Raving Toy Maniac

June 5, 2014 - Sideshow Collectibles is conducting a batch of contests at the moment:

- Iron Man Mark 42 maquette giveaway - enter by June 12th.

- Cad Bane giveaway - enter by June 12th to win a Star Wars Cad Bane in Denal Disguise Sixth Scale Figure.

- 2014 Father's Day Giveaway - enter by June 9th to win a sixth scale Darth Vader action figure.

- Harley Quinn Premium Format Figure Giveaway - enter by June 16th.

- June Batman Newsletter Giveaway - enter by June 26th to win a premium format Batman figure.

June 2014 - Holy cow, it is raining action figures on Kickstarter lately! The newest campaign is from Boss Fight Studio for their Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. action figures.

The planned action figures have a Greek mythology theme and will be four inches tall. Be sure to scroll all the way down on the project page to see all of the variants that are listed as stretch goals. The designers mention in their intro video that these figures are designed to be easily disassembled so that you can more easily customize them.

WHO YA GONNA CALL?...DOMO!

ICONS COLLIDE IN COLOSSAL POP-CULTURE MASH-UP PAIRING DOMO WITH GHOSTBUSTER FRANCHISE IN NEW CONSUMER PRODUCTS LINE

NEW YORK – May 20, 2014 – The Internet and social media meme that has become a mascot for the millennial generation – Domo - is crossing streams with one of the most iconic film franchises of the past 30 years – Ghostbusters – in a new consumer products line that will put a smile on the face of pop-culture fans everywhere. This supernatural entertainment mash-up takes a fresh approach to the Ghostbusters franchise blending both classic and new with cross generational appeal casting Domo in a line of collectibles and plush for a limited time only. The line, made possible through an agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products as brokered by Big Tent Entertainment, is slated to hit shelves in fall 2014.

The line will concentrate on those eccentric characters from the franchise, namely Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, best suited to stand alongside the enigmatic furry brown Domo, and will cast them in instantly recognizable scenes from the film.

Skeleton Warriors Glyos Compatible Action Figures by October Toys on Kickstarter

June 2, 2014 - October Toys is excited to announce the launch of their latest project - Skeleton Warriors!

These new, Glyos compatible action figures were designed with collectors in mind while drawing inspiration from both the 90's Skeleton Warriors cartoon characters as well as original concept art provided by the awesome team at Goddard Film Group, LLC.

The first figure to be redesigned and updated is the bad to the bone Baron Dark!

This is designed to be 3 3/4" scale line of articulated PVC action figures and since Baron Dark is the biggest of the main cast of characters, he clocks in at 5" tall with 26 points of Glyos compatible articulation!

June 2, 2014 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PRE-ORDERS
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DINOBOT COMMANDER GRIMLOCK & CYBERTRON COMMANDER OPTIMUS PRIME
Grimlock stands about 7" tall and Optimus is about 6.7" tall. Both Ex Gohkin figures come with multiple weapons and are non-transforming. Grimlock is listed at $154.99 and Optimus at $124.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=transformers%20gohkin

NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FIGURES, VEHICLES AND MORE
A wide variety of new "Guardians of the Galaxy" items are up for pre-order. They include vehicles like Rocket Raccoon's Warbird, Figure two-packs like Ronan and Star Lord and Drax and Korath, a Guardians Role Play Set, a Big Blastin' Rocket Raccoon, Rapid Revealers figures, a Battle FX Star Lord figure, Titan Hero figures of Star Lord and Rocket Raccoon and more.