From FPT: Our final tag team and final members of the 2013 AWF Roster are now revealed. Meet Bloodlust; Hemorrhage and Rage and their shifty but genius manager Guy “Big Daddy” Smith. They are the troublemakers of the AWF, concerned not only with their own legacy but also with how much havoc they can raise on a daily basis. While they are the last wrestlers revealed for this year they are certainly not the last personalities we will see, Guy is evidence of that.
This particular reveal is pretty exciting for me. See that mosquito character? Yep, that’s an homage to me! But not only is it just because he is a mosquito (for obvious reasons), but the team as a whole is actually an homage to Attitude Inc, which is the name of the tag team I am one half of on the indy wrestling scene! The panda manager is even named directly after my tag partner and best friend!
I’m a little giddy about this one for sure, and I’m honored that FPT has given me this cool nod! I cannot wait to see these in plastic form!
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Round-Up post. There’s been a lot of toy news heading into Toy Fair 2013, so I figured now was as good a time as ever to bring this column back. So here are some of the noteworthy pieces of toy news for the past week:
Update: Well, it’s official! MTV Geek has now posted new images of Bebop and Rocksteady, along with several other new images of other TMNT toys, and a video walkthrough! You can check them all out here!
Original: MTV Geek posted a few pictures to Twitter this morning, seemingly showing off portions of Playmates’ display being prepared for next weekend’s New York International Toy Fair. Seen in this display is, what appears to be, the Classics Bebop & Rocksteady figures!
Now, this can’t necessarily be considered a true reveal since it hasn’t “officially” been stated by Playmates yet, but I think it’s safe to say we’re looking at the upcoming Classics versions of Shredder’s duo.
Personally, I feel like these guys don’t look quite as cartoon accurate as the four Turtles do. Something seems off with their shapes, almost as if they are slightly stylized. Then again, this isn’t the best angle, so it may just be the photo. We definitely need to see some more photos of their head sculpts, especially from the side angle. But those pics will be hitting the net very soon, I’m sure. After all, Toy Fair is only a little over a week away, and yours truly will be there. I’m anxious to check them out in person.
So, what are your early impressions of Bebop and Rocksteady?
Like many collectors out there, Star Wars figures played a big role in me becoming a collector. I have always joked that Star Wars was sort of the “gateway drug” of toy collecting. While not true for everyone, it seems like many folks out there started their toy obsession with one of Hasbro’s (or Kenner’s) 3.75″ heroes from that galaxy far, far away.
Eventually, it just got to be too much for me. For the most part, I still really like the figures Hasbro has been releasing. But I turned from a die-hard Star Wars collector to a casual collector once I started getting more heavily involved in other toy lines. There were just so many Star Wars figures, many of which were variants of variants, that I just could no longer keep up.
I’ve often said that the one thing that could bring me back in to buying Star Wars figures regularly again would be a really well-done 6″ scale line of figures.
Well, I guess it’s time to say goodbye to my money.
Hasbro has officially announced the Star Wars Black Series, a line of 6″ scale, highly detailed and articulated action figures based on the heroes and villains from Star Wars! The line kicks off this year with 8 figures priced at $19.99 each, and will include characters such as Luke Skywalker in his X-Wing gear and Darth Maul.
That one image of the Luke figure already has me drooling! I cannot wait to see more!
So, how about you guys? Excited? Rather stick with the 3.75″ line? Indifferent? Sound off!
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Fantastic Plastic Toys has just revealed the very first test shot for the first figure in their upcoming Mystical Warriors of the Ring toy line. Say hello to Ulric Wolfram! Plus, we’re proud to share with you some exclusive first shots of blacklight glowing feature on the figure!
My good friends and RetrowareTV.com brothers The Game Chasers have put together a special video they call The Toy Chasers, where they take a break from their usual video game hunting to do some toy hunting!
Fantastic Plastic Toys has revealed their latest set of characters who will be released as part of their first series of figures in the Mystical Warriors of the Ring toy line! Say hello to Bloodlust!
Update: Well, it’s official! MTV Geek has now posted new images of Bebop and Rocksteady, along with several other new images of other TMNT toys, and a video walkthrough! 
