Splinter Taught Them To Be Ninja Teens
From Entertainment Earth: More than 20 years later, Michelangelo is still a party dude. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures celebrates the green teens' first appearance in print way back in 1984. They've gone from a gritty parody of the 1980s' most popular comics to one of the favorite superhero teams for kids ever since. The set features all four turtles and their signature weapons, dressed in red costumes just like in their original appearances. Get your order in for these mutants today! Pre-order a set for yourself from Entertainment Earth!

EMCE Toys Brings MEGO Back To Life With "Night of the Living Dead"
QUEENS, NEW YORK: EMCE Toys, the brand that brought classic ‘70s toy company MEGO back from the dead this year, announced that it is releasing four 8” poseable action figures based on characters from the seminal 1968 cult zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LVING DEAD. Continue for the full article..

Do I frighten you? Is it my scar?
From NECA: NECA continues coverage of the hottest toys that debuted at this year's International Toy Fair as we unveil the first figure in Cult Classics Series 7: Stuntman Mike! When Grindhouse, the action-packed double feature from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, burst onto screens last year, Stuntman Mike immediately struck a chord as the villain audiences loved to hate. A long-awaited fan favorite, Kurt Russell's scarred serial killer makes his debut this summer. We'll be debuting accessories and packaging later this spring, but for now take a look at our first official Stuntman Mike pictures and make sure to check back at NECAonline.

Build Your Own X-Wing Statue
From Entertainment Earth: You've assembled a few statues in your time. Now you can put together the awesome Star Wars X-Wing 3-D Cross Section ArtFX Statue! Pre-painted and imported from Japan, this terrific sculpture allows you to remove panels from the ship and take a look at the interior parts. What's more, the set is packed with figures and equipment that enable you to build a diorama around this amazing kit. Assembly is fast and easy, and you don't have to paint anything. Be sure to add this one to your galaxy of collectibles today! Click here to pre-order from EE.

Open Wide!

From NECA: At this year's International Toy Fair, NECA debuted some of the most anticipated releases of the year. In the coming weeks, NECAonline will be featuring the first approved photos and teasers for the latest additions to our ever-growing roster of action figures including Cult Classics, Harry Potter, Player Select, and more! Today, we kick off the coverage with the first figure from the upcoming third series of Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem: the Open Mouth Predator! Ugly as sin and loaded with weapons, the Wolf hits shelves this May as part of Series 3 of our Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem Action Figures! Take a look at our first official images and check back next week, as we unveil the other new Predator and announce more exciting news at NECAonline!

Motoko Kusanagi (GITS: S.A.C. 2nd GIG) – 8 ½" PVC Statue

From Organic Hobby: Organic Hobby, Inc. conjunction with Beagles proudly re-introduces one of its most popular released figure of last year, “Motoko Kusanagi.” Major "Motoko Kusanagi" is a fictional Japanese character in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell anime and manga series. She is a cyborg in the employ of "Public Security Section 9", a fictional division of the real Japanese National Public Safety Commission, as the squad leader. "Motoko Kusanagi" is a 1/7 scale (8 ½" tall) PVC figure and comes in a window box with a custom base for display. "Motoko Kusanagi" will be available [limited quantity] in May with a SRP of $85.00.

Sideshow Quickie: Toy Fair Madness

Howdy Figure Fans! Our apologies for the lack of Sideshow updates lately. We've been so busy with Toy Fair, we haven't had time to post any of our usual Sideshow stuff, most especially their own Toy Fair offerings. You see, Sideshow had their own Toy fair online this year instead of being at the event itself. To save us and you a bit of time, here is the direct link to Sideshow's Toy Fair 2008 coverage and as you can see from the images above, they aren't messin' around! Check out Sideshow's Toy Fair 2008 coverage here! And don't forget to check out the Diane Kamahele Memorial Foundation auctions while you're on the Sideshow site.

OWI, Mezco Toyz, and NBC Join Forces For Heroes Contest
From Mezco: NY- Fans of the popular NBC series Heroes are eagerly awaiting the release of the Mezco Toyz action figures of their favorite characters from the award winning series. Collectors are pre-ordering the figures online in record numbers and the prototypes, on display at NBC¹s Rockefeller Center headquarters, draw crowds of onlookers who pose next to their custom display case for a quick photo. The 1st set of Heroes action figures is set to be released in June 2008, but one lucky fan will get them early thanks to The-OWI.com, a Heroes fan site. Continue for the full article..

AFC Sponsor Update: Brian's Toys
From Brian's Toys: Brian's Toys will be receiving their shipment of 2008 Collection wave 1 and wave 2 carded figures in the middle of next week, and all pre-orders will begin processing. If you have not pre-ordered yet, do so now so that you can receive the figures before we sell out. Come check out our new inventory of Spider-Man CGC graded comics, including a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man's first appearance! Brian's Toys also has more Lego Star Wars in-stock so you can continue 'building' your collection! Plenty of new Vintage Star Wars 20/21 backs are now available as well. For more of a great selection of collectibles from Star Wars to G.I. Joe, come to www.briantoys.com. Check out the latest newsletter here.

Sideshow Gets G.I. Joe!!

Thousand Oaks, California (February, 2008) - A leader in the manufacturing of licensed and proprietary high-end product, Sideshow Collectibles has signed an agreement with Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), through its licensing division HPG, to create a new line of 12-inch figures based on characters from the 'G.I. JOE VS. COBRA' Universe. G.I. JOE has been one of Hasbro's core brands for over forty years. Hasbro recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the 'G.I. JOE VS. COBRA' Universe, which introduced characters such as Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander. A live-action G.I. JOE movie is currently in pre-production and slated for release in 2009, helmed by blockbuster filmmaker Stephen Sommers, director and writer of the The Mummy franchise. Continue for the full article..

Sideshow Quickie: 12-Inch Rocky On The Way!
From Sideshow Collectibles: The latest Rocky 12-inch figure to come from the masterminds over at Hot Toys is now previewing at SideshowCollectibles.com! Please stay tuned to future editions of our weekly e-newsletter for complete information, including the first opportunity to place your Pre-Order, coming soon! When we first saw this new Rocky, we could not keep our Production Manager (and fellow Philadelphian) from singing Rocky's anthem... Bum bum buda bum buda bum buda bum... [Preview the Italian Stallion 12-inch Figure]

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: JAKKS Pacific

For those of you who haven't heard yet, it was recently announced that JAKKS has picked up the TNA license to create action figures for the wrestling organization. There's a reason for this Figure Fans. And the reason is, unfortunately, that JAKKS will no longer be producing WWE action figures past 2009. In 2010 our friends from Mattel will pick things up leaving JAKKS with TNA. From the look of the new DC figures, I'd say WWE is in good hands and from the JAKKS track record over the years, I would say TNA is also in good hands. With a little luck, it will be a win-win situation for all. Still, it will be sad to see a WWE-less JAKKS in a couple of years. With that long winded introduction out of the way, it's time for JAKKS 2008 Toy Fair coverage. Losing the WWE license certainly hasn't put a damper on the 2008 lineup folks! It's going to be a great year with a couple of new lines that'll clothesline you right out of the toy aisle! Even WWE has jumped on the 3 3/4 inch bandwagon! Check out AFC's Toy Fair Feature for the images!

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: Mattel

This year we ask Mattel, Why So Serious?? Well Mr. Joker, the answer is because there are some SERIOUS collectibles on their way! Can anyone say 3 3/4 inch DC Superheroes?? Yeah, I thought you could. That was the big shocker at Mattel this year folks. For this first time ever you will get the chance to own some of the most popular and unexpected DC Superheroes in the increasingly popular 3 3/3 inch scale. But that's not all. The entire Dark Knight lineup was on hand along with an awesome showing of DC Superhero 6 inch figures. AFC also shot some Hot Wheels pics, Speed Racer pics and a whole bunch of cool items for the kiddies too! Mattel truly impressed at the 2008 Toy Fair. Check out AFC's coverage in our Toy Fair Feature.

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: McFarlane Toys

As always McFarlane Toys offers up a wide variety of new collectibles for the year. Spawn continues in 2008 along with Zodiac figures, new Sports Picks, Military and of course Halo! There's even a little teaser for a possible mini Dragons line. If you like them, be sure to tell us so we can relay the message to the proper McFarlane staff. This could be a new line of Dragons to add to your collection! Your reaction will determine their fate! Check out all the great coverage from our McFarlane friends in AFC's Toy Fair Feature.

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: First 4 Figures

We caught up with the fine folks from First 4 Figures and got a look at some cool collectibles on tap for '08! We got a close up look at the Judge Dredd vs. Alien statue, very cool! Also on tap was the new Link statue from The Legend of Zelda and a few Metroid offerings that'll put you in orbit! Can't forget Sonic either. That crazy hedgehog is running wild with F4F. Catch up with Sonic and all the F4F collectibles in our Toy Fair Feature.

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: Organic Hobby

Do ya love The Revoltech? WE DO! Organic Hobby was on hand at Toy Fair 2008 with a ton of impressive anime collectibles. Check out the coverage in AFC's Toy Fair Feature.

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: Diamond/Previews

While at the Javits center, AFC stopped by the Diamond/Previews booth to shoot some extra pics for your viewing pleasure. Check out some retail exclusives, DC Direct items and a few other cool surprises. Head on into AFC's Toy Fair Feature for the coverage.

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: Funko

Here at AFC we try to give a little bit of variety to our readers. How do you feel about Bobble Heads? Funko freakin' loves them! And so do we. Check out the new Star Wars and superhero offerings from Funko along with everybody's favorite 80's alien, The Sleestack! View the coverage in AFC's Toy Fair Feature.

Toy Fair 2008 Coverage: Hasbro

WOW. I think that about sums it up. Hasbro put on a spectacular show this year with an extremely informative and very revealing presentation followed by a showroom that'll knock your socks off. Check out AFC's coverage from the showroom in our Toy Fair Feature. If you have any questions about the new 2008 Hasbro products, please email us as we more than likely will have the answers you're looking for! We'll post a more detailed wrap up of the Hasbro presentation soon! And just to give you an idea of what we saw... Let's just say the live action G.I. Joe movie is looking Fantastic so far!!! Enjoy the Hasbro 2008 showroom!