From Funko and WWE to Star Wars, Bandai, Marvel, LEGO, and more, grab the cart and hit the aisles with Dave and Erik as they talk toy news, collecting, culture, and more!
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Hasbro's Steve Evans is one of, if not the most, active members in the toy community - whether it's his frequent polls and questions, posts of his personal collection, or what brings us to sitting down with him live at Chubzzy Wubzzy's this week - one of his TREMENDOUS giveaways. On his way to deliver the Ghost HasLab to his lucky winner, he stoppe…
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a full-blown toy museum in your house? Matthew Roman, the founder of NOWHOME, has created a truly unique space—a toy museum nestled inside a New York City apartment, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the treasures of Japanese pop culture from years past. Founded in 2018, NOWHOME isn’t just …
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On this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, we're taking a look at the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble! Join us as we unpack who we felt were the top toyetic talent from this big-ticket premium live event from the pro wrestling world. Come to our live show at Zapp Con on March 29th, 2025 - get tickets here! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and…
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DEAD! CURSED! We're loving it! Join us as we chat with longtime toy industry veterans Phil Ramirez and Adam Van Wickler about their new 1:12 scale Kickstarter, The Cursed Dead! Hear all about how they've made their way through the world of toys and what brings them to where they are today with this latest horror-inspired crowdfund. Back the Project…
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Ok we lied - we're not done with 2024 just yet. After feeling like we didn't give our friends at Jazwares enough love in our best of 2024 mega list, here are Erik and Dave's Top 10 lists from the 2024 list of releases from Jazwares' AEW line! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast today with Zencastr!…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of January 12th, 2025! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast toda…
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Before we say hello to 2024 we must first scream into the fading void that was 2024 about our favorite toys from the year. That's right, we're back with our end of year lists, honorable mentions, and even some favorites submitted from you! Did your picks make OUR lists? Listen and find out! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouT…
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On this special double edition of Premium Toyetic Event, we're taking a look at both 2024 AEW World's End and Ring of Honor Final Battle! Join us as we unpack who we felt were the top toyetic talent from these two big-ticket premium live events from the pro wrestling world's two most popular companies. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook,…
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The 2024 Holiday Special: The Gift of Insight from IP and Licensing Lawyers Greg Pan and David Schnider
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This year's holiday special gives the toy community the gift of insight and perspective from two partners at the Nolan Heimann firm who, combined, have decades of experience in IP and licensing law with specialties in the toy and entertainment worlds. They answer YOUR questions from around the toy world and try to help clear the air about how licen…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of December 16th, 2024! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast tod…
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John Pryor never stops... for real. Better known to the toy world as "Dollar Slice Bootlegs" John has been at the forefront of the bootleg toy world for years, and has forged his own wild path through the punk/emo scene, through resin casting, and now into bringing his creations to life through SOFUBI and with Machine 56. Let's get an update from a…
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On this special double edition of Premium Toyetic Event, we're taking a look at both 2024 AEW Full Gear and WWE Survivor Series War Games! Join us as we unpack who we felt were the top toyetic talent from these two big-ticket premium live events from the pro wrestling world's two most popular companies. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook…
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You only get one first impression - and that's why Chris' job is so important when it comes to making toys. The packaging is the product before the product, and Chris has spent decades working on some of the most recognizable toy packaging ever; from ToyBiz Marvel and WCW figures, to Hasbro's Incredible Hulk and now all of the incredible AEW and Ri…
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If there's one thing we love more than toys, it's movies and sports... and THEME PARKS. It's been a long time since Dave and Erik went to Disney World together, and over 6 years since Erik has been there at all! In this episode, they unpack their trip, talk about the rides, attractions, and experiences, and talk all about that sweet sweet merch... …
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of November 11th, 2024! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast tod…
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What better way to transition from the Halloween season to the Holiday Season than with the latest horror icon (and one that dons a Santa Suit in the latest movie)? That's right, this week we're talking about Damien Leone's Terrifier franchise, Art the Clown, and all the toys coming from ultra-violent indie horror darling in the latest edition of T…
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The 2024 Halloween special is here! This year we're excited to sit down with Monster High creator and designer Garrett Sander! No stranger to the grave and ghoulish, Garrett tells us about the origins of the popular line of monstrous and undead dolls, along with details about his latest project, Gravestone Guardians! Back Gravestone Guardians here:…
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The 2024 New York Comic Super Jam-Packed Episode is here! Erik and Dave chat with Blaine from Neca, Brian Volk-Weiss from Nacelle, Karissa from Thrilljoy, and Thomas from Jada Toys as well as provide some basic commentary on the event itself in this annual episode! Follow all of our guests on Instagram! Blaine @blainerthings and NECA @necaofficial …
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down WWE's 2024 Bad Blood and talk about who they think is most deserving of a WWE Elite, Ultimate, or Main Event release from the folks at Mattel - do you agree? Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast today with Zencastr! Learn more. Intro…
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In this episode, Dave and Erik sit down with friend of the pod and returning guest, Brandon Braswell of 9 to 5 Warriors to discuss the Kickstarter for Series 2 of the nostalgic toy line. Hear all about what's being offered, where you can get it, and what's on the horizon in this jam-packed episode! Back 9 to 5 Warriors now on Kickstarter! https://w…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of September 30th, 2024! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast to…
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In this episode, Dave and Erik sit down with toy industry veteran, designer, and artist to talk about his history with toys and his new Monstors Kickstarter campaign. Dave's got a lot to say - sit back and enjoy the latest edition of Adventures in Collecting! Back the Monstors now on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monstors/monsto…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of September 15th, 2024! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Start creating a podcast to…
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In this episode, Dave and Erik sit down with returning guest and friend of the pod Ryan Ting from the Marvel Legends team at Hasbro to celebrate 5 years of Adventures in Collecting! Tune in as we talk the latest Marvel Legends news, answer a ton of your burning questions, and most importantly - embark on our most daring fantasy draft yet - Fantasy …
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In this episode, Dave sits down with filmmakers Jim Demonakos and Kevin Konrad Hanna as they chat about their upcoming documentary film, "Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters - The Secret Origins of Hellboy!" Ahead of the film's release on Apple TV and Prime Video on 9/17, get some insights about the making of and more in this exclusive chat arranged by …
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In this episode, Dave and Erik sit down with returning guests and friends of the pod, Mattel's Steve Ozer and Magic Olmos! Let's get caught up with all the latest WWE action figure news, answer questions from around the community, and even get a little exclusive reveal. Follow Steve @actionfigureattack and Magic @magicolmos on Instagram! Follow us …
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of August 19th, 2024! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe …
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In this episode, Dave, Erik, and Joe go back to the movies to talk about the newest box office sensation, Deadpool and Wolverine. Tune in for their thoughts on the film, where they think the MCU is headed, and of course - the toys coming from the movie and the characters they want to see from the film! Spoilers abound in this jam-packed episode. Ma…
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from WWE SummerSlam 2024! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Main Event, Elite, and Ultimate edition lines! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari h…
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In this episode, Dave and Erik dive into all of the reveals, panels, and toy news that came out of the 2024 San Diego Comic Con! Which brand had the strongest showing? What were their favorite reveals - listen and find out! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari https://www.instagram.com/v…
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It's that time of the year! We've reached the midpoint of 2024 so it's time to assess everything we got our hands on from January through June and tell YOU, what WE think are our favorite releases from 2024 (so far). We'll also hear some of YOUR favorite pics in this toy-filled list episode of Adventures in Collecting. Follow us @aic_podcast on Ins…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the San Diego Comic Con exclusives dropping this week! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro …
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the week of July 15, 2024. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari …
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from WWE Money in the Bank 2024! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Main Event, Elite, and Ultimate edition lines! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe A…
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Friend of the pod and returning guest MItch of Hasttel Toy is back to give us an update on all things Grapplers and Gimmicks. From the retro-inspired figures that got him started to the new modern, articulated Regium line, catch up on what's going on and hear all about where the line is headed in this exciting episode! Follow Hasttel Toy on Instagr…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the week of July 1, 2024. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari h…
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Friend of the pod and Nacelle Founder, CEO Brian Volk-Weiss is back to give us an update on the Nacelleverse. From The Expanse and Biker Mice from Mars to the COW Boys of Moo Mesa, catch up on what's going on and hear all about the next season of Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man on this jam-packed episode! Follow Nacelle on Instagram @toysnacelle and vi…
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from WWE Clash at the Castle 2024! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Main Event, Elite, and Ultimate edition lines! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices …
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Kanik's back, jack! Returning guest Michael Kanik of Major Bendies returns to the show after over a year to discuss all things Major Bendies and Big Rubber Guys... and maybe a little hint at what's to come in the not-so-distant-future! Listen now! Follow Major Bendies on Instagram @majorbendies and visit https://www.majorbendies.com to buy Major Be…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the week of June 3, 2024. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Az…
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This ain't no "Toy and Pizza" Con anymore! Friend of the pod Jesse DeStasio of Toy Pizza returns to update us on his latest projects, GLYOS developments, and of course, his upcoming Toy Pizza Expo on June 16th in Beacon, New York! Follow Toy Pizza on Instagram @toypizza and visit https://toypizza.com to buy Knights of the Slice and to subscribe to …
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Cats and dogs, living together! Joining Erik for this special bonus pod, returning guest and friend of the pod Todd McFarlane of McFarlane Toys talks about his two most recent deals: Marvel Comics and UFC! Follow McFarlane Toys on Instagram @mcfarlane_toys_official Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other …
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the week of May 20th, 2024. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe …
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X-Men 97... EVER HEARD OF IT!??! Ahead of the season finale on Disney plus this week, we're joined on the pod by none other than the voice of Roberto Da Costa AKA Sunspot himself, Gui Agustini! Learn how this Brazilian-born actor found his way to X-Men and how much being part of the cultural phenomenon has been! Watch the Season 1 Finale of X-Men 9…
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave and Erik break down their favorite looks from WWE Backlash 2024! See who they think should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Main Event, Elite, and Ultimate edition lines! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azza…
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods. This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the week of April 29th, 2024. Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Jo…
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This week we're joined on the pod by New Jersey's own James from Fox Forge Toys to talk about their latest 1:12 scale sci-fi toyline, Galactic Valor! Learn about James' history with the toy industry, how he got his start with Fox Forge Toys, and hear all about Galactic Valor! Back Galactic Valor https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foxforgetoys/gal…
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Friend of the pod Jason Bienvenu from Spero is back on the show to talk about his latest successful Kickstarter campaign for Animal Warriors of Kingdom Series 2! With just a few days left, see why you should back this campaign before it's too late! Back AWOK Series 2 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thekingdomcomic/animal-warriors-of-the-kingdo…
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave breaks down his favorite looks from Wrestlemania XL Sunday! See who he thinks should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Elite and Ultimate lines! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari https://www.instagram.co…
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In this edition of Premium Toyetic Event, Dave breaks down his favorite looks from Wrestlemania XL Saturday! See who he thinks should get put over by the folks at Mattel to find their way into the Elite and Ultimate lines! Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari https://www.instagram.…
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