Raving Toy Maniac

WIZKIDS/NECA, MFV ANNOUNCE TABAPP™ ELITE

Expanded App Capabilities, Featuring DC Comics

Hillside, NJ & Cary, NC - April 4, 2013 - Game creators WizKids/NECA and MFV are expanding the TabApp™ experience with TabApp™ Elite, featuring advanced gameplay, new figures and technology. Partnering with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment, the first announced physical figures include popular Super Heroes from DC Comics. The free app is set to launch this April for iPad® and select Android™ tablet devices.

In TabApp™ Elite, players will embark on a heroic adventure, taking on the role of their favorite Super Hero—navigating interactive 3D HeroClix maps, battling evil Super-Villains while earning achievements along the way. They can also call upon an ally, with the ability to activate and control more than one figure in game.

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:

--------------
NEW PRE-ORDERS
--------------

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.