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ToyFare 155 on News Stands Today

We got a preview yesterday when a subscriber with an early copy told us about a Marvel Universe Galactus exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con, and it sounds like today’s issue of ToyFare will include info on SDCC exclusives the other big guns.

Pick up your copy today!

ToyFare #155: In stores now!

Get thee to the comic shop! ToyFare #155 is out today, and inside its pages you’ll find:

  • A look at Hasbro’s sure-to-be-hot San Diego Comic-Con exclusives: not only our cover boys Ultimate WWII Captain America and Ages of Thunder Thor (which are awesome), but the world premiere of a never-before-seen exclusive! Hint: World’s Biggest Blister Card.
  • An interview with Avengers group editor Tom Brevoort on all things Avengers in this new Heroic Age of Marvel Comics, and his own youth as a proto-toy customizer.
  • Our other cover boy, Jonah Hex from NECA, kicks off our look at the rest of this summer’s coolest movies, now that Iron Man has come. From Expendables to Scott Pilgrim, there’s no way this summer is not going to kick ass.
  • Speaking of Jonah, what are the greatest cowboy toys? And how many of them were random cowboys slapped down into a non-cowboy-related ’80s line?
  • In Twisted ToyFare Theatre, the Manly Men of Action wrap up their Avatar-esque war against James Cameron and his Na’vi in “Lights, Cameron, Action!” Part 2!
  • All this, plus a look amazing SDCC exclusives from Mattel, Sideshow and DST, awesome new UFC figures from Jakks, Big Shots, Market Watch and more!

Oh, and if you haven’t caught up with Battlestar by now, there’s a major spoiler on page 39. Beware! Just a public service announcement from your friendly friends at ToyFare!

via ToyFare #155: In stores now! « site.wizardworld.com Blog.

Toyfare 155 to Feature New Marvel Universe Galactus San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive

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Retail packaging for the MU Galactus - pick up Toyfare #155 to see the new SDCC packaging

Toyfare #155 hits news stands tomorrow. A subscriber who got his issue early sent along the tidbit that Hasbro reveals a special exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con – a blister-carded version of the Masterworks Galactus that was teased at SDCC last year and revealed in its retail packaging at Toy Fair this year.

Like the other Marvel Universe exclusives for SDCC this year, the Galactus packaging will feature artwork by Joe Quesada, and will come in a case with handle to make lugging him around the show floor that much easier. I didn’t get the scoop if this version will include electronics, but I’m guessing it will. I also don’t know if it will include the Silver Surfer, but I’m guessing it will not.

And for those of you wondering if this means no retail release, my understanding is that Galactus will still find his way to retail as planned, featuring the Mike Deodato packaging shown above.

For more pics of Galactus, check out our Hasbro Marvel Universe report from Toy Fair, and pick up your copy of Toyfare #155 tomorrow at your local comic book store!

Custom Iron Man Armory by Thor-El

AFP Iron Mania continues, with a close look and write-up of this custom-built Iron Man armory by Thor-El.

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One of the things I’ve always loved about Iron Man are the specialty armors he develops. And because of that, unlike the many strange and useless “Knight Dive Batman” or “Space Slider Spider-Man” figures that might get made, having lots of different Iron Men populating your shelves always looks awesome. And while Iron Man isn’t my favorite character (that honor belongs to Thor), I really enjoy buying and setting up little armories of him.

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Marvel’s Top Ten Favorite Iron Man Toys

We may be running an Iron Mania week here at AFP, but at Marvel, the entire month of May is devoted to Iron Man.

We’re celebrating the May 7 (April 28 internationally) release of “Iron Man 2” with Iron Man Month 2010! Get ready for a monthlong mega mix of all things Shellhead right here on Marvel.com!

For this week’s Take 10, Marvel highlights ten of their favorite Iron Man action figures of all time.

Take 10: Iron Man Action Figures

We run down 10 of our favorite Iron Man toys from throughout the ages

Every week, a secret cabal of Marvel staffers gathers to discuss the best of the best when it comes to the House of Ideas.

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Marvel Universe Comic 2-Packs Series 3 Press Pics

MarvelousNews has images of the series of Marvel Universe 2-packs that will follow the Secret Wars series. While these are still mock-ups with Secret Wars comics packed in, the actual figures will come with Uncanny X-Men #175 (which features Dark Phoenix but is not actually part of the Dark Phoenix Saga) and Dark Avengers #1. I was hoping we would also get a regular Phoenix in her green costume out of this series, but so far no variant has been announced.

2010 Marvel Universe Comic Figure 2-Pack Series 3 Images

Shown below are some new carded images for Hasbro’s upcoming Comic Figure 2-packs. This 3rd wave for 2010 will be the first set of non-Secret Wars based figures. Instead we have one set based on the Dark Phoenix saga from the X-Men titles and one from the more recent Dark Avengers storyline. The sets include the following figures:

  • Daken & Venom (From the pages of Dark Avengers. Daken is disguised as Wolverine and Venom disguised as Spider-Man)
  • Cyclops & Dark Phoenix

via 2010 Marvel Universe Comic Figure 2-Pack Series 3 Images – Marvel – MarvelousNews.com.

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