The Reluctant Adult Podcast

Actions Speak Louder Than Zords: Playmates Gives In to Fan Demands, Updates Power Rangers Kickstarter

Playmates Toys updates Power Rangers fans on its Dragonzord Kickstarter. Unfortunately, actions speak louder than Zords. Plus, smash or pass? 5KToys’ not-so-subtle homage

Power Rangers Fans Put on a Brave Face as Dragonzord Kickstarter Launches Minus One

Playmates’ first Kickstarter is off and running and Power Rangers fans won’t stop “dragon” this Zord until it’s across the finish line. Plus, Hello Kitty fans are waving

To Me, My MCU X-Men! D23 Unveils Marvel’s First Class of Live-Action Mutants

The MCU welcomes its first class of X-Men, including Adam Driver as “Mister Sinister Was My Father—Call Me Nathaniel.” Plus, Matt Damon kills Disney’s Power Rangers reboo

Spirit Halloween’s Freddy Fazbear Animatronic Couldn’t Even Survive Five Nights in August Before Selling Out

Target is bringing back cancel culture. If you pre-ordered any toys recently from Target. No you didn’t. Plus, Spirit Halloween is making sure Power Rangers cosplayers ar

To Mattel and Back: Mondo Joins the Growing List of TMNT Toy Makers with Short Term Plans

Is Mondo hanging up its shell? The company confirmed more TMNT toys are planned for this year and next. Plus, you only Liv once—unless you’re Chucky the doll, in which ca

SDCC: RIP NECA TMNT

Cowabunga may be forever, but NECA and Playmates Toys are saying sayonara to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Plus, Lara “Tomb Raider” Croft’s G.I. Joe figure sold out q

Playmates Needs Power Rangers Fans to Summon the Dragonzord Before Its SDCC Collector Action Figures Reveal

It’s Morbin’ Time for Playmates Toys. The company is trying to crowdfund the Dragonzord, but its AI-assisted promo art has fans questioning whether the project is morphin

San Diego Comic-Con Gets Slimed and Shelled with TMNT & Real Ghostbusters Exclusives

Whether you like your Ninja Turtles toys clothed, glowing, or with a little extra bite, San Diego Comic Con has an exclusive with your name on it. Plus, for just the cost

Even After "Last Time," John Cena's Mattel Action Figures Still Go Over WWE's Newest Stars

I've Cena ‘Nuff! Mattel calls an audible, punting its original WWE LJN Superstars Series 4 pick in favor of an all-new "Last Time Is Now" John Cena. Plus, this X-Men '97

German Mattel Site Reveals 'Discopumper Skeletor'—AKA America's 'Gym Bro Skeletor' Comic-Con Exclusive Action Figure

Do you even lift, bro? MOTU fans will be clanging and banging all the way to San Diego for this year’s muscle-bound Comic-Con exclusive. Plus, Yo Joe! June is so Joe-ver!

Hasbro Calls Viral Avengers: Doomsday Leaks ‘AI Slop’

Playmates Toys says, “Bite my shiny metal assortment San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Plus, Jada Toys thinks Street Fighter fans are a bunch o

Hasbro Toys Deliver the Latest Avengers: Doomsday Leak

Hasbro saved their Beast for last, but did they miss the mark by a hair? Plus, Todd McFarlane wants you to think of AI as a tool—which is fitting, considering that's what

The Bricks & Minifigs Saga Has More Twists and Turns Than LEGO Set #10261

The Bricks & Minifigs saga has more twists and turns than LEGO set #10261. Just when we thought the drama was winding down, new allegations snap into place. This story ha

Law & Order: Bricks & Minifigs

Star Wars falling behind Backrooms is wild. And that’s only counting those LEGO sets Bricks & Minifigs can’t seem to find. Plus, Disney is losing its grip on its own IP.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x G.I. Joe: The Ballsiest Toy Line Since Nerfuls

Playmates sends Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles out with a bang! Or whatever sound G.I. Joe lasers make. Plus, Brand New Day has Spider-Man and Hulk beating the THWIP out of

Turtle Power (of Attorney): Playmates Lawyers Up After Losing TMNT License to Mattel

Playmates Toys is feeling a little litigious after losing the TMNT license to Mattel. And, McFarlane from downtown… He’s on fire! Todd’s second string is wiping the floor

Walmart Red, White and Blew It! G.I. Joe Classified Collectors Just Got Booted from Duke’s 250th Birthday Party

America is cancelled! If you preordered Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Classified America's 250th Birthday Duke from Walmart… no, you didn’t. Plus, Playmates Toys isn’t letting the Te

Toy Yard Sale Abrasion — These Fire Finds Will Leave You Raw

NECA’s vowel movement has collectors asking, “What the duck was that fowl announcement?” Plus, Mando’s Razor Crest is pulling double duty for Hasbro’s ActionVerse; workin

Brand New Day, Same Old Thwip: Hasbro’s Spider-Man Marvel Legends Reveals Swing and Miss

Brand New Day, same old THWIP—and fans aren’t exactly swinging high on Hasbro’s Hulk and Spidey MCU reveals. Plus, is ROSS Con canceled? The discount king is raising pric

WWE Fans Slam Mattel’s Rhea Ripley Doll Head Ahead of WrestleMania

Mattel knows how to keep Mami happy, but their Rhea Ripley doll’s new head sculpt puts the “brutal” in “This is my brutality.” Plus, X-Men fans are having an optic blast