Ice Scream Man from Brutherford Industries

    The State of New Jersey doesn't only produce Bon Jovi records and drunken guidos (though those are our chief exports) we also have some amazing artists that make things you should own.  Case in point The Ice Scream Man from Brutherford Industries.  Made right near our glorious state capital of Trenton, each one is hand made and limited in quantity.  Right now you can buy yourself a strawberry for $75 (limited to 125 pieces) or a Vanilla for $50.

   This is my cat Ophelia begging me to buy her one as I'm trying to post this.  Based on the look she's giving me, I have a feeling there will be a surprise in my shoe if I don't.

Spy vs. Spy 2 Pack from DC Direct

    I remember first being exposed to MAD Magazine at my grandparent's house, who still had a stack of them from when my uncle was a wee lad.  After the excitement of going to the grocery store and watching The Price is Right had worn off, I would read every word of these gems as if they contained the secret to life.  Maybe that's why I turned out the way I did?  

   Spy vs. Spy was an enjoyable little comic, where two color impaired secret agents continually tried to kill each other with little success.  No you can relive their bumbling antics with your very own vinyl figures from DC Direct.  Each toy is 9" tall and comes equipped with enough ridiculous weapons to ensure the fun will last for hours and hours.  Packaged together, the set will cost you $49.99 when these are released on May 2nd.   This release also coincides with the 60th anniversary of Mad Magazine and I'll be more than happy to celebrate by making some room on my shelf for these guys.

    

The Dark Knight Rises POP! Vinyl from Funko

    Funko has caused quite a stir with these new POP! Vinyl figures from The Dark Knight Rises.  These images are being shown all over the internet as some of the first toys to tie in with the upcoming film.  As of right now there is no release date for them and no word if any other characters will be made available.  I've been hoping that Bane wouldn't be the only bad guy in the movie and that there would be plenty of other surprise characters.  Either way I will definitely have to pick up the Batman figure when I see him.

    On another note, I love the retro look that Catwoman has.  She looks like a modern version of the character from the television series.  

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Return

    Holy crap!  There's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys and they don't suck?  Nickelodeon is doing a new CGI driven TMNT cartoon and these are some of the products that will be available soon in stores.  These designs are much better than that anime inspired relaunch they attempted a few years ago and are pretty close to the original designs.  They look a bit grittier, maybe a tad bit meaner, but I'm ok with that.  Can't wait to see what they did with Shredder and Krang.

    Even the van got an update.  Looks a bit more durable than their first one.  

    This playset is huge and I kinda want it.  I'm pretty sure my cats would love nothing more for Christmas this year.

G.I. Joe Retaliation Movie Figures

    Here is a look at the new G.I. Joe Retaliation figures!  The movie comes out this summer and like the last one it will probably suck.  Oh, The Rock is in this one?  Forget all that I just said, it will ABSOLUTELY suck.  The lone positive thing about Hollywood ruining something that was sacred during my childhood is that there will at least be toys.  And these toys look pretty cool.  I especially love that Cobra Commander doesn't look like he escaped a burn ward wearing a fish bowl on his head.  They gave him back his metal mask, but updated it a bit which I really don't mind.  The Cobra Trooper has a cool World War 2 Germany thing going on, which is also a nice design.  The G.I. Joe Trooper however looks a little too much like Master Chief from Halo.    

 
     Another cool thing I'm excited about is the new Zartan figure.  Hopefully he changes color in the sunlight just like he used to.  I remember getting the original one, ripping him out of the package as soon as we got to the car, and placing him to bake on the dashboard.  At the time it was one of the coolest things a toy had ever done so I hope they preserved that for the new generation to experience.  Even though I'm sure they'd only be impressed if he could download music or update their Facebook for them.

Angry Birds Playsets from K'nex

    The plush Angry Birds have been out for some time and we've all delighted in throwing them at each other whenever we find them in a store.  Admit it, you've done it once or twice.  The people at K'nex have answered your call for avian violence by creating the Angry Birds building set.  These will be out in time for Christmas this year, so plan accordingly if you want to kick the crap out of some green piggies in real life.

Disney x NY Giants Super Bowl Vinylmation

   The Giants have again beaten the Patriots in the Super Bowl, and what better way for fans to commemorate the win than with a toy!  This Disney Vinylmation figure is 3" tall and available to order right now.  They are backordered, but that's most likely because they didn't know which logo to put on the toys until the game was over.  Snag yours now for $18.95 by clicking here.