Strong Collectors

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By: Dakota Phillips & Jordan Fash

It's time to talk toys. Your hosts, Dakota and Jordan, are two grown men who never lost their love for action figures. With our years combined, we’ve been collecting for nearly half a century. However, we noticed there aren’t nearly enough podcasts about toys so we decided to make one. While we mainly discuss Marvel Legends, we aren’t afraid to wade into DC Multiverse, Spawn, NECA, Star Wars Black Series, and whatever other lines we can’t resist. So please, pop in your earbuds, open up the toy box, and nerd out with us. And, as always, stay str

3 CRAZIEST Haslabs Marvel Legends Could Do
Last Sunday at 8:15 PM

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Maximum Marvel Legends Fantastic Four
01/31/2025

Send us a textWith all the talk of Maximum Marvel Legends Spiderman coming out soon, we thought we would ponder the question, What would a Maximum Fantastic Four wave look like?Today we're talking about the 3 biggest problems plaguing action figure collectors and probably collectors of almost anything. If you have other issues you think we missed let us know. Gift guide for action figure collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/HCI45BX4EE9W?ref_=aipsflist Gif...


Could All Marvel Legends Be Made To Order
01/24/2025

Send us a textWe've seen Hasbro Marvel Legends start doing made to order figures. This started with Dragon Man and then the X-Men 97 sentinel. Perhaps replacing the HasLab for Legends. BUT What If...? Everything switched to made to order?Gift guide for action figure collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/HCI45BX4EE9W?ref_=aipsflist Gift guide for comic book collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/2O2RVJIVHZE0R?ref_=aipsflist Dakota'...


3 Things That Could Save Marvel Legends
01/17/2025

Send us a textHasbro if you're listening, we have some ideas that could help save/enhance the line. We LOVE Marvel Legends and want to love them even more.Gift guide for action figure collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/HCI45BX4EE9W?ref_=aipsflist Gift guide for comic book collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/2O2RVJIVHZE0R?ref_=aipsflist Dakota's Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WWW5VBV73CLI?ref_=wl_sha...


Recasting the DCEU
01/14/2025

Send us a textIt was just announced that Jason Mamoa will be switching from playing Aquaman to playing Lobo in the future James Gunn DC cinematic Universe. What if we brought over others from the DCEU films and recast them in the new movies?Gift guide for action figure collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/HCI45BX4EE9W?ref_=aipsflist Gift guide for comic book collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/2O2RVJIVHZE0R?ref_=aipsflist Dako...


Marvel Legends: Leaks or Lies
01/14/2025

Send us a textToday we're taking a look back at the "Leaks" @DisplayingModelBehaviour posted for 2024 and seeing how accurate they were and if we can trust the Marvel Legends leaks for 2025. Get those pitch forks ready just in case.Gift guide for action figure collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/HCI45BX4EE9W?ref_=aipsflist Gift guide for comic book collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/2O2RVJIVHZE0R?ref_=aipsflist Dakota...


Marvel Legends vs DC Multiverse 2024: Who Did it Better?
01/01/2025

Send us a textIt's time for the annual breakdown of Hasbro Marvel Legends and McFarlane DC Multiverse. Although the figures may not be in the same scale they are similar in price.Gift guide for action figure collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/HCI45BX4EE9W?ref_=aipsflist Gift guide for comic book collectors: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors/list/2O2RVJIVHZE0R?ref_=aipsflist Dakota's Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2...


EVERY Mythic Legion I Own Ranked
12/22/2024

Send us a textToday we're going to hear what Jordan has as his top Mythic Legions figures in his personal collection. He hasn't been collecting these figures for long but now that he is, he's quickly acquiring more and more.


Marvel Legends Good, Bad, and Ugly with Dan Who
12/11/2024

Send us a textJoin us and our special guest @DanWhoReviews for our version of the Hasbro Marvel Legends draft. We'll be going over some of the best and worst figures from 2024. The Hasbro team always has to pick the positive categories for their draft. As action figure collectors, we sometimes have figures that that may have let us down or we just down right didn't care about. Let us know what figures would have won your categories this year.Gift guide for action figure collectors: htt...


The Best Gifts For Comic Book Lovers
11/30/2024

Send us a textToday we're going to be helping you with you Holiday/special occasion shopping for the collector in your life. Our Gift Guide: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thestrongcollectors?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_Z11RX9DDFJGHVFTQ2W7C Comic Capsules: https://www.comiccapsule.com/Darryl Young Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DarrylYoungDesign Dakota's Wish List: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DarrylYoungDesign Strong Collector Shirts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FindAP...