They just keep on coming! Hot Toys is celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary in the 1/6th world, and thought they would bring something special to the fans.

Two new Batman figures are on their way. Both figures are from Batman Begins, one is the Scarecrow, and the other, Batman Demon.

Batman Demon features:
– Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Batman Demon in the Batman Begins movie
– Newly developed head sculpt with movie-accurate facial expression
– Batman body with 30 points of articulation
– Approximately 30 cm tall
– Newly developed upper body and forearm gauntlets
– Seven (7) pieces …

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As the holidays get closer, one can`t help but think about compiling gift lists, and those include toys! While browsing in  a local toy store last week, some of the re-issued Mego-type action figures caught my eye.  Mattel has re-introduced several of the DC  heroes in their Retro-Action line, including Batman, Superman, and the Flash.  Villains like Manta and Two-Face  are also featured.  They are dressed in colorful cloth outfits which mirror the ones worn by the 70`s/early 80`s Megos-and also bring back memories of my brother and I carefully peeling off the figures` cloth leotards and dressing them as each …

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In 1986 the Transformers movie came out to an awesome story, great new characters and the tear-filled eyes of almost every child who watched.

With the death of Optimus Prime at the hands of Megatron a new leader for a new generation had to be born to not only lead the heroic Autobots against the evil Decepticons but also to sell the new line of toys to the masses.

Rodimus Prime was this bot and he was “stepped on” from the time he installed the Autobot Matrix of Leadership into his crankcase.

Originally Hot Rod–Autobot Cavalier and young upstart in …

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In another case of “why’d it take so long to do that,” the Dutch company who owns the “Miffy” rights has won a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sanrio for a bunny character that looks a little too much like theirs.  Dick Bruna, the guy who created Miffy like 45 years ago, has openly accused Hello Kitty of copying his style for, well, probably since Hello Kitty came out in 1974.  Bruna’s Miffy hasn’t always looked like this, however; he changed her design to the current one in the 60’s.

So okay, that’s 10 years ahead of Hello Kitty. One can only …

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No, it’s not a typo. A company is looking for distributors for 1/6th scale Chow Yun Fat headsculpts. And, on some of the photos, he looks old and fat. Chow Yun Fat is one of my favorite actors, but I have to admit that he has bunch of movies I haven’t seen yet, so maybe these sculpts are based on some of those movies.

Thanks to Onesixth for these photos.

Maybe, they can still fix the “fat” issue. If done right, the sculpts would make for a great Tequilla Custom figure.

Tequilla and the baby!

No price or release date as …

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What’s a kubrick you ask?  They’re little figures that looks like Legos.  They’re really popular in Japan and they’re starting to pick up steam in the U.S.  The figures are usually licensed by major franchises, in this case, it’s Batman!  They usually range from $7-$11 per figure.  What I love about this set is the different versions of Batman.  There’s one from Dark Knight, the comics, the Tim Burton movie and animated series.  There’s other characters as well, such as Joker and Superman. 

This boxed DC Comics 75th Anniversary Super Deluxe Kubricks Set of 10 mini figures includes (subject to change):…

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At first look Zodac might come off as boring to some people. He comes with armor and a gun and that’s about it. However, I find that the value of the figure is in the details.

Zodac has the body parts, including the hands and feet of a villain such as Skeletor–with fins on his wrists and lower arms and three pointy toes on his feet. It’s the body itself that has such great detail though, Zodac has hair or fur and it’s well detailed throughout his upper body. Basic, I know, but it’s cool nonetheless. Zodac’s head is quite disguised …

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It’s a sad day when you get the last piece from a collection that has been in the making for a few years.

Finally, Rodimus Minor (whom will be referred to as Hot Rod from now on) is in my hands and at the top of my collection of Transformers Animated figures.

Hot Rod is detailed in such a way that even Judd Nelson would be happy to voice him again!  As a sports car he looks almost like the original from the 80’s. There is a difference in size but between the paint job, the large canopy window (that opens) …

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New from Mattel is Roboto the mechanical soldier of good and the heroic answer to Trap Jaw.
“Mister” Roboto was one of the most popular figures from the 80’s due to his clear upper body with working gears inside and the ability to change weapons on his arm. These weapons include a gun, axe, claw or pincer and new for this figure is a matching hand!

Roboto comes in just about the same colors as his 80’s counterpart except there is a lot more detail. As with most of the new Masters of the Universe figures the articulation is great and …

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Oh Baby!!!

“Sucker Punch, set in the 1950s, tells the story of Baby Doll (Emily Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather, imprisoned in a mental institution in she starts to imagine an alternate reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is captured by an unknown adversary. In order to cope with her new stressful situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. Lessons learned in this fantasy world …

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