Archive: August 25, 2009 to September 2, 2009
| Blackest Night, Anakin Skywalker, Slave Leia at Alter Ego Comics |
 Online retailer Alter Ego Comics has a variety of new toys and collectibles in stock and available for pre-order, including a mini bust of Slave Leia, Blackest Night action figures from DC Direct, two sizes of Anakin Skywalker figures (a 12-inch RAH figure and the Ultimate Quarter Scale Figure), and more.
[Updated 8/25/2009]
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| Living Dead Dolls: Twisted Love |
 Mezco Toyz has two new Living Dead Dolls ready to give you nightmares in January 2010.
[Updated 8/25/2009]
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| October 2 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
 The Cartoon Network will air a new season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars starting on October 2, 2009.
[Updated 8/25/2009]
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| VIZ Media to Launch Steampunk Manga |
 VIZ Media is launching a new action manga title with a steampunk bent - Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee.
[Updated 8/25/2009]
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| LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 |
 LEGO is marking ten years of LEGO Star Wars toys with a special "crossover event" with CGI animation.
[Updated 8/25/2009]
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| Hasbro: Jurassic Park at Toys'R'Us |
 Hasbro is launching Jurassic Park action figures and toys exclusively at Toys'R'Us stores.
[Updated 8/26/2009]
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| Marvel Select Sabertooth, 1:6 Buck Rogers, Golden Age Flash at YouBuyNow.com |
 Online retailer YouBuyNow.com has many new items in stock and available for pre-ordering, such as the World of Warcraft action figures, the Marvel Select Sabertooth action figure, a 1:6 scale Buck Rogers figure, DC History of the Universe Series 2 action figures, the 1:6 Golden Age Flash deluxe figure, and more.
[Updated 8/27/2009]
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| Toy Recalls for Week of August 24 |
 There have been too many toy recalls to keep up with lately, so here's a quick summary of what has been recalled recently.
[Updated 8/27/2009]
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| JAKKS Pacific: Marvel Charity Auction |
 JAKKS Pacific and Marvel are auctioning off a signed MARBS marble and a signed variant cover comic book to raise money for Operation Smile.
[Updated 8/28/2009]
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| Build-A-Droid, Marvel Universe, Littlest Pet Shop at Big Bad Toy Store |
 Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including new Littlest Pet Shop, Marvel Universe series 6 action figures, Star Wars Build-A-Droid waves 10 through 12, and more.
[Updated 8/28/2009]
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| Sgt. Slaughter at Canadian Action Figure Expo |
 Sgt. Slaughter will be appearing at the Canadian Action Figure Expo in Toronto on September 20th.
[Updated 8/28/2009]
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| YouTube Series: John Lasseter Talks Toys |
 Toy Story director John Lasseter is launching a seven-part series on YouTube in which he talks about the Toy Story Definitive toy line.
[Updated 8/28/2009]
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| TOY2R Wood Style Qees Update |
 TOY2R has released a summary of all of the 'wood grain' Qee figures available now.
[Updated 8/28/2009]
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| 9 Movie, History of DCU Series 2, Kotobukiya Marvel at Urban-Collector |
 Online retailer Urban-Collector has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including Kotobukiya Marvel statues, action figures from the movie "9", History of the DC Universe series 2 action figures, and more.
[Updated 8/28/2009]
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| Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment |
 The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Entertainment have announced plans for Disney to acquire Marvel for around $4 billion.
[Updated 9/01/2009]
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| Emilio Garcia's Jumping Brain Figure |
 TOY2R is launching several varieties of Emilio Garcia's Jumping Brain.
[Updated 9/01/2009]
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| Charitymates III: The Mind's Eye |
 Charitymates III: The Mind's Eye is a charity auction of custom Minimates figures, held by the Minimate Multiverse.
[Updated 9/01/2009]
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| R2-D2 Bank, Usagi Yojimbo, Doctor Who at Alter Ego Comics |
Online retailer Alter Ego Comics has a variety of new toys and collectibles in stock and available for pre-order, including a bank bust of R2-D2, several Usagi Yojimbo statues, a Doctor Who Cyberleader statue, and more.
[Updated 9/01/2009]
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| Todd McFarlane Update: Sept 1 |
 The September 1, 2009 issue of The Todd McFarlane Update free email newsletter from McFarlane Toys.
[Updated 9/02/2009]
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| Sept 24: New York Anime Festival Pre-Party |
 The New York Anime Festival is having a pre-party in New York City on September 24. The actual festival takes place September 25-27, 2009.
[Updated 9/02/2009]
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| Bandai Launches :05 Second Stadium Toy |
 Bandai has launched their ":05 Second Stadium" toy in the United States.
[Updated 9/02/2009]
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| McFarlane: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Toys |
 In May 2010, McFarlane Toys will be releasing action figures based on the film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
[Updated 9/02/2009]
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| The Handmade Toy Alliance Reacts to Testing Exemptions for Mattel |
The Handmade Toy Alliance has issued a reaction statement to the CPSC's testing exemption for Mattel.
[Updated 9/02/2009]
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| Clearance Sale, GI Joe Vehicles, NECA SDCC Exclusives at Big Bad Toy Store |
Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including more of the wave 6 GI Joe vehicles, NECA's Comic-Con exclusives, Living Dead Dolls, and more.
[Updated 9/02/2009]
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