Archive for the ‘Toys’ Category
There are a couple more Mattel/DC Comics action figure line items hitting the site today, and next up is the Doom Patrol getting the Justice League Unlimited treatment.
The team goes on sale November 16, 2009. Take the jump for a look at each of the figures.
We’ve all seen the Hasbro Mighty Muggs based off the Star Wars univers – heck my son has a couple in his room right now – and now you have a chance to win an original Star Wars Mighty Mugg and help out a good cause. Lucasfilm asked artists, comic book creators, toy designers, and celebrities to create their own Star Wars Mighty Mugg and put them up for auction to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Take the jump for a peek at some of the items you can bid on, but you better hurry – the auction ends August 14, 2009.
Here’s a look at Hal Jordan sporting the costumes and rings of the other Lantern Corps. The action figures were exclusive only to the San Diego Comic Con, and attendees could only buy two per day, which means they’re up on eBay now, with very high asking prices. Right now, one complete autographed set is going for $450.
Thanks to Gilbert for the tip!
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I have several of the Ame-Comi line of figures, but none of them come close to all the skin that the Wonder Girl Ame-Comi statue features.
I’ll let you take the jump for the full on Wonder Girl action, plus a look at Wonder Woman, that shows even more skin.
What’s even better than the prospect of taking hundreds of thousands of images with you wherever you go? Augmented Reality that lets you see things as they were, might be, or with interactive figures floating in front of your eyes. Mattel is getting into the AR realm by introducing a new line of action figures based on the upcoming Avatar movie from 20th Century Fox.
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Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) returns to San Diego Comic-Con in 2009 with its iconic properties that have entertained fans of all ages for decades. Hasbro’s expansive portfolio of brands that have become part of the global pop-culture such as G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, and its licensed toy lines based on characters from the MARVEL and STAR WARS universes, will be on display in the Hasbro booth (#3213).
Following are the highlights of Hasbro’s Comic-Con showcase:
Even though the Major Spoilers Crew didn’t care very much for the Transformers 2 movie, giant robots are still a big deal for H’wood. Those of us who were around in 1984 and 1985 remember the tiger-shaped robots that connected to form Voltron. And for those of us who liked Voltron then, the news that a live action Voltron movie should have us jumping around like the boy down the street who got his hands on sugar for the first time.
Atlas Entertainment, the group behind Get Smart, are producing the film that hasn’t found a studio yet. Word is Warner Bros. is hot to trot on Robotech or some other giant robot franchise to counter Paramount’s Transformers hit. While it seems Hollywood is keen on robots, I wonder how many of you are interested in Voltron?
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Shocker Toys returns to San Diego Comic-Con Booth #3849 with five, count ‘em, five, exclusives, the return of an old favorite and one can’t miss party.
Diamond Comic Distributors have announced that seven of the limited comic and toy exclusives being released at the San Diego Comic-Con have sold out to the retailers on the show floor.
“SDCC exhibiting retailers were quick to purchase these one-of-a-kind collectibles, and now we’re sold out,” said Dan Manser, Diamond’s Director of Marketing. “If customers and fans really want these items they’re going to have to race to one of the selected retailers on the show floor to purchase them.”
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Claudio Sanchez, the celebrated creator of the COHEED AND CAMBRIA mythology, including the best selling sci-fi mini-series, THE AMORY WARS, is back with an entirely new concept! One of the most unique and powerful minds in rock and comics unleashes possibly the most provocative new comic of 2009: KILL AUDIO!
Shipping this October from BOOM! Studios, fans can get a first look at KILL AUDIO this July at Comic-Con International, when Claudio Sanchez signs the KILL AUDIO PREVIEW BOOK available only at the BOOM! Studios Booth #2543. In addition to the KILL AUDIO PREVIEW BOOK, fans will also get a chance to purchase the monotone variant of the KILL AUDIO VINYL FIGURE, limited to 1200 pieces. The KILL AUDIO VINYL FIGURE will only be available during signing times.
The G.I. Joe movie is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the movie being a property success, Paramount has nabbed the rights to the Max Steel toy line to turn it into a movie as well.
The toy property revolves around a 19-year-old extreme sports junkie recruited by a secret agency after an accident infects his body with nanobots, making him superhuman.
Some may remember the Max Steel animated series that made the rounds way back in 1999 before being dropped in the U.S. The good news is Max Steel is highly popular in Latin America, where direct to DVD movies have kept the property alive, giving Paramount and executive producer Joe Roth (of XXX fame) a reason to jump start the character and toy line once again.
“A theatrical film plays a significant role to relaunch the franchise,” said Barry Waldo, Mattel’s VP of worldwide entertainment marketing and strategy. “But we have a strong Latin consumer we’re going to keep happy while broadening the franchise for the rest of the world. We wouldn’t do ourselves a favor if we turned a blind eye to it. That’s the artistic challenge we’ve got.”
Apparently DC is sending retailers a bunch of Blackest Night rings to give away this week when the first issue of Blackest Night hits the stands. These look super sweet, but you’re going to have to contact your LCS to see if they will have any, as this was an incentive promotion, and from what I’ve gathered from other source, it was also not free for retailers.
For those who can’t get enough Tim Burton, Dark Horse Deluxe has announced new products based around his book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories.
Springing from Burton’s sketchpads and notebooks, these charming little characters have taken on a life of their own. They are his strange little children, and although some have described them as twisted or odd, as Burton himself has observed: “One person’s craziness is another person’s reality.”
Mattel has unveiled the packaging for the San Diego Comic-Con Wonder Twin set, and it’s really cool. Light up action, voices, and the works.
I’m pretty sure we’ve run the images from Mattel’s DC Universe Collection wave 9 before, but we’re running them again, simply because I find the Chemo collect and connect figure so fascinating. I’ve had a devil of a time with the entire collect and connect series, as I don’t think I’ve been able to complete a single figure – THANKS TARGET!
I’m going to have to go eBay diving over the next couple of weeks to find all the back issue figures and parts, because I have completionism OCD, and also because these are pretty awesome figures.
Take the jump for the full gallery!
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