Star Wars Black Boba Fett Possibly One of the Greatest Action Figures Ever Made

In what may be the greatest SDCC exclusive of all time as well as possible the greatest action figure ever made, Hasbro has unveiled their Star Wars Black 2013 SDCC Boba Fett exclusive courtesy USA Today.

Review > Fall of Cybertron Shockwave (Transformers Generations, Hasbro)

One reason I’ve never gotten back into Transformers is because I felt like there was just too much product out there to get on board. Too many universes, too many different styles, too many different scales, and most significantly, no clear successor to the G1 I grew up with, i.e., no “200x” G1, no “25th [...]

Hasbro Announces the “Fan Built Bot”

Looks like Hasbro is taking a crack at their own “Create a Character” scheme, except they’re doing it a bit differently. Rather than have people submit their own designs, fans will vote on various features such as the alt mode, weapons, color scheme and even the character’s personality. It’s a bit more impersonal than Mattel’s [...]

Review > G.I. Joe Micro Force

I’m digging the mini-figure revolution I’m seeing taking place in toy aisles right now. As someone who has collected Battle Beasts, Z-Bots, Army Ants, Trash Bag Bunch, M.U.S.C.L.E., and so on since my childhood, it’s nice to see lines like Trash Pack, SLUG Zombies, Fighter Pods, and Squinkies dominating large portions of the toy aisles [...]

Pic of the Day > Hasbro C.O.P.S. – Officer Bowzer and Blitz by Ed Speir IV

Hasbro C.O.P.S. – Officer Bowzer and Blitz by Ed Speir IV Submit your Flickr photos to Poe Ghostal’s Pic of the Day!

Battlegrip’s Response to My Response on Star Wars Black 6″

So last week, Phil Reed wrote a post called, “Five Reasons Star Wars Black Will Fail.” I quickly followed up with a point-by-point response, “Poe’s Point > Star Wars Black 6″ Doomed From the Start? (I’m not so sure),” and now Phil has his own point-by-point response, “Star Wars Black: A Response to Poe Ghostal.” If [...]

Poe’s Point > Star Wars Black 6″ Doomed From the Start? (I’m not so sure)

Phil Reed of Battlegrip.com has a post up, “Five Reasons Why Hasbro’s ‘Star Wars Black’ Will Fail,” detailing why he believes the just-announced Star Wars Black 6″ Series (SWB6) will end by 2016 at the latest. First off, a three-year run by any toy line is pretty impressive in this day and age, but that’s beside [...]

What I’m Watching for at Toy Fair 2013

So Toy Fair starts today – well, officially it starts tomorrow, but there are two major events today: the Hasbro event, which is going on as I write this, and the Four Horsemen’s Toypocalypse party tonight, which will unveil their Glyos-based Power Lords toys. Anyway, I thought I’d run through a breakdown of the toy lines [...]