Tag: Toys
Toy Fair 2018: Saturday’s Discoveries!
Once again, I attended Toy Fair, and wandered every aisle! I didn't visit every showroom, since some required appointments, or weren't that interesting, but I made a point to visit those with comics licensees,...
Black Panther Toys Reign Supreme
Years ago, the late/great writer Dwayne McDuffie recounted how despite being an incredible ratings success, the Static Shock cartoon was unable to attract toy companies or other licensors. I'm guessing there were certain higher-ups...
FIGHT! Hasbro Sues DC over Bumblebee trademark
Those of you who have been wondering how there was room in the pop culture firmament for both a car that turns into a giant yellow robot named Bumblebee, and a young African American...
SDCC ’17: Factory Entertainment Weathers the Toy Exclusives War on the Exhibit Floor
Just like the fortified walls of Mordor, one doesn’t simply walk through the San Diego Comic-Con exhibit floor. If you find yourself however either a hobbit or an avid collector of merch, this veritable...
SDCC ’17: Getting Pretty and Becoming a Unicorn at Hasbro’s Brand Preview Breakfast
Hasbro is without a doubt one of the toy juggernauts at San Diego Comic-Con, having a fairly-large slice of the collectible’s market. Just look at their line that wraps around their own booth like...
SDCC ’17: Does a Lack of Upcoming Movie Merchandise Say Anything for DC Collectibles?
On preview night of the widely hyped San Diego Comic-Con, DC Collectibles kicked off with a soiree of food, booze, and industry chatter. Some notables on hand were DC’s Jim Fletcher, Kevin Kiniry, and...
SDCC ’17: This Year’s Exclusive Collectibles and Merchandise to Watch Out For
Forget about all that there is to see at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, what about all that there is to buy? Prepare to shout at unsuspecting vendors “Shut up and take my money”...
WB Consumer Products’ president Pam Lifford is selling a lot more superhero toys
Has the current Great Licensing Era crested or is it still growing? As The Beat's Taimur Dar wrote the other day, toys and other licensing items are a ever bigger part of IP farming....
Finally! Marvel and Mets announce Noah Syndergaard Thor bobblehead
Met's pitcher Noah Syndergaard has styled himself as a real life Thor for a while. The 6'6" fireballing righthander has the lineage, the hairdo and the fastball to back it up. In the past...
Possible coolest thing ever todey: LEGO is making a Women of NASA set
It's Women's History month and even Lego is getting into the act with a five figure Women of NASA set!
San Diego Comic Fest ’17: Spotlight on John Semper, Jr. – Talks Spider-Man lore...
John Semper, Jr. holds an ever growing list of credits, ranging from his work as a screenwriter, producer, and story editor. His body of work is mostly invested the in the field of animation,...
Gigantic Hasbro Decepticon Transformer Revealed and more on The Beat’s (Sort of) Weekly Funko...
After this weekend’s 2017 Toy Fair, ours and many other website have been a flutter with toy news. With such heavy internet traffic, there are a few thing that might have slipped under the...
