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under Horror Toy News

Banner Madballs Keychains

During San Diego Comic-Con 2019, a second series of Horror-Themed Madballs were revealed by NECA and Kidrobot. Now, it looks like there’s going to be a even more, but shrunken down a bit. Digital sculptor Brian Oskins (@plastic_creature_lab) worked with Kidrobot and Big Shot Toy Works on a new assortment of horror-themed Madballs Keychains. These smaller releases will be cast in PVC as opposed to foam. The characters, based on artwork by Madballs designer James Groman, includes even more fan favorite characters. The new images feature:

  • Army of Darkness – Evil Ash
  • Gremlins 2 – “Rambo” Gizmo
  • Gremlins – Stripe
  • Beetlejuice
  • IT 1990 – Pennywise
  • Misits – The Fiend
  • The Bride of Chucky – Chucky
  • The Bride of Chucky – Tiffany
  • Kidrobot – Mascot
  • Kidrobot – Mascot Black and White Variant

There’s no word if full size foam Madballs will be produced from these designs. Pricing and release dates have not been shared. The initial wave of Madballs keychains were packed in blind boxes, so that may be the case here. Check out the images after the jump.

under Horror Toy News, San Diego Comic Con

NECA Madballs Series 2 Horror 001

At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, a second series of horror themed Madballs were revealed from NECA. The three new characters include Pennywise from IT (2017), Pinhead from Hellraiser, and Chucky from Bride of Chucky. New official images and details have been released. They are being produced by Kidrobot, and should be available in November. See the images after the jump.

Kidrobot x Madballs Horrorballs are expanding on the 2017 release with the triplets of iconic horror – Pennywise, Chucky, and Pinhead!

These monstrous mashups combine the Madballs platform you know and love with the terrifying villains from the IT, Chucky, and Hellraiser franchises. Add all 3 to your collection and make it hauntingly horrorball!

Each sold separately.

under Video Game Toy News

In a new press release, Activision Blizzard  Consumer Products Group has announced a slew of new licensing agreements. These include news that Hasbro has gotten the Master Toy License for Overwatch, and that LEGO will be producing Overwatch Sets. NECA and Kidrobot will be producing new items based on Spyro The Dragon. Check out the details below. After the jump, you can see the full press release.

Activision Highlights

  • Call of Duty: New partners include: McFarlane (Collectible Figures); USAopoly (Risk and Monopoly board games in North America); Pyramid (Homeware, Accessories); Poetic Gem (Apparel); Park Agency (Knitwear); Clairefontaine (Stationery). They join returning partners including Mattel (Collectible Construction Sets); Exquisite Gaming (Cable Guys, Crates); KontrolFreek (Gaming Controller Accessories); Bioworld International (Apparel, Accessories); Astro Gaming (Headsets); Trends (Poster & Calendars); among many others.
  • Crash Bandicoot™: The massive popularity of the Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy will lead to platform expansion on June 29 and an expanded roster of partners to include: Just Toys (Backpack Hangers); BDA (Controllers, Accessories); Pyramid (Homeware, Accessories); NECA/Kidrobot (Collectibles); GameStop (Totaku Figures); and Park Agency (Knitwear). Returning partners include Changes (Apparel); Concept One (Accessories); Rubber Road (Apparel, Accessories); and Funko (POP! Vinyl Figures).
  • Spyro™: In celebration of Spyro’s 20th anniversary, Activision is releasing Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy. The trilogy features all the nostalgia and fun of the three original Spyro games in a dynamic remastered collection. Activision is building a consumer products program to support the launch on September 21 with partners including: Funko (POP! Vinyl Figures); Changes (Apparel); NECA/Kidrobot (Collectibles); Surreal (Drinkware); Rubber Road (Apparel, Accessories); GameStop (Totaku Figures); Pyramid (Homeware, Accessories); and Exquisite Gaming (Cable Guys & Crates).
  • Bungie’s Destiny: Their licensing program continues to give fans new ways of experiencing the rich characters and worlds of Destiny. New and returning partners include: Blizzard Publishing (Books); McFarlane Toys (Action Figures, Statues); Mattel (Construction Sets); Funko (Vinyl Figures); ThinkGeek (Vinyl Figures, Apparel, Accessories); Rocklove (Jewelry); Razer (PC Gaming Accessories); Surreal Entertainment (Drinkware); The Coop (Collectibles, Accessories); USAopoly (Puzzles, Chess Set, Playing Cards); Rubber Road (Apparel, Accessories); and Gaya Entertainment (Apparel, Collectibles). The merchandising program is seeing international expansion with the appointment of Bits and Pixels as the licensing agency for the EMEA territories. For licensing inquires related to Destiny, please contact: licensing@bungie.com.

Blizzard Highlights

  • Overwatch: With a player base of 40 million¹, Overwatch’s wide appeal continues to drive a robust merchandising program supported by new and returning partners including: Hasbro (Master Toy); NERF (Blasters); LEGO Group (Construction); UNIQLO (Apparel); Bioworld International (Bags, Accessories); Spirit Halloween (Costumes); Disguise (Costumes); Brown Trout (Calendars); Insight Editions (Stationery, Cookbook); Trends (Posters, Sticker Packs); Just Toys (Sticker Books); Good Smile Company (Figures); Razer (PC Peripherals); J!nx (Apparel, Accessories); Dark Horse (Artbook); Funko (Apparel, Bags, Home Accessories, Figures); and Scholastic (Books).
  • World of Warcraft®: More than 100 million passionate players have enjoyed the ever-evolving online adventure of Blizzard’s seminal massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft¹. Partners include: Brown Trout (Calendars); Del Rey (Novels); Panini International (Novels); AST (Novels); Jeu Media (Publishing); Ju Ju Be (Bags and Accessories); J!nx (Apparel, Accessories); Insight Editions (Cookbook); Funko (Figures); and Dark Horse (Publishing).
  • Hearthstone®: Blizzard recently launched the 12th content release for Hearthstone, its internationally acclaimed free-to-play digital card game that continues to engage and delight a massive global audience across PC and mobile platforms. Licensees include: Insight Editions (Pop-up Book); Displate (Fine Art); Panini International (Art Book); and Huginn & Muninn (Art Book).

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under General Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

Just about a year ago, I went through and did photo shoots for a number of new Madballs from Kidrobot. These includes two sets of blind box Madballs, their 4″ sized Madballs, and their 6″ sized Madballs. Late last year, a special series of horror themed Madballs were released in the 4″ size. Announced last month and quickly released, the new Madballs 4″ Series 2 Assortment features three new takes on the classic toys. In this assortment, you can find Freaky Fullback, Swine Sucker, and Lock Lips.

Toyark sponsor Entertainment Earth sent along the new Madballs for us to check out. After the jump you can check out a gallery and some thoughts on the new releases.

Entertainment Earth

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under General Toy News

The second series of 4″ scale Madballs from KidRobot release this week. Kidrobot has released the first look at the upcoming foam balls. They will be available for sale starting this Friday, February 2nd at 10:00 AM on Kidrobot.com, as well as select online retailers. These will sell for $9.99 each. Series 2 includes:

  • Freaky Fullback
  • Swine Sucker
  • Lock Lips

under General Toy News

Toyark sponsor Big Bad Toy Store has posted pre-orders for three new 4″ scale Madballs coming from Kidrobot. Last year, they released the first assortments of 4″ Madballs, which included Horn Head, Oculus Orbus, Slobulous and more. Next up are:

These are priced at $9.99 each. They are set for release in February. No images have been released yet, only place holder art. You can see those in the banner above.

under Toyark Spotlight

In 2017, we completed more photo shoots than any other year we’ve been live. We shared over 270 Total Collectible and Action Figure Galleries, totaling well over 350 action figures and collectibles. Between the three main staff members, we spent nearly every day this year photographing and prepping a photo shoot to share with our fans and readers. While I can’t promise that we’ll keep up that blistering pace in 2018, I can promise we’ll continue to bring everyone some fantastic galleries throughout the year. So, if you would like to revisit any of our photo shoots, or feel like you missed a few dozen galleries, you can see the full selection of photo shoots after the jump!

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under Aliens and Predator Toy News, Horror Toy News, Random Photo Shoot

Last week, we shared details on a Best Buy Exclusive Assortment of Madballs. For this release, Kidrobot worked with parent company NECA to bring six licensed Madballs to life. Featuring horror and sci-fi icons from the 70’s and 80’s, these Madballs have already proven to be a big hit with fans. If you haven’t checked, these are available now from Best Buy stores! Included are:

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Leatherface
  • A Nightmare On Elm Street – Freddy Krueger
  • Friday the 13th – Jason Voorhees
  • Predator – Unmasked Predator
  • Alien – Facehugger
  • Aliens – Alien Warrior

I was able to run out and grab the full assortment from a local Best Buy this week. After the jump check out my thoughts on the Madballs as well as a full gallery.

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under Aliens and Predator Toy News, Horror Toy News

Fans of the new Madballs by Kidrobot will need to expand where they are buying their grotesque collectibles from. Best Buy will be getting an exclusive series of horror and sc-fi themed Madballs. Regular readers will remember that we broke the news on these new designs back in June. We haven’t heard much until now. Best buy has posted product listings online for the Mad Balls, listing them as available in stores (at least the ones in Philly). They are priced at $9.99 each. Included are:

Read on to check out some photos.