Mattel's Superman: Man of Steel Collectibles Lineup

As June 14th draws ever closer, we thought we'd take a look at all the crazy toys that have hit shelves in force to celebrate Superman: Man of Steel! Like the Iron Man 3 line, which seems to be stalled on the pegs at the moment, Mattel's Man of Steel line has a heavy focus on kid-friendly play, with a slight detour into collector territory with their Movie Masters series. The middle ground looks to be a 3 and 3 quarter inch line that is light on details and articulation, but packed with an accessory for play ripped straight from the screen...until you get into the various power suits for Superman, which we highly doubt make an appearance. Can't do a toy line without day-glow super heroes!! Here's the main lineup from Mattel...

Superman: Man of Steel: Fate of Your Planet Clip

Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue (upcoming “The Seventh Son”).  Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Ayelet Zurer (“Angels and Demons”), and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”).

Superman: Man of Steel Trailer #3

In a little over 2 weeks, the wait is over for Iron Man 3. We'll laugh..we'll cry...and soon after we'll complain about the long wait for Superman: Man of Steel to see release. WHY MUST YOU TORMENT US??!! To ease the pain ever so slightly..or in another viewpoint, heighten it by teasing you with the most amazing images to date...here's the newest trailer.

Toy Fair 2013 : LEGO's 250 New Building Sets

LEGO Systems, Inc., makers of the world’s leading construction toys, will unveil its largest collection of build and play toys ever–250 new products–at the American International Toy Fair in New York City. With new products launching throughout the year, children of all ages and interests will find a LEGO® building set or theme to spark their building creativity, inspire storytelling and role play or keep them engaged in imaginative play for hours. New items are on display in Booth #1351 in Hall 3B of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 10-13.

Toy Fair 2013 : Superman: Man of Plastic

  Soooo...you know how I joke that there won't be one damn surprise left by the time we get to New York Toy Fair in a little over a week? Yea..yea...looks like the PR agents are doing their best to reveal it all before the show even starts leaving nothing but scraps on the show floor. SCRAPS I TELLS YA!! ~end of geek rant~ TODAY, Warner Brothers let loose images of Superman: Man of Steel merchandise from Funco, LEGO and Mattel. Here's the rundown of what we know so far...

Mattel Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters: 6 inch collector targeted action figures (the last 2 series of these had a Collect-And-Connect component..so perhaps a Build-A-Black Zero?) $14.99 - June release:
Superman (red and blue)
General Zod
Jor-El

New DC Collectibles Pre-Orders Reveal Man of Steel and Aardman Batman & Robin

As we inch closer to Toy Fair 2013, all our favorite toy companies will be teasing the hell out of our wallets with silhouetted images, close up shots of elbows and blurry simulated action shots as if Spider-Man were the last surviving Sasquatch in America. Today, DC (is it Collectibles now??) cuts through all the pretense and slight of hand to show off five new items with enough style to blow your fragile geek mind. Let's start with the biggest mammajamma, shall we?

MAN OF STEEL: SUPERMAN 1:6 SCALE ICONIC STATUE: Before the highly anticipated summer movie, Man of Steel, hits theaters, be sure to pick up these new definitive 1:6 scale statues from DC Collectibles.

Sculpted By : Gentle Giant Studios
U.S. Price: 129.95
On Sale Date: May 2013
Statue measures 13.25” high x 8.5” wide x 5.75” deep.

LEGO in 2013: Legion of Mini Super Heroes

Toy Fair 2012 is over 2 months away, but if San Diego Comic Con can start their pre-show prep, so can we! We've been laying out Hasbro's action figure and construction kit plans for next year. Now we'll take a look at what LEGO has planned for their DC Comics and Marvel Comics universes.

For those looking forward to a new year when LEGO might explore the full breathe of the Marvel and DC comics worlds, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the Marvel sets will include some new characters. The bad news is most of those new characters are either movie related or have an animated angle. In that same respect, in their DC lineups, you'll get new characters, but a great deal of them are re-released or movie related. Let's lay things out.

NOTE: Titles for sets may not be final or exact translations. Our info comes from all over the planet! Also note these may not be FULL lineups.

New Mattel Superman Movie Toy Commercials

Or as we call them in the industry..."Sizzles"! Saucy, eh? These Superman toy teasers were most likely put together for the toy buying season, which has begun! There is one giant sized round of buying in October where the major toy companies meet the major buyers, then another round in February, which most of you will identify as Toy Fair in New York City. There are other shows in the UK and such, but these two massive events most likely account for 85% of the toy buying business done across the planet.

The Mega Ultra Super Suit from Man of Steel

I'm just going to refer to this as such until the movie comes out, the suit looks awesome on screen and we all breathe a sigh of relief. I've already seen the Amazing Spider-Man suit in action and it looks stellar, so I'm open to just about anything now! ComingSoon gave you the first awesome look at the costumes from Superman: Man of Steel some days back. We followed up with more images from our buds on the show floor. Now we are scraping up the last images we have available to give you that ultra close up view (or as close as we can get so far) so you can drink it in til you are satiated and soon after let your nerdage flow across the interwebs.

Licensing Expo 2012 Underway

Sure, you can attend San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con and Toy Fair where everything is laid out in front of you with no mystery...but Licensing...now there was an Easter egg hunt! Beyond the giant wall posters showing art from new films and cartoons and those smaller movie posters hidden throughout the show flanking major set pieces from those films, you had to really dig through every booth to find the good stuff and sometimes, if you were lucky, someone from that company would lead you to a secret room with even MORE awesome goodies to shoot! To say I had great fun at this show was an understatement, but they split like an X girlfriend relocating to a town that could provide non stop fun in an optimal business shmoozing environment...as all x's tend to do. Now I can only hope someone will see my frantic arm flailing here in NJ and take pity on me by filling my email with pretty pictures. Today, our excellent friend Marc Mostman of Striker Entertainment and the fine, fine folks at Licensing proper gave us plenty to chew on! Dig this modest stack of images and quick vids that allow us a little window into the madness going on in Vegas at the moment.