A Walk Down Memory Lane.

  Sifting through a summer-time Florida attic will make anyone feel like a rotisserie chicken. The miserable heat, the claustrophobic wooden cave that envelopes you as you try not to step on the soft-spots and fall through the living room ceiling like… Read More »

The Story Of Trenton Doyle Hancock

  I found this great story while on the net today, it’s the life and times of artist and toy collector Trenton Doyle Hancock. I found this on PBS.org and thought it would be a great story to share. Watch… Read More »

Mattel Cancels Young Justice & DCU All-Stars Toy Lines

“DC Universe is going away after 2012 and there’ll be one more wave of 4. In 2013, we’ll be relaunching our 6″ with complimentary offerings on Matty and at Mass. You guys will be able to complete your collection and I hope you’ll like what we are doing. We’ve taken lessons from DC Universe and Legacy. Overall, we need to adjust to retailers, consumers and what’s selling in volumes that can be supported.

As far as the character that we showed but haven’t released, most of them have been tooled so we’ll be looking for a way to release them in one form or another. However, I can’t 100% guarantee that.”

Marvel 3.75” Team Guide: The Scarlet Spiders

Marvel Comics 3.75″ Team Guide #2 The Scarlet Spiders (The Initiative) Team The Scarlet Spiders First Appearance Avengers: The Initiative #3 (2007) After Civil War, Baron Von Blitzschlag created clones of deceased Initiative recruit MVP. The 3 clones (Michael, Van… Read More »

Marvel 3.75” Team Guide: The Wrecking Crew

Marvel Comics 3.75″ Team Guide #1 The Wrecking Crew (Classic) Team The Wrecking Crew First Appearance The Defenders Vol. 1 #17 (1974) The Wrecking Crew are one of Marvel’s few teams of villains to stay together long-term without roster changes. Since… Read More »

Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble Black Widow

Series 2 of the Toys “R” US exclusive Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble figures includes Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America (Steve Rogers) & Iron Man (Extremis). Just like Series 1, these are re-painted/re-tooled figures with a light up Avengers stand. I’ve… Read More »

Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble Black Panther

Series 2 of the Toys “R” US exclusive Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble figures includes Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America (Steve Rogers) & Iron Man (Extremis). Just like Series 1, these are re-painted/re-tooled figures with a light up Avengers stand…. Read More »