Toy Bender

Mezco sent along news that one of their Notorious B.I.G. action figures was brought along on the set of some BET show that I’m sure you’ve never heard of by the guy who plays Biggie in the movie based on his life.

I’m not really a fan of rap and if I had to choose between Tupac and Biggie, I’d go Tupac any day of the week, but there’s just something sweet about this figure. I do enjoy Biggie though, because he’s one of the only rap stars that I’ve heard that really captures what it’s like to be super fat purely in audio waves. I swear my Mom got diabetes by accidentally hearing him on the radio once.

If you’re interested in your own Biggie Smalls aka Notorious B.I.G. action figure, check him out here.

(Director’s Commentary: Okay, now let’s give this post about six months before insane Notorious B.I.G. fans start ranting and raving in the comments like our good pals the Juggelos.)

It seems like every franchise is getting both small and cute after the success Hasbro has had with the format. First up is Dr. Who and if you’re not at least a little in Dr. Who, I must question your nerd credentials (I’m looking at you Poe Ghostal).

I’ll admit it though, I kind of lost interest in Dr. Who when David Tennant came aboard. I loved Christopher Eccleston. There I said it. I’ve been holding it in for years, but I really don’t like David Tennant. He’s facial expressions just drive me crazy.

Anyway, Hellboy also joins the rank of cute baby like characters with it’s BPRD Buddies by Mezco:

Sweet ass.

By the way, if you are interested in checking out some cool Dr. Who sites I recommend this one and this one.

I just got a message from Mezco about their exclusive with electronics giant Best Buy for two exclusive South Park figures. I’m a big fan of their South Park line, somehow they are manage to capture the unique two dimensional look in a three dimensional toy. The figures are Motorcycle Cop Cartman and Frozen Kenny:

There isn’t any mention why they are going to have exclusive figures at Best Buy, which is a little strange since Best Buy usually only carries toys when they are part of a DVD or video game package. Since I’m a horrible reporter, I forgot to ask if they were a tie-in to anything. Yeah, I know I suck.

However, I did ask what Mezco’s plans were for this year’s San Diego Comic Con because I loved last year’s Butters as Professor Chaos figure. Mezco was mum on the subject. The only thing they could confirm was that there were exclusives, but not what they were or how many. Dang it! Foiled again!

The full press release follows the break if you really feel like reading it.

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You’ve probably no doubt realized that it’s a super slow week for toy news. In order to overcome this drought I’ve got two noteworthy contests.

The first is from Mezco Toys who have the Heroes license. If you’re a Heroes fan and want to score a set of their test shot figures (there’s only five in existence), then all you have to do is dress up like your favorite Heroes character, take a picture of yourself, and then send it to heroes-contest@the-owi.com.

You know, this contest might be a little more effective if the Heroes characters were a little more distinct. Aside from the cheerleader when she wears her cheerleader outfit, they’re just a bunch of people dressed up like… regular people. Here’s to hoping it’s an excuse to see a bunch of hot chicks dressed up like cheerleaders and not forty year-old beast men dressed like Hiro.

Moving from TV to video games, McFarlane Toys is giving away a full set of their Halo 3 series 1 figures. All you have to do to enter is to go to this page and then fill out some basic info. They have two sets available, so good luck because I’m winning one.

Update Boy, I am a fool. I forgot all about Poe Ghostal’s caption the pic contest were you can win a Hulkbuster Iron man figure. I won the last contest and got my prize in the mail, so it’s not an impossible win if I could do it.