Tim Seeley's Action Figure Collection

Published by Image Comics
Art and Stories by Tim Seeley
Additional Art by Sophie Campbell, Steve Seeley, Jim Terry, & more

A Kid at Art

At the end of this collection of outrageous stories, creator Tim Seeley gives the reader a chance to look at some of the earliest drawings he ever did as a child. Many of those pictures ended up the inspiration behind the characters collected here. So in a way, Tim Seeley's Action Figure Collection reads as a sketch book as well as a psychological look at the mind of a child artist.

There's 3 main story lines that run through this book:

• Colt Noble & The Megalords- A young prince is being trained to become the next warrior leader of his home world of Solus. But his hormones are getting the best of him. When he's not being chased out of Solus's strip clubs, he's trying to score with one of his female trainers. On one fateful day, young Jaysen falls in a chasm and discovers an ancient figure of action. This figurine turns Jaysen into Colt Noble, a super-strong hero with a very long sword.
• Jack Kraken- Agent of H.I.M.- The Kraken is a mysterious agent with special abilities and powers that enable him to find Bigfoots, aliens, and even ghosts. But what's even more mysterious about the agent of H.I.M. is that nobody has ever seen his face before. That is, except for two orphans that Jack rescued from paranormal abductors. What is the secret that Jack and the two girls share and what would it mean to the world if that confidence should ever be broken?
• Animaliens- A group of anthropomorphic aliens are stranded on a prison planet. Their leader is the young Princess Poodlea who lacks the experience to lead a kingdom of convicts, much less defeat them. Will she have what it takes to restore order to this lawless land?

Introducing the Seeleyverse

There's a number of short stories that tie in to one or more of these three main tales. Further stories include a team of alien sex-kitten dodge-ball players stranded on a hostile planet in parts unknown. Then there's a team of superheroes made up of the Boogeyman, Dracula, and a ghost. Oh, and don't forget the college adventures of a featherless mutant bird and his best friend, a Polish sausage. But Colt Noble, Jack Kraken, and Animaliens are the centerpieces of what should be referred to as the Seeleyverse.

Action Figures has a childlike wonder to it. I can imagine Tim Seeley as a little kid having off-the-wall adventures with his Star Wars, He-Man, and G.I. Joe figures. It's almost as if someone wrote scripts to those play sessions too. Because the dialogue is a little off, more like how a child would explain a story than a grown-up. There's definite elements of those classic 80s toys as Prince Jaysen/Colt Noble is clearly inspired by He-Man/Prince Adam. Add in a few dashes of swears and T&A and this is what Axe Cop would be if wunderkind Malachi Nicolle hit puberty.

The art is from a variety of artists that Seeley meet through DevianArt. Their styles vary from cartoony (Deadstar Divas) to near Jim Lee-level of detail (Jack Kraken.) My favorite artwork was of the Colt Noble adventures by the late Mike Dimayuga. His clever use of throwing Easter eggs such as Leia in Jabba slave gear at the Solus strip club made those adventures all the more enjoyable.

Please Sir, Can We Have Some More?

Tim Seeley's Action Figures says that it's volume 1. So I am hoping that more adventures involving Kraken, Poodlea, and Colt Noble are on the horizon. There's quite a few laughs to be had and quite a bit of adventure as well. If you are looking for something that doesn't quite fit the traditional mold of a superhero comic, then this is the collection you've been requesting ever since you became a kid at heart.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.