Jazwares and Epic Games Partner on Fortnite Toys

Jazwares today announced a new partnership with Epic Games to create a wide range of Fortnite toys, in a deal brokered by IMG.

Jazwares' new Fortnite branded collection will feature true to game figures, Domez, loot boxes, playsets, environments, game-replica weapons and tools, plush, vehicles, and so much more!

Toy Fair 2018: tokidoki Forever

Some saw art toys as a fad. The idea of a toy as more art than plaything was something to mock. Still, the movement marched on, and evolved, and while creators came and went, it seems tokidoki has always been here, making the world a brighter place with cactus girls and happy bullets and puffy unicorns and all the dreams you had as a very little kid, now made real...and collectible! Simone Legno's creations continue to multiply into 2018 with their own in house inspiration and a line for Aurora. Let's dip into some sunshine from Spring Fair...

Toy Fair 2016: Kung Fu Panda 3 Strikes

UK Toy Fair has closed its doors and Nuremberg is chugging away, but that doesn't mean we don't get reports from other parts of the globe as well. Today we're going to check out the new toys coming out for Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda 3...presumably everywhere! Since we are seeing global releases, it's been difficult to pin down the manufacturer of each item, so we'll note the manufacturer when we have that information. The movie releases TODAY in the states, so we are sure to see plenty of toy announcements very soon. Actually it's surprising they aren't already in stores...

Movie Minions Invade The Toy Isles

Ohhh...those hyper active, mischievous Minions. Running about like drunken, round gremlins, willing to do evil, or good, for the master who commands them. Love them or hate them, the Minions are about to be EVERYWHERE as we approach the July 10th release date of their new movie! At this moment, a trip to your local Toys R Us may uncover an entire isle of the Twinkie-esque henchmen (half left overs from Despicable Me 2/ the other half for the new film). They sing...they dance..they rock out..and some have an unhealthy fascination with bananas.  Let's take a look at the toys currently on hand to feed all your Minion needs...

DC Comics Characters Get Pretty Ugly

Pretty Ugly, LLC. and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, announced today that they have entered into a co-branded collaboration with DC Comics Super Heroes and UGLYDOLL characters. GUND, a division of Enesco, will produce a diverse range of colorful and collectible Super Hero plush based on the DC Comics and UGLYDOLL character universes. The initial release this fall will be a trio that includes two versions of Ice-Bat™ as Batman™ and Babo™ as Superman™.

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 : Teddy Scares Exclusive

Applehead Factory announces their 2012 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive!

It's that time of year again, and Applehead Factory is pleased to announce details of their San Diego Comic Con exclusive, the Zombie Hester Mini and Journal set, a tie in with their popular line of adorably terrifying teddy bears known as Teddy Scares. What's cool about this Hester Mini-Journal set is that it's actually two exclusives in one. Each set includes an 8” Zombie Hester Golem doll and an Edwin Morose “Friends for Never” Journal that will only be available at Applehead Factory's Booth.

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 : Toynami Exclusives

Remember how I keep saying any day now a mountain of exclusives and events news is going to drop on my head? IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET!! Honestly, the suspense is braking my cranium in two...but I'm kept busy by the steady flow of what is actually coming in...which includes Toynami's exclusives today! Toynami always have a wide array of licenses to pluck exclusives from and this year, they seemed to have gone with squishy over plasticy...but there is one action figure hiding in there. Sadly, it isn't from Futurama, as we had speculated the Shogun Warrior Bender might be this year's piece. Sorry Ramafans! Here's what is on tap...

The Simpsons go POP!

Funko adds to their army of the irresistibly cute POP! Vinyl figures with the soulless eyes of a forgotten orphan with that jaundice gang from Springfield! It has been a very long time since someone did something new and interesting with the Simpsons license, so I'm sure this line of figures and plush is going to go over swimmingly.

Available this November, the 4 inch tall Simpsons POP! Vinyl line will include Homer, Marge, Bart and Krusty the Clown, retailing for about $10 a pop (pun intended). Just before that release, we'll see the launch of 7 inch tall Simpsons plush dolls with Krusty, Homer, Bart, Itchy and Scratchy! Look for them October 20th.

Freddy and Jason Get Squishier

FUNKO, makers of fantastical bobble heads and vinyl figures in every shape and size your pop culture loving brain can conjure up have done it AGAIN!! I've expounded countless times on my love for their Plushie doll format which brings a simplistic style to the licenses you've come to love over your lifetime. The end result is so perfect and satisfying, you want to collect a whole shelf full of them. Funko have done their best to allow you this option, filling their lines with toys from DC Comics, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and more. Now, TERROR COMES TO PLUSHIE TOWN!!! (I've copyrighted that phrase. No stealing.) The obvious move is to bring on the bad guys, so Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees are on the way. The doll line is made in a 7 inch tall format, just FYI, and are available EVERYWHERE online as well as your local comic shops and some retailers.

Irritating Internet Boy's Irritating Talking Plush

It won't surprise you to know I hit the toy isles at least once a week and while I'm there, I make a mental note of new products you'll want to know about. Yesterday, I saw something I never thought I would see in a financial climate like this. Most of you have no idea who "Fred" is and the rest of you wish you'd never heard the name. Fred makes videos of himself..makes faces into the camera...speeds up his voice...and a series of other things that would see him wacked in the head by any NY born father. Fred now has a toy line that mirror's his "unique" personality. What's next..Tila Tequila fashion dolls? The career series of those would be REALLY interesting! As yet, Barbie has no nude cam girl version.

Anyway, the Fred collection appears to have premiered already discounted. Maybe it started out as an internet exclusive and was then shuffled off to Toys R Us stores to provide a little discount flavor? Whatever the case may be, NECA and Mezco's toy lines have never created anything nearly as scary as these. The decline of the western civilization continues...

Funko Goes from Bobbles to Plush

Funko are known far and wide for their bobble head figures in all the shapes and sizes your dorkly dreams can conjure, but recently, Funko have been going soft on us. Prepare..for the coming of the PLUSHIES!!

Alice in Wonderland: Due out this month - Through the looking glass, Alice thought she found just the place she was looking for, but ended up wanting something less... mad! The Alice in Wonderland Plush series are approximately 7-inches tall and feature the endearingly insane characters with signature style-- ready to cuddle you in retro style! Included in the series are...

• The Mad Hatter
• The Cheshire Cat
• Alice
• The White Rabbit

The Wizard of Oz: Coming April, 2010 - L. Frank Baum's beloved The Wizard of Oz characters live on! Direct from the magical Land of Oz, comes this adorable plush line, each standing 7 inches tall and styled after the iconic characters we love with a retro feel. The line includes...

• Dorothy (with Toto)
  
• The Wicked Witch
• The Lion
• The Scarecrow
• The Tin Man
• A Flying Monkey!

Rat Fink Plush: Coming May, 2010 - Rat Fink - the icon of Kustom Kulture - is featured in his signature red jumpsuit in this crazy-yet-cuddly Rat Fink Plush. Measures approximately 12-inches tall.



Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Plush: June 2010 - This Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Plush stands approximately 7-inches tall, and even features his classic guitar. A fun and stylized version of the legendary rocker.



Bob Marley Reggae Rasta Plush: June 2010 - Stands approximately 7-inches tall, dressed to the nines in his best Jamaican-inspired clothing and hat.










Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Bumble: Coming August, 2010 - Journey to the Island of Misfit Toys and play around with Rudolph and all his friends! This Bumble plush is the perfect gift for the holidays...or anytime, for fans of this stop-motion holiday classic! Stands approximately 7-inches tall. The line also has Rudolph, Hermey the Elf and the Spotted Elephant, but they are lame, so i ditched them.

Hit up Entertainment Earth to pre-order any of these little squishy characters for the one you love.