Disney Changes Mind; Marvel Vinylmation NOT Sold in Disney Stores

Posted on by October 10, 2013
Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 Thor Figure Trading Card Photo

If that headline sounds absolutely ridiculous to you, it should–it coincides with one of the more bizarre occurrences I’ve seen while collecting Marvel figures or Disney Vinylmation. Despite earlier statements that Disney Vinylmation Marvel Series 1 would be sold in stores–and the display sample figures being sent to the Disney Stores already–Disney has backtracked today and instead decided that the Marvel Vinylmation Series will not be sold in Disney Stores at this time…

UPDATE 10/10/2013: Disney is now saying via their official Vinylmation site that the release is back on and the Vinylmation Marvel Series will in fact be released tomorrow, October 11th 2013.

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NYCC 2013 Exclusive Marvel Zombies Magneto Bust!

Posted on by October 2, 2013
NYCC 2013 Zombie Magneto Mini Bust Exclusive Gentle Giant LTD

Gentle Giant Marvel Bust collectors went into San Diego Comic-Con 2013 with certain expectations for what characters we might see added to the Marvel Mini Bust line, with certain heavy-hitters like Thor: The Dark World busts and Iron Fist and so forth in mind. What actually debuted at SDCC is a bust I suspect no one was expecting: the Gentle Giant Zombie Magneto Marvel Zombies bust! It’s only been a couple months since the reveal, but the exclusive Marvel Zombies Magneto bust will be up for sale in just one week at New York Comic Con 2013!

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Hasbro Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor Figures Exclusive Up for Order!

Posted on by October 2, 2013
Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor Action Figure Set Amazon Exclusive with Tony Stark Figure

I’ve been wondering since the summer when Amazon was going to get around to posting the pre-orders for their exclusive Hasbro Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor figures set. Well, it turns out that evidently they never put pre-orders up for their exclusive set because they weren’t going to have them.

UPDATE: The Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor 4″ six figure set is now back in-stock on Amazon and ready to ship!

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Thor 2 The Dark World Minimates Wave 53 Figures Lineup & Photos

Posted on by October 2, 2013
Thor The Dark World Minimates Malekith Figure

It’s pretty hard to believe that it’s October now, which means we’re only a month away from the Thor 2 movie hitting in theaters, as “Thor: The Dark World” will be released on November 8, 2013. Unfortunately, Thor’s been getting snubbed a bit when it comes to Thor: The Dark World figures and collectibles. The good news is that Diamond Select Toys isn’t totally ignoring Thor 2 and is releasing eight Thor The Dark World Minimates figures to specialty stores. The bad news is that the best four figures planned for Thor: The Dark World Minimates aren’t going to be released at all…

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Funko Loki Black & White Exclusive POP! Vinyl Figure Announced!

Posted on by October 2, 2013
Loki Funko Exclusive POP! Vinyl Thor 2 Black & White

From what I’ve heard, the Loki POP! Vinyl figure that is part of the Funko Thor: The Dark World POP! Vinyls series of figure bobble-heads is far and away the best seller in the bunch. This is hardly a shocker, as the previous POP! Vinyls Loki figures are outrageously expensive and hard-to-get on the aftermarket. What is a bit unexpected is that we’re getting a just-announced exclusive Funko Black and White Loki POP! Vinyl variant for next month’s Comikaze 2013!

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NECA Iron Man Mark VII Battle Damaged 1/4 Scale Figure Released!

Posted on by October 2, 2013
NECA Quarter Scale Iron Man Mark VII Battle Damage Figure Close-Up

Is your Hulk Hot Toys figure lonely being the biggest figure in your Sixth Scale figure collection, towering over all of his to-scale comrades? Well, NECA may have just the thing to cure your Hot Toys Hulk’s blues–a new quarter-scale Avengers Iron Man Mark VII figure for Hulk to hang out with! Though this NECA 1/4 scale Iron Man Battle Damage figure is in a totally different from scale from Hulk, NECA’s Tony Stark is just the right to size to make the 18″ Hulk feel like he’s normal and accepted. And not only is this Iron Man figure huge–he’s also pretty good…

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NYCC 2013 Exclusive Rocket Raccoon Plush Toy Announced!

Posted on by October 1, 2013
2013 New York Comic Con Rocket Raccoon Plush Marvel Exclusive

I’ve done way more than my fair share of whining and complaining about the miniscule amount of Marvel New York Comic Con 2013 exclusives, but I’m ready to take it all back now and fall down on my knees, praising Marvel for their kindness and benevolence. Marvel has just announced the list of exclusives that they’ll have on-hand at NYCC 2013 at the Marvel booth, and one of the items is perhaps my favorite exclusive by any company this year: the Marvel Shop 2013 NYCC Exclusive Rocket Raccoon plush toy!

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Kidrobot Marvel Labbit Series Blind Box Vinyl Figures Released!

Posted on by September 30, 2013
Marvel Labbit Series Blind Box Case Ratios

One cool thing about being a Marvel collector is that with the sheer magnitude of the number of different items released every year, you’re liable to run into things you didn’t even know existed when you’re out shopping casually. This doesn’t happen to me often (at all), but this weekend I stumbled across one of this year’s most bizarre Marvel lines: the new Kidrobot Marvel Labbit Vinyl Figures Blind Box series! If you’ve ever dreamed of owning Galactus in the form of a small plastic rabbit, now’s your chance…

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Thor 2 The Dark World Hasbro Movie Figures Released!

Posted on by October 6, 2013
Thor 2 Movie Figures Released Hasbro Toys Dark Elf

I heard reports of the Thor: The Dark World figures from Hasbro hitting stores in decent numbers about a week ago, and this weekend I finally managed to track them down in person.

Unfortunately, it appears that stores forgot to send Hasbro a memo to let them know that there are thousands (maybe millions) of figures of Thor himself still in stores from two years ago…

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Hot Toys The Wolverine 1/6 Figure Revealed & Up for Order!

Posted on by September 27, 2013
Hot Toys The Wolverine Hugh Jackman Head Sculpt 2014

I woke up this morning, rolled over, flicked on my iPhone, and found myself staring into the sneering, ticked-off face of Hugh Jackman. It was a good morning.

Out of the blue and defying expectations, Hot Toys abruptly fully-revealed their “The Wolverine” Hot Toys sixth scale figure, based on the summer’s (not-quite) blockbuster Wolverine movie! Coming in 2014, the Hot Toys The Wolverine Movie Masterpiece Series figure is now up for pre-order!

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man 3 & Avengers Sets On Sale!

Posted on by September 26, 2013
LEGO Malibu Mansion Assault Box

If you’re like me and buy a gadjillion toys every month, you probably begrudge LEGO for consistently releasing a lot of expensive sets. It used to just be LEGO Star Wars that wanted a piece of my wallet, but LEGO moved in for the kill with last year’s LEGO Avengers and this year’s LEGO Iron Man 3 lines. I managed to resist temptation by both for the most part–but thanks to a pretty decent online sale, I may be about to fall prey and buy a bunch of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets…

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Hot Toys Hulk Review Avengers 1:6 Scale Figure MMS 186

Posted on by September 25, 2013
Hot Toys Hulk Movie Masterpiece Series Figure Review

I’ve talked a great deal about Marvel Hot Toys figures since I started this blog (especially about the Hot Toys Avengers figures), but I haven’t put forward an official Avengers Hot Toys figure review–until now.

Last week I received the biggest Marvel Hot Toys figure ever released, and though he’s the most atypical figure in the line so far, I figured I’d begin my reviews with him. It’s the absolutely massive beast that is MMS 186: the Avengers Hot Toys Hulk sixth scale figure!

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Comic Book Reviews for 9/18/2013: Infinity #3, New Avengers #10

Posted on by October 11, 2017
Uncanny X-Men #12 Cover Battle of the Atom

I read a lot of comic books every month, and sometimes I get the itch to review them. As it’s comic books more than any other form of media that fuel my action figure collecting hobby, I’m including comic book reviews here on Marvel Toy News (if you don’t like it, yell at me).

In this installment, I’ll be covering comics released on 9/18/2013, including reviews of Infinity #3, New Avengers #10, Uncanny X-Men #12, Thor God of Thunder #18 and more…

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Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Busts Deluxe Set Up for Order!

Posted on by September 24, 2013
Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Busts Set Deluxe Set of 8

Hot Toys is wagering that you just can’t get enough merch from Iron Man 3, so in honor of the Iron Man 3 DVD/Blu Ray being released today, they’ve put up a new item for Iron Man Hot Toys fans to buy–though it’s not exactly the one collectors have been waiting for!

Though Hot Toys collectors have been chomping at the bit, nervously waiting for the chance to pre-order the Hot Toys Midas Iron Man 1/6 scale figure, that will have to wait for another day. Instead, the Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Busts Deluxe Set of 8 is now available for pre-order!

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Tamashii Nation Exclusive SH Figuarts Iron Man Mark VI Black Ver!

Posted on by September 20, 2013
SH Figuarts Black Iron Man Tamashii Nations 2013 Exclusive Figure

Sometimes knowing too much about collecting can be a real drag. Case in point being when you you see the term “Tamashii Nation Exclusive” and instantly let out an audible groan because you know how expensive those are to obtain.

Such is what happened today, when I saw the Tamashii Nation Exclusive Iron Man Mark VI Black Ver. figure announced for release in Japan this November…

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