One of the many exciting toy-related announcements coming out of SDCC this year, Mattel revealed that it has partnered with WWE to release a new line of “vintage-styled, feature-packed WWE Retro action figures”. Clearly a throwback to the 90s era series of WWF Hasbro figures, these new toys will be available exclusively at Walmart starting […]
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There’s no stopping the “remake machine” it would seem. If Hollywood hadn’t gobbled it up and spit something back out at least two or three times, you can bet there’s a comic and/or toy revival right over the pop culture horizon. Case in point, a flurry of post-SDCC fallout still making its way across the […]
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Yesterday was a big day for fans of Hasbro’s Generation 1 Transformers line with dual SDCC reveals for both Transformers: Devastation, Platinum Games’s upcoming video game, and Transformers: Combiner Wars, a brand new (online) animated series coming to Machinima. Each looks to capitalize on some G1 nostalgia in terms of characters, art direction and—in the […]
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Taking a short break from our TMNT-themed series of Fan Art Friday spotlights, this week’s edition nonetheless still features a group of mutant animals (aliens, rather)… just of a pint-sized variety. Based on Takara Tomy’s BATTLE BEASTS (aka BeastFormers) toy series from the late 80s and early 90s, illustrator Joel Carroll puts his own spin […]
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Pick up on that ’80s vibe from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy trailer? Wait until you see the toy line… My, my, my, it would appear that seeing is believing after all. I know that we all SHOULD realize by now that Marvel’s at the top of their game and know exactly what they’re doing, […]
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As the grand finale to Hasbro’s latest Transformers series, Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising (a ridiculously long title) does its best to acknowledge the franchise’s past while also looking towards the future. Picking from where the third and final season (Beast Hunters) left off, Cybertron has been restored – along with Bumblebee’s voice […]
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Whether you want to admit it or not, I think we all remember those god-damned Troll dolls from the 90s. How could we not?! Their popularity ran so rampant that they spawned into virtually every medium including animation, video games and – yes – action figures. Now, maybe it’s just the easily impressionable 7-year old […]
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Battle Beasts (originally called Beastformers) were first released by Takara in Japan and were released in the US by Hasbro in 1987. They featured animal warriors, equipped with heavy armor and unique weapons. The line was relatively short-lived but has a rabid following today. There’s even been somewhat of a Battle Beast toy and comic […]