Raving Toy Maniac

July 5, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

A couple cool new gaming figures just listed:

Portal 2 Turret Statue - LE750
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=GMH10001&mode=re...

Batman Arkham City - Batman and Catwoman Play Arts Figures - these are currently listed at $79.99 - we expect at $10 to $20 price drop once domestic pricing information is released.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=10009

AvX Minimates: Get a Better Look at Diamond Select's SDCC Box Set!

July 2, 2012 - If you're still on the fence about Diamond Select's Avengers vs. X-Men Minimates Box Set, exclusively available at San Diego Comic-Con 2012, we've got some new photos that may make up your mind! The set includes a removable Juggernaut helmet for Colossus, a removable cape for Emma Frost, a removable jetpack and weapons for Hope Summers and an interchangeable hairpiece for Cyclops, as well as his first-ever beam-firing mask! The set will be $18 at Booth 2607, but look for it at other retailers around the show floor, as well! Check out the gallery of images here!

To see all of DST's Comic-Con exclusives, click here! Then go vote on the line-up for the second AvX Minimates box set at Toysrus.com!

DARK HORSE DELUXE ANNOUNCES SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2012 EXCLUSIVES!

July 2, 2012, MILWAUKIE, OR - The largest and most highly anticipated pop culture event of the year is right around the corner, and Dark Horse is bringing you the latest and greatest in exclusive products from Dark Horse Deluxe!

2" Pirate Domo Qee (Limited Edition of 1,500)

These popular 2" Qee figures have continually sold out, appearing in stores and galleries worldwide. Who wouldn't want a Pirate Domo Qee? Get one while they last!

Marvel Classic Character: Iron Man Gold Variant (Limited Edition of 200)

Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Toys"R"Us® Partner to Create ICE AGE Headquarters

Toys"R"Us is the Ultimate Destination for Exclusive Ice Age: Continental Drift Toy Line In Addition To Children's Books, Video Games and More

CENTURY CITY, Calif. -- July 02, 2012 -- Toys"R"Us® is the coolest place on Earth this summer with an exciting retail campaign that will turn its stores nationwide into the ultimate ICE AGE destination. The program launches on July 1, weeks before the eagerly anticipated July 13 premiere of the franchise's fourth film installment, Ice Age: Continental Drift. The retailer will carry everything from an exclusive toy line to board games, books and more.

Saban Brands Partners with The CW to Launch Five-Hour Kids Television Block

LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2012 -- Kidsco Media Ventures LLC, an affiliate of Saban Brands, will supply programming for The CW Network's five-hour, Saturday morning kids television block, allowing the company to create a revitalized and branded block with powerful programming and promotion. The block will be anchored by key franchises such as Power Rangers and Yu-Gi-Oh!, in addition to other marquee, soon-to-be-announced action/adventure and comedy shows. The company plans to re-brand the daypart, which will air on The CW Saturday mornings from 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. starting this fall.

"Saban Brands is back in the kids' television business in a BIG way!" said Elie Dekel, President, Saban Brands. "The broadcasting block represents a unique opportunity for us to be the premier destination for action/adventure and comedy on Saturday mornings, while delivering what kids want online and on mobile 24/7/365."

K'NEX Announces July Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20 Contest

Contests Run Monthly Through December, 20 Chances to Win Each Month!

Hatfield, PA, July 2012 - K'NEX, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, announced its seventh in a series of twelve contests, Mission: K'NEX 20 on 20, monthly "hunts" for secret codes on various K'NEX related web pages.

Every month on the 20th day, through December 2012, K'NEX will be giving away prizes to lucky fans! On the 1st weekday of every month a prize will be revealed and a new "mission" is assigned. Missions can be found on the K'NEX website: http://www.knex.com/20thanniversary/Mission20on20/ which directs participants how to find secret codes. Once a code is found, participants must return to the K'NEX site and enter the code. If correct, they are eligible to be entered for a chance to win a prize. On the 20th of each month, when the contest closes, winners will be randomly chosen from those eligible entries.

June 30, 2012 - Hasbro has passed along a few details of some of the new GI Joe toys and action figures unveiled at the 2012 GIJoeCon:

First, Hasbro announced a brand new expression - G.I. Joe Micro Force - at JoeCon, debuting the first ever images of this fun new style of toys for the G.I. Joe brand!

Then, the crowd at the Con was treated to the world premiere of several new figures from 2013's G.I. Joe Retaliation 3.75-inch line:

Ultimate Duke
Ultimate Snake Eyes with Timber
Ultimate Firefly
Cobra Combat Ninja
Cobra Night Landing Mission with Cobra Eel
Crimson Guard
Ninja Showdown Assortment Wave 2

Additionally during the panel, Hasbro and Syfy games debuted an exclusive G.I. JOE: SPECIAL OPS online game trailer for fans at GIJoeCon. It will be viewable at http://www.syfygames.com/gijoe/media

Much Anticipated Necomimi Launches in the US

The cat's out of the bag with Necomimi release at ComiCon, through select retail partners and at Necomimi.com

June 29, 2012 – San Jose, CA/San Diego, CA, USA -- Leading biosensor company NeuroSky launches the YouTube sensation, Necomimi, in the US at Comic-Con in the San Diego Convention Center.

A concept born in Japan by Neurowear, a fashion electronics company, Necomimi's popularity skyrocketed within the anime and costume communities. Now general audiences are clamoring for the fascinating brainwave cat ears that respond to the wearer's mood.

Necomimi is a headband with cat ears that move according to the user's feelings and emotions in real time. Necomimi, powered by NeuroSky's ThinkGear technology, gives people a chance to express their moods in a real-time, unique way.

June 30, 2012 - ActionFigurePics.com is giving away a really nifty Amazing Spider-Man movie press promo box! The prize includes several Spider-Man toys and action figures, along with the insanely cool outer promo box.

Head over to their contest page for more details on how to enter, but make sure you do so by the July 6th entry deadline.

HASBRO AND MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT REDEFINE SPIDER-MAN FOR A NEW GENERATION WITH AMAZING NEW TOY LINE

Check out the image gallery of 47 press images, or click the links below to view select images.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (June 25, 2012) - Hasbro, Inc. is teaming with Marvel Entertainment and Columbia Pictures to bring a movie, comic book and toy icon to a whole new generation of kids. The highly anticipated new film THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN will bring web-slinging action into 3-D for the very first time, and Hasbro will complement that immersive experience with a full line of action figures, role-play toys and innovative items that will make kids feel like they're "living" the adventure of their favorite wall-crawler.