You've gathered your friends.

Combining your bounty, hundreds action figures are strewn across the table.

Now, the task is at hand - which are the best! Sculpt, creativity, action features, articulation, likeness, or just plain ol' nostalgia. You ponder. You argue. Lists are made. Lists are crossed out.Paper litters the floor. You start to sweat. The task is nigh impossible.

Yet, ToyFare has come to the rescue!

This month, let ToyFare count down their picks for the cream of the crop, the best of the best, the penultimate pieces of perfectly posed plastic!

The fun continues with news and reviews featuring a look at the X-Men movie's action figure variants, McFarlane's lawsuit, 21st Century Toys 4-inch solider line, and the latest Star Wars figures coming our way from Hasbro and LEGO.

Exclusive this month is the unmasked "Down But Not Out" Patriot action figure from the new Rising Stars comic courtesyof Dynamic Forces, Palisades Marketing, and Top Cow Productions.

ToyFare retrospective remembers Mattel's line of Simpsons action figures of yore. Batman guru Paul Dini shares his thoughts about the world of toys. And best of all, pop teen icon Britney Spears visits the set of Twisted Mego Theater!

[Posted 8/23/2000]