Tag: toys

  • GI Joe Brand Manager Demands Fans’ Pronouns

    GI Joe Brand Manager Demands Fans’ Pronouns

    Add one more to the list of previously fun things that have been turned into homework. At the GI Joe panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, GI Joe brand manager Emily Bader asked those lining up for questions to give their name and their pronouns. Later, at the Hasbro Pulse Con (which I just…

  • An Interview With G+G’s Tommy Tron

    An Interview With G+G’s Tommy Tron

    Tommy Tron and I finally sat down for a chat about collecting! Blabbering Collector: When did you decide to start collecting, and why? Tommy Tron: I kinda have been a collector my whole life, really. But I kind of fell off it in my teenage years. I picked it back up later in life, probably…

  • Eric July Beats Star Wars

    Eric July Beats Star Wars

    As we celebrate Eric July’s success with the Rippaverse ($1,121,477.37 and counting!), there’s a funny wrinkle to this story that makes his triumph even more satisfying. Toy company Hasbro had a similar crowdfunding campaign, this one for a “Star Wars The Black Series Reva (The Third Sister) Force FX Elite Lightsaber,” which is a longwinded…

  • How To Collect: A Beginners Guide To Collecting

    How To Collect: A Beginners Guide To Collecting

    Have you been wanting to start your very own collection but just didn’t know how?  It can be quite intimidating to see a massive collection. You might think, how on earth does one start, and why would you collect? To inspire you, I’ve asked my fellow Geeks + Gamers members to share photos of their…

  • WBs Latest Victim: Dre, the Shrunken Head

    WBs Latest Victim: Dre, the Shrunken Head

    It seems one of the latest victims of cancel culture is, unfortunately, the “shrunken head,” Dre, from the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Yes, my friends and muggles, we must raise our wands to the sky in honor of the latest victim. The shrunken head has been deemed racist and has been…

  • Cobra Kai vs. Ninja Turtles!?

    Cobra Kai vs. Ninja Turtles!?

    [Insert WWE “Holy Shit, Holy Shit” chant here] The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will soon be featured in a crossover toy line with characters from our beloved Netflix smash hit Cobra Kai. Yes, you read that right… soon, you will be able to drop some of that hard-earned money on badass Ninja Turtles vs. Cobra…