There were a lot of amazing toys this year, and a return to larger scale figures, which is very welcome.
I have narrowed my favorites down to two.
Author: Talyn
Hasbro MP-02 Masterpiece Soundwave
Hasbro continues their recent yearly tradition of bringing over Takara’s amazing Masterpiece Transformers with the new Masterpiece Soundwave. Hasbro really stepped up their game this year however, including all of the currently release cassette tape minions along with Soundwave. These cassettes had been sold separately in Japan and the inclusion of all of them in this set was a big surprise to most fans, especially considering the price of $119 that this set sold for. To put that in perspective, the Takara 2-packs of cassettes were $60 each, and this set includes Soundwave and 5 tapes, as well as a slew of accessories.
SDCC 2013: Bandai Limited Edition 4-Inch Green Dragon Ranger
This year at San Diego Comic Con, Bandai surprised Power Ranger collectors with 3 exclusives to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Power Rangers in the US. One of these exclusives was the Green Dragon Ranger with Tribal Power Coin.
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Bandai SDCC 2013 Limited Edition Deluxe Gosei Morpher Quick Pics
Here are a few quick pics and a video highlighting some of the features of this 2013 SDCC exclusive. This was one of Bandai’s three Power Rangers exclusives to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers this year.
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C2E2 2013 Photo Report
Once again this year I made the trek to the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, Illinois. Below is a sampling of the cool and not so cool stuff that can be found there. Some of the highlights were the new area just for indie artists called “The Block”, and the awesome display of graded vintage Star Wars toys at the “Vintage Toys & Pop Culture Auction.”