Fanboy 5: Angie Griffin's Top Five Cosplays of 2023

January 12, 2024 / Near Mint Fanboys

HAPPY NEW YEAR FANBOYS AND FANGIRLS! It's been a while since we've posted, but we're going to rectify that with something pretty special today. If you follow us on Social Media you know we're huge fans of Cosplay Queen Angie Griffin and she thinks we're pretty cool too! It's safe to say that her posing in our logo t-shirt, last year, was the highlight of our 2023!

We thought we'd start out 2024 by brining back the Fan Boy 5 countdown and what better way than celberating our favorite person! So we're starting out the new year by counting down the top 5 cosplays Angie did over the last 12 months. These were all voted for, by fans, on the Angie Griffin Fan Account The Angie Army on Twitter. (Never calling it X)

There were a lot of cosplays to choose from! Angie had one of her best years in cosplay quality and output in 2023. Makes us excited to see what she has planned for 2024! So without further ado check out the Fanboy 5 Top Angie Griffin Cosplays of 2023 below and enjoy!

5) '80s Workout Babe

Released: September

Property: The '80s

"Lets Get Physical!" Angie took our favorite decade and made it TOTALLY AWESOME with this bodacious ‘80s exercise babe cosplay!

4) Barbie (Swimsuit)

Released: July

Property: Mattel's Barbie

Another sexy throwback cosplay! This time Angie travels back to the '60s with her curvacious Barbie wearing her iconic black and white striped swimsuit!

3) Black Widow (Captured)

Released: February

Property: Marvel

You can’t keep Angie’s Black Widow tied down! The fun of this set really begins when Natasha is unbound and releases her massive weapons!

2) Aunt Cass (Swimsuit)

Released: August

Property: Big Hero 6

Aunt Cass is having a pool party and everbody's coming! Angie's less is more approach to everyone's favorite Disney Aunt makes us hope that she's only related to us by marriage.

1) She-Hulk (Body Paint)

Released: October

Property: Marvel

Angie’s most ambitious cosplay to date turned out absolutely MARVELOUS! With this set we got two cosplays in one: judicious lawyer Jennifer Walters and the SMASHING She-Hulk! An often requested cosplay, by fans, this Savage cosplay took social media by storm this summer! Angie did a phenomenal job in bringing this sexy mean, green, Hulk Queen to life and easily earned the #1 spot on our list!

Did your favorite Angie Cosplay of 2023 make the list? What do you want to see in 2024? Be sure to join Angie's OnlyFans so you don't miss out on this years incredible and sexy cosplays.

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Fanboy 5: Top 5 Action Figures of 2019!

January 10, 2020 / Fred Aguirre

As we welcome in 2020 I wanted to take a look back at my favorite action figures of 2019. This list consists of action figures from my personal collection that were released over the previous 12 months. There were a lot of awesome figures that were released last year and it was definitely a challenge to whittle it down to 5 top toys. My criteria was based on articulation, attention to detail, playability and really just how hard it was to put these toys down once they were in hand. This isn’t an end-all-be-all list, just my opinion based on the figures I purchased myself. Scroll down and see what action figures became my Fanboy 5 of 2019!

5. Emissary Predator 1 - The Predator by NECA

Starting off the list, at number 5, is the Emissary Predator 1 figure by NECA. This figure is based on the original 3rd act of Shane Black's The Predator released in September of 2018. The end of the film was re-shot, but action figures were made of the two Emissary Predators in military fatigues that were cut from the movie.

The Emissary Predator 1 is highly detailed, especially in the head-scuplt, like all NECA figures. It comes with four additional hands, an interchangeable masked head, and rifle accessories.

4. War Machine - Avengers Infinity War by Bandai

The most articulated figure on this list is the Avengers: Infinity War War Machine figure, by Bandai, comes in at Number 4. War Machine also comes with the so many accessories, like accessories that his display stand doubles as a storage box. With Bandai’s awesome articulation you can get Rhodey into Spider-Men level poses.

3. Badlands Vigilante - Dime Novel Legends by Chicken Fried Toys

Coming in at number 3 is the only 3 3/4" scale figure on the list. I'm a huge fan of Westerns so this is a toy I've wanted since I lost my Legend of the Lone Ranger action figure back in 1980. The Bad Lands vigilante has way more detail and articulation than his predecessor. The attention to detail on this, and the other Dime Novel Legends figures, is incredible for a figure of this scale. The figure has a removable hat, belt, scarf, and holster. Even his pistol and rifle have fine detail for 3 3/4 scale.

2. Heavy Infantry Mandalorian - Star Wars The Black Series by Hasbro

My number 2 figure for 2019 is a late in the year entry. This figure is based on the awesome Heavy Infantry Mandalorian, voiced by Jon Favreau, on the Disney+ show The Mandalorian. For a bulky 6" figure it is a surprisingly articulated toy. Right out of the box I was able to get him into awesome action poses without having to loosen his joints like with a lot of figures.

1. Tactical Suit Batman - Justice League by Mezco

We may not get another live action Justice League film, in our lifetime, but the awesome movie action figures will live on! The Tactical Suit Batman figure, by Mezco Toys, definitely ranks among the highest of those toys. It's highly detailed, and posable, with the most accessories of any figure on this list. Accessories include multiple hands, a grappling gun, parademon rifle, and two removable cowled heads with incredible likenesses of Ben Affleck for a 6" action figure. The detail of the fabric and plastic suit is extremely film accurate as well.

What were your own favorite action figures of 2019? Were any of the figures above on your list? Let us know in the comments below. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more action figure and pop-culture content.

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Fanboy 5: Star Wars Cosplayers

December 22, 2017 / Fred Aguirre

Welcome to the first post on our Fanboy 5 page! If you’ve listened to the podcast you know that we end each episode with Bryan, Chase, and I counting down our top 5 lists based on the theme of the show. For our first online Fanboy 5 post we’re letting our Twitter followers control the ranking.

For this maiden list we asked twitter to rank a combination of two of our favorite geek loves: Star Wars and Cosplay! That’s right this post is counting down the Fanboy 5 top Star Wars Cosplayers in the galaxy as voted on by our followers on the Twittersphere!

So sit back and let us take you to a galaxy far far away with some of the best and sexiest Star Wars Cosplay this side of Mos Eisley!

Number 5: Jessica Nigri - Starting the list is Jessica who has been cosplaying since 2009 and has become one of the top cosplayers in the world. She also has become a successful voice over actress for the anime RWBY and Super Sonico: The Animation! Check out some of the sexy Star Wars Cosplay she’s done below that include a sexy Ewok, Wampa, and an amazing Sith Lord! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Patreon

Number 4: Sara Jean Underwood - Coming in at number 4 is Sara who is a former Playboy Model and co-host of G4’s Attack of the Show (2009) and The Feed (2011) She has also appeared in the movies Accepted (2006), Epic Movie (2017) and The House Bunny (2009) Sara did some tantalizing Star Wars cosplay for a video on Playboy Comedy. The video featured her dressed as Princess Leia, Yoda, Darth Vader, and more characters! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Number 3: Veronika Black - Veronika is a model and social media personality from Canada who has had many popular cosplays such as Laura Croft and Black Widow. She managed to take the number 3 spot with her Slave Leia cosplay and photos of her in Star Wars t-shirts! Twitter, Instagram, Patreon

Number 2: Ardella Cosplay - Coming into the number 2 spot is Australian cosplayer Ardella! She has been cosplaying for over 10 years with a love for Disney, Musical Theatre, and of course, Star Wars. Check out her Mara Jade (Skywalker) cosplay below! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Patreon

Number 1: Angie Griffin - The Queen of Star Wars Cosplay, as voted on by the Twitterverse, is Angie Griffin. Angie is from Bakersfield, California and is half of Screen Team on YouTube with her fiancé Chad Nikolaus. Together they create musical parodies along with showcasing Angie’s amazing cosplay! She has created some awesome costumes such as Zero Suit Samus, Sailor Mars, Deadpool, Spiderman, Harley Quinn and many others. We are featuring some of her Star Wars cosplay that features a sexy Kylo Ren and Princess Leia creations! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube

We hope you enjoyed our first Fanboy 5 post and will come back for our next one. If you have any ideas for future top 5 countdowns please email us, tweet us, or leave a comment below.

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