Every adult action figure collector most likely believes the toys from their generation were the best and who can argue with them? It’s part of their childhood. As a child of the 1980’s I could easily write an editorial on why that was the best decade for action figures. Perhaps, I will in the near future but the fact of the matter is we are arguably experiencing the best decade for action figures.
Today’s action figure market no longer only caters to children but the growing numbers of adult collectors resulting in a plethora of different licensed toys from today’s and yesterday’s movies, comic books, television shows and video games. 
What collector could have imagined that over twenty years after the release of Jim Henson’s wonderful film Labyrinth, that we’d see action figures of Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie)? Or the continuing expansive line of Street Fighter 2 action figures and statues? I could go on but I think you get the point.
On top of all that goodness, the changes in action figure technology is so far advanced then ever before. Try comparing an original Transformer to the sophistication of today’s engineering and complexities of a Transformer. There is none. Articulation is another amazing improvement the action figure market has seen. A large selection of action figures including Hasbro Toys: Marvel Legends and McFarlane Toys: Halo 3 action figure boasts 18-28 points of articulation. We’ve never seen anything like that before!
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