SOUTH BEND, Indiana – 1/04/2012 – Captain Action Enterprises and Round 2 are pleased to announce that sculptor Tim Bruckner will be developing superhero action figure sculpts for the 2012 Captain Action toy line.Captain Action, the popular super hero toy from the 1960s, will return to toy shelves along with new costume sets, including Marvel…
We never quite cottoned to The Transformers in any incarnation but we do recognzie it has a fervent following. We also recognize the following news will be most welcome by diehard fans of the animated incarnation. It certainly will help pass the time until the third feature film is unleashed. Here’s the formal announcement: This…
Optimus Prime gets a parking ticket in New York City during the Toy Fair. Choose your punch line: That’s really keeping in character. Robots in disguise, indeed. Bloomberg is really trying to get revenue. Hat tip: io9.
There was a lot of cool stuff to see at Toy Fair 2011, and unfortunately there wasn’t enough time to see everything. I made a point of asking the nice people at Lego for info on some of their goodies, and they were very forthcoming. If you’ve ever picked up a Kubrick figure, you know…
I wanted to show off some of the other cool Minimates that Diamond Comics Distributors had at their booth, but as is often the case with trade shows, photos were not permitted yet. Something of note at JAKKS Pacific was a considerable line of goodies from the Dreamworks movie, “Real Steel.” A 5″ line of…
Having fun at Toy Fair is hard work. OK, So I’m not likely to get much sympathy about the “hard work” bit, but Toy Fair is an overwhelming experience at which toy manufacturers will show off their wares for retailers, wholesalers, and the press from around the world. Anything and everything from yo-yos to high…
{ARGHH – more snow and another delay for us!} Pop music fans – it’s the team-up you’ve been waiting for! Tiffany versus Debbie Gibson, at least on video. The former pop divas mix up up for a new SyFy Channel movie (airing tonight) and tell us what their friendship is really like. Plus we talk…
We are back (finally) from Toy Fair with some verbal tours of the visual fun, plus DC’s newest direct to DVD feature (JUSTICE LEAGUE:CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS) hits this week and actor James Woods tells us about life as OWLMAN and William Shatner turns to s*it – really. PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point!…
It’s our Official Toy Fair 2009 debriefing with some of the finest action figures we’ve seen yet including Strangers in Paradise, Dick Tracy and even The Wolfman. And by the way, someone out there forgot to buy their comics in January and the numbers showed it. Even the President couldn’t stimulate this, PRESS THE BUTTON…
We are on our way to Toy Fair 2009, but in the meantime join us for a behind the scenes look at NBC’s CHUCK, a trip to the comic store where this week we try and expand our horizons and a lesson in why CAPRICA is a big risk. PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The…
First Hasbro turned Transformers into a movie. (Obligatory Mark Ryan link and reference to The Pilgrim here.) Then Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26, 2009) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (August 7, 2009). And then they put Monopoly, Candyland, and Ouija into production with Universal. And now, announced just in time for…
Triad Toys has announced it has acquired the rights to manufacture action figures based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars Saga. Their press release stated: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars Saga is hailed as one of the most influential works to define modern sci-fi and fantasy literature. Written almost a century ago, the epic…
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