NEWS: GI Joe Zombie Viper Gallery

Philip at Battlegrip apologised last week for not posting many updates during the San Diego Comic Con but I think you'll forgive him for that when you see the awesome gallery of the upcoming GI Joe Zombie-Viper - complete with tentacle arm - he just uploaded.

Check it out for yourself.

NEWS: Thundercats 2011 Toys In Stores Now

In a press release too lengthy to repeat here, Mattel has announced that the new line of toys created to tie-in with the 2011 reboot of the 80s classic animated series, Thundercats, are in store now. Given the length of that sentence, perhaps I should apply for a post writing press releases...

You can read the full thing over at Action Figure Insider, who also snapped a rather snazzy gallery of the toys at the San Diego Comic Con. 

NEWS: GI Joe 2 Casting Call Rumours

It must be a day with a ''d'' in it, because here's yet another GI Joe 2 casting rumour.

NEWS: Mattel and DC ''A Heroic Partnership''

Last week we saw the results of the union between Hasbro and Marvel. Now it's the turn of the dynamic duo of Mattel and DC.

NEWS: Revoltech Iron Man War Machine Gallery

We brought you a glimpse of Kaiyodo's take on the Armoured Avenger last week, but now The ToyArk has some very cool shots of Tony Stark's buddy Jim Rhodes, AKA War Machine, who's also receiving the Revoltech treatment this October.

Check it out for yourself.

NEWS: Yet More GI Joe 2 Casting Rumours

And the rumour mill keeps turning, as Bleeding Cool reports that English MMA fighter and actor Alex Reid has been boning-up on his GI Joe lore with a view to scoring a role in the upcoming GI Joe 2.

Personally I'm still holding out for Jason Statham as Beachhead (even if he has to adopt a dodgy accent.)

NEWS: SDCC Cosplay Gallery

EDIT: Unfortunately, it appears the gallery we linked over to at Figures.com has now been removed. The good news is they've an updated 2013 gallery for you to enjoy.

SDCC Cosplay 2013 Gallery at Figures.com

SITE NEWS: No Updates Tomorrow

Just a quick post to let you know that we're getting an Internet upgrade on Friday (29th July) and - as a result - there are no updates scheduled for tomorrow.

So expect to see other sites bringing you the exclusive news on the new GI Joe line, an amazing announcement from Marvel Pictures and photos of the Messiah's return.

Normal service will be resumed on Saturday.

NEWS: The Designer Toy Awards - Full Winners List

The San Diego Comic Con. We've still so much to catch-up on, including announcing the winners of the first Designer Toy Awards.

So we'll do that now.

NEWS: Battleship Trailer

RECIPE:

One Milton Bradley board game

One cup of Generic Action Movie

One cup of Generational Conflict

(Add Disapproved Romantic Sub-plot to taste)

METHOD:

Mix ingredients together until you have a Michael Bay-esque bowl of crap

Bake in the theatre for 90 minutes, smothered with Unnecessary Alien Invasion Plot Sauce.

Enjoy.

NEWS: Glen Mazzara Takes Over as The Walking Dead's Showrunner

After yesterday's surprise announcement that Frank Darabont had stepped-down as Showrunner on AMC's The Walking Dead, news has emerged that his successor has already been appointed in the form of Glen Mazzara.

Mazzara certainly seems to be the right man for the job. After all, he was Darabont's #2 during both Seasons and wrote Season 1's Wildfire. From a production point-of-view his appointment also makes sense and will hopefully ensure the completion of Season 2 without too much disruption during the transition. Whether Mazzara will retain his role for Season 3 - or even if there will be a third Season - has yet to be confirmed.

The Walking Dead returns to AMC on October 16th.

NEWS: Hasbro's Marvel Panel Slides Released

We've already seen the video and we brought you the highlights of the Hasbro Marvel Panel held during the San Diego Comic Con but now Hasbro has released their Powerpoint slides, which give a much clearer look at the company's upcoming Marvel Universe and Legends releases.

NEWS: OMFG! Series One at SDCC

We told you last month about OMFG!, a collaborative tribute project to the MUSCLE line of figures created by the posters at the October Toys Forums.

SPONSORED LINK: Hot Toy's Movie Masterpiece 1/6th Scale Kevin Flynn (Tron Legacy)

FLYNN LIVES! 

This remarkably lifelike Movie Masterpiece Kevin Flynn from Hot Toys could certainly fool you into thinking that. 

Standing at 12'' tall and featuring interchangeable hands, two tailored costumes, display accessories and light-up base, this amazing figure is available now on Pre-Order from Big Bad Toy Store.

Pre-Order your Movie Masterpiece Kevin Flynn at Big Bad Toy Store Now.

NEWS: GI Joe 2 Audition Tapes

More news emerges regarding the now-titled GI Joe 2: Retaliation (I guess somebody thought ''Cobra Strikes'' sounded too much like a documentary about unionised snakes) with the unearthing of a number of audition tapes.

NEWS: SDCC's Most Memorable Moments at I Like Toys

ToysREvil's coverage of the San Diego Comic Con was probably the most comprehensive yet. It's no wonder his I Like Toys blog won the Designer Toy Awards' award for Best Blog. But he's still not done with the Con, as today's round of Most Memorable Moments updates proves.

Polling such toy designers as Andrew Bell, Steve Talkowski, J-Ryu and more, the articles provide a great behind-the-scenes at the SDCC no fan of designer toys should miss.

NEWS: Nagaremon Resin Toy Review at Battlegrip.com

Although I personally couldn't justify $35 for a 3'' toy, this Nagaremon Resin piece from Uhoh Toys is an impressive piece of work, as you can see in Phillip Reed's review over at Battlegrip.

We'll certainly be keeping an eye on Uhoh Toys...

NEWS: Doctor Who's Amy Pond Returning in Season 7

Fans of Karen Gillan and her on-screen alter-ego Amy Pond will be pleased to hear she'll be returning for Season 7.

NEWS: More GI Joe 2 Casting News

Channing Tatum, Ray Park, Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Stevenson, RZA, Byung-hun Lee, Elodie Yung, DJ Cotrona. 

And now you can add a new name to that list.

SPONSORED LINK: Revoltech Iron Man Mark IV

This amazing-looking Iron Man comes to us from Kaiyodo and utilises the Revoltech joint system to ensure an amazingly lifelike range of movement and poseability.

Although the movie Mark VI Iron Man Armor is set for a standard release, this version is the exclusive Mark IV, which will only be released for a limited time outside of Japan. Luckily for us, our friends over at Big Bad Toy Store have us covered!

Pre-Order your movie Iron Man Mark IV Exclusive Armor at Big Bad Toy Store now.

NEWS: More Dredd Images

Earlier this week we took our first look at the upcoming big screen adaptation of 2000 AD's Judge Dredd. 

NEWS: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode 9

Now the San Diego Comic Con has been and gone, there's no reason to delay it any longer.

NEWS: Marvel Universe's Skaar at Chase Variant

In my opinion, World War Hulk is one of the best figures Hasbro has released in the Marvel Universe line-up. So you can imagine my happiness when I saw that Hulk Jr, AKA Skaar, would be joining his dad in the series.

Sadly I've yet to track-down Skaar for myself but until I do - and we bring you our Review - here's Chase Variant's take on the Pea-coloured Prodigal.*

* OK, so that needs some work...

NEWS: MTV Geek Matty Collector Giveaway

If there's one thing better than cool toys, it's free cool toys.

NEWS: SOTA Toys SDCC Gallery

Cool Toy Review caught-up with the guys and gals at SOTA Toys and - along the way - snapped this gallery of their upcoming releases.

As well as a line of super-cute Bobble Heads, there's a bunch of Gears of War goodies (including repro props and busts) plus a line of Street Fighter character statues, including the above Chun Li in evening dress.

And if SDCC is to be believed, groin cleavage is the new chest cleavage.

NEWS: Frank Darabont Steps-Down As Walking Dead Showrunner

Frank Darabont the Director, Writer and Executive Producer of AMC's The Walking Dead, is to step-down from his position as Showrunner.

VIDEO VIEW: Doctor Who - Exclusive Behind the Scenes Look

Confirmation beyond the SDCC trailer that the Cybermen are back!

NEWS: Spanky Stokes' SDCC Coverage Continues

Post-SDCC and the updates are still rolling-in!

Here's Spanky Stokes' take on the San Diego Comic Con, featuring coverage of everything from Frank Kozik to October Toys, Rotofugi to The Designer Toy Awards, along with a whole host of updates, galleries and more, all for your viewing pleasure.

NEWS: Ask The Fourth Doctor and Leela Your Questions!

UK sci-fi magazine SFX will be sitting down with Tom Baker and Louise Jameson for a chat next month and they're looking for fan questions for the duo.

NEWS: Sideshow Collectibles SDCC Offerings

Sideshow Collectibles unveiled a host of new premium statues at the San Diego Comic Con and Cool Toy Review was on-hand to grab a bunch of snaps. Check out the gallery of images, which include new Lord of the Rings statues, the highly-anticipated GI Joe Zartan and Rock 'n' Roll 12'' collector dolls, the Venture Bros., Marvel and much, much more.

NEWS: Factory Entertainment at SDCC

Returning to the Cool Toy Review well for a second helping, we bring you their image gallery of Factory Entertainment's line of collectible accessories, replica props and statues, including these inconceivably good  Princess Bride statues (as pictured above), limited-run James Bond accessories, Men In Black repro props and more.

NEWS: Doctor Who, Twilight Zone, Venture Bros and More from Bif Bang Pow!

Bif Bang Pow! unveiled a number of new toys at the San Diego Comic Con and Cool Toy Review was on-hand to grab a host of photos. Check out the gallery, which includes the upcoming Classic Doctor Who Leela (with oversized head, presumably due to being a prototype), Sutekh, Scaroth and Morbius, the Venture Bros. 3 3/4'' figure line, new Twilight Zone 8'' dolls and more.

REVIEW: GI Joe Rise of Cobra - Red Fang Ninja

Produced by Hasbro | Released 2009

RED FANG NINJAS are mercenaries who work for COBRA ninja STORM SHADOW. The members of this secret underground faction have extraordinary skills and powers, which have earned them a reputation as ''the best of the best.''

NEWS: More Marvel and DC Lego Mini-Figures

We've already seen the Marvel and DC Mini-Figures from Lego but how'd you like some additional close-ups of the figures?

NEWS: MOTUKO!

This is MOTUKO from L'Amour Supreme.

See more of him in this Toybot Studios Gallery and expect to see a release ''late Fall.''

VIDEO VIEW: Zombie Zombie: Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free

Imagine if John Carpenter had made The Thing as a stop-frame animation movie, scored by Giorgio Cascio and Fabio Frizzi and starring GI Joe. On second thoughts, don't waste your time because French synthpop duo Zombie Zombie has already done it for you in this award-winning video from 2008.

Just be warned this tribute to 80s splatterpunk may be a little gory for some viewers (even if they are just plastic figures...)

NEWS: X-Men: First Class Blu-Ray/DVD Release Details

20th Century Fox has released details of the upcoming X-Men: First Class DVD and Blu-Ray releases.

NEWS: Hasbro SDCC-Exclusives On HTS!

If you weren't lucky enough to snag Hasbro's San Diego Comic Con-exclusives this weekend then maybe all is not lost...

NEWS: Hasbro's Marvel Panel Video

We've already brought you the stills and stories from this year's San Diego Comic Con Hasbro Marvel Panel, but how about we go one better and bring you the video?

NEWS: AFI Chats With Mattel

Action Figure Insider caught up with some of Mattel's brand managers at the San Diego Comic Con and snagged a series of exclusive interviews no collector should miss-out on.

NEWS: Kotobukiya's Post-SDCC Round-Up

NOTE: Given just how many announcements are made and products are shown at the San Diego Comic Con, there's always going to be stuff we miss or can't bring you in a timely manner. We'll be doing our best to catch-up on everything we might have missed for the remainder of the week, starting with this piece...

Kotobukiya unveiled a number of new statues based on a variety of sources. The ladies of both the Marvel and DC Universes stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the Bishoujo line, with Marvel Comics characters, Star Wars (both statues and kitchenware(!)), plus fighters from the Tekken franchise all making appearances in statue form.

Check-out Figures.com's galleries to see more.

NEWS: Universal Developing Umbrella Academy Movie

Universal Pictures is adapting Dark Horse's The Umbrella Academy for the big screen.

NEWS: More SDCC Coverage

The San Diego Comic Con may already be a fading memory but that doesn't mean it's all over, as The ToyArk proves with this collection of round-ups, follow-ups and image galleries.

NEWS: Little Plastic Man's Little Devils

Little Plastic Man's paper-craft figures are always a joy to see and his latest line - the Little Devils - is no exception. Based upon the Seven Deadly Sins (Sloth, Lust, Greed, Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Pride and Miscounting*) the set is available now to download at Adrian's site now.

Free downloadable toys. It's the future.

* Maybe.

NEWS: Judge Dredd Movie Images at Bleeding Cool

Karl Urban's Dredd is looking to be a much closer interpretation of the comicbook than the previously-released Sylvester Stallone take, if the latest round of pictures at Bleeding Cool (courtesy of Empire magazine) are any indication.

Check them out for yourself, along with the first picture of Olivia Thirlby as Judge Anderson.

Dredd is set for release in 2012.

NEWS: Dork Dimension's Micronauts Catalog 1977

1977 is a year many people associate with one movie and - if you grew-up around then - its associated toy line. 

But for the cool kids, Star Wars toys were passe. The coolest toys on the block were The Micronauts.

REVIEW: Topps' Blinku Micro Monsters

Produced by Topps | Released July 2011

Have you ever walked on the street and felt that you were not alone? Or have you ever noticed something move on the ground, you could not really see exactly, but something was there?

Take a closer look next time - you have probably seen the Blinku - Micro Monsters. They are not big, but they are there!

For ages these crazy, weird guys have been living in the streets - even on your street; battling, playing and just having fun.

The Blinku are special. They have their own personality... and I mean personalities, because Blinku can change faces, one second cute, the next ANGRY, one second funny, the next SCARY.

So mind your step, watch our for Blinku - Micro Monsters... They are here to play with you!

NEWS: Cowboys & Aliens ''Will Blow You Away and Make You Cry''

Sci-fi/Western mashup Cowboys & Aliens hits cinemas later this week. But those expecting a brainless popcorn movie may be in for a surprise...

NEWS: Overkill Creations' Mad Collaboration Project

Ever wanted to have your own line of toys? Well now you can, thanks to the Mad Collaboration Project.

NEWS: Custom Outer Space Man Inferno from Halfbad Toyz

We brought you news last week of Halfbad Toyz' awesome custom Outer Space Man Triton. If you thought that was cool, then check out this customised version of Inferno, the Mercury Guard.

Sadly this is a commissioned piece and isn't for sale but if you're a fan of Outer Space Men, collect Glyos figures or you dig custom work then you should check it out for yourself!

NEWS: Marvel's The Avengers All-Character Poster Revealed

Marvel Pictures has released the official, all-character poster for the upcoming movie, Marvel's The Avengers.

NEWS: Four Horsemen's SDCC Reveals

We're still playing catch-up on everything that was revealed at the San Diego Comic Con, so we apologise in advance for the lateness of this update, but The Four Horsemen have unveiled their latest releases.