Toy Fair 2013 – Day 2 Recap – LEGO, Mattel, Bandai, Playmates, Diamond Select

We’re in the middle of Day 3 of Toy Fair pictures, but let’s turn the clock back a few hours and see what we unveiled during the hour of the wolf (sorry, a Song of Ice and Fire reference there….). Yesterday, our big galleries were for three of the biggest companies at the show – LEGO, Mattel, and Bandai, plus some Playmates and Diamond Select Toys thrown in. From LEGO, we saw new Galaxy Force, new Lord of the Rings, more Star Wars, and the debut of The Lone Ranger. We also saw DUPLO, Creator, Castle, City, and lots more.

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Like Many, I Watched “Watchmen”

So, I saw Watchmen on Saturday, after weeks of anticipation.  I should point out that I’ve not been a fan of the graphic novel for years and years.  In fact, I only finished reading it for the first time about two months ago.  Yes, it’s been out for over twenty years, but I’d not read it.  Surprisingly, I had not been spoiled on any plot point in those twenty years, either.  So I went into the book with a clean perspective. Of course, I loved the graphic novel.  I had known that it was a very layered story, with depth

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