My Own Private Young Indiana Jones
Before Indiana Jones was an old man, riding the shockwaves of atomic bombs in refrigerators, he was a young kid who looked suspiciously like River Phoenix. Japan’s Medicom Toy has decided to raise the awesome bar with this 12-inch figure of young Indy as per the beginning flashback of Last Crusade, which should delight both Indiana Jones fans and River Phoenix fans, as that head-sculpt is scary accurate. Here’s hoping Sideshow can clear the rights to bring this pretty boy over… (Via ToysREvil)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.