Posted in News, Toys on Feb 16th, 2008 1 Comment »
Big news, Shia Lebauf is now immortalized in plastic! Earlier this afternoon Hasbro unveiled their line of action figures for the upcoming Indiana Jones movie, Kingdom of Crystal Skull. One character in particular, wearing a skull mask and a raggedy J. Crew ensemble, was said to be one of the main “bad guys” of the [...]
Posted in Toys on Aug 29th, 2007 No Comments »
McFarlane Toys
In shops now
It’ll be awhile before the series hits primetime again, but there are other ways for you to get you ‘LOST’ fix. McFarlane has released their second wave of ‘LOST’ figures which include: Sun, Jin, Mr. Eko, and Sawyer. Just about everything McFarlane produces is amazingly detailed, but the ‘LOST’ figures [...]
Posted in Toys on Jul 27th, 2007 No Comments »
McFarlane Toys
In shops now
With the release of The Simpsons Movie, McFarlane Toys has been tapped to take over the toy franchise from long-time handlers Playmates. Playmates’ World of Springfield line was largely fantastic and even included a talking function when you placed the figures onto different playset bases. Nevertheless, I was excited [...]
Posted in News, Toys on Jul 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Corey Feldman’s hay day has finally been immortalized in plastic! The much anticipated ‘Goonies’ figures will be available soon. Now available for pre-order at the Mezco website and will start shipping November 14th. The first wave includes Mikey, Data, Chunk, Mouth and Sloth. There will also be a 12″ Sloth available with sound that [...]
Posted in Toys on May 30th, 2007 No Comments »
HASBRO Toys
I really love the Summer Blockbuster season. The plethora of billboards, commercials, and potato chip cross-promotions just sends a tingle up my spine. This season promises to be a big one, delivering conclusions to three trilogies, a fourth “Die Hard,” and Michael Bay’s “Transformers.” And, of course, a film that was inspired from a [...]
Posted in Toys on Mar 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
The summer blockbuster season is upon us, and affixed to any commendable summer hit is an onslaught action figures, commercials, and collectors edition Doritos bags. Helping to kick off the tidal wave of advertising is Hasbro’s new “Spider-Man 3″ figures that hit the streets March 24th. When the toys have their own release date it’s [...]
Posted in Toys on Mar 14th, 2007 2 Comments »
TOYS
Playmates
In shops now
As an 80’s baby, Ninja Turtles hold a special place in my heart. The toys even more so than the comic or cartoon series. The cartoon was only a showcase to preview the next ridiculous character that I would soon spend weeks ransacking our local general store’s toy section for. Casey Jones, [...]
