LEGO AVENGERS!!

Nice segway, huh? LEGO is gearing up for the release of their Marvel Super Heroes line and created this awesome Avengers movie poster to help get all you fans of little pudgy figures get psyched. The funny part? Their poster's characters are in a more accurate scale than the official poster. ZING! You loving the art? LEGO will be producing 2 million posters to be given away on the night of the Avengers movie premiere at select theaters nationwide. We'll work on getting you a list when the time comes.

Now we previously stated that Toys R Us has pre-orders set for April 10th, but LEGO says the on shelf date is May 1st, so we don't expect to see any early birds until mid-April at the earliest. Keep watching!

The Eye Candy of Wondercon 2012

Yes, it is true we are still posting Toy Fair pics...because we have real jobs and there are about a billion of them...but that won't stop us from hitting another convention!! With the warm weather and chirping birds comes sweaty geeks, over priced pizza, long lines for John Luke Picard's coveted autograph and rows and rows of the very comic books that started all these gatherings of pasty peoples. This weekend, Wondercon hit Anaheim, CA, and our buddy Steve Sievers of level27media.com was there to soak up all the nerdiness and send back a nice pile of pics for your eager eyeballs. Here are the high points...

Dark Knight Rises Converse!! - We have seen DC Direct's awesome line of Batman: Dark Knight Rises movie statues and busts, so a collection of hats from New Era (available in July) and some killer Converse sneakers (also in July, available at Journeys) stole the show for me. DC Entertainment were also showing a couple of Justice League figures, MAD Magazine Spy vs Spy figures, and the Alfred as Just-Us League members figure line. Plenty more pics of those things and other Bat-Family merchandise like the Arkham City action figure line right HERE!

Quick note: DARK KNIGHT RETURNS ANIMATED MOVIE COMING!!!
Additional note: BATMAN LIVE coming to the US September 5-9 at the Honda Center in Anaheim and Sept. 27-30 at the Staples Center in LA!!

Gentle Giant Marvel Busts - Wondercon is the first show since San Diego Comic Con that GG has popped up at..meaning we didn't get our fix at Toy Fair save for a hand full of official pics. One look at Gentle Giant's HULK should give you all the reasons in the world to sit up, take notice and start making your must buy list! For me, it's the Deadpool Corps with Deadpool, Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, Headpool, Dogpool and if you are a completest...Squirrelpool. If this is your first time being alerted to these awesome Deadpool pieces, you may want to go look up Gentle Giant's Deadpool head pen holder as well! Stick your implements of destruction (and writing) directly into his head and assure all the fine folks in your office will be looking at YOU any time someone calls in an anonymous bomb threat. Good times. GG also showed off some of their newest Star Wars busts and retro 12 inch figures, their newest Sucker Punch statues and even a lil bitty Mars Attacks head..saucer..thingy. Adorable.

Retro Outlaw Studios Clockwork Orange 12 inch Mighty Droog Leader - Retro Outlaw's love affair with A Clockwork Orange continues with this kick ass in-action figure which appears to come in orange bronze and fully painted editions. The box boasts super secrets inside and a stand included! Eagle eyed toy hunters will remember this as an extremely limited SDCC exclusive with all pieces signed by Malcolm Mcdowell and painter Santoro. The secret prizes locked inside include art prints, stickers and buttons. The crew at Retro must have found some left overs, so if you are hot for this piece, better get in touch with them asap and hope something is left from Wondercon!

Avengers Prop Movie Replicas - With the Avengers trailer making grown geeks teary eyed across the globe, it is no wonder EFX have a hit on their hands with their prop replica line. On display at Wondercon were Captain America's helmet and shield, Thor's helmet and hammer and Iron Man's helmet along side some helmets from Star Wars, a light saber or two and costumes from Battlestar Galactica. Steve made sure to shoot every angle of those Avengers prop replicas so you can see the extreeeeeme detail that went into re-creating these.

Also on display were Triad Toys' 12 action figures from Zoro, John Carter of Mars and more, I Heart Guts adorable plush body parts, Quantum Mechanix Doctor Horrible, Serenity and Star Trek pieces, and Kotobukiya's killer Marvel Comics statues as well as their Bishoujo girls statue line ...complete with a new wave of Tekken ladies coming soon!

CLICK HERE to see it all!

A New Avengers Movie Trailer & Talking Toys!

Oh May 4th...you are so close and yet..so so far. Marvel may have underwhelmed you with their photoshop-tastic movie poster a couple of days ago, but they are sure looking to make up for it! BEHOLD!!! The newest Avengers movie trailer!!!

As a bonus, we thought we'd give you a taste of the Avengers movie toys! Sure, you've seen all the pics from toy fair, but right now, lurking in the over priced isles of Toys R Us are action packed, talking Avengers toys that will, at the very least, make you accidentally snort soda up your nose. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!


Avenger Movie Toys In Action by Nomadixxx

Toy Fair 2012 : Our Lunch with Hasbro..and 200 Other Snorting Geeks

Toy Fair 2012 is well underway now!! So..what have we been doing for the last 2 weeks? Warm up, son! Today, Hasbro packed their theater to capacity to many a nerdling and rolled out all their newest from the worlds of Transformers, Spider-Man, Avengers, Marvel Comics, Star Wars and G.I.Joe. After their presentation, you get little more than ONE HOUR ..maybe an hour and a half..to shoot THE WHOLE SHEBANG. Your obstacles...

- Sunday reporters who thought a lovely jaunt off to the fun fair would be awesome and brought their camera phone to capture all the glory. Of course this means their optimal shooting position is right in front of the displays for extreeeme close ups. Fantastic.

Toy Fair 2012 : More Avengers Toy Images

Will there be anything left to see when Toy Fair 2012 actually starts in 2 weeks? Doesn't look like it right now, does it! I'm sure there will be the odd new surprise product here and there, but with all the major properties spilling out from a crack in the proverbial damn, it certainly will be an underwhelming show! I hold out hope for some new, killer toys though. Until then, LET'S LOOK AT SOME MORE AVENGERS STUFF!! Today, Hasbro spilled the beans on a crate full of their upcoming Avengers movie toys. Let's just jump right in...

The Avengers 3.75 inch figures - Earth's Mightiest Heroes...Assembled! A movie event five years in the making, THE AVENGERS brings together MARVEL big-screen heroes IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR, HULK and more for the ultimate Super Hero action spectacular! Kids and collectors alike will want to assemble the whole team from Hasbro's line of THE AVENGERS 3.75-INCH Action Figures. These figures are fully articulated, movie accurate, and packed with exciting accessories.

3.75 inch Comic Series Marvel's Hawkeye with a snap out bow that fires three different projectiles. Projectiles can be mounted on the figures back.He also comes with a small crossbow and two guns that fit in hip holsters.

3.75 inch Concept Series Rocket Grenade Captain America with launcher featuring a pop-up blast shield, projectile and shield.

3.75 inch Comic Series Super Shield Captain America with Pop Out Rocker Booster pack/shield accessory

3.75 inch Concept Series Heavy Artillery Iron Man with Plasma Claw launcher and projectile

3.75 inch Concept Series Sword Spike Thor with Battle Spike launcher, projectile and hammer

3.75 inch Comic Series Battle Hammer Thor with Expanding Hammer Head weapon and
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Deluxe Figure Range

3.75 inch Power-Up Mission Pack Comic Series Iron Man with a launching disc jet pack and 4 discs

3.75 inch Power-Up Mission Pack Comic Series Captain America with working parachute, shield, hand gun and rifle


Stark Tek Assault Armor - Iron Man & Captain America - The ultimate weapon for the ultimate battle! Each hero is ready for any threat with these heroic suits of battle armor, each with launching projectiles and a 3.75-inch figure to fit inside.



















Stark Tek Battle Vehicles

Comic Series Goliath Assault Tank with Captain America - Sometimes super powers just aren't enough against the menace of LOKI! Each STARK TEK Battle Vehicle comes with a 3.75-inch AVENGERS action figure and features launching projectiles.

Comic Series Firestrike Assault Jet with Iron Man action figure and two projectiles

The Avengers Quinjet with Hyper Attack mode and Supersonic Stealth modes, 2 launching missiles and an Iron Man figure



















Mighty Battlers - These 6-inch Super Heroes each feature an amazing battle move, activated by squeezing their legs, for kid-friendly play and collector-friendly detail! Thor, Captain America & Iron Man.













Ultimate Heroes 10 inch Action Figures

Ultra Strike Captain America - The electronic 10" movie figure replica of the First Avenger...Captain America! Pull back his shield-wielding arm to throw the famous shield and defeat any enemy. (we need to start calling this "Cap on Ice" as he looks like a frikken ice dancer in package. Dig it below..)

Repulsor Strike Iron Man Mark VII - This is an electronic 10" movie figure replica of the Armored Avenger...Iron Man! Raise his arms to mount weapons and activate sounds! Also fires projectiles.

Hammer Strike Thor - The electronic 10" movie figure replica of the Mighty Avenger...Thor! Pull his arms back and overhead and watch him throw his hammer to defeat any enemy! (out of package pic at start of the article)






















The Avengers Accelerators - Captain America and Iron Man - Accelerate into adventure! Each AVENGERS ACCELERATOR motorcycle toy has an exciting action feature and a member of Earth's Mightiest Heroes riding it













Iron Man Mission Mask - Kids can pretend to be their favorite armored AVENGER with this fun mask! Based on IRON MAN's latest look in the upcoming feature film THE AVENGERS, the IRON MAN MISSION MASK features light up eyes and electronic sound effects! Batteries included

Iron Man Tri-Power Repulsor - Armor up and have a blast! Worn on the wrist and palm, this projectile blaster is based on IRON MAN's latest MARK VII armor from the upcoming movie THE AVENGERS, and features three great play patterns! It's a role-play version of IRON MAN's famous repulsor blasters, it features an electronic light-up repulsor pad and movie sound effects, and also comes with six darts which can be launched up to 20 feet! Batteries not included.

















CLICK HERE for a look at the S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier!
CLICK HERE for a look at the 6 inch action figures!

Toy Fair 2012 : Kotobukiya's Avengers

You'd better believe every company with a Marvel Comics license is looking for a way to cash in on the coming of the Avengers movie this May 4th, so it should be no surprise that Kotobukiya would start showing their pretty, pretty plastics as soon as possible. Whether it be from their sexy Bishoujo statue line or their ARTFX statue line, they've got you covered. Here are two upcoming releases you won't want to miss...

AVENGERS MOVIE IRON MAN MARK VII ARTFX STATUE - New 3D sculpting includes more fine detailing than previous hand-sculpted releases for a more dynamic display. This dynamic pose catches Iron Man in action, firing his chest-mounted beam weapon with an LED light-up feature with three different modes: Off, Continuous On and triggered via the built-in motion detector. Iron Man's eyes also feature continuous LED lighting in both modes. This ARTFX statue in 1/6 scale stands nearly 16 inches tall including the diorama base. Release date: June 2012

CLICK HERE for more images of Kotobukiya's Marvel Comics ARTFX Statues!











BISHOUJO STATUE MARVEL BLACK WIDOW COVERT OPS VERSION - Entirely new sculpt by Masahiro Takahashi (based on a new illustration by Shunya Yamashita, famed Japanese illustrator) hints at Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow's past with the inclusion a Daredevil mask on the base. This new release brings Black Widow to life in a larger 1/7 scale sculpt to match the current (and future) scale of the Bishoujo line. This dynamic pose captures Black Widow in action lending a sense of movement to the entire piece, and includes interchangeable parts to display with or without the weapon. Release date: July 2012



















CLICK HERE for more images of Kotobukiya's Bishoujo line!

NOTE: The first Black Widow was released July of 2009. Black Widow II (Yelena) was a San Diego Comic-Con variant, limited to 500 pieces. Kotobukiya's Bishoujo line has covered both Marvel and DC Comics characters as well as video game and movie creations.

CLICK HERE to pre-order the next Kotobukiya Bishoujo Statue: X-Men's Mystique from Entertainment Earth!