IN OTHER NEWS... 02/27/2015

IN OTHER NEWS... Previews of Helix, 12 Monkeys and The Walking Dead, plus a podcast round-up and a new site fans of Microman won't want to miss!

NEWS: 3A Toys Reveal New Microman Figures

Last month Action Figure Insider sat down with 3A's Ashley Wood to discuss the company's upcoming releases, the company's future and their new Marvel and Microman licenses. You can hear the full interview over at AFI but, without further ado, here's the first image of the new Microman toys for you to enjoy.

With thanks to Bryan ''Microbry'' Wilkinson of the Micronauts/Microman Fans Facebook Group.

NEWS: Microman is BACK!

Microman - the hugely influential line of micro-scale, interchangeable Japanese action figures - is set to make a return. But not in the way you might expect...

NEWS: Clone O' Forms Drop Next Week!

As regular readers will know, we love our Micronauts at That Figures. And we're big fans of Keshi-style minifigures. So you'll therefore understand completely why we're looking forward to this latest drop from BigManToys, creators of the awesome Clone O'Forms.

NEWS: CLONE-O-FORM Keshi

Ever wondered what would happen if a couple of Micronaut fans got into the Keshi game? Then wonder no longer, as we bring to you the amazing CLONE-O-FORM line of figures.

NEWS: BigManToys Unveils 2 New Micro-Inspired Toys

BigManToys has announced not one, but two Micronaut/Microman-inspired lines of toys.

NEWS: Brick Mantooth: Micronaught!

In a collision of retro-awesomeness so powerful it could destroy the universe, Plaid Stallions has shared this first look at their upcoming Mego-style 8'' Brick Mantooth in Micronaught form, a figure that pays tribute to two of the now-defunct toy giant's greatest lines.

A 10-figure limited run of Brick Mantooth: Micronaught will be available (hopefully) in early 2013, but until then you can check-out the retro goodness at Plaid Stallions for more info and images.

Plaid Stallions: Brick is Micronaughty

FEATURE: LoEB ''Shelf Expression''

Behold! The League of Extraordinary Bloggers return!

NEWS: Gold Dober Launches ATR Hobby Website

The mad scientist of Microman/Micronaut custom figures, Gold Dober, has launched a new website. As well as providing a portal for information on his latest creations, the site also includes contact info, product listings, a new blog and much, much more, so go check it out for yourself! Now!

ATR Hobby

NEWS: Cassette Man Studios' Animus Taa'lon Figures

Cassette Man Studios' Animus line of custom Glyos figures continues with the so-much-awesome-in-one-place Taa'lon figures, available now in a variety of Microman/Micronaut-inspired ''Micro'' colorways (along with the Big Kev's Geek Stuff exclusive NYCC colorway.) But act fast, as numbers are so limited that they'll probably all be sold by the time you finish this sentence.

Cassette Man Studios Store: Animus

NEWS: Flight Commander Now Available

We're huge fans of Gold Dober's Micronaut-inspired toys here at That Figures but I don't think anybody was prepared for just how incredible his latest creation - the Flight Commander - looks.

NEWS: BigManToys' Acro-Zombies, More Keshi

Old School Microman/Micronaut fans might just recognize the figure that inspired this Acro-Zombie, the latest creation from BigManToys.

NEWS: 3A Tease Microman String Theory

We knew 3A were working on a line of licensed Microman (a toy range collectors in the West may know as Micronauts) - and so far, that was all we knew. But now we at least have the newly-released logo (as seen above) to go along with that information.

NEWS: Gold Dober's Flight Commander Coming Soon

It's been a while since we checked in with him but our favorite Micronauts Mad Scientist Gold Dober has been beavering away in his Micro-lab putting the finishing touches to his run of hand-built tributes to the Micronauts' Force Commander, the Flight Commander.

And now we're promised a release very soon - hopefully as early as next month. But ahead of that, why not check-out the history of this toys' production, which has proven to be a true labor of love for Gold Dober.

Gold Dober's Homeworld Blog

NEWS: More Flight Commander Colourways Revealed

Gold Dober has just posted an update at the Micronauts Homeworld Blog featuring his plans for a series of new colourways for the Micronauts-inspired Flight Commander.

Read the update for yourself here.

NEWS: Gold Dober's Flight Commander - Update

See, this is why I'd never be able to produce my own toys. Aside from the fact that I lack the sculpting and artistic ability to design and create the components, I also don't possess the frighteningly-intense levels of patience required to keep track of and then assemble each figure. The above image fills me with both excitement and terror.

Gold Dober, we salute you.

See more of the awesome Flight Commander at the Homeworld Blog.

NEWS: Gold Dober's Flight Commander

You may recall last year we featured the work of Micronauts-inspired toy creator Gold Dober and his awesome Biotron/Robotman figure, Roboid. Well he's back with a new project in the form of the equally-incredible Flight Commander.

NEWS: UNIT:E Scans and More Info

Micronauts historian and superfan Ray ''AcroRay'' Miller's blog may not get updated that often, but when it does it's always worth a read. And his article on the recently-released New York Comic Con-exclusive Hasbro-themed comic, UNIT:E is no exception.

With some a synopsis of the comic - alongside some awesome scans - the post is definitely required reading for fans of the Microverse.

AcroRay's Laboratory: Micronauts & More. 

NEWS: Zombieland Writers To Script Micronauts Movie

It seems the much-stalled Micronauts movie is finally gaining some momentum with the announcement that Zombieland scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have been tapped by Paramount to script the toy-to-movie adaptation of the 1970s micro-scaled figures.

NEWS: UNIT:E Update

Despite what we'd hoped, it seems the UNIT:E project won't be heralding a new wave of toys from Hasbro.

The UNIT:E comicbook, pages of which can be seen at TFW2005.com, is described as ''love letter to the varied brands that Hasbro has had the pleasure of ushering into the world" and seems to have been written simply as an exercise in nostalgia for those attending the Con.

Bugger.

It may not all be doom and gloom, though. The closing outro from writer Andy Schmidt ends with the line ''Now, I wonder where this new Acroyear is off to...'' Is this perhaps a hint that maybe we'll be seeing more of the Micronauts soon? Here's hoping.