The Dark Corner of the Toy Box: NECA Promises multiple EVIL DEAD 2 Figures
The Dark Corner of the Toy Box will be a new column at DTB that will focus on collectibles, action figures, statues, and memorabilia based around the types of movies, books, and video games we cover here on the site.
NECA has been a company that has certainly filled the action figure void left behind by Todd McFarlane. Following the absence of McFarlane’s “Movie Maniac” line, NECA provided fans with “Cult Classics”; a figure line that encompassed everything from McClane from Die Hard to the Tall Man from Phantasm. As NECA’s popularity grew, so did the amount of licenses for characters they could sculpt figures from. At this year’s Toy Fair event, NECA unveiled new figures from the original Terminator film and the first four Nightmare on Elm Street films. Now, NECA head Randy Falk has just announced a new license that they just acquired: Evil Dead 2!
Evil Dead 2 has yet to be imagined in the 8 in. plastic form. Though the character of Ash has previously been released by NECA in two versions from Army Of Darkness (“S-Mart” Ash and the iconic look from the action sequences), Ash from either Evil Dead film has remained absent. In an exclusive interview with Horrorhound Magazine, Randy promised a couple of exciting things.
“There may be two different versions of Ash (from Evil Dead 2) – maybe Henrietta – maybe Linda.”
Yes . . . you read that correctly . . . a Linda figure. He goes on to explain when we might get a look at these figures.
“We are in the early stages of sculpting, but it will not be a one-off line. It will be three or four figures, and maybe more. We will definitely have prototypes at Comic-Con.”
Ash and horror movie collectible fans should rejoice at this bit of news. Though it is still in the early stage of news, it is very exciting to hear of this highly anticipated line of figures. I will keep you updated as this news develops further.
Furthermore, if you, like myself, are a fan of toys, action figures, model kits, statues, and other cult collectibles, make sure to keep reading Destroy the Brain! as I will continue to explore this ever growing world that can only be found in The Dark Corner of the Toy Box!
Michael Haffner
Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.
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