LEGO sure does know how to make fans start frothing at the mouth in anticipation. With a little over a month left before it’s release, LEGO® Dimensions™ has been dropping one amazing tie-in after the next and yesterday proved to be no different with the announcement of several Ghostbusters expansion packs. These include a Level […]
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THE MUPPETS Are Back on TV [Official Trailer]!
You might have heard that ABC is bringing the Muppets gang back together for a new series this Fall and that’s pretty much all we knew about it… until now. Released earlier today, ABC unveiled the official trailer for the series (airing Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT) and it looks every bit as incredible as […]
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Toychest Time Machine: BEASTY BEARS by Tonka (1991)
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There are lots of different kinds of stuffed bears out there, but none quite as “beastly” as Beasty Bears. Released in 1991 by Tonka—presumably to appeal to the boys market—these eye-offendingly multi-colored monstrosities looked cute and cuddly on the outside, but flip them inside out and you unleashed the beast (“big fangs with claws in […]
Tagged with: 90s, Beasty Bears, horror, plush toy, Tonka, Toychest Time Machine
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Rankin/Bass Book Signing with Historian Rick Goldschmidt—This Sunday!
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Attention all strange kids in the North Eastern-ish hemisphere of the US: this Sunday, October 26th, Rankin/Bass historian and biographer Rick Goldschmidt will be in attendance at Amazing Fantasy Books in Tinley Park, IL. We actually reviewed Goldschmidt’s Mad Monster Party book a few years back and it’s everything you could hope for—from rare or […]
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Massive Fantastic Unveils “The Birnkrant Collection: A Guided Tour”
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Our good friend, Eric Millen, from over at Massive Fantastic recently shared with us a pretty cool documentary that he put together with legendary toy designer and collector Mel Birnkrant. The doc, entitled The Birnkrant Collection: A Guided Tour, showcases Birnkrant massive toy collection and antique collectible from the early 1900s through the 1940s. More […]
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Lost in the Longbox #1: JLA*Avengers Crossover
What it cost then: Around $24.00 for the whole series. What it cost now: Seems to average around $30-$35 for all four issues. It isn’t all the time, but every once in awhile the universe lines up just right and we get handed something rad. Something we thought would only be able to live on […]
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Fan Art Friday: STAR WARS Snowflakes by Anthony Herrera
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Conceived by designer Anthony Herrera, these Star Wars snowflakes are a great way to unleash your creative inner geek during the holidays. Herrera began making patterns for these snowflakes back in 2011, inspired by a series he saw on Matters of Grey. What began as a simple desire to create more Star Wars snowflakes has […]
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