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It is starting to look like Icon Heroes actually have a full wave of Once Upon a Time figures lined up for us in December 2016. Last week we saw details of the first two - Hook and Regina. And Icon have now unveiled the 3rd figure in the range, Emma Swan. Emma will come in "regular" clothing, reflective of the show, and is packed with Sheriff badge, Sheath, Sword and Dark One Dagger. US RRP is $24.99 and we are expecting a £20 UK price if anyone picks these up for UK circulation. From the hit ABC television series Once Upon A Time comes the Emma Swan action figure! Measuring approximately 6 inches tall and fully articulated, Emma comes with the Emma Swan Dark One Dagger, sheriff badge, sheath, and sword!

We had assumed that the Bill and Ted release from NECA in their 8 inch retro line would be the only figures from the Bill & Ted licence. How wrong we were as NECA have now confirmed Rufus, the time traveller played by George Carlin, will be released in the range with similar packaging design. It's not all as simple as it looks, with the figure being available if you buy the Ultimate Bill and Ted Blu-ray box set. The news was broken by Entertainment Weekly. The Bluray and Figure package is available from 20th of September and US fans can place their pre-order already at ShoutFactory.com and the price for the full set is $79.99 NECA have confirmed that unlike other tie-ins like the DC 7" figures, this one will get an International release - and details on this will be released soon. On Sept. 20, Shout! Factory is releasing the deluxe Blu-ray box set Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Collection, and it does indeed come with a most excellent array of goodies. Like what? Dude! The set features 1989’s Keanu Reeves- and Alex Winter-starring Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Adventure, the Blu-ray debut of its 1991 sequel Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, an entire disc of bonus features including new interviews and commentary, a “Wyld Stallyns” guitar pick, and vinyl stickers. Also? If you buy the limited edition version of the set, you will become the proud owner of an exclusive lithograph and an exclusive action figure of George Carlin’s character, Rufus (NECA, the company which created the figure, will have a Bill & Ted action figure set available in July). Both versions of the set can be pre-ordered at the official Shout! Factory website from today. See the Rufus action figure and other B&T goodies, exclusively below.

NECA are always pulling surprises out of the bag, and the announcement of a quarter scale Deadpool figure was one of the biggest to date. NECA have already released movie versions of Thor, Captain America and Iron-Man in quarter-scale, with Hulk due later this year. Deadpool is however a shift in direction as he is based on the comic version , but will certainly capitalise on the success of the 2016 Deadpool movie and won't look out of place on a Q-Scale Marvel display shelf with the other 18" offerings. Deadpool should be in stores by December, and based on other Q-scale releases we expect the UK price to sit around £80 The newest addition to our line of quarter scale action figures is Marvel's Merc with the Mouth! Possibly the most skilled mercenary in the world... and definitely the most annoying. The joke-cracking, reference-making, fourth-wall-breaking, taco-eating funnyman of the cold-blooded killer set, #Deadpool has long skirted the line between hero and villain, between maniac and genius, between ugly and smelly. This incredibly detailed 18” figure has over 30 points of articulation for great action poses. Accessories include #katanas, #sai, machine guns, #pistol and #knife accessories, all with working #holsters and #sheaths. Starts shipping out to retailers in November 2016!

Last week Mezco revealed their One:12 Collective Space Ghost Action Figure. Entertainment Earth have now unveiled their exclusive Glow in the Dark variant of this figure. The Space Ghost is due out in December and retails on EE at $70 and can be shipped to UK. Entertainment Earth Exclusive! Mezco's Space Ghost Glow-in-the-Dark 1:12 Collective Action Figure - Entertainment Earth Exclusive features over 32 articulation points, intricate sculptural work, incredible costume detailing, and tons of accessories for an iconic classic vision with a real-world look. But that's not all. Space Ghost comes with his trusted companion, Blip the monkey, who also boasts an exceptionally realistic sculpt and more than 10 points of articulation. Perhaps best of all, this exclusive version of Space Ghost actually glows in the dark! Whether you're a fan of the classic 1960s cartoon or Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, or you know him as Thaddeus "Tad" Ghostal or Thaddeus Bach, this Space Ghost Glow-in-the-Dark 1:12 Collective Action Figure is a must for your collection.

Medicom have announced that they will be releasing an alternative damaged head and a Kryptonite spear for their 1/12 Mafex Armoured Batman figure. The twist, is that these two accessories will be packed with their Mafex Nightmare Batman. Confused? So are we.... although this is probably a clever ploy to sell both figures, similar in a way to how a Build-a-Figure works. Mafex Armoured Batman is scheduled to hit UK stores in November, and you can pre-order here

The other One:12 exclusive, available at SDCC 2016, from Mezco is their Armoured Batman from Batman vs Superman, Dawn of Justice. This figure has light up eyes and real metal parts within the armour. He will also be packed with a real metal Kryptonite Spear and a Grappling Gun which will be different t the regular release. Like Captain America, Batman will be available at SDCC 2016 and US customers can also pre-order on the Mezco site from the 8th June. "Kicking off this summer's blockbusters was Dawn Of Justice and we were treated to the fan-craved show down between Gotham's dark knight and Metropolis' modern day savior. The battle between these two titans was nothing short of epic. The One:12 Collective has already shown our BvS Armored Batman figure at Toy Fair back in February but now we are ready to talk about him in depth (and start putting him up for pre-order). I want to take a moment to discuss the features this figure includes. Armored Batman has light up eyes — I think everyone expected that but still we are pretty damn proud of it. Also, components of his armor are cast in real metal, not die-cast metal, REAL metal. Oh, and speaking of metal, he comes with his anti-Superman weapon of choice — a REAL metal kryptonite spear. Batman is geared in his cloth outfit underneath his armor just as seen in the film. He includes 3 sets of hands and his heavy-duty grapple gun (different from his standard release version). The figure will be up for pre-order here starting June 8, 2016 as well as for sale at our booth at San Diego Comic Con."

Mezco have been revealing their full line up of Convention exclusives, and the one we have all been waiting for is the full details for this One:12 Collective 6 inch Captain America figure. The release put out from Mez at Mezco indicates Cap will come with an alternative head sculpt vs the usual release. He will also have a magnetic shield that attached to magnets in his wrist. He will also be presented in a special collectors tin, which opens up to reveal a lenticular Super Soldier transformation chamber. No pricing as yet, but as well as being on sale at the Conventions this summer - starting with SDCC - it seems US collectors can also pre-order from the website as of the 8th of June. We would assume a US price of around $80-$100 on this one. And we also don't expect this to be available via any UK retailers unless they have a surplus after the conventions. "Another one of our Con Exclusives this year is the One:12 Classic Captain America figure and he has some cool features that will only be available with this version. Let's start with the classic color palette of his uniform: with bright, bold reds, whites, and blues and scalloped chest armor, there is no mistaking that this is the version of Captain America that is from days past. Cap features a completely new head sculpt of his retro winged helmet and comes with an alternate unmasked head. He of course comes with his trusty shield (which some would argue defies the laws of physics), a boot knife which sheaths nicely in his, well...boot, a shield harness, and a bunch of different hands for posing, fighting, and throwing his star spangled disc. Aside from all of that, this version comes with even more. There are strong micro magnets embedded in his upper gloves and harness that connect with a magnet in the underside of his shield. Most importantly, he comes in a deluxe round tin package with his shield insignia printed on the top. Open the tin case and you will find the super soldier transformation chamber where through the magic of lenticular animation you can see Steve Rogers change from scrawny weakling to heroically large proportions right before your eyes. The figure will be up for pre-order here starting June 8, 2016 as well as for sale at our booth at San Diego Comic Con." ~ Mez

Welcome to the Sunday Savings, where we delve into the Amazon Warehouse deals and see what we can find... Amazon Warehouse is their clearance zone for items that have packaging damage or very minor cosmetic damage - and therefore the savings can be really good. The links below should take you directly to the discounted price. If they don't, then click on the BUY USED option which sits below the main description - look then for the sold by Amazon Warehouse price. These items are in very limited, often single quantities, and were in-stock at time of publication. Prices quoted also exclude delivery options Star Wars Black Series Special Forces TIE Fighter 6 inch £81.78 Masters Of The Universe Classics Chief Carnivus £22.13 Walking Dead TV "Series 8 Rick" Action Figure £12.15 Arrow: John Diggle Action Figure £6.86 Anchorman Retro Action Figure - Battle Ready Brian Fantana £4.72

Rey has already seen a couple of tweaks from her original wave 1 Force Awakens figure, with updated paint apps on her and BB8. Now Hasbro has made a significant change, shipping Rey with Luke's Lightsaber now included. This was first unveiled on an eBay auction, and soon verififed with some further inhand examples. Research indicates it is the latest issues of wave 4 that are carrying this revision - wave 4 of course being the Asty and Hux wave that has only hit in very limited numbers so far, and almost none at all into the UK.

Happy Sat-TOY-Day everyone! CLICK HERE for this week's issue. Issue 27 leads with the first look at the 6 inch Once Upon a Time Action figures from Icon Heroes. We also get an early glimpse at the Funko Reaction Dark Crystal figures. In other news NECA are teasing us again with more new Alien product. And it's NECA again in our review this week as we finally get our hands on the Ultimate T1000 Terminator. www.facebook.com/mephitsu www.twitter.com/mephitsu www.issuu.com/mephitsu

NECA have teased the following image on Twitter alongside the tweet "Cooking up something special for you, more on this next week #facehuggerfriday" The image appears to be off the cardboard egg carton used for the Alien egg 6-pack, but now in a black colour with green Weyland Yutani logo. The initial thoughts would be around this being a general release for the Glow in the Dark Alien eggs that were packed in a 4 pack carton in the Alien themed Lootcrate. I guess we will find out more next week.

Earlier this year we reported on a brand new Doctor Who 5 inch figure 3-pack containing a repainted 3rd Doctor, a repainted Jo Grant and a re-release of the Delgado Master. This set would be an Underground Toy release in the US, and in the UK it would be exclusive to B&M Bargains. Facebook group, The Amazing World of Doctor Who, have now exclusively revealed that this 3rd Doctor set will be one of three sets to hit the discount retailer in July/August. The set breakdown, direct from The Amazing World of Doctor Who, are as follows. With each set retailing at just £14.99 (the same price as as single figure in the Toys R Us Doctor Who range). Although there is speculation the packs contain other tweaks, the picture is not clear enough to confirm that either way - and for the £14.99 price tag - new sculpt work is doubtful. The figures will be packed in updated packaging, mirroring the colour scheme and graphics of the other current releases from Character Options. Set 1 : Zygon from Terror of the Zygons, Cyberman from The Invasion. Ice Warrior from The Ice Warriors. Set 2: The Master. The Third Doctor from Invasion of the Dinosaurs. Jo Grant from The Time Monster. Set 3. Vashta Nerada from Silence in the Library. 10th Doctor. Cyberman with gun.