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We were aware, thanks to leaks before Toy Fairy, or a series of releases in 2018 celebrating 10 years of the MCU. While we had seen a couple of these before the show I don't think anyone realised how deep this celebratory set of figures was going to be. Essentially we have 10 sets coming in 2018 and these pretty much breakdown into one release per year of the MCU, so 2008 through to 2018. They range from single figures to three packs, and if you collect them all and display them side on in their packaging they make up a freeze celebrating 10-years of Marvel movies. The sets breakdown as follows Iron-Man : Tony Stark in Suit & Iron-Man Mk1 Captain America : Red Skull (includes parts to convert the figure to Hydra soldiers) Avengers : Iron-Man Mk7 Iron-Man 3 : Pepper Potts, The Mandarin & Iron-Man Mk22 "Hotrod" Thor Dark World : Thor & Lady Sif Guardians of the Galaxy : Ronan the Accuser Avengers Age of Ultron : Hulk and Hulkbuster Ant-Man : Yellow Jacket & Ant-Man Civil War : Captain America & Crossbones Infinity War : TBC Within this we get to revisit some very sorely missed figures such as Ronan the Accuser and Yellow Jacket. We also get a welcome re-release of the Hulkbuster armour and some new Iron-Man armours such as the Mark 1, Mark 7 and the Mark 22 "Hot Rod". The Infinity War set still remains "unconfirmed" but there are strong indications from the artwork that Doctor Strange will be one figure, another potentially being Thanos - maybe in the armour he has been criticised as not wearing in the Avengers wave. Product was also on display in the Legend series for Ant-Man & The Wasp. Figures of both the titular characters will be released later this year. Both have masked and unmasked head, and the unmasked Ant-Man head has a very "Scott Lang" expression. These will be packed within a 2nd Avengers wave later in 2018 alongside comic book figures of the Black Knight and repaint of Malekith. The remainder of the wave is yet unknown, but it is being called an Avengers wave so it could feature more characters from Infinity War? And they are not apparently finished with Black Panther as an Everett Ross & Killmonger (unmasked) are going to Target (US) stores as an exclusive. Sadly Killmonger is not in his tribal mask from his early Black Panther scenes and is simply a re-pack of the single Killmonger with an unmasked Michael B Jordan head sculpt.

As well as the Stranger Things figures, the McFarlane booth had a number of items to peruse - most of which we are aware of. It was nice to see the packaging for the Star Trek line which is bold and vibrant. We also saw the Call of Duty figures in the flesh and they do look impressive.

While at first glance this display in the NECA booth might well simply be showcasing their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures, all was not as it seems as in this instance the figures were secondary to the diorama. This entire street scene will be sold by NECA, arriving Summer 2018, for collectors to use to enhance their displays. It appears to be a modular construction which may indicate sectional packs for different configurations. More details will apparently be shared soon.

Following on from their 5.5" retro styled Mortal Kombat figures, Funko have announced two new licences in the line. The first is Thundercats, a classic licence that will translate well to the bulky 80's style. Lion-O and Mumm-Ra were present as full painted prototypes. We then had unpainted samples of further figures in the line including Tygra, Cheetara and Panthro. And villains Slithe and Jackalman. The second is quite innovative and is titled Horror. It essentially takes icons of Horror and reimagines them as 1980's style action figures. The first figures will include Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason, Pin Head and Leatherface. There will then be a line called Savage Lands which is essentially Conan the Barbarian.

Revealed via the NECA booth at Toy Fair Ultimate Jason from Friday 13th Part 2, 7" figure, arriving 3rd Quarter 2018 Quarter Scale Friday the 13th Jason, arriving 3rd Quarter 2018 Ultimate Ash vs Evil dead 2-pack of Hero Ash vs Evil Ed, arriving 2nd Quarter 2018

As well as the official images of a 3rd series of single Stranger Things figures, McFarlane have revealed two further items. The first is the Ghostbusters 4 pack which has Mike, Will, Dustin and Lucas in their Halloween costumes. We then have a deluxe two pack containing Dustin and Dart

NECA have confirmed that a Gremlin will be coming to the Ultimate series. At this stage it looks like the figure is a sculpted but unpainted prototype and the box is a mock up. That will likely indicate a 2019 release, maybe late 2018 if we are lucky. Options will be included in the box to display the figure in a number of different looks from the raft of Gremlins we see in the movie. Based on the booth images he looks to be coming with his beer glass and some other food related goodies. NECA are still working on the contents and are asking for some feedback on Twitter as to what should be included. They have also alluded to the possibility that an Ultimate Stripe may be in the works to follow this one if it does well? (we originally reported this as an Ultimate Stripe - apologies for any confusion) After the booth image was shared the following more detailed views were shared by NECA.

The Mezco booth has thrown up a number of new figures. Daredevil : we see the already announced standard suit, but checkout the black early suit we see in most of Series 1 (Netflix) Jon Stewart Green Lantern Cyclops (X-Men) John Wick (as announced) Blade Hela from Thor Ragnarok Harley Quinn Clockwork Orange (as announced) Batman (as announced) Black Panther (as announced) John Bernthal Punisher (Netflix) Cable Kong of Skull Island : 7" and 18" versions Checkout the gallery below. Images from UltimateToyCollector Figures.com

While the following images of a Bandai Star Wars booth at Toy Fair 2018 does not reveal anything new, it is quite significant in that the Bandai model kit format is now being officially released into the US market, with prices on each kit in dollars. This product line had been restricted to sales in Japan only since 2015. This should also make availability easier in the UK with a possible slight drop in prices from the import prices we are currently paying. Images from Jedi Temple Archives

It seems Mezco are going bigger and better with their One:12 action figures and will bring us this jumbo King Kong of Skull Island figure in 2019. As well as the huge 18" figure, there will be a smaller 7" release - he will arrive in Summer 2018 Image from UltimateToyCollector

Funko will also be bringing IT figures to market in 2018 with these 3.75" Action Figures from the 2017 movie. There are three versions of Pennywise the Clown as well as the other main characters from the movie - Richie, Beverley, Eddie, Bill and Ben as well as Georgie in his yellow raincoat.

While we all expected the reveal of the 2017 Pennywise the clown from IT, we certainly did not expect NECA to bring this one to the table - a 7" scale figure of Pennywise as played by TIm Curry in 1990. The figure is in the Ultimate format with four head options, monster hands and a noisemaker. Of course he also comes with a bunch of balloons as well as a paper boat to tempt you down into the sewers. The packaging will be the standard Ultimate closed box with the opening flap to reveal the figure Pennywise will arrive in August 2018 and UK collectors should expect to pay between £26 and £30 IT - 7” SCALE ACTION FIGURE - ULTIMATE PENNYWISE (1990) #NECA is thrilled to present one of our most frequently requested action figures of all time! From the revered 1990 horror mini-series Stephen King’s IT Movie, #Pennywise the killer clown takes action figure form. Based on Tim Curry’s portrayal of the terrifying clown, this 7” scale figure is faithful to his on-screen appearance and packed with detail and accessories. Pennywise is fully articulated and features a total of four interchangeable heads, plus alternate monster hands, noisemaker, bunch of balloons and paper boat. Comes in collector-friendly deluxe window box packaging with opening flap.