TOY FAIR 2019 - FAIRly Satisfied

So how did we – or how did the toy companies do? See my prediction original post from last week.

My predictions or recommended resolutions are on par with my picks for the NFL playoffs. See my January posts.

Special mention to Super7 and Hasbro Marvel Legends. In my opinion, they won Toy Fair this year.

Super7 showed off some awesome new ReAction figures. Aliens!!! Finally! And Robocop! And more Planet of the Apes! And even Beavis and Butthead. I got a chuckle out of those. Check out the photos from Toyark.com.

Photos from TOYARK

Hasbro Marvel Legends – so much goodness as usual and some really fun surprises. Luis and Ghost from Ant Man and Wasp, and Corg and GamesMaster from Thor: Ragnarok. Love it.

So here we go!

Photos from TOYARK

Jazwares 

• Fortnite Series 2? Well, they showed a new 6 inch and 12 inch scale figure but no 4 inch scale though it is coming. So that’s good.

Hasbro

• Work with Target and Walmart to fix your distribution issues. – Who knows?
• Keep going with the Black Series – make as many releases like Wave 19. That was beautiful. – No real surprises. Everything has already been announced.
• More aliens from Solo movie - Nope
• Vintage Collection Star Wars - cool new figures and love the Jabba palace playset. Hints of Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary next year.  
• Disown the Kessel Run Millenium Falcon – a public apology might be nice – of course not
• Stop the Midnight Madness – no one cares anymore, and show some stuff during Toy Fair. Waiting for SDCC is ridiculous. No one cares about secrecy anymore. – Still more secrecy. Triple Force Friday in the fall though for three Star Wars properties.
• Have a great lineup for Epsiode 9 – Gotta wait until Celebration or SDCC.
• A 6 inch scale Indiana Jones line – Wishful thinking.
• 6 inch scale Black Series for GI Joe – it’s long overdue, and regardless how militant the 3-3/4’ collectors are – everything has been done and the line needs some energy injected into it. I honestly don’t understand why this hasn’t happened yet.
• Marvel Legends – finish the original Alpha Flight team – really, that’s all I want. Marvel Legends rocks. A few more Netflix Daredevil figures would be great while you’re at it. No Alpha Flight (except Guardian) and no new Netflix figures but plenty of goodness. See above in my special mention.

Mattel

• Keep up the great work with the Jurassic Park line. Maybe a few more human figures and stop short packing them. Thanks! – I didn’t see any new humans but cool new dinos including Indominus Rex and a huge Brachiasaurus.

McFarlane

• Bring back 5 inch Walking Dead line. – Nope.
• Do a 5 inch Fear the Walking Dead line.  Nope
• Keep doing Stranger Things figures. Nancy and Jonathan please. Another Eleven and Hopper for Season 3 but nothing actually displayed.
• If you’re going to do Game of Thrones, please release more than Series 1. No mention of Series 2.
• Do your WW2 McFarlane Military figures. – More wishful thinking.
• Stop the NFL repaints of the same figures. At least do different players, I don’t care if it is the same mold. OK – so a bit of a win here. Nothing displayed but the 2020 lineup is really nice. Few repeats.

NECA

• More Marines from Aliens – which means the actors need to resolve to release their likenesses. No, though we are getting Parker from Alien.
• The rest of the soldiers from the original Predator – ditto above. Nope.

Funko

• Bring back Walking Dead mini-figures. Need Negan and his crew. And now we have Whisperers. – Unfortunately no.
• More 3-3/4 scale Game of Thrones figures – so much potential.  Nope.

Super7

• Figures from the Dark Crystal series - no
• Finish the Goonies and Star Trek - no
• Original Battlestar Galactica figures - no
• Red Dawn figures (Original Red Dawn) – no
• Friends – no
• But oh so much goodness coming. Check it out again.

Mezco

• Release Series 3 and 4 of Heroes – or place these in Blake Wright’s Toys That Time Forgot Volume 3. Nope. Though Volume 2 was funded yesterday! Sweet!

Anyone

• 6 inch scale Indiana Jones line - No
• Someone finish releasing the Bridge Direct Hobbit figures – Ha!
• Someone good with a 3D printer make more GI Joe Combat Heroes – please?
• Finish Palisades Muppets and Sesame Street line - no

LEGO

• Muppets - no
• Disney Tinkerbell and her buddies – no

MEGO

• Friends - no

LANARD

• More Dino Wranglers – who knows. Not sure if they attend Toy Fair.

Four Horsemen – don’t change. Keep doing your wonderful stuff. And when is the Mythic Legion Space series coming? – Don’t think they attend Toy Fair.

Playmobil – keep doing what you are doing or try a few more licenses – Star Wars? Does Playmobil attend? Don’t know.

Toys R Us – come back but make sure your previous owners and investors are in jail. Yeah right.

Target and Walmart

Fix your distribution as well as fill in the empty spaces of your toy aisle – still empty.

Restock after Christmas – geez, you’re starting to look like Kmart – aisles look like a shit show.

Walgreens – keep doing Walking Dead figures – thank you! – Nothing announced.