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Thundercats Conventions News
| | Posted on 04-09-2013 at 06:50 AM by Super_Megatron under Thundercats Conventions News. |  The 80s Toy Expo has revealed their exclusive Lion-O print by artist Shane Kirshenblatt. This will be limited to fifty 8.5 x 11 prints and fifty 11 x 17 and available through Shanes table at the show on April 14th.
The 2013 Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be April 14th, 2013 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario. Special guests include Larry Kenney the voice of Lion-O in Thundercats and former WWF Superstar Tito Santana.
The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern),Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles. Free parking.
| | | Views: 1,177 |  | | Posted on 02-10-2013 at 03:20 PM by Deefuzz under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Our team on the ground at New York Toy Fair 2013 have just sent in pictures from the Mezco booth! On display were all of their Mega Scale Thundercats figures including the recently reported Cheetara figure! Check out the thumbnail for all of the images.
| | | Views: 2,682 | | | Posted on 01-21-2013 at 09:54 AM by Super_Megatron under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Larry Kenney the man best known for his voice work as Lion-O on the 1980s cartoon Thundercats will be a guest at the 2013 Canadian 80s Toy Expo on April 14th. In recent years, he has reprised this role for ThunderCats references on the animated series Family Guy. He was also the voice of Bluegrass in SilverHawks, and voiced Claudus, Lion-Os and Tygras Father in the 2011 Thundercats reboot. Mr. Kenney will be available all day for autographs and photos.
The 2013 Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be April 14th, 2013 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario.
The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern),Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles.
| | | Views: 690 | | | Posted on 10-11-2012 at 06:02 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Check out some Icon Heroes pics from New York Comic-Con 2012. Included is the previously seen Thundercats Lair as well as a preview of some upcoming Thundercats Minimates | | | Views: 3,640 | | | Posted on 08-27-2012 at 01:22 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Bandai Asia will be producing a Singapore Toys Games Comics Convention 2012 exclusive version of the Classics Lion-O 8" Version. the figure will be repainted in red to match his appearance in the original series Thundercats episode "Fond Memories".
The figure will be available at the Falcon's Hangar booth during the show. Read on to check out a couple of images with more info.
| | Credit: b3rgkamp10 of the Thundercats.ws Forums! | Views: 2,295 | | | Posted on 07-16-2012 at 10:04 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Our various Network sites had massive coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2012. Below, you can check out the coverage from Toyark.com.
Marvel
SDCC 12 - Marvel Universe Legends
SDCC 12 - Exclusive Marvel Universe Helicarrier
SDCC 12 - Marvel Universe 3.75 Inch
SDCC 12 - Avengers Toy Display
SDCC 12 - Amazing Spider-Man Display
SDCC 12 - Marvel Gentle Giant Display
SDCC 12 - Marvel Legends Build-A-Figure Pics
SDCC 12 - Sideshow Marvel
SDCC 12 - Kotobukiya - Star Wars, DC, Marvel and More
SDCC 12 - DST Marvel Select and Minimates
SDCC Marvel Universe and Marvel Legends Case Update - Friday
SDCC 12 - Marvel Legends Jean Grey
SDCC 2012 - Hasbro Marvel Panel Live!
SDCC 2012 Marvel Legends Wrecker
SDCC 2012 - Hasbro Ultimate Spiderman Official Images
Marvel Legends 2013 Wave 1 and 2 Official Hasbro Images
DC Comics
SDCC 12 - DC Collectibles Statues and Busts
SDCC 12 - DC Collectibles New 52 Justice League Figures
SDCC 12 - Mezco Mez-Itz Display
SDCC 12 - DC Collectibles Exclusive Green Lantern 2-Pack
SDCC 12 - Massive DC Universe Display
SDCC 12 - The Dark Knight Rises Toys
SDCC 12 - Batman Arkham City Toys
SDCC 12 - Square Enix Part 2 - DC Play Arts Kai
SDCC 12 - Sideshow DC Comics
SDCC 2012 - Mattypalooza (MOTU, DC, GB) Panel Live!
SDCC 12 Mattel DC Display Case Update - Post Panel Friday
SDCC 2012 - Mattel / DC Panel Live!
SDCC 12 - Kotobukiya - Star Wars, DC, Marvel and More
SDCC 12 - DC Collectibles Photos From Saturday
SDCC 2012 - More Batman Arkham City Play Arts Kai Images
Star Wars
SDCC 12 - First Pics Star Wars Vintage
SDCC 12 - Star Wars Gentle Giant Display
SDCC 2012 - Sideshow Star Wars on Display
SDCC 12 - Kotobukiya - Star Wars, DC, Marvel and More
Masters of the Universe
SDCC 12 - Icon Heroes Masters of the Universe Items
SDCC 12 - Masters of the Universe Classics
SDCC 2012 - Masters of the Universe Classics Case Images
SDCC 2012 - Mattypalooza (MOTU, DC, GB) Panel Live!
Other Action Figures
SDCC 12 - Ghostbusters Display
SDCC 12 - Voltron Display
SDCC 12 - Major Matt Mason Display
SDCC 12 - TMNT Shadow Leonardo On Display
SDCC 2012 - Dragonball Z S.H. Figuarts Display
SDCC 2012 - D-Arts Display
SDCC 12 - Tamashii SH Figuarts Dragonball Z Day 2
SDCC 12 - D-Arts Day 2 - King of Fighters, Rock Man, More
SDCC 12 - SH Figuarts Tiger & Bunny, Chogokin Mazinger Z
SDCC 12 - Mezco General Display
SDCC 12 - 4 Horsemen Display
SDCC 12 - NECA General Display
SDCC 12 - NECA Predator
SDCC 12 - NECA Other Horror and Sci-Fi
SDCC 12 - NECA Video Game Toys
SDCC 12 - NECA Hunger Games
SDCC 12 - NECA Gremlins, ET, Rocky, Rambo, Etc.
SDCC 12 - NECA Prometheus
SDCC 12 - Quick TMNT Shadow Leonardo Gallery
SDCC 12 - Quick Battle Beasts Minimates 2-Pack Gallery
SDCC 12 - Friday Pics For Square Enix Display
SDCC 12 - Square Enix Part 3 - More Video Game Play Arts Kai
SDCC 12 - WWE Toys
SDCC 2012 - Minimates Panel Live!
SDCC 2012 - Play Arts Kai Devil May Cry 3
Everything Else
SDCC 2012 - Jem and My Little Pony Displays
SDCC 12 - Star Trek and Battleship Kre-O Display
SDCC 12 - Hot Wheels Including KITT
SDCC 12 - Back to the Future II Hoverboard Sneak Peek
SDCC 12 - Gentle Giant Display
SDCC 12 - Weta Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
SDCC 12 - Weta Tin Tin
SDCC 12 - QMX Booth with Star Trek, Dr. Who, Firefly
SDCC 2012 - Sideshow Display - Other Items and Franchises
SDCC 12 - Dark Horse Game of Thrones Display | | | Views: 1,036 | | Posted on 07-14-2012 at 05:56 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Our sister site, Toyark.com, live blogged the Minimates panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. At the very end, Diamond Select Toys talked about the Thundercats Minimates. Here's some info:
Icon Heroes approached DST to produce the Thundercats Minimates
Plan is to continue to do 4-packs of the characters
Next set (possibly next 2 sets) will be available at New York Comic-Con from AFX
No vehicles planned. But the Minimates are in scale with Icon Heroes Thundercats vehicle statues
Mumm-Ra The Ever Living Planned for Wave 4 (pic after the jump)
If you haven't seen them already, check out the next two series of figures by Clicking Here. See the slides presented for Thundercats by reading on.
| | | Views: 3,113 | | | Posted on 07-13-2012 at 04:18 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  At Sideshow's booth during San Diego Comic-Con 2012, they unveiled a new Thundercats statue. The Tygra statue is being produced by Pop Culture Shock.
Read on to check it out.
| | | Views: 2,468 | | | Posted on 07-13-2012 at 10:24 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Our crew is just in from San Diego Comic-Con 2012 with images of a bunch of new Thundercats Minimates revealed. Revealed were series 2 and series 3.
Series 2
Slithe
Jackalman
Monkian
Vultureman
Wolfrat (bonus miniature figure)
Series 3
Cheetara
Tygra
WilyKit
Wily Kat
Ro-Bear Berbil (bonus miniature figure)
See pics after the jump.
| | | Views: 4,165 | | | Posted on 07-13-2012 at 08:03 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  To go along with the Thundertank gallery, Tony Bacala has also done a detailed gallery for the other Thundercats item from Icon Heroes. Check out our gallery of the Thundercats Minimates directly from San Diego Comic-Con 2012
Click the headline of the story to check them out.
| | Credit: Tony Bacala | Views: 2,671 | | | Posted on 07-13-2012 at 07:56 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Site owner Tony Bacala is at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. He has setup a mini studio at the hotel and has taken a great gallery of the Icon Heroes Thundertank Statue. There's a special appearance by the Thundercats Minimates as well.
Read on to check it out.
| | Credit: Tony Bacala | Views: 2,360 | | | Posted on 07-12-2012 at 06:16 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Detailed Panthro pics some close ups of decrepit Mumm-Ra as well as a shot of all three Mezco Thundercats together.
| | | Views: 2,525 | | | Posted on 07-11-2012 at 06:54 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Check out some pics of the Icon Heroes display at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. Pics include the Thundertank statue as well as the upcoming Thundercats Minimates.
For more, non-Thundercats, Icon Heroes images, visit Toyark.com.
| | | Views: 2,931 | | | Posted on 07-11-2012 at 05:11 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Check out a few photos from Mezco's Thundercats display. the pics are our first for Thundercats at San Diego Comic-Con 2012.
| | | Views: 3,158 | | | Posted on 06-28-2012 at 02:06 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Well, the awesome keeps on coming from the Thundercats Facebook Page and Diamond Select Toys! They have officially revealed a Thundercats Panthro Minimate!
Thursdays reveal features the ThunderCats' cunning pilot - Panthro!
This talented warrior looks to burst into Comic-Con armed with his iconic nunchucks. LIKE if you believe Panthro is the strongest ThunderCat around.
Find the Panthro minimate at Action Figure Xpress΄ booth - #3345
Click the thumbnail for the full sized pic!
| | Credit: englishw of the Thundercats.ws Forums! | Views: 1,003 | | | Posted on 06-28-2012 at 02:02 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Diamond Select Toys has sent along their San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Schedule. They will have a dedicated Minimates Panel, and they specifically mention Thundercats. Check it below...
Minimates Panel!
On Saturday at 1:30, in Meeting Room 8, Diamond Select will host a panel, "Minimates Turn 10," which is all about - you guessed it -- Minimates! DSTChuck and DSTZach will answer your questions about everything Minimate-related, from Marvel to Battle Beasts to Thundercats to Universal Monsters! Plus, they'll show off some new designs, new Calico Jack's Pirate Raiders animation and give away some free stuff!
Read on for the rest of the schedule.
| | | Views: 848 | | | Posted on 06-28-2012 at 09:26 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Well, you didn't want your Spirit of Jaga Minimate to be lonely did you? I didn't think so, and neither did DST. The Thundercats Fecebook Page has revealed that a Mumm-Ra Minimate will be at San Diego Comic-Con!
Enjoy Wednesday's Comic-Con feature - The Mumm-Ra Minimate!
The epitome of evil, Mumm-Ra looks to destroy anything and everything that stands in his way. Mumm-Ra is currently in his mummified state but is capable of deception at any moment. Whats your favorite Mumm-Ra disguise?
Look for Mumm-Ra at Action Figure Xpress΄ booth - #3345
Click the thumbnail to check it out.
| | Credit: AlexofThundera of the Thundercats.ws Forums! | Views: 1,008 | | | Posted on 06-26-2012 at 02:19 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  The Official Thundercats Facebook Page has revealed the next Thundercats San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive. And this one is a total shocker. Action Figure Xpress will have an exclusive The Spirit of Jaga Minimate.
Here is Tuesday's Comic-Con feature - The Spirit of Jaga Minimate!
Jaga returns to Comic-Con in his spirit form, ready to guide Lion-O and the ThunderCats on their journey. LIKE if you still remember Jagas self-sacrifice to protect Lion-O and the ThunderCats.
Check out Jaga at Action Figure Xpress' booth - #3345
Click the thumbnail to check it out.
| | | Views: 1,207 | | | Posted on 06-26-2012 at 08:27 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Mezco has revealed a new San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive Thundercats Mumm-Ra Glow-In-the-Dark 2-Pack. The 2-Pack will include both the Mummy and the Everliving forms. It will sell for $50 and will likely be available in their online store as well.
UPDATE:
The store listing is now live. You can order it by CLICKING HERE.
This Summer Exclusive features a glow-in-the-dark, blue-skin Mumm-Ra and comes packed with his decayed form version, created from an entirely new sculpt, showing him in his decrepit natural state.
Normally old and decrepit, he transforms himself into the powerful Mumm-Ra the Ever Living by reciting the incantation Ancient spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living! Based on the the original animated series, this mega-scale figure is 14″ of evil ancient fury!
Mezcos Mumm-Ra is superbly detailed, perfectly capturing not only the iconic look of Mumm-Ra the Ever Living as he appeared in the classic television series, but the essence of his villainy as he spreads his arms wide and swears to destroy Lion-O.
Mumm-Ra features 8 points of articulation as well as a real cloth cape and bandages. Both come packaged together in an oversized collector friendly box. This is a non-numbered limited edition item. Edition size TBD.
Recommended Ages: 15 and up
Scale: 14"
Packaging Type: Window Box
Case Pack: No
Weight: 3 lbs
Manufacturer: Mezco Toyz
Click the thumbnail for the image.
| | Credit: wes2882 of the Thundercats.ws Forums! | Views: 1,659 | | | Posted on 06-25-2012 at 01:44 PM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  The Official Thundercats Facebook Page has posted something very interesting. Check it out below:
"Headed to Comic-Con in a couple weeks?
Look for posts all week featuring exclusive ThunderCats items that will be roaring through San Diego. Check back later today for the debut of the first exclusive!"
UPDATE:
They have unveiled the first San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive. It's the Icon Heroes Thundertank Statue.
Check out Monday's SDCC feature - The ThunderTank statue!
The ThunderTank is regarded as one of the ThunderCats ultimate weapons. Its extremely versatile and constantly upgraded with new weaponry and enhancements.
The ThunderTank has guided the ThunderCats through many dangers
whats your favorite ThunderTank moment?
Click the thumbnail for a full sized look.
| | Credit: AlexofThundera of the Thundercats.ws Forums! | Views: 1,066 | | | Posted on 06-19-2012 at 08:12 AM by Joe Moore under Thundercats Conventions News. |  These a pretty awesome Thundercats themed vinyl figures. Over at KusoVinyl, the team there has revealed a set of vinyl figures for Anime Expo 2012. They will be releasing the "Thundercraps" Box Set at the show.
Time to share some news for upcoming Anime Expo 2012. We will attend Anime Expo (June 29th - July 2nd) in downtown LA this year at booth# 849. We will be releasing the new Thundercrap box set designed by Rotobox in collaboration with Nakanaris Spiki figure. Each box set contains 3 figures. Limited to 300 sets only worldwide. In those 300 sets, 100 of them have the Goldigger Cheatarah instead of Cheatarah. Each figure is 4 inches tall, retail at $45 per box set. Mark down your calender!!
Click the headline of the story to see the images.
| | Credit: kusovinyl.tumblr.com | Views: 1,289 | | | Posted on 04-08-2012 at 06:37 PM by DESTRO under Thundercats Conventions News. |  Mark Bellomo will be attending NJCC as a special guest, promoting his new book, "Totally Tubular '80s Toys". Filled with super rad toys and bodacious memories, this righteous ride back in time when Madonna ruled and Spinal Tap amplifiers went to 11. You'll find everything from He-Man to Cabbage Patch Kids, Trivial Pursuit to Rubik's Cube, Transformers to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Pac-Man, Mario Bros, Donkey Kong-as well as lots of fun and smiles.
Mark Bellomo has written more than 150 articles for ToyFare, Wizard Magazine, Lee's Toy Review, Tomart's Action Figure Digest, and most recently for Toy Shop Magazine, where he served a lengthy tenure as their Action Figure Columnist. He has written a number of composition/rhetoric texts, has published critical literary articles, and has authored a number of bestselling books on action figures and pop culture: Warman's Action Figures Field Guide, Transformers: Identification & Price Guide, Warman's Field Guide to Transformers, The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe: 1982-1994 (1st & 2nd editions), and the recently-released Totally Tubular 80s Toys. Bellomo contributes three chapters each year to Toys & Prices (2007 2011), and has also been featured in The Collectable Spectacle currently posted on YouTube.
Make sure to check out all of Mark Bellomo's Books At Amazon.com
Amazon.com: Mark Bellomo: Books
New Jersey Collectors Con
Holiday Inn Cherry Hill New Jersey
2175 West Marlton Pike (Rt. 70), Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Sunday, May 6th, 2011
New Jersey Collectors Con is just a little less then one month away! May 6th, 2012 NJCC comes to life bringing G.I. Joe, Transformers and ThunderCats and 80's Toys together under one roof. Dealer registration is now open and we are More Then 75% Sold Out. Do not wait to the last minute to grab your Dealer space at the next NJCC 2012. Dealers can contact fran@njcc.co for more information.
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| | | Views: 680 | | | Posted on 03-26-2012 at 07:13 AM by Super_Megatron under Thundercats Conventions News. |  The 2012 80s Toy Expo will be April 1st at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel - 600 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Thundercats (new and vintage), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DCUC etc), Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles.
Featuring the exclusive print for 2012 by Matt Moylan. Matt will be setup at the event selling prints and doing sketches for the attendees.
Former WWF Tag Team Champion Fred Ottman aka Tugboat/Typhoon/Shockmaster is scheduled to attend from 9:30 AM to 3 PM.
Plus the 501st Canadian Garrison representing the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars universe with Stromtroopers, Sith Lords, Bounty Hunters and other Imperial Denizens. They will join the event for photo ops with attendees.
You can RSVP to the 2012 Facebook event here.
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