Lola

I collect whatever tells the story of my era. And, down on the bottom shelf, a row of masked killers that have no business being there.

If I were…

a license: the NBA. Figures that age alongside the careers and end up documenting one specific season.

a character: Pepper Brooks in Dodgeball. Commentating live without understanding a thing is pretty much the job.

a Funko line: Bloody. I have no excuse and I'm not looking for one.

a line of dialogue: "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood." I drop it everywhere. It lands about one time in three.

a collector's flaw: I buy on the news cycle. Six months later I can't remember what the figure was celebrating.

What I collect

On my shelves: a solid eighty-odd POPs, nearly all from the music, sports and real-people lines. NBA first. Plus the bottom row, which nobody asked me to explain.

My buying rule: if the figure doesn't date a specific moment — a jersey, a tour, a season — I pass.

The one I'm still hunting: the Daft Punk: Alive pack. Both helmets, in condition.

My favorites

• My favorite POP: Daft Punk Discovery Era
• My favorite POP collection: NBA
• My favorite POP feature: Bloody