Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio

This week on Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off by catching up on a week of toy hunting after our excellent adventure from the previous weekend, which leads to one of Jon’s all-time anti-Walmart rants. Then we Rank Every X-Men ’97 Marvel Legends figure released so far, from worst to best. In the news, we discuss whether McFarlane is finished with DC Multiverse or simply wait...

Today, we recount the most expensive toy hunting trip we’ve ever taken. What started as a visit to Retromania in Dripping Springs, Texas, quickly turned into a full-blown toy odyssey. After scoring incredible hauls at the show, we still weren’t satisfied, so we made a two-hour detour to two more toy stores in San Antonio, leading to even more major purchases. We break down the entire adventure, th...

On Episode 51 we dive into one of the biggest questions in modern collecting: Online vs. In The Wild. We discuss when the story of the toy hunt becomes more important than the action figure itself, whether finding a grail at a toy store beats having it delivered to your front door, and how the internet has changed the collecting experience forever. As always, we cover the latest action figure news...

On Episode 50 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio , we celebrate our 1-year anniversary with our first-ever Action Figure Hall of Fame.  We kick things off with our hauls from Chemical Toy Fair in Austin, TX, where Christian scored an awesome 1998 Godzilla and Jon completed the BK Kids Club TMNT VHS set, plus found a grail that just happens to be up for Hall of Fame induction, and Christian s...

On the penultimate episode before our 1 Year Anniversary celebration, we kick things off by breaking down our latest toy purchases, and Jon gives his honest review of the brand new Masters of the Universe movie. Then we dive into one of our most popular recurring segments, Toy Aisle Time Capsule, as we travel back to the year 2000 and revisit everything happening in pop culture, movies, television...

On Episode 48, we catch up on a week of toy hunting highs and lows as Christian breaks down his latest antique mall haul while Jon recounts a full week of Walmart WWE exclusive hunting disappointment. Then we dive into one of our most creative segments yet as we build our own dream crossover action figure lines, with Jon fantasy-booking a 6-inch Predator vs Rambo line and Christian designing an in...

Today, we break down our weekend toy hunting trip to a massive toy show in San Antonio, Texas, and reveal what treasures we were able to bring home. Then we update our collector hit lists across the lines we’re chasing right now, including DC Universe Classics, Kenner Batman: The Animated Series, wrestling figures, Rocky, Power Rangers, and more, talking about what grails we finally crossed off an...

On Episode 46 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio , we catch up on the past week, where Christian steps into the competitive world of a baseball home run derby, while Jon falls completely down the rabbit hole of the Rocky franchise and becomes obsessed with the Jakks Pacific Rocky action figures. Then we take a deep retrospective look at AEW Jazwares for wrestling figure collectors, covering...

On Episode 45 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio , we kick things off with our latest action figure pickups before diving headfirst into a massive nostalgia trip all about classic kids meal toys from McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and more. We talk Batman Returns, TMNT VHS giveaways, X-Men, Halloween McNuggets, Muppet Babies, Disney promos, and the toy lines that made fast fo...

We’re back after a week off, catching up on the (lack of) toy finds while we were away and answering your listener questions from Instagram (@mightychampions). Then we introduce a new segment, Respect, but Don’t Collect, where we break down the toy lines we admire but don’t personally collect, including The Simpsons, McFarlane DC Multiverse, Aliens, NECA Horror, and Street Fighter 2 Ultra. From th...

On Episode 43 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio , we go all-in on the 1998 cult classic Small Soldiers , starting with a full review of the movie that turns into a heated debate, then breaking down the entire Kenner toy line and the classic BK Kids Club releases. From there, it’s a MASSIVE week in toy news with the Marvel Legends livestream from Hasbro packed with reveals, WrestleMania week...

On this episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off with some serious toy hunting stories. Christian takes a gamble with an Easter Sunday road trip to Eckman’s Books & Collectables. Did it pay off? Meanwhile, Jon makes an early exit from a Dallas work event because Dallas Vintage Toys was calling… and it leads to a legendary haul that absolutely delivers. From there, w...

This week is all about Kenner Batman: The Animated Series action figures (1992–2002), one of the most iconic 90s toy lines ever made. We kick things off with our weekly purchases, including some fun eBay pickups, then we dive into “The Order” of BTAS, breaking down the first four waves figure-by-figure, covering the essential releases, Rogue's Gallery, hidden gems, and early signs of where th...

On this episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we catch up on a packed couple of weeks. Jon recaps a trip to Big Bend National Park, selling a first edition print of First Blood to fund three vintage Kenner pickups, testing out an MCU Blokees figure for “scientific research,” and doing a live unboxing of the brand-new Hulk Hogan Ultimate Edition from Ringside Collectibles. Meanwhile, Ch...

In today’s episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio— Jon is once again, called to the highest honor of Ernest duty. Christian has another bandmate join as a guest— This time, it’s Michael Fischer. Drummer for Virtue, Actor, Writer, Director, and Cohost of the YouTube show, Slam N Salmon. They catch up on his movie related work and what’s he’s been up to in that space, talk collecting physi...

Modern Marvel Legends: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly + TMNT Economics On this episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off by catching up on the week, including our latest toy hunt successes and failures, Christian’s mighty first baseball game of the season, and Jon’s grueling week at martial arts camp and testing… which may or may not have included powerbombing someone...

 In this week’s episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio— Christian has fellow collector and bandmate Chase Casillas as a guest host, while Jon is away training for the new Ernest Movie.  They talk all things 90s toys in this nostalgia filled conversation. Spanning from the big names like GI-JOE, TMNT, Batman, and Spawn. To more niche toys like The Shadow, Micromachines, Titan AE, Small So...

Episode 36: Mortal Kombat Rankings & Toy Store Time Machine On this episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off by catching up on the week in toy hunting, including Jon’s battle with Walmart over the NECA 35th Anniversary TMNT Ultimates, a convention grail find, and a live unboxing and reaction to the brand-new Marvel Legends Abomination from the Incredible Hulk line. ...

On this episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off by breaking down Christian’s latest toy hunt at Dallas Vintage Toys and a few local thrift stores, sharing the wins, the misses, and everything in between. From there, we recap the success of our recent Whatnot sale and answer a handful of listener questions. Next, we revisit our personal collecting and display rules and...

Episode 34 – Monster High, John Wick, and A24 Action Figures With Christian on special assignment at Dallas Vintage Toys, Jon is joined by special guest Katie Neuman for a packed and wide-ranging episode. The show kicks off with Katie’s collecting origin story, from growing up with Polly Pocket and dolls to her current obsessions with Star Wars, wrestling figures, The Princess Bride, and Japanese...

Episode 33 kicks off with a catch-up that takes an unexpected turn, including an impromptu toy hunt at the dirt mall where Christian scores Bibleman, and Jon shares a martial arts story that leads to a major realization about the future of his Super7 TMNT collection, and what he ultimately decides to do with it. From there, the guys dive into Action Figure Moneyball, where they break down hypothet...

Episode 32 kicks off with the debut of Action Figure Fight Federation, our new PPV-style segment where action figures from different universes collide in dream matchups decided by interest, nostalgia, accessories, and pure playground logic. We break down hypothetical show-stealers like He-Man vs Lion-O, Jurassic Park’s Electronic T-Rex vs Trendmasters 1998 Godzilla, Cactus Jack vs Casey Jones, and...

Episode 31 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio opens in unexpected territory, with Christian debuting a piece of Sopranos fan fiction and the hosts seriously pondering what a Sopranos action figure line might look like. That quickly turns into a group counseling session, as Jon confronts a full-blown collecting crisis that has him questioning priorities, shelf space, and whether “retirement”...

In Episode 30 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, Jon and Christian recap their weekend at Retromania, a collectibles convention in the San Antonio, Texas area. They break down the highs and lows of the show, the figures they hunted down, the ones that got away, and the familiar frustrations that come with convention floors, pricing, and timing. From there, the episode shifts into a full run...

On Episode 29 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, the hosts kick things off by catching up and breaking down their toy hunts and pickups from the week. From there, Jon and Christian make bold predictions for action figure collecting in 2026, covering everything from McFarlane Toys and Marvel to wrestling figures and how each other’s collections might evolve in the year ahead. The episode the...