A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee

October 15, 2016

Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:

Robot Commando from Ideal (1961)

Standing a whopping 19” tall, Robot Commando represents one of Ideal Toy Company’s most memorable playthings for children. READ MORE

The Friday Five: Yaron Betan

Filmmaker Yaron Betan's Heroes Manufactured gives a documentary-style glimpse into what it takes to be a Canadian comic book artist or writer. Hint: it ain't easy. Here, we talk to Betan about the film, the industry, and some of his favourite comic artists. READ MORE

Toy Tales Weekly: Fraggle Rock Edition

Fraggle Rock is returning to HBO and 7 other things I wanted to share this week.

The entire 96 episode run of Fraggle Rock is returning to HBO, digitally restored and in HD.
The classic board game Clue is getting a dramatic theatrical interpretation.
He was once a little green ball of clay! 60+ years of Gumby are being collected in a new retrospective on the character and his creator.
With Stranger Things bringing back the '80s vibe, here are some '80s-inspired Halloween costumes that are sure to be big this year.
I'm holding out for the transporter: Lockheed Martin has developed Star Trek’s phaser technology.
You can experience a bit of spiromania by building your own LEGO drawing machine.
Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet has been tapped to host a toy-focused reality competition series set to air later this year on ABC.
LEGO is releasing a fan-designed Yellow Submarine set, complete with Minifig versions of Ringo, Paul, John, and George.

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