June 2015 - CustomCon 39 (Summer 2015) is coming soon to JoeAcevedo.com! The event itself will be held starting August 17, but the entry deadline is August 1st.
For more details, head over to the entry guidelines page to see how to participate and have your custom toys and action figures included in the online show!
June 2015 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode online!
Episode 71 looks at DragonBallZ action figures.
June 24, 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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XENOMORPH EGG SET
"New from Weyland-Yutani, these eggs are sourced directly from LV-426, where Xenomorphs are allowed to roam freely without being confined to cramped cages. Buy cage-free and support our efforts to study and protect this gentle, misunderstood species." From the terrifying Alien movie series, this set includes 6 Xenomorph eggs and 3 facehuggers with bendable tails. They make great diorama pieces, since they're perfectly in scale with the line of 7" figures – and for collectors, the full-color egg carton is designed to be eminently display-worthy. $22.99
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=NEC12726&mode=re...
STAR WARS KITCHENWARE
June 2015 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode online!
Episode 70 looks at Metal Gear Solid toys and features special guest YongYea.
June 19, 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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NEW FROM DIAMOND SELECT TOYS
Wow!! We have added 19 exciting new preorders from Diamond Select Toys! Back to the Future fans will want the Iced version Time Machine set, the 30th Anniversary Hill Valley Minimates set, the all new BTTF Monopoly, and these cool tumbler sets featuring scenes from each film! Do you love Batman? Well, check out the Joker and Poison Ivy Animated Series Bust Banks, Femme Fatales Harley Quinn statue, and the 1966 Batmobile Bank! How about some more Minimates from great properties like The Muppets Show, Spongebob Squarepants, Aliens, Age of Ultron Zombies, and Nightmare Before Christmas?!
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=19039
NEW DC COLLECTIBLES
June 19, 2015 - 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.
- Colnago Recalls Bicycles and Frame Kits Due to Crash Hazard
- Bunnies by the Bay Recalls Pull Toys Due to Choking Hazard
June 2015 - DC has a new contest, the DC Robin 75th Anniversary Sweepstakes. Enter by July 13th to win a batch of Robin-themed items.
The official rules for the contest describe the prize as:
- One (1) Absolute Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn (Hardcover)
- One (1) Absolute Batman & Robin: The Boy Wonder (Hardcover)
- One (1) Absolute Batman Incorporated (Hardcover)
- One (1) Batman & Robin TP Vol 01 Born to Kill (N52)
- One (1) Batman vs. Robin Blu-ray
- One (1) Robin: Son of Batman Blu-ray
- One (1) Robin Baseball Cap
- One (1) Batman & Robin Can Holders
- One (1) Robin Adult Hooded Pajama (Size – XL)
- One (1) Red Robin Action Figure
- One (1) Justice League Robin Action Figure
June 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS DESIGNER SERIES: TERRY DODSON TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE CYBORG, STARFIRE, RAVEN AND BEAST BOY ACTION FIGURES
From the pages of the New York Times bestselling original graphic novel TEEN TITANS EARTH ONE come these new action figures based on the work of artist Terry Dodson! Beast Boy, Raven, Starfire and Cyborg may be young-but they're still heroes!
1. CYBORG - 7"
2. STARFIRE - 6.8"
3. RAVEN - 6.8"
4. BEAST BOY - 6.75"
EACH FIGURE SOLD SEPARATELY
$25.00 US
On Sale January 2016
Allocations May Occur
June 2015 - DC Collectibles - 22. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM BATMAN AND THE PHANTASM ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK
The Dark Knight leapt to the silver screen with the classic animated movie Batman: Mask of The Phantasm!
Now, DC Collectibles presents Batman and the Phantasm in a new action figure 2-pack that's sure to thrill fans of the film! Figures comes with feature specific accessories and display bases.
THE PHANTASM - 6"
BATMAN - 6"
$45.00 US
On Sale January 2016
Allocations May Occur
June 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS SUPER HEROES: WONDER WOMAN BUST
DESIGNED BY JIM LEE
SCULPTED BY ALEJANDRO PEREIRA
Diana, princess of the Amazons, is immortalized in this new DC Super Heroes bust designed by all-star comics artist Jim Lee.
Limited Edition of 2,500
Measures Approximately 6" Tall
$50.00 US
On Sale January 2016
Allocations May Occur