Dream Halloween is right around the corner. This is a fantastic event where Mattel teams created one-of-a-kind collector items to auction off for Children Affected by Aids. This year, among the spectacular toys are two items we showed off first at San Diego Comic Con, the one-of-a-kind Darth Mater and the second and last publically available “Spirit of Grayskull” figures. Both are fantastic collector items with all proceeds from the auction going to a very noble cause.

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If you are interested in attending the event or would like more information about bidding from home please go to www.CAAF4kids.org.

My longtime friend and AFHUB mainstay Kenway Chee sent me a few snapshots he took while attending the recent CollectiCon held last October 4 & 5 at Robinsons Midtown Mall Atrium. The event was organized by Hobbiworx Inc.

Check out the crowd…

Organizers Jojo Dy and Dennis Go (of Hobbiworx Inc.)

Much to the fans’ delight at the San Diego Comic Con, Mattel revealed today what Justice League Unlimited (JLU) figures they plan to release next. They have truly outdone themselves this time by unveiling characters that have been over the past years, relentlessly clamored for by both action figure collectors and loyal fans of the animated series. Just take a look at the impressive line-up they have come up with.

Head on over to ActionFigureInsider.com’s new Gallery section and view the photos taken by Mike “SDcomics” Walker during SDCC’s Preview Night.

Here are some of them…

Check out the rest here:
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/gallery2/

Over the weekend at the SM Mall of Asia, food and nutrition company Nestle sponsored an event promoting their Koko Crunch breakfast cereals in line with the movie The Dark Knight. Nestle cereal products come packed with mini figures of characters from the hit movie.

Present during the event …

Toys R Us sponsored an exclusive event earlier today called “Super Heroes” which was held at the Robinson’s Place in Ermita, Manila. The event was also co-organized by our friends from Cybertron Philippines.

Some of the toy lines showcased during the event include G.I. JOE, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Transformers …

Hey toy fans of all ages,

Well it is that time again. Mattel is gearing up for our really big show down in San Diego at the annual Comic Con July 23-27th 2008.

We’ll be there in full force with the largest booth presence we’ve ever had to meet …

The 7th Annual Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention (ToyCon PH), organized by Collectibles Unlimited Assoc., happens on June 14-15, 2008 at the SM Megamall’s MEGATRADE HALL 2-3.

With this year’s The Dark Knight movie theme, I was delightedly surprised to see AFHUB regular Ricky Tinio (a.k.a. Ricky …

Mezco Heats Up The Summer With Limited Edition Exclusives

NY- Mezco Toyz is doing all they can to make the summer convention season hotter then ever by releasing eight breathtaking exclusives between June and July. These white hot, limited edition exclusives will only be available at summer conventions and through Mezco Direct.

The Goonies: 1:6 scale deluxe Sloth. The most popular Goonies character, Sloth gets super-sized! This deluxe 12″ figure comes with a cloth coat and shirt (with a hidden secret beneath), removable pirate hat, sword, pint of ice cream (Rocky Road!), and a plate of food. Limited edition of 1000 pieces worldwide.

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Fresh from Marvel’s latest paranoia-fueled comic event comes the greenest, used-to-be-deadest San Diego Comic Con exclusive of the year – the Marvel Select Skrull Elektra! Featuring Elektra as a Skrull as well as an additional Skrull soldier, this limited two-pack brings the stars of Secret Invasion to your collection …