Traditionally held in July for years, Taipei Toy Festival had since moved their schedule to the exact same weekend as New York Comic Con 2014 (Different timezones notwithstanding, of course), and I had my blog-work cut out for me!
Besides the daily newsery, TOYSREVIL managed to publish it's first ever online issue of I LIKE TOYS fanzine with the Horror Edition celebrating Halloween! Perhaps ![]()
#LookBack OCTOBER 2014
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INDUSTRIAL TOYS RELEASES MIDNIGHT RISES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ – Industrial Toys releases Midnight Rises, a new graphic novel experience that introduces and enhances its action game counterpart, Midnight Star. Midnight Rises is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Midnight Rises is the 1st graphic novel from Hugo-award winning author John Scalzi (Old Man's War, Lock In), with illustration ...
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Gund Adds to Its Core Line and Licensed Properties
This year, Gund is expanding several popular licensed product lines with new characters, costumes, and formats. Licenses include Sesame Street; Peter Rabbit; Boo, the World’s Cutest Dog; Grumpy Cat; Curious George; and Uglydoll. The expansions include backpack clips and sound toys for Peter Rabbit, and wearable scarves, hats, and earmuffs for Grumpy Cat. Gund will [...]
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Guardians of the Galaxy – 1/6th scale Thanos
Thanos is one of the most infamous Marvel villains in comic book history. Now, Hot Toys has announced the eagerly-anticipated 1/6th scale Thanos Collectible Figure from Guardians of the Galaxy. The movie-accurate Thanos collectible figure features a newly developed helmeted head sculpt, meticulously sculpted armored body, and Thanos’ throne with LED light-up function. Sideshow Collectibles is currently […]
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Mattel CEO feels 'sense of urgency' for new toys as Barbie ages
The company, which also makes Fisher-Price preschool toys and Monster High and American Girl dolls, reported its fifth straight fall in worldwide quarterly sales on Friday. Worldwide sales of Barbie fell 12 percent in the fourth quarter, while those of Fisher-Price toys declined 11 percent. Christopher Sinclair, who took Mattel's reins after it removed Bryan Stockton as CEO on Monday, said the ...
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Pop! Movies: Big Trouble in Little China
The Pop! Movies: Big Trouble in Little China series from Funko will be available in February 2015. The line will include Jack Burton, Gracie Law, Lo Pan, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning in little Pop! style.
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Blue Plate Media to Host its 8th Annual Media Lounge at Toy Fair
Blue Plate Media Services (BPM) will be hosting its 8th annual Media Lounge, featuring free presentations and workshops, on February 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Coinciding with North American International Toy Fair, the event is open to Toy Industry Association (TIA) members and Toy Fair participants. Along with providing competitive industry insights, BPM [...]
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Combiner Wars - ComicsAlliance Interviews Mairghread Scott About Windblade, Working With John Barber, More!
ComicsAlliance has just posted an interview with Mairghread Scott, writer of Windblade, about the upcoming Combiner Wars crossover! Revealed is the length of the crossover- six issues over the course of three months - and the fact that Windblade is going to continue on as a book after its conclusion and that Scott has longterm plans for the series and character. Scott also drops hints about a character she's wanted to write for ages making an appearance... Keep reading for excerpts and a link to the full interview!
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Lego DC Superheroes Brainiac Attack (76040) review
Lego’s new winter 2015 DC Superheroes assortment is beginning to land on retail shelves across the country. Of all the new sets, your friendly neighborhood jman was most looking forward to getting a hold of set 76040, Brainiac Attack. And got a hold of it, I did. What makes this one the go-to set of […]
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Lego DC Superheroes Brainiac Attack (76040) review
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Lego DC Superheroes Brainiac Attack (76040) review
Lego’s new winter 2015 DC Superheroes assortment is beginning to land on retail shelves across the country. Of all the new sets, your friendly neighborhood jman was most looking forward to getting a...
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3A Reveals Transformers Movie Megatron Premium Scale Figure – Exclusive Ver. Available Now
Following the announcement of their Transformers Movie Bumblebee figure, 3A have announced their 2nd figure in the line – a Megatron Premium Scale Figure. Before going on I should say that this particular version of Megatron is based on how he appeared in Transformers: Rise of The Fallen. ThreeA excel in the detail that they put on […]
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3A Reveals Transformers Movie Megatron Premium Scale Figure – Exclusive Ver. Available Now
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3A Reveals Transformers Movie Megatron Premium Scale Figure – Exclusive Ver. Available Now
Following the announcement of their Transformers Movie Bumblebee figure, 3A have announced their 2nd figure in the line – a Megatron Premium Scale Figure. Before going on I should say that this...
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Toyworld Devilstar Not-Astrotrain New Production Photos For Unofficial Triplechanger
Site sponsor TFSource has received an album full of new pictures of Toyworld's Devilstar. This large figure based on Astrotrain is looking excellent in all three modes and makes an impressive show of how much it conceals the elements of its unused vehicle mode in both forms along with a nicely styled robot. TFSource is expecting these in stock soon, although the current January estimate might not be very likely at this point. Click through and check out the mirrored photos!
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Badcube Wardog Figure Based On G1 Warpath First Color Testshot Image
Kapow Toys has gotten hold of our first look at Badcube's Warpath-derived figure Wardog in what will hopefully be its final plastic colors. Having reached the stage of production-color testshot, we get to see Wardog in the traditional Warpath red, which looks very nice on the figure. While we'd like to see the robot in color soon, the vehicle teaser is more than enough to catch our interest at the moment. Keep reading to see the full size image.
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What If?
Rarely does a day go by where we don’t see a skull related toy or custom appearing on the toy blogs. They say sex sells, but in the case of designer toys the saying just might be - skulls sell. However, just the use of a skull in one’s design...
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NECA Announces Eddie 8-inch Retro Figure based on Iron Maiden’s Legendary ‘Piece of Mind’ Album
Retro style meets classic metal in one amazing action figure! Toy Fair 2015 may not kick off for a couple of weeks yet, but NECA isn’t going to wait to reveal their all-new products. This new...
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NECA Announces Eddie 8-inch Retro Figure based on Iron Maiden’s Legendary ‘Piece of Mind’ Album
Retro style meets classic metal in one amazing action figure! Toy Fair 2015 may not kick off for a couple of weeks yet, but NECA isn’t going to wait to reveal their all-new products. This new retro cloth version of Eddie was ripped straight off of the cover for Iron Maiden’s 1983 album Piece of […]
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NECA Announces Eddie 8-inch Retro Figure based on Iron Maiden’s Legendary ‘Piece of Mind’ Album
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The Transformers Vs GI Joe #5 Full Preview
After being delayed more than once, it seems the rather late fifth issue of IDW's The Transformers vs GI Joe will finally be hitting shops during the month of February. Comics Alliance has released the preview for this issue a bit early, so we finally get to see a bit of what comes after issue 4's use of "weapons-grade magenta." Comics Alliance reported it would ship alongside More Than Meets The Eye #37 on 2/4, but John Barber has since verified on Twitter it will ship on 2/11. ...possibly with MTMTE #38. Click through for the mirrored preview pages and a copy of the solicitation blurb!
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NECA’s Quarter Scale Danny DeVito Penguin Figure from ‘Batman Returns’ is finally happening
NECA puts out some extremely high-quality 1/4th scale figures, given the extremely low price point. They had several new figures on display last year at San Diego Comic-Con 2014, including their...
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NECA’s Quarter Scale Danny DeVito Penguin Figure from ‘Batman Returns’ is finally happening
NECA puts out some extremely high-quality 1/4th scale figures, given the extremely low price point. They had several new figures on display last year at San Diego Comic-Con 2014, including their first ever figure from Batman Returns – a quarter scale Danny DeVito Penguin figure. Last year when NECA had the figure on display he […]
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NECA’s Quarter Scale Danny DeVito Penguin Figure from ‘Batman Returns’ is finally happening
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