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More Awesome Toys And Statues From NYCC – NECA
More toys and statues from Derek Trum, these are shots from the Neca booth at the New York Comic Con. #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 */ More toys and statues from Derek Trum, these are shots from the Neca booth[...]
Look At All The Toys! – Checking Out The Diamond Booth At NYCC
Diamond may be known as the comic book distributor, but their Previews booth is also a great place to check out the new toys Derek Trum got us some pictures of all the stuff on display. #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[...]
NYCC: Toy Trends And The Holy Grail
Brian Goldberg writes for Bleeding Cool: Action figure collecting trends change with the seasons.  One day you're in and the next day you're out. From con to con the vendors booths carry usually the hottest merchandise.  Shelf space is limited and toys are cumbersome, so decisions are made in the best way to allocate space to move[...]
NYCC: Looking Inside The Lootcrate Box
Brian Goldberg writes for Bleeding Cool: I'm a sucker for an exclusive.  I'm especially a sucker for a limited exclusive.  Geek swag subscription service
Hasbro Shows Us A Few Avengers: Age Of Ultron Toys
At the NYCC, Hasbro has unveiled the first few toys for the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron movie This is a pretty good look at Captain America's Avengers uniform and the Hulk's new purple pants. MARVEL'S AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON LEGENDS INFINITE SERIES CAPTAIN AMERICA (Ages: 4 & up /Approx Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Spring 2015) Kids and fans[...]
Funko's ReAction Universal Monsters Figures Are Here, And They're Spectacular
By Christopher Smith Earlier this year, and in the wake of its partnership with Super 7 toys to bring Kenner's unreleased 1979 Alien prototypes to fully realized life, Funko announced a full "ReAction" line of retro 3 ¾" action figures (for those unfamiliar or born after about 1986, think Kenner's original Star Wars toyline: basic and[...]
Thor Sixth Scale Figure From Thor: The Dark World Review
I did the Sideshow Collectibles / Hot Toys Predator figure review typed up with pictures, but I figured since I'm actually out of town at a convention this weekend, I'd do the review of the Thor sixth-scale figure from Thor: The Dark World on video Now I'm still working the kinks out here, I can[...]
Resurrecting The Golden Age Of Comics In Action Figure Form
Todd McFarlane changed the landscape of toy industry in the mid 90s and pretty soon you could get amazing toys of all your favorite comic book heroes Spawn, Batman, Spider-man, Wildcats, Savage Dragon, the Tick…it was a great feeling to be able to hold your favorite comic book character in your hands and have it[...]
Discovered – Guardians Of The Galaxy Toys Are Finally In Shops
I randomly went into a Toys R Us looking to see if there might be that supposed exclusive Rocket Raccoon plush available yet, and I did find a whole wall of Guardians of the Galaxy Toys that I learned had just arrived that day It was a tough choice but I went with some action[...]
Hasbro Doubles Down On The Direct Market With Individual Figure Orders
There are precious few avenues these days for us figure collectors to get our hands on these and other sought after toys I know the Walmarts around me have not stocked anything that was not a Transformer or wrestler in literally months at this point Targets and Toys R Us are a blink and you[...]
McDonald's Breaks Gender Barrier With Amazing Spider-Man 2 Girls' Toys
Recently McDonald's announced that they will not only be offering the boys superhero toys but will also be offering a girls' version of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 toys This is huge for little girl superhero fans everywhere! Back in the day, and even up until recently, if you wanted the superhero toy in a McDonald's Happy[...]
Late Night Fun – A Life Sized Reminder Of 1977
My brother said he saw some new toys I might be interested in and took me back to an endcap I had missed It was filled with all these new action figures from a company called Kenner I grabbed the two I found the most interesting… a big hairy creature with a bandoleer belt and[...]
Funko Releases Old School Classics And New Movie Magic
Funko has announced some of their newest toys and it's quite the range from a Rocketeer action figure with removable Helmet and Jet Pack to classic Hanna-Barbera animation Pops of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Frankenstein Jr, and my personal favorite Hong Kong Fuey And they wrap it up with two new Pops from the Maleficent[...]
Early Look At The Batman: The Animated Series Toy Line
Earlier this year DC Collectibles announced a new line of toys based on Batman: The Animated Series in 6" (1/12th) scale At the time they released images of the first two figures: Batman and Catwoman This weekend they decided to release two more figures in progress: Two-Face and Mr Freeze We get to see these[...]