Know Your BCAs #1 - What to Buy, Consider and Avoid

It might not be your ABCs, but it's still worth learning.

Here's my advice on three figures to either BUY, CONSIDER or AVOID (See what I did there? Of course you did).


BUY: Superstars Series 2 Ultimate Warrior -
Warrior's debut Jakks figure included parts made specifically for him, but it has a certain flair to it that other first timers could only dream of having. Also, it's one of few BCAs that still retains some value on the secondary market. If you're looking to start your BCA collection off the right way or you just need to find the few remaining puzzle pieces to complete it, go for the Warrior's first of only two Jakks BCA figures, and don't look back.

CONSIDER: Managers Series 1 Paul Bearer and Mankind -
What a wretched move by a short and sinister man when Paul Bearer betrayed The Undertaker at SummerSlam 1996 and joined forces with the lowly Mankind, but it sure does make for a hell of a 2-pack, no? Yes, it does, and that's why you should consider this set of re-releases following Bearer's debut in the Buried Alive boxed set and Foley's in the Superstars Series 3 assortment. If you have the former figures then you probably won't need these, but it never hurt anyone to own two of Jakks' best attempts from the BCA line. Well, as far as I know it hasn't hurt anyone. Err, don't quote me on that!

AVOID: S.T.O.M.P. Series 2 Rocky Maivia -
It's not just the fact that it is a S.T.O.M.P. figure and it's pre-The Rock that we're talking here, it's the god-awful head sculpt which someone at Jakks thought slightly resembled the, well, I don't know who it's supposed to favor. Here we have another fantasy attire concocted by Jakks, but at least the WrestleMania XIV Series figure was a little more subtle in its approach. Not to mention, the scuba gear is not flattering and the only positive attribute I've discovered is that...this paragraph has ended! Geez, don't even waste your time with this one. "Die S.T.O.M.P. Die" is more like it.

Take it from me, I know my BCAs, and so will you.

Until next time, thanks for looking and have a nice day!

- Alex