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The Marvel Legends 6" scale Ant-Man and Yellow Jacket (10 years of MCU) set is down on Amazon for just $37.49 UK customers can order direct and with import fees and delivery you will pay circa £42.56 all in. https://amzn.to/2AkhPVU * Price correct at time of posting #Marvel #Legends #YellowJacket #AntMan

SH Figuarts have released details of their 1/12 scale Princess Leia figure from A New Hope. Leia will arrive in December 2018 and will cost 6264 yen in Japan. US and UK customers will likely be paying around $50 / £50 when Leia is imported acorss for sale in these territories. Leia will come with two weapons and what looks to be clip on hood. There does not seem to be any soft goods in use so the lower section will not have much mobility.

Medicom displayed three new MAFEX figures at Wonder Festival Summer 2018 in Japan. Up first is a comic book Venom, this is a comic book release of Venom but no doubt timed to take advantage of the new movie hype. Behind him is a new and updated Deadpool and alongside him an "Evil" Gwenpool in her darker purple costume with soft goods cape. All the figures will be 2019 releases.

Kaiyodo are displaying two new Yamaguchi Revoltech figures at the 2018 Summer Wonder Festival in Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. From DC we have Deathstroke and from Marvel, an impressive looking Psylocke figure. These are early prototypes, so expect release dates to be late 2018 or into 2019.

More often than not, a new Doctor means a new Sonic Screwdriver - and when Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor hits our screens this Autumn she will be rocking a brand new version of the Doctor's multi-purpose sonic device. As Master Toy Licence holders, Character Toys are releasing their own 1:1 scale roleplay version of the Sonic to go alongside all the other electronic light and sound versions released to date. The new sonic comes in the usual tube packaging with an internal artwork panel wrapped around the screwdriver. The artwork represents the new golden logo while keeping the overall blue design with TARDIS imagery to the side. The screwdriver itself can be seen through a cut out panel which is then headlined with some red flashes quoting "Electronic Lights and Sounds" and "includes new diagnostic sound FX". Under this sits a grey slate section with a touch of Gallifreyan text visible at the sides. Here the release is confirmed as the "Thirteenth Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver". Round what you can describe as the back of the packaging are the standard copyright and legal blurb, the barcode and a set of instructions on how to change the batteries. You open the sleeve by means of the top of bottom panel which are taped shut. The inner section slides out with the screwdriver held in the middle. There are thankfully no twisty ties or tied string. The inner sleeve, also acts as the instructions. We've already seen the part around changing the batteries - and on the reverse side is a piece that explains how the Screwdriver operates - including what already seems to be a very odd choice to have a "dummy" button that "does not function"? The aesthetics of the Screwdriver are pretty impressive. While it is cast in plastic, it is engrained to look like hammered metal with a paint job to weather and darker it. All of this is around a central clear plastic core. The centre section that connects the two halves is a cleaner silver as is the emitter at the end which is also ridged. The Screwdriver does not operate directly out of the packaging, there is a white tab to pull out first to enable the batteries. With the batteries enabled the Screwdriver is now ready to operate. The first part of this is a clever function where the users hand, when gripping the handle, enabled the light up function. This is obviously via some contact sensor or other, but it is temperamental and doesn't work in all positions. The light is and orange hue that makes each exposed clear panel glow. It is however very dull, it almost looks and feels like the batteries are going? We then have the two buttons. Both look and feel identical, but the bottom one is a dummy. I find this bizarre as it must have cost more to put in a dummy button than just cast the piece without a hole - I imagine the 2nd button had an original function that was then lost in development. Pressing the top button once gives you the standard sonic sound, this sounds very similar to other releases and may be a direct re-use of the sound clip. Pressing the button twice in quick succession creates the "diagnostic sound" as quoted on the box. This sound appears to be brand new. There is a 3rd sound FX as found by my Son when he was giving it the once over. This is turned on by pressing the button three times quickly. This is a stuttering version of the usual sonic sound, and the lights flicker as its playing. The two left hand images above are the sonic lit up in general lit conditions. The light has what look like two LED's front and back to light all the exposed clear parts and the crystalline emitter. The 13th Doctor's sonic measures just under 8 inches (20cm) which is smaller than its immediate predecessors from the 11th and 12th Doctors' It is however bigger than the original new series Sonic used by Doctor's 9 and 10. The 13th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver will come with an RRP of £14.99. For this you get a well crafted piece with a neat metallic hammered metal finish and crystalline emitter. The let down is the electronics. The light up function is temperamental and the light given out very low. I find the dummy button odd and anyone who doesn't read instructions may think they've got a faulty sonic? On the positive side the three sound FX are clear and pretty easy to work out - my 8 year old played around with it for a good hour or so after we'd unpacked it. I suspect the success of the Screwdriver will fall in with the series and how well received Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor will be. We score the 13th Doctor's Sonic a better than average 3 out of 5. You can get your 13th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver direct from Character Toys or from our Affiliate Partners at Forbidden Planet Our 13th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver was supplied for review by the PR team at Evolution PR on behalf of Character Options #doctorwho #drwho #13thdoctor #character #options #toys #actionfigures #adventuredoll #dalek #doctor #cyberman #TARDIS #review

Happy #SatTOYday! CLICK HERE for this week's issue We do apologise for the delay in releasing #84, but this bumper issue should be worth the wait as we have jam packed our SDCC issue with all the announcements that caught our eye at San Diego 2018. I never like the term "they won SDCC" attributed to a company as we often see after the show. For me this year was a very solid performance by most of the key companies albeit there was an overriding feeling of volume reduction vs previous years, perhaps reflecting the current Action Figure market and the hole left by Toys R Us. NECA lent heavily on the 80's and Horror Genre, with only a handful of Alien & Predator items on sale. Hasbro showed off some new Legends in their Marvel line, including their first mainstream MCU only wave. Over with Star Wars we got a handful of new 6" and 3.75" figures and confirmation of a new side line called Archives. Other headlines included the Mezco reveals of Black Bolt and Lockjaw, and the intention from Icon Heroes to bring us a 6" articulated Karate Kid line. This, and much more, is all covered within. And we also have an advance review of the as yet unreleased 13th Doctor figure from Character Toys. www.facebook.com/mephitsu www.twitter.com/mephitsu www.issuu.com/mephitsu #SatTOYday #news #newsletter #actionfigures #toys #startrek #starwars #marvel #diamondselect #neca #hasbro #SHFiguarts #Mafex #TwinSuns

For those that want an authentic 1933 Black and White King Kong, Mezco have you covered with this Previews exclusive version of their upcoming 7" Kong Figure. The PX exclusive Kong includes the same swap out parts, accessories and mini Ann Darrow as the original release. But all will be treated in black and white for that authentic 1930's look consistent with the original monster movie. Brace yourselves, city-dwellers. King Kong, the ruler of Skull Island, is back to scale your buildings in a new black and white variant! At 7” tall and with over 25 points of articulation, King Kong B&W version is the perfect addition to any classic monster collection. This special edition includes a new interchangeable snarling head, skull, and bone along with five interchangeable hands, shackles, and a scaled Ann Darrow figurine. King Kong of Skull Island Black & White version comes packaged in a collector-friendly window box, perfect for display. The Exclusive King Kong of Skull Island B&W version is only available through Previews World.

The SH Monsterarts line will be getting a new Godzilla in December 2018 with the announcement of this 1962 Godzilla. The 16cm figure was on display at SDCC 2018 and pre-orders opened during the convention via the Tamashii Webstore. The figure will include a display stand and an Atomic Roar FX piece.

NECA had a couple of new Godzilla items on display at SDCC, but haven't as yet formally announced the details - indicating these are some way out from release. The first is a 1962 Godzilla from the Godzilla vs King Kong movie of the same year. This is a 7" scaled articulated release. It is interesting that the SH Monsterarts version was announced at same time - Toho releasing licences for particular Godzilla's at the same time to its licencing partners? The other figure, in the same scale, is a 1954 release called the "One Sheet Poster" release. Unusually for a Godzilla figure, the colouring back in the 50's was a gorgeous green rather than the grey we are used to on most of the Godzilla appearances. The figure looks to come with back card and a front insert which recreates the 1954 movie poster in a 3D display. The other snippet of news for Godzilla was via Randy Falk on Twitter who indicated that the Toho licence had been relaxed a little and that NECA - who had been restricted to making approved Godzilla figures only - now had some additional agreement on other Kaiju from the Godzilla movies. This will most likely be linked to the upcoming Godzilla King of Monsters Movie, so we will wait to see what other Muto's NECA can bring us?

One of the figures that caught my eye in the SDCC coverage was from Dark Horse, a company most associated with the statues line. This new Hellboy figure looks awesome, complete with a soft goods tailored coat. The figure is 1/12 in scale, standing about 7.5 inches high. It is made by 1000Toys and distributed exclusively by Dark Horse. The figure includes swap out horn pieces, hands and Hellboy's sword. Images from TheFwoosh

The Marvel Panel at SDCC 2018 gave us, as is becoming common, a whole raft of new figures which will arrive in late 2018 and into 2019. The releases will be split between the MCU and the three key franchises that the Legends employ - Spider-Man, X-Men and Avengers. Marvel Cinematic Universe The Black Panther Wave 2 will be out by the end of 2018 and is the first full wave of MCU figures aside from those international releases. The wave contains Black Panther unmasked, Vibranium charged Black Panther, T'Chakka, Killmonger, Ayo and the BAF of M'Baku. The Ultron BAF gets a re-release, now with new shinier decor and in the 10 years of MCU packaging. This is a EE (Worldwide) and Gamestop (US) exclusive. The Luke Cage and Claire Temple set is officially revealed and will be exclusive to Walmart. Spider-Man Four figures of the first 2019 wave of Spider-Man have been revealed as Black Cat. Red Goblin. Silver Sable and Symbiote Cyberman. The Build-A-Figure will be the Kingpin Into the Spiderverse is represented with a 2-pack of Miles and Gwen and is exclusive to Target X-Men A new X-Men wave will hit in early 2019 and will include Blink, Gambit and Skullbuster. The rest of the line up is a yet unknown although there were teases in the SDCC panel of Magneto, Mystique, Quicksilver and hints towards Forge Magik will released be a Walgreens exclusive We then have an Archangel special release in a larger box set with additional parts for Apocalypse he will be exclusive to EE (Worldwide) and Gamestop (US). More X-Men in the vehicles line with Professor X in his hover chair. And there is Deadpool on his Scooter with Dogpool and Squirrelpool. And we finally got to see the exclusive Sentinel and Wolverine set. Avengers Avengers fans had only Hercules revealed, although Hydra Cap was teased. For fans of AIM there is an Army Building 2-pack along the same lines as the Hydra pack - this is exclusive to EE (Worldwide) and Gamestop (US). Vintage Line Joining the Vintage Line for 2018 into 2019 will be Ant-Man, The Wasp. Black Panther, Scarlet Spider Hawkeye and Vision. Vision will come with an extra Ultron head.

The next 7" scale release in NECA's God of War series will be an Ultimate 2-pack of Kratos and his son Atreus. The pack includes two figures and a bunch of accessories. Kratos has some flame and frost effects pieces as well as a raft of weapons including swords and a battle axe. Atreus is armed with his bow. The Kratos figure includes some re-use from previous releases, but comes with a new head sculpt. The pack will come in a deluxe window box and will arrive around November 2018 God of War (2018) - 7" Scale Action Figure - Ultimate Kratos & Atreus 2-Pack After a decade of bestselling #GodOfWar games, it is a new beginning for Kratos. His vengeance against the gods of Olympus far behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the lands of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive - and teach his son to do the same. This Ultimate 7” scale action figure 2-pack includes Kratos and his son Atreus. Kratos features a new aggressive head sculpt, new Mimir head on right hip, new gauntlets, new hands, new collapsed shield, new blades, and new fire and frost effects for weapons and hands, as well as 36 points of articulation. The all-new Atreus has over 25 points of articulation and comes with bow and arrows. Packaged in a display-friendly deluxe window box with opening flap. Shipping Date: November 2018