FAST X - "For Fans and Family" Featurette

One of our favorite movie franchise has been Fast & Furious. As the franchise is set to end, check out their latest "For Fans and Family" Featurette. FAST X will be racing to theaters May 19th.

SIDESHOW REVEALS ALL-NEW MYTHOS YODA

Sideshow's much loved Mythos line continues with the ultra-dynamic new Yoda™ Mythos Statue! This deluxe Star Wars™ collectible envisions Yoda as he may have appeared earlier in his journey with the Jedi™.

Sideshow's Mythos line of statues and figures are unique fine art collectibles that allow the collector to imagine what could have been, but maybe never was. Myths meant to be initiated by the eye and completed by the mind.

 

Witness a master rising! The Yoda Mythos Statue captures a glimpse of the enigmatic Jedi during his younger days as a galactic peacekeeper. Lightsaber™ ignited and arm outstretched, he bursts through the shattered and smoldering wreckage of a ship’s hull! Though short of stature, Yoda proves that even the smallest being can make the biggest impact through the living Force.

 

The gravity-defying Yoda Mythos Statue is fully sculpted with meticulously hand-painted textures and details throughout. Yoda is depicted wearing his signature blissl™ necklace and a set of beaded bracelets on his wrists. 

 

Furthermore, a limited Sideshow Exclusive Variant also includes an additional interchangeable portrait featuring a top-knot hairstyle plus a swap-out "motion-swipe effect" lightsaber blade. These exclusive display options give fans an opportunity to change Yoda’s battle-ready appearance with additional elements of Star Wars Mythos storytelling.

This imaginative look at the legendary Yoda’s life is a must-have for Star Wars fans of any era.

 

There is no try — jump into action and add the Yoda Mythos Statue to your Star Wars collection today! Available to pre-order from Sideshow.

 

Gentle Giant LTD Launches a New Star Wars Mini-Bust for St. Patrick’s Day

It’s time to go green! Once again, St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, a day for celebration of Irish culture, most visibly by the wearing of the green! In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Gentle Giant LTD is proud to introduce their newest 1/6 Scale Star Wars mini-bust, the green-skinned Gamorrean Guard!

When Boba Fett took over the criminal empire of Jabba the Hutt, deposing Bib Fortuna, he inherited the loyalty of two Gamorreans, who acted as bodyguards to the new daimyo of Mos Espa. Based on the guards’ appearance in Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, this all-new mini-bust stands approximately 6 inches tall and depicts one of the porcine warriors in a fighting stance, with his dagger at his waist.

Limited to only 1000 pieces, the Star Wars Book of Boba Fett Gamorrean Guard 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Exclusively available at gentlegiantltd.com! Pre-orders open now for Premier Guild members, and Friday, March 17 at 9 AM PST/12 PM PST for the general public!

Hot Toys Luke Skywalker

The finale of the second season of The Mandalorian™ thrilled Star Wars fans worldwide with the shocking appearance of Luke Skywalker.

Single-handedly dispatching an entire platoon of Moff Gideon's™ Dark Troopers™with ease, fans saw how Luke, who rose from humble beginnings as a farmboy on Tatooine™, became one of the greatest Jedi™ the galaxy has ever known.

This screen-accurate Luke Skywalker collectible figure features a newly developed hand-painted headsculpt, a skillfully tailored Jedi outfit and cloak, a lightsaber™ with LED light-up function, a display base, a 1/6 scale Grogu™ figure, and much, much more...

 

The Deluxe Version of the figure also includes a battle-damaged Dark Trooper bust with LED light-up elements to enable fans to re-enact the memorable moment when Luke crushed it by using the Force!

And that's not all — the Sideshow Exclusive Special Edition also includes a hologram figure of Moff Gideon’s light cruiser and holoprojector as bonus accessories.

See more images, and find out more about each version of this astonishing new collectible, HERE. Available to pre-order now.

BoxLunch Brings Eldia to Fans with New Hello Kitty® and Friends x Attack on Titan Collection

BoxLunch is excited to partner with Sanrio® and Crunchyroll to launch an exclusive Hello Kitty® and Friends x Attack on Titan line. This ultimate crossover collection for fans of Japanese pop culture is available in stores and online March 15th 2023.

The kawaii icons of Sanrio® meet their favorite characters from the ultra-popular anime in a 17 piece collection that spans multiple categories such as apparel, accessories, and bags, with products for all ages. Fans can add some supercute Sanrio® style to their closet with an Eldian twist, with teamups like Hello Kitty and Erwin, Badtz-maru and Levi, Pochacco and Eren, and more! Fans can also brighten up their office or home with officially licensed pins, a throw, and lanyard. Hoodies, scrunchies, sleep pants round out the assortment for cozy cuteness whenever fans want it. The full collection can be seen at BoxLunch.com .

To celebrate this collaboration, The Irvine, CA BoxLunch is hosting events on 3/25 and 3/26 from 12PM - 3PM featuring official Sanrio® costume characters. 
         
BoxLunch, a cause-driven pop culture retailer, offers a wide range of officially licensed products – from apparel and accessories to collectibles and home goods – from some of the world’s most iconic brands. Connecting the passion of fandom with the spirit of philanthropy, BoxLunch donates a meal to a person in need for every $10 spent in-store or online through their partnership with Feeding America*.

DesignerCon 2022 Recap

DesignerCon 2022 was back in full force with a huge turnout of exhibitors and attendees at the Anaheim Convention Center. VIP night was held on Friday night November 18th. There was a good amount of VIP attendees ready to purchase exclusives and to get first dibs on what exhibitors had for sale. Some of the popular booths were Medicom as well as 100% Soft, Secret Handshake Toys, Creature Bazaar, Science Patrols, Unbox Industries and many more. Super7, Joe Ledbetter, The Beast is back, Pop Mart, illest, Kidrobot, 3D Retro, Panels, Leen Customs, Gravy Toys, Rampage Toys, Paul Kaiju, My Plastic Heart, Toy Tokyo are just a few of the hundreds of exhibitors at Dcon this year. So many artists, companies from outside the USA like Punk Drunkers and Medicom teaming up with DCon for collaboration show merchandise. NFT's, NTWRK, Out of Order Art Show, Movie/TV inspired Vehicles were in the building like Ecto-1, TMNT Party Wagon, Pizza Planet Truck and Sally from Cars.

There was pretty much something for almost everyone at this show. Sofubi/Japanese Soft Vinyl Toys, vinyl figures, resin figures, plush, apparel, enamel pins, stickers, art prints, nfts, exclusives, limited edition drops, panels etc... 

If you're not a fan of lines or crowds then VIP Night is definitely worth it besides getting first dibs on most exclusives and releases.

Check out our pictures at the links below:

DCon 2022 Part 1

DCon 2022 Part 2

As always thanks to the Collecting Toyz team and shout out to V for the assist! See you guys at the next DesignerCon which is December 15-17 2023 in Anaheim.

Funko Wondercon 2023 Exclusives

Here's Funko's Wondercon 2023 Exclusives. If you are attending the show, you need to sign up in the Wondercon 2023 Exclusives Portal for a chance to purchase exclusives at the show. If you don't get selected most of these will be available through shared retailers. See pic below for USA retailers. Other countries, you can see them via Funko here.
 

The Loyal Subjects TMNT BST AXN figures Wave 4 Pre-Order

The Loyal Subjects BST AXN TMNT Wave 4: The Loyal Subjects crushed it in 2021 with their breakout BST AXN TMNT 80’s comic inspired action figures. Following up in early Spring 2023, TLS is bringing April O’Neil into the BST AXN character universe, along with the villain Slash, and new looks on Rocksteady, and Krang w/ Walker (a crazy purple metallic color edition). Each TMNT BST AXN item will include more enhanced sculpt details, and the killer signature crisp deco, multiple head portraits, several hand grips, 31 points of articulation, Japan inspired 1:15th scale, and signature accessories fans love, and associate with the TLS BST AXN lines.  Look out for exclusive color versions at Target; Monochrome Urban Legends Casey Jones, April O’Neil with orange boots and costuming details, GID Slash, and purple metallic Krang w/ Walker.  Exclusive limited edition, collectible metallic foil cards will also be included with the Target exclusive Wave 4 versions!   Wave 4 TMNT BST AXN items will also be available at Walmart, GameStop, Calendar Club, BAM, Amazon, Entertainment Earth, and your favorite local comic book shops. 

WBD hosting two DC Animated Movies World Premieres at WonderCon 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment returns to WonderCon 2023 with its traditional big screen debuts of DC animated films – headlined this year by the World Premieres of the highly anticipated Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham and Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One during the March 24-26 weekend in Anaheim, CA. Both screenings will be followed by panel discussions amongst cast and filmmakers.

Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham will premiere on Friday, March 24 at 6:00pm in the Arena. Thus far, confirmed to participate on the post-screening panel is Tati Gabrielle (Kaleidoscope,Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Uncharted) as Kai Li Cain, Christopher Gorham (The Lincoln Lawyer, Insatiable) as Oliver Queen, David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad, Ant-Man) as Grendon,producer/co-director Sam Liu (The Death and Return of Superman), co-director Christopher Berkeley (Young Justice) and screenwriter Jase Ricci (Teen Titans Go! and DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse).

Hasbro Reveals New Transformers Rise of the Beasts Action Figure Multipacks

The Transformers team at Hasbro revealed three all-new Transformers multipacks featuring figures inspired by the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts film including the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Beast Alliance Beast Weaponizers Predacon Scroponok and Sandspear 2-pack, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Jungle Mission 3-pack: Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Jungle Mission 3-pack: Bumblebee, Airazor, and Autobot Mirage. 

 

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS BEAST ALLIANCE BEAST WEAPONIZERS PREDACON SCORPONOK AND SANDSPEAR 2-PACK (Picture Above) 

(Ages 6 and Up | Approx. Retail Price: $14.99 | Available: 8/1/23) 

The battle on Earth is no longer between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons as the new “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” film introduces the Maximals, the Predacons, and the Terrorcons, in an epic 90s globetrotting adventure. Scorponok, the fierce Predacon warrior, teams up with his beast partner, Sandspear, as they charge into battle! The Predacon Scorponok figure converts from robot to scorpion mode in 7 steps, while the Sandspear figure converts from scorpion to spear mode in 4 steps. Combine the Beast Alliance Beast Weaponizer 2-Pack toys to gear up for battle! The Buzzworthy Bumblebee collection features some of the most buzzworthy Transformers action figures for boys, girls, and fans of all ages, only at Target.

In Stores This Week From DST: Venom, Deadpool, Skrulls and Turtles

This week, new items from Diamond Select Toys are making their way to comic shops across North America, and they come from two different corners of the Marvel Universe, as well as the sewers of New York City! Check out the Marvel and TMNT toys available below, then hit up your nearest comic shop! Find one at comicshoplocator.com, or order online at diamondselecttoys.com!

Marvel Gallery Venompool Deluxe PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Deadpool just got deadlier! Merged with the Venom symbiote, the Merc with a (big) Mouth bares a row of sharp teeth and a long tongue as he slashes with his twin katanas. Standing approximately 10 inches tall, this diorama features detailed sculpting and paint applications. It comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Alterton! SRP: $125.00

https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/venompool-deluxe-gallery-diorama/

SDCC 2022 Recap

Super late post but a lot of our pictures can be found on instagram. We will have a link at the end of this post so you can view our pictures from SDCC 2022. 

Recap- 2022 was the first year back in full force since the pandemic. What was different this year was that we had to get a wristband that showed we were vaccinated or had a negative covid test prior to attending. We had to stand in a line to show proof to get the wristband in order to get inside the convention center. For those of us that were there for 4+ days had to wear the wristband, the wristband took a beating lol. You probably could get a new one but why waste more time in another line when there was more important things to do. Everyone was required to mask up which was good because it was just as crowded inside the exhibit hall pre-pandemic.

Exclusives? Of course there were exclusives. A lot of companies like Neca and Mattel had pre-orders to have them shipped after the show. Others, you had to enter a lotto via the comic-con portal to get a chance to get a time slot in order to purchase exclusives. Towards the later part of the day when all the groups that got their chance to purchase exclusives, anyone could get in line to buy what was left that day such as Funko, Mondo etc... Hasbro had their exclusives released differently this year where you had to go to their booth to get a QR Code to be able to purchase their exclusives. Those were gone in a flash once the exhibit hall doors opened. 

 

Noticeably absent from SDCC this year was the massive WB Booth. Some booths that were usually in their same spots year after year moved to different parts of the floor. Funko had a huge presence and turned their huge space into Funkoville. Funko consisted of Loungefly and Mondo which they acquired a few months before SDCC. They also had huge POP! Statues of Squid Games characters.  

Hello!

First post of 2023. There's a lot of posts that we need to catch up on but hope you are all doing well. Not gonna lie but trying to find the motivation and energy to keep blogging and covering shows has been hard. Lots of stuff going on in our personal lives so this has taken a back seat.