Remember those RPG patches we have near the cash register? The patches that say “ATK +5″ and “DEF +5″? Well, the Pixel Patches are back, but this time we have some new ones! There’s “+5 Charisma” and has a picture of a fancy tuxedo because everyone knows “the clothes make the man” or woman. Tuxedos increase anyone’s charisma. Recommended for use on tuxedos, suits, fancy hats, and tuxedo t-shirts. The second new patch is “Frost Defense +10″ which is pretty self-explanatory. This patch is recommended for tuques, hats, scarves, mitts, winter jackets, and long johns. Especially long johns.

If you ever needed to prove to your friends nerdy you are, these patches will seal the deal!

The biggest film so far this year is a hit! Hunger Games is based on a series of books that people seem to like – I don’t know much about them, to be honest! It sounds a lot like Battle Royale, or The Running Man, but that doesn’t matter – a good premise is a good premise! Dystopian-future-survival-game-show is rad no matter what movie it’s in.

Since The Hunger Games is such a big deal, we got to get the stuff for it, right? People love merchandise and we love merchandise too! We’re going to be getting the action figures, mini-figures, trading cards, and board game! Wow! The regular action figures are produced by NECA, and the mini-figures are in the style of the HeroClix. We should be getting all this stuff by Thursday or Friday. Come check it out!

I was psyched to hear they were going to make another Ninja Turtles movie. It’s a great franchise and a totally original idea. Well, apparently Michael Bay is producing the new film and he and his crew are changing one detail:

Mutants – Out! Aliens – IN!

That’s right, Mr. Bay is changing the origin story.  The turtles will not be turtles at all, but an alien race that -I assume – are going to look like turtles.

I should be doing that “nerd-rage” thing that seems to be in style at the moment, but instead I’m just confused. I guess it’s ultimately not that important where they come from as long as they’re funny and they know Kung-Fu. But on the flip side, if it’s not that important, then why change it at all? Are mutants not cool enough any more? Did aliens not test well enough with kids? I’m picturing it now: “Mommy, I didn’t like that Mutant Turtle movie. Mutants are stupid, they should have been aliens.”

Gray theorized the change was made so Michael Bay can reuse some space footage from the Transformers movies. I think it’s because Michael Bay fancies himself an auteur and actually makes impenetrable art house films disguised as confusing action movies based on 1980s children’s television licenses.

I’ll be seeing it anyway.

Beybladers! The Tournament of Champions is this weekend on Sunday, March 25! This will be the last Beyblade for a very long time, so let’s make this one count! Remember, the person who wins this tournament will get to be Reigning Beyblade Champion for a very long and indeterminate amount of time! Also know that the more people who come to this tournament, the better the prizes will be!

All the rules are the same as last time:

• From 1PM – 3PM
• At least one Beyblade is needed to play
• $5 to register (and register ASAP)
• And this one is for all the marbles!

The Champion’s name will be displayed on a special placard here at the store, so you can have bragging rights any time you’re in here! We hope to see all of you here this Sunday!

We haven’t talked about DC Universe in a while, but they’re still around and just as awesome as ever before! The latest addition to the line is Series 20 featuring the likes of: Hawk, Dove, Green Arrow, Red Arrow, Reverse Flash, Sinestro Corps Sinestro, and White Lantern Flash.

Unfortunately, I’m only really familiar with Green Arrow. If you look at what Green Arrow is all about in terms of “superness”, he appears to be lamer than Aquaman, but for some reason he’s always managed to elevate his coolness higher than the sum of his parts. Maybe it’s his Robin Hood vibe that resonates with us.

Hawk and Dove I’ve heard of, and they have had cameos in comics I’ve read, but I don’t know anything about them.

White Lantern Flash and Sinestro are from the Blackest Night/Brightest Day storylines, although I’m not sure which since I haven’t read them yet.

And I’m just going to assume that Reverse Flash is the slowest man alive. He’s was the little-known third founding member of Sunn 0))) but was fired for playing too slow. He’s incredibly sneaky because his movements are imperceptible to the human eye, and his patience knows no bounds!

But all joking aside, DC Universe is still the best place to get definitive action figures for DC. They just might be the best action figures for super heroes, period. Marvel Universe comes close, but it’s no contest when you compare 3 3/4″ with 6″ figures. Recently, Diamond Select has been a worthy adversary with their Marvel Select line. The sculpts and detail just keep getting better and better! Maybe I’m just a sucker for bigger action figures.

WOO! Great news! Ottawa is finally getting its own Comiccon! This is such a new development, they haven’t even got a proper website yet! These are just minor details, as we know we have to be there! We’ve already grabbed a couple of tables, and we’re looking forward to it. All we know so far is it will be happening May 12 – 13, we will keep updating the blog as we learn more details.

See you guys there!

Next Destinies is the newest Pokemon set to come out and it’s red hot! Even though it’s been out for a couple of weeks now, people are buying it by the boxful mostly due to that card: Mewtwo. This is a Full Art EX card. Full Art is exactly like how it sounds: the card shows the full artwork of the Pokemon and doesn’t bother with that little box. EX cards are cards are more powerful version of Pokemon, but with a special drawback: when an EX Pokemon is defeated, the attacking trainer takes two prize cards instead of one. Also, EX and Full Art Pokemon are extremely rare so when they’re combined into one card, they are highly sought after – they’re also just plain rad.

In all seriousness, we just restocked a bunch of boxes, but we’re having a Pokemon event today, so who knows how many we’ll have left by the time it’s over! Those Pokemon fans are voracious! Come in ASAP if you want to get some new cards!

By the way, I bought the Reshiram deck, and so far it’s undefeated. The decks for this set are wicked!

Toys on Fire will be selling toys at the Capital Parents & Kids Show run by Capital Parents Magazine. The show is at the Nepean Sportsplex from March 31 to April 1. We’ve never done one of these shows before, but it only makes sense for a toy store to be at the gathering centered around parents and their kids! I really don’t know what this show is all about, so it’s hard for me to elaborate on the goings-on, but we’ll be there!