TOY NEWS FOR 2/28/2014 - NECA - ALIENS - WAVE 3 and POWER LOADER (OFFICIAL PICS)

NECA's Alien(s) Series 3 will feature Bishop, Dog Alien and Kane in the Nostromo Spacesuit.

Each new wave of Aliens figures will feature one figure from the original Alien film to commemorate it's 30th anniversary.

Also coming later in the year will be the iconic Power Loader! And don't worry, Ripley is also on her way!

Wave 3 is set for a July release at around $19 each.

Pricing and release date info on the Power Loader to be announced.

TOY NEWS FOR 2/28/2014 - NECA - PACIFIC RIM - GYPSY DANGER 2.0 DESIGNS

Thank the toy gods above that NECA is releasing a brand-new versions of Gypsy Danger from Pacific Rim. Compared to their other, more recent Jaegers, Gypsy just doesn't hold up.

This new version will come with two sets of interchangeable hands along with his arm cannon. He will also be slightly larger than the original release to put him in a more proper scale to the other figures. (see pic)

You can see from the design below that his arm and head are also swapable to recreate the damage he took while fighting Knifehead at the beginning of the film. This new figure will not feature those items in order for NECA to keep the cost below $20, however you can fully expect to see a second version of 2.0 GD with these parts in another wave.

Gypsy Danger 2.0 will be part of Pac Rim Series 5 which has a tentative early summer release date.

TOY NEWS FOR 2/28/2014 - MEDICOM - MAFEX - STAR WARS ANNOUNCEMENT

This news is weeks old, but it's also kind of fringe news, so maybe there are still those of you who haven't heard yet.

Japanese toy company Medicom-- who already produce 1/6 Star Wars figures-- will be adding Star Wars to their smaller, highly articulated Mafex line.

These are in the 6" scale-- just like Hasbro's Black Series-- so it will be interesting to see how they stack up to Hasbro's versions-- which I absolutely love.

More news as it becomes available.

TOY NEWS FOR 2/28/2014 - MAX FACTORY - FIGMA - AVENGERS - THOR

As I mentioned before, I was pretty excited about this line of Figma Avengers figures when they were first show in prototype form almost a year ago, but it seems like there are coming a little late at this point.

I absolutely love the film, but I've already added so many movie Avengers figures to my collection already, do I really want to spend $80 each on these new ones?

Ehhhhhhh.... I don't know.

So far, we know that Thor, Cap and Iron Man Mk VII are on the way, and a prototype for the Hulk was also shown. But what about Hawkeye and Black Widow? I'm not looking for an incomplete Avengers team.

Maybe if the others are confirmed I'll grab the Figma versions, but otherwise it's an absolute pass for me.

Thor is set for a July release for $79.99

TOY NEWS FOR 2/23/2014 - MATTEL - MATTY COLLECTOR - DC UNIVERSE - SUPER POWERS 30th ANNIVERSARY

Here's a look at some product pictures for 30th Anniversary line of Mattel's Super Powers (originally produced by Kenner in 1984).

We've got some new information on this line.

 - It will only be these six figures, no more after that.

 - They will be sold exclusively on MattyCollector.com

 - There is no subscription service.

 - They will be released in two groups of three, and can all be purchased individually.

 - The first group will be Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman

 - The second group will be Green Lantern as The Riddler (originally an Argentinian release, the card will be all in Spanish), Gold Superman and Mr. Mxyzptlk.

 - They will all be blister carded with no interior bubble, like the original figures.

 - Each figure will come with a polybagged part to build a Super Powers deco'ed Kalibak, so you don't have to open the figure to get the part.

 - They will be $30 each, but after shipping and tax, expect to be looking at over $40 each, if you live in the US.

Release date to be announced.

TOY NEWS FOR 2/23/2014 - NECA - GODZILLA - 1994 GODZILLA

Man, NECA nailed Godzilla with this figure!

I have been wanting to add some Godzilla figures to my collection for some time, since I grew up watching his movies almost every weekend of my childhood. But, there are so many Bandai Godzillas out there that I just hadn't yet found the time to figure out which one(s) I really wanted.

But now, I think I'll be completely happy with NECA's version(s).

This Godzilla is in the 6" figure scale, but measures 12" from head to tail!

Also in this assortment will be a 1985 Godzilla (from "Return of Godzilla") and Godzilla from "Godzilla vs Space Godzilla".

These will also accompany the previously announced original 1954 Godzilla and the new version from the upcoming US movie.

The figures are set to start shipping in July for a price of around $20.00 each.

TOY NEWS FOR 2/22/2014 - SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES - STAR WARS - 1/6 SCALE CAPTAIN REX (PHASE II ARMOR) and BATTLE DROIDS

Three new 1/6 scale Star Wars offerings were recently announced from Sideshow Collectibles.

The first is Captain Rex in the Phase II Clone Armor. If there's one thing that Sideshow kicks some serious ass at in their 12" figure lines it's doing these kinds of troopers.

The second and third offerings are everyone's favorites (read that very sarcastically)-- Battle Droids.

They will be available as a single figure [Geonosis Battle Droid with Count Dooku Hologram] and a 2-Pack [Geonosis Battle Droid Set].

Rex will be released in January of 2015 for $169.99

The single Battle Droid will be released in October for $129.99, while the set of two is has a September release date, also for a price of $129.00.

All are available now for pre-order on Sideshow's site.