Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio

Jon Sargent & Christian McGahan
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Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio is a weekly podcast for action figure collectors who never really stopped playing.  Hosted by lifelong collectors Jon Sargent and Christian McGahan, the show covers action figures and collectibles from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today, with equal love for vintage classics and modern lines. From WWE, Marvel Legends, and DC Universe Classics to TMNT, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, He-Man, and beyond, nothing is off the table if it belongs in the toy aisle conversation. Each episode blends nostalgia, current hobby news, and real collector perspective. The hosts break down new reveals, recent pickups, and major moments in toy history, while also getting into group toy hunts, live drafts, secondary-market chaos, Whatnot sales, convention stories, and the way collecting actually fits into adult life. This isn’t an instruction manual or a hype machine. It’s a hangout for collectors who’ve been doing this long enough to have opinions, stories, wins, losses, and shelves that tell a story. Sometimes the show goes deep on a single era or toy line. Sometimes it turns into a creative exercise about how and why we connect with these figures in the first place. If you collect loose, mint on card, or somewhere in between, and if you enjoy talking toys with people who genuinely love the hobby, this is your spot. New episodes every week.

  1. 9h ago

    Ranking Every Batman Beyond Action Figure Ever | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy & Vehicle Collections

    This week on Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we start by catching up on our week, including a real-life disaster that somehow only made us stronger, Christian’s upcoming toy hunt in Houston, and Jon’s latest eBay purchase. Then we reveal our newest On Deck Collections: Christian tackles Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, while Jon builds out a collection of iconic action figure vehicles. After that, we break down the latest action figure news from McFarlane DC Multiverse, G.I. Joe Classified, WWE, AEW, Star Wars Black Series, and more. And in the main event, we attempt the definitive ranking of every Batman Beyond action figure ever made, from the original Hasbro Terry McGinnis figures through DC Direct, DC Universe Classics, Mezco, McFarlane, and beyond. If you collect Batman, DC, Power Rangers, wrestling figures, G.I. Joe, or just love arguing about plastic men, this one’s for you.

  2. Sep 28

    Action Figure Karate Tournament | Exposure Therapy: Marvel Legends Blob BAF Wave

    On this week's episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we're celebrating birthdays, confronting childhood trauma, and crowning the ultimate martial arts action figure! We kick things off with Christian's birthday plans, which involve flying to South Carolina specifically to visit Toy Federation instead of taking a normal vacation. Meanwhile, Jon reveals a major toy room makeover to make space for his On Deck Collection, and we discuss the theatrical rerelease of Avengers: Endgame. Then it's time for Exposure Therapy! Christian, the self-proclaimed Toy Biz Disciple, finally confronts his childhood nightmare: the Hasbro Marvel Legends Blob Build-A-Figure wave. After years of worshipping Toy Biz Marvel Legends, he takes his first detailed look at the wave that marked Hasbro's takeover. Has time healed the wounds, or is the trauma still real? Next, we break down the latest action figure news, including McFarlane DC Multiverse Orion and Darkseid, WWE Legends arriving at Target, and Jada Toys' Player 2 Balrog from Ultra Street Fighter II. Finally, it's the inaugural Mighty Champions Action Figure Karate Tournament! Sixteen martial arts-themed action figures from TMNT, GI Joe, X-Men, MMPR, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Batman, and more enter a single-elimination bracket to determine the ultimate karate action figure. From vintage martial arts gimmicks to modern articulated masterpieces, we're judging the figures themselves: their designs, accessories, action features, articulation, and overall martial arts execution. Who will win?

  3. Sep 21

    The DC Universe Classics Draft | What Makes a Great Toy Store

    On this week’s episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off with our latest toy hunting pickups and a retro review of Transformers: The Movie after its theatrical re-release. Then it’s time for the DC Universe Classics Draft. We flip a coin for the first pick and work our way through all 20 Build-A-Figure waves of Mattel DCUC, with one brutal rule: each of us can only take one figure from every wave. Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, villains, deep cuts, and some painful choices make this one of our most competitive toy segments yet. Next, we break down the latest modern action figure news, including new McFarlane DC Multiverse pre-orders like Absolute Batman, Target’s Geek Out event, InArt Joker, and new speculation surrounding the release date of Mattel’s upcoming DC collector figure line. Finally, we tackle What Makes a Great Toy Store? We discuss the things the best toy shops do right, like fresh inventory, fair pricing, accessible product, atmosphere, music, knowledgeable staff, and a real sense of community. Plus, what modern toy and comic shops could learn from the stores we grew up with. If you collect DC Universe Classics, McFarlane DC Multiverse, Transformers, Batman, Superman, vintage toys, modern action figures, or just miss the feeling of a great old-school toy store, this episode is packed with toy talk, nostalgia, news, and collector debate.

  4. Sep 14

    Collecting Preferences, Toy Stores, & Obscure Toybiz X-Men Figures From The 90’s

    In this weeks episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, Jon is out of office, while Christian is joined by now two time guest— Michael Fischer. Michael is a writer, director, actor, YouTuber, film collector, &  drummer for he and Christians band, Virtue.  In this loose conversation based episode , they talk about liking what YOU like, despite what’s popular or trending, Toy Store (the good, the bad, & the preferred) and then eventually they go over Michael’s Top 10 90s Toybiz X-Men figures! Spoiler Alert: They’re not at all who you might think!

  5. Sep 7

    Farewell to NECA TMNT | Action Figure Mission pt 4

    On this week’s episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we kick things off with our massive toy hauls from Eckman’s Toy Show in San Antonio, including the best pickups, surprises, and finds from the show floor. Then we say goodbye to one of the biggest modern TMNT toy runs with a full NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles retrospective. We look back at the cartoon line, movie figures, comic releases, and everything in between, then speculate on what Mattel’s upcoming TMNT line could look like and where they might take the license next. After that, we break down the latest action figure news from McFarlane DC Multiverse, G.I. Joe Classified, Marvel Legends, AEW, WWE, Masters of the Universe, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and more. Finally, it’s Action Figure Missions Part 4. We each present the other with a fully written mission and have to assemble the perfect five-figure team to complete it using their powers, weapons, accessories, action features, and pure toy logic. If you’re into TMNT, NECA, Mattel, Marvel Legends, G.I. Joe Classified, wrestling figures, DC Multiverse, vintage toys, or modern action figure collecting, this episode is packed with toy show pickups, nostalgia, news, and one of our favorite recurring challenges.

  6. Aug 24

    Rebuilding Wrestling's Greatest Matches In Action Figure Form | Toy Line Movie Pitch

    On Episode 60 of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we’re pitching the toy properties we think deserve their own movies and TV shows. Jon makes the case for a full-blown G.I. Joe: Classified movie with the spirit and tone of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, complete with his picks for director, writer, and composer. Christian takes a completely different approach and pitches an animated series based on the Fisher-Price Great Adventures Castle. Then we break down the biggest action figure news of the week, including upcoming G.I. Joe Classified, McFarlane DC Multiverse, NECA TMNT, Boss Fight Studio Signature Series Ultimo Dragon, and BigBadToyStore’s BigBad Launch Pad, their new crowdfunding platform in the spirit of HasLab. In the main event, Jon counts down his Top 10 wrestling matches of all time and pairs each one with the most accurate action figures available to recreate the match on the shelf. The list includes Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25, Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay at AEW Dynasty 2024, and more legendary matches from WWE, AEW, ROH, WCW, and beyond. If you collect wrestling figures, G.I. Joe, DC Multiverse, TMNT, vintage toys, or modern action figures, this episode is packed with toy news, nostalgia, fantasy casting, and some of the greatest wrestling matches ever recreated in plastic.

  7. Aug 17

    Toy Collector Q&A | Best Figures, Worst Figures, Grails & Toy News

    On this week’s episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, it’s all about Q&A, toy collecting, action figures, and the collector life. We kick things off with a major toy room makeover after Jon tore down his sports displays and added two IKEA Billy bookcases, creating a ton of new shelf space for Marvel Legends, wrestling figures, vintage toys, and everything else that somehow keeps multiplying. Then we dive into a full round of listener Q&A, answering questions about modern and vintage action figures, the most we’ve ever spent on a toy, figures we still need, the best and worst figures we own, wrestling collectibles, Marvel, collecting regrets, grails, and plenty more. After that, we break down the latest action figure news, including new McFarlane DC Multiverse reveals, Mondo Street Sharks, The Tick, and other major toy announcements from the week. Finally, we return to the Toy Soldiers for another round of questions, this time moving beyond toys into music, movies, road trips, podcast expenses, and the kind of nonsense that probably reveals way too much about us. If you’re into Marvel Legends, WWE action figures, DC Multiverse, vintage toys, toy room displays, collecting, wrestling figures, 80s and 90s nostalgia, and action figure news, this one is for you.

  8. Aug 10

    Top Green Lantern Figures | Definitive Action Figure Versions

    On this week’s episode of Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio, we’re counting down our favorite Green Lantern action figures just in time for DC’s upcoming Lanterns series, premiering August 16 on HBO Max.  We dig into figures from DC Universe Classics, DC Direct, McFarlane DC Multiverse, and more as we try to answer one question: who is the definitive Green Lantern character and which figure takes the #1 spot? Then we break down the biggest action figure news of the week, including the new McFarlane Harley Quinn figure, Ringside Collectibles’ Unsanctioned Tommy Dreamer, the return of Skeleton Warriors, Mondo Doctor Fate, and the record-setting collectibles hitting the auction block at Hake’s. Finally, we debut Definitive Version Draw, where we surprise each other with characters who have decades of iconic looks and are forced to choose just one definitive version then pick the action figure that represents that version best. Ultimate Warrior, Wolverine, Batman, Predator, Michelangelo, Aquaman, Green Ranger and, somehow, James Bond Jr. are all on the table. If you collect Green Lantern, DC action figures, Marvel Legends, WWE figures, TMNT, Power Rangers, Predator, or just love arguing about which version of a character is truly definitive, this one’s for you.

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Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio is a weekly podcast for action figure collectors who never really stopped playing.  Hosted by lifelong collectors Jon Sargent and Christian McGahan, the show covers action figures and collectibles from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today, with equal love for vintage classics and modern lines. From WWE, Marvel Legends, and DC Universe Classics to TMNT, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, He-Man, and beyond, nothing is off the table if it belongs in the toy aisle conversation. Each episode blends nostalgia, current hobby news, and real collector perspective. The hosts break down new reveals, recent pickups, and major moments in toy history, while also getting into group toy hunts, live drafts, secondary-market chaos, Whatnot sales, convention stories, and the way collecting actually fits into adult life. This isn’t an instruction manual or a hype machine. It’s a hangout for collectors who’ve been doing this long enough to have opinions, stories, wins, losses, and shelves that tell a story. Sometimes the show goes deep on a single era or toy line. Sometimes it turns into a creative exercise about how and why we connect with these figures in the first place. If you collect loose, mint on card, or somewhere in between, and if you enjoy talking toys with people who genuinely love the hobby, this is your spot. New episodes every week.

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  • Creator
    Jon Sargent & Christian McGahan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Mighty Champions: Action Figure Radio
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