Toys

Just in time to celebrate the Raimi-esque casting of Paul Giamatti as The Rhino in the next Spider-Man movie, Diamond Select Toys has released 9-inch Rhino action figure.

Wow, come crazy nutters spent four months and 4000 photos to make this action figure stop motion recreation of the 1992 X-men cartoon's opening....

Here's a new social media/commerce site that has an interface geared at people who collect: Hazarai!. Let's call it Etsy meets eBay for nerds—you...

Diamond has announced that they have signed an agreement to distribute merchandise from Tezuka Productions -- which means you can now get your Astro...

The long-running Uglydoll franchise, which was one of pioneers of the whole "designer toy" category, are finally getting their own graphic novel line, which will be published by Viz as part of the Viz Kids imprint. The line will launch in Summer 2013

As an early Christmas present for my cousins, who live far away in the south, ugh, I decided to give their mum a break and...

If just watching the feel-good, life affirming adventures on THE WALKING DEAD isn't enough for you, maybe buying these officially sanctioned jello molds from Diamond Select Toys will enable you to extend the brand right in your own home. You can make ice cubes or jello shots in the shape of disembodied limbs, or for the piece de resistance make a big, gloppy head—preferably in cherry or orange flavor. Perfect centerpiece for a viewing party.

Rumors that Disney is completing its march to mono-corporation by purchasing toy titan Hasbro have been going around. We have no dog in that hunt, so we reached out to our pal Paul Nomad who has his finger on the pulse of the toy biz like no one else, and his sources confirm the two companies are in talks.

It's been a crappy horrible day, but here's something to end it on that should make you smile. The kids today may not be aware that Cracker Jack gifts weren't always lame-of pencil toppers (seriously -- who the hell needs a pencil topper???) but were once an array of tiny toys and gadgets all assembled from die cast plastic. And now it seems largest collection of Cracker Jack toys ever assembled going up for auction. It's all part of the Dreier Collection, a massive pop culture collection which is being auctioned off by Profiles in History on July 28th. You can view the whole thing below.

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Stopped by the Cryptozoic pop up at 411 Market Street and things are hopping with free zombie make-up, game demos and signings. Tonight there's...

The other links from Thursday! Mitt Romney and the Mayor of San Diego! Science Fiction Libraries! E-books from Abrams! Finally, a sonic screwdriver which can open your car! LEGO superhero exclusives!