Thousands upon thousands of people showed up to the San Diego Comic Con and we totally weren’t there! Maybe next year. What we can do is look at all the pictures of all the exclusive figures!

These are the ones I thought were the coolest:







This Ninja Turtles Mouser Comiquette







This Undertaker figure that looks like Gene Simmons of Kiss.







Henchman 21 and 24. I know this says Entertainment Earth exclusive, but I just had to add it!




For some reason I find it bizarre that Spin Master got the Tron license, but I’m still psyched! The movie looks so cool!







Being a GI Joe and a wrestling fan, you have NO IDEA how much I want one of these. Sgt. Slaughter rules!



That’s all I could see that I liked enough to post, but there were plenty of other cool things too! I got all of the information from the Toy Anxiety blog, so go there to check out the rest! We’ll probably have access to a few of these as well if you see anything that interests you. Don’t be afraid to ask if we can get it!

So, just this last week I finally got a Fugitoid figure to go with my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s collection.  Here’s a picture of what he looks like:

Fugitoid

Now, for those of you who don’t know, Fugitoid was a one-off comic (comic slang “intended to only be a single issue”) released by Mirage Studios in 1985.  Mirage is an independent comic publisher who owned the Ninja Turtles up until just last year (Nickelodeon now owns it, but that’s another story.)

At the end of Fugitoid, his path crosses with the Turtles and the story continues on in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 and that’s why I ended up needing a Fugitoid figure. (For a full plot synopsis click here.)

Anyway, I was reading on Peter Laird’s blog, and I found some interesting information on the history of the Fugitoid figure.  It seems that Peter had wanted a Fugitoid action since around 1988 or 1989, and he had always wanted it to have a metallic finish (a process known as “vacuum metalizing.”)  Playmates (the dudes who make TMNT toys) decided it would be best to hold off on the expensive process of “vacuum metalizing” since Fugitoid hadn’t even made his cartoon debut yet.  What Playmates came out with was a C-3PO coloured Fugitoid:

Fugitoid C-3PO

It was an okay figure, and his chest opened up to reveal several robo-parts, but I don’t think it did the original design justice.  Through-out the years, it became a running joke between Peter Laird and the Playmates rep that Peter wouldn’t stop asking for figures to be vacuum-metalized.  Even when they finally did another Fugitoid figure years later, he was painted in a silver matte-finish.

Fugitoid Matte Silver

Then something happened!  Basically on the eve of the Nickelodeon sale of the Turtles, Laird finally got his wish, and a vacuum-metalized Fugitoid finally came out.  He even decorated his tree with about 50 Fugitoids!  As for a review of the toy, this is an essential toy for any TMNT collector.  I only wish it was pose-able and the packaging wasn’t just a white box.  It does make a nice desk decoration, though.

Hello everyone, it’s April 22. Earth Day! Now I am not entirely sure what goes on on this holiday or what color t-shirt I should wear, but we should all sit down for a moment and think about how cool our planet it is, and maybe just for one fine April afternoon, do something to help your mother nature, or even just go out and enjoy it.

For me its a different story, after I finish writing this I will be heading to see Lucifer, or as you may know him…. the Dentist!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!! I’m sure I will be in all of your prayers this afternoon. This is going to be more painful than being forced to sit down for 2 hours and watch Hillary Duff‘s Cinderella Story until the end.

On a moreso positive note, my favourite hockey player, AHL Superstar Denis Hamel won the Yanick Dupré Award as the AHL’s MAN OF THE YEAR!!! Now that is just sweet! According to www.BinghamtonSenators.com, the award is presented annually to an AHL player for his outstanding contributions to his local community and charitable organizations. Check out the details here. For me, a huge Denis Hamel fan, this is a momentus occasion, knowing that my favourite dude on the ice also happens to be an amazing good-willed not-so-clean-cut but very friendly citizen off the ice. Congrats to you Hamel! Everyone(Dave) who said I was crazy for cheering this man on can go suck a lemon. In the mean time I will be oggling, and perhaps buying the two sweet Hamel jerseys that are on Ebay this week. You can never have enough Hamel Jersey’s, thats what I always say. Check out my current hamel jersey with the links here: Hamel Jersey Frontside – Hamel Jersey Backside – Hamel Signing Jersey. Sweet!

Ame-Comi Series 2!!! More good news for everybody, series 2 of the DC Ame-Comi Heroine line is in stock! Powergirl and Supergirl, with HUGE Boots, hot! Also we have the prototype images for series 3 of this series aswell and they are up for pre-order. Check it all out here. Dont miss this one!

Military Series 7!!! Thats right baby! It has finally arrived, check out these bad boys right away! These military figures are getting more detailed with every new series. I can’t wait until the next two series come out, supposedly they are going to be WWII themed. All you history buffs out there get ready and keep an eye on our military section. Pre-Orders will be made available soon!

MLB Series 21 is in store and available online aswell. The series stars Alfonso Soriano 3 and his variant, Daisuke Matsuzaka with a special World Series logo on his cap, Joe Mauer, Jorge Posada 2, Michael Young, and Nomar Garciaparra 4. Check them out here. Quantities on these hot figures are very limited at the moment, so get them quick before they sell out like every other baseball figure that has come through this place.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Figures! Yes, our prayers have finally been answered. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and the notorious Raphael have joined us here at Toys on Fire, styled just like the origional comic book series you all know and love. These figures came in just a couple days ago, and are almost all gone. We are trying to get more at the moment, but these figures are way hotter than anyone could have ever imagined. They fly off the shelves faster than milk and hotcakes combined. Good job to you Neca! (Also we are trying to get more hotcakes)

Spawn Series 33, or as the Romans say, Spawn XXXIII.This series is much cooler than the last couple that McFarlane has put out lately. It features a nice Egyptian theme, complete with Spawn the Immortal, monsters for him to slay, and sexy Egyptian ladies. Check it out here. Keep your eyes open in the next couple of days for Spawn 34 pre-orders here, as it looks even cooler than the last.

I think that is about it for today, time to go face the drill.

Happy Earth Day!

-Gray