Fresh Monkey Fiction Bill Murphy Interview - Operation: Monster Force, COPS, Eagle Force And More

This week I had an opportunity to sit down with Fresh Monkey Fiction founder Bill Murphy to discuss his company and the action figures he has coming down the pipeline.



For those not that familiar with Fresh Monkey Fiction, the company has been producing action figures in various scales for about 10 years now. Bill comes originally from a Hollywood background working on visual effects for such movies as X-Men 2, Incredible Hulk and Ocean's 11. From there he went over to Netflix for about 10 years before he decided to try and launch his own toy company. One of the first lines they produced using the Kickstarter model was called Amazing Heroes which was a homage to 80s action figures from public domain and independent comics.

Since then we have seen them do 1:18 scale Eagle Force figures which they have produced over 100 figures for along with 5" Longbox Heroes, 1/12 scale Naughty Or Nice holiday themed figures and most recently Operation: Monter Force which is an action figure line done in conjunction with our sponsor BigBadToyStore that features figures in both 1:12 and 1:18 scales.

A few weeks ago at JoeFest they also announced several other new action figure lines including a 1/12 scale customizable line called Soldiers Of Fortune and 1/12 scale figures based on the late 80s animated series C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists). Here is a breakdown of the figures announced at JoeFest which we talk about in more detail during the interview above.

1/12 Scale C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists)
- Baldwin P. "Bulletproof" Vess

1/12 Scale Soldiers Of Fortune Wave 1
- The Agent/The Spy Black and White Tuxedo versions
- Close Combat Operative Red and Yellow Camo versions
- Close Combat Operative Black and Orange Camo versions
- The Saboteur
- The Agent/The Enemy Blue Suit version
- Head Pack 01 and 02

1/12 Scale Operation: Monster Force Season 1
- Delta Red Urban Operations Trooper

1/12 Scale Operation: Monster Force Season 3
- Commander Gridiron - Weapons Supplier
- Dr. Tannis Rand - Geneticist
- The Fog (13 Ghosts)
- The Goblin (13 Ghosts)
- Mr. Legacy - Historian
- The Ambassador Of R'lyeh - Harbinger Of Doom
- Deluxe Kiloworg

1/12 Scale Operation: Monster Force Season 4
- Shurukahn
- Chatsworth
- Red Riding Hood (Female)
- Agent Harker (Female)

1:18 Eagle Force
- Eagle Force Returns Captain Eagle (The Leader)
- Eagle Force Returns Blockade (S.W.A.T. Commander)
- Liberty Legion The Arrow (Sharpshooter)
- Liberty Legion C.L.A.W. Commando (Urban Infantry)
- Voyagers Hellion (Intergalactic Bounty Hunter)
- Star Commander (Major Coco (First-In-Command)
- The Blade Cuts Both Ways Sonney Yen (A.W.O.L. Soldier)
- The Blade Cuts Both Ways Rockwell (Tactical Mission Ninja Trooper)
- Operation: Monster Force Delta Red (Vampire Soldier)
- Operation: Monster Force Green Ghoul (Crime Lord)

Longbox Heroes Wave 2
- Arthur from The Tick
- Christine Spar from Grendel
- Kevin Matchstick from Mage
- Equipped For Safety from Madman
- Grendel Prime from Grendel.

See images for all of these and more below from JoeFest.