Dream BIG and Back Yuna & Kitty on Kickstarter

With only 4 days left on Dream Big Friends Yuna Doll & Kitty Kickstarter Campaign, they are at 39% of their goal as of this posting.

What we love about this project is that Yuna is more than just a regular toy on the shelf, she's a dreamer and she's more than just makeup and clothes . She has a personality that is like you and I. She is the first Asian American doll to be made. She is also the central character of the Dream Big Friends doll line and if this project gets funded we will see other ethnic groups as well as boys. Yuna is 10 inches tall and very articulated, unlike other dolls where articulation is very limited.

This is the first doll that we have seen that has so much articulation and has endless play capabilities. Boys always gets the cool action figure with lots of articulation and fun play-sets. It's about time that girls get an articulated doll and can pose them while taking them along on fun-filled adventures. Not all girls wants to be princesses or a fashion model.

This is one doll that we would actually buy if we saw it on the store shelf. When it comes to Barbies or other dolls, it's an easy pass. Some dolls are just too scary or creepy. Our household growing up, we never had dolls but we had stuffed animals or other toys. When we were kids, our imagination was endless. We dreamed big all the time but were limited to what was available in the toy industry. We wish this was available to us when we were growing up.

We have the opportunity now to change a little bit of what the Toy Industry has to offer the next generation of kids. We have backed this project and now it's up to you to help back this project or spread the word to anyone and everyone you know.

D23 MEMBER GIFT FOR 2016 OFFERS A RARE GLIMPSE INTO DISNEY’S RICH LEGACY

Members will receive a collection of 23 items reproduced “From the Office of Walt Disney.”

BURBANK, Calif. – December 29, 2015 – D23: The Official Disney Fan Club didn’t have to look far for inspiration for its 2016 Gold Member gift, “From the Office of Walt Disney.” To celebrate the restoration of Walt Disney’s office suite on the Studios’ Burbank lot, the Walt Disney Archives worked with D23 to meticulously reproduce 23 unique pieces from Walt’s career that trace his path from America’s heartland to the world stage.

DST Announces New X-Files, iZombie, PvZ, BTTF Products on Sale 12/30 in Comic Shops

Ring in the New Year at Your Comic Shop with New Items from DST!

The holidays are nearly over, but Diamond Select Toys still has a few more toys to deliver! On December 30^th, your local comic shop will get in a sack full of goodies, allowing you to kick off 2016 with new items from iZombie, X-Files, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Back to the Future, Batman: The Animated Series, Marvel Comics, Back to the Future, The Nightmare Before Christmas and H.P. Lovecraft! Read on for more info, then reserve yours at your local comic shop! 

Back to the Future 30th Ann. 2015 Minimates Box Set

A Diamond Select Toys release! It’s time for Minimates to go back to the future! DST is revisiting their popular Back to the Future Minimates mini-figure line, with new box sets featuring never-before-made characters! First up is a brand new set from 2015, featuring three all-new characters ­­-- Griff Tannen, Marlene McFly and Marty McFly, Jr. -- plus a new figure of two-tie-wearing Marty McFly, Sr.! Each Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation and interchangeable parts and accessories, including Griff’s Pit Bull hoverboard. Packaged in a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #JUL152197, SRP: $19.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/back-to-the-future-30th-ann-hill-valley-2015-minimates-box-set

Back to the Future Minimates 30th Ann. Hill Valley 2015 Box Set (Item #JUL152197, SRP: $19.99)

Uncle Milton Toys' Marvel Avengers Tesseract 20Q Toy Needs Your Help!

UNCLE MILTON AND 20Q ANNOUNCE PLANS TO LAUNCH A NEW MARVEL AI EXPERIENCE

Fans can help create a Marvel Avengers Tesseract 20Q!

Marvel Avengers fans, assemble! 20Q, the hugely popular online artificial intelligence (A.I.) that can “read your mind,” has partnered with Uncle Milton Industries, Inc., creators of the Marvel Secret Tech Labs line of science activity toys, to bring players the all-knowing Marvel Avengers Tesseract 20Q game.

Now fans can be part of creating this new Tesseract 20Q as they test their Marvel knowledge and see if they can outsmart 20Q! Just visit 20q.net, click on the Marvel logo and follow the instructions. Think of any being, location or technology from the Marvel Universe including the Avengers, Ant-Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy, and 20Q will guess what you are thinking in 20 questions or you win! The more times you play, the smarter the artificial intelligence of the Tesseract will become. Not even the likes of Jarvis, Nick Fury, or Star-Lord are safe from 20Q’s powerful mind reading abilities.

This collaboration of the all-knowing 20Q technology and the Marvel Universe is a fitting one. The eerily precise game will leave fans scratching their heads in wonder of 20Q’s ability to guess what they are thinking.

Look for the Avengers Tesseract 20Q on store shelves beginning in Fall, 2016.

Visit http://20Q.net/marvel now and try to stump the amazing Marvel 20Q.

Arrived Just in Time For Christmas! Loot Crate - December 2015 - Galaxy

The Galaxy Loot Crate arrived in time just before Christmas. Hopefully most people got theirs already. Don't look any further if you are still waiting.

Marvel Collector Corps December 2015 - Guardians of the Galaxy!

Here's the December 2015 Marvel Collector Corps Box. This month's theme is Guardians of the Galaxy. Hopefully most of you already received yours by now. If not, so sorry and don't read further.

Looking for that last-minute "special" gift for your favorite fanboy? How about tickets to the premiere of Batman: Bad Blood?

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Announces Bi-Coastal Premieres of

BATMAN: BAD BLOOD

at The Paley Center for Media in New York & Los Angeles

Latest DC Universe Original Movie to Screen in NYC (1/19/16) and LA (2/1/16);

Limited Free Tickets Available to Fans on First Come, First Served Basis

Last-Minute Gift Ideas Hit Comic Shops This Week from DST

It’s getting pretty late in the game, but there’s still time to shop locally for that last-minute gift idea! Luckily, Diamond Select Toys is shipping a whole variety of new products to comic shops nationwide on Wednesday, December 23^rd! This week’s New Toy Day sees the arrival of products from Aliens, Marvel, Back to the Future, The Muppets, Batman: The Animated Series, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Godzilla, Tarot, and Universal Monsters! Read on for details, then find your nearest comic shop at comicshoplocator.com, and see what they have in stock! 

Aliens Minimates
The game is not over, man! DST returns to the world of the classic 1986 action movie Aliens with an all-new assortment of 2-packs, including include Pvt. Vasquez with Pvt. Hudson, Jumpsuit Ripley with Newt, Pvt. Frost with Burning Alien and a rare, one-per-case set that has Pvt. Crowe with Attacking Alien and Eggs! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation and fully interchangpeable parts and accessories. And if you’re ready to level up, you can get two deluxe-sized sets containing two deluxe-sized Minimates! Ripley’s Power Loader comes with Ripley and a Battle-Damaged Alien Warrior, while the Queen Alien comes with Bishop (who can be impaled on her tail) and an Alien Warrior. Plus, both sets come with Alien eggs, facehuggers and chestbursters!
Aliens Minimates 2-Packs Series 2 Asst. (Item #JUN152094, SRP: $9.99/ea.)
Aliens Minimates Deluxe Power Loader & Alien Queen Asst. (Item #JUL152206, SRP: $14.99/ea.)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/aliens-minimates-2-packs-series-2-asst http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/aliens-minimates-deluxe-power-loader-alien-queen-asst

Drone Pilots Recreate Famous Star Wars Scene

Four of the biggest drone racing pilots in the world embarked on a journey to recreate one of their favorite movie scenes.... the iconic moment when Luke and Leia pursue scout troopers through the forest moon in a dangerous speeder bike chase from the 1983 film “Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.”

Just like the much-loved movie, this scene was filmed in the giant redwood forests of northern California. The twist? Using drones!

Here's the Direct Link.

Sculptor Tim Bruckner to Exhibit Personal Works in New Gallery Show

Sculptor Tim Bruckner to Exhibit Personal Works in New Gallery Show

“Well Played” is a revealing look into the heart and mind of one of the country’s most celebrated commercial artists.

Fans of toys and collectibles have been amazed by the work of sculptor Tim Bruckner for decades, losing themselves in the refined details of his action figures, the compositional mastery of his statues, and the lifelike expressions of his iconic busts. But his commercial work is only half the story. Freed from the limits of licensors and restrictions of factory reproduction, the ideas and techniques only glimpsed in Tim’s commercially produced sculpts are on full display in his personal work. And now nearly 30 of his most intimate and most spectacular pieces are part of a new gallery show.

STAR WARS R2-D2 & C-3P0 Light-Up Statues Debut From Beast Kingdom & Bluefin

New Renditions Of The Legendary Droids As They Appeared In The Classic Original Star Wars Film Trilogy Debut This Month And Are The Latest To Join The Egg Attack Line Of Super Deformed Premium Statues

Anaheim, CA, December 2015 – Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, expands its line of Star Wars products with the release this month of the Egg Attack Star Wars series EA-015 R2-D2 statue and EA-016 C-3PO statue from Beast Kingdom. 

THE MISADVENTURES OF GRUMPY CAT & POKEY HARDCOVER COLLECTION APPROACHES SELL OUT OF 100,000 COPY PRINT RUN!

December 2015, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Only two months after the series debuted to universal acclaim from critics and fans of all ages, Dynamite Entertainment announces that the first collection of The Adventures of Grumpy Cat & Pokey is rapidly approaching a complete sellout of a massive 100,000 copy print run!

Written by Ben Fisher (Smuggling Spirits), Ben McCool (Captain America and the Korvac Saga), Royal McGraw (Detective Comics), and Elliott R. Serrano (Army of Darkness), and featuring art from Ken Haeser (The Living Corpse) and Steve Uy (Avengers: The Initiative), the breakout series' third issue released in stores last week, bringing to close its first Grumpy Cat miniseries... although new misadventures are just around the corner, as a new series entitled Grumpy Cat & Pokey will debut in February 2016!

The One:12 Collective Presents Spock

Mezco Toyz announced the ONE:12 Collective Star Trek Spock figure which is available for pre-order HERE for $70.

Stardust Red Boot Version Back In Stock at Eagle Eye Prime

Did you miss out on getting Stardust from Eagle Eye Prime when it was first released? Eagle Eye Prime announced that they have restocked with a limited amount of Stardust (red boot version) in their store HERE for $45.

Living Dead Dolls Series 30: Deluxe Limited Edition 6 Doll Variant Set

Mezco Toyz has up for pre-order Living Dead Dolls Series 30: Deluxe Limited Edition 6 Doll Variant Set HERE for $250 per set.

Freaky Pets Giveaway!!!

Freaky Pets Giveway is happening right now courtesy of Freaky Entertainment's BOB-A-LONG Kickstarter Campaign. 

How do you enter? Go HERE!!! Entries will be accepted until 12AM on 12/23/15. Good Luck!

Mondo's Baby Hellboy 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure Pre-Order

Mondo announced that they they are taking pre-orders for Baby Hellboy 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure. Pre-order HERE.

Approx. 4" in height. Material: PVC/ABS. Artists: Matthew Black, Joe Allard & Mike Mignola. Expected to ship the 3rd Quarter of 2016. $37

Jakks Pacific's Disney Tsum Tsum Mini Stacking Figures Series 1

Jakks Pacific just released the Disney Tsum Tsum Mini Stacking Figures Series 1 in Target stores this month. These came out in time for Christmas. These are already flying off shelves and the price points on these is $4.99 for the 3-Pack and $14.99 for the 9-Pack. As with a lot of figures/toys in general there are going to be some paint issues. Obviously if you're buying these for kids then they could care less about the paint since they will be opening them up and playing with them. If you can't find them in stores now, we were told that they should be hitting other retailers starting next year. For the month of December, Target has the exclusive release on these.

New DST Items Coming Summer 2016: iZombie, Muppets, X-Files & More

Diamond Select Toys announces new item coming in the Summer of 2016. They are all available for pre-order through your local comic shop or through DST themselves.

Batman The Animated Series Batman Vinyl Bust Bank   
A Diamond Select Toys release! The battle for the loose change of Gotham City has begun! This approximately 8” vinyl bust of Batman, as he appears in Batman: The Animated Series, is actually a bank, with a coin slot in the back and an access door in the base. But it features detailed sculpting and exacting paint details that make it look like a high-end collectible! With Batman, Robin, The Joker, Harley Quinn and the Batmobile now available as vinyl banks, there’s never been a safer place in Gotham City to keep your money! Packaged in a clear polybag. (Item #DEC152118, SRP: $22.99) http://diamondselecttoys.com/batman-the-animated-series-batman-vinyl-bust-bank

Green Goblin Premium Format Figure

“We’ll meet again, Spider-Man!”

Green Goblin Premium Format™ Figure
By Sideshow Collectibles

• Spider-Man’s most infamous and iconic villain. Sideshow Collectibles is proud to present the Green Goblin Premium Format™ Figure! 
• With pumpkin bombs at the ready, this devious foe terrorizes the city from above all while striking a treacherous pose. 
• Sideshow artist have captured Green Goblin atop his glider with a base of billowing clouds.

URL: http://bit.ly/Getgreengoblin
Price: $519.99
Payment Plan for as little as $58.50/month

TMNT 2 Trailer

Creator of Freaky Pets Launches BOB-A-LONG an Ad-Lib, Charades-Style Game on Kickstarter

FROM THE CREATOR OF FREAKY PETS™ COMES
BOB-A-LONG, A WILD AND IMAGINATIVE INTERACTIVE CARD GAME PERFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!

The Kickstarter Campaign for the Ad-Lib, Charades-Style Game Launched on December 10 at http://kck.st/1U5Xd38;
Funseekers Seeking Updates Can Visit Bobalongfun.com

Fast and Furious POP! Figures Speeding To Retailers in Early 2016

Funko announced that Fast and Furious POP! Vinyl Figures which includes Dom Toretto, Brian O'Conner and Luke Hobbs will be released in January 2016.

Also getting released in February of 2016 is POP! Rides Fast & Furious Dom Toretto with his 1970 Dodge Charger.

Super7 Announces Peppermint Swirl Milton & Foster + Glowing Ice Blue Leroy C. Release

Super7 will be releasing Peppermint Swirl Milton & Foster as well as Glowing Ice Blue Leroy C. next Wednesday, December 16th at 12 Noon Pacific online HERE and also at both retailer locations in SF and SD at 11am Pacific. Peppermint Swirl Milton & Foster will retail for $25 each while Leroy C. will retail for $35.

NEW LEGO Marvel's Avengers Open World Trailer Showcases New York City & Addt'l LEGO-ized Free Roam Locations

The NEW Open World Trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers introduces players to the expansive streets of open world New York City, as well as additional HUB environments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to freely roam and explore. LEGO Marvel Manhattan is bigger and better than ever before with brand new characters and gameplay mechanics to utilize while adventuring through the sprawling concrete jungle. Hyper jump off skyscrapers with Hulk, use Quicksilver to speed run over water or even play as giant characters like the menacing Fing Fang Foom who can grow to the size of buildings.

Steve Wozniak Introduces Tokyo Comic Con

TOKYO COMIC CON JOINS SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON IN STEVE WOZNIAK'S POP CULTURE EXPO ROSTER

Sister Event to Silicon Valley Comic Con, the Inaugural Tokyo Comic Con Will Take Place December 3-4, 2016

Woz Celebrates with “Star Wars” Actors Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) and Ray Park (Darth Maul) at Unveiling Today in Japan
 

TOKYO – Dec. 2015 – Not only is Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak presenting Silicon Valley Comic Con in March, but he is in Tokyo today to unveil his role in bringing the first-ever American-style Tokyo Comic Con (TCC) to Japan at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center from December 3 – 4, 2016.  A sister event to Woz’s SVCC coming to San Jose, CA in March 2016, Tokyo Comic Con will bring a new American-style pop culture experience to Japan, uniquely featuring top international celebrities from movies and TV shows, and providing a special experience for fans to meet their favorite stars, take photos together, and sign autographs.

“Tokyo Comic Con 2016 will celebrate pop culture and technology in one of the world’s coolest cities,” said Woz. “From Godzilla to Pokemon to Power Rangers, Japan exports many pop culture trends to the rest of the world. Even the moral codes of the “Star Wars” Jedi are based on some of Japan’s historical samurai culture. In 2016, we will come full circle back to Japan to blend pop culture from Japan and the USA at Tokyo Comic Con.”

BLUEFIN DEBUTS "RONIN” BOBA FETT MEISHO MOVIE REALIZATION STAR WARS FIGURE BY TAMASHII NATIONS

High Detail Figure of The Legendary Interstellar Bounty Hunter Arrives In Time For Holidays And Incorporates Japanese Samurai Aesthetic; “Daisho” Darth Vader Figure Debuts In January

Irvine, CA, December 2015 – Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, delights Star Wars fans this month with the release of a brand new addition to the Meisho Movie Realization Star Wars product line by Tamashii Nations.

Arriving in time for the holidays, the “Ronin” Boba Fett debuts this month and will be available with an MSRP of $89.99 from authorized Bluefin retailers nationwide and also from a variety of leading online outlets. Check individual retailers for specific December on-sale dates. The interstellar bounty hunter will be complemented by the release in January of the “Daisho” Darth Vader, which will depict the Dark Sith Lord as a Samurai General clad in sinister black “Death Star” armor.

VIZ MEDIA Announces Home Media Release Of SAILOR MOON R SET 2

Second Season Of The Legendary Anime Series Continues In

Episodes 69-89, Set For Release This Month As A

Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack And Standard Edition DVD Set

San Francisco, CA, December 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor, publisher and licensor of anime and manga in North America, delivers exciting news as it announces the home media release of SAILOR MOON R Set 2 on December 29^th.

The latest set features the exciting second-half of Season 2 of the legendary anime series and will be released as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and also as a Standard DVD edition. Fans can expand their SAILOR MOON home media collections with 21 uncut episodes with many never-before-seen extras. Uncut English dubbed as well as Japanese subtitled dialogue options are available on both formats. SAILOR MOON R is rated "TV-PG.”

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Cosmic Clash Coming March 1st 2016

THE JUSTICE LEAGUE BATTLES INTELLECT & TIME

TO KEEP BRAINIAC FROM ADDING EARTH

AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT

AND THE LEGO GROUP RELEASE

LEGO® DC COMICS SUPER HEROES –

JUSTICE LEAGUE: COSMIC CLASH

TO HIS COLLECTION

ON BLU-RAY TM COMBO PACK, DVD & DIGITAL HD

MARCH 1, 2016

All-New Original Movie Features Exclusive Cosmic Boy LEGO Minifigure

Burbank, CA (DECEMBER 9, 2015) – It will take all the efforts of the Justice League – and a few of their super pals – to keep Brainiac from adding Earth to his miniaturized collection of planets in the all-new animated feature, LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Cosmic Clash. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and the LEGO Group, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on March 1, 2016 on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD. The Blu-rayTM and DVD releases will include an exclusive Cosmic Boy LEGO® figurine, while supplies last.

TARGET INVITES FANS TO ATTEND THE TARGET & STAR WARS GALACTIC EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE DECEMBER 12 – 13

In anticipation of the upcoming film “The Force Awakens,” Target is giving fans and families the ultimate opportunity to make more Star Wars memories with the Target & Star Wars Galactic Experience at L.A. LIVE. The event will feature stunning dome structures that come together to form an otherworldly and interactive Star Wars experience.

The Target & Star Wars Galactic Experience will be free and open to the public from 10am – 10pm on December 12 and 13.

Smuggler's Bounty - The Force Awakens Box Arrives!

Here's the first Smuggler's Bounty Box by Funko. The first box finally arrived. The Theme for the First Month is The Force Awakens because the highly anticipated Star Wars The Force Awakens hits Theaters in a couple of weeks.

Here's what was inside the box:

Review: Contemporary Krampus - A Modern Look at an Ancient Legend Curated by Mike Drake

Contemporary Krampus : A Modern Look at an Ancient Legend Curated by Mike Drake. Mike gathered over 50+ artists to have them create their own Krampus. Mike has been interested in Krampus since 1997 when he came across a Juxtapoz magazine. Contemporary Krampus is 118+ pages on glossy heavy stock paper. This is a Soft Cover Book and measures 8.5" x 11".
 
The text inside can be a bit hard to read since you have to make sure you open the book wide enough to read the text on the inner edges. That's the one complaint. Other than that we enjoyed reading it and looking at all the artwork inside.

The Beast is Back's Chris Lee Debuts Night Cake Press and Announces Joy Riders at Designer Con

The Beast is Back aka Chris Lee debuted his new brand Night Cake Press at Designer Con. The first release was Limited Edition Pins. Each are an edition of 100.

Loot Crate November 2015 - COMBAT

A few days late but the November 2015 Loot Crate with the them COMBAT. Wasn't too pumped up about this box. But here's what we got this month. Above is the monthly Loot Crate Magazine.

DesignerCon 2015 Recap!!!

DesignerCon has come and gone but what an AMAZING show this year! The turnout for DCon this year was insane. We've been attending DCon since it was Vinyl Toy Network/Qeeology. We usually take breaks back to the parking garage to unload etc... and usually there are still spaces but boy were we wrong this year. Instead, we would get stalked by other cars hoping that we would leave which we eventually shattered their parking dreams when we would tell them we weren't leaving. This happened not just on Saturday but on Sunday as well. Walking in certain areas of the exhibit hall felt a bit like SDCC. There were more vendors this year. Every space utilized. The Stage moved to another area outside the exhibit hall.

Dream Big Friends' Yuna Doll on Kickstarter

Dream Big Friends was created by David Horvath (Uglydoll) and Klim Kozinevich (Bigshot Toyworks) and they launched their Kickstarter Campaign for their first Dream Big Friends doll in the series which is Yuna.

"The Dream Big Friends doll line is an imaginative play experience for everyone. Our goal is empowerment and inspiration."

We would have posted this sooner but the campaign launched right when we were headed to Designer Con and of course the Thanksgiving Holidays this past week put a lot of things on hold. If you were at Designer Con, Dream Big Friends had their own booth and showed off Yuna for the first time!