Are Lego Minifigs Technically Action Figures?
Are Lego Minifigs Technically Action Figures? Monday June 1, 2009 I recently got into a heated debate down at my regular coffee shop about what is and what isn’t an “action figure”, despite the fact that I tried to clear that up in an article a little while back. Yes, we talk about some strange things over coffee. Anyway, it didn’t take long for one friend to bring up the famous Lego minifigs. If you don’t know what a minifig is, they’re the little people that come with any Lego playset. I remember the first Lego minifigs (which I assume is short for miniature figures) ever to come out when I received several Lego Space sets back in the late ’70s. As soon as I saw them, I fell instantly in love with them! There was something about their perpetually happy faces and little c-clamp hands that sparked my imagination. These days, you can find minifigs of all kinds, from everyday townsfolk to rampag
