It’s Wednesday, which means it’s New Toy Day at
comic shops across North America! And this week, Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd. have a few new items shipping to stores that are sure to make an impression! Whether it’s a statue of a vigilante, or a half-scale bust of a ninja or a supervillain, you’re sure to be impressed by this week’s offerings! Read on for details, then find a store at comicshoplocator.com, or order at diamondselecttoys.com or gentlegiantltd.com!
Equipment: QMx Announces New Spooky Zippermouth Plush Collection
Quantum Mechanix (QMx), creator of pop-culture
collectibles, unveiled their newest Spooky Collection of Zippermouth plush — Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King’s “IT”, Cthulhu from H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu”, and Vampire Stitch from Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch: The Series” — adding another enticing batch of interactive and luxe collectible plush. This new collection showcases QMx’s crossover between the horror genre and the traditionally “cute” medium of plush to create what they call “Scare-dorable” products.
Equipment: Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Disney Plus Ms. Marvel
Kamala Khan is 16 years old, good at school,
and bad at fitting in. But when she unexpectedly develops super-powers, she’ll learn that what makes her different makes her powerful. Celebrate the MARVEL UNIVERSE with this MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES DISNEY PLUS MS. MARVEL figure. This quality 6-inch scale Ms. Marvel figure features premium articulation and deco inspired by the character’s appearance in Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel on Disney Plus! Includes figure, 2 accessories and 1 Build-A-Figure part.
Equipment: Doom Comes to Diamond Comics’ 40th Anniversary as a New Mini-Bust!
Call him Doom! The Latverian monarch
Victor Von Doom returns to the Marvel mini-bust line in an all-new color scheme, wearing his white robes as seen in the hit Marvel crossover Secret Wars, and this time he’s a Diamond Comics 40th anniversary exclusive!
Equipment: More Reveals from Star Wars Celebration on Day 3 from Hasbro
The Force is strong on the west coast. Day 3 of
Star Wars Celebration and that mean more product reveals from our friends over at Hasbro. Announced today were Leia in Boushh disguise, Grand Moff Tarkin, Chewbacca and Han Solo. These figures are great additions to your collection, especially if you missed them on their initial release. Check out the photo gallery below.
Equipment: Currently Looking for Backers on HasLab for Star Wars The Black Series Reva (The Third Sister) Force FX Elite Lightsaber
Hasbro and Star Wars are bringing fans
an entirely new HasLab project: The Black Series’ first integrated double-bladed Force FX Elite LIGHTSABER™. This roleplay item comes with the features you love—including progressive ignition, blaster deflect, battle clash effect, and more. With the coordinated attack technology in the hilt and both blades installed, LED animation and effect sequences play out across the entire 6.5 feet lightsaber! Crowdfunding is open NOW and will run from May 27th 2022 7:30PM ET to July 11th 11:59PM ET – you can check out the HasLab project on Hasbro Pulse.
Equipment: Day Two Announcements New Figures in the Retro, Vintage and Black Series Lines as well as an Artillary Trooper Helmet
There are so many people who wish they were
in Anaheim this weekend for Star Wars Celebration, me included, but it wasn’t our destiny. Since we can’t all be in the room where it happened (announcements being made) we can still find out what goodies are coming our way over the course of the next year from Hasbro.
Equipment: Quantum Mechanix Announces New Iron Man Qrew Art Vinyl Figure
Quantum Mechanix (QMx), creator of pop-culture
collectibles, announced Iron Man as the newest addition to their Qrew Art Vinyl collection. The continued success of the partnership between Marvel Studios and QMx is demonstrated in the craftsmanship and attention to detail of this new figural piece.
Hard Copy: The Making of The Batman from Abrams Books
Currently, there are behind the scenes books
for T.V. shows, video games, and movies. It is nice to know that I am not alone in my desire to peer behind the curtain to see how the magic is created. These “Making of…” books offer great insight on how a particular project was crafted. The Art of The Batman from Abrams Books is a great look at how this film was created from concept to screen. Continue reading

