TOTY Finalists Announced and you can WIN too!

The Toy Association announced yesterday the nominees for the TOTYs, aka Toy of the Year Awards.  Think Oscars for toys.  One winner in each category, as well as the coveted "Toy of the Year" award winner and the "People's Choice" winner (based solely on consumer votes), will be announced at the TOTY Awards gala to be held on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. 

Between now and January 6, you can visit www.ToyAwards.org to vote for your top choice in 17 categories.  If you vote for a category, then you get entered to win EVERY TOY IN THAT CATEGORY!  So yeah, this is definitely something you should do.  And even if you don't win, this is a holiday shopping list of the best, hottest toys to please any kid or well, me. 

Congrats to all the nominees! 

Big Hasbro Marvel Announcement from Lucca!

Yesterday, we shared some Star Wars news that Hasbro announced at Lucca Comics & Games.  But you should know that they aren't done yet!  Next up, they are showing off two new additions to the Marvel Legends line!  

Big Hasbro Star Wars Announcement at Lucca Comics & Games

Hasbro released some ah-maz-ing announcements during Lucca Comics & Games in Italy.  Now, we don't have many details yet but go check out these awesome shots of the newest additions to the Star Wars lines, The Black Series and Vintage Collection.

TTPM Holiday Showcase 2018

I recently had the opportunity to go to the TTPM Holiday Showcase. It's a great event, where you get a sneak peek at some of the great toys that will be available for the holiday season (that includes October). Here are a few of the standouts.

Hairdorables from Just Play, LLC



This is a mind boggling collection. These insanely cute figures come in a blind box. On the one hand, this is a dream come true for a blind box nerd like me. On the other, my wallet is weeping. As you can see, there are so many to collect, with different degrees of rarity. They all have their own personalities and looks. If  was younger, I'd be doing all my chores and more to try and earn money to get all of these.

Take Along Haunted House from Playmobil



Playmobil has really upped their game over the years. Their stuff has always been fun, but now they're appealing to older collectors with their Ghostbusters and How to Train Your Dragon collections. And then you have something like this. It's not associated with a franchise, but it's something you want to play with. For more details about this, check out the review I did with Matt from NerdNewsToday.

Hasbro Reveals at FAN EXPO!

FAN EXPO Canada is happening right now, and if you are like me, you aren't there.  But Hasbro has just released their Fan Expo announcement about new Marvel and Star Wars figures! 

Check out the newest announcements for Marvel Legends, Star Wars: The Black Series, and Star Wars The Vintage Collection.

Kidrobot Megatron & Cobra Commander Vinyl Review

One of the awesome goodies Matt at Nerd News Today and I were able to acquire at Toy Fair 2018 is the Kidrobot Megatron and Cobra Commander vinyl figures based off of IDW Comics "Transformers VS GI Joe" comic series by Tom Scioli and John Barber.

I'm not as familiar with the comic series, but I'm a big Transformers and GI Joe fan. I wouldn't have initially thought to combine Kidrobot with these franchises, but I was wrong. I love this style, and the boxes alone make me want to display them somewhere. Watch the video to see the rest of our thoughts on this.

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Toy Fair ‘18: Mezco Toyz Booth Sneak Peek Part 2!

Welcome to Part 2 of our sneak peek of Mezco Toyz upcoming One:12 figures.

Here we have the DC and Marvel figures to gush over. On the DC side, standouts include the Joker (comic book version), Darkseid, and Batman Beyond  Over on the Marvel side, you have 90's Cyclops, Spider-Man Homecoming, and a gorgeous Hela. Mezco has outdone themselves this year! Take a look, and be sure to tell us your must buys in the comments below!

Toy Fair ‘18: Mezco Toyz Booth Sneak Peek Part 1!

We've had a crazy and amazing time at Toy Fair! One of our favorite booths to spend time in is Mezco Toyz. 

Known best for their Living Dead Dolls and One:12 series, Mezco also has a great collection of horror movies items. Below are highlights of their One:12 horror figures and Burst-A-Boxes. The Burst-A-Boxes are particularly fun, because only Mezo would take an already creepy item, such as the Jack-In-A-Box and make it creepier.  Take a look, and be sure to come back tomorrow to check out Part two!

Toy Review: Playmobil's Ghostbusters 2 Egon Spengler

In the lead up to Toy Fair, we got a great chance to play with some Playmobil!  Most importantly, I got a chance to play with a slime-splattered Spengler!  

Unboxed: Lego "Ninjago" Movie Mini-Figures

I think I've spoken about this before, but I have a serious minifig addiction. If I could, I'd have an army of minifigs lined up all around my home. Luckily, I don't have enough space (or money) to do that, but whenever I get the chance, I have a tendency to buy as many blind bags as I can.

Ninjago is a little weird for me. I don't really know the franchise. I've only watched a little of the show, and I've seen most of the movie. I was going to initially pass up on these blind bags, but then I saw what was included in this wave, and I was done.

I grabbed Matt from Nerd News Today, and the rest is history. Here's what happened.

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Toy Review: Captain Phasma & Finn LEGO Brickheadz

As a palate cleanser from the Rick and Morty debacle, Matthew from NerdNewsToday and I decided to have some fun and put together a couple of LEGO Brickheadz. Captain Phasma and Finn are part of the Star Wars collection of Brickheadz. Rey and Kylo Ren complete the set of four.

We filmed this immediately after completing the Rick and Morty set, and to be completely honest, I was still a bit wrecked from that, but I love these Brickheadz. I find them weirdly therapeutic, and because of that, my collection keeps growing. Check out the video and see what I'm talking about.

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Toy Review: McFarlane Toys Rick & Morty "Spaceship & Garage" Construction Set

Matthew from NerdNewsToday and I are back with the grand finale of our Rick and Morty construction sets by McFarlane Toys adventure. Adventure is I think the best way to describe it, because there have been many ups and downs regarding this series.

And then we get to this. The largest set of the line, the Spaceship and Garage. 293 pieces. As you can probably tell from the thumbnail, a little stress might have been involved. Due to the nature of the set instructions, it's really hard for two people to try and work on this set at the same time, so Matthew let me handle the construction. Emotions were involved. Lots of emotions. So, buckle up, strap in, and watch as I descend slowly into madness as I attempt to put this set together.

If you want to know what happened after the cameras turned off, sound off in the comments and I'll reveal the rest. I hope you enjoyed my pain. 

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Toy Review: Playmobil "Ghostbusters 2" Peter Venkman Figure

As you know, Playmobil launched a Ghostbusters line of playsets, which Matthew from NerdNewsToday and I reviewed. You can find those here, here, here, here, here, and here. Well, Playmobil is back with more. This time, it's Ghostbusters 2, and we are reviewing Peter Venkman.

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Happy Birthday LEGO!

That's right, LEGO turns 60 today!  It's amazing to hear it because this company hasn't really changed over the decades. This brick has been loved for generations past, and generations to come.

Looking back at the company, LEGO Group founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen launched the first bricks called Automatic Binding Bricks in 1949.  In 1953, the name was changed to LEGO  or “Mursten” which is Danish for LEGO bricks.  The original bricks were hollow underneath, so they had limited clutch power unlike the bricks today.  LEGO's early years had color bricks available that were white, red, yellow, blue and green.  LEGO has definitely grown since!  Check out this video to see the company in its early years!

Jurassic Park Turns 25!

It’s amazing to me how time passes. I was starting to wonder why I was seeing so much Jurassic Park  (not Jurassic World, but Park specifically) items in my inbox.  Then I realized this year is the 25th Anniversary of Jurassic Park. 

I remember being a kid and going to see Jurassic Park with my family it was actually a doubleheader with a young Robert Downey Jr. movie Heart and Souls. Even young me was thinking "wow this is such a weird combination" but why would I care because dinosaurs. Who doesn’t love dinosaurs. Even when we went to see Jurassic World both Wysefyre and I got so excited because dinosaurs. You can’t get upset when you get to see dinosaurs just running around like they’re still actually around.

That’s why despite the fact that I’m dreading that this is the 25th anniversary (I feel so old!), I’m excited to see more Jurassic Park toys come out. Now I know I will see so much when I go to Toy Fair NY a few weeks but the first few pieces to be announced from different companies has me excited already. 

Unboxed: Japanese Blind Bag Random Figure Review Rumble 1

I don't know Japanese toys at all. Kotobukiya is probably the brand I know best. I like Japanese toys when I see them, but I just don't spend time with them. Which is precisely why Matthew from NerdNewsToday put together a Japanese version of the Blind Bag Random Figure Review Rumble 1. Yeesh! Talk about a mouthful. If you have any suggestions as to a new name, sound off in the comments. Otherwise, enjoy!

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RUGRATS: R IS FOR REPTAR 2018 SPECIAL from BOOM!

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! REPTAR IS COMING TO BOOM! AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!  Check out the below press announcement for more details.

LOS ANGELES—(January 17, 2018) – BOOM! Studios today announced RUGRATS: R IS FOR REPTAR 2018 SPECIAL #1, an all-new oversized one shot comic about everyone's favorite T-Rex arrives in stores April 2018. When the power goes out at the Pickles home, the babies and adults come together to share their own personal favorite Reptar stories. This graphic novel is based on Nickelodeon's original animated series, Rugrats.

Unboxed: Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends Minis Blind Bags

When NerdNewsToday's Matthew approached me about teaming up for these toy review videos, I didn't know what to expect. Of all the different toys I thought we might review, you know who I didn't think of? Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. But here we are.

First seen at last year's Toy Fair, these Fisher-Price minis are not what you'd expect. How do you take an established show and create a bunch of minis that kids will keep begging their parents to get more of? Simple. You create a ton of variants. And  that's what they did.

What's also great about the minis is you can get franchise versions as sets. They have DC Comics and my favorite, the Power Rangers. But we're here to discuss blind bag minis, so here we go.

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It's Mezco's One:12 Day!

That's right, it is January 12th aka One:12!  Mezco Toyz is using this opportunity on their blog to showcase their additions to the line in 2017, which have been impressive. 

They added quite a few different characters in the past year, including hits like The Flash, Harley Quinn, Deathstroke. and Deadpool.  But none of those are as cool as my favorite 2017 addition to the One:12 Collective....

Toy Review: Funko ReAction "Ripley & Power Loader VS Alien Queen" Aliens three-pack

For this video, Matthew at NerdNewsToday and I decided to take a look at the Ripley and Power Loader vs. Alien Queen 3-pack from Funk ReAction.

If you've watched any of our other videos, you know we have issues with Funko, yet we keep coming back. Here's why: we want them to succeed. So we keep trying to find superior Funko products. Where does this stack up on the Funko meter? Watch and find out.

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