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Toy Fare Article on Bif Bang Pow! Venture Bros. Action Figures and Wave 1 Revealed?

Last week’s Toy Fare #151 included an article on the upcoming Venture Bros. action figures and bobble heads from Bif Bang Pow!  Owner Jason Lenzi has it reprinted on the BBP blog, and I wanted to share it with you.

This morning, poster Jr. on RTM’s Toy Buzz posted seeing an Adult Swim Bump revealing that wave 1 of the action figures would include Hank, Dean, Rusty, Brock, and the Monarch.  This is a bit at odds with what Lenzi said in the Toy Fare interview about mixing in obscure characters, so I’ll look for some confirmation on this.

If Venture has a name, it must be Bif Bang Pow!

You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting to use that tag line.

Greetings and salutations to all Bif Bang Pow! followers and believers of all shapes, ages and sizes! Well, as you’ve probably heard by now, we did it! Once again, we’re bringing the people what we KNEW they always needed, toys for ‘The Venture Brothers’! (If this keeps up, we’ll finally give the world the James Bond action figure and vehicle line it’s been dreaming of).

And just to prove this isn’t some internet rumor, we even went as far as having the news printed in a magazine! Yes, the new issue of action figure bible Toy Fare Magazine hit the stands today (Issue #151), and in it you’ll find an informative, witty and at times heartwarming interview with yours truly, which somehow manages to make me seem like I know what I’m talking about too! Pick it up, I dare ya, and see if I’m lying! Go on!

Truthfully, we have to admit to a bit of satisfaction when the news first broke, because for the first time in a long time, it was broken by a magazine. Not a website, not a blog, but a good old fashioned magazine, the way it used to be. And isn’t that what we’re all aiming for anyway? To take things back to the way they used to be? To have cool toys, for properties you never thought would get ’em, to get scoops from our ‘secret handshake’ magazines, and to be knocked out by season ending cliffhangers without spoilers? The world moves awfully fast, as someone smarter than me once said, and we here at Bif Bang Pow! recognize that. So we take our time, play it cool, and then try and knock you out. Please, won’t you join us on this AdVenture? It’s gonna be sooooo cool….

via Bif Bang Pow!: If Venture has a name, it must be Bif Bang Pow!.

DC Universe Classics Wave 12

DC Universe Wave 12 - Iron, Mary Batson, Darkseid, the Spectre, Eclipso, and Copperhead

Fwoosher disturbedwarrior was kind enough to shoot some pictures of his set of DC Universe Classics Wave 12 – the Darkseid Collect and Connect wave – at least until the batteries on his camera gave out.  For those of you wondering if these have already hit retail, they have not.  Mattel shipped some characters in solid cases to online retailers – Big Bad Toy Store still has Desaad and the two variants of Mary Batson available, but sold out of Copperhead.  Entertainment Earth got the same figures and still has Copperhead available.

Here’s disturbedwarrior’s thoughts on the Darkseid Collect and Connect:

Darkseid was a B***h to put together because of the plastic ring around the peg of the torso where you collect the lower body. I had to boil the two pieces to get them to connect.

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Mattel WWE On Sale at Toys R Us

To promote the launch of the new line, Toys R Us is offering a $10 off savings on any Mattel WWE purchases of $40 or over.  That sale also is offered online, and most items are in stock, including the Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix 2-pack – I’ve seen a few people mention they’ve not been able to find this short-packed set in stores.

Mattel WWE Sale at Toys R Us

Save $10 on any Mattel WWE purchase of $40 or more at Toys”R”Us. Sale includes WWE action figures, championship title belts, the WWE Raw Superstar Ring, the WWE Breakdown Brawl Ring, and more. Be sure to check out the product reviews before purchasing; many of the WWE toys received 4 stars or more from Toys”R”Us customers!

Also, check out Drunken Fist’s WWE review of the 2-pack.

NECA Announces 12-Inch Terminator 2 Final Battle T-800

I’ve often been tempted by the 12-inch Pescadero Escape T-800 from T2 that I’ve seen on the shelves at Toys R Us, but have yet to pull the triger on it.  Now that Hot Toys has announced a new MMS version of the T-800, I may be saving up for that.  The NECA 12-inchers are a very nice, cheaper alternative, and this final battle version could also be an interesting source of fodder for those interested in customizing the upcoming Hot Toys piece.

Sometimes He Comes Back

The T-800 takes licking, keeps half his face

He knows now why you cry, and that’s probably because the T-1000 has delivered such an unholy beating his way. But as we all know, the T-800 just can’t be stopped.

As the world sits in awe of yet another James Cameron classic, NECA pays homage to the greatest and most groundbreaking of them all: Terminator 2: Judgment Day with this incredibly lifelike 12″ figure of the T-800 as he appeared in the last moments of the final battle of the film.

Before reality got all topsy-turvy and Arnold Schwarzenegger became a respected politician on the national stage, he was the T-800, and NECA’s new Final Battle 12″ figure captures his likeness better than ever on a 1/6 scale! Each figure features a light up cybernetic right eye and comes complete with a grenade launcher for all your “Hasta la vista, baby” needs!

The Final Battle T-800 is open for preorders now, hits stores February 2010 and will be available at our Amazon storefront.

Keep it tuned to necaonline.com for more info on T2 and other lines from your favorite games and movies.

via www.necaonline.com || National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc..

McFarlane Major League Baseball Playmakers Preview

McFarlane has provided a first look at its new 4-inch super-articulated line of figures for Major League Baseball, Playmakers.  It looks like there will be different body types (I see subtle differences in the knees and pant legs), so Ramirez will look bigger than Jeter, for example.  The articulation looks pretty good to me too, with the biggest limitations in the hips and ankles.

Still no indication of whether figures will include interchangeable heads and hands to switch between fielding and batting or what the suggested retail price will be.

FIRST LOOK AT MLB PLAYMAKERS ACTION FIGURES

Brand New Action Figure Line and Format Coming to Stores this March

McFarlane Toys is excited to reveal a first look at the highly anticipated addition to our sports action figure lines — MLB Playmakers. As announced last November, Playmakers is a completely new type of McFarlane Toys product based on our existing sports licenses. These new action figures include the high level of detail McFarlane Toys is known for in a newly developed 4-inch scale figure. The addition of tremendous articulation, more than 20 moving parts, allows for complete playability and enables consumers to recreate countless sports action poses. All figures come in either a batter or fielder pose, except for pitchers.

While we aren’t ready to show you the entire line, you can take a “seventh inning stretch” from what you are doing and check out this sampling from Series 1 and see the playability and detail this great new line has to offer.

MLB PLAYMAKERS SERIES 1

  • DEREK JETER (fielding) — New York Yankees
  • ALBERT PUJOLS (batting) — St. Louis Cardinals
  • MANNY RAMIREZ (batting) — Los Angeles Dodgers

Other players in Series 1 include:

  • David Ortiz
  • Ryan Howard
  • Alex Rodriguez
  • Dustin Pedroia
  • David Wright
  • Josh Beckett
  • Chipper Jones
  • Ichiro Suzuki
  • Tim Lincecum

Playmakers are scheduled to release to retailers nationwide this March. To find a retailer near you, please check our Where to Buy section.

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