McFarlane Toys is an American toy and collectibles company which was founded in 1994 by renowned comic book artist Todd McFarlane in Tempe, Arizona. It is a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc..
The company has produced a wide variety of action figures based on licensed entertainment franchises, comic books, sports stars, music artists, and its own intellectual properties.
Star Trek releases[]
In 2017, the company acquired the rights to produce merchandise based on the Star Trek television and film franchise, including Star Trek: Discovery.
Its only released products, seven-inch action figures of Captain James T. Kirk and Captain Jean-Luc Picard, came to market in 2018. [1]
Preorders for a phaser from Star Trek: Discovery were cancelled that same year due to "federal, state and local regulations around replica/toy weapons" which would have prevented its sale in certain markets. [2] Figures of Michael Burnham and Spock were planned (as stated on the back of Kirk and Picard's packages), but neither were released. The Star Trek action figure license would subsequently be reacquired by Playmates Toys in 2021.
The development of McFarlane's Star Trek line was featured in the "Star Trek" episode of The Toys That Made Us in 2018.
External links[]
- McFarlane.com – official website
- McFarlane Toys at Wikipedia