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by Jeff Cope
May 19, 2014
A new edition of the 40 year-old role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons is on the way this summer. Now, this isn’t news to anyone following the world of gaming for the past few years. Wizards of the Coast announced plans for a new edition a good three years ago. But, today WOTC finally announced…
by Cesar Zamora
May 13, 2014
In stores today is the new Marvel Knights presentation of “Wolverine – Weapon X: Tomorrow Dies Today”, I’ll be taking a quick look at this latest release from Shout! Factory.
by Danny "CantinaDan" Neumann
April 22, 2014
I don’t think any one of us predicted exactly how “Unlimited” Mattel’s Justice League action figure line would prove to be. Debuting in 2003, the line didn’t quit unit the end of 2012. Just about 10 years. That’s nuts. What started out as a line dedicated to “The Big 7” eventually delivered well over 200 figures….
by Erik "Superfriend" Skov
March 20, 2014
My friend and colleague in the “I can’t get enough news about toys and games” business, Scott Rubin, has been doing a fantastic job of covering the 2014 GAMA conference in Las Vegas this week. Pop on over to CritToHit.com to see all his coverage. I’m hoping he doesn’t mind if I borrow one of…
by Danny "CantinaDan" Neumann
February 2, 2014
Back in 1981 I went on a cruise to Bermuda. Lucky kid, I know. I had these relatives, Connie and George, who were really good to me. I have a handful of memories from that trip. Like, it was the first time I ever ate chicken cacciatore. Not surprisingly though, one of my best memories had…
by Cesar Zamora
January 31, 2014
I attended the premiere of the new direct-to-video movie “Justice League: War”. I was able to get brief interviews with some of the cast & crew in attendance. All that and my review of the movie after the jump…
by Cesar Zamora
January 26, 2014
A brand new year brings a brand new Disney Infinity figure to mass retail. Read on for a brief review of the Disney Infinity Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey figure!
by Cesar Zamora
January 13, 2014
Out tomorrow, Jan. 14th (available at Wal-Mart and Amazon) is “Marvel Knights Animation: Wolverine Vs. Sabretooth” from Shout! Factory. Read more for a quick look and my review of the upcoming DVD release…
by Cesar Zamora
January 9, 2014
2013 is over and done with but looking back it was a pretty great year for action figures. I got a ton of figures last year so it was hard to narrow it down but if you will, I bring you my Top 5…
by Ryan "TheSuperfly" Prast
December 22, 2013
The Holidays. Nothing else compares to this time of year…the amazing array of Christmas lights, the smells of warm cinnamon and pumpkin, the lively spirits and the season of giving … and especially as a child of the 80s, the season of getting. Of course, the disclaimer – since then, I have certainly learned that…
by Ryan "TheSuperfly" Prast
December 10, 2013
Pardon my many-months-long blogging absence (and my obsessive overuse of hyphens) for a Not-Necessarily-Toy-Related-But-Still-Worthy Holiday Announcement … and for those looking to spread some Holiday Kindness and Cheer, this article is for you! Before you groan about yet-another ‘event’ to excuse yourself from, hear me out – you don’t actually have to attend, send money,…
by Jeff Cope
December 9, 2013
I’ve been writing about toys online for a long time now. Some of you may recall I started out writing for Raving Toy Maniac back when it was still under the auspices of Eric G. Myers and AFi’s own Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer in the late 1990s. There were small boutique toy companies popping up all…
by Cesar Zamora
November 26, 2013
Another Disney Infinity figure review because you deserve it! This week I’m looking at the new “Wreck-It Ralph” figures that were released recently as well as 3, that’s right, 3 new princesses. Read on for more…
by Danny "CantinaDan" Neumann
November 19, 2013
Remember when Mattel sold Japanese Kaiju figures? Had I not held onto a weird blue monster with big ears since childhood I would’ve answered “uhh, no.” Turns out, Mattel did obtain the rights to distribute toys for the popular Japanese company Popy back in the late 70’s. You do remember Shogun Warriors, right? Same licensing…
by Cesar Zamora
November 19, 2013
I stopped at my local Target today and happened upon a new release for the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” figure line by Playmates. This is the second Shredder in the action figure line and if you bought him the first time around this figure would be a considerable upgrade.
by Steve "Captain Collector" Ceragioli
November 18, 2013
It’s that time of year ago, fellow collectors! Time where we look back on all of the cool toys we were treated to this past year. While production of domestically-originating toys (Marvel Legends, DCUC, Star Wars, etc.) seems to be in a period of decline, production of higher-end import toys seems to be on the…
by Cesar Zamora
November 12, 2013
Like it or not “Man of Steel” is available to own today. In honor of its release I wrote a little list of my Top 5 DC Comics movies over at my personal site. Enjoy! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWZHzcir9IE[/youtube]
by Cesar Zamora
October 23, 2013
Yesterday the “Toy Story in Space” Playset for Disney Infinity was released, I was very excited for the release but have not been able to play the game. I do have eyes and can appreciate some good figures when I see them. Read on for my thoughts on the Disney Infinity versions of Buzz Lightyear…
by Cesar Zamora
October 6, 2013
Yesterday was “Disney Infinity” Day at GameStop as they released their exclusive Jack Skellington figure. Earlier in the week Walmart released their exclusive Woody figure for “Disney Infinity” as well. Today I’ll be taking a look at the both of them. Read on for more pictures and my thoughts…
by Danny "CantinaDan" Neumann
October 3, 2013
Recently I was staring at the cool packaging of the Super7 ALIEN ReAction line. As I noted how the ReAction logo pays homage to the original Kenner logo I started to wonder what “Kenner” originally meant. Then it occurred to me that I had no idea where many toy company names came from. Hence, my…
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