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Name: The Master
Series: 2 from Bif BangPow!
Availability: October 2011

As part of the initial four figures released at last year’s NYCC – The Master is the latest figure to get a chance to shine in the figure spotlight. While I’ve had the 4th Doctor and Styre for quite awhile now, I only picked up the Master and the Cyberleader this past Christmas – making them new to me.

Given that I’ve previously talked about the other Bif Bang Pow! Doctor Who figures, I can really get this review going. In fact, I believe the Master to be the best of the bunch released to date. I mean, he’s fantastic. The articulated body that serves as the basis for the figure is top notch, well articulated but never floppy. The costume, albeit quite simple, is excellent. The material used looks gauzy, very similar to the television costume. A nice touch is that the hood has wire in the hem, allowing you to bend and drape it as you see fit. I’ve fiddled with it a bit, and still haven’t gotten it quite right. The Sash of Rasillon also adds an essential bit of pop, but is also removable. The Master’s head sculpt is on point – with a creepy, bug eyed expression the Master looks like he just popped right out of ‘the Deadly Assassin’. Sure, if you haven’t seen the episode, the figure head sculpt might seem a little goofy, but it’s pretty close to screen accurate.

I have to say that, as a whole, the figure is so good it looks like someone got a hold of the Master’s TCE (that’s a Tissue Compression Eliminator) and shrunk him down, plopped him on a card and sent him to my house. If you want one sent to your house, you can pick him up from Entertainment Earth.

Entertainment Earth unleashed a new coupon code which can save you $10 off a $40 purchase. During the checkout process use source code: EEFB0112 and you’ll save $10 of $40 (or more). This coupon is good through the end of the month, 1/31/12.  Head over to Entertainment Earth and get busy!

Quite a busy day of news from the  UK Toy Fair.  Earlier this morning rumors started leaking about the next “big” vehicle in the Star Wars line being the ‘MTT’ (you know, the thing with the Battle Droids on it) from The Phantom Menace. By noon this was confirmed via scans of the Hasbro UK booklet. Scans were posted over on TheRedShadows.com.

The other big (literally) news from Hasbro were details on the vehicles in the Avengers line-up. While a Quinjet has long been rumored to appear in the toy line it is now confirmed. As is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. Which is sorta cool. Check out the scans below, and expect more detailed information in a few weeks from New York Toy Fair!

Mill Creek Entertainment sent out a press release yesterday announing a new batch of  DVD titles being released February 21st. Of particular interest to readers of this site is news of the release of the 80′s C.O.P.S. animated series. Being released as a ‘Best Of’ DVD, the release will feature 10 episodes of C.O.P.S ‘N’ C.R.O.O.K.S at a SRP of $9.98

The entire press relase is below, including news of Heathcliff, Archie and other DVD releases from Mill Creek.

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Just a quick update on a rumor reported here the other week ago. The ‘Seeds of Doom’ set has now surfaced in from an Australian website. There’s conflicting reports on if this is the final set, as there may be changes to the 4th Doctor figure in the set. We should find out more when the figure is offered up to US and UK retailers later this week. In the mean time, enjoy the picture below.

Also bouncing around the message boards are rumors of a ‘Pyramids of Mars’ set including a Sutekh figure. Finger’s crossed this one’s true – but wouldn’t a Sarah James Smith (with shotgun) and Mummy be a fantastic two pack?

With just months to go until the Avengers hit the screens, the Hasbro toys supporting the movie have already started sneaking out. But if you’ve not seen them yet in person – they were officially unveiled over the weekend by Marvel Comics and Hasbro. Check out Collider for all the pics; or look below for the best of the bunch. Apparently the Avengers toy line is limited to just 15 figures – meaning they all should come out!

Hasbro’s kicked off a new coupon campaign, with a bunch of pretty solid coupons. The highlight is a ‘Buy One Get One’ coupon for Star Wars figures – which is perfect with the Star Wars reset that’s going on. Also of note are coupons for $3 off a Transformers Dark of the Moon deluxe, $8 off the Optimus Prime Kreo set, or $5 off Hungry Hungry Hippos. You can find all these coupons by following this link. Please note, registration and installation of a coupon printer are required to get the coupons.

In addition to Living Dead Dolls series 23, Mezco also sent out word on an upcoming release of an Earthworm Jim figure. The figure is 6inch in scale, and features 8 points of articulation. The figure includes a plasma blaster and an alternate ‘bendy’ worm body. This figure can be pre-ordered new from Mezco.com for $17.

Mezco Toyz sent over some details of their 23rd series of Living Dead Dolls. This series introduces Teddy, Quack, Agatha, Jennocide and Betsy. This series is thematically tied to a tea party – Betsy includes a skull shaped teapot and the other 4 include a table leg – which when combined with a Living Dead Doll coffin lid – creates the perfect table for their party.  Check out an image of the newest set below!

A new show will be premiering on Travel Channel on the 15th, all about the exciting world of high-end toy collecting.  Well exciting to us, at least.  I’m told that the show will largely focus on toys of the past 30 years, which is a fantastic fit for my collecting interests.  Check out the official description of the show below.

Toy Hunters Premieres on Jan 15th at 11:00pm on Travel Channel
Follow Toy and Collectibles dealer Jordan Hembrough and his team as they travel the country searching out the rarest and most sought after toys and pop culture collectibles! Join Jordan as he meets incredible people and learns about the history of some of the most popular toy lines in the past 30 years. He’s out to uncover the Holy Grails of the collecting community… and time is running out!
Travel with Hembrough and his Hollywood Heroes as they journey to New York Comic Con, gathering rare and never before seen toys along the way. Comic Con is the “Super Bowl” of toy wheeling and dealing, gathering thousands of people each year. It’s the event where the biggest comic and toy collectors turn out to spend BIG money on the rarest toys!
Can Jordan “seal the deal” and turn his new found treasures into Toy Gold?! Tune in Jan 15th and find out! Tune in at 11:00pm on Travel Channel. Check your local listings.
These may be toys… but this ain’t child’s play!