It’s almost Wednesday, which means
it’s time for another shipment of collectibles to comic and toy stores across North America! This week, there’s a bust from Star Wars, and a bust and statue from Marvel Comics, and all three are explosively awesome! It’s the best of all worlds! Find a store near you at comicshoplocator.com, or order online at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!
Equipment: In Stores This Week from Diamond Select Toys Boba Fett, Moon Knight and Weapon H!
Hard Copy: New From Papercutz and Mad Cave Studios…Who’s That Smurf?
It’s the start of a new smurfing
adventure by French master cartoonist, Tebo, featuring Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf and Papa Smurf. Smurf along as they valiantly smurf many dangers and other smurferies to unlock the answers and help this strange Smurf.
A Smurf who doesn’t speak Smurf? Who’s smurfed his memory? And how come none of the other Smurfs smurf him?
Soundwaves: 2073 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music by Antonio Pinto from Lakeshore Records
In this ingenious mixture of visionary
science fiction and speculative nonfiction, Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia (Amy) transports us to a future foreshadowed by the terrifying realities of our present moment.
Equipment: Nacelle Announces a New Wave of Star Trek Figures Coming Soon
Nacelle Toys (Biker Mice from Mars,
RoboForce, Sectaurs, The Expanse) is excited to reveal the lineup for wave two of their highly anticipated Star Trek action figure line. The announcement comes on the heels of New York Toy Fair, where Nacelle dropped the pre-sale for wave one, as well as a sneak peek at a wave two prototype, Captain Kirk from Star Trek: Generations. The first wave of Star Trek action figures are available for pre-order now at Nacellestore.com.
From the day the toy line was first announced, Nacelle CEO Brian Volk-Weiss proclaimed that this new line of figures are made by passionate Star Trek fans, for Star Trek fans. Nacelle took the fan-first approach even further by creating an email address, startrekideas@nacellecompany.com, where fans could submit their ideas on what figures they want to see next. Due to fan feedback and demand, Nacelle expanded the selection for wave two from 8 figures to 10, while mixing in some familiar faces like Worf, Geordi, T’Pol and Nog.
Soundwaves: Fraggle Rock S. 2 Picture Disc Coming Soon from Lakeshore Records Featuring Adam Lambert, aespa, & More
Lakeshore Records is set to release
the Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Season Two—Apple TV+ Original Soundtrack on a special vinyl Picture Disc with full color insert on May 23. The album features songs performed by the Fraggles and special guest artists including aespa and Adam Lambert, as well as guests Daveed Diggs, Ariana DeBose, Catherine O’Hara and Brett Goldstein. The album preorder is live now. Season Two of the award-winning series is streaming now on Apple TV+.
Equipment: Hasbro Reveals First Wave of Toys Based on Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*
Hasbro kicks off the month of April
with the hottest new product reveals for the popular Marvel Legends Series line! The latest Hasbro Pulse Marvel Legends Fanstream featured new action figures that fans will want to add to their collections, including the first wave of Hasbro toys based on Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*.
Vids: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment Announces Mickey 17
From the Academy Award-winning
writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The film arrives for purchase and rental Digitally at home on April 8. “Mickey 17” will also be available to purchase on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on May 13.
Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson (“The Batman,” “Tenet”), Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”).
Equipment: New from Harvinger Studios the Newest Addition to the Savage Crucible Line Shield of D’Zaera
Harvinger Studios has done it again. Their
newest figure is the Shield of D’Zaera ,the 2025 Convention Exclusive or Konclusive. This is the second figure that I have had the pleasure of reviewing for Savage Crucible and like the first one I reviewed, I am impressed. This figure is not only an excellent sculpt but is also well constructed.
Soundwaves: Happy Face Original Series Soundtrack Music by Ariel Marx from Lakeshore Records
Lakeshore Records released Happy Face—
Original Series Soundtrack digitally featuring original music by EMMY-nominated composer Ariel Marx (A Small Light). Marx’s spare yet atmospheric score subtly augments the psychological tension of the dramatic series based on the popular memoir and podcast. The album also includes the song “The Devil’s Bid,” performed by Hilary McCormack, a guest star in the series. The series starring Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid is streaming now exclusively on Paramount+.

