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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5952

    The 2010 Mego Museum "Kubby" Awards!



    Mego fans, 2010 was truly "our year". Why, if you think back a few years and any idea of having an awards presentation would have resulted in most of them going to a dead company. it's astounding that we now have a variety of products and licenses in which to choose the very best.

    We are pleased to present the 2010 Kubby awards, named after the late Neal Kublan former Mego VP who was always ready to share his wealth of knowledge with us fans.

    These awards were chosen by members of the Mego Museum forums and give credit where it's due despite it being a tough year to pick favourites.

    Read More After the Jump



    Favourite ReMego line of 2010?



    Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. During Mego's original tenure the Superheroes ruled and with a whopping 47% of the vote, the Retro Action Heroes by Mattel are the clear winners. The runner up on this would be the amazing EMCE/Diamond Select Universal Monsters with 16%.
    Best Science Fiction line of 2010.

    The fans have spoken and with half a percentage point between the two Bif Bang Pow's amazing series of Twilight Zone figures narrowly defeated the golaith that is EMCE Star Trek. These black and white beauties are not be missed. Rounding out the third spot is BBP's line of Venture Brothers figures.


    Best Superhero Line of 2010


    This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone the DC comics superheroes are a powerhouse, and the Retro Action Heroes by Mattel recieved 69% of the vote, at 25% Cast A Ways wonderful Captain Action line is the runner up.
    Best Horror Line of 2010

    Friend, Good! Hands down this award goes to the brillaint EMCE Universal Monsters who snapped up 80% of the vote, at 16% the very nice Spectre Toys Dark Shadows line was a distant second. That was a hard choice for me.
    Best Likeness of 2010

    Barnabus Collins from Spectre Toys Dark Shadows line was the winner with 26% of the vote, followed closely by the Twilight Zone Kanamit with 21%. Tied for third were the Frankenstein and Wolfman each with 17.5% respectively. A tight race!


    Best Accessories of 2010

    A clean sweep for Cast-A-Way who recieved 33% of the vote for Captain Action in second with 20% was Cast A Way's the Phantom. What can we say, the boys give their figures a lot of stuff!


    BEST BODY 2010


    Each with 32% of the vote, Zica and Castaway tie for first leaving EMCE at a very close second with 30%. A photo finish for these three.

    BEST PACKAGING 2010


    Tied at exactly 21.4% each are CastAway's Captain Action and the EMCE Universal Monsters. A close second at 20% is EMCE's iconic Star Trek Packaging.
    Hero Figure You Most Look Forward to in 2011



    With 22% of the vote you chose the MegoMuseum's Super Collector, thank you, your cheques are in the mail. Coming in second is Mattel's The Flash with 17% (which some lucky folks got before 2011) and at 16% Zica's Buck Rogers.

    Villain Figure You Most Look Forward to in 2011




    With 21.4% of the vote the people want their Salt Vampire and they want it now, at 15.5% Tiger Man came in second and Dracula came in third with 14%. You people like your vampires and outer space baddies but an outer space vampire is the best it seems.

    Toy Line You Most Look Forward to in 2011



    With 27% of the vote, the people have said they want more Superheroes in 2011 and Retro Action is number one. The close second with 21% is Zica's Buck Rogers.

    FAVOURITE COMPANY IN 2010



    With a whopping 52% of the vote, the playset goes to EMCE. This shouldn't come as a shock to anybody really.
    Dream License in 2011 Survey Results



    With a wide variety of sensible (and downright strange) suggestions, the list for dream license read like a love letter to the 70s and it was signed "MAKE MINE MARVEL", here's a run down of the runners up:
    1) Marvel Comics
    2) Star Wars
    3) Battlestar Galactica
    4) Doctor Who
    5) Battle of the Planets
    6) 1966 Batman
    7) Six Million Dollar Man
    8) Kolchak the Night Stalker

    Will we see some of these licenses make the Mego leap in 2011? One can only hope.



    That's it for this year, congrats to all the winners of the first and hopefully not the last Kubby awards, I can't wait to see what 2011 brings.

    Discuss this on the Mego Museum Forums
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  • drmego
    EMCE Toys
    • Jun 15, 2001
    • 2411

    #2
    And EMCE will be making the actual Kubby award statues too!

    Just kidding - although we did make the Grimmy statues for
    the Reaper Awards in 2009 and this year.

    The Reaper Awards 2009: Meet The Grimmy! | Horror Movie, DVD, Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central
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    • Mikey
      Verbose Member
      • Aug 9, 2001
      • 47258

      #3
      Very cool and fun survey

      Congrats to all the winners !!!

      Hope we do this every year from now on

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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59794

        #4
        I honestly hope it becomes tradition with more categories and players. I already have the tip off that a great license is coming to mego format, there must be more I don't know about.
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        • ScottA
          Original Member
          • Jun 25, 2001
          • 12264

          #5
          This was very cool. Some surprises and some not. Congrats to all winners.
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          • LadyZod
            Superman's Gal Pal
            • Jan 27, 2007
            • 1803

            #6
            But in truth... are we, the buying public, the collectors the TRUE winners?

            Walking into a Toys R Us and seeing these new "megos" on the pegs... and seeing them sell out, not just to US, but to parents who are GIVING THEM TO CHILDREN to actually play with?

            Come on, WE won, and we continue to win everytime we complain when we can't find them at retail...because they sold out.
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            • HardyGirl
              Mego Museum's Poster Girl
              • Apr 3, 2007
              • 13950

              #7
              Hooray for Re-Megos! Let's hope there are many more!
              "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
              'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
              Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
              If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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              • pmwasson
                Maker
                • Sep 12, 2007
                • 4881

                #8
                Nice award write up! Can't wait to see what 2011 brings.
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                • toys2cool
                  Ultimate Mego Warrior
                  • Nov 27, 2006
                  • 28605

                  #9
                  nice
                  "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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                  • megoscott
                    Founding Partner
                    • Nov 17, 2006
                    • 8710

                    #10
                    I wish we could get through these awards shows without drunken fist fights in the men's room, but congratulations to all the winners!
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                    • palitoy
                      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                      • Jun 16, 2001
                      • 59794

                      #11
                      Originally posted by MegoScott
                      I wish we could get through these awards shows without drunken fist fights in the men's room, but congratulations to all the winners!
                      I really shouldn't have spilled that drink on Joe Don Baker.
                      Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions

                      Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
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                      • SlipperyLilSuckers
                        MeGoing
                        • May 14, 2003
                        • 9031

                        #12
                        ^ Haha, thanks for the laugh :D

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                        • megowgsh
                          Customego HoF Curator
                          • Nov 19, 2003
                          • 7420

                          #13
                          IMO Everybody is a winner this year!
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                          • palitoy
                            live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                            • Jun 16, 2001
                            • 59794

                            #14
                            Originally posted by megowgsh
                            IMO Everybody is a winner this year!
                            If anything I think the close numbers on a lot of the winners show that there is a lot of goodness to be had these days.
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                            • Earth 2 Chris
                              Verbose Member
                              • Mar 7, 2004
                              • 32977

                              #15
                              Wow, that was fun! So cool to have enough product to actually do this!

                              Chris
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