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This week, Mattel Creations will hold their REVEALED virtual event, a "new event that gives you insider access to Mattel's designers and creators. Join for concept-to-reality deep dives on all-new collectibles from your favorite brands"... which sounds like fun! Collectors worldwide are speculating that Mattel might announce their next Mattel Creations crowdfunded item. Here are some items that *might* be announced at the event! WWE ULTIMATE EDITION THE BLOODLINE ISLAND OF RELEVANCY ENTRANCE STAGE Relive the dominance of the Bloodline in WWE with this 20" tall WWE Ultimate Edition The Bloodline Island of Relevancy Entrance Stage! An entrance big enough for the head of the table, the tribal chief, Roman Reigns and his bloodline. Includes a WWE themed car, and members of the Bloodline as various stretch goals. Also, maybe a T-Rex. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE BATTLE ARENA ENTRANCE TUNNEL He-man and his friends have been teleported to a battle arena, where they will have a tournament against Skeletor's evil warriors! To get to the arena, our heroes have to walk through the battle arena gates, which includes 100 LEDs with 6 pre-programmed animated sequences, controlled by remote! Watch as our heroes walk down the entrance ramp to get to the battle! What would you love to see revealed at Mattel Creations... Revealed? Let us know in the comments! More news at 11:00... Two Days of Never-Before-Seen Content (as opposed to Already-Leaked-Weeks-Ago Content)! *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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Walmart Collector Con started yesterday, and with it came confusion, chaos and lots of pre-orders! The event, scheduled over 2 days, failed to make that clear as hundreds of collectors took to social media on day 1 to show their discontent that they missed out on a pre-order for a figure... that wasn't up for pre-order yet! Also, NECA held a livestream on Walmart, and teased a new line of houseware, including a revolving tray and chairs?! CONFUSING SCHEDULE? "Did I miss it? - Available on the 15th at 7am - So... I missed it?" (Actual conversation witnessed on Twitter) For their Collector Con, Walmart first gave us a sneak peek on March 7th, showing all the figures that would be available at the event, on March 14th and 15th (you could already click on the items that you would want to buy to see the time when they would be available, but that's not important). The event started on the 14th at 7am PST, and confusion ensued. "Did I already miss the NECA Casey Jones?" asked a collector. "Wait, are the WWE figures already sold out?!" asked another. "It shows that it's unavailable, this is BULL***T!" tweeted a third one. It turns out that, as the schedule had mentioned, only half of the selected items would be available on the 14th, while the others would be available on the 15th. Additionally, a few of the NECA figures were going to be only available at 12pm EST on the 14th, during the NECA livestream on that same website (which was advertised at the top, with a countdown, mind you) and it was enough to confuse the community. "Half on Day 1 at 7am PST, a few more NECA at 12pm PST during a livestream, and the second half on Day 2 at 7am PST? I don't get it." NECA LIVESTREAM TEASES! Speaking of the NECA livestream, Blaine and Mike from NECA showed us the figures available during the event (the same ones that had been revealed during the sneak peek the week before). Ghostface Inferno! D&D 50th anniversary Warduke! Last Ronin Casey Jones! But wait... there's more! Some eagle eyed collector managed to see items that were displayed in the background, as a tease... Wait... ENHANCE! After doing simple regular stands, it looks like NECA is teasing doing revolving trays (or 'Lazy susans')! This one looks pretty neat, in black, and will allow you to have a 360° look at your figures! If it looks like a sewer cover from TMNT, it will sell out immediately! Wait... what? ENHANCE! Oh my god, YES! NECA is finally stepping into the chair territory!! The chairs were teased during the stream, as we could see Mike spin left and right on his (both directions?!), while Blaine seemed to sit comfortably. Bar stools from NECA? Sign me in! Rumors say they'll be adjustable! Oh yeah, there was also a Ultimate Silence of the Lambs box in the background. UPDATE: After some thorough journalism, we have managed to get the scoop on the chairs, and here is your first look at them! Special thanks to Blaine (@blainerthings) and Mike (@pooz_art) for the exclusive look! What did you think of Walmart Collector Con? Let us know in the comments! More news at 11:00... Just imagine... TMNT themed bar stools (Cartoon, Movie, Mirage and Last Ronin)! *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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Do check the anime, if you have the occasion, it's really good. The characters are all great.
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means... ToyFarce review! This week, we're having a look at the 3 latest Spy X Family figures from S.H.Figuarts. Spy X Family is a very popular manga/anime about a family who all have secrets: the father, Loid Forger, is an international spy who has to pretend to have a family for a mission, and ends up unknowingly adopting Anya, who's a telepath and can read minds, and "marrying" Yor, who's an elite assassin. A really fun anime, and I'm glad they did the alternate outfits for all figures. Loid Forger (Father of the Forger Family) is the 'civilian' look of Loid, when he's not on important missions and pretending to have a nice family. The figure comes with 3 different head/hair parts for different looks (one has the mask he uses when he plays 'bandit' with Anya, 5 different face plates, lots of extra hands, a newspaper, and a 'crossed arms' attachement for when it's time to be serious. A very fun figure, which compliment very well the previous Loid, in his spy outfit. Yor Forger (Mother of the Forger Family) is also the civilian look of Yor, when she's not busy assassinating targets (it's a weird family...). She has that classic red wool dress look from the series. She also comes with different head/hair parts (tied up hair or loose hair), 5 different face plates (including drunk Yor!), several hands, a different waist/legs piece so that she can sit down (ingenious!), a bottle of wine with a glass, with 2 different little 'wine' parts to put in the glass, to show that she had a sip or not (this is WILD!) . Just like the previous figure (in assassin outfit), she is quite difficult to pose because of her high heels preventing her from standing up, but it's manageable. A lot of fun technology with that figure, though, with the sitting legs and wine level thingies. Finally, Bond, the dog adopted for Anya, which comes with a special Anya that can sit down. Of course, this dog also had something special: he had been experimented on, and can see a few seconds into the future, which comes very handy when the family is in danger. The dog comes with a stand, and additional legs so that he can be in a sitting down pose. The extra Anya has 6 extra hands. Bond is a fun character in the show, and it's great to have him as a figure. His mouth is articulated, and he has a decent range of movement on the neck. More news at 11:00... Waku waku?!
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"Costumes, they are so important. Maybe the most important thing there is..." Last night, the 96th Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. During the ceremony, host Jimmy Kimmel had prepared a bit about how it was the 50th anniversary of when a streaker ran across the stage, setting up a punchline which would have seen John Cena himself streaking across the stage. However, John Cena had cold feet (well, he was only wearing sandals after all) and ended up just giving the award in the nude. It didn't take long for Mattel to announced a new John Cena figure for their WWE Elite Hollywood collection! The new WWE Elite Hollywood John Cena as the Academy Awards Streaker will come with an extra set of hands, along with the Costume Design envelope which the Doctor of Thuganomics used to cover up. The figure should be available at the end of the month during the Mattel Creations REVEALED virtual fan event, which will take place on March 21st-22nd. In other news, Oppenheimer won a lot of awards, including 'Best picture, 'Best director', 'Best actor', 'Best supporting actor', 'Best original score', 'Best cinematography' and 'Best editing', while other amazing movies managed to snag the remaining Oscards (Poor Things, American Fiction, Godzilla Minus One and the latest Studio Ghibli film, The Boy and the Heron among others). Oh yeah, and MR FREEZE AND THE PENGUIN CALLED OUT BATMAN! THAT WAS AWESOME! More news at 11:00... We definitely could see him... *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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"Do you have any idea how much the rent for a laboratory in New York costs? 300 bucks is NOTHING!" said a member of the scientific community from New York. Last tuesday, on "Turtle tuesday", NECA put their new sewer diorama up for pre-order: Donatello's laboratory. The price point ($299.99) led to a lot of complaints from the toy community (so basically, a regular day). One community that didn't have an issue with it is the scientific community, who has been victim of the high prices of rental of laboratories in New York City for years. ToyFarce investigated... "When a colleague told me that we could get a fully equipped lab for under $300, I thought he was going mad!" said Professor Stockman (no relation). "The price of a lab is New York is outrageous! It's at least 20 times that price, and you only rent it for a few days! If you can get a fully equipped laboratory for $299.99, go for it! That's a steal!" Another professor (Professor Perry, no relation either) told us that it was also a great experiment, showing to toy collectors how expensive laboratory space and equipment can cost. "It's a good laboratory, even! Sure, it could use a bit more laboratory glassware, as there are no beakers or flasks present on the pictures, but the space only should cost way more than that! I'm also 98% sure it doesn't really follow any laboratory safety regulations, but at that price, who cares?" "You see, one side has a lot of nice painted details on the lab equipment, while the other side doesn't. Isn't it fascinating?" Are you getting Donatello's lab? Let us know in the comments! More news at 11:00... Cowabunga, science dudes! *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means... ToyFarce review! This week, we're having a look at the massive Batman: The Animated Series Man-Bat one sixth scale figure by Mondo. What a BEAST! I was blown away by how big the box was, and the figure definitely does justice to Dr. Langstrom's alter ego. The sculpt and paint are second to none, and it looks like it came right out of the screen. As mentioned in the intro, the box is HUGE, with beautiful art on it, as is tradition with Mondo. They make it really hard for us who usually get rid of the packaging, and I still have all the Batman: The Animated Series figure boxes that they did... Please, Mondo, make an ugly box next time! The box has 2 big inserts, one with the figure and extra heads, the other with the gigantic open wings of the SDCC Exclusive version. Man-Bat, aka Dr. Kirk Langstrom who developed a serum that turns him into a giant bat creature, is a fantastic, massive figure, especially for a 1/6 scale. The paint and sculpt are amazing, huge shout out to Alex Brewer (@fanplasticfour) and Tom Rozejowski (@zelu1984) and the rest of the team behind this beautiful figure. Man-Bat (SDCC version) comes with 4 extra head sculpts (normal, sad, screaming and mid-transformation), a torn shirt, the wide open wings and a batman symbol logo. It's a gorgeous figure, which will have me rethink the way I wanted to display it. The whole time I was thinking about displaying it with wings wide open (sing that to Creed's tune... With wiiiings wide opaaaahn!), but I gotta say that I love the crouching pose with bent wings... My only nitpicks are that it is quite "top heavy" also, so it's pretty difficult to pose him in a way that won't fall, and the stand included is a bit too long and won't allow for a crouching pose... Since he'll be on top of a Detolf, I have to find a 'secure' pose. Decisions, decisions... Another home-run from Mondo. The next figure in the Mondo Batman: The Animated Series 1/6 scale figure line is the Mask of the Phantasm (which is already on its way!). Review coming soon... More news at 11:00... "SCREEEEEEEEEEECH!" (actual Man-Bat quote)
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"I'm so glad I woke up at 2am EST for this!" said a toy collector from Concord, New Hampshire, after spending ¥219,810 (about $1,460) to pre-order all the new offerings that Bandai Tamashii Nations had for us today. "It was either get the new figures or pay my rent!". Bandai Tamashii Nations had a staggering 30+ new items that went for pre-order today on all the Japanese toy websites, and tons of collectors had set their alarm clock to try and participate to the 'bloodbath', as those are usually referred to... ToyFarce investigated. Today (March 4th), at 4pm Japan time (which translates to 2am EST/ 11pm PST), Bandai Tamashii Nations added a ton of new S.H.Figuarts items for pre-orders on Japanese toy websites. In that list of items, several fan-favorites and sought after figures, which meant collectors had to be quick on their feet (and computer mouses/cellphones) if they wanted to grab more than one. As usual, tons of items were only up for pre-order for mere seconds before ending up with the 'Pre-order sold out' banner (which is a concept in itself... how is something that isn't even out yet already sold out? Can't they just...make more? Do they hate money?) "It's unfair that they always put it at 2am, because some people have to work the next day..." said a toy collector from New Jersey who doesn't understand the concept of different time zones. "I had to set my alarm clock at 1:55am, to be able to already log in and click refresh a few times until the figures that I wanted appeared." Unfortunately, no luck this time. "The figure that I wanted the most was in my cart, but as I tried to pay for it, it told me it was already gone, so then I went for the second item that I wanted the most, and it was also gone. Then the website kept crashing... I guess I'll just have to wait for it to be available on more websites in the US..." Did you manage to secure your S.H.Figuarts pre-orders? Which did you grab? Let us know in the comments! More news at 11:00... Refresh. Add to Cart. Refresh. Sold Out.
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A great pose always enhances a great action figure. There are a few classic poses that collector love to use, such as the museum pose (same pose as in the packaging, standing straight looking forward), the dynamic "standing up, head slightly tilted to the left", and all sorts of great action poses. Then, there are 2 poses that have been at war with each other for years: the 'closed fist', and the 'invisible orange'. Which side are you on? We sat down with collectors from both sides, to hear their take on the poses: "The 'arm bent, closed fist' pose is clearly the superior one. It shows right away that the character is really powerful, as he is standing there, valiantly, with his fist up in the air. It's the best flex of power ever!" said one collector. "The 'arm bent, holding an invisible orange' is far better! The character has so much power that he can hold it in the palm of his hand, and he doesn't need to close his fist! You can tell he's more powerful! Plus, oranges are packed with vitamins, which is also a good thing!" said the other. Things got slightly heated before we managed to get the collectors to agree to a compromise: The figure can have both a closed fist and an 'invisible orange' hand, and you can switch the side the arms are bent, so that it can be both at the same time! What are your favorite poses for your action figures? Let us know in the comments! More news at 11:00... How about Jazz hands? *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means... ToyFarce review! This week, we're having a look at the One:12 Collective Doctor Doom action figure from Mezco Toyz. "Wow, his armor is made of armor!" was litterally my first impression, when I first opened the figure. He's heavy and his armor parts are made of metal. A beautiful figure for the ruler of Latveria! First off, the box is pretty darn cool, with Victor Von Doom's face plate on the front. There are 3 plastic inserts full of accessories. This was a bit overwhelming at first, because I had no idea if I could manage to take pictures of each for the review, but I ended up trying anyway. The figure comes with 2 heads with 3 different face plates(the heads are normal and scarred, and the 3 face plates have different styles), 13 extra-hands, his gun with a holster and pouch, a different belt, a cosmic Power Syphon, a spell book, and tons of effects or magic accessories, along with the usual Mezco stand and ziploc bag (more companies should add ziploc bags for accessories!). The figure itself feels pretty heavy, but can be posed pretty easily (as long as the soft goods allow it). The soft goods look and feel really nice on the figure, and it is a fabric I'd expected Doom to be wearing. The armor parts have that metal coldness to them. And it looks great. I had heard lots of comments about the head being too big, I don't see it that much with the hood on. The tons of accessories and effect are pretty fun too, with the Cosmic Power Siphon having lights (and batteries are included). All in all, the amount of accessories can justify the price. More news at 11:00... "This world is mine to rule, and mine alone."
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"It's just one of those days..." says Fred, a toy collector for Jacksonville, Florida, after inevitably breaking another figure right out of the packaging. In the last few weeks, a few brand have acknowledged that their figures might have breakage issues, and told toy collectors different ways that it can be avoided. "First of all, I don't cut any of the plastic ties in the packaging. I don't have time for that. I just yank the figure out of it as hard as I can, and 9 times out of 10, the figure loses an arm or a leg and is instantly broken" said Fred (we're off to a good start!). "When I try to move an articulation, and it's stuck, I just try harder until it moves. Most of the times, it breaks." It also doesn't help that he is wearing boxing gloves while opening his figures. "It's my gimmick, I always wear boxing gloves when I review my figures! I just wish companies would make an effort to make the action figures a bit sturdier so that it doesn't break right out of the packaging... or at least give instructions or something." In some cases, the instructions are actually on the tiny piece of paper that is present in the packaging (you know, the one that immediately goes to trash with the rest of the packaging). In it, the companies explain that some joints might be stiff and that heat can help make your figure better. "I do not have a hair dryer, and I suck at cooking so I do not know how to boil water. What should I do then? Not buy any toys?" More news at 11:00... So come and get it? *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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Today, McFarlane Toys will be celebrating their 30 year anniversary, with new exclusive action figures and "social media fun"(whatever that means!). Among the reveals so far (or leaks from a few weeks ago) is a Gold Label two-pack with a new figure of Spawn in his original sketch design, along with a figure of the founder of McFarlane Toys himself, Todd McFarlane. Toy collectors were quick to comment about it (completely ignoring the fact that it already happened twice before, as it is the third one, but hey, Twitter didn't exist yet then...). "This is so stupid" said a toy collector from New Jersey. "Who would want an action figure of themselves? I mean, sure, if I was in his place, I would totally do the same thing... I actually ordered 3 Hasbro Selfie Series, but it's completely different. I get to be a X-Wing pilot, Power Ranger or a Ghostbuster at least. But I wasn't satisfied, so I have commissioned a custom head sculpt from a guy on Instagram. It wasn't cheap! But I digress... Todd forcing us to buy his figure is wrong!" "Can you imagine if other people in pop culture did that? Like if George Lucas would have a Star Wars figure of himself (there are, in fact, at least 4 of them), or Stan Lee (Marvel Legends, Mego, 3x Hot Toys,...)? That's just nonsense. I would still buy them all though..." The first Todd McFarlane figure came out in 1997 and was included in one of the Spawn movie mini diorama playsets, the Spawn Alley one, and was called 'Todd the Bum' and was 3¾". The second one, 'Todd the Artist', was avaible only to members of the McFarlane Toys Collector's Club. The McFarlane Toys 30th anniversary celebration will start at 9PM PST/ 12PM EST. More news at 11:00... Happy 30th anniversary, McFarlane Toys!
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: ToyFarce review! This week, we're having a look at more TMNT: The Last Ronin figures from NECA. Namely, the figures of Raphael, the Foot Clan's Karai, a Foot Bot and a Synja Patrol Bot. It had been a while since we've had figures from The Last Ronin (previous review here), and all of a sudden, when it rains, it pours! Raphael, Karai and the Foot Bot all came out last month, while the Synja Patrol Bot has been randomly available exclusively at Best Buy for some time, and is now available for pre-order everywhere else. In case you missed it, TMNT: The Last Ronin is an excellent TMNT comic book. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the original creators of the TMNT, reunited to give us a great story in a future, battle-ravaged New York City, where the last remaining of the Ninja Turtles seeks justice for his family (Warning: there will be spoilers in this review). The box art is beautiful, and the figures come with a lot of accessories. It's one of my favorite lines to collect at the moment. First off, from the flashback scenes: Raphael is a deceptively awesome figure, a sleeper hit, if you will. He's a bit smaller and looks quite bulky, but that figure can MOVE! He's build like a fridge but can kick butts! He comes with an extra head (screaming), 3 extra pairs of hands, his sais, one arrow (aww...sad) and a katar/ throwing knife (aww...again). This is the version of Raphael from his final showdown in the comic book, and the paint and details on that figure are amazing. Straight out of the comic book pages. One of the best figures of the year (and it came out in January). Karai, one of the leaders of the Foot Clan, is the one who Raphael has his final showdown with, so it makes sense that she came out at the same time. She also comes with an extra screaming head, 5 extra hands, her katana with sheath, and a katar/throwing knife (which she uses on Raphael, so kinda weird that they both come with it, but I get some people might just get Raph). The figure has decent articulation and great head sculpts, but could probably move a bit more since she's a ninja. Now, back to the future (as in not from a flashback scene), the Foot Bot is a great figure, perfect for army building. He comes with 3 extra pairs of hands, a decapitated head, a smashed head, 2 katanas and 2 forearm attachments, to extend his arms. That figure looks great, with tons of details, just like in the comic book. The additional "battle damaged" heads are a great addition, you can have them lying on the floor next to your Last Ronin figure. Finally, the Synja Patrol Bot, also a sleeper hit! It looks great, with lots of lines to make it look like he came right out of the pages of the comic book. He comes with 2 heads, so you can have it as some sort of 'leader' or just 'troop', a damaged head with awesome details (the eye!), 2 extra pairs of hands, a katana with a sheath that can be attached on the bot's back, and a gun. Another great army builder figure, it does make sense to have 2 to have a leader and a troop. Caution: The figure comes with stickers which you can put on the figure to show its rank (depending on the head you use), and the stickers are taped at the bottom of the plastic insert. Be careful not to discard those! This figure looks great and has good articulation. NECA has already revealed the next figures in this line, which are Leonardo, Splinter and a bloody 'First to Fall' edition of Raphael (aaw... that's cruel). They are still available for pre-order on NECA's online store. We've also seen the other turtles at various conventions last year, so they should be available soon. More news at 11:00... "Foolish undisciplined brute!"
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That is a very good point about digital comics and games (and cryptocurrencies)!
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Last week, McFarlane Toys announced a new, fresh idea that has everyone on board: A digital build-a-figure, with an upcoming wave of 3 physical, actual action figures that will come with a redeemable code (or Redemption code) to redeem a digital Build-a-Figure. Here are instructions on what to do with your digital Build-a-Figure! Here is the official announcement: "Batman (DC Rebirth), Aquaman (DC Classic), Green Lantern (The Silver Age) 7" Figures w/McFarlane Toys Digital Collectibles Bundle (3). Collect all 3 to unlock a McFarlane Toys Digital Build-a-Figure - Mongul!". Exciting! How to assemble my digital Build-a-Figure? Once you have registered, connected your wallet and redeemed your Redemption code, you will have your Build-a-Figure pieces displayed in your wallet. First, you will need a digital hair dryer, or digital boiling water (each sold separately), to warm up your digital Build-a-Figure pieces, so that you can assemble the figure easily. Just warm up the digital Build-a-Figure pieces for 20-30 seconds and then, the pieces should be easy to assemble. What if there is a issue on my digital Build-a-Figure? If there is a QC (Quality control) issue with your figure, there are several ways to proceed: -If the digital Build-a-Figure has some paint issues, you will be able to buy a digital paint brush and digital paint (sold separately) in order to fix it. -If the articulations are too tight, we suggest using the digital hair dryer (sold separately) on the articulations that are stuck. -If the articulations are too loose, you will be able to get some digital water-based polyurethane (similar to "Kiki fix loose joints"), or digital super-glue (also sold separately), to put in the loose joints in order to tighten them. -Additionally, if you want to return your Build-a-Figure piece, you will have to return the physical, actual figure in the real world, in order to get a new one, with a new digital Build-a-Figure Redemption code. What are you looking forward to do with your digital Build-a-Figure? Let us know in the comments! More news at 11:00... (to the tune of the Digimon intro song) Digital, Build-a-Figure, Digital action figure! *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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All good things must come to an end, and at the end of January 2024, we lost a good one: IKEA, the Swedish giant of furniture that require assembly, has discontinued the Detolf glass cabinet. Back in 2021, ToyFarce had managed to secure an interview with Sven Ivar Detolf, the inventor of the Detolf glass cabinet, which did not go well. We reached out to him for comments about the termination of his beloved invention. “With a glass-door cabinet, you can show off as well as protect your glassware or your favorite collection.” This was the official description of the Detolf glass cabinet on IKEA’s website. If you are a toy collector, you are most certainly familiar with those, as we’ve seen thousands of pictures of toy collection displayed in one or more Detolfs (Detolves?). During our previous interview with Mr. Detolf, he told us that they were specifically made to display bowls, vases and various glasswares and that he didn't like that collectors used them to display toys: "I did everything I could to get IKEA to stop selling them. I warned you! I refuse that people use my invention to display children toys in them!" said Sven. "I told IKEA that they had 2 options: Either remove them from the market, or I would use my fail-safe feature of exploding glass and get rid of all of them. You've heard about this one! You know what I'm capable of!" I guess we are glad it didn't come to that... Anyway, the replacement for the beloved glass cabinet at IKEA has been revealed to be the Blåliden, and ToyFarce has been trying to get an interview with Edgar Blåliden, its creator. Stay tuned for more details... More news at 11:00... The king Detolf is dead, long live Blåliden? *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: ToyFarce review! This week, ToyFarce proudly presents the DC Multiverse Batman and Robin wave with Mr. Freeze build-a-fi... Collect-to-Build figure! This is a special one for ToyFarce, a review over 3 years in the making after 'leaking' that wave in 2021, everybody laughed, and look at us now... ToyFarce wished that wave into existence, and we couldn't be happier with the result! In January 2021, McFarlane was barely a year into the DC Multiverse line, and after seeing a few posts about 'leaks' of upcoming figures, we decided to post the most absurd list of 'leaked upcoming figures', which consisted of figures from Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, everyone's 2 favorite Batman movies. The reception was pretty great, with lots of collectors commenting that it was either totally fake, very wrong of them to do that, or that they would still buy them. Over the last 3 years, the article kept popping up every now and then on the internet, with collectors asking "Hey, is this still happening? When?". Fast forward to San Diego Comic Con 2023, when McFarlane Toys actually announced that wave. And now, they're here! There has been a few instances of ToyFarce articles ending up happening, but this is my favorite one! Batman, as portrayed by George Clooney, is a stunning figure. It's a darker version of the ones from the Batman Ultimate Movie Collection 6-pack, which already looked great. Batman comes with a couple of small ice freeze effects and the legs of Mr. Freeze. Sadly, no Bat credit card accessory! Robin, played by Chris O'Donnell, also looks great. He comes with 2 bigger ice freeze effects and the arms of Mr. Freeze. The likeness is pretty good, compared to the early DC Multiverse live action figures. Batgirl, portrayed by Alicia Silverstone, looks pretty good as well (perhaps better than the one in the movie?). She comes with Mr. Freeze's head, shoulder pads and freeze gun, with freezing effect! Poison Ivy, played by Uma Thurman, is the sleeper hit of that wave, I feel. The likeness is actually pretty good! She comes with Mr. Freeze's "trunk". There has been no words about if we can expect more, but there are definitely a few more characters or suits from that movie that would make great figures: the Ice Suits for Batman, Robin and Batgirl, Bane, a few other outfits for Poison Ivy (especially the Gorilla suit!). Looking forward to see those as Gold Label! More news at 11:00... Still crossing fingers for that Batman Forever wave we leaked as well!
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The 58th edition of the Super Bowl occured yesterday, as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers. As is tradition, thousands of collectors who are not necessarily into sports tagged along to watch the game with friends, but were more interested in the ads, movie trailers and half time show. We sat down with a collector to hear his thoughts about the big game. "It was okay, I guess. There was a lot of sports between the ads and movie trailers, that's for sure. But we caught a glimpse of the new Deadpool movie, with Wolverine in it. Man, I can't wait for the Marvel Legends figures of that movie. Or even the S.H. Figuarts. We also saw trailers for the latest Planet of the Apes movie, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. I wish NECA or Hiya Toys were still making figures of those... I'd love a new Caesar! There was also Twisters, the sequel of Twister, kinda like Aliens was the sequel of Aliens... Do you think we'll see some sort of tornado queen in it?! A few more trailers (Wicked, If, Despicable Me 4, The Fall Guy...) and a lot of great commercials too! The Mountain Dew one was fun, and did you see Arnold reuniting with Danny Devito, like a good neighbaaah? That was awesome! Usher also had a great show!" "Why do they keep showing sports between the commercials?" "I only wish there would be a few toy commercials here and there. Even to promote the movie we see the trailers of. At $7 million for 30 seconds, I'm sure toy brand can afford that!" More news at 11:00... "Oh yeah, there was some sports too!" *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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New McFarlane Toys gimmick alert! Yesterday, Todd McFarlane revealed the very cool upcoming McFarlane Toys Gamestop Exclusive DC Multiverse Batman Rebirth (Frostbite) Gold Label action figure (that's a mouthful...of ice!), a translucent blue Batman figure. ToyFarce got the exclusive scoop that this will not be the only figure with that gimmick, as there are plans to develop refreshing, tasty treats for next summer: the Bat-popsicles! An insider source revealed to us that this McFarlane Toys Gamestop Exclusive DC Multiverse Batman Rebirth (Frostbite) Gold Label (or MFTGEDCMBRFGL, if you will) is just a small taste of what's to come. There are plans to re-use the molds to make "super sexy Batman ice creams, Bat-popsicles, pow!", in Todd McFarlane's own words. The flavors should be Bat blue raspberry, Harley Quinn strawberry, Joker berry punch, Batgirl lemon, Riddler mint, Clayface cola and orange. These should be available in Q3 2024. Be careful not to get your tongue stuck! Alright, everyone... Chill! Which flavor are you looking forward the most? More news at 11:00... Mr Freeze would be so proud! *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: ToyFarce review! This week, we're having a look at the Samurai Taisho Darth Vader (Vengeful Spirit) figure from the Meisho Movie Realization Star Wars line from Bandai. This is the third Darth Vader figure in that line, and this one is the version of Darth Vader from the Obi-Wan Kenobi series from Disney+, which goes with the upcoming Obi-Wan figure. This is also the first figure to come with a diorama display base! The Samurai Taisho Darth Vader (Vengeful Spirit) figure comes with a gorgeous alternative head (battle damaged!), 3 extra pairs of hands, an alternative chest piece (battle damaged!), his lightsaber with 2 different blades (normal and moving), and a diorama display base with rocks floating in the air, just like in the fight in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. As is tradition with that line, the figure looks amazing. The details on the armor are beautiful, and the display base adds up to its presence. The alternative battle damaged head gives us a peek at Anakin Skywalker's head, and I feel that it's the head that people will display the figure with. Sadly, the prices seem to have creeped up a lot with that line, as the figures used to be around $70-80, and are now way over $100. Bandai just released pictures of the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi figure which looks... ok? Not a big fan of the unmasked head, but I do like the big hat/mask thing! More news at 11:00... "You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker-san! I did."
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THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER! As you might have seen all over social media the last few days, collectors are starting to receive their Mattel Creations Master of the Universe Origins Eternia playsets! One thing is for sure: We're gonna need a bigger shelf! Eternia is a BIIIIG playset, and the only thing bigger than it is the shipping box it came in. To save money on rent, a collector already turned his into a modest condo! ToyFarce investigated. "On Saturday, I saw a huge moving truck stop in front of my building." said Adam, a collector from NY. "I was waiting for a package, so I just thought they went a little overboard with the truck, but it turns out it was for my Mattel Creations Master of the Universe Origins Eternia playset. The box was HUGE! As soon as I saw it, I knew I didn't need to pay rent anymore, because I now owned a very nice place to live." Photos courtesy of @luchajohnny and @preternia. "I moved all my stuff during the weekend, and gave a notice to the landlord. The Eternia playset shipping box is really nice and spacious. We have 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom and a decent sized living room. We're going to do some renovation work in the kitchen area next week, and it should be perfect!" More news at 11:00... "I just hope it's not gonna rain the next few weeks..." *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
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Yesterday (Feb 1st, 2024) marked the 60th anniversary of G.I.Joe, and Hasbro celebrated by revealing new figures throughout the day, which caused a lot of commotion all over the globe. Chaos and mayhem ensued. Could Cobra have been involved in this? ToyFarce investigated. Reveals of upcoming, long awaited G.I.Joe Classified Series figures, such as Doc, Torch, Tiger Force versions of Roadblock and Tripwire, Nightcreeper, Jinx, and Dreadnok Gnawgahyde, complete with a warthog and a macaque, happened throughout the day as the G.I.Joe license turned 60 (Only a few more years before retirement!) and brightened the day of countless toy collectors. A source reported to ToyFarce that those reveals ended up having terrible consequences, as productivity was ruined in several workplaces, multiple car accidents were reported all over the globe (do not "toy reveals and drive", please), and relationships became tense as significant others got jealous over their partner's excitement throughout the day. Cobra, who are known for their nefarious plans involving anything G.I.Joe, have denied replying to our requests, but is most certainly rejoicing over the chaos and mayhem inadvertently caused by G.I.Joes yesterday. Special thanks to our source, Wreckship_85, for the tip/suggestion! More news at 11:00... Yo, 60 years old Joe! *ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!