I'm a little late on posting these. I picked them up maybe a month or so ago and just never got around to opening them. Questers is a line of collectible, build-able D&D figures aimed at a younger audience.
The line debuted with 12 figures featuring some of the most iconic monsters from D&D's long history. The monsters are "blind" packed in these large plastic d20s. If you click to enlarge, you'll see under the 1 on the top die there's a code indicating what's inside. These capsules snap together really well so if you wanted to, you could roll them if you've got a big enough table.
Each one comes with an easy to put together (mostly) figure, an actual d20, a creature card, a quest starter/checklist, and a mini sheet with five stickers. One of the stickers is made to go on your checklist so you can keep track of the monsters you've wrangled.
The checklist also shows the other figures in the line: eight adventurers and three larger dragons. The dragons look cool but being larger, don't interest me. I may pick up one or two of the adventurers but I'm still on the fence. It looks like you can mix and match outfits and accessories so that could be fun.
Yes, I did "cheat" and use the codes you can find online to get the ones I want! First up is that hard to see geometric goo with the caustic personality: the Gelatinous Cube! I don't know if it's just my Cube, but the pieces don't sit together just right. I do like that they have something inside it so it's not just a translucent block sitting there.
Next is the frightful feline that puts Schroedinger's Cat to shame: the dastardly Displacer Beast. It's kind of fun to see a kid-ified version that you might actually want as a pet...assuming you can get past the twin tentacles on its back. This one's the Ultra Rare of the set so it took a bit of digging to locate him.
For those that may not be familiar with a standard d20, here they are with a LEGO minifig for scale.
There's still a a couple classics I need to get: the mimic and the owlbear. I think I need the homunculus owl too because it kind of looks like Bubo from Clash of the Titans.
If you want to see all the figures in the line, head over to Basic Fun's Questers page. I hope this line does well, there's still plenty of monsters out there I'd love to see get this treatment.
Some people say July 5th is the start of spooky season but I prefer
August 1st.
91 days until Halloween!
Links will take you to a trailer.
In writing the post, I realized there's an unintentional Riverdale reunion among three of the movies. Do you know which ones or am I the only grown ass adult that watched Riverdale?
First, what's with that title? Are they planning a Legally Blonde Cinematic
Universe? That aside, this was a lot of fun. If you like watching Elle Woods
do her thing, you'll get it in spades...pink spades. You can tell the actress
playing young Elle studied her character and mannerisms. The supporting cast
is pretty great too.
Gatchaman Progress
Only 3 this month. Currently up to 85
Movies
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026, HBO Max)
I'm still holding a low key grudge against this. It is an absolutely terrible
movie if you're wanting a lot of Mummy. However, it's a pretty solid Evil Dead
movie, which I guess should be expected since the director's previous movie
was Evil Dead Rise. My bad for not watching the trailer, I guess. I call this
one Evil Dead Rise 2: Egyptian Boogaloo. Definitely have to give it credit for
"going there" in some scenes and the gore.
Rating: 6/10
The Long Walk (2025, HBO Max)
How do you make an interesting movie when 99% of it is teens walking?
Excellent writing and great actors. This really sucked me in. I feel like I
got to know these guys and when it's time for some of them to leave, it hits
you. With what the movie gives you (not a lot), the premise doesn't make
much sense but it's more about the journey.
Rating: 8/10
*Enola Holmes (2020, Netflix)
Pre-game rewatch to gear up for the newest installment. Didn't remember a lot
of it so I had a good time all over again. It's good to see MBB playing
someone other then Eleven, especially a character that's more light hearted.
Rating: 7/10
Forbidden Fruits (2026, Shudder)
Tosses The Craft, Heathers, and Mean Girls into an upscale clothing store in a
mall. Overall, I liked it but there are some parts where the pacing was a bit
slow. It's definitely got "a vibe" that you can't help but feel throughout.
Unfortunately, I'm on a different wavelength but I predict it's going to find
cult status with people that feel the vibe.
Rating: 6/10
Obsession (2025, Peacock)
Well deserving of all the praise (and money!) it's gotten. I only knew Inde
Navarrette from TV's Superman and Lois but she hits this out of the park and
into a whole other ball field! She deserves an Oscar nod for this
performance. Creepy and sometimes shocking, this is the perfect case of being careful what you wish for.
Rating: 9/10
Spooktacular! (2023, Prime, Shudder, Tubi)
A documentary about the first Halloween horror theme park: Spookyworld! It's
not often you get to see a doc about something in your state...at least one
that doesn't involve an investigation. Even if you've never heard of it, if
you're a lover of Halloween, there's plenty to enjoy in seeing how this local
legend came to be.
I had such high hopes for this after seeing the trailers. What happened? For
the amount of fighting and kool moves it has, it's kind of boring. There's
little to no oomph in the fights no matter how kool they look. But I will say,
they don't hold back on the fatalities when they come along. It's got a 2020s
budget with a 1990s script. They should have made Johnny the main focus and
let Karl Urban do his thing..although it's weird hearing him do an American
accent.
Rating: 6/10
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026, Hulu)
Scream queens Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton teaming up? Yes, please! This
picks up right at the end of the first one and continues the cult craziness
with more of the comedy and violence that made that one so much fun. Plus now
you've got Elijah Wood and Sarah Michelle Gellar in the mix!
Rating: 8/10
Masters of the Universe (2026, Prime)
At best, I've been a casual MotU fan. I watched the cartoon and only ever had
a Skeletor figure because he looked cool. That said, I feel like this movie
had a target and shot with 100% accuracy. This is the Flash Gordon for the
2020s, except they knew what they were making. It's an incredibly fun action
movie that serves up plenty of knowing winks to its fan base. Oh, and if
you're worried about Jared Leto being in it, don't. You won't even notice him
because you never see his face.
I remember a while back seeing the first series of Marvel Doorables and thought it was cool they were starting to do those after Star Wars. And then recently I saw series 3. Not only did I not ever see series 2 but there were two waves for that series! I'm kind of annoyed at that now that I know they exist, some of my favorite characters were in series 2!
But anyway, on to series 3...
I immediately recognized the outer ring on the packaging as one of Dr. Strange's portals. Series 2 had similar packaging but again...never saw them. Back when the Star Wars ones debuted, I started keeping this list of codes bookmarked on my phone. It's not the best to work with on a phone screen but it's definitely helped me zero in on the ones I want. Mrs Dex calls it cheating because it removes the surprise. I like to think of it as avoiding having duplicates and getting my favorite characters.
Speaking of codes...
They haven't gotten rid of them but they're certainly making them harder to see by using black printing on a black background. I had to use my phone's flashlight to help make them easier to read.
Let's see who I got (spoiler alert: I already knew).
First we've got Elektra and Moon Knight. MK is the main reason I picked up this one. He's got a pair of crescent darts and Elektra's got her itty bitty sai.
Next is Jubilee and a "special edition" Vibranium Miles Morales.They did an awesome job on Jubilee not only with her powers in full effect but blowing a gum bubble. Classic! Miles is obviously a chase figure being somewhat translucent, similar to the Star Wars hologram figures.
One of my favorite things about Doorables is the package is usually some sort of display for the figures. Let me tell you, between the tiny space and curved walls, it's not easy standing them up in there! It's hard to see but there's a removable cardboard background with a helicarrier on it. Looking at more series 2 pics online, it looks like there's different backgrounds you can get.
If you want to see who all is in Series 3, check out the Doorables Wiki. As you might guess from the name, they also have every other Doorable series cataloged there too!
