Several years before many sections of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution fluttered away into the wind due to cutbacks, each February for four years I had the wonderful opportunity to cover the American International Toy Fair in New York. That’s when most toy companies from all over the world unveil their offerings for the coming year.
For an overgrown kid and card-carrying geek like me, it was a dream that could never be defined as work. I basically got to spend four or five days playing in a toy box and getting paid for it.
This year, however, I wasn’t able to attend. Instead I’m living vicariously through online reports and super cool toy pics. I’m running out of shelf space in our overcrowded home, and I have no business shelling out dough for toys these days. But I can’t help but salivate over coverage of Toy Fair 2013. It's enough to make we want to add a wing onto Casa de Agua.
Here are some of my favorite finds:
The “Star Wars” Black Series from Hasbro features killer 6-inch figures with sculpts and more articulation.
Mattel’s figures based on the 1966 “Batman” TV series are absolutely amazing.
“The Munsters” figures from Diamond Select feature different costumes and even Uncle Gilbert. Each of the four figures includes a special piece. Buy all four and you can use the pieces to build Spot, Eddie Munster’s pet dragon.
Bif Bang Pow’s! “Twilight Zone” figures are smoking cool.
Kids of the ’80s with a deep-seeded love for “Masters of the Universe” will feel the power of Grayskull with Mattel’s “Masters of the Universe” Classics line, featuring a massive Castle Grayskull.
Legos remain the big building bricks on the block, and each year it seems to snag more licenses. Keep your eyes peeled for Legos based on Disney’s upcoming film “The Lone Ranger.”
NECA is killing it with toys based on both classic and current movies. It’s “game over, man” all over again with it’s amazing “Aliens” figures.
Jakks Pacific takes us over the rainbow with figures based on “Oz the Great and Powerful.”
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