Toy Fair

There were loads and loads of Turtles in the Playmates booth at Toy Fair ’16. That’s nothing unusual. What was kind of odd though, was the absence of any Turtles movie stuff.

Chances are that you already know The Good Smile Company’s stuff, and if you’re digging what they’ve had not he market thus far, you’re going to love where they’re heading.

Oh my was there some awesome stuff at the Tamashii Nations booth, including some of the coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures anywhere.

Formerly at home over at McFarlane Toys, Halo is now under the stable of Mattel and they’re running with it for action figures, vehicles, BoomCo roleplay weapons, and more.

You know ’em, you love ’em, and there was a massive tidal wave of Pops! at Toy Fair this year.

There’s some shockingly cool stuff emerging from Factory, including Marvel and DC miniatures and some nifty diorama pieces from Game of Thrones.

NECA is known for their amazing Aliens and Predator figures, and they’re out in force at Toy Fair, along with Ash vs Evil Dead, new 8bit-themed figures, and lots, lots more.

Do you like Marvel and/or DC Comics? Then you’re going to fall all over yourself when you see what Mezco is cooking up with their One:12 Collective line for 2016.

The biggest presences at the DC Collectibles booth at Toy Fair this year was undoubtably the one-two punch of Icons and Batman: The Animated Series. That’s not to say that there wasn’t plenty of other stuff to keep fans happy though.

Seems that K’Nex’ Super Mario Bros series of building sets will continue in some form, with two new figure waves getting the big reveal at Toy Fair.

Formerly ‘The Crowded Coop’, The Coop has a fantastic lineup of bags and accessories featuring Halo, Valve, The Walking Dead and more, for the gamer on the go.

The Mattel booth was an interesting one with a heavy emphasis play sets and toys that take advantage of tablets and smartphones, as well as a very cool revamp of Viewmaster and a neat Halo Needler dart gun.

Diamond Comics Distributor always has a terrific set of exclusive items that you’ll find nowhere else than their massive monthly catalog, which is hosted at your local comics shop, and this year is going to be no exception.

Mega Blocks continues to impress with some excellent licenses including Halo, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, and Terminator.

Tamashii Nations and Bluefin have some of the best-looking toys out there right now. Chances are that you’ll be into something that they’re offering, whether it’s their new Injustice series, their awesome re-imaginings of Star Wars, or their incredible Super Mario line.