News from the toy industry involving new releases, but also issues such as toy safety and matters of interest to action figure collectors are covered in this column.
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 Jul 18, 2009 - 16:34:40 PM
CBS Consumer Products and Playmates Toys will be reviving over 40 years of history with a new line of realistic Star Trek action figures, authentic playsets Jan 26, 2009 - 20:10:11 PM
Dark Horse Deluxe announced the release of a new figure set depicting the six members of The Umbrella Academy introduced in Apocalypse Suite Jan 1, 2009 - 17:30:54 PM
Ultra-hip, stylized figures of NFL stars including Donovan McNabb, Tony Romo and Eli Manning will hit store shelves this week! Oct 28, 2008 - 13:01:57 PM
Pen Spinning, the sport of manipulating customized pens through the fingers to create different tricks and trick combinations is coming to America with JAKKS Pacific May 19, 2008 - 16:27:37 PM
Following the Fathom: Kiani Statue released in the fall of 2007, Aspen MLT, Inc. announced the release of the Fathom: Kiani Statue-Lava Edition Apr 6, 2008 - 7:41:28 AM
From the darkest chapter of the saga, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader has summoned mercenaries from across the galaxy to help him capture Han Solo, thereby luring Luke Skywalker into a deadly confrontation Feb 3, 2008 - 20:23:02 PM
Ultimate Captain America The new Ultimate Captain America action figure from Diamond Select is a mixed pleasure.
Membership in the League The latest revival of the Justice League franchise has featured DC Comic's dream team, the Big Seven.
Modern Superman The Modern Age Superman from DCDirect is the ultimate and most successful figure ever from the manufacturer, however, it is seriously flawed
Batman : Nevermore #4
Old-hand Len Wein has teamed with artist Guy Davis to produce this five-part DC Elseworlds story, teaming up Batman with Edgar Allan Poe, no less.
Sentinel #4
The cover of this book deceives the onlooker. Yes, it is about a boy and his newly found robot, but there is, oh so, much more.
Mattel Superman
If I'm not mistaken, this is the first non animated Superman action figure from Mattel.
Crisis in the Infinite Continuity I was flipping through my Marvel Comics page-a-day desk calendar recently, and came across two interesting facts: Thor's secret identity is Jake Olson, and he is an EMT.
Sojourn # 26 SOJOURN # 26
A long time ago the five lands of Quinwere besieged by an onslaught of Orcs, who were brought together and led by Mordath.
Adrian Tomine: Summer Blonde - Four Stories
A college drama instructor once told me that real life was boring and that if I wanted to tell stories about what was going on in the streets, I should "take it to the streets."
BUDDHA VOL. 1: KAPILAVASTU
Many readers consider Osamu Tezuka, creator of ASTRO BOY, to be the "godfather of manga," and because Tezuka's bibliography exemplifies the awe-inspiring diversity that is Japanese comics, this must be true.
Interview with Karl Kerschl I'm doing a three issue crossover on Superman, Action Comics and Adventures of Superman written by Dan Abnett and Andy Manning.
DVD Snake Eyes Action Figure
If every DVD I had ever considered buying had come with an action figure, like the Snake Eyes figure that came in the G.I.JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO! I would have a very large collection of DVDs.
White Chicks White Chicks
Two goofy FBI agents, Marcus and Kevin Copeland try to make up for their latest blunder, by masquerading as the Wilson sisters, upper class white teenage girls going to the annual socialite parade in Hamptons.
The Adapted Victor Hugo
The Adapted Victor Hugo is the English translation of the French comic book adaptation of some of the 19th Century French poet and author originally published by Les éditions Petit à petit.
Karas: The Prophecy
Anime producers Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets, Gatchaman) bring us Karas: The Prophecy, their 40th anniversary animation production on DVD.
Amanda Hades: The First Broadcast
No revolution can begin until the first shot has been fired. Predatech and I commence with our first broadcast operation, but not without some difficulty.
The Preposterous Voyages of Iron-Hide IronHide is stick figures from a tiny IronHide Tom atop a submerged monster on the front cover to the final panel of a despondent Tom stranded on some alien planet
