AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 10, 2012, 6:42 am
The Marvel Legends Archive just added some new photos of the Return of Marvel Legends Arnim Zola series. Photos were taken by our very own Captain Collector (thanks, Steve). Just click the image below to see all of the photos in full resolution.
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 10, 2012, 6:31 am
As Diamond Select Toys reveals more and more of their Avengers movie toy line-up, fans have started to ask, where’s Iron Man? And while DST released a couple different versions of the Iron Man armor as part of their Iron Man 2 line, they were retailer exclusives that have long sold out, leaving ne...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 7, 2012, 4:05 am
The new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man was just revealed. The movie, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field, opens on July 3rd, 2012.
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 6, 2012, 7:34 pm
This past weekend, Superbowl watchers were treated to the new Avengers trailer showing the heroes in action, including our first full look at the gargantuan Hulk. Well, the Marvel Select toy line has been making waves lately with its larger figures, which tower over other entries in the 7-inch-scale...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 6, 2012, 7:30 pm
Thor. Iron Man. Captain America: The First Avenger. The Incredible Hulk. Diamond Select Toys has made Minimates for each of the key Marvel movies so far, and now they’re making Minimates for the most action-packed Marvel movie yet! Hitting stores this spring will be two assortments of figures, one...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 6, 2012, 4:19 am
Catch an extended cut of the “Marvel’s The Avengers” TV spot from Super Bowl XLVI, and catch your favorite heroes in theaters May 4!
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 3, 2012, 9:52 am
Last week, Diamond Select showed you its new Marvel Select figure of Colossus in action, and now they’re showing off the Marvel Select figure that’s headed to stores next week. The Green Goblin stands 7 inches tall with 16 points of articulation, one interchangeable pumpkin bomb hand and a remov...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 2, 2012, 2:30 pm
Here’s a picture of the variant Marvel Legends Steve Rogers with clear shield, Stealth Extremis Iron Man, and orange flame Ghost Rider courtesy if our friends at Toy Maniacs.
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 2, 2012, 5:36 am
It’s been a rough couple months for MOTUC fans. Delays, accidental Sub cancellations, delays, Swift Wind’s legs, delays, Wind Raiders Missing Guns oh and let’s not forget….wait for it….delays. But in a way, we all knew it would happen eventually. Mistakes have haunted this line from the be...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Feb 2, 2012, 4:25 am
From Marvel.com…. Catch a 10-second peek at the Game Day spot for “Marvel’s The Avengers”! At the end of today’s Global Twitter Chat with “Marvel’s The Avengers” stars Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, and director Joss Whedon, we unveiled a special 10-second tease of t...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 13, 2011, 10:28 am
Marvel Minimates have been around for a decade, and Diamond Select Toys has made hundreds of different characters, but at the end of the day, everybody wants a Minimate of their favorite hero or villain, in the costume that they love best. So for those of you just getting into Marvel Minimates, or s...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 13, 2011, 10:25 am
So, you’ve seen all the episodes of My Favorite Martian and know everything about Uncle Martin and Tim O’Hara, right? Guess again! There were not only a handful of comic book adventures of the hapless duo here in America, via Gold Key Comics, but also some overseas from England’s TV21 that may...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 12, 2011, 9:52 pm
Here’s the lowdown straight from the mascott’s mouth: Some villains are nothing but trouble and our December Club Eternia Figure of the Month, Demo-Man, is an excellent example. Thanks to a little misbehaving on his part, the shipment of his figures from the factory to our warehouse is delayed. ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 12, 2011, 10:52 am
December  12, 2011 (Los Angeles)-  Fandom and the action figure industry have joined forces to start a new podcast called Geek Shall Inherit ( www.geekshallinherit.com) Jason Lenzi, CEO of toy company BifBangPow! (www.bifbanpow.com) and Daniel Pickett of ActionFigureInsider.com (www.actionfigure...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 11, 2011, 10:12 am
From cool kids comics to the greatest super-hero fare, from classic reprints to the latest stories, it’s a wide spectrum of comics covered in the Silver comic books available for Free Comic Book Day 2012! (Click here to see the previously announced Gold comics) The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Comm...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 10, 2011, 10:06 am
Being a Star Wars collector can get pretty expensive, what with all the high-end collectables out there. And in uncertain economic times, it makes sense to be more practical — so why not pick up a Star Wars collectable that’s not only a great value, but actually saves you money? Diamond Select T...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 6, 2011, 6:18 pm
After almost 9 months, the final pieces to complete your GL Movie Masters Parallax have arrived. Available now at Big Bad Toy Store, here is is in all his glory!
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 6, 2011, 6:31 am
For many years now, I’ve had the honor of knowing Crushinaguy, otherwise known as Dan Gates. We’ve collaborated on some projects, and he continues to be a source of creative inspiration to me. I should also mention than many of the opinions and tips he shares below are so like my own, I feel lik...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 5, 2011, 7:54 am
Out in stores this Wednesday comes The Phantom: The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years-Volume One by Hermes Press. This full-color hardcover reprint volume represents the first eight issues of The Ghost Who Walks’ sojourn at Gold Key Comics from 1962 to 1964. With stories by Bill Harris, artwork ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Dec 2, 2011, 8:14 pm
The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has announced its Gold Sponsor comic book selections for the industry’s top annual event, Free Comic Book Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2012. Next year marks the eleventh anniversary of Free Comic Book Day with another year of incredible stories that ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 24, 2011, 1:41 pm
The mid-1980s was a dark time for comic books, with superheroes exploring the obsessive side of heroism and a more sadistic side of villainy. But it was that era that gave us what are now considered the classics of the comics world. One such classic? The Death of Jean DeWolff,…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 24, 2011, 1:37 pm
As Christmas is around the corner, we are pleased to present a special version of collectible for fans’ pre-order – the Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale War Machine Limited Edition Collectible Figurine (Special Version), specially painted with matte black, light grey and silver color scheme, which shall ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 21, 2011, 7:47 am
The other day, I posted about some iPhone 4 cases bearing the designs of DC Super Powers Batman and Superman. In that post, I mentioned about the possibility of seeing versions of Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. Well lo and behold, here are the Emerald Knight and the Amazon…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 21, 2011, 5:48 am
Check out this promo video by 45Fresh Corp. in association with Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. Toy Art Gallery is a new gallery/store front that sells everything from designer vinyl figures to custom one-of-a kind toys to Kaiju sculptures. They also host events for some of the…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 19, 2011, 4:54 am
Check out the latest news from Hot Toys regarding the much awaited Captain America figure. They also hinted about more Avengers characters coming soon. The first Avenger – the well-received superhero Captain America is arriving in Hong Kong this week! Ready to catch the shield yet? More member ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 19, 2011, 4:40 am
Minimates may be little, but they’re big on action. Don’t believe us? Making its debut at the Minimates panel at the New York Comic-Con this past weekend, the newest “Mini-mation” from Diamond Select Toys spotlights their popular pirate-themed Minimates line, Calico Jack’s Pirate Raiders! ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 17, 2011, 8:57 am
Hong Kong based collectibles shop Toy Hunters posted these photos on their Facebook page earlier today. They’re iPhone 4 cases with the DC Super Powers motif. As shown in these photos, you can choose from between Batman and Superman. I also have it good word that…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 16, 2011, 4:32 pm
An introduction is in order. By the time I hopped onto the internet in 1997, I had already been “customizing” as we now define the hobby for a few years. In 1998, I discovered other people were doing the same thing, sharing information via the ‘net. One…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 15, 2011, 9:43 pm
Hermes Press adds to their slate of classic comic strip reprint editions with Smokey Stover and Spooky the Cat. Comic strip and comic book historian extraordinaire Jerry Robinson described cartoonist Bill Holman (in the pages of The Comics) as “an outrageous punster and wordsmith,” and Holman’...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 15, 2011, 8:50 am
In their long-standing mission to excavate rare comics treasures, Hermes Press is reprinting the entirety of legendary artist Gray Morrow’s Orion from the pages of Heavy Metal magazine. Orion is Morrow’s 1978 sword and sorcery masterpiece about an Errol Flynn-like swashbuckling hero who battles ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 15, 2011, 4:59 am
As part of their new digital initiative, Hermes Press announced today The Drawn Word, a comic magazine edited by Hermes Publicity Coordinator Christopher Irving, writer and co-founder of Graphic NYC. “It’s no secret that I’ve wanted to do a magazine for years,” Irving says. “With our iVer...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 15, 2011, 1:00 am
The following items will go on sale at MattyCollector.com this Monday, October 17, 2011. So don’t forget to mark you calendars. Icarius™ Figure Space Mutants will say bye-bye when under attack from this fly guy! One of the key members of the Galactic Protectors from the Tri-Solar System, Icari...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 14, 2011, 7:17 am
This weekend, Hermes Press debuts four new library edition reprint books at the New York Comic Con, adding to their already-impressive library of hardcover vintage comic book reprints. Located at booth #1903, Hermes Press will also have earlier reprint editions on hand. First up is My Favorite Mart...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 13, 2011, 6:33 am
Adult toy collectors face several pitfalls while attempting to enjoy their hobby when compared to our childhood days. Finances are a biggie seeing how work, family responsibilities, and relationships in general didn’t factor in as much when we were kids. Our closest relatives bought most of the st...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 13, 2011, 4:29 am
Hot Toys posted an update on the long awaited release of their Indiana Jones DX figure. The Indiana Jones Collectible Figure from the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie is coming in Hong Kong this week! Fans, please be ready to start your adventure journey with Indiana Jones very soon! …
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 12, 2011, 6:44 am
And so it begins. Hot Toys announces their acquisition of the license to produce collectible products based on the upcoming movie – The Dark Knight Rises. Another superhero blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises, will be hitting the theatre in Summer next year! Besides the 1/6th scale collectible fi...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 12, 2011, 6:21 am
Here’s the latest update from Hot Toys… Thrilled about The Avengers trailer that we shared earlier today? Now, we are proud to present the license of the 1/6th scale and 1/4th scale collectibles of The Avengers movie! The upcoming 1/4th collectibles will be even more finely sculpted and sophi...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 11, 2011, 10:32 pm
During Mattel’s presentation last summer at SDCC, the Mattel reps announced that Toys R Us would be offering a free Arkham City Batman figure repainted in the classic blue and grey color scheme, to be given away with a pre-order purchase of the Arkham City video game. Sounds like…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 11, 2011, 10:01 pm
Hermes Press launches its original comic book line in Spring 2012 with Sparrow and Crowe: The Demoniac of Los Angeles, the spin-off of the successful Wormwood audio drama podcast. Dark, suspenseful, funny, and action-packed, Sparrow and Crowe promises to kick the new Hermes Press comics line off in ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 11, 2011, 11:32 am
Watch the first trailer for “Marvel’s The Avengers”, in theaters May 4, 2012.
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 11, 2011, 11:26 am
Hermes Press has signed on with iVerse as a distributor for digital comic book sales, joining other publishers in making the transition to digital distribution. iVerse will not only sell Hermes’ original comics line, such as the upcoming graphic novel series Tails and the upcoming line of single i...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 11, 2011, 11:13 am
Diamond Select Toys loves the ladies. Specifically, they love the strong women who make up their 9-inch PVC statue line, Femme Fatales, and they’ve had so much fun crafting 9-inch versions of some of comicdom’s all-stars (Dawn, Darkchylde, Tarot) that they’ve gone so far as to create their own...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 10, 2011, 4:29 am
Here’s the latest update from Hot Toys regarding the eagerly anticipated 1/6 Christopher Reeve Superman figure… Seven years after his death. Paying tribute to our great actor Christopher Reeve of Superman, our superhero ever, we are proud to present the Superman Collectible Figure in Hong Kong ...
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 8, 2011, 6:59 am
Braaains . . . and bananas . . . and braaaains! The zombies are coming, the zombies are coming. But it’s worse than we originally thought. Not just people are infected, but every sort of mobile species (and even a few immobile ones) now are at risk to developing the…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 8, 2011, 6:55 am
Having trouble keeping track of everything you need to see and do at the New York Comic-Con? Of course you are. It would take a computerized brain to remember everything that’s going on, so we thought we’d help you remember the important stuff — namely, everything Diamond Select Toys is…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 6, 2011, 4:54 am
Hermes Press, publisher of the vintage Dark Shadows comic books, will host the only Dark Shadows panel at the New York Comic Con (in the Jacob Javits Center) on Saturday, October 15. Come and sink your teeth into the latest news and announcements regarding the upcoming…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 6, 2011, 4:49 am
It has been a HUGE year for super hero movies, and without a doubt the biggest comic-based movies of the summer were Captain America and Thor. Now, all of your favorite characters from the Captain America and Thor comic books have teamed up for the ultimate wave of Marvel Minimates…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 5, 2011, 9:43 am
On a recent trip to the mall (here in Manila), I chanced upon several display racks of rubber slippers bearing images of everyone’s favorite DC super heroes. Pleasantly surprised, I took a closer look and pulled out the trusty camera to take some snapshots. From what I can see,…
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 5, 2011, 4:39 am
Save $5 on the Family Guy Interactive Playset at Toys “R” Us. The Griffin Living Room Playset interacts with the Family Guy figures from Playmates Toys and “talks” using real character voices from the TV show. The playset comes with an exclusive Lois. Print the coupon posted on
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AFHUB Admin posted an article on AFHub - Oct 4, 2011, 12:11 pm
Our Femme Fatales Anne Bonny statue is sailing across the seas to comic shops and specialty stores right now, but before she gets there, the beutiful-but-deadly pirate has an undercover mission to go on… at New York Comic-Con! Dying her blonde hair brown and ditching her trademark tan coat for…
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