This July, as the world breathlessly awaits the release of the new CG animated Clone Wars series, fans and collectors will get an eyeful of all-new packaging for scores of Clone Wars products soon to be lining store shelves.  StarWars.com the official Star Wars site has updated with a feature  about the new packaging… Read More NY- Hiro, Claire, Peter, Sylar, & Mohinder stopped into NBC ‘s famous offices at 30 Rock today when Mezco toys delivered the prototypes for the new Heroes action figures which are scheduled to be in stores in mid June.  Generally, prototypes are never seen by the general public, but because of the overwhelming interest in… Read More Famed toy designer, sculptor and super nice guy David Cortes is going to be featured on the nationally syndicated TV show LatiNation TV in over 100 markets this weekend.   Dave’s resume includes a lot of the Marvel Legends line for Toy Biz/Marvel Toys and  a lot of work for Mezco including the Hellboy figures based… Read More a BOUNTY ofHUNTERS Dark Horse Deluxe is proud to announce that the acclaimed series of Kotobukiya ARTFX Statues is expanding with the addition of the most requested characters from the Star Wars universe:  THE BOUNTY HUNTERS SERIES!  From the darkest chapter of the saga, Episode V:The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader has summoned mercenaries from… Read More Dark Horse is proud to announce they have signed an agreement to act as exclusive sales agent for the entire program of licensed products for MINDstyle—a California-based company which has recently emerged as a leading manufacturer of high-end collectible figures. The initial offerings,slated for release beginning in March, will include deluxe limited-edition vinyl figures and… Read More I like quasi, not-quite-real sports. Let’s get that out of the way right now. In our history, there have been athletes who have crossed over into celebrity, and sometimes even superhero, status. Babe Ruth was probably the first, but guys like Joe Namath, Michael Jordan, and, today, Tiger Woods (though, let’s be honest, golf is… Read More I like quasi, not-quite-real sports.  Let’s get that out of the way right now. In our history, there have been athletes who have crossed over into celebrity, and sometimes even superhero, status.  Babe Ruth was probably the first, but guys like Joe Namath, Michael Jordan, and, today, Tiger Woods (though, let’s be honest, golf is… Read More DST is excited to announce the first exclusive release in the ongoing line of retro-inspired Star Trek cloth figures will be one of Captain Kirk’s most dangerous foes – the nefarious Khan Noonien Singh!  Available exclusively through Hastings and Planet X stores, this limited figure is based on his debut appearance in the classic episode… Read More The World’s Leading Toy Company Partners with CAA Marketing to Identify and Create Opportunities Across a Variety of Entertainment Platforms for its Rich Library of Brands   EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mattel, Inc. (NYSE:MAT – News) (www.mattel.com), the worldwide leader in toys/family products and well-known as the premier marketer to kids, has signed with Creative Artists… Read More Due to the overwhelming demand for more of the Nightmares of H.P. Lovecraft your friends at SOTA will be releasing the Ultra Cthulhu Statue, the most popular figure from the H.P.Lovecraft universe!  This EXTREMELY limited edition resin statue will feature a highly detailed paint and completely new vision of Cthulhu as compared to any similar… Read More Anyone who knows me and my collecting habits at all know that I love 1:18 (3-3/4″) scaled figures. Love them. If I was Emperor of the Toy World all action figures would be done in this scale. Over the past few months I’ve really been enjoying the new Bravo Team line by Unimax that’s been… Read More I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, but I’ve been rediscovering stuff I’ve been sent over the years that never made it to shelves and thought that it was high time that some of it been seen. This little piece was sent to me by an anonymous soul who has dropped a few… Read More This year’s Toy Fair will be celebrated online at SideshowCollectibles.com, from February 17th-20th! This year they are doing things a bit different, as they will not be physically attending the annual Fair in New York, which is only open to industry members and press. Thus, the online celebration is the only way to stay on… Read More Takara Neduke, makers of necklaces and trinkets, has released a picture of their upcoming 1.5 inch mini PVC figures of props, relics and treasures from Indiana Jonesmovie series. There will be seven styles and one secret item in this wave. This will be a capsule toy series with plastic capsule packaging.   These will be import… Read More MiniMates news from the latest DST E-Spectrum  Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… The best-selling Star Trek Minimates make their first box set appearance with this limited "Mirror, Mirror" collection containing the evil versions of your favorite Star Trek characters. Featuring the crew in their Mirror Universe attire, this set includes the warped Captain Kirk, the… Read More Hasbro has opened a special "Hall of Armors" site for their upcoming Iron Man Movie product.   So far, they have revealed the Mark I-III versions of the armor, and will continue revealing more figures in the coming weeks.  You can also check out some CG Iron Man videos and get the latest Hasbro Iron… Read More I haven’t had a chance to see either movie yet, but I saw this on a white board at work and it cracked me up.  RAMBO vs. CLOVERFIELD    Read More I should have gotten up earlier drinking cold beer in Moab Ellen Page I hope DCUC goes on forever phrases that annoy me: from the get go, the whole kit and caboodle, hunker down words that annoy me: underling, discharge, synergistic, barista, snuggle, jiggy Richard Marx had a weird head The Illuminati this car is… Read More Most people who know me around the ‘net know I love these guys… …and I really love these guys… But, if the chips were down (or the house was on fire) and I’m being completely honest, I think I love these guys… And especially this guy… …even more. We’ll talk more about the greatest action… Read More Most people who know me around the ‘net know I love these guys…     …and I really love these guys…     But, if the chips were down (or the house was on fire) and I’m being completely honest, I think I love these guys…      And especially this guy…      …even… Read More