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'90s X-Force Leads The Hasbro Breakfast At SDCC
This is an interesting choice, as there was some controversy back when the Avengers: Age of Ultron toys had Captain America on the motorcycle, even though it was Black Widow on it in the film Could this be an unannounced mea culpa? After that, there are a trio of Marvel Legends figures focusing on the 1990s X-Force[...]
Could Action Figures Save The Power Rangers?
Tess Parsons-Broome, the marketing manager of Bandai who produce the Power Rangers toys, stated that at the end of April Power Rangers ranked 11th across all toy properties. "Power Rangers has proven its position not only as a classic brand but as a must-have toy in such a competitive market place." Bandai obviously have a vested interest[...]
McFarlane Toys Announces A Jareth The Goblin King Figurine
His influence on film and music will be felt for an immeasurable future. Thanks to those mad geniuses at McFarlane Toys, you too can own a 7 inch likeness of Bowie in one of his most memorable roles, Jareth the Goblin King from Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Aside from that gorgeous Jareth, McFarlane is ALSO partnering with Henson Co[...]
Check Out The Action Figures And Vehicles From The Hasbro Booth At Star Wars: Celebration
Look for Queue 10 and the sign that says "Tickets to Purchase items from HasbroToyshop". Reportedly the ticket is only for Friday, on Saturday and Sunday, tickets will not be required That said, if attendee volumes remain as they are, expect that this could change.   #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px[...]
Hasbro Star Wars NYCC Panel: Death Troopers, Two Tubes, And A Forest Whitaker Revelation
By Amanda Gurall Hasbro toy designers and marketing strategists presented some of the new toys coming out this fall in the Star Wars line The team included: Steve Bono, Senior Manager of Design Steve Evans, Director of Design and Development Joe Ninivaggi, Dir of Global Brand Strategy Andy Ochiltree, Sr Manager of Global Brand Strategy Aditi Raturi, Manager of Global Brand[...]
Best Of The NYCC Exclusives – From Iron Fist To Funko To Power Rangers
This sweet smell from these figures is now emanating from display cases everywhere. Brian is the Senior Toys and Collectibles Correspondent for Bleeding Cool, writing about all Things geek in the world of collectibles and merchandise He's frequently to be found prying into exclusive mysteries at conventions If you would like to speak Geek with Brian,[...]
Hasbro NYCC 'Twas The Night Before Party With Pics of New Marvel Legends, Star Wars, My Little Pony, Transformers, And More
Star Wars, My Little Pony, Beyblade, Trolls, Transformers, Yo-kai Watch, Furby, and Nerf joined Marvel to showcase the best of Hasbro's current and future offerings. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Brian is the Senior Toys and Collectibles Correspondent for Bleeding[...]
So Who Will You Trample To Get These Exclusive Saga Shop Figures At SDCC?
Vaughn and Fiona Staple's groundbreaking series Saga, available in action figure form for the first time! Each figure stands 5 inches and is paired with iconic weapons, like Alana's mace and Marko's sword.  These figures were designed by McFarlane Toys and will be available at our Saga Shop booth #2629B. $50? $150 by the weekend, minimum. Oh[...]
Hang On, Shane Black… Where Exactly Are All The Aldrich Killian Iron Man 3 Toys Anyway?
No individual toys. Nothing even from Hot Toys (they did the Trevor Slattery Mandarin). All you got was a HeroClix figure as part of a set… And a Mini-Mates double pack He couldn't even stand alone. Is half a Minimate really worth changing a movie villain's gender over? It is worth noting that Pepper Potts only appeared in exclusive convention-only[...]