Mike Horn

Mike Horn has a pedigree in the toy and collectibles market. His father and older brother rand a comic book store and were among the early pioneers of the comic con industry. “I grew up in the background of shows like that,” he said.  “Through osmosis, I figured out what a valuable comic book was and the fact that you had to buy it for less than you sold it for…”

In fact, Horn practially invented the idea of the “Comic Con Exclusive.” Within a few years of offering their first super limited variants direct to conventioneers, about a fifth of the company’s revenue came from such items.

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Mike Horn has a pedigree in the toy and collectibles market. His father and older brother rand a comic book store and were among the early pioneers of the comic con industry. “I grew up in the background of shows like that,” he said.  “Through osmosis, I figured out what a valuable comic book was and the fact that you had to buy it for less than you sold it for…”

In fact, Horn practially invented the idea of the “Comic Con Exclusive.” Within a few years of offering their first super limited variants direct to conventioneers, about a fifth of the company’s revenue came from such items.

Palisades figures represented everything from “Sesame Street” to Adult Swim shows, all featuring uncanny detail and textures. Another popular segment includes numerous video game and anime titles such as Tekken and Final Fantasy. 

His more recent companies include, SwagDog and Power Up Factory, with a similar mission: Creating top notch figures of characters that weren’t available anwywhere else. Factory X was another of his companies, focused on reproductions of older, much beloved toy lines. 

 

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