Raving Toy Maniac

October 2013 - Funko has announced six POP! Television vinyl figures based on Classic Star Trek - Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Scotty, a Klingon, an Andorian, and an Orion Slave Girl.

Expect to see these Star Trek: The Original Series cuties in stores around November 28th.

October 2013 - Funko has announced two POP! Television vinyl figures based on Supernatural - Sam and Dean.

Expect to see these two POPs in stores around November 21st.

Buy 3 Get 1 Free Sale at Outsmart Originals

October 2013 - Start stocking up for the holidays with our popular BUY 3 GET 1 FREE SALE. Buy any 3 items - regular or sale priced - and choose a 4th item (of equal or lesser value) absolutely FREE! (includes preorder items too!)

Artist T-shirts, Caps & Hooides and even our BACON UNIVERSITY Collection - all the goodies to get your holiday shopping going!

PLUS - for domestic orders, we're throwing in FREE SHIPPING so what's not to love?

Sale runs from October 28th through November 17th - while supplies last. If you're heading to California for Comikazee or Designer Con - bring this pic with you and you can get your four favorite items at the OUTSMART ORIGINALS booth at each show!

COMIKAZEE in LA - BOOTH 415
DESIGNER CON in Pasadena - BOOTH 225

Stock up on tees by your favorite artists: KOZIK, RSIN, SCOTT TOLLESON, SERGIO MANCINI, LAMOUR SUPREME, EVOKER, MCA, JON-PAUL KAISER, ZUKIE, OLIVER HIBERT, JC RIVERA and so many more!

McFarlane Toys' Rabbids® Invasion Coming Spring 2014

Inspired by Nickelodeon's Hit TV Series and the Global Video Game Sensation

New Line of Figures, Plush and Novelty to Launch 2014

TEMPE, Ariz. – October 28, 2013 – McFarlane Toys announced it is creating a line of Ubisoft® Rabbids® action-figures, plush and novelty toys based on the successful Rabbids video game franchise and Rabbids Invasion, the new 26-episode CG animated television series, which debuted in August and became a hit on Nickelodeon. The extensive toy line will start hitting retailers in spring 2014.

McFarlane Toys will produce a full product line inspired by the hilarious, impulsive and pop-culture loving Rabbids. Products will include figures, customizable figures, plush, collectible figures and accessories in a variation of sizes and materials, as well as novelty toys with electronic light and sound features. The suggested retail prices will range from $3.99 and up.

MATTEL ANNOUNCES THE GLOBAL LAUNCH OF EVER AFTER HIGH™

New spellbinding brand reaches tweens around the globe with original storylines and creative characters

October 28, 2013 - Turning a new page in fairytale history, Mattel announces the global launch of its newest intellectual property - Ever After High™. Based on the relatable everyday lives of extraordinary teenage sons and daughters of well-known fairytale legends, Ever After High™ features creative storylines and original characters, leveraging multiple platforms to reach consumers at every touch point.

"Ever After High celebrates the idea that the story of your life is not written in permanent ink - our characters help convey to girls the importance of having the courage and confidence to make your own decisions and to create your own destiny," said Stephanie Cota, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Marketing for Mattel. "Ever After High is not like the fairytales you grew-up reading, these are new stories and new characters based on old favorites with modern twists."

A Global Debut

October 28, 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.

- Infinitoy Recalls Softimals Toy Sets Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazard

- Trail Crest Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard

October 2013 - Toys'R'Us has sent out an email with a "Savings Spectacular" discount for 20% off your entire regular-priced purchase from October 27 to November 2. The coupon is also good at Babies'R'Us stores.

Use code SAVE20 at the checkout if you are shopping online, or print the coupon to use in-store.

Introducing littleplasticmen - A magazine about action figures

OCTOBER 23, 2013 - (HOUSTON, TX) Today, the crew behind Gearphoria - a successful quarterly digital magazine covering the boutique/small builder guitar, amp and effects pedal market - has given the green light to the development of second title aimed at the collectible toy and action figure market. The new magazine, littleplasticmen, springs from the ashes of a small, online toy and pop culture retailer of the mid-2000s with the same name.

"Gearphoria is a different animal in the crowded guitar magazine space," explained editor Blake Wright. "It acts as sort of a hybrid trade/commercial publication that is just as interesting to read for industry participants as it is for the guitar-loving public. When we were thinking about a second title to follow the Gearphoria model, the toy/action figure industry was a no-brainer. It's always been a passion and it is under-represented on conventional magazine racks today."

October 2013 - Funko has announced two new POP! Games vinyl figures based on StarCraft - Jim Raynor and Kerrigan.

Expect to see these two POPs in stores around November 21st.

October 2013 - Funko has announced two new POP! Games vinyl figures based on Diablo III - Diablo and Tyrael.

Expect to see these two POPs in stores around October 24th.