Raving Toy Maniac

April 4, 2013 - Listed below are the toy (and child-related) recalls from this week; these links go to the official announcements on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.

- Dynacraft Recalls Urban Shredder Ride-On Toys Due to Fall Hazard

- Remote-Controlled Helicopters Recalled by Midwest Trading Group Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

April 4, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

E.T. 3' Stunt Puppet Prop Replica - NECA
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=NEC12165&mode=re...

New Bandai Japan Items:
GX-62 Danguard Ace
Fate/Zero Archer
Otona no Chogokin Apollo 11 & Saturn V Launch Vehicle
Otona no Chogokin Apollo 13 & Saturn V Launch Vehicle
S.H. Figuarts - Kamen Rider New No. 1
S.H. Figuarts - Shocker Combatman
Robot Spirits Gundam Double X
Saint Cloth Myth EX - Capricorn Shura
Figuarts Zero - Tony Tony Chopper & Dr. Hiluluk
Ultra-Act Ultraman Nexus Junis blue
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=12431

Halo & Power Rangers Mega Bloks
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=mega%20bloks

The Walking Dead - Michonne's Katana Replica Open Edition
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=MCL10017&mode=re...

MY LITTLE PONY Gallops into Build-A-Bear Workshop

Company introduces make-your-own PINKIE PIE and RAINBOW DASH based on the popular MY LITTLE PONY brand

ST. LOUIS -- March 26, 2013 -- Build-A-Bear Workshop®, the interactive entertainment retailer of customizable stuffed animals, is bringing the magic and friendship of the MY LITTLE PONY brand to Guests everywhere with a collection of characters under license from Hasbro, Inc. Arriving April 1, PINKIE PIE and RAINBOW DASH ($24 each) will be available at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores throughout North America and online at http://buildabear.com ®. The first ever make-your-own MY LITTLE PONY plush allows Guests to engage with these iconic characters in new and exciting ways at Build-A-Bear Workshop and uniquely personalize PINKIE PIE and RAINBOW DASH like never before.

April 3, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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TEAM FORTRESS 2 7" DELUXE ACTION FIGURE SERIES 02 - RED HEAVY, RED SOLDIER
NECA has solicited a new wave of Team Fortress 2 figures. The RED Heavy and RED Soldier each come with their respective weapons and are priced at $21.99, $3 each off the MSRP.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Team%20Fortress%20...

MORBID ENTERPRISES HORROR FIGURES, REPLICAS AND ACCESSORIES
Morbid Enterprises has announced a variety of new horror items. These range from a Friday the 13th Pick Axe 16" Replica and Light Up Painting to a Walking Dead Life-Size Teddy Bear Girl to a Freddy Syringe Glove and more. Take a look at the new items at the link.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Morbid%20Enterprises

NEW BOWEN MARVEL STATUES

April 2013 - Funko has announced a big batch of goodies based on the upcoming Man of Steel film, including these POP! Heroes vinyl figures figures of Superman and General Zod.

Expect to see these two in stores around April 11th.

April 2013 - Funko has announced a big batch of goodies based on the upcoming Man of Steel film, including these Wacky Wobbler figures of Superman and General Zod.

Expect to see these two in stores around April 11th.

April 2013 - Funko has announced a big batch of goodies based on the upcoming Man of Steel film, including this plush version of Superman.

Expect to see this cuddly Clark in stores around April 28th.

April 2013 - Funko has announced an additional POP! vinyl figure based on the upcoming Iron Man 3 film.

Expect to see Deep Space Suit Iron Man in stores right about now. He joins the previously-released Iron Man (Mark 42), War Machine, and Iron Patriot.

April 2013 - Sequart Research & Literacy Organization (http://sequart.org) is proud to announce the release of its newest book of comics analysis, The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil, edited by Ryan K. Lindsay.

For half a century, Daredevil has been an outsider and a paradox, a loner, a down-to-earth super-hero, a blind man with super-powers, and the star of some of Marvel's most celebrated stories.

The Devil is in the Details examines both Daredevil and his alter ego, Matt Murdock, from a variety of critical perspectives. Whether it's explorations of Daredevil's troubled history with love, his relationship to Foggy Nelson or Spider-Man, or new takes on his classic runs, this is one book no Daredevil fan or scholar should be without.

April 2, 2013 - Saban has shared a few pictures with us from the 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll:

Saban's Power Rangers Megaforce were lucky to be part of the 2013 Easter Egg Roll at the White House yesterday, where the Rangers and Robo Knight teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama and her Let's Move! initiative to encourage children to lead healthy and active lives. The Rangers are promoting healthy living through Power Rangers emPOWER by teaching kids and families how to put the Power Rangers values of teamwork, confidence, health and physical activity into action.

This was the 135th annual White House Easter Egg Roll with more than 30,000 visitors. The event featured live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and, of course, Easter egg rolling. Souvenir White House Easter eggs first became an annual keepsake in 1981, when President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan hosted a hunt for wooden eggs that bore the signatures of famous people. The tradition continues this year with four colorful eggs and the official First Dog "Bo" egg.