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Jazwares Launches Tube Heroes

JAZWARES™ UNITES TUBE HEROES™ IN NEW GLOBAL BRAND
Toy Company Taps Top Online Talent for Toy Debut and New Partners for Licensed Portfolio Kick-Off

LAS VEGAS, NV – June 8, 2015 – Jazwares™ a leader in the toy and entertainment marketplace, announced today the launch of its newest brand, Tube Heroes™, featuring today's hottest digital media personalities as a single, unified and powerful portfolio.

Tube Heroes™ represents the best of today's online entertainment and will unify a power-packed portfolio of cyber celebrities including, CaptainSparklez, Sky, TDM and KSI, among 37 others. With a combined visibility of more than 18 billion views and 83 million subscribers for its stars, Tube Heroes™ will focus its digital entertainment and social media personality prowess into one of this year's most highly anticipated brands.

Power Rangers, Botcon, Age of Ultron, Disney, MOTU, GI Joe at Big Bad Toy Store

Big Bad Toy Store

June 4, 2015 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PRE-ORDERS
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POWER RANGERS LEGACY POWER MORPHER
This replica of the Power Morpher is made of quality die-cast metal parts and plastic. The dimensions are about 10-inches wide x 8-inches tall x 3-inches long. The Legacy Edition Power Morpher includes all 5 die-cast replicas of the original TV show coins. Each coin activates sound and light effects. Two LR44 batters are included. $59.99
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=rangers%20legacy

BOTCON 2015 EXCLUSIVES

Toy Pizza Episode 68: More Weird Toys

June 2015 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode online!

Episode 68 shows us another batch of strange action figures, this time it is corporate mascot toys: Alarmo and Day Glo Joe.

IAmElemental Expands Product Line

IAmElemental, Creator of Action Figures for Girls, Expands Product Line

Series 1/Courage Female Action Figures Now in Stores; Courage Core Power Figure, Elements of Power Board Book & Three-Piece Tableware Set Available for Holiday Pre-Order

NEW YORK, June 1, 2015 -- Following IAmElemental's blockbuster first year, the toy company that pioneered strong, healthy female action figures is now offering new ways for kids to develop their character by playing with "Elements of Power." View the complete line at http://shop.iamelemental.com/.

IAmElemental, which was launched to worldwide acclaim via Kickstarter, envisions kids as the creators of a play experience in which they are the active agents in a story of their own design. The company's female action figures boast a forward-thinking design and engineering unique among products designed for girls; they are "fierce, strong females worthy of an active, save-the-world storyline that fosters creativity in kids," according to Julie Kerwin, Chief Elemental Officer.

Combiner Wars, Marvel Legends, Transformers Sale!, Mortal Kombat, Alien, Bandai, Godzilla at Big Bad Toy Store

Big Bad Toy Store

June 2, 2015 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

LEADER CLASS TRANSFORMERS SALE!
We have a variety of Leader Class Transformers on sale including the First Edition Optimus Prime from Transformers: Age of Extinction that stands over 10 inches tall in robot mode and comes with his Sword of Judgment and Sentinel Shield for $39.99 and Generations Jetfire that comes with a removable battle helmet, turbo thrusters, arm-mounted cannons, and photon missile launchers for $34.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=18934

SIDESHOW AND HOT TOYS SALE!

Toy Pizza Episode 67: Titanfall Stryder

May 2015 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode online!

Episode 67 features the ThreeZero Titanfall Stryder mech and action figure.

May 2015 Fast Food Toys Round-up

May 22, 2015 - The boy sweet-talked his grandparents into a few trips to Wendy's and McDonald's recently, and scored a few packs of Smart Links and a Skylanders Snap Shot toy. He is saving the Smart Links for when he finds his other Smart Links from past years, so that he can build larger things with them.

Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)

A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:

- McDonald's has a joint promo of Littlest Pet Shop and Skylanders in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promo of NERF and NERF Rebelle.

The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.

DC Comics Cover Girls Catwoman Statue

May 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS COVER GIRLS CATWOMAN STATUE

DESIGNED BY STANLEY "ARTGERM" LAU
SCULPTED BY JACK MATHEWS

She's clawed her way to the top of Gotham City's criminal underworld - and now, Catwoman is the latest DC Comics Cover Girls statue!

Limited Edition of 5,200
Measures Approximately 9.5" Tall
$99.95 US
On Sale December 2015
Allocations May Occur

DC Comics Icons The Joker Statue

May 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS ICONS THE JOKER STATUE

SCULPTED BY ALAN SALES

The Clown Prince of Crime is the latest DC Comics Icons statue - and the joke may be on you if you don't order yours quick!

Limited Edition of 5,200

Measures Approximately 10.25" Tall
$99.95 US
On Sale December 2015
Allocations May Occur

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