Marvel Legends 2016 Spider-Man Morbius Review & Photos

Posted on by January 12, 2016
Marvel Legends Morbius Review Photos

2016 has barely arrived, but Hasbro is kicking off the new year right: with this year’s first wave of Spider-Man Marvel Legends 2016 figures already available online and beginning to show up in some retail stores! This is one of the best series of Legends ever, in my opinion, so I’m planning on reviewing every figure in the wave in due time. But where to begin? Well, how about with the most “classic” Spider-Man villain in the series: Morbius! Is this the definitive action figure of The Living Vampire…? Read on…

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SH Figuarts Civil War Figures Lineup Speculation

Posted on by January 11, 2016
SH Figuarts Captain America Civil War Iron Man Mark 46

The online Marvel figure collecting community caught fire last week when Bandai Tamashii posted a certain image on their site showing a double-digit number of MCU characters from the “Captain America: Civil War” movie with the text “And More!” proudly plastered on top of the image. But while many are interpreting that image to mean a ton of SH Figuarts Civil War figures are in the way, I think it’s important to manage expectations…

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Sideshow Dark Phoenix Premium Format Figure Up for Order!

Posted on by January 7, 2016
Premium Format Dark Phoenix Statue

When XM Studios released their amazing Phoenix quarter-scale statue last year, collectors took note–and many paid $1,500 and up to own one of the beautiful statues.

Sideshow Collectibles apparently took note as well, and have now lined up a different–but equally impressive–Phoenix of a different color: the Sideshow Exclusive Phoenix Premium Format Statue is now up for order!

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Sideshow Age of Ultron Hulk Maquette Photos & Order Info

Posted on by January 7, 2016
Sideshow AOU Hulk Maquette Photos Order Info

One good Hulk deserves another. And evidently, Sideshow thinks that three good Hulks deserve another, because after the enormous success of the three Premium Format Hulk statues they released last year, Sideshow has a new Avengers Age of Ultron Hulk Maquette going up for order this afternoon.

But if you wanna add this big collectible to your collection, you’re gonna have a big bill to go with him…

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Hot Toys Deadpool Sixth Scale Figure Up for Order!

Posted on by January 6, 2016
Hot Toys MMS347 Deadpool Movie Figure Wielding Pistols

While the most Deadpool-iest day ever for Deadpool fans is still over a month away (when Wade’s major movie will be released in theaters), today is officially the most Deadpool-iest day ever for toy collectors of the Merc with a Mouth: the Hot Toys Deadpool Sixth Scale Figure is now up for order!

Is the most high-end Wade Wilson action figure ever made worth a purchase? Let’s take a look… [Spoilers: He is.]

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Captain America Civil War Minimates Figures Revealed!

Posted on by January 6, 2016
Marvel Minimates Civil War Series 1 Figures Revealed

Almost a full month ago, Diamond Select Toys announced the entire specialty stores lineup when the Marvel Minimates Captain America: Civil War figures series went up for order. At that time, we knew the identities of the figures making up the series, but could only see them in blacked-out silhouette form. But this week, DST did the grand unveiling of the set–and we not only got to see the grand unveiling of the figures we knew about, but also the Toys R Us exclusive Hawkeye and Vision Minimates that we didn’t!

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Funko Civil War POP Vinyls Revealed & Up for Order!

Posted on by January 5, 2016
Funko Crossbones POP Vinyl Figure

While things have been a mite quiet on many manufacturers’ fronts since we crossed over into the new year, Funko isn’t one of those companies! The “Captain America: Civil War” movie is coming our way in just a few short months, and there’s no way that Funko would miss this golden opportunity to wage war on collectors’ wallets: a full series of ten mass-release Funko Captain America Civil War POP Vinyls are now up for order–including Black Panther, Agent 13, Crossbones, and a 6″ Giant-Man POP Vinyl!

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Funko Civil War POP Vinyls Exclusives Revealed! Falcon!

Posted on by January 5, 2016
Hot Topic Exclusive Funko Falcon POP Vinyls Figure

Earlier today I posted the official photos of the upcoming Captain America: Civil War POP Vinyls figures that are due to hit mass retail this spring, but that’s not all that Funko has cooked up for us on the Civil War front! There’s another half-dozen figures that are going to be a wee bit trickier to track down, because they’re going to a variety of retailers as store exclusives! And while five of these figures are just variants of existing characters, the long-awaited and hotly-demanded Funko Falcon POP Vinyls figure is also going to be an exclusive…

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Unannounced Funko Deadpool & Daredevil Toys at Target!

Posted on by January 5, 2016
Target Funko Daredevil Deadpool Punisher Toys Endcap Display

As I was out on the prowl at my local Target yesterday, I noticed that they had an entire end cap set up for Funko products that isn’t usually there.

That end cap was unfortunately cleaned out but for three plain Netflix Daredevil POP Vinyls, but others were luckier than I, as the fully-stocked display includes several as-yet unannounced Funko Deadpool, Daredevil and Punisher toys…

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2016 Marvel Legends Black Panther… and 4″ Price Increase?

Posted on by January 12, 2016
Marvel Legends 2016 Black Panther Figure Packaged

A couple of unannounced Marvel Legends 2016 4″ figures turned up on eBay last week, leaving fans wondering whether the figures were legit. Well, we Marvel Universe-scale collectors didn’t have too long to wait to find out: Hasbro has officially confirmed two upcoming new Marvel Legends 3.75″ figures–Black Panther and House of M Spider-Man! But there’s one other bit of news: a troubling potential price increase to $19.99 per figure…

UPDATE: And rejoice–Hasbro has confirmed that the price increase on their site was an error: 4″ figures will remain $12.99 in 2016.

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Funko Nemesis Punisher POP Vinyl Review & Photos!

Posted on by January 3, 2016
Funko Nemesis Punisher POP Vinyl Figure Review

It’s a brand new year, and that means it’s time for the annual Funko doomsayers to come out, likening POP Vinyls to Beanie Babies and prophesying their demise. But despite the haters, Funko keeps on trucking along, and today was the official release date for the first new Marvel POP Vinyls of 2016 to show up on shelves–including this new Funko Nemesis Punisher POP Vinyl figure that I picked up for review at Target! Punisher will never be a favorite character of mine, but I love me this new Punisher variant figure…

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Premium Format Gamora Dark Phoenix & Captain Marvel!

Posted on by January 2, 2016
Sideshow 2016 Gamora PF Statue Revealed

Now that the clock has officially ticked over to 2016, Sideshow Collectibles (just like every other toy manufacturer out there) is looking to get collectors pumped up for a new year of high-end collectibles!

And this year, Sideshow is planning to entice collectors with brand new quarter-scale statues of a trio of Marvel’s most iconic heroines, Sideshow Premium Format Gamora, Dark Phoenix and Captain Marvel statues! And oh yeah–Sideshow also has a(nother) HULK!

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Bandai SH Figuarts Civil War Captain America Revealed!

Posted on by January 2, 2016
Captain America Civil War SH Figuarts Figure Revealed

Although Hasbro has long reigned supreme in the realm of 6″ Marvel figures with the legendary Marvel Legends line, the brand faced its first major rival last year in the form of Bandai’s SH Figuarts Avengers Age of Ultron figures.

And in 2016, Bandai is back for another super-articulated figure lineup for this summer’s hottest upcoming movie, kicked off with the titular character: the SH Figuarts Captain America Civil War figure goes up for sale next week!

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2016 LEGO Marvel & DC Sets Released In Stores & Photos!

Posted on by January 1, 2016
LEGO Avenjet Space Mission Set Released

I had a thoroughly invigorating New Year’s Eve, full of playing LEGO video games and then getting to bed soon after midnight. Why? Because I wanted to be well-rested, as today is one of my favorite holidays–the first LEGO new release day of the year! And though the Mighty Micros won’t show up for a while, the rest of the Winter 2016 LEGO Marvel (and DC!) sets are now available online and at the LEGO Store!

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2016 Marvel Legends Doctor Strange Series Figures Lineup!

Posted on by December 30, 2015
All-New All-Different Doctor Strange Figure Variant Cover

As we approach the eve of 2016, we’re now almost exactly a month and a half away from the long-awaited New York Toy Fair 2016!

I hope that Hasbro really knocks our socks off at the show with some secret Marvel Legends 2016 figures we’re not expecting–but the Doctor Strange wave won’t be one of them! The 2016 Marvel Legends Doctor Strange Series lineup has now been leaked out–UPCs and all!

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