Mondo resurrects the Madballs in the form of Mondoballs!

As a child of the 80's there was a plethora of strange and outlandish toys to choose from. Many of our fondest memories and fandoms come from that era. One of the strangest toys to surface back then were the supremely unique and morbidly gross Madballs. I personally remember them fondly and had a pretty big collection of them. 

The first one I was ever given was the mummy Dust Brain and from there on out, more and more creepy and cool ones made there way into my home. I even remember reading the Marvel comics and later down the line having the Madball action figures. It was a definite phenomenon at the time and all of my friends had them. My biggest and favorite memory of them though was the "dodgeball" esque fights my brother and I would have with them in our living room and the unfortunate moment he caught me in the spine with the Super Madball Touchdown Terror who had a nose made of extremely hard plastic. Game over. 

Like any toy property from childhood, they eventually fade away and all that is left are those fond memories. If we are lucky, some of those make triumphant comebacks and we are exposed to a great new interpretation of them. That is where Mondo comes in. Fresh off the success of their awesome 1/6 scale Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle line of figures, Mondo is prepped to release another line of toys that will capitalize on your nostalgia and take it to another level. 

From Mondo: 

"Introducing MondoBalls™ - gross-out toys of the 80s and 90s reimagined through the eyes of Mondo!

Everyone who’s anyone remembers Madballs, the now classic toy balls featuring disgustingly fun characters like Horn Head and Slobulus. Now imagine that same style of of toy applied to other licenses…Friday the 13th, Gremlins, Marvel and many more!

MondoBalls™ are highly detailed, affordably-priced vinyl ball figures with a wide variety of characters and licenses. Creative Director of Toys/Collectibles Brock Otterbacher says, “This line is one of the most fun projects I’ve ever had a chance to work on! We’re super excited to launch these gross little guys, and what better place to start than with three of the characters that started it all - Skull Face, Horn Head, and Slobulus, from Madballs!”

Starting in February, Mondo will be offering the first three characters in the line for pre-order, exclusive to www.mondotees.com! These are expected to ship by summer. More characters and licensing announcements to follow in this spring. For now, we’re thrilled to share a preview of Venom from Marvel Comics!"

Needless to say these look awesome and the future possibilities are endless. Cannot wait to see what is in store. Stay tuned from more from Mondo and Mondoballs!!!