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Articles for June, 2007

Dig Deep Entertainment Interview

Posted by: vader at 11:23 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Following the first 2 installments of our interview with Digger Mesch, Yuri Timg and Walter McDaniel, we now give you parts III and IV. Digger tells us what he’d love to do if he had unlimited time and resources. Yuri shares with us how he managed to find his …

AFHUB’s Exclusive Interview with Digger Mesch

Posted by: vader at 12:19 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Last June 18, I had the privilege of doing an exclusive interview with the guys from Dig Deep Entertainment, who were in town for the recently concluded 6th Philippine Toy Con. I had the opportunity to talk to the man behind the company, Digger Mesch (formerly with …

Stan Lee SDCC Exclusive Action Figure

Posted by: vader at 12:15 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2007

Hasbro just made it official – Stan Lee will be immortalized in plastic as an exclusive action figure for this years’s San Diego Comic Con. The fugure will show Stan Lee’s likeness wearing a blue jacket and khaki pants.

The following are the official photos of the Stan Lee figure …

Noel Lee and PopBox Collectibles

Posted by: vader at 10:37 am on Thursday, June 21, 2007

During my trip to Hong Kong last May, I was given the privilege of a site visit to PopBox Collectibles. There, I met Noel Lee, the company’s Product Development Manager – who gave me a peek inside one of Hong Kong’s top toy makers.

Noel Lee …

Prison Break Update

Posted by: vader at 6:44 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2007

I just received some wonderful news straight from the guys at Hot Toys in Hong Kong. They have announced that their highly anticipated Prison Break Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows 1/6 scale figures will be made available in the US through Sideshow Collectibles and in Japan through Blister Direct. …

DC Direct Items for February 2008

Posted by: vader at 6:05 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2007

ROBIN 13″ Deluxe Collector Figure

Robin, The Boy Wonder, is the newest addition to DC Direct’s line of realistically proportioned, super-heroic 1:6 scale figures! This latest hero in the 1:6 scale figure line is the first of DC Direct’s accurately scaled “teen” style figure, and has all …

JLU Blue Devil action figure by Mattel

Posted by: vader at 1:45 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2007

During yesterday’s Toy Con, I met up with fellow DC animated figures collector Jonathan “The Sibster” Sibulo. Sib just happened to be holding a bag full of JLU action figures and guess who was in the bag?

Why it’s the Blue Devil. Sib and I discussed how …

Philippine Toy Con 2007

Posted by: vader at 8:07 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2007

The 6th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention opened today at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Ortigas. I met up with some buddies and attended the show. As always, the place is packed with people and of course, toys. I noticed that the floor layout this year is …

Collector Profile: Ricky Tinio

Posted by: vader at 5:59 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2007

AFHub Handle: Ricky Sunshine
Real Name: Ricky Tinio
Year of Birth: 1973
Location: Quezon City

Anyone and everyone who has been collecting action figures for as long as I have would know that Ricky Sunshine is one of the local authorities when it comes to action figures – even …

DCSH Cyborg Superman

Posted by: vader at 10:13 am on Saturday, June 9, 2007

Daniel Pickett (aka Julius Marx) shows us the first images of the actual Cyborg Superman. This item has been on everyone’s wish list (mine included) for the longest time and is probably the most highly anticipated piece from Mattel’s DC Super Heroes line.

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