If you’ve been singing the blues because you didn’t make it to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and thus, were unable to order our Halo 3 Con exclusive - you’re in luck.
Starting today and available as long as supplies last, you can order this pair of figures through our online store. This special offer features two of McFarlane Toys’ highly sought-after Halo 3 action figures in a commemorative combo.

An exclusive Spartan Soldier (EVA "HellSpartan") is paired with an exclusive clear Spartan Soldier (CQB Active-camouflage) figure. Production of these pieces was limited to 3,000 sets. Although packaged individually, the two figures will be sold ONLY as a set for $30 (plus shipping). There is a purchase limit of 4 sets per person.

HOW TO ORDER:
You must be a member of our Collector’s Club to order this exclusive combo. Becoming a member is quick, easy and FREE. Log onto your account.

IF YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER OF OUR COLLECTOR’S CLUB:
Click here and follow the simple instructions to place your order.

Today, Fedex dropped off a box containing some Plasma Pistols! These are apart of the new two player set that Jasman Toys is releasing in the next month or so! If you’ve watched my video reviews in the past then you know that I’ve reviewed the original Plasma Rifle and the Plasma Pistol to lots of positive feedback. This two player pack contains two stripped down versions of the original Plasma Pistol in order to cut down the cost and make it more within your price range to enjoy some Halo Laser Tag. While it doesn’t contain the pop out features, recoil and LCD screen of the original version; it still delivers solid game play. Also, these slimmed down versions of the pistols are a bit more comfortable on the hands which would allow for children to handle the guns easily.

 

I’ve only had some solo experience with them so far, but rest assured; a video review is forth coming! It will cover all the questions you have about the new set and how it interacts with the old sets! We received 4 guns and along with original two, we plan to demonstrate a 2 vs 2 vs 2 game in the video review.

 

Enjoy a couple of photos of the guns, along with some comparison photos of the original gun. We’ll post a video review as soon as its done!

I just talked to the Director of Marketing & Licensing for Jasman Toys (The makers of the wonderful Halo Laser Tag Weapons.) and has informed me that they will be available soon!

"Our mass market duel pistol set has shipped and they should be appearing on the following websites VERY soon:

www.target.com

www.walmart.com

www.amazon.com

You also can find them very soon at Fred Meyer and Academy Sports."

Stay tuned folks! A video review will follow as soon as we get our hands on these!

The day has finally come and the much delayed Halo Uprising comic series has finally been put back on track. Delayed after two issues due to a major plot change in Halo 3, the writers and artists were forced to make changes to the storyline that would make Uprising fit consistently with the third game. Many people were left with a bad taste in their mouths after reading issue #2;  the story seemed to fall away from the Master Chief and instead focus on the makeshift romantic relationship of two human survivors. This made the story very lackluster and didn’t leave much hope for a story other than a romance novel for issue #3.

Either my head is foggy about the last issue or Benis and Maleev really brought their "A" game to issue #3, because it easily makes it the stand out issue of the series so far! I’d even say that it either matches or beats "Armor Testing’ from the Halo Graphic Novel. Issue #3 brings it all: Mystery, suspense, great dialog and lots and lots of combat and blood! When you actually see a severed head of a Brute on top of a Warthog hood than you know that this issue is serious.

Overall, when I got to the end of this issue I was pumped to get the upcoming 4th issue.

Halo: Uprising is back…with a vengeance!

As a kid I loved GI Joe and as much as I loved the Joes, I even thought the Cobra bad guys were cool. The funny thing is that to this day, I’ve always been deathly afraid of snakes. Yes, indeed! I’ve done ghost hunts in giant old prisons, wrestled in somewhat dangerous environments, played a DJ gig in a mansion that I was pretty sure was owned by vampires and to top it off threw Taco Bell Sauce packets out of the window of a  speeding; 60 MPH van. In all those situations I’ve laughed in the face of fear! Put a snake in front of me though and watch me pee my pants and run…like hell.

So the fact that any of the bad guys in GI Joe never bothered me is a mystery to me, but never mind that! There is a contest to be won courtesy of Toy Bender and the prize is a super rare Comic Con only version of Cobra Commander! Check out the details below and WIN WIN WIN!

Win a San Diego Comic Con ‘08 Exclusive Cobra Commander!

You’ve read that title right. Toy Bender is now offering you the chance to get your hands on a San Diego Comic Con ‘08 Cobra Commander that is no longer available for purchase except from the secondary market. What, what! Why pay extra for one of these bad boys on eBay or from some shady dealer when you can get one for absolutely free for doing almost nothing?

In order to get your mitts on Cobra Commander, there are a few ways in which you can enter. I’m a big fan of the creative arts, so we’re going high school art/creative writing class on this one. Here’s what I’m accepting for submissions:

Go to the contest page to get instructions on how to enter! Visit Toybender.com now!

From spawn.com:

Halo 3 is quickly becoming one of the most successful licensed lines ever produced by McFarlane Toys.
Ever since the March release of our first series of Halo 3 action figures, it seems that everything’s coming up Halo - and people just can’t get enough. Vendors coast to coast have been reporting quick sell-through; the figures are disappearing almost as soon as they reach store shelves. Wal-Mart, Toys ‘R’ Us, KB Toys and GameStop report McFarlane’s Halo 3 lines as their top sellers - and they’re demanding more, More, MORE!
Series 2 arrived in stores in July, and is quickly becoming hard to find, as demand exceeds supply. But don’t worry. We’re happy to help you try and find these highly sought action figures. (Read below for retailer locations.)
WHERE TO BUY ‘HALO 3′, SERIES 2
Our Halo 3 product is currently available at these retailers:

• Amazon.com
• BigBadToyStore.com
• Diamond (Comic Stores)
• Entertainment Earth
• Fred Meyer
• FYE/Suncoast/Sam Goody
• GameStop
• KB Toys
• Newbury Comics
• Spencers Gifts
• Toys ‘R’ Us
• Wal-Mart (Canada)
• Wal-Mart (U.S.)

While we can’t guarantee that these retailers still have McFarlane Halo 3, Series 2 figures in stock, we can provide information that will hopefully make your search easier. (Check out our Where to Buy section.)
If you still can’t grab up any of Series 2, rest assured that we have more Halo 3 product heading to store shelves.
‘HALO 3′ SERIES 3 COMING TO STORES IN SEPTEMBER
Next month, Halo 3, Series 3 will be coming to a retail store near you; six new figures with awesome articulation and insane detail to add to your collection.
Series 3 includes:

• MASTER CHIEF
• SPARTANS
• ELITE COMBAT
• JACKAL MAJOR
• FLOOD COMBAT HUMAN
• WAR CHIEFTAIN (Weapon Class)

12-INCH MASTER CHIEF AND SPARTAN MARK VI

• MARK VI (BLUE) - In stores September (Wal-Mart exclusive)
• MASTER CHIEF - In stores November
• MARK VI (BROWN) - In stores November (Toys ‘R’ Us exclusive)

EXCLUSIVE ‘HALO 3′ 2-PACK COMING TO FRED MEYER/FRY’S MARKETPLACE IN NOVEMBER
An exclusive Halo 3 2-pack will be coming to Fred Meier/Fry’s Marketplace stores in November. This boxed set will include the Master Chief and the Brute Chieftain featured in McFarlane Toys’ Halo 3 Series 1.

• MASTER CHIEF
• BRUTE CHIEFTAIN

On the back of the box of my newly acquired ARTFX Halo 3 Field of Battle statue is some info on two more statues that are on the way. One being Cortana with a light up base, similar to that of McFarlane’s Halo 3 figure version and a Mongoose! The Mongoose looks pretty cool as a it has two Red Spartans riding back to back, most likely driving away from enemy fire.

The photo of the back of the box is somewhat blurry, sorry!

WETA has announced that it will be setting up some auctions for some one of kind sterling silver Halo statues. Currently an auction for the Master Chief and Grunts statue is up for auction and upon writing was at about $1600! Don’t get me wrong, I love Halo but I’d never be to shell out that much money for something. I could pay off like 4 of my credit card accounts in full for that much!

I’ll be waiting for the mass produced release of the Cortana Statue and hopefully that won’t break the bank! See the whole press release below.

Nothing comes close to the feeling of owning something unique. One-of-a-kind. To know that nobody else in the Universe will ever have one like it.

Weta and Microsoft are giving you a rare opportunity to experience that feeling. We have taken our range of four Halo 3 Collectibles and plated them in sterling silver.

We have also gone one step further and cast certain parts of them in solid sterling silver. All to make these pieces truly unique.

As seen at San Diego Comic-Con 2008

Master Chief and Grunts - Auction Running Now! Click Here
Master Chief’s hand and gun cast in solid sterling silver

- Master Chief and Arbiter - Auction Coming Soon
Master Chief’s arm and rifle cast in solid sterling silver

- Master Chief and Flood - Auction Coming Soon
Master Chief’s ands and guns cast in solid sterling silver

- Cortana - Auction Coming Soon
Cortana’s computer chip cast in solid sterling silver

Check out the Weta website for images and more details around the auctions and to see all the cool stuff that Weta did on the Halo 3 trailers!

Good luck in the auctions!

From the team at Weta

For those of you looking for the newest ARTFX Statue for the Halo series, look no further. The brand new statue "Field of Battle" is out and ready to be picked up at stores and online shops.

I just picked mine up from White Wizard Toys and will be doing a video review of it and the first Master Chief statue soon!

A KOTOBUKIYA Japanese import!  From the worldwide smash hit X-box 360 game HALO 3 comes the second release in the high-end ARTFX Statue series.  Locked in deadly combat with the Covenant, the indomitable Spartan super-soldier MASTER CHIEF stands in the field of battle. 

With a discharged grenade at his feet and the bubble shield dissipating, Master Chief readies his armaments and begins to rise.  Master Chief holds two M7 SMGs (Caseless Submachine Guns), or you can switch the bonus arms and have him grip his Assault Rifle.  When not using the Rifle, it can be stored on his back.  Additional hands are also included for expression, and as a special bonus for fans that collected the first Kotobukiya ARTFX Statue, you can swap weapons and hands with the first release!

This pvc statue is fully assembled and ready to display out of the box. 

Highly customizable, and highly detailed…and highly desired by all Halo fans!