Postby jkcohen626 » Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:04 am
So many great ones I'd agree with!
The Kraken they did a few years ago is one I'd definitely add to the list. The Wanderer and the Heretic and Cosmic Ghost Rider are also very unique!
As someone who has also been into Funko for quite a while now, there are also a few I'd love to recognize as being particularly groundbreaking when they first came out, even if they aren't in the same way now.
There are a million detailed mech/armor POPs now, but there was nothing like the original Hulkbuster when that one first came out. There wasn't anything that I had or had seen that was as detailed, big, heavy, or different from traditional POPs as that was when it came out.
Similarly, I believe Unmasked Ant-Man and life-size Ant-Man was the first POP and buddy. Obviously commonplace now, but it was wild to find when I first opened by Collector Corps June box!
I'd also add the original Baby Groot in pot POP in there too. We've now had a MILLION different very fun and unique Baby Groots. But, back in Fall 2014, that POP was SUPER unique and it becoming their most popular product (I believe I'm remembering that correctly) did a lot to move Funko forward.