Showing posts with label toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toys. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Gentle Giant releases giant list of September offerings

The list of stuff that Gentle Giant has on tap forrrrrrohmygod is that a giant Boba Fett!?!

Ultron annihilates DST's offerings for the week


The Avengers and Fantastic Four villain makes his Marvel Select debut in style along side the continuing  Battle Beasts comic- and the Silver Surfer cracks open a cold one. (wait... what?)

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Universal Monsters series 3 out now at TRU

A third series of Universal Monsters has risen from the vaults of Diamond Selest Toys this week. Their destination? The haunted isles of Toys R Us...

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Clifford is coming to town this Christmas

The big red dog is back. Courtesy of Douglas Company, as they expand their new Clifford line with a Holiday themed addition for Christmas 2012.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Symbiote Studios signs deal with Bethesda

 Collectible maker Symbiote Studios has inked a deal with Bethesda Softworks' to make some rad vinyl toys based on the publisher's massive catalog of gaming franchises.

Monday, July 16, 2012

My Little Pony comes to comics

Hasbro and IDW Publishing are set to bring the world of the Ponies to comic books with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Diamond Select hits the bullseye this week

Diamond Select Toys' awesome line of Marvel comics action figures continues this week with the movie version of one of the longest standing Avengers (and surest shots in the Marvel U) Hawkeye.

But wait, there's more! DST also has a whole mess of re-issues coming to comic stores this week too. Depending on how far behind you are, this could get expensive.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Kotobukiya goes to a galaxy far, far away

Darth Vader and Boba Fett are the newest additions to Koto's excellent line of ARTFX+ statues.

Click through for a ton of shots of the character collectibles in non-action.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

PTPA Media endorses The Game of Life zAPPed

Hasbro's iPad/board game based on the classic Game of Life has garnered an official endorsement from the Parent Tested Parent Approved media group.

Friday, May 25, 2012

It's Mezco Domo-mania!

 Attention all Domaniacs- brand new Domos are marching their way to retail shelves this year courtesy of Mezco!

Monday, May 14, 2012

That's one Sassy Dog

Stuffed Animal maker Douglas has another round of their sassy little stuffed animals all set to go wherever cuddling is needed.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Dr Toy Releases Best of 2012

Dr Toy (also known as Stevanne Auerbach Ph.D.) is one of the top industry watchers and has just released her picks for the best of the best toys for kids.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Mattel Cans DC Universe & Young Justice Toys


DC comics fans are about to feel the pain Marvel fans went through when Legends switched companies. The difference here is that, while ML moved from Toy Biz (who knew what they were doing) over to Hasbro (who were clueless), the DC license is staying put at Mattel.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

DC Club Infinite Earths Speeds to May Launch

The launch date for the first figure in Mattel's online only, subscription based DC Universe series 'Club Infinite Earths' is finally set in stone... or a reasonable facsimile.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

LEGO Coming to Sideshow Toys

In what way I don't know, but everybody's favorite building block toys are on their way to the Sideshow Toys website in some capacity.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Mars Attacks Returns!!!

Mezco Toys is bringing the classic Mars Attacks! franchise back to retail shelves. The popular trading card series about the aggro aliens from Mars' assault on Earth is returning in both action figure and plush form. Today we're getting a peek at one nasty plushie...

Monday, March 12, 2012

National Sporting Goods Aims to Get Kids Outdoors

We cover a lot of videogames, comics, and movies here at the Spark- but sometimes it is okay to get outside. That's especially true for kids, and NSG has a pretty cool lineup of summertime goodies to do just that. How does your own set of Monkey Bars sound?

Friday, March 2, 2012

Bounce-A-Long Buddies are Bouncy Fun


Bounce-A-Long Buddies are some very simple and non-complicated products. They also look really fun and are almost painfully cute.

RingStix Tosses Around Some Fun

Still playing Frisbee? How utterly last millennium. This Spring, why not give the old RingStix a whirl?