Toyfare (1997) comic books 2006

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT WETA WORKSHOP! · We talk to the special effects mavens behind King Kong, Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings about their collectibles! How do they turn their effects into statues and action figures? What are they working on next? What's Peter Jackson really like? · Peter Jackson's King Kong appears on this month's cover to ToyFare. GIANT ADULT SWIM PHOTO COLLECTOR'S GUIDE · You've been snapping up Palisades Toys' Adult Swim figures, but how's your Space Ghost: Coast to Coast collection? Or Family Guy? Or Futurama? We've got pictures of every Adult Swim show toy ever made, with prices for all! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE! · After the Earth-shattering events of ToyFare #100, what'll Mego Spidey get up to this month? Even we don't know! Heck, we don't know what pants we're gonna wear until we open up the clothes hamper every morning. DC ANIMATED/JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED! · We showcase every DC character that's been done in the animated style, from the classic Batman: The Animated Series to Justice League Unlimited! They're all in one place, for the first time ever! MARVEL SUPER-PETS! · Marvel is finally jumping on the teen-sidekick bandwagon with the Young Avengers, but where are all the super-pets? We customize our ideas for the Super-Pets of the Marvel Universe, and you'll never look at Spider-Man the same way again! WORST HOLIDAY SPECIALS EVER! · The holidays are a time for giving, sharing-and really bad TV programs! We run down the worst specials to ever grace the small screen, from Star Wars to Scooby Doo! THE MAKING OF A WWE SUPERSTAR! · We talk to JAKKS Pacific about the making of their WWE Classic Superstars line to find out what these legendary Superstars are really like! Cover price $4.99.

WORLD-PREMIERE DC DIRECT FIGURE · Don't Miss the Top Secret World Premiere of DC DIRECT'S hottest new toy line guaranteed to rock your fantastic plastic toy collecting world. G.I. JOE PERFECT COLLECTION PHOTO GUIDE · Looking to put together the perfect G.I. Joe collection? We show you which version of each Joe (and Cobra) you'll want to put on your shelf! From Airborne to Zartan, the best figures are all here. TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE · The Green Goblin's roommate is moving out, and Gobby has to fill his spot! Unfortunately, the only person to answer his classified ad is the Hobgoblin. THE FIRST ANNUAL MARVEL LEGENDS FAN POLL · The Legends line, after 11 waves, has become something of an institution, so we're asking our readers what they want to see! We'll tabulate the results of our online poll to show the world what Marvel Legends fans really want! STREET FIGHTER · This red-hot toy line is flying off the shelves faster than you can say 'Hadooken' and we've got the info you need on this rapidly growing collection. ROBOT CHICKEN · This all-toy stop-motion animated show is one of Adult Swim's most popular programs, and with good reason! As the second season gears up for it's spring debut, we go behind-the-scenes to give you the directors commentary on the best moments from the first season. Plus, behind-the-scenes info on what's to come. Cover price $4.99.

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TEEN TITAN EPISODE GUIDE · We run down the characters and stories behind every single episode of 'Teen Titans', including the newest season! WWE CLASSIC SUPERSTARS PHOTO GUIDE · They may be out of the ring, but they're not out by a long shot! We run down all of the figures in JAKKS Pacific's classic Superstars toy line, including legends like Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior! ALEX ROSS ON TOYS · We pin down Alex Ross and get his artist's commentary on DC Direct's Alex Ross-based toys! From Kingdom Come to Justice, we hear which toys are his favorites, which he wants to another crack at and which he¹s dying to see made! MINIMATES EXPOSED · We ask the minds behind the MiniMates what's going on with the popular toy line, including new licenses, new scales and more! UNSUNG VILLAINS WISH LIST · We provide the toy companies with our handy-dandy primer to the screen villains that need to get made as toys! You won¹t believe the villains we want to see! ROBOT CHICKEN · This all-toy stop-motion animated show is one of Adult Swim's most popular programs, and with good reason! As the second season gears up for its spring debut, we go behind-the-scenes to give you the director's commentary on the best moments from the first season. Plus, behind-the-scenes info on what's to come! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE · Captain Kirk has roaming hands, but he'd better put a lid on it, or he's fired! Can the intergalactic ladies' man keep his mind off of you-know-what? Find out here! Cover price $4.99.

SUMMER MOVIE TOY PREVIEW! · We run down the stars, scripts and toys for all of this summer's big-budget blockbusters: Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ghost Rider, X-Men 3, V for Vendetta and more! Plus, movie toys through history-the high points and the low! STAR WARS MANIA! · Star Wars Transformers? Star Wars Mr. Potato Head? What's next for those zany rebels and a certain Dark Lord of the Sith? Well, we're gonna show you what we wanna see Star Wars combine with next. MARVEL LEGENDS 2006! · What's coming up next for one of the most popular toy lines in the country? We show you the figures that you're gonna be searching for throughout the new year! HELLBOY PHOTO GUIDE · Hellboy is blowing up all over, with more toys and merchandise in the works than you can shake a giant, magic fist at! We run down every Hellboy figure that's ever been made, as well as some of the cooler non-toy merch. It's Hell-tastic! TWITSED TOYFARE THEATRE! · It's Take-Your-Son-to-Work Day at the Daily Bugle, and J. Jonah Jameson is bringing his son in to see how a major metropolitan newspaper is run. Unfortunately, John Jameson is a werewolf astronaut, and the Bugle is the hub of most of New York's criminal activity! Featuring cameo appearances by Spider-Man, the Scorpion, Molten Man, Tombstone and three Spider-Slayers. Cover price $4.99.

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THE ORIGIN OF G.I. JOE · Did you know that G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero was originally envisioned as a comic book taking place inside the Marvel Universe? We interview Larry Hama about how he came up with the concept, and how he set about turning it into the franchise we all know and love. STAR WARS FAN POLL · We unveil the 25 finalists in our official Star Wars Fan Choice Poll! From here, readers will be able to log on the wizarduniverse.com to vote on which character they want to see made by Hasbro in toy form! NEW YORK TOY FAIR · We present our pictures from Februrary's NY Toy Fair, showing you everything that's coming in 2006! Yes, everything! Well, almost everything. We won't be covering My Little Pony. But if you want action figures, we got em! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE! · It's a day in the life of Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans! We follow the silent monarch of Attilan as he wanders his home on the moon, avoiding his annoying neighbor the Watcher, trying to explain everything in pantomime and telling Lockjaw to keep off the couch. Oh, the Inhumanity! SUPERHERO MOVIE TOYS! · We put together the toys of every superhero who's ever gotten a film deal! With Batman, Wolverine and Daredevil all in one room it's a party with potentially unlimited box-office potential! Of course, there's a good chance it'll stink on ice. DISNEY DREAM TEAM · We talk to the toy makers behind the amazing action figures at the Disney store, from the Incredibles to Disney Heroes to Chronicles of Narnia. Who are the men behind the mouse-er, the mouse's mall-based boutiques? Cover price $4.99.

SPECIAL X-MEN COLLECTOR'S ISSUE! Perfect X-Men Photo Guide! · Want to build a truly astonishing X-Men collection? We show you the best X-Men toys made at the 6-inch scale, including every current member, former member and villain you can buy! We'll even provide you with pricing information and little-know character facts! Ex-X-Toys · Remember those old 5-inch X-men toys? Toy Biz made a ton of characters in that line, including some guys we barely remember. Senyaka? Slayback? Cameron Hodge? We run down the X-Men characters that got made as 5-inch figures who will NEVER be made as Legends! X-Men Wish List · By now, you've voted in our online poll, telling us, 'Which X-Men would you most like to see as Marvel Legends?' Well, we show off the results in this issue, and you won't believe the winners! Twisted ToyFare Theatre · Ever wonder how Wolverine can be in the Avengers, the X-Men, his own solo title and a dozen other comic books in the same month? Well, so does Wolverine! We follow Logan through a busy day as he bounces from one storyline to another, trying to keep his sanity! Cover price $4.99.

SUPERMAN RETURNS · We celebrate the return of Superman the only way we know how - with in-depth interviews, hard-hitting coverage, a plethora of embarrassing moments from Superman's past and a fond farewell to the cut-from-continuity 'Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.' STAR TREK PHOTO GUIDE · We're boldly going where none of our photo guides have gone before! In this issue, we'll show you pictures and prices for every Star Trek figure in Art Asylum and Diamond Select's 6-inch toy line! From Classic Trek to TNG to Enterprise, they're all here! THE STATUES OF CLAYBURN MOORE · We spotlight the sculptor of the sexiest toys and statues in the business by showcasing his latest work (Invincible, Kabuki, Liberty Meadows and more) with running commentary from the man himself. Plus: close-ups of some of his finest past work. MARVEL MINIMATES · We bring together every Marvel MiniMate ever made (all 87 of them!) in one of our cutest class photos ever! It'll be adorable! STAR WARS: THE BLAME GAME · It's finger-pointing time! We trace the paths of the Jedi, Senators and librarians whose pigheadedness and stupidity contributed to the turning of Anakin and the rise of the Empire! Morons! PROP REPLICAS WE WANNA SEE · We run down the movie props we wanna see companies make, like Ash's chainsaw hand from Army of Darkness , the glowing briefcase from Pulp Fiction, and the Sword of Omens from ThunderCats! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE · When the Hulk's stupidity continually foils the plans of the super-smart Leader, the Leader comes up with a plan so clever it actually seems kinda dumb: make the Hulk smarter! Can Megoville survive with a super-smart Hulk wandering the streets? Find out here! Cover price $4.99.

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TOYFARE'S $10,000 TREASURE HUNT! It's ToyFare's biggest contest ever, as we finally launch our massive scavenger hunt! This issue will tell you everything you need to pillage, plunder and steal (no stealing, please) to qualify for a chance to win $10,000 worth of swag! It's every buccaneer's dream! PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN PHOTO GUIDE Hoist the mainsail, swab the poopdeck and track down every single NECA Pirates figure made for both Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest! For all you mega Pirates fans, we're gonna run down the entire line, with prices and pics of each figure. MUSIC TOYS WE DON'T WANT TO SEE Music toys are making a resurgence, with plenty of great rock stars in the toy pipeline-Freddie Mercury, Jimmy Page and John Lennon, to name a few. But what if some company decides to make a musician that should never, ever have a toy? (Two words: Clay Aiken.) We got Robot Chicken customizers Plastic Earth to realize our musical nightmares in 3-D. TEEN TITANS & JLU: THE LOST ESPISODES Why were JLU and Teen Titans cancelled? We go right to the source to find out why shows ended and what would have been next for these two super-teams. Plus: what's taking their place? HASBRO DOES MARVEL What does Hasbro have planned for the Marvel license in 2007? We finally get some answers, and we even get our customizers to craft some examples of what we'd like to see! TV ON DVD We watch our favorite cartoons on DVD (G.I. Joe, Transformers, DuckTales) and rate them against our memories of them! Do they stand up against the test of time? TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE The Stormtroopers are back! The four misfits of the Imperial army are left jobless when the Empire suddenly collapses! With no prospects and no medical benefits, the troopers do what they gotta do...they enroll at Jedi Academy for training! Cover price $4.99.

GENTLE GIANT SKETCHBOOK We go inside Gentle Giant's design department for never-before-seen sketches for their animated-style Star Wars and Lord of the Rings statue lines, as well as their new line of Disney dragon statues, Dragonkind! And you thought they just scanned stuff! STAR WARS ANIMATED PHOTO GUIDE. Ever since Clone Wars burst onto the scene in 2004, Star Wars fans have gone gaga for anything that shows their fave characters in Genndy Tartakovsky's inimitable style! We show you all of the animated-style action figures and statues that have come out to date, plus 10 pages of price listings, including every other Star Wars toy! CARTOON UPDATE It's never been a more exciting time to be a cartoon lover! With new cartoons in the works for the Fantastic Four, Hellboy, Legion of Superheroes and more, we're going to bring you the news and notes that you need for optimum cartoon enjoyment! DC BUILD-A-CHARACTERS We know you love Marvel Legends' big, buildable characters like Galactus and the Sentinel, but wouldn't it be awesome if DC could do the same? We run down the figures you wanna see and show you our custom version of the one we wanna see the most! PROP MANIA! We dress up our unwilling victim in every prop we can get our hands on! How many can he carry? What's all that stuff worth? How quickly would he get mugged on the streets of New York? We answer all these questions and more! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE The Stormtroopers are back, just in time to watch the Empire crumble down around their ears! The second Death Star has blown up, and our boys find themselves suddenly unemployed. With no jobs, no practical skills and no career path in mind, there's only one place to go...Jedi Academy! Cover price $4.99.

Polybagged with inserts. Bowen Designs: A Director¹s Commentary We show off Bowen Designs¹ hot upcoming statues and get Randy Bowen and his team to fill us in on all of the behind-the-scenes details! Plus: Bowen's Personal faves! DC Does Pre-School! In the tradition of Spidey & Friends, Mattel is making DC pre-school toys! Since we can¹t wait to see what they look like, we¹re making our own pre-school villains of some of DC¹s most disturbing villains and controversial heroes! Marvel Legends and DC Direct Toys We Wanna See Sure, Legends and DC Direct have made tons of great characters, but we¹re still not satisfied! We run down the characters we STILL want to see, and even some characters we want to see them do differently! G.I. Joe Convention Report! Couldn¹t make it to the 2006 G.I. Joe convention in New Orleans? Have no fear! We¹ll show you all the exclusives and all the prototypes on display, plus interviews with Hasbro, Joe dealers and even Sgt. Slaughter himself! It¹s everything a fan needs to know! Star Trek: The Final Debate! After 40 years of continuity, we finally settle all of the classic Star Trek debates! Which is better, classic Trek or TNG? Who was the better captain, Kirk or Picard? Who looks better in a beard, Riker or Spock? And you won¹t believe which Trek film we pick as our number one! Twisted ToyFare Theatre When Cobra Commander decides to conquer the world (again), he decides to try something different: fast food! Can Cobra and the ultimate mascot bring America to an unhealthy halt? Cover price $4.99.

NOT polybagged and no inserts. Bowen Designs: A Director's Commentary We show off Bowen Designs hot upcoming statues and get Randy Bowen and his team to fill us in on all of the behind-the-scenes details! Plus: Bowen's Personal faves! DC Does Pre-School! In the tradition of Spidey & Friends, Mattel is making DC pre-school toys! Since we cant wait to see what they look like, were making our own pre-school villains of some of DCs most disturbing villains and controversial heroes! Marvel Legends and DC Direct Toys We Wanna See Sure, Legends and DC Direct have made tons of great characters, but were still not satisfied! We run down the characters we STILL want to see, and even some characters we want to see them do differently! G.I. Joe Convention Report! Couldnt make it to the 2006 G.I. Joe convention in New Orleans? Have no fear! Well show you all the exclusives and all the prototypes on display, plus interviews with Hasbro, Joe dealers and even Sgt. Slaughter himself! Its everything a fan needs to know! Star Trek: The Final Debate! After 40 years of continuity, we finally settle all of the classic Star Trek debates! Which is better, classic Trek or TNG? Who was the better captain, Kirk or Picard? Who looks better in a beard, Riker or Spock? And you wont believe which Trek film we pick as our number one! Twisted ToyFare Theatre When Cobra Commander decides to conquer the world (again), he decides to try something different: fast food! Can Cobra and the ultimate mascot bring America to an unhealthy halt? Cover price $4.99.

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TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #111 THE MONTHLY RAG GOES CELEB-CRAZY! We're overhauling our Monthly Rag tabloid to give you what you really want: celebrity dirt! We've got info on who's been seen out with Paris, who's having dinner with Brad and who's been spending time in Optimus Prime's trailer! We'll also look at what celebs are wearing...and then say mean things about them! Skeletor, what were you thinking? SPIDER-MAN & FRIENDS PHOTO GUIDE! Who can resist the cuteness of Toy Biz's pre-school Marvel line? Not us, that's for sure! We've put together a photo guide to all of the characters so far, plus a look at what characters are still to come! Also: A complete price guide to licensed preschool toys! TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE! Can't wait to see 2007's sure-to-be-huge Transformers feature film? We clue you in to the behind-the-scenes info about next summer's blockbuster, including the robots you'll see, the vehicles they'll turn into, and the battles that are sure to ensue! SCI-FI COMEBACKS! Sure, the new Battlestar Galactica and Dr. Who have audiences captivated, but do you remember what the shows used to be like? We pick the next batch of forgettable '70s and '80s sci-fi shows that need to get revamped for the 2000s! DC DIRECT'S 1/6 SCALE FIGURES! With their new 13-inch action figures, DC Direct has created an amazing new line of collectibles, from the tip of the detailed head sculpts to their seams on their finely tailored boots! We take a look at what's out so far, and what figures are to come! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE The villains of Megoville are holding a banquet with only one sinister goal-to trade enemies! In this hilarious strip, we take the good guys, we take the bad guys, and we watch them argue over who is whose nemesis, and there you have the 'Facts of Vengeance'! Magazine (Cover: Celebrity Mag Parody) $4.99 Cover price $4.99.

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BOWEN DESIGNS: A sculptor'S COMMENTARY ? We show off Bowen Designs' hot upcoming statues and get Randy Bowen and his team to fill us in on all of the behind-the-scenes details! Plus: Bowen's personal faves! The upcoming Bowen Designs Spider-Woman statue is on our cover this month. DC ARTISTS TOY WISH LIST ? DC does such great artist-based lines, but there are still so many DC artists we'd like to see entire lines of toys based on! We spotlight the artists whose artwork deserves a third dimension: Kevin Maguire, Adam Hughes, Rags Morales, Amanda Conner and more! INDIE COMICS LEGENDS! ? Love your Marvel Legends but long to team them up with your favorite independent comics superstars? Shocker Toys has signed licenses with Top Cow, Image, 2000 A.D. and more to do super-poseable figures of characters like Witchblade, Darkness, Jack Staff, Madman, Shadowhawk and more! We go behind-the-scenes on this sure-to-be popular toy line! SECRET AGENT TOYS! ? In honor of the upcoming James Bond film Casino Royale, we offer a retrospective on the history and variety of 007 action figures! See the history of the spy's collectibles, from Dr. No to today! TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE ? There aren't a lot of places Mego Captain Kirk hasn't boldly gone, but he's about to go to one of them...the far-flung future of Star Trek: The Next Generation! How will he misuse the holodeck? Why is he the only hope against the threat of the Borg? And how will he react to Troi's uniform? Find out here! TOYFARE'S REGULAR KILLER DEPARTMENTS! ? Thrill to our world-premiere toy coverage in 'Incoming'! Guffaw at the hilarious fake news of 'The Monthly Rag'! Calculate to the loving listings in our full-color price guide! It's all in here! Cover price $4.99.