanketed as he is in diamond-shaped scales, this isn't quite the boon it is on Skull, but the orange-on-copper is...[See More]

Skull
Super Naturals (Tonka) - Forces of Evil
Rated 4.75 stars by Karl T. Face
Well, for a company that's absolutely not known for its action figures, this is absolutely killer. I'll admit to a bit of nostalgic admiration here, but c'mon. Look at this guy. Okay, he's only got 4 POA. The sculpt is remarkable, though, from the pitted and withered skin to the bundles of bone tied around the legs. Paint is simple but effective, including a paint wipe on the chestplate and some really great, understated colors. Almost no slop or poor coverage, except for a little bone-white spilling onto the legs. This is some spooky stuff right here. (Side note: "spooky" rests at the intersection of "scary" and "just plain fun". Think rubber bats and neon-colored skeletons) The reason this guy barely moves is the gorgeous 3D hologram that makes up his head and torso. All but the face is...[See More]