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Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Pre-TF2012: World of Warcraft from Mega Bloks
Mega Bloks is going to be releasing construction sets based upon Blizzard Entertainment’s hugely successful World of Warcraft MMO game. I’ve covered this before in my blog here at AFi, so it should be no surprise that I’m really looking forward to this line. Let me be clear.
Hello Kitty World » Hello Kitty Jewelry Stylus for Nintendo DS/ DS Lite!
Gamer-girls, you can now easily express your love for all things cute and all things Hello Kitty through this fashionable kittified Nintendo DS stylus: The Kitty Jewel Stylus Pen! All you need to do is pair this adorable stylus with a pink DS case or a Hello Kitty-themed DS skin for the maximum
Duke Nukem Coming to iPhone
Though the future of 'The Duke' on PC and Consoles is still far from certain, Machineworks Northwest has announced that it is porting the original Duke Nukem 3D game to the iPhone. This is not the first time the company...
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Pre-TF2012: The Hobbit / LOTR
One of the 2012 toylines that I am most awaiting and most nervous about is The Hobbit (and the Lord of the Rings). I’m a huge fan of the books and the films, and cannot wait for December to roll around so that we may all be transported back to the magical and wonderful world [... ]
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Pre-TF2012: Mattel’s The Dark Knight Rises
It’s the 1st of February, and that means that Toy Fair 2012 happens this month! Every year, it seems, the Big Dance of the toy industry is a mix of elation and disappointment. But, for even the most jaded collector there is always something to look forward to. So, every weekday between now
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Batman Head Swap: An Actual Toy Blog
Batman: Brave and the Bold was scary for many reasons: it had a light tone, it was not a Timm-verse Batman, and Oswald from “The Drew Carey Show” was BATMAN!!! The toys were even scarier, they weren’t in scale with JLU and they had crazy peg-holes, PEG-HOLES!!!!! The magic of the
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Why Toy Companies Hate Female Action Figures
I’m hoping you didn’t come here looking for facts. Or statistics. Or anecdotes from former toy company big wigs. All you’re gonna get is a flimsy theory pulled from CantinaDanny’s Action Figure Observer’s Field Guide. But it is true that, from the early days of the
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Comic Buying 4 months after the new DC
DC just announced that 6 of its titles are being replaced with 6 new ones. Two of these, I had tried and dropped. Partially because the story did not stick with me. I like the characters enough, but I am also feeling the sting of needing to be frugal. Due to money issues, I dropped [... ]
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Dynotherms connected, Megathrusters are go!!! Mattel’s
“From days long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend – The legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe!” I remember the days, rushing home and turning on the TV, waiting to hear those words. When Mattel first announced that they had obtained the Voltron license, I wasn’t
Action Figure Insider – Men of Action Blogging = Inspiration and the Time to do it.
Ryan, our fellow blogger, inspired me twice in the creation of this blog. First, I wanted to show how easy it is to write a blog. Second, he posted in the forums about something that made me want to respond. I could have responded in the thread, but since Julius gave me this soapbox (and [... ]
