SDCC ’17: Factory Entertainment Weathers the Toy Exclusives War on the Exhibit Floor
Just like the fortified walls of Mordor, one doesn’t simply walk through the San Diego Comic-Con exhibit floor. If you find yourself however either...
SDCC ’17: Getting Pretty and Becoming a Unicorn at Hasbro’s Brand Preview Breakfast
Hasbro is without a doubt one of the toy juggernauts at San Diego Comic-Con, having a fairly-large slice of the collectible’s market. Just look...
SDCC ’17: Does a Lack of Upcoming Movie Merchandise Say Anything for DC Collectibles?
On preview night of the widely hyped San Diego Comic-Con, DC Collectibles kicked off with a soiree of food, booze, and industry chatter. Some...
SDCC ’17: The $150 Dollar Vampirella Action Figure
Dynamite has a special Vampirella action figure dropping in September. It will put you back $149.99, but this is a little higher-end...
You will always remember where you were when you heard that Funko is making...
Marvel has tried and tried to make the Inhumans cool and this Lockjaw plush from Funko is the closest they've come yet.
The promo material...
SDCC ’17: Blitzway flashes a look at their 1/4 “Basic Instinct” Sharon Stone
In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking, then came Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, who made going commando...
WB Consumer Products’ president Pam Lifford is selling a lot more superhero toys
Has the current Great Licensing Era crested or is it still growing? As The Beat's Taimur Dar wrote the other day, toys and other...
Superhero toys aren’t just for adults any more
A recent article published by Inverse describes how the primary demographic for toys and merchandise related with superheroes and other major franchises has shifted...
On the Scene: The Five Points Festival welcomed “tastemakers, misfits and rebels”
by Zena Tsarfin
“Welcome home, tastemakers, misfits and rebels,” was the message flashing across the digital billboard at NYC’s inaugural Five Points Festival, held at...
Toy Fair 2017: Mattel is Swell!
I was fortunate to attend Mattel's blogger breakfast event the Monday morning of Toy Fair. Mattel had claimed the entire fourth floor of the...
Toy Fair 2017: Cryptozoic Brings the Cute, the Collectible, and the Competitive!
Cryptozoic had a lot of stuff on display! Games! Collectible figurines! Deluxe sculpture! Housewares!
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Toy Fair 2017: Funko!
I'm trying to get all the Toy Fair stuff up this weekend, so I won't be posting most commentary.
But that's okay... I know you...
