Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marvel Legends Electro Review & Photos

Posted on by May 1, 2014
Marvel Legends Amazing Spider-Man 2 Electro Review

On the eve of the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie hitting theaters, I figured it was about time I wrote a review for the most high-profile movie Electro action figure. No, it’s not a Hot Toys Electro–they haven’t announced a sixth scale Electro (yet). Nor is it a Marvel Select Electro figure, as DST didn’t have reference materials in time to create a super-detailed Electro. No, this time out the most “high-end” figure is actually coming from Hasbro. Electro is only $17 shipped online right now, but is the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marvel Legends Electro figure actually any good…?

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Disney Infinity Marvel Super Heroes Video Game & Figures Announced!

Posted on by April 30, 2014
Disney Infinity Marvel Superheroes Figures Revealed

If you’re reading this blog, you’ve probably been in a few toy stores in the past year. With that being the case, I imagine you’ve all heard of this video game called “Disney Infinity”. Like “Skylanders”, you buy Disney figures and stick them on a special base to activate the character in the Disney Infinity video game. Of course, all this was irrelevant to Marvel fans–until now! Today, Disney announced the new Disney Infinity Marvel Super Heroes video game, which will coincide with the launch of Disney Infinity Marvel figures and characters!

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Funko Amazing Spider-Man 2 & Electro POP Vinyls Review

Posted on by April 28, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Funko POP Vinyls Spider-Man Figure

After the agonizingly long wait for Captain America: The Winter Soldier to hit theaters, time has really blown by, and the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie release is now upon us! I’ve got my reservations about this movie, but I’m willing to turn my super-critical brain off and do my best to enjoy it this weekend. But while I prepare for that, it’s finally time for me to review some Amazing Spider-Man 2 toys I’ve been holding onto for a while. First up, it’s the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Funko POP! Vinyls figures of Spider-Man and Electro!

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Amazing Spider-Man 2 Minimates Revealed & Pre-Order

Posted on by April 28, 2014
Marvel Minimates Amazing Spider-Man 2 Figures Green Golbin Gwen Stacy

The announcement floodgates have opened and new Marvel Minimates series are being unveiled one after the next! Following up on the three new Minimates series revealed last week, the next Marvel movie to be released is getting in on the act as well. Though these have been shown previously to press, Diamond Select Toys is now giving collectors everywhere their first official look at the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Minimates Series 56 figures!

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Marvel Select X-Men Days of Future Past Mystique Figure Photos

Posted on by April 26, 2014
Mystique X-Men Days of Future Past Action Figure

Friday afternoon we got our first look at the Marvel Select X-Men Days of Future Past Mystique figure via the photo that Diamond Select Toys shared of Mystique, but I wanted to see a couple more shots of Mystique from several different angles. Luckily, a friend was in attendance at C2E2 2014 this weekend, and was kind enough to send me a couple more small photos of the X-Men: Days of Future Past Marvel Select Mystique figure for me to give my impressions of…

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Marvel Select Mystique Revealed at C2E2 2014!

Posted on by April 28, 2014

Friday afternoon we got our first look at the Marvel Select X-Men Days of Future Past Mystique figure via the photo that Diamond Select Toys shared of Mystique, but I wanted to see a couple more shots of Mystique from several different angles. Luckily, my wife’s friend Sarah was in attendance at C2E2 2014 this weekend, and was kind enough to send me a couple more photos of the X-Men: Days of Future Past Marvel Select Mystique figure for me to give my impressions of…

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Amazing Spider-Man 2 Green Goblin & Spidey Movie Busts!

Posted on by April 26, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Green Goblin Mini Bust Diamond Select Toys

With the once-mighty Bowen Designs unlikely to release a single Marvel mini bust in 2014 (and maybe not ever again), superhero mini busts definitely appear to be on life support. Even so, Diamond Select Toys will give Marvel bust collectors at least something to smile about later this year, when they release a pair of Marvel mini busts based on 2014’s not-quite-hottest Marvel movie: the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Green Goblin and Spider-Man mini busts are now available for order!

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Amazing Spider-Man 2 Hot Toys Rhino 1/6 Revealed & Photos

Posted on by April 25, 2014

I can be a pretty jaded toy collector these days, what with the state of the action figure aisle paling in comparison to the days of yesteryear and once-legendary franchises like Star Wars and G.I. Joe on the rocks. Thankfully, there are still some mornings that make it all worthwhile when I can wake up, turn on my phone, and have my eyes bulge out and my jaw drop past its limits. This was one of those mornings. To my complete and utter amazement (and likely the amazement of the entire collecting world), Hot Toys unveiled their GI-freaking-GANTIC 1/6 Amazing Spider-Man 2 Hot Toys Rhino figure today!

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Sideshow Green Hulk Premium Format Statue Photos & Order Info

Posted on by April 24, 2014
Green Hulk Premium Format Figure Sideshow Exclusive Edition Extra Head Portrait Sculpt

While the Incredible Hulk is one of the most popular and in-demand characters in the Marvel Universe, not every collector has an extra two grand lying around with which to purchase the original Sideshow Hulk Premium Format Figure statue off the aftermarket. Sideshow Collectibles finally seems to have realized that fact, and is preparing to give Hulk aficionados another crack at a Green Hulk Premium Format Figure this year, as the Sideshow Exclusive Premium Format Hulk statue is up for order as of this afternoon!

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Marvel Minimates Series 59 All-New X-Men Figures Revealed!

Posted on by April 25, 2014
Marvel Minimates Marvel Now X-Men Wave 59 Series Beast Angel Bobby Drake

I’ve had a tough time getting excited about the last couple series of Marvel Minimates figures revealed by Diamond Select Toys. It’s not because they’re not awesome–they are. But seeing most of the upcoming movie-based Marvel Minimates figures first-hand at New York Toy Fair 2014 in February spoiled me, and it’s hard to muster up enthusiasm when something you’ve already seen is unveiled.

Thankfully, today I got my chance to be genuinely exuberant about new Minimates for the first time in a couple months, as the previously-unnannounced Marvel Minimates Series 59 All-New X-Men wave is now up for pre-order!

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X-Men Days of Future Past Minimates Figures Revealed!

Posted on by April 23, 2014
X-Men Days of Future Past Minimates Xavier Mystique Magneto

As crazy as it sounds, we’re just one month away from the X-Men Days of Future Past movie–and up until today, not a single toy has been shown for the movie by any manufacturer. But wait! As usual, swooping in to save the day, it’s Diamond Select Toys! While Hasbro has shown a great big nada as far as X-Men Days of Future Past figures go, Diamond Select Toys has a whole lineup of X-Men Days of Future Past Minimates figures heading our way–including past and future versions of Xavier and Magneto!

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Diamond Select Retro Spider-Man 8″ Figure Revealed & Photos

Posted on by April 23, 2014
Diamond Select Marvel Retro Spider-Man Figure with Peter Parker Costume

We live in an age where it’s profitable for Funko to produce retro-style figures based on “The Goonies” and there’s actually demand for Gentle Giant to create a $2600 life-size Kenner Darth Vader figure, so it was only a matter of time until Marvel cashed-in on the nostalgia train. That time is now, and the lucky company looking to strike a nostalgic nerve is Diamond Select Toys! Coming this summer from Diamond Select–the Marvel Retro Spider-Man 8″ figure is now up for order!

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Hot Toys Amazing Spider-Man 2 1/6 Figure Photos & Order Info

Posted on by April 18, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Series Figure MMS 224

With the plethora of Captain America: The Winter Soldier Hot Toys figures that have gone up for order over the past month, you’d be totally forgiven if you forgot Amazing Spider-Man 2 Hot Toys figures would be on the way as well (I sure did). But we’re just over two weeks away from the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie release date of May 2, 2014, and Hot Toys has deigned that it’s time to get things started!

There was no doubt who the first figure released for the movie would be–the Sideshow Exclusive Hot Toys Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now up for order!

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Marvel Legends Black Widow Figure 2 Per Case Revision Confirmed

Posted on by April 18, 2014
Marvel Legends Captain America The Winter Soldier Black Widow Figures 2014

This will sound totally wild, but I actually don’t own any of the Marvel Legends Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie figures, as I was determined not to buy any of the trio until I found a retail-priced Black Widow. While that goal has been a major frustration for thousands of other collectors, Hasbro has just made things a whole lot easier by confirming a new case revision that will allow online retailers to sell Winter Soldier Marvel Legends figures sets for a fair price and hopefully make Black Widow and company a cinch to find in stores…

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Sideshow Jean Grey Premium Format Statue Photos & Order Info

Posted on by April 17, 2014
Sideshow Jean Grey Premium Format Statue Revealed and Photos

I’m an X-Men guy at heart, and “my” iconic X-Men are the Jim Lee X-Men designs that made up the 90’s X-Men squads. It was the 1990’s X-Men cartoon series that really got me hooked on reading superhero comics, and as such, I’m a total mark for any new X-Men collectibles from that era.

So when Sideshow announced their next statue, I was thrilled as an X-Men collector but despairing for my wallet–the exclusive edition of the Sideshow Premium Format Jean Grey statue is now available for order!

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