I guess now is a good time for a sightings post since we’re experiencing some kind of a “perfect storm” of action figure releases at retail. You know about the new Hellboy figures, obviously, but what else is out there? Expand the post to find out! (more…)
Now is a good time to hit the road and do some toy hunting! (Well, gas prices permitting…) DCUC Wave 2 has officially shown up at retail. The entire wave was snagged by a lucky collector in Oregon. So, if you’re a west coaster, go check your Targets! If you’re an easterner (like me) it’ll probably be another couple of weeks on these.
The Iron Man movie toys have been showing up at Toys R Us stores around the country. In fact, most of the figs from the first series are in stock and available to order right now at toysrus.com. So, if you’d prefer to skip the gas-guzzling toy hunt and just order online, that’s a good place to start!
And, finally, it looks like Wal-Mart is finally starting to restock its barren post-Christmas toy aisles with some new 25th Anniversary GI Joes. The third wave of 2-packs (Ace and Wild Weasel, The Cobra Tomax and Xamot twins, etc.) are showing up in force now, as are the fifth and sixth waves of singles (Snow Job, Crimson Guard, Torpedo, Rock n Roll, etc). So, get out there and buy yourself some action figures!
While the heart of Christmas shopping season is behind us, there are probably a lot of you (like me!) who tend to wait until the last minute to pick up certain items. Apparently, toy manufacturers recognize this, because they’ve been pumping out a lot of product here in the final couple weeks of the year. The fifth series of GI Joe 25th Anniversary singles has been showing up at Wal-Marts around the nation - this is the wave with Snow Job and Flash. And now there are early reports that the first wave of 25th Anni Comics 2-Packs have hit retail. Add to that the reports of people finding the variants from HML 3 the Brood Queen series, as well as the newest series of Transformers movie toys, and it seems that Hasbro is really trying to get a jump on the new year. But the most exciting recent development in toy availability is that online shops received their cases of the first series of DC Universe Classics from Mattel today! So expect to start finding those on Target and TRU shelves any day now (the word on the street is that Wal-Mart won’t be carrying DCUC, so don’t waste your time there!). So, get out there and get toy hunting!
Lots of exciting new superarticulated goodies have been showing up at retail this week - collectors have spotted the new Hasbro Marvel Legends Fantastic Four and Spider-man 3 build-a-figure waves at Wal-Marts from coast to coast; a few timely scalpers in California are auctioning the third series of 25th Anniversary GI Joe single carded figures; a *few* reports have come in from collectors finding the seventh series of DCSH (the Catwoman and Clayface wave) at Target; and fans continue to spot the second series of Legendary Comic Book Heroes at Wal-Mart and Toys r Us. So, get out there and get to hunting this weekend! The shelves are prime for the pickin’!
