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SH Figuarts have confirmed their next WWE 1/12 figures will be The Brothers of Destruction - the Undertaker and Kane. Kane will come with both masked and unmasked head, while the Undertaker will come with his trademark hat. We await more details of when these two will join the existing roster of The Rock, Triple H and Stonecold Steve Austin

Back in November we were excited to tell you all about Boss Fight Studio's who had announced they had obtained the licence for cult TV show Bucky O'Hare and were now planning a range of 4 inch scale action figures. Fast forward to now, and the following images have been shared by Boss Fight, showing the first sculpt of the titular character - Bucky O'Hare himself. Boss Fight Studio has teamed up with Neal Adams’ Continuity Studios to celebrate the hero who goes where no ordinary rabbit would dare! The upstart toy company will be producing highly-articulated collectible toys of Bucky O’Hare, his S.P.A.C.E. allies, and Toad enemies! Created by Larry Hama and Michael Golden, Bucky O’Hare tells the story of a brave band of mammal freedom fighters trying to save The Aniverse from the all-conquering Toad Empire. As part of a special gallery show at Continuity Studios' New York headquarters, showcasing collectibles and the classic comic art that inspired them, Boss Fight is giving the public a first look at the new product line with a prototype of Bucky O’Hare. This all new figure features spectacular detail, super articulation, interchangeable hands and faces and his trusty automatic, self-cleaning laser pistols. Bucky is on display alongside Golden’s original graphic novel cover art! The Bucky O’Hare product line is planned to be offered for preorder in late Spring of 2017. As they did with Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S., Boss Fight Studio will be sharing regular in-progress updates with fans via social media outlets. Drawing from the original comics, animation and more, this is sure to be a dynamic and KOMPLEX collection!

Mezco didn't wait for the Toy Far to get underway, unveiling a large number of their 2017 products at a press even the week before the big show started in New York. Since that event, Mezco have now confirmed a number of details for these new One:12 Collective figures, including the accessories that each will be packed with. While most are due for 2017, a few may sneak into 2018. Have a look through the promotional images in the gallery below to see what Mezco have planned. Remember, most of these are still in the development stage so content and sculpts may change before they are put up for official release. Mezco Toyz’ One:12 Collective is getting a whole lot bigger in 2017. With three new DC characters, four new Marvel characters, and a handful more based off of cult classic films and television shows, this series is one of the most highly anticipated that we’ve ever released. Here you can find all the new One:12 Collective figures we presented at our press event along with their accessories and stats. Please note that many of these are “in progress” prototypes so things are not completely finished. It is the burden of getting things ready to show before they are ready to show. Mezco will regularly improve its products the best we can up until the very last moment (and sometimes at the risk of missing targeted dates). But we feel it is important to give the best we can. Sign up for our newsletter and follow our social media channels for the latest news on pre-order dates.

StarWars.com have confirmed that Force Friday will return for the worldwide release of the Episode 8 merchandise in autumn 2017. This years Force Friday will take place on the 1st of September, and is being badged as Force Friday II... it seems last years Rogue One release was a lower key "Rogue Friday" release. Within this reveal is the artwork and general design for the Last Jedi products. Attention, Star Wars fans: It’s time to make some room on your desk, toy shelf, bookshelf, and in your closet. Disney and Lucasfilm today announced Star Wars Force Friday II, a global fan event celebrating the launch of Star Wars: The Last Jedi products. Toys, collectibles, books, apparel, and more will go on sale beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 1, 2017, with stores around the world opening for a weekend-long celebration of all things Star Wars. In addition, packaging for the new line, featuring striking images of a lightsaber-wielding Rey, Poe Dameron, and Finn, was also revealed today and can be seen below. “The first Star Wars Force Friday event was truly unique, uniting fans across five continents in an unprecedented global live unboxing event ahead of thousands of midnight openings at retail,” said Jimmy Pitaro, chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. “We’re excited to confirm that Star Wars Force Friday is back for The Last Jedi. Plans for this year’s worldwide event are top secret, but expect something befitting the excitement around the next episode of the Star Wars saga.” Star Wars fans around the globe embraced Force Friday in 2015, with hundreds of thousands turning up to stores at midnight to be the first to get their hands on merchandise from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Toys from the new line were revealed via a global livestream unboxing event with top Maker Studios creators that unfolded over 18 hours, 15 different cities and 12 countries, attracting millions of views on YouTube. Fans took to social media to share their experiences with nearly 3 billion Twitter impressions about the events, using #ForceFriday. Jill Wilfert, vice president of global licensing and entertainment from The LEGO Group commented, “It was so much fun to be a part of Star Wars Force Friday, and we can’t wait for fans to join this year’s celebration as we reveal new Star Wars: The Last Jedi products during Force Friday II — a global event that will connect fans and families, and allow them to build, create and share their experiences with others.” Details of how fans can participate will be revealed closer to the event, but the worldwide launch will tap new technology and Star Wars mythology to create a unique experience for fans. Just like 2015, products for The Last Jedi will be kept under wraps until Force Friday II to preserve surprises for fans. As well as introducing new characters from the movie in toy form, the line will build on the success of products like Sphero’s BB-8, introducing more innovative technology to bring the characters and stories from the film to life in unique ways. “Toys play a unique role in the Star Wars universe, and we’re proud to have been part of that incredible legacy for the past 40 years. The new line for The Last Jedi is our most innovative yet, and we’re excited to unveil it on Force Friday II,” said Samantha Lomow, senior vice president at Hasbro. Stay tuned to StarWars.com for more on Force Friday II!

This new banner over at NECAs Facebook page reveals what we assume is a Quarter Scale Spider-Man from Homecoming

NECA have teased this back view of a new Predator for Series 18 and the tweet indicates we will see him in full at Toy Fair The indicators are that this is Dachande from the novel... Alien vs Predator : Prey

This image confirms the retro packaging for the 40th Anniversary Black Series figures, due to ship in June. The X-Wing Luke shown has been confirmed as being a Star Wars Celebration 2017 exclusive via the latest edition of the Star Wars Show. Other figures pretty much confirmed for the retro cards are R2-D2, C-3PO, Luke, Obi-Wan and Leia. This screenshot shows the back of the Celebration 6" X-Wing Like 40th Anniversary figure. The rear appears to be foil backed and character specific (no 1980's style checklist) You can watch the Star Wars show and the figures reveal (around 1m18s) below

Review : Aguilar Assassins Creed (2017 Movie) Wave/Series : McFarlane Color Top, Blue #12 Released : December 2016 Price : £16.99 - £19.99 One of my earliest collections was of McFarlane 7" scale horror figures. Before NECA had really got going, and while Hasbro were still doing 3.75" as a staple, the McFarlane figures were for me about the most detailed and realistic out on the market. Since those days McFarlane drifted considerably from the 7" scale and were replaced by NECA in the market, while McFarlane moved on to Sports figures and recently smaller scale 5" figures for lines like The Walking Dead. Last year it was announced that McFarlane were making a return to the 7" figure scale with a collectors range called Color Tops. Rather than one licence, the Color Tops range would span numerous brands from TV, Movies, Anime and Video Games. This is our first review of a McFarlane Color Top figure. With our focus being mainly on Movie figures we have picked the newly released Aguilar from the Assassins Creed movie as our test bed figure. As is the case with most collectors line of the last few years, the Color Tops are presented in a window box. The design starts on the front with the Color Top logo itself in the top left corner, and in Aguilar's case the background of this box is Blue representing the Blue wave. To the right of this the box goes to a black background and here the logo is placed for the Assassins Creed movie. The window itself is offset to the right of the box and wraps round the right spine. The left side is a further panel of black on to which is placed the age rating of +12 and the Ubisoft logo. Under this is a shadow image of Aguilar with his hood cutting and being shaped into the window. This panel opens up to cover the full base of the box front and it is here we find the character name of Aguilar. The left spine is, as we mentioned above, part window allowing a view of the side of the figure. The color tops and blue background is repeated at the top of the spine, with the name at the bottom. In between we have another Assassins Creed logo, this time the background starting to carry a graphite type design. The right spine duplicates a number of elements from the left with the Color Top top banner and the Assassins Creed logo. The biggest difference is the bottom section which holds the first reference to the numbering system of the Color Tops, labeling this figure as #12 on a blue background. The back of the box has a swept blue top banner which does fade to a darker color to blend in with an inset of the Assassins Creed logo. The bulk of the back is made up of a large full size image of the figure shown from the front and the back and over this a close up of the head and shoulders. The name is repeated to the side of this portrait and the number is repeated, this time in yellow text in a blue circle. In the bottom third is the words "9 new figures at" and the website McFarlane.com, with the "9 figures" piece repeated in French and Spanish. There is a final flurry of blue, the McFarlane logo and then the usual "made in" text and company address. For me the box feels a bit mixed up, with different design elements all over the place and no real consistency. Even though I am not a MIB collector, I wouldn't see a display of these figures boxed having as much visual appeal as say the Star Wars Black Series or the NECA boxed figures. Aguilar slides out from either the top or bottom flap of the box and is held in the standard plastic insert which is itself sat into a blue cardboard backdrop. Thankfully McFarlane have not gone down the twisty tie overload route, with just a simple clear band holding the figure at the waist. Positioned around the figure are the accessories and sat to the left of the figure, but behind the plastic insert, is a display base. Out of the pack and the first thing you will discover is that Aguilar is virtually impossible to stand without the use of his base. To position him upright the peg holes need lining up from his left foot (there isn't a hole on the right) to the peg in the stand. Sculpturally, and I would expect nothing less from McFarlane, the figure is a stunner. We start with a sculpted hood with folds and creases of cloth, as well as an embossed emblem on the front. Under this is a really good looking likeness of Michael Fassbender completed with beard, but also with some intricate tattoo's under his right eye. Facial painting is on par with most NECA human figures, with neat eyes, eyebrows and lips. The costume is extremely detailed and exquisitely decorated and is also weathered to look old and worn. The robes themselves are made up of at least four different shades of brown/gold with individual stitching and textures. The waist sash looks like cloth and is painted to look aged, not just a flat color. From the belt hangs pouches and strings and then from the sash belt the rest of the cloak flows down into a skirt section. Under here you can see the shin high boots, complete on the left boot with a leg iron and real chain that hangs loose from the figure and goes up the leg under the cloak and connects a bit further up. There are three throwing knives built into the sculpt sat up on the left shoulder. There is also a knife heath on the left of the belt and then a couple of holes on the bracers into which fit the two hidden wrist blades which are packed separately. These two blades are handed, so make sure you get the longer one on the left hand so that it sticks through his open hand. These two additions aren't the best fit and are a bit fiddly to install. Not being engineered to move or slide once on the figure you think they probably should have been on the figure from the factory and are simply presented separately to boost the accessories the figure is perceived to come with. The second accessory is a short knife which is really nicely decorated with black handle and gold ornate pummel. This fits into either hand, or can be stored in the sheath on the belt. There is then a sword, which is of a similar design to the knife with ornately sculpted curved hilt. If you look at the box the figure is shown with this sword in his right hand. Sadly on our figure the sword will simply not go into the hand on the right which is cast as a half grip with the fingers interlocking with the other side rather than having an open grip and softer plastic we are perhaps used to. This renders the right hand useless therefore, and the only place the sword can then go is awkwardly into the larger left hand where it flops about a bit too much and also clashes with the wrist blade we installed. Articulation was never a strong suit of the last lot of 7" McFarlane figures, and collectors did hope that when McFarlane brought these figures back they would also improve the articulation - after all, NECA are producing similar cost figures and packing in anything up to 30 points of articulation. Sadly, this is not the case and these Color Top figures can be described as partially articulated figurines at best. On Aguilar there are 10 movable joints, with perhaps a couple more that have been added but then locked in by the sculpt. The head feels like one of these, but is completely stuck in place by the hood. The first movement you will get is the shoulders which are ball jointed and both arms can be moved out to the side and then rotated to a point before the shoulders are blocked by the top of the cloak. There is then a 90 degree elbow joint, which also rotates, and a wrist swivel. These two allow you for some posing to display the arms with the weapons on show or hidden. You have to skip all the way to the feet for the next bit with a simple swivel at the top of the boots which can swing the legs round, but not out from their quite tight together stance. There is a further swivel on the ankles. Neither of these aid the figure in standing or anything else, and could have been fixed for all the good they do. The stand is more of a necessity to help the figure to be displayed. But it is a nice enough design with a textured top, then fluted section and a logo front and centre which is representative of the figure. This will allow a museum type quality to displays, naming each figure accordingly. But in the modern era of collecting this is a bit stale when some fans want to build up diorama's and larger displays without the need for stands. So the Color Tops Aguilar can't be faulted on sculpt or painting, but let itself down with poorly engineered accessories and only a couple of useful articulated joints. That being said we do have to reflect on these figures retailing around £16-£20 depending on retailer, so a good 25% less than NECA or indeed Hasbro. We have to take this pricing into account with our scoring in terms of value for money vs all the other aspects of the figure. While the McFarlane can go toe to toe with NECA on sculpt, the articulation and lack of posing is the big issue and even a lower starting price doesn't offset this issue completely. To that end, and to set a benchmark for these Color Top figures, I score Aguilar a 3 out of 5. Buy from Amazon UK Buy from Amazon US

Happy Sat-TOY-Day everyone! CLICK HERE for this week's issue. As you can tell by our cover, the Guardians of the Galaxy have made a big splash with the announcement of a full release from Diamond in they Select range. And speaking of Marvel we've also got new Spider-Man news (beware spoilers). Star Wars 40th Anniversary news continues to be released in dribs and drabs. NECA unveil another new Alien and their 30th Anniversary Predators. And checkout those new 12" Marvel Legends from Hasbro. In reviews, we take a look at the Star Wars Black Series Snowtrooper www.facebook.com/mephitsu www.twitter.com/mephitsu www.issuu.com/mephitsu

While McFarlane has pretty much switched to 7" with their figures, the Walking Dead 5 inch wave is still clinging on to life and exists now as a Walgreens exclusive line. Comicbook.com have exclusively revealed the next figure to hit Walgreens will be a 5" version of Sasha. Sasha is based on her appearance from Series 7 and will hit stores in July 2017. The US RRP is $15.99, as yet it is unclear if these will be made available to overseas retailers. Previous Walgreens exclusives (Star Wars Black Series and Marvel Legends) have proved elusive outside the US. "Fierce and pragmatic with a dead-eye shot, Sasha is a formidable individual, yet is no stranger to the harsh reality of the state of the world," McFarlane Toys' official description reads. Hardened by the loss of those she loves, Sasha became distant and detached from the fellow survivors, but finds purpose in strengthening their community instead of dwelling in her grief." Featured in her outfit from Season 7 of AMC’s The Walking Dead™ • Spectacular likeness of Sasha taken from 3D scans of actress Sonequa Martin-Green • Figure includes Scoped Assault Rifle, Pistol, and Knife • Designed with 22+ points of articulation for dynamic posing • Featured in traditional clam shell packaging Available July 2017. Walgreens exclusive figure. MSRP $15.99

McFarlane's 10th Toy Fair teaser is one I personally have been looking forward to seeing. The GIF is quite self explanatory with that iconic glove and crystal ball, and the owl flying in the background. Let's hope that these Labyrinth figures hit the 7" Color Tops range and aren't just limited to Jareth.

After teasing the head sculpt a few weeks back, NECA have now confirmed their next Xenomorph in the Aliens series will be based on the Defiance Comic Series. Essentially this is the Isolation Xeno with new head sculpt. It is expected the Defiance Xeno will be the third figure in the next series alongside Lambert and that blue Kenner inspired Xenomorph "DEBUT!! This new Alien is dying to meet you at #ToyFair2017 next week as seen in Defiance @DarkHorseComics #facehuggerfriday" - Randy Falk, NECA (via Twitter)