Yes, yes, I know; These are not technically action figures, but they are close cousins as we have already established in this article. And besides dolls of this nature being closely related, the subject matter alone brings it even closer to what we action figure collectors are all about, which anyone can clearly see after one look at Tonner's latest offering, Captain America!
Cap is having one heck of a year in 2011 with a new movie, a killer toy line from Hasbro (for the most part) and now getting the Tonner treatment.
For those of you not familiar with Tonner dolls, they're sort of what you'd get if you mixed a barbie doll with a Sideshow Toys premium 12" figure, sprinkled on some geek culture and then glazed the entire thing with a fine coating of sugar (metaphorically speaking).
This leads me to wonder; Who exactly is the intended audience of these toys? They're expensive, stunningly beautiful, yet are often in the form of classic comic book heroes. Any readers here buying these figures, and if so, what's your attraction to them? Inquiring collectors want to know!
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