August brings Star Wars earbuds and lamps from Funko

Funko’s got some new Star Wars electronics on the horizon, hitting shelves August 16th are earbuds that include a microphone and button incorporated into the design. While listening to ‘Lapti…

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RiffTrax live event August 16th – Manos’ The Hand of Fate

RiffTrax, formerly known as Mystery Science Theater 3000, is heading to a theater near you August 16th for a live commentary on the film “Manos’ The Hands of Fate”. This…

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Artist Jason Freeny introduces CAPSLs

From time to time, I get a press release in the AwesomeToyBlog inbox that stands out. Jason Freeny’s CAPSL announcement is one of those. CAPSLs are interactive art keychains. Tops…

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Huge Disney update from Funko

Funko sent out an update today detailing their upcoming Disney releases. They’ve got releases across three of their most popular product lines, 9″ Pop! vinyl figures, Blox and mini-Pop! 2…

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Gentle Giant’s SDCC exclusives now available online

Gentle Giant has updated their webstore with the remaining stock of their SDCC Exclusives. If you want a vintage Blue Snaggletooth, a Thanos bust (which looks amazing) or any of…

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Event Review – Fathom’s Star Trek: the Next Generation screening

Last night I had the opportunity to attend Fathom Event’s Star Trek: the Next Generation screening. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary (and Blu-Ray release of season 1) of Star Trek: the…

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K’Nex blind bag Mario Kart figure decoder

AwesomeToyBlog.com correspondent Tim sent in a report today on how to decode the K’Nex blind bagged Mario Kart figures.  As Tim describes: There’s a 7 digit code on the back….

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Funko’s Nightmare Before Christmas

Fantatic Funko sent out a new set of images of their upcoming ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ products. A variety of product is on the way including Wacky Wobblers, Pop! inspired plush…

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Lego Minifig Series 8 revealed

The line-up for Lego series 8 has been finally revealed. Highlights include a german guy with a pretzel and a cowboy. Lowlights include another skier, another cheerleader and a recolor…

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Hasbro’s SDCC exclusives go on sale on HasbroToyShop.com then sell out

With no advance notice to fans, HasbroToyShop.com today posted the 2012 SDCC exclusives and, with the exception of the Marvel Universe Super Helicarrier, sold out quickly. If you do want…

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SDCC 2012 – Bluefin / Tamashii Nation showroom

This may be my final gallery from SDCC 2012! Tamashii Nation is the collectors arm of Bandai and they have some gorgeous product. Their exclusive Godzilla display featured everyone’s favorite…

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SDCC 2012 – Hasbro’s Official Transformers images

As they’ve done with Star Wars, Hasbro’s provided us (via the awesome guys at HunterPR) their official images of product revealed during the Transformers presentation at SDCC. That G2 Bruticus is…

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SDCC 2012 – Hasbro’s official Star Wars images

Hasbro’s provided us their official images of product revealed during the Star Wars presentation at SDCC. Dive into the gallery below and see what’s coming your way as ‘Droid Factory’…

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Tamashii Nation’s Burning Godzilla SDCC exclusive on Amazon

Tamashii Nation’s Burning Godzilla is now available for order on Amazon for $75, if this was an exclusive you wanted to pick up this is a great opportunity.

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SDCC 2012 – Mega Blok’s Power Ranger mural donated to Austism Speaks / Motiva

While most booths at SDCC showcased fantastic product locked safely in a display case – the Power Rangers Mega Blok booth was a booth that invited convention goers to interact…

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