This episode, the team look back at the highs and lows of collecting in 2020 - see our picks below!
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2020 Annual Year in Review
Best 3 ¾” or Smaller Action Figure
Runner-up - John - DC Spin Masters Manbat
Scotty - DC Spin Masters Killer Moth
Winner - John - DC Spin Masters Killer Croc
Scotty - Hiya Toys DC Injustice Green Lantern
Best small scale fig (6-7” or 1/12 scale and under)
Runner-up -
John- Baby Yoda Star Wars Black
Ben - Marvel Legends Frog Man
Eddie - Star Wars Black Series Zeb
Scotty - Mezco One:12 Gambit
Winner -
John- Cable Marvel Legends
Ben - Bluto (Mezco 1:2)
Adam - ML Sunspot
Eddie - GI Joe Classified Duke
Scotty - Storm Collectibles Injustice 2 Lobo
Best Build-A-Figure (BAF) or Collect & Connect (C&C)
Runner-up -
Ben - Marvel Legends Strong Guy
Eddie - DC Multiverse Merciless
Scotty - Marvel Legends Stilt Man
Winner -
John- Marvel Legends Sugar Man
Adam - Marvel Legends Strong Guy
Eddie - Marvel Legends Stilt Man
Ben - Marvel Legends Stilt Man
Scotty - Marvel Legends Sugar Man
Best Miscellaneous item -
Runner-up -
John - Bandai Cup of Noodles Model
Eddie - Extras from the NECA TMNT Con Set
Ben - Iron Studios Minico Stan Lee
Scotty - Funko The Office (U.S. Pops)
Winner -
John - Mego Fly
Eddie - Power Rangers Lighting Collection Dino Thunder Head replacement
Ben - Funko Pop Rogue x2
Scotty Fantastic Four Mystery Minis
Best Large scale figure/vehicle/playset (8” and above)
Runner-up -
Scotty - Mezco One:12 Collective Lockjaw
Eddie - Power Rangers Omega Unicycle
Winner -
John Spin Masters Batcave
Eddie - Star Wars Black Snowspeeder
Ben - Star Wars Black Snowspeeder
Scotty - Spin Masters Batcave
Best High-end item
Runner-up -
Eddie - Super 7 Snake Mountain
Scotty - Itn Studios Doomsday
Winner -
John - Diamond Gallery 89 Batman
Eddie - Spawn Kickstarter
Ben - Iron Studios 1:10 Rogue Statue
Sideshow Mister Freeze Premium Format Statue
Biggest Red Card -
Runner-up -
Adam Static SH Figuarts pack-ins - enough already
Ben - Sideshow Collectables - Changes to Reward Points
Eddie - DC Comics layoffs
Scotty - Sideshow extra characters as exclusives
Winner -
Adam - Venomised/Gamerverse ML
John - Distribution
Eddie - Exclusives
Ben - Tago Collectibles for their customer service
Scotty - half elastic ties
Innovation Award (for thinking outside the box)
Runner-up -
Eddie - Chest Articulation
Scotty - Marvel Legends Hand Ninja - Stilt Man legs combo
Winner -
John - Spinmaster’s DC lines
Eddie - Pinless articulation
Ben - Hasbro for stuff like Stilt Man legs and multi character packs like Stepford Cuckoos, etc
Scotty - Transition to Virtual Cons during Covid-19
Best Line (new or ongoing) -
Runner-up -
Adam - SH Figuarts Dragonball
John Spinmasters
Ben - Hasbro Star Wars Black
Eddie - Power Rangers Lightning Collection
Scotty - Mezco One:12 Collective
Winner -
Adam - Hasbro Marvel Legends
John - Hasbro GI Joe
Eddie - Super 7 Ultimates
Ben - Hasbro Marvel Legends
Scotty - Hasbro Marvel Legends
Best Company (new or ongoing)
Runner-up -
Adam - Medicom - MAFEX
John-Boss Fight Studios
Ben - Iron Studios
Eddie - Hasbro
Scotty - Medicom - MAFEX
Winner -
Adam - Hasbro
John - Hasbro
Eddie - McFarlane Toys
Ben - Hasbro
Scotty - Diamond Select Toys
Personal acquisition (Something awesome you got. Grail? Vintage? Got it for a deal? Etc)
Runner-up -
Adam - Banpresto Dokkan Battle SSJ2 Goku
John -DC Collectibles Catwoman Knigthfall
Eddie - Runner-up - Raph Casey
Scotty - DC Direct JLU Aquaman
Winner -
Adam - Banpresto Dokkan Battle Majin Vegeta
John - DC Collectibles Batman Knightfall
Eddie - Deadpool Movie Figure
Ben - Bowen Designs Jim Lee Rogue statue
Scotty - Tweeterhead Superman
The biggie!!!! “Item of the year” (2020 release)
Runner-up -
Eddie - Hasbro GI Joe Classified Snake Eyes Deluxe
Ben - Hasbro G.I. Joe Classified Snake Eyes Deluxe
Scotty - Medicom MAFEX Dark Knight
Winner -
Adam - Marvel Legends Strong Guy
John - Marvel Legends Domino
Eddie - Super 7 Ultimates Raphael
Ben - Hasbro Marvel Legends Hellfire Club Set
Scotty - Hasbro Marvel Legends Hellfire Club Set