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The People's Picks for 2008!

It's that time of year - that time when YOU get to vote for your favorite companies, lines, figures and other pop culture collectibles! This ballot has the same categories and the same nominees as the Poppies ballot that the industry judges are currently using to place their votes, so we'll be able to compare the results of the Poppies to the results of the People's Picks!  You have until January 14th to complete your ballot.

NOTE: PLEASE CAST A VOTE IN EVERY CATEGORY! It helps to make the overall process more complete - thanks!

Let me know if you've got any questions by emailing me.  Thanks once again for your participation! 

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Best Overall Company: 

Amok Time Art Asylum Attakus Bandai
bbi Bif Bang Pow Cast-A-Way Character Options
Dark Horse DC Direct Diamond Select Disney
Dragon Enterbay eFX eMCee
Funko Gentle Giant Go Hero Hasbro
Hot Toys Kid Robot Jakks Jazwares
Joyride Studios Kaiyodo Kotobukiya Kridana
Marvel Toys Master Replicas Mattel McFarlane
Medicom Mezco MGA NECA
Noble Collection Play Along Playmates Sideshow
SOTA Symbiote Studios Takara Thinkway
Tonner Toynami Weta Yamato

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Best Overall Line:

Notes - I combined Legacy Collection and Clone Wars into just Hasbro Star Wars.

Castlevania (NECA) Cinema of Fear (Mezco) The Dark Knight (Hot Toys) DC Universe (Mattel) 
The Dead (Sideshow) Dr. Who (Character Options) Futurama (Toynami) Gears of War (NECA)
G.I. Joe (Hasbro) Halo 3 (McFarlane)  Hellboy II (Mezco) Indiana Jones (Hasbro)

 Marvel Legends (Hasbro)
Movie Masters (Mattel) Star Wars (Hasbro) Star Wars (Sideshow)
TMNT (NECA) Transformers Animated (Hasbro) Transformers Classics (Hasbro) Wall-E (Thinkway)
World of Warcraft (DCD)

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Best Figure 18" or more (both male and female):

Notes: the full release of Lara Croft won't happen til 2009, but you could buy the figure this year at Wizard World Chicago, so I included it.

Alien (NECA) Beetlejuice (NECA) Darth Maul (UQS - DST)  Hellboy 2 (Mezco)
Indiana Jones (UQS - DST) Kreacher (Tonner) Lara Croft (Tonner)

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Best Male Figure (12" - 18"):

Bank Robber Joker (Hot Toys) Cannibal Jack Sparrow (Hot Toys) Captain Dallas (Hot Toys)
Dark Knight Batman (original suit - Hot Toys) Dark Knight Joker (DC Direct) Dark Knight Joker (Hot Toys)
Darth Maul (Medicom) Halo Master Chief (McFarlane) Indiana Jones (Sideshow)
Gandalf (Sideshow) Jason Part VII (Mezco) Obi-Wan Clone Armor (Sideshow)
Obi-Wan (ANH - Sideshow) Sam Gamgee (Sideshow) Senator Palpatine (Sideshow)

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Best Male Figure (5" - 11"):

Ares (DC Universe - Mattel) Bender (Toynami) Dark Knight Batman (Movie Masters - Mattel)
Deathstroke (DCUC - Mattel) Dominic (Gears of War - NECA) Don (TMNT - NECA)
Gomez (Mezco) Hellboy Animated (Gentle Giant) He-Man (MOTUC - Mattel)
Iron man Mark III (Hasbro) Jason (Stylized Cinema of Fear - Mezco) Joker (Movie Masters - Mattel)
Lobo (DC Universe - Mattel) Master Chief (McFarlane) Wall-E (deluxe - Thinkway)
Wink (Hellboy 2 - Mezco)

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Best Male Figure (under 5"):

Captain Rex (Hasbro) Cobra Eel (Hasbro) Cobra Para-Viper (Hasbro)
General Grevious (Hasbro) Hawkman (DCIH Mattel) Hellboy II (SDCC Exclusive - Mezco)
Henry Jones Sr. (Hasbro) Indiana Jones (Temple of Doom - Hasbro) Matt (Specialist) Trakker (Hasbro)
Mola Ram (Hasbro) Snake Eyes (Hasbro) Wink (Mezco)
Wall-E (Thinkway)

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Best Female Figure (any size):

Artemis (DCUC - Mattel) Baby Sitter Zombie (Sideshow) Batgirl (Ami-Comi - DCD)
Bellatrix Lestrange (NECA) Deunan (Appleseed - Hot Toys) Harley (DCD Deluxe 13")
Harley (DCUC - Mattel) Liz Sherman (Hellboy 2 - Mezco) Machiko (Aliens - Hot Toys)
Spiral (ML - Hasbro) Succubus (Castlevania - NECA) Wonder Woman (wave 1 - DC Direct)
Wonder Woman (DCUC - Mattel)

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Best Buld a Figure (any size):

Despero (Mattel) Fing Fang Foom (Hasbro) Metallo (Mattel)
Red Hulk (Hasbro) Robot Santa (Toynami) Solomon Grundy (Mattel)

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Best Vehicle or Playset:

Note: The Hot Toys Batpod made it to a handful of people during the last week or so of the year, but I didn't think it would be fair to put it in the 2008 awards since most folks didn't get to see it yet. It will be in the 2009 list, I'm sure.

AT-TE (Hasbro) Batcave (Imaginext - Mattel) 1966 Batmobile (1/18th Hot Wheels - Mattel)
Bat Pod (Movie Masters - Mattel) Cargo Truck (Indiana Jones - Hasbro) Hisstank (G.I. Joe - Hasbro)
Millinium Falcon (Hasbro) Rattler (G.I. Joe - Hasbro)

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Best Statue:

Alien vs Predator diorama (Hot Toys) Aragorn Premium Format  (Sideshow) Batman Black and White - Frank Miller (DC Direct)
Bossk (Kotobukiya) Count Dooku/Asajj Ventress (Gentle Giant) Creature from the Black Lagoon Premium Format (Sideshow)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (Sideshow) Halo Master Chief (Kotobukiya) Henry Jones Sr (Kotobukiya)
Indiana Jones Premium Format (Sideshow) Iron Man Fine Art (Kotobukiya) Thor Premium Format (Sideshow)

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Best Bust:

Aayla Secura (Gentle Giant) Batman 1/2 scale (DC Direct) Bellatrix Lestrange (Gentle Giant)
Black Knight (Retro - Bowen) Dark Knight Batman (Hot Toys) Dark Knight Joker (Hot Toys)
Faun (Pan's Labrinth - Gentle Giant) Rambo (Hot Toys) Shaak Ti (Gentle Giant)

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Best Designer/Vinyl:

Note: I added in some lesser known items here that were recommended by key folks. Also, while Tricycle Terror is really resin, I thought she fit best in this category.

Alien Vs Predator Cosbaby (Hot Toys) Captain America Mighty Muggs (Hasbro) Castle Crashers (Behemoth)
Darth Maul VCD (Medicom) Edward Scissorhands Cosbaby (Hot Toys) Eggy (Dunny - Kid Robot)
Iron Man (SDCC Mighty Mugg - Hasbro) Kid 666 (Toy2R) Milk and Cheese (Slave Labor)
Mola Ram Mighty Muggs (Hasbro) Seamour Sheep (Crazy Label) Tricycle Terror (Stolle Art Studio)
Zog (Strangekiss)

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Best Prop Replica:

NOTE: There were lots of judges that nominated the Atomic Disintegrator from Go Hero, but it didn't ship in 2008, so it will have to wait for the 2009 awards.

Clonetrooper Helmet (eFX) Flux Capacitor (DST) Hellboy II Big Baby (Sideshow)
Hellboy II Samaritan (Sideshow) Joker's Cane (DC Direct) Predator Mask (Sideshow)
STOS Communicator (DST) Superman's Cape (DC Direct) Tingler (Amok Time)

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Best Misc:

Ark of the Covenant (Sixth scale - Hasbro) Ace of Cakes Duff Mini-mate (DST) Alien 400% (DST)
Combat Heroes (Hasbro) Galactic Heroes (Hasbro) Mini Goliathan (Weta)
Skeleflex (Wild Planet) Ultimate Wall-e (Thinkway)

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