National Entertainment Collectibles Association
The National Entertainment Collectibles Association or NECA is an American manufacturer of collectibles typically licensed from films, sports, music and television based out of New Jersey. The company was founded in 1997 and has over 60 licenses for which it produces products .
In 2002, NECA's Reel Toys was formed as a division to produce action figures and dolls that are targeted towards action figure and toy enthusiasts. They are intended for teens and adults as collectibles for many licenses that no other company would really try to market as a toy.
NECA is best known for obtaining licenses such as Silence of the Lambs and V for Vendetta.
NECA Licenses
- A Christmas Story
- A Nightmare On Elm Street
- American Psycho (film)
- Army Of Darkness
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Bubba Ho-Tep
- Child's Play
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Kurt Cobain
- The Crow
- Dawn of the Dead ('78)
- Devo
- Die Hard
- Donnie Darko
- Freddy vs. Jason
- Friday the 13th
- Ghostbusters
- Green Day
- Gremlins
- Halloween (film)
- Harry Potter
- Hellraiser
- Highlander (film)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects
- Iron Maiden
- John Lennon
- Kill Bill
- Labyrinth (film)
- The Lord of the Rings
- Masters of the Universe
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Phantasm
- Resident Evil 4
- RoboCop
- Saw
- Shaun Of The Dead
- The Silence of the Lambs
- The Simpsons
- Sin City (film)
- The Terminator and its sequels
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- V for Vendetta
Cult Classics
NECA has created a line for horror, action, and sci-fi characters. Series 1:
- Eric Draven The Crow
- Mohawk Gremlins 2: New Batch
- Jason Voorhees Friday the 13th: Part VII
- Patrick Bateman American Psycho
Pirates of the Caribbean
NECA has released multiple series of Pirates of the Caribbean action figures from Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man's Chest, and soon to be At World's End. In addition to the figures and accessories, each figure comes with a small base that connects with other bases from the other figures to make your own diorama of an important scene in the movie. The series of Curse of the Black Pearl include:
Series 1:
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Will Turner
- Captain Barbossa
- Cursed Pirate
Series 2:
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Will Turner
- Pintel
- Ragetti
Series 3:
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Captain Barbossa
- Cursed Pirate 2
- Elizabeth Swann
Figures in series 1-3 will include bases to form the Treasure Grotto scene from the climax of the film.
Dead Man's Chest:
Series 1
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Will Turner
- Davy Jones
- Maccus
Series 2:
- Captain Jack Sparrow
- Elizabeth Swann
- Bootstrap Bill
- Palifico
Series 3
- Cannibal Island Jack Sparrow
- Norrington
- Clanker
- Captain Barbossa
There has also been talks of a series 4, which would inlcude: Captain Jack Sparrow, Hadras, Tia Dalma, and Lord Cutler Beckett. Figures from series 1-3 will include bases to form:The Flying Dutchmanand Isla Cruces The official NECA website recently released two pictures of the figures Norrington, and Clanker. They can be viewed at: http://www.necaonline.com/article/detail/46
At World's End In series 1 of At World's End there has been rumored to be: Captain Jack Sparrow, maybe in chinese warrior garb, Will Turner, Captain Sao Feng, and a Cursed Pirate from Sao Feng's crew. They will include bases for The Empress, A Chinese Palace, or Davy Jones' Locker. Again, these are only rumors, the figures come out in May of 2007. More news will come.
Creative Team
- Joel Weinshanker, CEO
- Randy Falk, Head of Product Development
- Ed Repka, Lead Painter, Art Director
- Kyle "Tankman" Windrix, Lead Sculptor
- Dave Cortes, Sculptor
- Jason Frailey, Sculptor
- Ray Santoleri, Sculptor
- William Jeffrey Jones, Sculptor
- Brian Roll, Art Designer
- Nicole Puzzo, Art Designer/Photographer
- Jonathan Sprance, Art Designer
- René Rosa, Webmaster, Copy Writer, Sound Editing, PR/Media Relations
Resident Evil 4
Series 1
- Leon Kennedy
- Leon Kennedy variant with coat
- Ada Wong
- Chainsaw Ganado
- Verdugo
Series 2
- Krauser
- Iron Maiden
- Iron Maiden Varient- green translucent with rifle scope points
- Garrador
- Los Illuminados Monks: Leader Zealot
- Zealot with shield
- Zealot with bowgun
- Zealot with sythe
There has been talks of a series 3, which might include Luis, Saddler, Bitores Mendes a.k.a. The Village Chief, or Salazar. Also, a box set was rumored to be made, maybe featuring Del Lago, El Gigante, or It.
Nightmare Before Christmas
Series 1
- Jack Skellington
- Sally
- The Mayor
- The Vampire
Series 2
- Santa Jack
- Harlequin Demon
- The Witch Sisters
- Dr. Finklestein
Series 3
- Santa Jack 2
- Werewolf
- Sally 2
- Cyclops
Series 4
- Pumpkin King Jack
- Igor
- The Devil
- Mummy Kid and Bat Boy
Series 5
- Pajama Jack
- Undersea Gal
- Behemoth
- Clown on the Unicycle
Box Sets
- Jack vs. Oogie Boogie
- Lock, Shock, and Barrel with bathtub
- Jack on snowmobile
Exclusives
- Pirate Jack, as seen in James and the Giant Peach
There has also been talks of a series 6, which might include The Hanging Tree, Mr. Hyde, The Mudman, and the Corpse Family. Many of these were fan requested, so it is a possibility that these figures will get made.