William

I don't collect characters, I collect films. The distinction eventually became visible on my shelves.

If I were…

a license: Jurassic Park. A film I saw far too young and never fully recovered from.

a character: Gandalf. Always turns up exactly when needed, always has an opinion. I see myself in that, more or less.

a Funko line: Pop! Rides. The only format where the figure tells a scene instead of striking a pose.

a line of dialogue: "Life finds a way." Applied to the shelf space I have left, it proves itself every month.

a collector's flaw: I check the box number before I look at the sculpt. Every time.

What I collect

On my shelves: a little over a hundred POPs, nearly all of them from films. Jurassic Park, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, James Bond, and a DC row I justify with Batman.

My buying rule: the pose has to say something about the film. A character standing with their arms down, I pass.

The one I'm still hunting: the early Rides, from before the current numbering. They disappeared without my noticing when.

My favorites

• My favorite POP: Gandalf on Gwaihir #72
• My favorite POP collection: Jurassic Park
• My favorite POP feature: Pop! Rides