With Toy Fair about a month away, I figured I should go through each IAT Checklist and make sure they're all up to date, so there's no backlog when the news and updates start rolling in from New York over Valentine's Day weekend. First up, a big update to DCClassics.Com.
difficult to be surprised by toy aisle finds anymore. Back in the day, you could wander into the toy aisle never knowing what might be there. I miss those days, so, with that in mind, I bring you my latest aisle discovery: Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Total Armor: Kickpuncher The Joker. (Yes, that's his actual name.)
For 2011, we're kicking off a new feature here at IAT to replace the semi-retiring Most Requested column. On Thursdays (usually), we'll be polling our readers about which costumes better deserve the plastic treatment. This column will be open to any character in any toy line. And, as always, we'll be taking your submissions.
Every once in a while I’ll see a toy that I must have even though I know nothing about it. The Persona 3 character of Aegis was the first import figure I bought purely on the basis that she looked awesome. I wasn’t disappointed. So when Max Factory released pictures of the Metis figure for the Figma line, it didn’t take long for me to submit my preorder.
Last year, someone at Mattel got this crazy notion to package MOTU & DC Comics figures together. Honestly, it's the kind of oddball idea that I have to appreciate, but I wish the final product were as cool as the idea. Today, I'm looking at Aquaman vs. Mer-man & Hawkman vs. Stratos.
So, did everyone get what they wanted for Christmas? Raise your hand if you asked for peace on earth, but settled for toys! It's up to me to kick off IAT’s first review of the new year and nothing says Happy New Year better than a giant radioactive pteranodon. You guessed it, Sci-Fi Revoltech #19: Rodan
In 2010, IAT featured 33 candidates from across the toy spectrum - the return for cancelled lines, key figures missing from current lineups, properties in need of toys, characters that have never been featured in toy form, etc. Then, we asked you to vote. Here's your choice for IAT's 2010 Most Requested Figure