Marvel Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy!

08.28.2013 – The Guardians of the Galaxy is a superhero team that was formed during the devastation of the Annihilation: Conquest saga. But entirely the original team was first founded by Vance Astro in an alternate future that was published in 1969. This modern take of the Guardians of the Galaxy is entirely a new roster led by Star Lord (Peter Quill), Drax the Destroyer, Gamora: The Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe, Groot and Rocket Raccoon which is going to be made into a live action film to be released in 2014.

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Unreleased Toys: Visionaries' Iron Mountain!

06.17.2013 – Visionaries is one of the original 1980s cartoon from the same produces who brought you G.I. Joe and Transformers. However the series only lasted for 13 episodes which were abruptly cancelled. This goes the same with the comic books that Marvel published under the Star Comics banner which lasted 7 issues. What made this series popular is the toys that was tied up with the cartoon which was also manufactured by Hasbro. It came out with vehicles and what made interesting the holographic gimmick.

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Sighted: The Wolverine from Hasbro!

06.16.2013 – More than a week ago The Wolverine merchandise has started appearing in toy stores across Metro Manila. Just like the being trained by the Japanese Samurai from Japan the toys slowly appeared on display. The upcoming film looks promising but “The Wolverine” merchandise particularly the 4 inch action figures where somewhat a little underwhelming which is similar to “The Amazing Spider-Man” that has lack in quality compared to when the X-Men Origins came out some five years ago.

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Toy Sightings: KRE-O Star Trek!

05.01.2013 – Early last year we reported that Hasbro has acquired the Star Trek license and revealed that they have plans to produce new Kre-O building toys with Korean toy maker OxFord. They are the same company who brought in Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Battleship for the Kre-O brand. The new line was released in the Philippines over the weekend which featured the some of the familiar ships from the 2009 movie and some sets based from “Into Darkness” that are sometimes potential spoilers prior to the release of the film.

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Cobra Leaders in Action Figure!

03.10.2013 – There action figures and of course it became of the iconic franchise from the 1980s. G.I. Joe was A Real American Hero that was born accompanied with an animated series and a comic book that gave life to these soldiers. Then we got their enemy in Cobra a ruthless organization bent out to rule world or even include your toy shelf. There are leaders in the organization you all know the Joes but what about the enemy’s leaders? If you haven’t heard here’s some what we know...

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Toy Sightings: Iron Man 3 from Hasbro!

02.21.2013 – The Iron Man 3 promotional starts with the released of the merchandise and what not. If you are an avid enthusiast then this might be to your liking regardless of any form that can be related to the upcoming film. The huge popularity of Iron Man that began almost 5 years ago is a stat of bigger things either good or bad. The popularity of this character is only rivaled to DC’s Batman which had recently ended its trilogy in 2012. But for Iron Man this is just a beginning not only in the films but in sales of its merchandise.

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Mark Wahlberg will star in Transformers 4

Starting off initially as a rumor and now very much real thanks to Michael Bay, it appears that rapper/ singer/ dancer/ and movie star Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg is going to join forces with Optimus Prime and his Autobots in the fourth Transformers film!

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GI Joe Retaliation Trooper

Presenting the GI Joe Retaliation Trooper.

Today is the 11th Anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy so I thought it would be nice to review such an iconic figure today.

The GI Joe Retaliation Trooper is the current chase figure thanks to it's troop building value - and the fact that, if rumors are true - there's only one GI Joe Trooper in each of the currently dispatched Hasbro Boxes.

I'm personally not sure if he's rarer than the Red Ninja... Just occurred to me that I have a Red Ninja somewhere and I've totally forgotten about him... anyway, personal experience indicates to me that he is rarer than the Retaliation Cobra Red Ninja.

I actually found this particular GI Joe Trooper in - of all places - a bookstore.

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Toy Kingdom's Toy Expo Philippines 2012 Details Revealed!

08.17.2012 – Toy Kingdom: The Amazing Toy Store is promoting the much anticipated Toy Expo Philippines 2012 happening on August 23 to 26 at the Hall 3 and 4 of the SM Convention Center in Mall of Asia, Pasay City. Catch the latest toys, fun games, exciting activities and meet & greet your favourite characters at the biggest toy event in the country.



It’s probably the first in the country to promote the event which will feature such brands from Hasbro and Mattel to name a few. This is not just your average toy launch it will feature some of the products from well-known toy manufacturers in the world. Read more »

SDCC 2012: SMU Toys Reports on Marvel & HALO Toys!

07.16.2012 – Mach Diesel of SMU Toys was at the San Diego Comic-Con International and shares us his adventures while he celebrates his birthday over the weekend. He shares his video coverage in the span of the three days giving us a sneak peek of what to expect in the next few months. Nope. The opening photo of him being devoured by two zombies doesn’t have anything to do with the coverage he made over the weekend. But definitely zombie fans would like to have the same photo depicting here right now.

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