MattyCollector announces the return of Mo-Larr
To commemorate Mo-Larr’s return to Robot Chicken, MattyCollector has announced a 2nd chance to grab a Mo-Larr and Skeletor set, the 2010 SDCC exclusive. On Monday, January 10, 2011, at…
Read more »Mattel and THQ team up
This week it was announced that toymakers Mattel have worked out a licensing deal with video game makers THQ. This gives THQ the ability to develop games around all of…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #4 – Wooof
Part of the Star Wars Vintage Collection ‘Return of the Jedi’ wave is Wooof, an update of the vintage Klaatu figure. Wooof was one of Jabba’s guards at the Sarlaac…
Read more »New Star Wars 3 packs revealed at Sandtroopers.com
The fine folks over at Sandtroopers.com today revealed 3 new vintage style 3 packs. The breakdown of the 3 packs is: Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, Death Star Trooper X-wing pilot Luke,…
Read more »Non-blind bagged blind bagged Lego Minifigs found at Toys R Us?
An interesting report came across the twitter today (follow me!). There’s a report of Toys R Us selling labeled Lego Mini-figs. Instead of having to decode Lego’s ‘dot-system’ the figures…
Read more »Registration opens for GI Joe convention
Registration opened today for the 2011 International G.I. Joe Collectors Convention which will be held March 31st to April 3rd at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort. Key events of…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #3 – Marvel Universe Captain Marvel
Despite popping up at the end of 2010, Captain Marvel is from the first wave of 2011’s Marvel Universe line. Reflecting the new year the card design has been updated;…
Read more »Entertainment Earth’s Winter Blowout Sale
Online mega-pop culture store Entertainment Earth has unleashed its latest sale, the Winter Blowout Sale. Tons of product is in this sale so head over there and take a look…
Read more »Doctor Who toys that will never be
Back in 1996, Doctor Who was getting a big break with a major US network commisioning a TV movie that would also serve as a potential pilot for a new…
Read more »Lego Minifigs series 3 may be hitting Lego Stores this week
Based on the Lego calendar found in stores; this may be the week when Lego Mini-figs series 3 are hitting racks. The calendar has January 6th through 9th highlighted with…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #2 – Vintage Collection Gamorrean Guard
Is this the definitive Gamorrean Guard figure? I’m not completely sure yet. The sculpt is top-notch as is the deco. He is as well armed as you’d want a green…
Read more »Green Lantern movie toy images surfacing
Mattel has sent several movie sites the first official image of a toy from the upcoming Green Lantern line, supporting the Ryan Reynolds starring motion picture. The figure includes a…
Read more »Free toys from Hasbro!
Hasbro has a new promotion in place to secure some of your post-holiday dollars. Spend $20 on select Hasbro merchandise, complete the form and send them proof and they’ll send…
Read more »Figure Spotlight #1 – Marvel Universe Thanos
Welcome to AwesomeToyBlog’s newest feature (sort of) – a daily spotlight on something from my collection. Some posts will be short, some might be longer; all depends on what the…
Read more »AwesomeToyBlog looks back at 2010
With it being New Years Eve, what better time to take a look back at the year in toys. There’s tons of lists and retrospectives out there, so I’m going…
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