I’m going to use most of this Odds ‘n Ends to round up some of the news, articles and press releases people have sent me over the last few weeks. First up, Joe Amaro sent along the news that Jazwares is now making toys based on the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time. I know nothing [...]
When Jazwares announced a new line of Mortal Kombat action figures to premiere alongside the new release, I was ecstatic. A lifetime fan of video games from the fighting genre, I love my SOTA Street Fighters to death and have always felt there was an unfilled hole in my collection where the Mortal Kombat fighters [...]
Toys R Us has announced their SDCC exclusives for this year, and they’re kind of awesome. Did I say kind of? I meant totally. Exclusive 8″ Classics Thundercasts Lion-O with metallic finish Bizarro vs. Faker MOTUC 2-pack Jazwares 6″ Mortal Kombat Dark Raiden Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates And more that I care a bit [...]
Jazwares’ Joe Amaro sends along this sneak peek at the 4″ Klassic Ninjas and 4″ Klassic Cyber Assassins. With the exception of Reptile, I have no idea who these guys are. The Cyber Assassins have a kind of Tron-like vibe. On a side note, Mortal Kombat Online had a recent interview with Joe regarding the [...]
Joe Amaro, customizer extraordinaire and Director of Product Development for Jazwares, just sent along the first pics of Jazwares’ upcoming 6″ Mortal Kombat figures. Pics and info after the jump!
In a follow-up to his insider’s perspective on the King Hsss-shoulder issue, Jazwares Director of Product Development and all-around toy fan Joe Amaro sent these images from the Jazwares factory in China. It provides an interesting look into how action figures are assembled, and why fixing an error like the shoulders can be so expensive. [...]
(l-r: Poe, H. Eric “Cornboy” Mayse, Joe Amaro, Cornboy’s wife Corinna, and Val “JVS3″ Staples) It’s been over a week now, so I should probably try to wrap up my Toy Fair coverage. We’re getting there! For this post, I’d like to give you a description of my general experience at Toy Fair. This was [...]
Robot Chicken Humping Robot by Rayne Creations
The Dread Axes are almost gone (as in, there’s currently 1 left!), and we will be doing a second run. Thanks to all who helped make this exclusive a success! Sadly, Faker remains unpurchased. In even better news, Spy Monkey and I are now discussing the possibility of a new item as the next exclusive. [...]