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Legendary toy company Toy Biz, which became Marvel Toys in 2007, has been back in the news after its official Instagram account announced plans for a comeback earlier this year. Let’s get Toy Biz’s history out of the way first for anyone who doesn’t know it/wants to brush up. Feel free to skip to the […]
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There’s trouble in Funkoland. Funko revealed during a recent earnings call that it has more product in storage than it can afford to keep, and therefore, plans to send between $30-$36 million dollars with of POP! Vinyl figures to the landfill. The company also announced it would be laying off 10% of its workforce. Despite […]
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Join Jay as he buys and reviews his first Super Mario Bros action figures since Ertl’s 1993 movie toyline. Jakks Pacific has brought out a new line of toys supporting Universals animated the Super Mario Bros Movie. The first wave includes Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Peach and a MASSIVE Bowser. They looked awesome in package, how did they fair once out of their cardboard prison? Watch this review to find out!
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There’s been rumors of this coming since September 2022, but McFarlane finished up their Winter Showcase Encore with a first look at their DC Multiverse Batmobile from The Flash movie. It is modeled after Michael Keaton’s iconic 1989 Batmobile. No details beyond that have been provided, though it leaked a few months ago that Target […]
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McFarlane Toys opened up preorders for the Keaton Batman and The Flash figures from DC’s upcoming The Flash movie. These figures are scheduled to be released in April 2023. Figure details and individual affiliate links here: DC The Flash Movie 12-Inch Scale Statute $39.99. From The Flash comes this incredibly detailed DC The Flash Movie 12-Inch Scale Statue! Vividly […]
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McFarlane continued their Winter Showcase Encore by releasing two more new image previews of DC Multiverse characters, Steel™ from Reign of the Supermen™ and Superman™ from the Hush™ storyline. We’ll have more details when they are made available. In the meantime, check out the images below and let us know what you think! DC Multiverse […]
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Encore, encore! McFarlane Toys released the Encore pieces for their Winter Showcase today. First up, was the preview of DC Multiverse’s Batman and Tim Drake as Robin. Next up, we got a sneak peek of their upcoming DC Direct The Riddler: Puzzle Box by Edward Nygma. The replica set will be released in Spring 2023. […]
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Just a reminder that NECA’s and Target’s 2023 Haulathon officially kicks off today! While these figures have been showing up in Target for the first week or so, official pre-orders for the first wave drops at 9am ET. You can follow the link here. New exclusive NECA collectibles and videos will drop every Friday in […]
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McFarlane dropped one last goody on us yesterday to close out this year’s Winter Showcase: a first look at Batman™ from Knightfall™ and Tim Drake™ as Robin™ from Robin: Reborn™. So far, they’ve only released the images on their social media pages. We’ll post more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, here’s your […]
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TOYCOLLECTR magazine announced what expos and shows they’ll be appearing at in March 2023. If you’re in or near any of these areas, visit their table to say hi and pick up back issues. Aaaaand if you do manage to get an scoop from any of these shows, be sure to email us at tips@geekdadlife.com! […]
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