Raving Toy Maniac

Licensing Show Set to Light Up with Looney Tunes

BURBANK, Calif., June 7, 2012 -- If you "tawt you taw a puddy tat" or you've been asking yourself "What's up, Doc!?," it might just be because the beloved characters that have made such sights and sayings part of the universal lexicon are hotter than ever. Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) is looking to turn up the heat next week in Las Vegas as it showcases a robust Looney Tunes licensing program for retailers and licensees from around the world at Licensing Show 2012.

"The Looney Tunes are everywhere right now - animation, theatrical shorts, online, video games, home video and, of course, merchandise. All of this activity and success is driving our opportunities to develop a refreshed and ever-expanding product line for fans of all ages," said Brad Globe, President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

Zap! Bam! Pow! Warner Bros. Consumer Products Unveils Licensing Program for 1960's Batman Classic TV Series at Licensing Show 2012

BURBANK, Calif., June 7, 2012 -- Holy Licensing Program, Batman! Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) unveiled today, in advance of Licensing Show 2012, a new licensing program inspired by the classic 1960's television series, Batman. The program will feature captured photography from the live-action series, as well as the illustrated character art inspired by the series' animated opening sequence, and will incorporate the vehicles, gadgets and catchphrases that have made the show a cultural phenomenon.

June 7, 2012 - 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.

- California Innovations Expands Recall of Freezer Gel Packs Due to Ingestion Hazard

- Evenflo Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Walmart Rolls out the Red Carpet for The Amazing Spider-Man™ Fans Nationwide

Exclusive, Never-Before-Seen Footage, Augmented Reality App and Collector's Comic Book Set Available Only at Walmart

BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 7, 2012 -- Attention, Spider-Man™ fans! Weeks before the release of the highly anticipated summer movie The Amazing Spider-Man, in theaters July 3, Walmart, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment have teamed up for an unprecedented partnership to offer customers the ultimate Spider-Man experience at Walmart stores nationwide.

Throughout the month of June, movie fans will be able to experience, purchase and access the following exclusive offerings at Walmart:

• World Premiere of Never-Before-Seen Footage from The Amazing Spider-Man: Walmart will unveil a never–before-seen movie scene on its in-store broadcast network at 12:01 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. local time on June 15 and June 16.

Prize #10 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®

Enter for your chance to win a Trip to Chicago!

Hatfield, PA – June 7, 2012 – K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX "Win a trip to Chicago & tickets for the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel" Sweepstakes. From June 7, 2012 at 9:00 am EST through June 21, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 3-day, 2 night trip for 4 to Chicago, (coach airfare & hotel room included), and 4 tickets to the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel valued at approximately $2,860!

The New Fan Poll for Marvel Minimates Series 50 is live!

June 7, 2012 - For the past two weeks, Marvel fans have been voting on who they want to see in the line-up for Marvel Minimates Series 50. Coming in 2013, this assortment will celebrate ten years of Marvel Minimates from Diamond Select Toys, and DST wants the fans to pick who they wanna see! The third poll is up at Marvel.com now, and it features eight major villains, most of whom have not been seen in Minimate form before: Abomination, Apocalypse, Baron von Strucker, Baron Zemo II, Mojo, Onslaught, Vengeance and the Wrecker. They're all competing for the chance to battle their heroic counterparts in Series 50, so head over to Marvel.com and vote today! The top vote-getters will be made in that assortment next summer! Plus, the other two polls are still there, in case you haven't voted for your most-wanted heroes!

Poll is here:
http://marvel.com/news/story/18697/update_marvel_minimates_10th_annivers...

June 6, 2012 - Toy2R USA is thrilled to announce that the online Qee Gallery has jumped past the 2000 piece mark this month and sends out a very sincere thanks to all of the artists who have supported the Qee platform for the past 10 years and who have contributed to the gallery with custom submissions. As Toy2R celebrates Qee's 10 Anniversary, it is with great pride to have a showcase such as this featuring customs from some of the biggest names in design, fashion, illustration and street art from across the globe, as well as new creations by first time artists. The online Qee Gallery is the largest archive of one-of-a-kind customs using the Qee platform in the world and it continues to grow daily and can be found only at http://www.toy2rusa.com.

Thanks to everyone who continually make this possible as we look forward to the future of Qee and see how creativity will take its next step in the ever evolving Qeevolution.

June 6, 2012 - For many poor souls, Wednesday is the worst day of the week -- right in the middle of a dreary five days of work. If only they were comic book fans -- then Wednesdays would be the high point of the week! After all, it's the day comic book junkies can hit up their local comic shop and be guaranteed a ton of new comics and toys! Speaking of toys, Diamond Select Toys has two new products shipping to comic shop and specialty stores this week, and they're both pretty awesome.

First up is DST's first four-pack of Minimates based on the action-movie extravaganza The Expendables! With tiny, two-inch versions of Lee Christmas, Hale Caesar, Mr. Church and Tool, this set is your first step towards building the Expendables team!

June 6, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about more great new preorders, new arrivals, and a new sale.

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We've reduced prices 15% to 20% on over 4700 older items! We have 40 featured items and the 4700 other items are sorted by discount on our sale menu. You can also just browse your favorite menus and sales prices will be displayed there as well.
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HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT RISES BAT-POD
This new Movie Masterpiece vehicles is loaded with details like a light-up headlight and more. It is perfectly sized for the DKR Batman figure, and we have it listed at $254.99, saving you $20 off of the MSRP.

June 6, 2012 - Can't remember which DC Collectibles products are due in at comic book stores soon? Here's the schedule for the next couple of weeks. These release dates are subject to change, sometimes the items are released later than originally planned, and sometimes earlier.

This schedule covers the current week, the next two weeks, and any items where a date change is already known: this update covers dates up to June 20.

Please scroll past this first updates section to see a longer schedule. Do not be alarmed if an item is on the second list but not on this top list - items will be moved to the top section as their scheduled dates get closer.

June 6:

• Batman (Patina) Mini Statue
• Wonder Woman vs. Superman Mini Statue

June 13:

• Batman Black and White: The New 52 by Jim Lee Statue