Category Archives: Toys

Green Lantern Gets (Pre)Schooled

I’ll admit it. Half the fun of having kids is being able to buy all sorts of comic-related toys, clothes and merchandise. Heck, if I didn’t have kids I probably never would’ve bought a single Superhero Squad figure. And yeah, … Continue reading

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Comic Movie Posters – Lego Style

There was a time when seeing movie posters was insanely exciting. Next to seeing an actual movie trailer, the movie poster was the first real evidence that a movie was really coming out, as well as a first real look … Continue reading

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Lego Arnim Zola and His Legion of Custom MiniFigs

Like most kids growing up in the ’80s, I dug Legos. I remember this big bin I had just filled with my giant collection of Legos and the dozens of instruction booklets needed to build the various space stations and … Continue reading

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Greatest Toy Packaging Ever… Activate

If you’re lucky enough to be in San Diego right now for the annual cram-way-too-many-smelly-people-wearing-Wolverine-T-shirts-into-one-giant-hall-and-make-them-forget-how-to-walk-in-an-orderly-fashion event (also known as Comic-Con), then make sure you stop by the Mattel booth. I have no clue where it is at the show. I’m … Continue reading

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Sam & Max are coming to my desk!

Sweet Jesus in a Birch Bark Canoe! Finally someone’s snatched up the license to the best cop buddy team this side of Chief Wiggums and that pink frosted donut. Symbiote Studios will be developing urban vinyl figures and statues for … Continue reading

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