March is over and spring is about to begin in earnest – and as the year’s coffers begin to heat up, we’re introduced to more delicious toys and collectibles to empty our wallets in the coming months and weeks.
with The Mandalorian and Grogu only a few months left, all eyes are on the new Star Wars the movie finds other ways to sell Grogu, but that’s not the only war between the stars in toy news this month with Hasbro’s reveal. Maul: God of Shadows numbers. And Lego may still be overshadowed by the controversy over it “Smart Play” system Launched last month, that hasn’t stopped the brick-maker from announcing plenty of new stuff this month, as well as dropping an early contender for one of our companies. favorite sets of the year inspired Project Hail Mary.
Check out our roundup below for all these and more toy highlights for March!
Hasbro Star Wars Black series Maul: God of Shadows Numbers
At a time when everyone is paying attention Star Wars‘ upcoming return to cinemas, actual next Star Wars project –Maul: God of Shadows –it’s only a week. As surprising as it may seem, the real surprise is that Hasbro has already announced that it will be making figures inspired by the new series. Expected to hit shelves this summer, the first wave includes Jedi Padawan Devon Izara, Maul’s right-hand Mandalorian Rook Kast, the mysterious Eleventh Brother Inquisitor, and “but he’s got a new hat!” includes an updated Maul that takes. and replaces the hat with a hat.
Project Hail Mary hit theaters this month, it’s already set the bar high for my favorite movies of the year. But perhaps more unexpected is how we fell in love with Lego’s surprise set based on the movie, an adorable replica of the title ship, its centrifugally rotating hub, and cute minifigure-scale recreations of Ryland Grace and Rocky (although some fan guides and a cute bunny set, even better Lego Rocky can be yours too!). It’s only right that one of the best movies of the year can claim to be one of the best toys of the year so far.
It is an unenviable, dubious duty to make a new one Matrix Without the Wachowskis, the film continues at Warner Bros., and yet Project Hail Mary Screenwriter Drew Goddard (who faces the aforementioned unusual task) was on hand to give us a few updates when we sat down with him recently, which got us even more excited about Hot Toys’ near-realistic replica of himself. The Matrix Reloaded. It comes complete with weapons, fighting hands, and of course, removable sunglasses for maximum coolness.
With this news Godzilla minus zero Coming to theaters later this year, Tamashii Nations, which already has us excited, has continued to think about the first film with this first action figure based on Godzilla’s ‘proto’ form from the movie’s thrilling opening where he slaughters Japanese soldiers on Odo Island. is a sculptor Godzilla Design stalwart Yuji Sakai, the Odo Island Monster figure will probably be our best realistic look in this version. Godzilla from the movie until now, considering that we only see him partially and in dark night scenes in the movie.
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rule Joker may have come and followed Folie à Deux similarly failed to set the world on fire, but that’s not stopping Medicom from introducing the latest action figure for Joaquin Phoenix’s clown prince of crime. Not so for the figure itself, which is pretty good, though, as it comes with a number of accessories inspired by the first film, including the infamous interview chair the Joker had when he played talk show host Murray Franklin. No, it’s mostly great because it literally comes with the stairs from the Poster for the Movie Joker. Now that is an accessory.
Damn it, Jim, he’s a doctor no Wait a move fi-ah, he and we have already made this joke. The latest announcement for Nacelle’s evolving line Star Trek Action Figures is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the original series with another major reveal Enterprise the bridge crew that would make up the line’s third wave: everyone’s favorite Southern gentleman and Chief Medical Officer, Leonard “Bones” McCoy. As always with Nacelle’s figures, the real fun is in the accessories – and while Bones comes with a lot of the standard expected medical equipment, the big surprise is that he actually comes with a full-scale medical bio-bed to outfit the rest of your crew with.
Lego Star Wars The results and possibilities of the controversial launch of Smart Play remain among some interesting points at the moment. The Mandalorian and GroguWith a whole wave of sets inspired by the movie set launching on April 1st. Star Wars busts, inspired by previous helmet display series and similar releases Marvel superheroes line—and Yoda’s gruesome visage resulted in this. A bust of Darth Vader without having to make a humanoid face out of Lego bricks looks pretty good, but Yoda saw something.
With again The Mandalorian and Grogu inevitably, all eyes are on selling the initial hype Star Wars It’s been a movie since 2019, so it’s no surprise that Hot Toys is focusing on the movie for its latest movie. Star Wars numbers. So far, the company plans to make three major releases for the film: 1/6 scale Din Djarin and Grogu, inspired by their appearance in the film (the deluxe edition naturally gives Grogu his latest hoverpram as a fun bonus), as well as “life-size” replicas of Grogu, and one of Anzellan with a little droid master hanging in the green.
SH Figuarts Neon Genesis Evangelion Shinji Ikari
Evangelion takes a tone of the goods. But you know who often doesn’t buy much of that merchandise? Evangelionprotagonist Shinji Ikari. Especially when it comes Eve action figures that usually focus on the female characters of the series – in fact, Figurts’ plastic treatment of Shinji in his plastium is one of the first articulated Shinji figures, long after the line’s take on Rei and Asuka. always. At least we get Shinji’s expressive era off to a pretty good start: he comes with various faceplates that repeat several appearances throughout the show, most notably so he can pose with the aforementioned Rei and Asuka. But after waiting so long, although we try not to be too greedy, we absolutely need the school uniform version that comes with the infamous chair at the end of the anime.
Lego has had several takes on the Helicarrier in the past, but its latest is a scale model that replicates the Helicarrier’s looks. The Avengers and winter soldier –stands out not only for the model itself, but also for the killer set of minifigures that come with it. Newly updated versions of Captain America and The Winter Soldier, well, The Winter Soldier; updated versions of Nick Fury, Coulson and Maria Hill; and, in the left field, but an interesting choice, Hawkeye with Loki Avengers Make a great little set of appropriately themed minifigures, and that’s before you get down to the little hidden details like micro-scale replicas of the events on the Helicarrier. Avengerseven down to the iconic comic book cover hidden under the runway.
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