Free Comic Book Day 2009
It’s that time of the year again! The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day. Be sure to head out to your Local Comic Book Shop and pick up your copies of this years offerings. If you are not sure of where to go, visit FreeComicBookDay.com where you can check to see if [...]
Ask DST Q and A #32 and #33
The latest Q and A installments from Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys are up. Number 32 answers all of the latest questions concerning Star Trek and number 33 is for questions about Minimates. Ask DST #32 (Star Trek) Ask DST #33 (Minimates) I will let you read them before I spoil it for you [...]
Todd Dezago
Todd and I “met” on MySpace in 2006. I had made a request to be added to his friends and besides “adding me” he sent me an e-mail to answer a question I had left in his comments. I recall being very “fan-boy” fascinated with the fact that he took the time to write me [...]
The controversy begins, again…
Mattel announced yesterday on MattyCollectors Facebook page, (On April Fools day of all days.) their convention exclusives for SDCC (San Diego Comic Con 2009) this July. They announced that for DC Universe Classics the exclusive would be The Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna. Some photos had been leaked out a few months prior of Gleek [...]
My Collection Update 2
I have finally finished taking the pictures of my collection. The first update was of the Main Display Room and now new pictures of the Sci-Fi Display Room are up as well. I have seriously got to find a solution to having to dust all of these bookcases and figures. We need a bigger home [...]
Poll Results
I have had the two polls “Are you going to collect Marvel Universe 3 and 3/4 inch figures?” and “DC Universe Classics has improved most in their?” up for a couple of months and I think its time for a new one now. I wanted to talk about the results of the Marvel Universe poll [...]
Ask DST Q and A #30
This has been out for a few days now, sorry I’m a little behind in keeping up with the news lately. This latest installment in Ask DST is focusing on Battlestar Galactica and Stargate. You can follow the link to read all of the latest information here.
Marvel Universe Fan Choice Winners!
Hasbro has announced the winners of it’s 70 Years of Marvel contest. The Fan Choices for the 2010 line-up are: #1 – Archangel #2 – Winter Soldier #3 – Havok #4 – Mystique #5 – Mary Jane Watson The response to the contest prompted them to add the sixth and seventh top picks and the [...]
Marvel Legends Two-packs Wave Two
These are slated to be available in August of 2009 and they are now exclusive to Diamond Previews, so you’ll have to journey out to your nearest Local Comic Book Shop to pre-order them. This wave will contain Classic Iron Man and Maria Hill (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent), Nick Fury and Hand Ninja, and the Kree Soldier [...]
DST Q and A #28
The latest Questions and Answers with Diamond Select Toys is up and this time they are focusing on a personal favorite Star Trek. There were many questions and some of them are lengthy, just to prepare you in advance. Follow the link to the Art Asylum web-site for all of the latest information here
My Collection Update
I have finally started to get around to updating the photos of My Collection. The first new installment is under the Main Display section. It takes a great deal of time to dust all of these figures and re-arrange so, I should have some new photos of the Sci-Fi Room up in a couple of [...]
DST Q & A #26
The latest Questions and Answers session with Diamond Select Toys featuring Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis is up over at the Art Asylum Blog you can read it here.
Marvel/Hasbro licensing agreement extended
Extension Gives Hasbro Toy and Game Rights to a Vast Portfolio of Super Hero Franchises in a Wide Range of Key Categories PAWTUCKET, R.I. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) and Spider-Man Merchandising L.P. announced today that Hasbro will retain rights through 2017 to make toys and games based on new [...]
Stargate SG-1 Series Five
Wow, what amazing news from DST today! Stargate SG-1 Series Five will consist of five fan requested figures: Ba’al Black Ops Samantha Carter General George Hammond Air Force Jack O’Neill Horus Guard Collect all of these figures to build a U.A.V. the armored reconnaissance drone. Also a limited edition “Case Topper” of Black Ops Cameron [...]
Ask DST Q & A #24
The latest Questions and Answers with DST is up on the Art Asylum web-site. The focus is on Star Trek questions for this edition. You can see the results here.
Questions and Answers with Mattel
The latest Q & A’s with Mattel for the month of February are up. You can follow the links to the various sites below. Superhero Times Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation TheFwoosh Action Figure Insider Toy News International Kastor’s Corner Also, Matty updates their new Facebook page regularly, so you might want to send him [...]
Marvel Legends is not dead!
Jesse Falcon who held the position of Director of Product Development for Toy Biz/Marvel Toys and now works closely with Hasbro in licensing for Marvel, has made a post on TheFwoosh concerning all of the doom and gloom being voiced on many of the Action Figure forums of late. Hey Guys it’s Jesse Long time [...]
