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We have a new sponsor update from BigBadToyStore.com.  Check out the new pre-orders as well as the new arrivals for popular items like Transformers, King Kong, Dragonball Super, Mezco, and more.

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Masters of the Universe is back with Mattel’s Origins line. Canti, as seen in FLCL, reappears from Sentinel in a completely updated design! The Armored Puppet model kit series features Sci-fi and futuristic designs and has two new kits. Fans Hobby presents the MB-12A Nite Walker as part of the Master Builder series! Zen Creations proudly presents the leader of the Hidden Sand Village, Gaara. The second in the launch of their line of 1/6 Posable Anime Figures, Gaara stands around 11 inches tall and features over 30 points of articulation, along with interchangeable hands, head, and sand effects. All 15 Godzilla film soundtracks from Japan’s Showa era have been collected for the very first time in a prestigious box set! Joy Toy has 3 new figure sets in their Battle for the Stars line.
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NECA’s Ultimate Ghostface is here! This Ultimate version also features 4 interchangeable heads, including the original mask, the bloody variant, a zombie mask, and a glow in the dark mask. S.H.Figuarts SSGSS Vegito and Zamasu have arrived! Mezco’s King Kong of Skull Island figure stands approximately 7” tall, is designed with over 25 points of articulation, and includes interchangeable hands and head portraits. From the video game The Last of Us Part II, Dark Horse presents the Ellie with Bow figure. Standing 8 inches tall, this stunning figure of Ellie was sculpted by the artists at Naughty Dog, and prototyped and painted by Gentle Giant Studios, offering meticulous detail and authenticity. The Ultimate Alpha Predator is an entirely new sculpt kitted out with an array of accessories including a removable mask, hook, gauntlets, and 3 pairs of interchangeable hands.

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Here’s a brand new sponsor update from our friends at BigBadToyStore.com!  Check the new pre-orders and new arrivals below and start your new off right – with some new toys from BigBadToyStore.com!

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Hasbro and threezero are thrilled to present you Optimus Prime from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen film as the next figure in the Transformers DLX Collectible Figure Series! From Moon Studios comes a series of robot figures which transform from robots into different types of trains. Collect transforming figures MSO1 through MSO6 and you can combine them to form Radiatron! The next figure from Injustice: Gods Among Us by Storm Collectibles is Ares! Joy Toy’s modern military vehicle series continues with the 09st Legion FEAR (Assault) Mech! Tons of new Banpresto figures are now available from your favorite animes. From Fresh Monkey Fiction comes the newest wave of Amazing Heroes. Wave 6 includes Atoman, Vulcan, Black Fury, Black Cobra, Lash Lightning, The Claw, Captain Tootsie, and The Blue Flame! Mechagodzilla from the Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) thunders its way into the Deforeal series line-up! From Mega Man X4, the protagonist appears wearing the full Force Armor and joins Kotobukiya’s plastic model lineup with a new red coloring in this Force Armor Rising Fire version.
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Rathalos is here! The S.H.MonsterArts Rathalos figure features immense details and several accessories including a pair of interchangeable eyes, flame breath effects, and interchangeable flight parts. Factory Entertainment brings high quality, officially licensed scaled prop replicas as seen in the Masters of the Universe. Hot Toy’s Iron Spider from the 2018 Spider-Man video game features a newly crafted masked head sculpt and a specialized body that allows great realistic poseability. X-Men Marvel Legends Nightcrawler is back in stock! Inspired by the classic animated TV show, PCS Collectibles is proud to present the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1:8 Scale Statue collection! Crafted from the designs of Weta Digital – the visual effects team behind Alita: Battle Angel – this 1:1 scale prop of the Damascus Blade is an exact replica of the weapon wielded on screen.

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You now have zero excuses not to watch Garo.

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the original broadcast of Garo, the Tohokushina Film Corporation has released the remastered version of the series with English subtitles on YouTube with no restrictions – meaning anyone in the world can watch Garo!  On top of that there is now an English, Thai, and Chinese language version of the Garo-Project website.

Currently only the first two episodes are available but we imagine the rest will be released over the course of the next month.

Click here for Episode 01 and click here for Episode 02.

More and more tokusatsu continues to become accessible to the rest of the world.  What series or franchise will be next?

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The second issue of the upcoming RADIANT BLACK comic book is going to have you seeing red!

The release of RADIANT BLACK Issue 02 will have RADIANT RED front and center.  But what is RADIANT RED?  Is it a new character or a mysterious new form for RADIANT BLACK?  Writer Kyle Higgins and artist Marcelo Costa continue their exciting new project this March via Image Comics!  What is RADIANT BLACK?  It’s a brand new superhero comic book that takes a little bit of POWER RANGERS mixed with a bit of SPIDER-MAN and INVINCIBLE!  The result is an action-packed story with relatable characters – a true superhero book for the 21st century!


Character turn for Radiant Red

From the website Radiant.Black:

Nathan Burnett has just turned thirty, and things aren’t great: He’s working (and failing) at two jobs, his credit card debt is piling up, and his only move… is moving back home with his parents.

But when Nathan discovers and unlocks the ethereal, cosmic RADIANT, he’s given the power to radically change his fortunes!

There’s just one problem: The powers don’t belong to him. And the COSMIC BEINGS who created them want them back…by any means necessary.

Three covers will be available for Issue 02.

  • Cover A – Blue Headshot Cover by Marcelo Costa
  • Cover B – Radiant Red with a bag of money (article’s featured image) by Diego Greco
  • Cover C – Radiant Red helmet reflection by Rod Reis (1:25 variant)

RADIANT BLACK #02 will be available March 17th 2021 at comic book stores and online via Comixology and will be available to pre-order soon.  Issue 01 of RADIANT BLACK is still available to pre-order from your local comic book store, the Radiant.Black website, as well as Comixology.

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New pre-orders and arrivals are up at BigBadToyStore.com!  Check them out!


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Based on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Threezero and Hasbro join forces to create a series of 1/6th scale articulated figures based on the classic original series. A gifted warrior, Bo-Katan Kryze is a legendary Mandalorian. She refused to align with the Empire’s occupation of Mandalore. The 6-inch scale Black Series figure is detailed to look like the Bo-Katan Kryze character from The Mandalorian, featuring premium detail and multiple points of articulation. Standing 12 inches tall, the 1/6 Storm Shadow collectible figure features Threezero’s standard fully-articulated body with fabric hand-tailored costuming with a high attention to detail. TBleague brings two new 1/12 scale female bodies for action figure customization. This next Alien wave includes Ripley and Lambert in their compression suits and a Xenomorph styled by the incredible artist Giger and his original concept artwork—all with various upgrades and improvements. Each figure will come packaged in a 40th Anniversary Kenner-inspired window box to commemorate the occasion.
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Dark Multiverse DC Multiverse Wave 3 is here with The Dawnbreaker, The Devastator, The Grim Knight and The Murder Machine. Protect planet Eternia and defend the secrets of Castle Grayskull with this special edition Little People Masters of the Universe collectable figure set from Fisher-Price! Psychically linked mutants, the Cuckoo sisters are powerful clones of the telepath Emma Frost. The high quality, realistic, 6-inch X-Men Marvel Legend Stepford Cuckoos action figure features multiple points of articulation and is a great addition to any action figure collection. Tamashii Nations brings you to a new pinnacle of posable action figures: Imagination Works! The first release is Son Goku from Dragon Ball Z. Designed to bring this 2D character to ultra-realistic 3D life, it was created in 1/9 scale, which is larger than the standard 1/12, to capture accurate sculpting, exquisite detail, and the ultimate in visual appearance. Genos, the S-class hero known as Demon Cyborg and disciple of Saitama from the anime series One-Punch Man is here as a figma figure! The Power Loader from Aliens: Colonial Marines is on sale with 60% off! It’s clobberin’ time! The Thing returns to the Marvel Select line, in one of the most hotly demanded re-releases the line has seen!

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In a surprise announcement, Team Kamen Rider shared the news that the Kamen Rider Gaim – Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! movie will be added to the Toei Tokusatsu World Official YouTube channel at 5pm PT / 8pm ET on Friday, December 18th.  We reached out to Team Kamen Rider to confirm that, yes, the movie will be subtitled in English for Western speaking fans.

This movie takes place during the Kamen Rider Gaim television series but happens in a parallel dimension.  Fans of the show will see familiar faces not seen in quite some time.  Newcomers will get to experience the entirety of the lineup of Kamen Rider Gaim characters in a single movie including movie-only Riders and forms however it will a lot of the story elements if you haven’t watched the series (ie: the surprise of certain characters becoming Kamen Riders or the identity of certain forms).

Click here to check out the Toei Tokusatsu World Official YouTube Channel.

Share your excitement about another Kamen Rider movie getting official English subtitles being made available to the fans in the Western part of the world on our forums!

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It has been one year since the formation of Team Kamen Rider – the team at Bluefin Brands who work day-in and day-out to get your favorite Kamen Rider merchandise imported to North America and sold at retail.  To celebrate their one-year anniversary they have announced the following livestreams:

  • Thursday, December 17th
    • 11am PT / 2pm ET – Kamen Rider Zero-One Series Review
    • 1pm PT / 4pm ET – S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Photo Contest
    • 3pm PT / 6pm ET – Complete Selection Modification (CSM) Wishlist

 

  • Friday, December 18th
    • 1pm PT / 4pm ET – Kamen Rider Gaim Series Review
    • 3pm PT / 6pm ET – Team Kamen Rider Anniversary plus SPECIAL GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT

We will be taking part in a couple of those livestream events so be sure to tune in!  And trust us – you don’t want to miss this anniversary event!

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Via the power of social media – specifically Twitter – ThreeZero has teased upcoming 1/6th scale Power Rangers figures as part of their FigZero collection.  There are no details to be shared at this time but feast your eyes on these figures.

Unlike other 1/6th scale figures that you may have seen of the Power Rangers this past year – these ARE officially licensed by Hasbro.

Stay tuned.

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While we are still a couple of months away from the official release of Radiant Black Issue 01 we have been fortunate enough to land an advanced copy.  An incredibly personal superhero book from Kyle Higgins with jaw-dropping art from Marcelo Costa provides the perfect launch-point for anyone eager to get in to a brand new superhero book from the start.

Our in-depth spoiler-free look at Radiant Black Issue 01 does contain story elements that are already discussed in interviews between the staff on the book and other sites or via the Radiant.Black website description or even preview images shared out.

Click “Read More” to get our spoiler-free thoughts on this must-read book.  Radiant Black Issue 01 arrives in stores on February 10th 2021 with five(5) different covers to collect.

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We’re incredibly excited to talk about the upcoming Radiant Black comic book from former Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic writer Kyle Higgins and artist Marcelo Costa.  The Radiant Black team has been busy showcasing snippets and previews for the first issue (which releases February 10th, 2021) and is getting rave reviews from some of the most notable names in the comic book industry (like Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead franchise).

The Radiant Black team has shared some of the character designs on Twitter via their @RadiantBlk account.  We’ve decided to share them with you here as well.

Also of note – some fans have asked if Radiant Black takes place in the Image-Universe.  To answer the question there is a panel from Issue 01 that features the answer in the background television screen.

Be sure to follow @RadiantBlk on Twitter, Instagram, and check out their website Radiant.Black.  Issue 01 releases on February 10th, 2021 via Image Publishing.