What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and adventure literature? How do men and women respond to iconic screen stars such as Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve McQueen, and Charlton Heston? Action genres have been Hollywood's most profitable global exports for most of its history, their male heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. Bestselling literary thrillers, from The Hunt for Red October to Into Thin Air , have also contributed markedly to popular understandings of male activity. Action Figures takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts.

This essay sheds light on what is the golden era of action figures, demystifies the different action figures lines that were released during the golden era of action figures, reveals the best action figures lines that were released during the golden era of action figures, and expounds upon how the golden era of action figures revolutionized the action figure industry. The golden era of action figures is a period of time in which action figures offered action figure collectors maximum value at their respective retail prices. The overall value that the action figures of the golden era of action figures offered action figure collectors at their respective retail prices is disproportionately incomparable to the overall value that the action figures that were released in the 2010s era of action figures and the 2020s era of action figures offered action figure collectors at their respective retail prices. The golden era of action figures is also a period of time that is characterized by far more than just low prices on high-quality action figures. An abundance of high-quality action figures were produced amid the golden era of action figures. The golden era of action figures is also a nostalgic period of time for action figure collectors to reminisce about since an exorbitant amount of iconic fantasy characters from beloved mass media franchises were materialized into action figures amid the golden era of action figures. The golden era of action figures is also a period of time in which action figures collectors were enticed to collect action figures since there were a copious amount of iconic fantasy characters from beloved mass media franchises that were materialized into high-quality action figures that were being sold at low retail prices at retail stores amid the golden era of action figures. In the golden era of action figures, it was a viability for an action figure collector to be able to complete action figure waves and rapidly build an action figure collection since there were a cornucopia of high-quality action figures that were released in the action figure market amid the golden era of action figures that were being sold at low retail prices at retail stores amid the golden era of action figures. There were a copious amount of high-quality action figures that were released in the action figure market amid the golden era of action figures. The high-quality action figures that were released in the action figure market amid the golden era of action figures not only have high-quality aesthetics, high-quality shadings, high-quality textures, high-quality details, and high-quality sculpts, but also have high-quality accessories. An exorbitant amount of high-quality action figures that were released in the action figure market amid the golden era of action figures also have ample points of articulation which provides them with latitude for dynamic maneuverability. In the golden era of action figures, customers were furnished with the option to purchase high-quality action figures at low prices from retailers via brick-and-mortar retail stores and from e-commerce retailers via e-commerce websites. The golden era of action figures is also a period of time in which an exorbitant amount of people became action figure collectors. The action figure market in the golden era of action figures was appealing to action figure collectors since a myriad of iconic fantasy characters from beloved mass media franchises were materialized into high-quality action figures that were being sold at low retail prices at brick-and-mortar retail stores and on e-commerce websites amid the golden era of action figures. The golden era of action figures was not only a time period in which a plethora of innovations were implemented in the action figure industry, but also was a time period in which it was possible for customers to be able to buy high-quality 6”-7” action figures that are apart of a 1:12 action figure scale at around the $8 price point per action figure. The golden era of action figures is a stark contrast to the 2020s era of action figures in which action figure collectors would need to concede to paying exorbitant retail prices of $20-$125 per action figure to be able to buy high-quality 6”-7” action figures from retailers via brick-and-mortar retail stores and from e-commerce retailers via e-commerce websites.

Use The Force! Released in 1977, the movie Star Wars: A New Hope changed pop culture forever. The accompanying toys became a global phenomenon and are now the most hotly pursued toys in the galaxy. How hot? A Boba Fett action figure or Cloud City Playset in mint condition can be worth thousands of dollars to collectors. Learn the secrets of the universe with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking Star Wars toys. Fun, informative and easy to use, this indispensable pocket guide is more powerful than a fully operational Death Star. You'll Uncover: • Professional and practical strategies for finding valuable Star Wars toys • Coverage of action figures, vehicles, accessories, and playsets • Hundreds of detailed and beautiful color images to enhance your experience • How to price and evaluate Star Wars items Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.

Does it take faith to be a Jedi? Are droids capable of thought? Should Jar Jar Binks be held responsible for the rise of the Empire? Presenting entirely new essays, no aspect of the myth and magic of George Lucas’s creation is left philosophically unexamined in The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy. The editors of the original Star Wars and Philosophy strike back in this Ultimate volume that encompasses the complete Star Wars universe Presents the most far-reaching examination of the philosophy behind Star Wars – includes coverage of the entire film catalogue to date as well as the Expanded Universe of novels, comics, television series, games and toys Provides serious explorations into the deeper meaning of George Lucas’s philosophically rich creation Topics explored include the moral code of bounty-hunter favourite Boba Fett, Stoicism and the Jedi Order, the nature of the Dark Side, Anakin and Achilles in a nihilism face-off, feminism and being chained to a giant slug, cloning, de-extinction, fatherhood, Wookiees, loyalty, betrayal, guardians, republics, tyrants, terrorism, civic duty, friendship, family, and more! Publishing in time for the global release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens on December 18, 2015 – hotly anticipated to become the first film to top $3 billion in worldwide box office sales

This volume brings together a group of contributors from varied backgrounds to tell a history of intellectual property in 50 objects.

Tough girls are everywhere these days. Whether it is Ripley battling a swarm of monsters in the Aliens trilogy or Captain Janeway piloting the starship Voyager through space in the continuing Star Trek saga, women strong in both body and mind have become increasingly popular in the films, television series, advertisements, and comic books of recent decades. In Tough Girls, Sherrie A. Inness explores the changing representations of women in all forms of popular media and what those representations suggest about shifting social mores. She begins her examination of tough women in American popular culture with three popular television shows of the 1960s and '70s—The Avengers, Charlie's Angels, and The Bionic Woman—and continues through such contemporary pieces as a recent ad for Calvin Klein jeans and current television series such as The X-files and Xena: Warrior Princess. Although all these portrayals show women who can take care of themselves in ways that have historically been seen as uniquely male, they also variously undercut women's toughness. She argues that even some of the strongest depictions of women have perpetuated women's subordinate status, using toughness in complicated ways to break or bend gender stereotypes while simultaneously affirming them. Also of interest— Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women: The Female Trickster in American Culture Lori Landay

Designed primarily as a casebook and text for law school study, this volume represents nearly four decades of work by the author to present the fundamentals of the law of international business transactions. The second edition refines and updates the materials in the first edition in a manner intended to be useful not only to students but as a desk book for practitioners. Like the first edition, this second edition focuses on the role of lawyers in identifying risks inherent in cross-border economic transactions, and then using primarily the law and negotiations to eliminate where possible, reduce where practicable and reallocate where necessary, those risks to the benefit of the client. Matters covered include: • the basic export-import sales contract; • the use of price-delivery terms to allocate both price and risk; • the application and use of the United Nations Sales Convention (CISG); • events which may excuse the nonperformance of a contract obligation; • when and how to opt in or out of the CISG; • financing the export sale with a commercial letter of credit; • a basic understanding of the WTO trade regulation system; • the regulation of importation, including tariff classification and valuation; • the regulation of exportation, including licensing and extraterritorial application of export laws; • U.S. and EU Rules affecting the professional liability of international transactions lawyers; • planning for the resolution of disputes in international transactions; • a comparative law understanding jurisdiction, applicable law, and judgments recognition; • issues affecting choices between arbitration and litigation of disputes; • drafting choice of forum clauses; • drafting choice of law clauses; • understanding rules regarding judgments obligations stated in foreign currencies; • recent multilateral efforts to harmonize the law on jurisdiction and judgments recognition; • dealing with and avoiding claims of sovereign immunity and act of state; • operating abroad through employees, agents, and distributors; • anti-bribery laws and the need for compliance programs and contract restrictions; • expropriation, political risk, and how to use insurance and contract terms to deal with them; • investor-state contracts; • antitrust laws and their extraterritorial application. Each chapter is designed to help the reader move from the simple cross-border sales transaction through steps which increase both activity abroad and the laws and regulations that may bring with them additional risks to be identified and allocated. A separate documents volume provides virtually all current primary source material on the law of international business transactions. There are many guides to the conduct of international business transactions, but none organized as clearly as this. With this up-to-date edition of a well-established practical guide, in-house lawyers for multinational corporations and practitioners in business law will quickly develop a framework for understanding each source of protection and enhance their ability to serve their company and clients well.

Shopping online can be a pain in the you know what. Especially when you're shopping for anime figurines and merchandise. I mean think about it. How many fake figurines have you come across? The anime industry is littered with frauds, fakes, and unethical sellers who only care about squeezing money out of you, nothing else. That's where this book steps in. You'll learn everything from: 1. How to spot and avoid fake anime merchandise 2. How to maintain and clean your figurines 3. How to avoid damaging your figures 4. The types of anime merchandise you buy 5. How each type of anime figure is different, and why 6. The official manufacturers behind the most common anime products And much more to make your journey easier, faster, less painful and more joyful.