2012 NYC Toy Fair News #1

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Knives

The New York City Toy Fair is in full swing and I’m 4968 miles away. I WISH I could somehow have made the trip but alas, my bike needs a new tire and it’s an incredibly long swim. This year was simply not meant to be. All I can do is scour the info-webs for some of my favorite toy manufacturers reveals and post them here all in one tidy place for you.

Kotobukiya Bishoujo Statues

The much teased Harley Quinn final(?) artwork is on display and as well as teaser art for Mass Effect 3’s Femshep! Koto’s Ivy statue turned out incredible. I’m betting Harley will come out just as polished. I can’t wait to see the final sculpts! Stay updated on Kotobukiya stuff on their Facebook page.

image from kotobukiya

Mattel has a bunch of new Masters of the Universe Classic figs to show off. I grew up on MOTU and love seeing the line revisited and old familiar faces pop up.Stinkor anyone? Check here to see the full list of everything Mattel has on display as well as release dates.

image from matty collector.com

Who? Who I ask you, doesn’t love LEGOS? My favorite line of LEGOS has been their classic Star Wars line, but my love for super heroes my trump it as LEGO revealed a whole slew of Marvel licensed goodness. From the Avengers to X-Men.. I can already tell my mini-fig collection is going to grow leaps and bounds!

image from LEGO

I have two weaknesses, turtles in a half shell.. and turtle power. The new TMNT toys from Playmates look great! Cool little touches like the scar on Raph’s shell have me really excited to have this guys in hand.

pic from playmates

pic from toynewsi.com

Wow, Square Enix/Play Arts Kai protos of Mass Effect toys look in-cred-i-ble! They consistently somehow wrangle together my favorite properties from Street Fighter and Batman to Metal Gear and Mass Effect.

pic from toyark.com

Speak of Metal Gear and Batman, you can preorder those over at bigbadtoystore.com and urban-collector.com right now!

pic from bigbadtoystore.com

OK, that’s part 1 of my mini coverage Toy Fair 2012. So much good stuff coming in the next few months! With my shelves are already at maximum capacity, I may have to knock out a wall to find a place for it all!

Midweek Toy News!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Knives

Hey gang! Thought I’d compile a little update/summary of midweek news for dat ass! A few up coming things to look out for and some drop info to boot.

Enjoy!

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This Friday, Feb 10th @ 7 pm begins The Four Horsemen’s gallery show, Toypocalypse 2: Futureto at TT Underground Gallery in New York City. The mighty Horsemen have just posted on their website a sneak peak at the limited edition print that will be sold at the show.

The 11″ X 17″ Outer Space Men print was painted by Nathan Baertsch. If you’re in the NY area this weekend do yourself a favor and check it out.

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Over at the Art Asylum they’ve revealed their upcoming Avengers movie Hulk toy for Marvel Select Toys! This guy stands at 8.25 inches and will tower over the rest of the gang. While you have to wait until April to grab this ticked off green guy, you can still mosey over here to snatch up some of the Avengers which are already available for preorder.

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Round 5 and Jeremy Madl, known as MAD in the art toy community are collaborating on an exciting new and officially licensed collection, Bruce Lee’s Temple of Kung Fu. Release details are pretty scarce except for the tried and true “coming this summer”. In the meantime you can check their official video showcasing MAD at work and get pumped up about it like me!

source Round 5

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UPCOMING TOY RELEASES!

Speaking of the Four Horsmen, if you collect Masters of the Universe Classics you probably already know this, but if you’ve been wondering exactly when do anything for you then the date to remember is Wednesday, February 15th at 9 a.m. PT

This info straight off Matty Collectors page.

Masters of the Universe® Classics

Sorceress®, Club Eternia® Figure of the Month (included with 2012 Club Eternia® subscriptions): Finally nesting in the MOTUC lineup, the Heroic Guardian of Castle Grayskull™ is without a doubt one of the most fan-demanded figures we’ve offered to date. She comes with fully articulated wings, Staff of Power, Zoar™ bird form and bird perch/removable armor.
Fisto™ Club Eternia® Figure of the Month (included with 2012 Club Eternia® subscriptions):: The hard hitting brother of Man-At-Arms® is ready to bring the pain! Comes with swappable heads with and without his 200X-inspired headband, a removable belt, vintage purple sword and — at long last — the missing 200X oversized smasher sword that was cut from the 200X figure at the last minute.
Beast Man® (reissue)
Stratos® (reissue)

You know, when I was 8 years old, I didn’t even blink at the names of my Masters of the Universe toys… today it’s a little different.

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This I’m extremely excited about. Missed their first drop and have been soundly kicking myself since. Here’s the time/date for Hades. Wait, why am i sharing this with you.. it’s just going to make it that much more difficult to get. Oh, and the first 30 to order get a free print as well.

The sacrifices I make.

Pre-Order opens:
– Friday, 17 February 2012
– 9AM Pacific Standard Time (Los Angeles, San Francisco)
Price: US $165.00
Product will be available at:
www.foxboxstudio.com

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image source Kotous.com

I’m a big Mass Effect fan, I’m also a big Kotobukiya Bishoujo fan. Koto’s version of Liara T’Son looks really great and is available for preorder here! I can’t wait to see what else they do with the license. Please oh please Subject Zero (Jack)…

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Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai Batman: Arkham Asylum figures are now available for preorder here. Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai.. or as I shall henceforth call them “Squenixplart-kai”.. eh, on second thought never mind… are well known for making incredibly articulated and detailed figures. Currently four varieties are available for preorder, Batman x 2, Joker and the lovely (creepy?) Harley Quinn. Roughly $75 a pop.

Preview: DC Comics Batman Statue

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Knives

This is the first time we’ve posted a preview of a statue here at RTR! It’s Batman, it’s Kotobukiya, it’s ARTFX.. how could we say no?

I’ll let the “official” speak do the talking.

DC COMICS BATMAN BLACK COSTUME VER. ARTFX STATUE

A Kotobukiya Japanese import! A classic returns! One of the original and most popular DC Comics ARTFX Statues is back in a new version to thrill fans all over again. The comic book Dark Knight returns; where once he was the blue-suited Jim Lee Hush version, Bruce Wayne is now BATMAN BLACK COSTUME VERSION! Inspired by the magnificent art of Lee in the seminal 2002 storyline pitting Batman against some of his most diabolical enemies, the original ARTFX Statue captured the Caped Crusader as he appeared then. It’s only fitting that with Jim Lee drawing Batman in the current DC 52 Justice League that the classic Batman return in a tremendous all-new color scheme with some minor adjustments to the sculpt. Batman is forever, and ready to fight crime on your shelves!

With his battle-tattered cape swirling dynamically around him, Batman strikes an intimidating pose designed to strike fear into the hearts of the evil doers of Gotham City. Leaping into the fray against the Joker or Two-Face, Bruce prepares a wide-legged stance for optimal balance while holding back his cape with one arm and keeping the other free to punch or pull a needed item from his utility belt! The highly detailed sculpt and paint shadowing reveal the billionaire playboy’s muscular physique, trained to the peak of human perfection and highlighted by the skin-tight Batman outfit. The detail on the Dark Knight is just as good as it was on the original version, with expert touches including the belt, swirling cape, and of course the stern head sculpt. Meanwhile, the new black and gray costume colors lend a darker, grittier look to Batman that makes him blend in even better with the night.

Sculpted by Kouei Matsumoto, Batman Black Costume Version stands 11 inches tall (1/6th scale) on a special display base. While he looks great on his own, Batman also makes a perfect companion piece to the previously offered Catwoman, and the Joker!

srp $99.99

Available July 2012.