http://actionfigures.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-17T09:23:45Z Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/17/transformers-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>Every time I think the Transformers phenomenon can't get any larger, Hasbro manages to surprise me. Between the recently confirmed Transformers 4 movie, the next season of Transformers Prime, and the upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron video game, the robots in disguise are bigger than ever. The Transformers showing at Toy Fair 2012 reflected that pretty well too.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/17/transformers-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/17/transformers-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:32:46 +0000 2012-02-17T22:32:46Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/17/bandai-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>Bandai had a number of big action figure lines on display at Toy Fair 2012, including Ben 10, Power Rangers, Godzilla, and the much beloved ThunderCats. &#160;While there weren't any major reveals from Bandai's booth, there were a lot of fantastic looking action figures on display.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/17/bandai-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/17/bandai-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:23:45 +0000 2012-02-17T09:23:45Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/15/mattel-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>Even though each of Mattel's collector lines had a strong showing at Toy Fair 2012, I've compiled them all into one post because Mattel already <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/ContentTheme/pbPage.News#2012NYTFReveals">covered all their announcements on MattyCollector.com</a>, along with <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/html/pbPage.t0004f666h999m2">photos of their booth</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/15/mattel-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/15/mattel-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:47:05 +0000 2012-02-15T00:47:05Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/15/marvel-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>Hasbro's Marvel Comics lines had a major showing at Toy Fair 2012. Alongside all the Marvel Comics Lego, Heroclix, and various toys found around the event, Hasbro had a huge assortment of new Marvel action figures to show off. &#160;There were new Marvel Universe 3.75-inch figures, new Marvel Legends 6-inch figures, and a ton of new Avengers figures based on the upcoming movie.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/15/marvel-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/15/marvel-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:17:20 +0000 2012-02-15T00:17:20Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/neca-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>NECA keeps increasing their share of the action figure collectors market by picking up popular video game and movie properties. At Toy Fair 2012, NECA showcased a number of new Player Select figures from games like Assassin's Creed, Gears of Wars, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2, and Borderlands. Each and every figure on display looked great, as NECA continues to create impressively sculpted, painted, and articulated video game figures.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/neca-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/neca-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:22:20 +0000 2012-02-14T05:22:20Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>Playmates Toys already <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/02/return-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.htm">revealed their plans for TMNT in 2012</a>, but still had a lot to see at Toy Fair 2012. The figures all look fantastic and seem to be loads of fun. This line looks like it will become a massive hit for kids and collectors alike. It has the potential to be as popular as the classic Turtles line from the late '80s and early '90s.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:06:37 +0000 2012-02-14T05:06:37Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/g-i-joe-at-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>Hasbro's didn't make any huge announcements or reveal anything unexpected regarding G.I. Joe at Toy Fair 2012. They did display their upcoming releases centered around the new G.I. Joe Retaliation movie, including a look at figures based on some of the film's major stars.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/g-i-joe-at-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/14/g-i-joe-at-toy-fair-2012.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:54:55 +0000 2012-02-14T04:54:55Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/12/catching-up-on-toy-fair.htm <p>Thanks to Toy Fair 2012, the year's largest press and toy industry event, this weekend generates a lot of action figure industry news. Although a lot of major announcements were made prior to the actual show, this weekend still resulted in some big news.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/12/catching-up-on-toy-fair.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/12/catching-up-on-toy-fair.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:10:49 +0000 2012-02-12T15:10:49Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/06/a-look-at-the-hunger-games-figures.htm <p>The Hunger Games, a movie based on the best-selling book by Suzanne Collins, is set for release on March 23 and appears to be one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It may not grab a collector's attention like Avengers or G.I. Joe Retaliation, but there are action figures based on the film being released by NECA.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/06/a-look-at-the-hunger-games-figures.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/06/a-look-at-the-hunger-games-figures.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:15:33 +0000 2012-02-06T01:15:33Z http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/02/return-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.htm <p>Playmates Toys made two major announcements yesterday on MTV Geek involving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand. They revealed highly articulated and well-sculpted figures based on both the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/02/01/mtv-geek-exclusive-playmates-tmnt-classic-collection-action-figures/">classic cartoon</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/02/01/mtv-geek-exclusive-tons-of-tmnt-toys/?xrs=share_fb">new cartoon</a>. TMNT fans like myself have been waiting a long time for a collector-focused line grounded in the extremely popular one from late '80s.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/02/return-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://actionfigures.about.com/b/2012/02/02/return-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:02:17 +0000 2012-02-02T16:02:17Z