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Four Horsemen and Joe Amaro to Host “Behind the Scenes” Toy Panel at El Paso Comic Con

Our pal Joe Amaro sent word that he will be hosting an action figure behind the scenes panel at El Paso Comic Con with Shane Dittsworth and O-Dawg from Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios. Shane and O-Dawg will also have a 4H booth setup and will be selling 4H figures at the show.

EPCON runs September 14 – 16,  the weekend before Power Con – so maybe we’ll see some of Joe’s completed Manta Raiders there too!

“Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios – El Paso Comic Con Toy Exhibit”

For the first time in El Paso come and see in person prototypes from the Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios featuring paint-masters and prototypes from the Masters of the Universe toy lines! Exclusive Four Horsemen merchandise will be on sale including action figures!

“Action Figures & Toys – Behind The Scenes”

Join Shane Dittsworth, Owen “O-Dawg” Oertling from the Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios and Joe Amaro as they talk about how your favorite figures are made. Joe and the Four Horsemen have worked with most major toy companies on all of your favorite toy and action figure properties.

EPCON Returns!

El Paso Comic Con is back! The 2012 El Paso Comic Con (EPCON), is the Sun City’s pop culture and mainstream media event.. EPCON brings to the El Paso and Ciudad Juarez region a high level of entertainment. An event that includes notable artists, authors, and movie and television stars. With numerous exhibits, events, contests, and sponsors.

EPCON 2012
El Paso Convention Center
1 CivicCenter Plaza, El Paso, TX
Preview Night Sept. 14th
September 15th – 16th

Toy Fair 2012 – Four Horsemen Toypocalypse 2 – Futuretro

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The Four Horsemen kicked off Toy Fair 2012 with Toypocalypse 2 – Futuretro, the second installment of their toy art show. Like last year’s Toypocalypse, the 4H had a whole mess of goodness on display, and they also added a display case from Onell Designs and a wall of custom action figures and artwork for their Outer Space Men “Futuretro” line.

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AFP’s Best of 2011 – Ron’s Picks

In contrast with our Best of 2010 post, Talyn and I each had a few different picks for our best action figures of 2011, so we decided to split it up this time around. I’ll get us started with the choice I included in the Fwoosh Staff Best of 2011 post – the Hasbro Marvel Universe Sentinel.

I worried last year that I’d be typecast as the Marvel guy, and I’m playing to role again with my pick of the Marvel Universe Sentinel. I never thought anything would ever rival my love of the Sentinel that Toy Biz released as a Build-A-Figure way back in Marvel Legends Series 10, but Hasbro’s version of the mutant killing robot stacks up pretty well.

The two are right about the same height, but the newer model is bulked up some, giving it more satisfying proportions. It’s also got a more classic look, while the BAF is styled specifically after the futuristic Sentinels in Grant Morrison’s final arc in New X-Men, Here Comes Tomorrow. And on top of that, Hasbro’s version has the light up eyes and chest, and the voice chip that sounds just like you’d expect a Sentinel to sound.

This would have dominated completely if it had the superior torso and hand / finger articulation that Toy Biz managed to cram into the BAF. And I’m still not sure where the purple and silver color scheme comes from (my best guess is from when the Avengers fought Sentinels in Avengers 104, way back in 1972.) Hasbro wanted a variant to distinguish its exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con, but I would have liked to see the classic purple and blue more widely available.

A lot of folks believe that Toy Biz’s Marvel Legends really hit its stride with the Sentinel series. I’m hoping that Hasbro’s Sentinel is the lead-in to a strong relaunch for Marvel Legends this year.

You can pick up the Marvel Masterworks Sentinel 16″ Figure and the Marvel Masterworks Sentinel 16″ Figure – Repaint Version at AFP sponsor Big Bad Toy Store, and I’ve seen the Marvel Universe Masterworks Sentinel at Amazon.com go for some great prices too.

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New York Comic Con 2011 – Marvel Minimates, Four Horsemen, and Thundercats Exclusives at ActionFigureExpress

ActionFigureExpress is one of the convention mainstays that will have a great presence at New York Comic Con, with exclusives from Marvel Minimates, the Four Horsemen, Thundercats, and more.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2011 – Eric Treadaway Interview

VeeBee and I had the chance to sit down again with Eric Treadaway of the Four Horsemen at San Diego Comic-Con a few weeks back. VeeBee just posted the final part of the interview at the Fwoosh, and you should also out the first, second, and third parts too. As always, it was a fascinating conversation that ran the gamut, including Masters of the Universe Classics, DC Universe Classics, and their own Fantastic Exclusives.

The whole thing provides some great insight into the entire lifecycle of making action figures, but I particularly enjoyed Eric talking about creating his own Masters of the Universe Classics character (in the part one of the interview) as well as some of the background behind the revamping of the DC Universe Classics line in the coming year (in part three), especially with the sub pre-orders coming up shy.

With the total subscriptions for Club Infinite Earths in the pre-order phase closing out at just above 60% of the desired target, and Mattel promising a related announcement this week, I’m really curious to see if Mattel is going to move forward in some way despite missing the target subscription number.

So, what do you think Mattel is going to share with us this week?

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