Jem and the Holograms – Phoebe “Rapture” Ashe Manufacturer: Integrity Toys MSRP: $119.00 from official Integrity Dealers Availability: September 2013 Website: Integrity Toys: Jem and the Holograms When I was a child watching the Jem cartoon, Rapture was the member of the Stingers that interested me the least. It might be because she never really […]
Jem and the Holograms – Ingrid “Minx” Kruger Manufacturer: Integrity Toys MSRP: $119.00 from official Integrity Dealers Availability: September 2013 Website: Integrity Toys: Jem and the Holograms Minx was the sexually liberated keyboardist of the Stingers. She wasn’t remotely shy about using her feminine charms or pursuing Jerrica Benton’s boyfriend Rio… and in the episode […]
Jem and the Holograms – Rory “Riot” Llewelyn Manufacturer: Integrity Toys MSRP: $119.00 Availability: September 2013 from official Integrity Dealers Website: Integrity Toys: Jem and the Holograms Rory “Riot” Llewelyn was the lead singer of The Stingers, formidable rivals to the Holograms and Starlight Music. Riot used his musical abilities and bad-boy charisma to gain […]
Jem and the Holograms – The Stingers (Minx, Riot, Rapture) Manufacturer: Integrity Toys MSRP: $119.00 Availability: September 2013 from official Integrity Dealers Website: Integrity Toys: Jem and the Holograms Over the last decade or so, more and more companies have been revisiting past products as the children of the 80s have grown up enough to […]
Toy Fair 2013 was a blast! Favorite trends and interesting innovations included zombie fashion dolls, an increased anthropormorphized animal presence, and positive female role models!
Monster High Create-a-Monster Starter Packs (Vampire and Sea Monster, Werewolf and Dragon) Manufacturer: Mattel MSRP: $26.99 each at Toys R Us, less at other retailers Availability: Mass retail, now Website: MonsterHigh.com Related posts: Monster High Create-a-Monster Vampire and Sea Monster Review Monster High Create-a-Monster Werewolf and Dragon Review NOTE: This review was written about the […]
I was very excited this week to discover that Takara Tomy of Japan has a brand new Jenny website, just in time for her 25th anniversary. The Jenny doll is Takara’s Barbie-equivalent… only she’s not, really, because the premier Japanese fashion doll (the one as ubiquitous in Japan as Barbie is in America) is Licca-chan, […]
This afternoon, we’ll be driving down to New Haven and taking a train in to New York. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to attend the American International Toy Fair, but the stars have aligned! So I’m taking a moment to hype myself up for Toy Fair, and make predictions about the trends […]
What does June 2nd mean to you? For some, it was the same as any other Saturday… the beginning of a weekend, with the promise of fun in the sun, fireworks at night, and many other early summer pleasures. For Transformers fans, it was the street date for the toys and associated products for the […]
It feels a little silly to be expressing my outrage over Mattel’s “MyScene My Bling Bling” dolls when they’ve been out for over a year. When I first saw them in 2005, I wanted to think that they were a misguided experiment. With the success of MGA Entertainment’s Bratz dolls amongst kids, tweens, and young […]
