Kotobukiya Rocket Raccoon & Groot ARTFX+ Statue Revealed!

Posted on by March 5, 2014
Kotobukiya Rocket Raccoon and Groot ARTFX+ Statue

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and it is legitimately the perfect day. For me, this morning was one of those mornings. Not only did I wake up this morning to discover that the first Guardians of the Galaxy trailer had premiered overnight (an event which I knew about but somehow forgot to watch anyway), but then I logged onto my computer to discover a totally unexpected statue announcement–the Kotobukiya Guardians of the Galaxy Rocket Raccoon and Groot ArtFX+ Statue is now available for order!

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Toy Fair 2014: MAFEX Amazing Spider-Man 2 DX Set Revealed!

Posted on by February 18, 2014
Toy Fair 2014 Amazing Spider-Man 2 DX MAFEX Set Revealed

Of all the things that I was not expecting to see while wandering around the Diamond Comics Distribution booth’s display cases at this week’s New York Toy Fair 2014, a brand-new, unannounced deluxe MAFEX action figure set would have been near the top of the list. While we learned last month than MAFEX had a brand-new Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie figure on the way for later in 2014, what we didn’t know until Toy Fair 2014 is that they were also planning on releasing a special MAFEX Amazing Spider-Man 2 DX Set with a ton of accessories. Of course, the catch is that those accessories will cost you. A lot.

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Toy Fair 2014: Funko Guardians of the Galaxy POP Vinyls!

Posted on by February 16, 2014
Funko POP Vinyls Rocket Raccoon and Groot Figures Toy Fair 2014

Photos of the Marvel Funko Guardians of the Galaxy POP! Vinyls Star Lord, Groot and Drax the Destroyer figure prototypes leaked onto the web a while ago, so we had some idea of what to expect when Funko did the grand New York Toy Fair 2014 Funko Guardians of the Galaxy POP Vinyls reveal. To keep things interesting, though, Funko had a couple surprises lined up beyond painted versions of the figures we’d already seen: brand-new, never-before-seen Funko Rocket Raccoon and Gamora POP! Vinyls figures!

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LEGO Marvel X-Men vs The Sentinel 76022 Photos – Toy Fair 2014

Posted on by February 16, 2014
LEGO 76022 X-Men vs The Sentinel Box and Storm Minifigure Toy Fair 2014

The existence of the LEGO Marvel 2014 set featuring a LEGO Sentinel, Blackbird jet, and minifigures of Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops and Magneto is one of LEGO’s worst-kept secrets. Images of prototypes of the set have been circulating for months on various sites (including here), so it was a veritable certainty that the set would be shown at the New York Toy Fair 2014 this weekend. It was. The LEGO X-Men vs. The Sentinel 76022 set is coming in summer 2014!

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Toy Fair 2014: Kotobukiya Iron Man & Thor ArtFX+ Statues!

Posted on by February 16, 2014
New York Toy Fair 2014 Kotobukiya Iron Man Avengers Marvel Now Statue ArtFX+

Considering that we had seen at least the untainted prototypes of five of the six Kotobukiya Avengers ArtFX+ statues at NYCC 2013 in October, I had an expectation of seeing the whole lineup at New York Toy Fair 2014 this weekend.

I was not disappointed–the Avengers Kotobukiya Iron Man ArtFX+ statue has been revealed, and he brought the painted Kotobukiya Thor statue along for the ride!

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Toy Fair 2014: Marvel Infinite Series 3 Deathlok & Ares!

Posted on by February 16, 2014

At the pre-2014 New York Toy Fair Hasbro event this afternoon, not only did Hasbro show off the second series of Marvel Universe Infinite Series 3 3/4″ action figures–they whet our appetites for the future Marvel Infinite Series 3 wave as well, by unveiling the upcoming Marvel Infinite Series Ares and Deathlok figures!

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Toy Fair 2014: Marvel Legends Nova & Cosmic Iron Man Revealed!

Posted on by February 16, 2014

Score one more for the leaked computer listings! In late 2013, a huge list of 2014 Hasbro products leaked out online. The list included a full rundown of Guardians of the Galaxy toys, but we weren’t sure if it was totally accurate–until today at New York Toy Fair 2014!

The Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Legends Nova and Cosmic Iron Man figures have now been revealed!

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Toy Fair 2014: Funko Marvel Fabrikations Deadpool Plush!

Posted on by March 12, 2014

The 2014 New York Toy Fair won’t officially begin until tomorrow (though there’s lots of cool Hasbro news still to come today), but Funko has decided to get fans psyched up a day early by previewing one of their big news line: Funko Fabrikations 6″ plush toys. This is relevant because the line will include Marvel characters, beginning with the Funko Fabrikations Deadpool plush that is now up for pre-order and shipping in spring 2014!

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Guardians of the Galaxy Star Lord Mini Bust Revealed & Photos!

Posted on by February 14, 2014
Starlord Guardians of the Galaxy Gentle Giant Mini Bust Marvel

It’s been a little while since we’ve had a new high-end Marvel sculpture revealed to discuss, and far longer since there’s been a high-end statue or mini bust of a character who has never been given the high-end collectibles treatment before! With the Guardians of the Galaxy movie on the horizon, it’s not a big shocker to see some never-before-done characters getting the spotlight, and the leader of the team will be getting it first–the Gentle Giant Star-Lord Mini Bust is coming in Q4 2014!

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Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy Figures Photos Revealed!

Posted on by February 13, 2014
Marvel Legends Gamora Guardians of the Galaxy Figure Hasbro

The Hasbro portion of the New York Toy Fair 2014 begins in just two days, but apparently Hasbro couldn’t stand to keep some of their main event offerings under wraps for even one minute longer!

They’ll be on display in the Hasbro showroom at the 2014 Toy Fair this weekend, but we now have our very first look at most of the 6″ Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy figures, including the 7″ Marvel Legends Groot Build-A-Figure!

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LEGO Marvel 2014 Hulk Lab Smash Review Part 1: Minifigures

Posted on by February 13, 2014
LEGO MODOK Minifigure from LEGO Hulk Lab Smash 76018

Though I run both a LEGO blog and a Marvel blog, I don’t buy every LEGO Marvel set. With LEGO there are just so many high-priced items each year, and usually they’re better than the Marvel LEGO ones. That said, as soon as I saw the LEGO Marvel Hulk Lab Smash 76018 set, I knew it would be coming home. And sure enough, I walked into the LEGO Store Tuesday, saw LEGO 76018, bought it on sight, and built it immediately. I’ll review the playset portion of this set later, and discuss what everyone really wants to hear about first: the minifigures!

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LEGO Marvel 2014 Sets Finally Released & Photos!

Posted on by February 12, 2014
LEGO 2014 Marvel Super Heroes Sets Released

When speculation hit the net that the major licensed 2014 LEGO sets would be delayed past January 2014 until after the theatrical release of The LEGO Movie (so as not to damage LEGO Movie sets’ early sales), I thought that notion was silly.

But I guess maybe there was something to that rumor after all… the LEGO Movie hit theaters just days ago, and like magic, all of the LEGO Marvel 2014 sets have suddenly appeared in LEGO stores!

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LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy Milano Spaceship Rescue Photo!

Posted on by February 11, 2014
76021 LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy Set The Milano Ship Rescue

LEGO has been trying their best to keep the LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy sets under wraps and images of the sets off the Internet. And their efforts have paid off–LEGO came very close to making it to this weekend’s New York Toy Fair 2014 without photos of any of the sets leaking out. But with just a few days until NYTF, the first photo of the LEGO Guardians of The Galaxy The Milano Ship Rescue 76021 set has snuck out…

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Spider-Man Marvel Legends Boomerang Review (2014 Variant)

Posted on by February 10, 2014
Spider-Man Marvel Legends 2014 Boomerang Review

Collecting the Spider-Man Marvel Legends 2014 Infinite Series has been an arduous undertaking. After hitting dozens of stores last month and failing to find even a single figure from Wave 1 (no, not even the Superior Spider-Man figures), I gave up and bought a set online. So the last thing I expected was to wander into a random, heavy-traffic Target on a Sunday afternoon and see one of the variant figures sitting on the front of the pegs staring at me. It was an unlikely occurrence, but I sure am glad I snagged this Spider-Man Marvel Legends Boomerang figure…

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Bowen Designs Red Skull Action Statue Released & Photos!

Posted on by February 9, 2014
Bowen Designs Action Red Skull vs Captain America Full-Size Statues

Apologies in advance to all the non high-end collectors for talking about another Marvel statue, but, well… that’s what there is to talk about this weekend (everything else will come at next weekend’s New York Toy Fair 2014!).

Today, we’ve got yet another new release from Bowen Designs, and this one’s been sculpted by the great Randy Bowen himself–the Bowen Designs Red Skull Action Pose statue!

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