the vynsane asylum

I was just flipping thru the latest issue of Toyfare that I borrowed from a friend and saw their list. Since it was their 10th anniversary issue, the candidates were limited to toys from the past 10 years. Older toys or resculpts/reissues of older toys were ineligible (so TerrorDrome and Imperial Shuttle were out). Happily, I own the top 4 toys. Out of the 100, I only have 33 of them, but there are about a dozen more I WOULD own (Like the Balrog, or Masterpiece Megatron) if I had the cheddar for them.

Here are the Top Ten.

10. Lt Stone. (GIJoe Sigma 6)
9. Superman-Angry Face (JLA, DCDirect)
8. Deluxe Hellboy (Mezco Comic line)
7. Masterpiece Voltron (Toynami)
6. PITT (Legendary Comic Book Heroes BAF)
5. Space Ghost (Space Ghost Coast2Coast, Toycom)
4. Trapjaw (MOTU, Mattel)
3. Sauron (LOTR, Toybiz)
2. 18 inch Spider-Man (Spider-Man 2, Toybiz)
1. 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime (Hasbro)

Wheres the other 90?

I'd honestly have to say that Marvel Legends Gambit and Sigma Six Snake Eyes both belong on the list.

20. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy, Square Enix)
19. Royal Naboo Starship (SW Episode 1, Hasbro)
18. Galactus, Marvel Legends BAF (Toybiz)
17. Masterpiece Megatron (Takara)
16. Sigma Strike Duke (GIJOE Sigma 6, Hasbro)
15. Adventure Kermit (Muppets, Palisades)
14. Balrog (LOTR Epic Scale, NECA)
13. Darth Maul 1:6 scale(Lords of the Sith, Sideshow)
12. Iniand Jones 12inch (Toys McCoy)
11. Sentinel, Marvel Legends BAF (Toybiz)

30. First Appearance Batmanw/masterpiece book (Hasbro)
29. Lex Luthor (DC Super Heroes, Mattel)
28. Wetsuit Lara Croft (Tomb Raider 2, Sota Toys)
27. Mellinnium Falcon Han and Chewie (Star Wars Transformers, Hasbro)
26. Ultimate Bruce Lee (Art Asylum)
25. Swedish Chef and kitchen( Muppets, Palisades)
24. Keldor 2003 SDCC Exclusive (MOTU, Mattel)
23. Millennium Falcon (Star Wars LEGO)
22. Snake-Eyes (25th Anniversary GIJOE, Hasbro)
21. Super Grover 2005 Con Exclusive(Sesame Street, Palisades)

40. Kwik-E-Mart with Apu (Simpsons, Playmates)
39. Robocop 1:6 scale (Hot Toys)
38. Fozzie Bear (Muppets, Palisades)
37. EVA-01 (Revoltech, Kaiyodo)
36. Predator the Hunter (Alien & Predator, McFarlane)
35. Hyper Guardian (Xevoz, Hasbro)
34. Alien Queen (Movie Maniacs, McFarlane)
33. Bela Lugosi as Dracula (Flatt World Figures)
32. Mecha Hulk (Hulk Classics, Toybiz)
31. Gundam RX-78-2 (Gundam Perfect grade Kits, Bandai)

50. Hawkman (Superman/Batman, DCDirect)
49. Juggernaut (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
48. Piper's Pit Rowdy Roddy Piper (WWE Classics, Jakks)
47. Helm's Deep Legolas (LOTR, Toybiz)
46. Devastator (Transformers Classics, Hasbro)
45. VF-1A Veritech Fighter (Macross, Yamato)
44. Quick Slinger (Xevoz, Hasbro)
43. Soundwave MP3 Player (Transformers Music Label, Takara)
42. Sweetums (Muppets, Palisades)
41. "Graduation Day" Buffy (Buffy, Diamond Select)

60. Green Goblin (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
59. Mechana Segmented Robot (Stikfas, Hasbro)
58. Boba Fett (SW VOTC, Hasbro)
57. Hulk Buster Iron Man (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
56. Batman 13 inch (DC Deluxe, DCDirect)
55. Kilowog ( Green Lantern series, DCDirect)
54. Ultimate Iron Giant (Iron Giant, Trendmasters)
53. Colossus (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
52. Unicron (Transformers:Armada, hasbro)
51. Monev the Gale (Trigun, Kaiyodo)

70. Stephen Hawking (Simpsons, Playmates)
69. Final War Godzilla (Microman Kiguru, Takara)
68. 10th Anniversary Spawn (Spawn, McFarlane)
67. Captain America (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
66. Clubber Lang (Rocky III, Jakks)
65. Kaneda w/cycle (3-D Animation, McFarlane)
64. Patrick "Iron" O'Brian (Gangsters,Mezco)
63. Catwoman (Microman, Takara)
62. Darth Vader (Real Action Heroes, Medicom)
61. Bowser w/ Go-Cart (Super Mario Kart, Toybiz)

Uh, what the fuck is Classics Devastator doing on the list?

Not only is it a repaint (albeit still less than a 10 year old mold), the toy fucking blows. There are only three different figures (two repeated in different paint schemes). Except for the fucking BotCon pack, I've got all the Classics. Devastator and the Prime vs Megatron are the only ones I don't display since they look like shit. At least the two-pack I got on clearance. Can't say that about Devastator.

Speaking of which, Classics Jetfire and Grimlock definitely belong on the list.

90. Supergirl (DC Stars, Tonner)
89. Mandarin Spawn (Spawn, McFarlane)
88. Cobra Commander (GIJoe Sigma 6, Hasbro)
87. Crazy 88 Director (Kill Bill, NECA)
86. Ice Armor He-man (MOTU, Mattel)
85. Jack Skellington (Nightmare Before Christmas, NECA)
84. Guile (Street Fighter, Sota Toys)
83. Wolverine, Brown Costume (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
82. Marv (Sin City, McFarlane)
81. Stormtrooper (SW VOTC, Hasbro)

100. Iron Man (Marvel Minimates, Diamond Select/Art Asylum)
99. Joker - Alex Ross (Justice League, DCDirect)
98. Ultimate Warrior (WWE Classics, Jakks)
97. Angel (Buffy Palz, Palisades)
96. Phantom of the Opera playset (Mcfarlane Monsters, mcFarlane)
95. Hal Jordan ( Green Lantern series, DCDirect)
94. Gandlaf the White (LOTR Minimates, Art Asylum)
93. Nightcrawler (X2 X-men United, Toybiz)
92. The Horrid (Spawn, mcFarlane)
91. Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth, NECA)

82. Marv (Sin City, McFarlane)
60. Green Goblin (Marvel Legends, Toybiz)
15. Adventure Kermit (Muppets, Palisades)
8. Deluxe Hellboy (Mezco Comic line)
5. Space Ghost (Space Ghost Coast2Coast, Toycom)
1. 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime (Hasbro)

that's all i've got. weird. i think there are quite a few missing from that list, as 'nark pointed out - grimmy from classics at least. some of the harry potter figures should be on the list - sirius black especially.

I've got:

94. Gandalf the White MiniMate (How the fuck did this make the list and Ephant Mon didn't?)
93. X2 Nightcrawler (This was a kick ass figure)
85. Jack Skellington
81. VOTC Stormtrooper
58. VOTC Boba Fett
47. Helm's Deep Legolas
19. Naboo Royal Starship
14. NECA Balrog
3. Sauron (a good figure, but it's not better than the Balrog)

I was actually going to buy the 18 inch Spider-Man when it first came out, but I decided to get the smaller super articulated version instead.

You skipped the 70's illiterate boy.