Funko Marvel Mystery Minis Series 1 Figures Case Ratios Revealed!

Posted on by January 16, 2014
Funko Marvel Mystery Minis Case of Bobble Head Figures Series 1

Though the first photos of Funko Marvel Mystery Minis Series 1 leaked out a little bit earlier this month, we’ve had to wait a bit for Funko to confirm the assortment and send out hi-res images of the set. Well, not only has Funko done that today–they’ve also shown off the packaging for the Marvel Funko Mystery Minis, shared the rarity scale for the figures and put Marvel Mystery Minis Series 1 up for order! And if you want a complete set of Marvel Mystery Minis, be prepared to spend a lot of money buying blind boxes and hunting for the rarest figures…

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Medicom MAFEX Amazing Spider-Man 2 Photos & Impressions

Posted on by January 15, 2014
MAFEX Amazing Spider-Man 2 Figure Poster Medicom 2014

If you have no clue what the heck “MAFEX” is, I’ll forgive you. See, Medicom just launched the Japananese MAFEX (Miracle Action Figure EX) line of action figures in Spring 2013, and there have only been two releases in the line thus far (MAFEX #1 Amazing Spider-Man and MAFEX #2 Batman). MAFEX #3 is set to arrive a full year after its predecessors, and, well… it’s Spider-Man again. But as far as Amazing Spider-Man 2 action figures go, this MAFEX Amazing Spider-Man 2 figure is looking pretty decent… but maybe not decent enough for its price-tag…

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Black & White Thor Funko POP Vinyls Exclusive Variant Figure!

Posted on by January 14, 2014
Funko Thor Black and White POP Vinyls Variant Figure

It wouldn’t be a week without at least one new Marvel Funko POP! Vinyls figure to talk about, and this week it’s a figure that every single one of us should have seen coming. In the fall Funko released the Black & White Loki POP Vinyl figure that was a lightning-fast sell-out… and where there’s lightning, there’s sure to be thunder! An exclusive Thor Black & White Funko POP Vinyls figure is on the way!

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LEGO Guardians of The Galaxy Sets Confirmed for Summer 2014!

Posted on by January 15, 2014
LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy Sets Announced

Despite consisting entirely of fairly obscure characters, the Guardians of the Galaxy have managed to land themselves a starring role in a huge summer blockbuster (I hope) coming to theaters in August 2014. It’s been rumored that LEGO might take advantage of the hype surrounding the GOTG with a LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy theme, and it’s now confirmed that the rumors are true! Coming Summer 2014–LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy sets!

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Captain America Marvel Legends 2014 Baron Zemo Review

Posted on by January 13, 2014
Marvel Legends Infinite Series Baron Zemo Review

As I’ve said a couple times before, I’m a total Baron Zemo fanboy. So when I came face-to-face with a fresh case of Captain America Marvel Legends 2014 figures at my local Toys R Us, it wasn’t the Marvel Legends AIM Trooper or Hydra Soldier I reached for first–it was Zemo. (I reached out and grabbed the army-builders a half-second later.) And now that it’s come time to start reviewing the 2014 Marvel Legends figures, I’ll begin with Baron Zemo once again…

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Marvel Select Amazing Spider-Man 2 Figure Confirmed; No Villains?

Posted on by January 13, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Electro Poster

Whenever Art Asylum posts a new Marvel-centric ASK DST Q&A, it’s one of the high points of each month for me (no, really–my life is pretty dull). Diamond Select Toys is one of the most open and fan-friendly toy companies out there, and they go out of their way to answer each and every question collectors ask of them. There’s almost always at least some worthwhile tidbit contained within the Q&A, and in the latest one, we finally got confirmation of a Marvel Select Amazing Spider-Man 2 figure–as well as confirmation of who won’t be getting a Marvel Select action figure…

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Funko Amazing Spider-Man 2 POP Vinyls Photos & Impressions!

Posted on by January 9, 2014
Funko POP Vinyls Amazing Spider-Man 2 Electro and Spider-Man Figures

The Funko juggernaut can’t be stopped, and today Funko officially opened pre-orders and sent out the first images of the fully-painted Spider-Man and Electro Amazing Spider-Man 2 POP Vinyls figures!

While I don’t think this duo of POP! Vinyls figures can compete with the coolness of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Winter Soldier vinyl figures we’ve seen prototypes of the past few days, I figure at least one of these two figures is a “must buy” (and I imagine you all can guess which one)…

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Hasbro Amazing Spider-Man 2 4″ Figures Released & Photos!

Posted on by January 9, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Electro 3 3/4" Marvel Universe Figure

While the Hasbro Amazing Spider-Man 2 Marvel Legends 6″ figures that just hit stores in the last week or have been hogging all of the headlines, those aren’t the only mass-release Amazing Spider-Man 2 action figures Hasbro has lined up for us!

Just released in stores, we also have the 4″ Amazing Spider-Man 2 figures, including movie Electro and such uh, “creative” concepts as “Blitz Board Spider-Man”, “Slash Gauntlet Spider-Man” and more!

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Avengers Micro Muggs Series 1 Blind Boxes Released! MODOK!

Posted on by January 9, 2014
Avengers Assemble Micro Muggs Series 1 Figures Checklist

There’s probably not a whole lot of folks out there that collect them, but I know for a fact that Marvel Micro Muggs collectors do exist! And for those collectors, this is the time to get psyched up, because Hasbro has brought Micro Muggs back to stores with new assortment of twelve Avengers Micro Muggs blind boxed figures! My Target finally reset and put out these Avengers Assemble Micro Muggs that were sitting in the back room for weeks, and while I’ve avoided being bitten by the Micro Muggs bug up until now, that was before Micro Muggs Loki and MODOK…

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Black Widow #1 Review & Spoilers (Marvel NOW! Comic Book)

Posted on by January 9, 2014
Marvel NOW Black Widow #1 Comic Book Review

Despite the frigid sub-zero temperature outside today (and if it wasn’t sub-zero, it sure felt like it was), I made the trek to my nearest comic book store to pick up Peter David’s All-New X-Factor #1. Unfortunately, it wasn’t there–the shipment of that comic was delayed by the weather. But since I was already at the comic book store at that point, I figured I might as well blow a quick 17 bucks on some other comics, including the Marvel NOW! Black Widow #1. This is the comic book that desperately wants to be Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye–but is it up to that high standard…?

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Funko Captain America Winter Soldier POP Vinyls Figure Photos!

Posted on by January 8, 2014
Captain America The Winter Soldier POP Vinyls Revealed Photos

Funko brings out a multitude of Marvel POP! Vinyls figures for virtually every single Marvel movie that hits theaters, so it was only a matter of time and patience until we saw Funko’s offerings for the next major Marvel film! I thought perhaps Funko was saving their Captain America: The Winter Soldier POP Vinyls to debut at the New York Toy Fair 2014 next month, but that was not to be! Instead, the quartet of Winter Soldier figures are up for order today, including the first-ever Funko Black Widow and not one but two versions of The Winter Soldier himself!

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Hasbro Captain America The Winter Soldier 4″ Figures Released!

Posted on by January 8, 2014
Hasbro Captain America The Winter Soldier 4" Figures Released

I went out this morning to pick up this week’s comic books and search for the Amazing Spider-Man 2 & Captain America Marvel Legends 2014 figures, and for a nice change my search wasn’t totally in vain. I stumbled across a full case of the Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel Legends figures on the pegs (and yes, I bought all a full set to review this month), as well as the full assortment of Hasbro Super Soldier Gear Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3 3/4″ figures. And hey, these Marvel Universe-scale Winter Soldier figures aren’t all bad…

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Funko Guardians of the Galaxy POP Vinyls! Drax Groot Starlord!

Posted on by January 7, 2014
Funko Guardians of the Galaxy Starlord POP Vinyls Figure

Funko confirmed that there would be Funko Guardians of the Galaxy POP Vinyls figures coming in 2014 during “The 12 Days of Funko” quasi-event last month, and we thankfully, we don’t have to wait all that long to get our first gander at them!

No, Funko isn’t ready to show off the official Guardians of the Galaxy POP Vinyl glamor shots just yet, but we are lucky enough to get to see the unpainted prototypes of the Funko Groot, Starlord and Drax POP! Vinyls…

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Spider-Man Marvel Legends Variants Will Be Released!

Posted on by January 7, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man Marvel Legends Toxin Figure Variant

Prepare yourselves well for what is a true shocker, Marvel collectors. The end times may truly be upon us.

The portent of this impending doom…? Hasbro is actually going to be releasing some of their notorious-for-never-coming-out Marvel Legends variant figures. Ebay listings have turned up for the Spider-Man Marvel Legends Boomerang, Toxin and Spider-Girl figures, confirming that these figures are in fact currently in production and should be released in a few months time…

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Funko Marvel Mystery Minis Series 1 Figures Revealed & Photos!

Posted on by January 6, 2014
Funko Marvel Mystery Minis Series 1 Figures Photos Revealed

Right before Christmas, Funko dropped the bombshell for Funko Marvel collectors that the first-ever Marvel Mystery Minis series of vinyl figures would be released in 2014!

I really didn’t think we’d be seeing any prototype photos until Toy Fair 2014, but Funko has now released early images of all 18 Funko Marvel Mystery Minis Series 1 figures–including what has to be the cutest Green Goblin ever…

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