Posted by John Ary on May 24, 2013 under Batman, DC Universe, Mattel | 
This summer Cartoon Network will replace the awesome Batman: The Brave and the Bold with a new Dark Knight animated series. Beware the Batman has the caped crusader teaming up with swordmistress Katana and his ex-secret agent butler Alfred Pennyworth to fight Gotham’s criminal underworld. A 6-inch version of this upcoming Batman featuring a new sculpt will hit retail in September or you can preorder him here.
Posted by John Ary on under Sideshow Collectibles, Star Wars |
Happy 30th birthday
Return of the Jedi. You finished off the initial Star Wars trilogy with great gusto and a satisfying ending for Anakin Skywalker. To celebrate, Sideshow Collectibles has created a new 1/6 scale action figure of Darth Vader. This Sith Lord features a fully articulated body, fabric body suit and cape, detailed armor and gloves, head with helmet and mask, an additional Anakin head, detailed chest and belt boxes, interchangeable hands, a light saber, light saber handle, light-up display base, a light-up meditation chamber display base for his helmet and mask, and a severed arm stub. He’s up for
preorder now with an arrival date of January.
Posted by John Ary on May 23, 2013 under Hasbro, Star Wars |
Check out this extended clip from the new documentary
Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys. The film showcases a few of the collectors, historians, and toy designers that helped to create and keep Star Wars toys relevant in popular culture. The full movie will release on DVD in September. You can follow the filmmakers’ progress on their
Facebook page and
Twitter feed.
Posted by John Ary on under Neca, Rambo |
Based on the success of First Blood Rambo, NECA has decided to create a second version. Survival Rambo features Sylvester Stallone’s likeness, the famous survival knife, walkie talkie, pistol, assault rifle and spear. He will take his vengeance in September or you can preorder him here. NECA has more pics of the 7-inch figure in action here.
