Sure, it’s a blatant plug for the new Marvel Vans, but it’s got Marvel Legends and comedy too!
Catch the hijinks in the skate park, and don’t miss Mystique blowing a bubble gum bubble! But no Deadpool?!
Continue reading “Watch Marvel Super Heroes: What The–?! – the Vans Special”
Masters of the Universe Classics Granymyr (in green) by Hunter Knight Customs – after the Mattel fan vote to pick Granymyr’s color gave the win to red, they announced it was unlikely they’d reissue Granymyr in green – this might be one of the few chances for fans of the mini-comic Granymyr to grace your shelves – ends Feb 24, 2013 18:53:55 PST
In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!
Disney’s acquisition of LucasArts didn’t pique my attention all that much. I think my Star Wars excitement hit its pinnacle when the Original Trilogy was rereleased in theaters in advance of the Prequels – and declined steadily with the release of each subsequent movie. But it’s increasing pretty steadily – the announcement of solo movies on top of Episode VII, the introduction of the Hasbro Star Wars Black Series of 6-inch Star Wars figures, and J.J. Abrams taking the director’s chair has helped a lot.
Not being a 4-inch Star Wars collector, these exclusive sets aren’t on my most wanted list – but I do feel a hankering to ride Star Tours again…
INTRODUCING THE NEW 2013 STAR WARS® Star Tours™ Action Figure Packs from Hasbro
The celebration of the amazing new Star Tours Disney theme park ride continues in 2013 with new STAR WARS Star Tours Action Figure Packs from Hasbro. Building off of the packs released in 2011, these two sets of figures introduce new Droids from the ride experience as well as a few reprised fan favorites. New figures include a blue Signal Droid, red RX Droid, a G2 Droid rebuilt from scratch for more accurate detail, and the very first appearance of a new Seeker Droid!
These packs launch in May 2013 at Walt Disney World- Hollywood Studios during STAR WARS Weekends and will be available at Walt Disney World stores in Florida and Disneyland Resort stores in California shortly thereafter.
Experience the magic of the ride and then relive the action with the STAR WARS Star Tours Action Figure Packs!
(Item# A0416) STAR WARS® Star Tours™: Search for the Rebel Spy
- Included Figures: Signal Droid, Seeker Droid, Imperial Sky Trooper
(Item# A0417) STAR WARS® Star Tours™: Sector 2 Security
- Included Figures: G2 Droid, C-3PO, RX Droid
Each pack sold separately.
Looks like the Action Portable Ten Finger Gang and Tomorrow Queens will stay up on bambalandstore.com a little longer. And though it was not expected, the WWRp Medic Grunt and Square set are available to order now too.
I love the Medic colorway and the grunt is cool. Ordered! Thanks to canonball for the heads-up on this set.
Fresh news from Ashley Wood:
“thanks for the support for the Mini’s, many have asked that we leave them up so they can get a chance, so we are gonna do that, also gonna drop the Medic Grunt set as they are ready to go !”
via 3aVOX on Facebook.
This is a guest article by Jedd-the-Jedi. Jedd covered the Singapore Toy, Games, and Comic Convention for AFP and is based in Singapore.
This handsome-looking fellow is a Super Alloy Batman from Play Imaginative, and designed by Jim Lee. Before its release, few had heard of the Singaporean company, and to toy collectors in Singapore it is quite a big deal that a local company has managed to snag the rights to produce action figures of Marvel and DC characters. The exclusive figure was unveiled back at the Singapore Toy Games and Comics Convention (STGCC) in September, and is currently available over at Big Bad Toy Store.
Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times ran an article about Play Imaginative on Sunday, with interviews with the company’s two founders. Play Imaginative approached DC Comics in 2011 to obtain the licensing rights to create a 12-inch tall Batman action figure, which they were granted after DC saw and approved of the prototype made mostly of die-cast metal. The company is currently working on Super Alloy figures of Superman, Green Lantern and a new Batman. They’ve also signed a deal last December with Marvel Comics to make toys based on its movie characters, and a Super Alloy Iron Man coming out in March 2013 is the next release.
Continue reading “Behind Play Imaginative’s Super Alloy Figures”
