Well here’s a collectable that I never thought I
would buy; Funko Pop! bobbleheads. I
first noticed them many years ago, but whenever I would pass by them in a store
they just didn’t interest me. I had
already bought vinyl toys before such as Mighty Muggs, and figured Pop figures
would eventually be discontinued like the others. But as the years went by I noticed that they
kept releasing more and more bobbleheads, and people kept collecting them.
I then decided to buy a Pop figure to see what
the whole craze was about. I decided to
go with a Batman Pop from the DC Comic super heroes line. All Pop figures come nicely packaged in a
cute little box that contains a plastic window to see the figure inside. Once you open the box that isn’t sealed all
you get inside is the figure. While I
assumed Pop figures were all bobbleheads considering that they look like
bobbleheads, I was disappointed to find out that the majority of Pop figures
aren’t true bobbleheads, and that only a few actually do bobble.
The actual design of Pop figures is really basic
with all of them containing dwarf bodies, large heads, and large round
eyes. Other than a few basic features,
the paint is what usually distinguishes one Pop figure from another. And paint is another feature that I was also
disappointed by because I had to look through 6 different Batman figures in the
store before I found one that I was happy with.
Lamentably this will probably be my first and only Pop figure because I
just don’t understand the fad.
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