Toy Fair 2011 – Hasbro Transformers press release and official images
Finally here’s the official press release from Hasbro giving details on their 2011 Transformers line up. In the galleries you’ll find movie toy images, Transformers: Prime images and a few…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Hasbro GI Joe press release and official images
Hasbro has released images and a press release for their GI Joe 2011 product line, including some details on “30 for 30” campaign. Check out the images below, some items…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Hasbro Marvel press release and official images
In support of their various Marvel lines (Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Marvel Universe, etc) Hasbro has released and official press release and images to the press. Check out…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Hasbro Star Wars press release and official images
In addition to my showroom photography, Hasbro has sent out official an official press releases and images for their Star Wars product offering. Check out the gallery below and, after…
Read more »February MattyCollector sale was today!
Just because its Toy Fair week, it doesn’t mean that the world stops turning. Case in point, today was the February sales date for MattyCollector.com. This month’s slate is 100%…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Tonner Dolls
Ok, Dolls are a little bit outside the normal scope of AwesomeToyBlog, but while at Toy Fair I took the opportunity to see what Tonner had on display. I was…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – McFarlane Toys
McFarlane Toys generated a fair amount of buzz pre-toy fair with their announcement of securing the license for ‘the Walking Dead’. On the showroom floor, prototypes for the first series…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Mezco Toyz
This morning I met with Mezco Toyz and got a tour of their showroom. One of the key focuses for the year will be their 13th anniversary of their ‘Evil…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Lego
Early Sunday morning, before Toy Fair officially opened Lego welcomed collectors into their showroom for a tour of their showroom and breakfast. On display were most of the Lego lines,…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Kotobukiya
While wandering the floor of the Javits center, the Koto booth caught my eye with their impressive display of 80 Stormtroopers statues flanking a Darth Vader. For their ~8inch size,…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Funko Toys
Funko Toys, historically known for their bobble heads have some really exciting product on the horizon between their plush items, the new Pop! vinyl series and of course Bobbles. I…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Underground Toys
I had the pleasure of meeting with Robyn of Underground Toys this afternoon to discuss the upcoming product offerings from Underground Toys. There were several key licenses on display; Doctor…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Bif Bang Pow!
Among today’s appointments was chatting with Jason from Bif Bang Pow! I’ll be honest, what drew me in was their announcement last month that they would be making retro-styled inch…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Hasbro Indiana Jones?
No one can say that Hasbro’s collectors presentation on Saturday didn’t include any surprises. Hasbro announced that, as part of their San Diego Comic-con exclusives, they would be releasing a…
Read more »Toy Fair 2011 – Hasbro Transformers
The fourth major segment of Hasbro’s collector’s event focused on those Robots in Disguise, the Transformers. See below for highlights of the presentation: Several ‘brands’ of Transformers previewed – Dark…
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