New Callgrim figures!

New Callgrim figures have been released! (clear yellow, clear purple, glow in the dark, clear). Although already sold out, there were a few glow in the dark Warp Bikes also! This has been a great beginning to 2012 if you're a fan of Glyos figures!

HUGE Hot Toys Batmobile

Although this is a bit pricey... Wow!... it's cool.

Hot Toys is proud to present the 1/6th scale Batmobile Collectible Vehicle...that's from the Michael Keaton/Tim Burton 1989 Batman movie. (Note: The Batmobile does not include Batman)

The 39 inches long Batmobile is slated to be released in about 1 year (2nd Quarter 2013) It's available for pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles for $629.99.

The 1989 Batmobile includes:

• Two headlights, four taillights and interior light-up function
• Two seater
• Two machine guns
• Functional door which allows sliding function
• Articulated flaps on both sides
• Four batdiscs
• Detachable side plane and side hook on both sides
• Detachable base
• Batmobile’s shields

Game of Thrones Collectibles

Dark Horse Deluxe, in partnership with HBO, a forthcoming limited-edition Game of Thrones sculpted bust.  This beautiful collectible depicts the popular character Daenerys Targaryen (portrayed in the series by Emilia Clarke) with a newly hatched baby dragon on her shoulder, recalling the striking closing scene of the first season of the acclaimed HBO television series.

“We worked hard to capture the essence of Daenerys and the dragon,” noted Dark Horse’s VP of Product Development, David Scroggy. “We worked closely with HBO to develop these details, and other aspects such as the base design, which is an elaborate tapestry element from the opening sequence designed to mimic old carved wood material.”

The bust is scheduled for in-store release on June 20, 2012.

Star Wars Car Stickers

 

I saw... I laughed... I ordered...
These decals or car stickers are perfect for the Star Wars enthusiast! You can mix and match from many different designs to create a family of iconic characters. (They even make Indiana Jones decals!) The website is called: www.starwarsspoofs.com

Lego LOTR sets debut

This week at the UK Toy Fair we were given the first images and details of the Lord of the Rings Lego sets!
Let's get the frustrating news out first: You’ll need to buy all 7 sets if you want to get the complete Fellowship and that's quite a  big chunk of change (set prices start at $11.99 all the way up to 99.99). The good news is that each set is amazing and worth every penny!!

9469 Gandalf Arrives - Includes Frodo and Gandalf with cart and fireworks.  A great set and a way to get the two most obvious characters. (price approx. $11.99)

9470 Shelob Attacks - Includes Gollum and Shelob (big spider) and Frodo with ring (which is a gold chromed ring, sized perfectly to fit on a minifig hand) and Samwise Gamgee.  (price approx. $19.99)

9471 Uruk-Hai Army - Comes with Eomer, Rohan soldier and 4 Urak-Hai and a small section of wall, siege machine and one horses, which features articulated back legs. It’s designed to be joined to the Helm’s Deep playset. (price approx. $29.99)

9472 Attack on Weathertop - Includes Frodo, Merry, Aragorn and two Ringwaiths on horseback.   There’s a small section of Weathertop, which includes a spiral staircase and ruins at the top. (price approx. $49.99)

9473 The Mines of Moria - Comes with a great selection of minifigs, such as Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, a Cave Troll and two Moria Orcs. (price approx. $69.99)

9474 The Battle of Helm’s Deep - Includes 8 minifigs – Gimli, King Theoden, Haldir, Aragorn and 4 Urak-Hai warriors. Huge playset that has new "bricks" that resemble the walls of Helm's Deep. (price approx. $99.99)

9476 The Orc Forge - Includes 5 Orcs and various forge related stuff and has a light brick, which was a nice feature. (price approx. $39.99)

All sets will be released in August. Sets based on the new Hobbit movie will be released in the 4th quarter of 2012 (probably in time for Christmas!)

George Lucas retires...

George Lucas is retiring from "blockbuster" film-making. This information comes from a New York Times article that can be read here. Here's Lucas' actual quote:

"I'm retiring," Lucas said. "I'm moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff."

The new movie Red Tails will be George's last big project, (well, that is except for Indiana Jones 5... yes, he has also announced that he will be releasing a new Indy movie in the coming years.) He will also be returning to art house film-making, where he began his film career so many years ago.

I know many of us love Star Wars and continue to hope something new will emerge, but when asked directly, George replied with the following answer:

"Why would I make any more [Star Wars movies] when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?"

Ouch! Well, my reply is: Stop messing with the old movies and make a new one! Or maybe allow another up-and-coming director and writer to take over the Star Wars reigns?!