The AFB Podcast Episode 177: SDCC 2015 Toy News Roundup

Episode 177 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week, join Ben, Eddie, Adam and Scott for a mega show with all of our thoughts and discussions on the toy reveals at San Diego Comic Con 2015!

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News Covered in this Episode

SDCC Highlights Section:

1. “Aquaman” Premium Format statue and here, here too and one more for Scott
2. “Millennium Falcon cockpit” ⅙ diorama & Here and ⅙  scale Tie Fighter
3. DCC Batman Animated Goodness - Etrigan! Zatanna!
4. Mezco One:12 Collective Action Figures - Superman, Flash, Frankenstein’s Monster and Space Ghost
5. Tweeterhead “Batman Returns - Catwoman (Pfeiffer)” statue
6. Figuarts Bruce Lee, Dragonball
7. “Sheena: Queen of the Jungle” ⅙ action figure.
8. Loyal Subjects TMNT Potato heads and more
9. Kotobukiya Fine art Black Panther
10. M.o.t.U
11. 6” scale Thundercats action figures (including a sub)
12. DC Collectibles artist inspid figures
13. TMNT ⅙ action figures
14. Transformers CW
15. Sideshow “Red Sonja” Premium Format statue #2
16. Sideshow “Supergirl” Premium Format statue & close up of Alfreda E. Newman face
17. Sideshow “Punisher” ⅙ action figure
18. Marvel Legends Spidey Infinite Series 2016 Wave 1 & Avengers Better pics

SDCC Roundup Section:

Sideshow Premium Format statues

1. “Loki” Premium Format statue
2. “Sabretooth Classic” Premium Format statue
3. “Superman: Red Son - Batman” Premium Format statue
4. “Court of the Dead: Shard” Premium Format statue
5. “Loki” Premium Format statue
6. “Spider-Man Symbiote” Premium Format statue
7. “Dark Knight - Batman” premium format statue
8. “Dark Knight - Joker” premium format statue

Sideshow Other

9. “He-Man” & “Skeletor” 1/5 statues
10. “Darth Maul” ⅙ action figure
11. “Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn - Ash” ⅙ action figure

Hot Toys

12. ⅙ scale Boba Fett action figure (did I imagine this?) no I saw pics!
13. ⅙ scale Princess Leia action figure
14. “Iron Man Mark XXIV - Tank” ⅙ action figure
15. “Ant-Man” ⅙ action figure
16. “Yellowjacket” ⅙ action figure
17. “Maria Hill” ⅙ action figure
18. “Iron Man Mark XV Shotgun” ⅙ action figure
19. Iron Man “Veronica” ⅙ accessory

NECA

20. Age of Ultron ¼ scale Hulk and Iron Man action figures
21. Aliens, Predator, Terminator
22. Heroes of the Storm: Series 2

Hasbro

23. Marvel Legends Fan poll
24. Marvel Universe 3 ¾
25. Walgreens exclusive “Eric O’Grady Ant-Man” (Black Ant?)
26. Star Wars Black fan poll
27. Star Wars Black announcements and here
28. IDW and Hasbro bring back ROM and Micronauts

Kotobukiya

1. Fine art and Bishoujo statues
2. More pics including Red Robin and Sniper Wolf announcements

7. Mattel

29. DC Multiverse

Diamond Select

Pop Culture Shock

30. M.o.t.U He-Man and Battle Cat ¼ scale statues

Dark Horse

31. Game of Thrones figurines

Brewing Factory/Dynamite

32. “Frank Cho’s Jungle Girl” ⅙ statue

Square Enix

33. Marvel - Capt America, Thor, Venom, Black Widow, etc

3A Toys

34. Star Wars, Marvel and Judge Dredd
35. Spideys

DC Collectibles

36. Statue and Action figure offerings
37. Batman B&W Robin Statue!!!!
38. New Cover Girls Power Girl

Prime 1 Studios

39. Voltron Maquette, Dark Knight Batman and Joker statues

     

The AFB Podcast Episode 128: Bowen Designs Mojo Statue / SDCC News Wrap-Up

Episode 128 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

Join Scott and Ben for the latest news and all of our regular features.

This week, the Bowen Designs Mojo Statue is our Toy of the Week, and we do a final wrap-up of the winners and losers in the toy reveals department from SDCC 2014! 

If you don't use iTunes, you can download Episode 128 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

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The AFB Podcast Episode 127: SDCC 2014 News and Reveals Mega Big Show

Episode 127 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

Join Ben, John, Justin and Adam for a mega news show this week!

The 2014 San Diego Comic Con has come and gone, and in its wake there is a mountain of news for the guys to work through - so much in fact that we couldn't cover all of it!

NOTE: In place of our normal enhanced podcast, we've put together a list of links to all of the items we're discussion which is below - if you like following along with your eyes as well as your ears, this is the way to do it for this mega-show!

If you don't use iTunes, you can download Episode 127 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

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News Section One Links:

1. 3A Toys - “Steel Age” Batman ⅙ figure
2. ThreeZero - TMNT
3. DC Collectibles Reveals
4. Diamond Select Toys - Carnage and Cable figures
5. Disney Infinity - Guardians of the Galaxy set
6. Figuarts Luigi
7. Figuarts Vejito and Android 13
8. Figuarts Broly
9. Figuarts First Anime appearance Vejita
10. Figuarts Sailors Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
11. Figuarts Zero Spirit Bomb Goku
12. Figuarts Frieza ship
13. Figuarts Kid Goku
14. Figures Toys Company - Conan 8” Retro figs & Tarzan figures
15. Funko - Rocket Raccoon Fabrikations plush
16. Gentle Giant - Jumbo Vintage GI Joe figures
17. Hasbro - Marvel Legends & Avengers
18. Hasbro - Spidey Legends, Spidey 2099
19. Hasbro Star Wars Black 6”
20. Hot Toys Star Lord, Groot and Rocket, Gamora & Drax
21. Hot Toys Appleseed Briaeros
22. Hot Toys Iron Man work bench set
23. Hot Toys Arkham City Batman
24. Hot Toys Captain America: The Winter Soldier Helicarrier
25. Hot Toys Back to the Future: Marty McFly

News Section Two Links:

1. Hot Toys Ripley & Powerloader, Ripley,
2. King Arts - Captain America shield replicas
3. Kotobukiya - Star Wars Luke, Han and Leia statues, X-Men Rogue statue
4. Lego - SDCC exclusive 1966 Batmobile
5. Lego - Batman of Zur En Arrh & Tumbler
6. Lego - The Hobbit “The Lonely Mountain” set
7. Mattel - 1966 6” Batgirl
8. Mattel - MOTU and DCUC
9. Mezco - One:12 Collective (6” figures from DC, Judge Dredd, etc)
10. Mondo Toys - new company doing “Iron Giant” and more
11. NECA - Batman 1989 video game action figure
12. NECA - Aliens, Robocop vs Terminator, Alien crew, Planet of the Apes S02
13. NECA - 8” Retro Snake Plissken action figure
14. Playmates - TMNT Classics Shredder and Krang
15. Pop Culture Shock - Streetfighter Ryu ⅙ action figure
16. Sideshow Star Wars ⅙ Biker Scout and Speeder Bike
17. Sideshow - Vampirella Premium Format statue
18. Sideshow - Powergirl Premium Format statue & Here
19. Sideshow - ⅙ Marvel Deadpool and Wolverine action figures
20. Sideshow - Hellraiser III “Pinhead” Premium Format statue
21. Sideshow - Obi-Wan Legendary scale statue
22. Sideshow - Batgirl Premium Format statue
23. Sideshow - Emma Frost Premium Format
24. Sideshow - Flash and GL 12” action figures