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MOTU Origins Eternia First Look + MEGA brick set!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the latest in toy news. Like the Mattel team giving us our first production updates on the crowdfunded MOTU Origins Eternia playset. They also dropped the central Eternia Tower MEGA blocks set. McFarlane unveiled Wave 4 of their Super Powers figures. Hasbro’s May the 4th event revealed a bunch of new figures, but no Haslab which will be revealed at SDCC. We’ll try to stump John and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

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McFarlane Super Powers Wave 4 Revealed!

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Join Jay with special guest Ryan Doell from Gotham City Tonight and Toy Anxiety as they break down the official reveals of Wave 4 of McFarlane’s Super Powers! While we’ve gotten teaser images as well as factory leaks we know get to look at the full product and there is a lot to like with these new releases. Join the discussion live as we break down these reveals!

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John’s Dream Project Revealed!

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Join John and Jay as they break down the latest in toy news. John has been working on a dream project for the better part of 6 months and is now ready to reveal to everyone what he is working on. It’s a dream a lot of toy geeks have and we’re exited to share his journey as the lead story tonight! The MOTU Origins Snake Mountain went up for pre-order on Amazon, and Toy Collectr Magazine revealed the next wave of Super7 Simpsons. We’ll try to stump John, try to do a giveaway and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

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Hasbro ENDING their Plastic Free Packaging

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the week in toy news! Hasbro subtly announced that they would revert to plastic window based packaging later this year and into 2024. They also announced a bunch of new Star Wars and Indiana Jones toys at Star Wars Celebration. Mattel’s next MOTU Origins Creations exclusive was revealed , He-Skeletor will go live on 4/11. Super7 revealed their next wave of GI Joe Ultimates figures. We’ll try to stump john, all of that and more on this Easter edition of Toy Geeks!

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EVERY MOTU Origins and Masterverse Fall 2023 Reveal!

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Join Jay and John as they break down all of the Fall 2023 reveals from the Masters of the Universe Origins and Masterverse toy lines. There are a TON of reveals from Mattel and Jay and John go through every one of them with high res images provided by Mattel. Watch us share our opinions and we would love to hear yours in the chat and comment section as we get stoked for these awesome toys!

MOTU Origins Reveals: https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/motu-origins-fall-2023-reveals/

MOTU Masterverse Reveals: https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/motu-masterverse-fall-2023-reveals/

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Is McFarlane’s $250 Batwing Too Expensive?

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Join John and Jay as they break down the latest in toy news like McFarlane unveiling all his The Flash merch, which ended up being Batman merch (should that surprise anyone?) What did surprise people was the $250 price tag on his 7 inch scale Batwing. Some think it’s too expensive others think it’s just right. Walmart had their collector con with some nice GI Joe and Star Wars figs. Super7 unveiled Disney Rescuers figures, and John is going to do his best to avoid being stumped on this episode of Toy Geeks!

Link showcasing all the McFarlane “The Flash” toys, including the Batwing!
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/dc-multiverse-the-flash-movie-7-inch-figures-and-vehicles-preorders-are-open/

Spinmasters Batman err “The Flash” Stuff:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/spin-masters-the-flash-movie-figures-vehicles-and-assortment-packs-available-for-preorder/

Walmart’s Collector Con:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/amazon-exclusive-the-flash-movie-batwing-battle-set/

Super7’s Disney’s The Rescuers Ultimates!
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/super-7-unveils-disney-ultimates-the-rescuers-figures-for-pre-order/

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Funko Throws $30 Mill Worth of Pop’s in the DUMP

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Join John and Jay as they discuss the latest in toy news! Funko decided it was easier to throw away 30 millions dollars worth of Funko Pops, then pay to store them. Is this beginning of the end for Funko? McFarlane Toys has Batman fans excited over the first images of his 89 bats offering(s). People are trying to bring back Toy Biz decades after it last graced toy shelves. Target Haulathan began with the usual frustrations. We’re going to try and stump john, we do all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

Article about Funko dumping Pops:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/funko-to-eliminate-more-than-30-million-pop-figures/

Article about Mcfarlane Batmobile:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/mcfarlane-winter-showcase-dc-multiverse-the-flash-movie-batmobile/

Article about Toy Biz returning:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/is-toy-biz-coming-back/

Article about Target Haulathon:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/03/neca-and-target-2023-haulathon-week-1/

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TVC Mandalorian Naboo Starfighter, Spendy but Worth it?

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Join John and Jay with special guest Dante from the Infinity Equation Podcast as they break down the latest in toy news! Yakface has more details on the upcoming Mandalorian N-1 Naboo Starfighter in Hasbro’s The Vintage Collection toy line. We also have a price for the Snake Mountain playset at a very reasonable 79.99. Toycollectr’s latest cover story reveals the first look at Nacelle’s Biker Mice From Mars. We’ll talk about all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

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NEW Retro Indy, Temple of Doom and Last Crusade Figures!

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Join John and Jay as they discuss the news that Hasbro is not stopping at original figure re-releases for their Retro Indianna Jones figures but giving us whole new figures from Temple of Doom and Last Crusade. We hoped they would do this, but are over the moon that they are actually doing it! Join in the discussion during this special livestream!

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Toon Dungeons & Dragons Wave 2 Revealed!

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Join John and Jay as they break down the latest in toy news. Hasbro unveiled the rest of the major characters in their cartoon Dungeons and Dragons toy line. Have all the issues with their first wave of figures soured any excitement for these new ones? Four Horsemen are offering repaints of their popular Headless Horseman and Father Christmas figura obscura figures. New waves of MOTU figures keep hitting online retailers and we have a new set of accessories to Stump John with. We’ll talk about all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

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