http://fareplay.wizardworld.com FarePlay blog from ToyFare magizine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:18:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Haven't picked up the latest issue of ToyFare yet? What the hell are you waiting for? Inside our two awesome covers (Rocket-Firing Boba Fett by Hasbro and Green Lantern by DC Direct) you'll find... • The inside story of how Hasbro took the world's most famous never-made action figure and turned ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/03/17/toyfare-153-on-sale-now/ [gallery] Call me lazy, but I'm just posting this press release in its entirety! Check it: Marvel Digital Comics (www.marvel.com/digitalcomics), in collaboration with Hasbro, is proud to bring the world’s greatest fan a chance to decide the next Marvel Universe 3 ¾ inch action figure! By visiting http://marvel.com/news/all.11583 , fans can ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/03/11/marvel-wants-you-to-decide-the-next-exclusive-marvel-action-figure/ We're in the middle of our busiest week of the year, so only one wish this week. Spoiler below the break... EUROPEAN HISTORY TEACHER BEN LINUS! With bitching about the coffee maker action! Bonus wish: Helen, if only so we can begin making our way towards a Married...With Children (or Sons of Anarchy) ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/17/lost-wish-list-addendum-the-substitute/ The results are in, and Barbie's new career has been chosen! Fans voted for Barbie's 125th career to be newscaster (seen above right), but Mattel was apparently so happy with the voting results (and perhaps so keen on appealing to geek parents?) that they're giving Barbie a bonus 126th career: ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/12/thats-right-barbies-talking-politics/ That's a Lost reference, but it isn't a Lost story...we're talking Twilight's Jacob! Tonner Doll just revealed their upcoming Jacob Black character figure, based on his buff look from the more recent movies. If you're a toy fan but not a Twilight fan, get used to Jacob actor Taylor Lautner: he's ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/12/is-jacob-on-your-list/ So here's the drill again: in ToyFare #152 (out in stores today, folks!) we take a look at the Lost characters we want to see in Bif Bang Pow!'s new toy line. But as the season wears on there's bound to be other characters who take prominence and cry out ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/10/lost-wish-list-addendum-what-kate-does/ Hoo boy, we've got a live one this month. Two covers with two world premieres, and way more world premieres inside! • It's DC Comics' 75th anniversary, and we speak to Mattel about their plans for celebrating the milestone. Plus, we give you your exclusive FIRST LOOK at Mattel's DC UNIVERSE ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/09/toyfare-152-on-sale-21010/ Pay attention, He-Fans! Mattel has announced that this month's Mattycollector sale is moving from next Monday the 15th to Tuesday the 16th. This is vitally important because that's the day that Battle Cat goes on sale and, as you can see, Battle Cat is awesome. So what's on Justin's desk? Today, ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/04/whats-on-justins-desk-and-mattycollector-update-2410/ In next week's ToyFare #152, we have a big feature where we run down our dream wish list for Bif Bang Pow!'s Lost toy line, at least as far as secondary characters go (and where we confirm at least one guy who'll definitely be appearing in the line). However, things ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/03/your-weekly-lost-wish-list-addendum-la-x/ ToyFare loves Megos (they star in our signature comic strip, Twisted ToyFare Theatre, after all). ToyFare loves Venture Bros., one of the best shows on television. Put them together, and ToyFare owes someone at Bif Bang Pow! a beer. That's because the company just announced that their eagerly awaited Venture Bros. ... http://fareplay.wizardworld.com/2010/02/02/venture-bros-megos-4ever/