Marvel Select Hulkbuster Iron Man Up for Order!

Posted on by May 1, 2015
Diamond Select Toys Hulkbuster Iron Man Figure Running

I’m not looking for props or anything (well, actually I am), but I totally called this one. When Diamond Select Toys announced back in January that there were only three Marvel Select Avengers Age of Ultron figures scheduled for release–and none of them were Hulkbuster Iron Man–I would have laid down money that it was because a comics-based Marvel Select Hulkbuster Iron Ma figure was in the works. Sadly, there’s nowhere to make such monetary bets, but I’m happy nonetheless–because the awesome Hulkbuster Iron Man Marvel Select figure is now up for order!

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Sideshow War Machine Maquette Up for Order! LE 750!

Posted on by April 30, 2015
Sideshow Collectibles War Machine Maquette Statue

Finally, the big day is upon us! The day that we’ve all been waiting for for nearly three years–the U.S. release date for the Avengers: Age of Ultron movie! Avengers-mania is in full effect, with mountains of high-end and low-end product wherever you look, and Sideshow Collectibles will be adding one more drop to the flood themselves to celebrate the end of the Phase II MCU: the Sideshow Collectibles War Machine Maquette goes up for order today! But as much as War Machine rocks, he also comes at a heavy price…

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Hasbro Ultron Mark 1 Age of Ultron 3-Pack Released!

Posted on by April 29, 2015
Target Exclusive Iron Man vs Ultron Three-Pack of Figures

A decade ago, I could pretty much plan on at least one store-exclusive Star Wars store figure, vehicle or box set being released per month. These days, though, Marvel has stolen all the store-exclusive mojo (for now), and it seems you can’t throw a rock without hitting a bunch of exclusive Marvel figures. And today, I finally stumbled across an Avengers Age of Ultron 3-Pack I’d been watching out for for months, including the exclusive Hasbro 4″ Ultron Mark 1 figure!

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Minimates Age of Ultron Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch Released!

Posted on by May 3, 2015
Minimates Avengers AOU Scarlet Witch Quicksilver Released

Yesterday I talked about the Toys R Us Exclusive Avengers: Age of Ultron 3 3/4″ two-packs, which contain the only super-articulated Hasbro Marvel Universe-scale AOU figures. But those aren’t the only notable exclusives new to Toys R Us shelves! They’ve also got exclusive dibs on what I expect to be the hottest of all the Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates sets–the Marvel Minimates Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch figures!

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Exclusive Avengers Age of Ultron 4″ Figure Packs Released!

Posted on by April 27, 2015
3 3/4" Avengers Age of Ultron Black Widow & Captain America Action Figures

You wouldn’t know it from the amount of news articles that ran anyway, but I was actually on vacation last week. Some items did slip through the cracks, though, and among them are some 4″ Avengers Age of Ultron figures two-packs. None of the figures are exactly “new”, and they’re exclusive to Toys R Us stores–but hey, they’ve got more than 5 points of articulation! That’s something, right…?

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Marvel Collector Corps April 2015 Box Unboxing Photos: Avengers!

Posted on by April 25, 2015
Marvel Collector Corps May 2015 Unboxing Avengers Age of Ultron

I had a whirlwind romance with Loot Crate that started last fall and turned out to be short-lived. While I’ve enjoyed a couple Marvel items, for the most part I’ve thrown away the junk that comes as monthly “loot”. But while my honeymoon with LootCrate is over, a new subscription box infatuation has begun! The inaugural Funko Marvel Collector Corps April 2015 box has now arrived, and was the most fun I’ve ever had unboxing a mystery box…

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Marvel Retro Sofubi Medicom Rocket Raccoon & Hulk Vinyls!

Posted on by April 24, 2015
Medicom Rocket Raccoon Retro Marvel Sofubi Figure

Over my years of attending cons, I’ve passed people wearing shirts with the slogan “Anime: Crack is Cheaper” dozens of times. Well, I think that motto could be modified a bit into a very appropriate “Collecting Vinyl Figures: Crack is Cheaper”. I have a serious vinyl figure addiction that extends to many lines–but not the Medicom Marvel Retro Sofubi line. At least, not until now–the Retro Rocket Raccoon & Hulk Sofubi figures are now up for order!

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C2E2 2015 Photos: Diamond Select Toys Marvel Figures!

Posted on by April 24, 2015
C2E2 2015 Marvel Select Doctor Strange Figure

I’m a homebody and try my absolute hardest not to go any further away from New England than New York (although London is looking good next summer).

Luckily, I’ve got friends without those compunctions, and one of them was kind enough to take photos of the new Marvel figures at the Diamond Select Toys booth at C2E2 2015 today–including the Marvel Select Doctor Strange and the big reveal of the two top-secret Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates figures!

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Kotobukiya Wolverine Brown Costume Statue Released & Photos!

Posted on by April 23, 2015
Kotobukiya Wolverine Brown Costume Statue Released

With Bowen Designs still on hiatus until further notice (if not forever), sixth scale Marvel statue collectors are suffering from some serious withdrawal. With quarter-scale statues being all the rage these days, collectors with limited space–or who just plain prefer something smaller–have had to turn to the only other company producing Marvel 1/6 statues: Kotobukiya. And after a long wait, the first 1/6 Kotobukiya Marvel statue of 2015 has arrived: the Danger Room Sessions Brown Costume Wolverine statue!

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Hot Toys Ultron Mark I Figure MMS 292 Up for Order!

Posted on by April 22, 2015
Ultron Mark I Hot Toys Figure Head Close-Up

Today’s the day that the pre-summer blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” movie finally hits theaters in Europe and other parts of the world that aren’t the United States!

And what better way to celebrate the first day of release for the second Avengers movie than with an all-new sixth scale figure of the first form of the movie’s ultimate evil: Ultron! The ultra-creepy, robot zombie-looking Hot Toys Ultron Mark I figure is now up for order!

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Marvel Select Doctor Strange Figure Up for Order!

Posted on by April 22, 2015
Marvel Select Doctor Strange Figure Up for Order

While I only spent a combined total of about 12 hours at the New York Toy Fair 2015 in February (and 36 hours fighting through a snowstorm to get home), I got to see just about everything exciting that was on display at the event. And by “just about”, I mean there was one item I really wanted to see but circumstances caused me to miss. I’ll be able to see it up-close and personal very soon, though–the Marvel Select Doctor Strange figure is now up for order!

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New Marvel eFX Replicas: Star-Lord Mask! Loki’s Staff!

Posted on by April 21, 2015
eFX Loki's Helmet Prop Replica The Avengers

Of all the news and photos coming out of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, the most surprising reveals were the most unlikely ones–the ones that weren’t related to Star Wars at all! Yes, eFX Collectibles brought some truly unexpected new products to show off at Celebration–because they’re from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and not Star Wars at all! Check out Loki’s Staff and Helmet, Star-Lord’s mask, the Orb and more!

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Hasbro Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch Released!

Posted on by April 20, 2015
Hasbro 4" Scarlet Witch Age of Ultron Figure Released

I woke up this morning to the terrifying realization that there was no caffeine in the house. Seeking to avert this catastrophe, I decided to do an early-morning Target run, even though I wasn’t on the hunt for anything of the non-caffeinated variety. Luckily, I don’t think I’ve ever been in a Target in my entire life without checking the toy department, so I had to do a quick check–and discovered some figures I didn’t even know were out! The sorta-awaited 4″ Hasbro Avengers Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch, Iron Legion, War Machine and more have now been released!

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Kotobukiya Rogue Danger Room Sessions Statue Up for Order!

Posted on by April 18, 2015
Kotobukiya Rogue Statue Danger Room Sessions 2015

While all eyes this week have been turned toward California (and a galaxy far, far away) for this year’s long-awaited Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, the world has kept on slowly turning for Marvel collectors as well.

A number of new items have gone up for order, including a product that’s been in development for literally years: the long-overdue X-Men Danger Room Sessions Rogue Kotobukiya statue!

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SH Figuarts War Machine Mark II Photos & Order Info!

Posted on by April 17, 2015
War Machine Mark II SH Figuarts Figure Effects Pieces

As Star Wars Celebration Anaheim rolls on overseas, things are definitely not all quiet on the Marvel front! Hot on the heels of the Bandai SH Figuarts Avengers Age of Ultron figures going up for order earlier this month, Bandai has opened Asian web-only pre-orders for their next exclusive Marvel figure–and this one is going to be a toughie to acquire! It’s the Asian web-only, limited release SH Figuarts War Machine Mark II figure!

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