Section: Toys

Geek Shall Inherit Episode 044 – Stan Lee = to Shakespeare?
You can tell by the title of this episode that we are making some bold statements. Right or wrong we are not afraid to take a stand on the tough issues. Take THAT culture snobs! Geeks rule! It looks like all is well in the universe once again between Jason and myself and there are [...]
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Unmasked: Actors Behind Their Monster Action Figures – Biography
BiographyUnmasked: Actors Behind Their Monster Action FiguresBiographyWhile action figures and statues immortalizing these men don't bring us too much closer to knowing their true faces, it's really the monsters that we love. A handful of toy a...
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Iron Man 3 Trailer is Live!
Here it is at long last!  The Iron Man 3 trailer.  And it’s explodo-riffic! Watch the first official trailer for Marvel’s “Iron Man 3″ coming to cinemas in April 26th 2013, starring Robert Downey Jr. In Marvel’s “Iron Man 3″, brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man played by Robert Downey Jr., is pitted against an enemy [...]
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Super Alloy King Robo: Mickey and Friends
This Super Alloy King Robo: Mickey and Friends is from Bandai.  It is  priced at ¥13,440 (US$169), stands at 22cm (8.5″) , and will get its first public showing in Japan this weekend in Tokyo’s Akihabara.It’s coming out in March 2...
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MOTUC Castle Grayskull Update; Will Be ENORMOUS!
Mattel posted the following video demonstrating the scale of the proposed MOTUC Castle Grayskull as well as updating fans on the actual shipping costs.   CASTLE GRAYSKULL SHIPPING UDPATE: On Monday 10/16 at around 1pm we confirmed with our Design team that the best estimate of the shipping weight for Castle Grayskull is 20 lbs. [...]
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Triad Toys Moves to Distributions Partners
Triad Toys made the following announcement today on their Facebook page:   Effective November 1, 2012, Triad Toys will be exclusively sold through retail and distribution channels. As we focus on developing new products and overseeing production quality, we feel that it is best to have a distribution partner to distribute our products. As such, [...]
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Skylanders Giants Review (PS3) – PlayStation LifeStyle
PlayStation LifeStyleSkylanders Giants Review (PS3)PlayStation LifeStyleMy inner-child was fed a steady diet of Saturday morning cartoons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures, and a driving desire to be a Pokémon master. My inner-child once dr...
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Mattel’s Ghostbusters™ Happy Hunting Sale on 10/31 Only
The following sale news was posted today both on MattyCollector.com and the MattyCollector Facebook page: Ghostbusters™ Fans, Do you have supernatural elimination needs? Did you call 555-2368, only to get a busy signal? Then be at MattyCollector.com at 12:01am ET on 10/31 for our Ghostbusters™ Happy Hunting Sale and you can take care of business [...]
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HeroClix TabApp™ Now Available At Walmart
WizKids Games, creator of the recently launched HeroClix TabApp™ game for iPad, today announced the availability of HeroClix TabApp™ Marvel super hero figures at Walmart stores nationwide. Fans, collectors and players can now pick up both Marvel figure packs, Marvel Super Heroes and Wolverine and the X-Men, at their local Walmart store. The Marvel Super [...]
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Hasbro Still Sees Plenty of Action for Action Figures – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Wall Street Journal (blog)Hasbro Still Sees Plenty of Action for Action FiguresWall Street Journal (blog)A double-digit decline in domestic action figure sales suggests to some a dying play pattern, but Hasbro — which is highly exposed to the categor...
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