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Gaze Into Pac-Man’s Yearning Maw in The Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest updates in the world of wallet-draining geek merch. This week Bandai attempts to turn Pac-Man into a superarticulated nightmare, Jennifer Walters is at long last green with envy, and Lego celebrates 10 years of Ninjago. Check it out! Lego Ninjago City Gardens Playset…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jan 15

Yeah, This Is the Week for a Centipikachu Plush

Christmas is out of the way, and covid-19 has cancelled New York Toy Fair, but also: It’s Been a Week. So your regular check-in with all things toy this week on io9 is a little light, but really—what more do you need than a distressingly long Pikachu to cuddle? New Wave Toys Asteroids X RepliCade…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jan 8

Swing Into the New Year With Even More Wonderful Toys

Welcome to back, to the first Toy Aisle of the year! The date may have changed but the fact that there’s even more awesome toys for us to gawp over hasn’t. This week, ring in 2021 with a classic Spider-Man, some stylish The Mandalorian cards, and a distressingly delicious looking Rubiks cube. Check it out!…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jan 1

It May Be Christmas, But There’s More Mandalorian Toys to Put On Your 2021 Lists

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest new merch on the internet. While today you might be celebrating some new toys under your Christmas trees, the tie-in train doesn’t stop—this week we’ve got even more Mandalorian goodness, McFarlane taking on the DC gaming world of Injustice, and an ambling Mario.…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Dec 25

At Last, Mandalore’s Rightful Heir Gets the Figure She Deserves

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the coolest nerd merch around the internet. This week, Wonder Woman 1984‘s glorious golden armor enters the Bandai Figuarts line, the finest Jurassic Park homeware arrives, and we’re all going to start rhythmically chanting about Star Wars eggs. Check it out! Hot Toys Star…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Dec 18

The Original Power Rangers Get Amazing New Figures, and More of the Morphinomenal Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest toy news online. This week: it’s morphin time in a whole new scale, while McFarlane expands its action figure Bat-family, and a lavish new Enterprise-D warps into view. Check it out! Threezero FigZero Hasbro Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Sixth-Scale Figures Hasbro…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Dec 11

Summon the X-Men, the Best Toys of the Week Are Here

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in nerdy merchandise. This week: The Wand Company wants to score a super effective hit on your wallet with some life-sized Poké Balls, Hasbro dips into the X-Men’s bold new age, and Jem and the Holograms’ Misfits get some outrageously glam dolls. Check it…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Dec 4

The Cutest, Weirdest Toy of the Week Is a Spider-Drone From the Unopened Avengers Disney Park

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round of the coolest merchandise on the internet lately! This week, Disney’s inability to open its Marvel-themed park isn’t stopping it from selling expensive merchandise from said park, Hot Toys continues to plumb The Mandalorian’s depths for all they’re worth, and more. Check it out! Disneyland Resort Avengers…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Nov 27

Transfomers and X-Men Collide, and More of the Most Mutagenic Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all things good and plastic. This week: Hasbro turns its transforming eye to another nostalgic mashup. Mando Monday reinforcements bring The Mandalorian’s big bad to the Star Wars Black Series. Also? Warm Kirby. Check it out! Hasbro Transformers Generations Collaborative: Marvel Comics X-Men Mash-Up, Ultimate X-Spanse…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Nov 20

Miles and Miles (and Miles) of the Week’s Best Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round of the latest and greatest in plastic goodness. This week: Miles Morales! Miles Morales? Miles Morales. Sure, there’s some other toys, but let’s be real: this is Spider-Man’s week. Check it out! Hot Toys Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sixth-Scale Figure Hot off the launch of his hit…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Nov 13

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Things Get Soft and Distressingly Squishy in the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the silly-looking toys we’d quite like on our desks. This week: Hot Toys goes big with a large Mandalorian drop and an even larger Venom. There’s cuteness all around with stuffed toys from the worlds of Lego Star Wars and Pokémon. Plus: Outrun!? Check…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Nov 6

Toy Story‘s Kid Hero and Villain Come to Life in the Wildest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest ways to drain your bank accounts. This week: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go back to their roots, more toys from The Mandalorian than you can shake a darksaber at, and a practical (but perhaps not as cool) take on Back…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Oct 30

Lego Goes Deep Into the World of Sesame Street in the Week’s Best Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the very best in plastic-based goodness on the internet. This week, Hot Wheels celebrates Back to the Future with a nifty board you’ll never want to take out of the packaging, Lego takes a trip down Sesame Street, and Medicom swings the finest ‘90s Spider-Man…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Oct 23

Shiny Jango, Shiny Robo, Shiny Dino, and the Rest of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest toys on the internet. This week things get chrome-y as Mattel revives a classic, Hot Toys and Hasbro revisit some Mandalorian artifacts, and we all celebrate a little robot that could. Check it out! Premium Bandai Ultraman Z Shining! Rumbling! Special…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Oct 16

The Mandalorian Goes Samurai, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in wallet-integrity-threatening toys. This week, The Mandalorian serves up a few rad figures, Thanos brings his Black Order to the fore in a new Marvel Legends box set, and now you can tell Hello Kitty what to do with your very own…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Oct 9

Old Friends, Old Foes, and Old Ghost Blasters Return as the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet over the past seven days. This week we’re rounding up some of the best stuff from Hasbro’s recent PulseCon virtual event, as well as the return of a classic ‘80s Ghostbusters toy and the re-appearance of a Star…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Oct 2

The Spider, the Child, and the Wizard Lead the Charge for This Week’s Best Toys

Welcome back once again to Toy Aisle, where your responsible budgeting for the week all goes out the window. This week the Child gets a plastic brick makeover, Spider-Man suits up to take on Doc Ock, Hasbro channels the spirit of Kenner for a retro Marvel figure line, and more. Check it out! Lego Star…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Sep 25

Your Shelf Can’t Escape Spooky Season, and More of the Most Frightful Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, where our latest adventures into all things shiny and plastic have taken a turn for the spooky. This week, Hasbro summons up an an entire army of Dinobots, Mattel turns its hand to The Rise of Skywalker, and so much more. Check it out! Hasbro Transformers Takara Tomy Generations Selects…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Sep 18

A Star Wars Gaming Legend Returns, and More of the Most Sinister Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet lately. And frankly, friends, this week the plastic is taking a trip to the sinister side: Hasbro resurrects a Star Wars legend for the Black Series, Todd McFarlane really wants you to know he loves DC Metal, and…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Sep 11

Toss a Coin to McFarlane in This Week’s Witchiest Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the best toys ruining our financial health this week. This time around we’ve got a very fancy Sorcerer Supreme, a fully articulated Witching machine, and more. Check it out! McFarlane Toys Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt Geralt of Rivia Remember when we said a few weeks…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Sep 4

Toy Aisle

Gaze Into Pac-Man’s Yearning Maw in The Best Toys of the Week

Yeah, This Is the Week for a Centipikachu Plush

Swing Into the New Year With Even More Wonderful Toys

It May Be Christmas, But There’s More Mandalorian Toys to Put On Your 2021 Lists

At Last, Mandalore’s Rightful Heir Gets the Figure She Deserves

The Original Power Rangers Get Amazing New Figures, and More of the Morphinomenal Toys of the Week

Summon the X-Men, the Best Toys of the Week Are Here

The Cutest, Weirdest Toy of the Week Is a Spider-Drone From the Unopened Avengers Disney Park

Transfomers and X-Men Collide, and More of the Most Mutagenic Toys of the Week

Miles and Miles (and Miles) of the Week’s Best Toys

Things Get Soft and Distressingly Squishy in the Best Toys of the Week

Toy Story‘s Kid Hero and Villain Come to Life in the Wildest Toys of the Week

Lego Goes Deep Into the World of Sesame Street in the Week’s Best Toys

Shiny Jango, Shiny Robo, Shiny Dino, and the Rest of the Best Toys of the Week

The Mandalorian Goes Samurai, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Old Friends, Old Foes, and Old Ghost Blasters Return as the Best Toys of the Week

The Spider, the Child, and the Wizard Lead the Charge for This Week’s Best Toys

Your Shelf Can’t Escape Spooky Season, and More of the Most Frightful Toys of the Week

A Star Wars Gaming Legend Returns, and More of the Most Sinister Toys of the Week

Toss a Coin to McFarlane in This Week’s Witchiest Toys

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