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Bif Bang Pow! Scores with Eastbound & Down®!

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Manufacturer Swings for the Fences with Talking Bobble Heads Based on Kenny Powers Character from HBO® Hit Series LOS ANGELES, CA (June 23, 2010) – Bif Bang Pow!™ scores again with talking bobble heads inspired by the HBO sports-themed comedy hit Eastbound & Down . This follows HBO's recent announcement that the hilarious and profane series will return for a second season this fall. With more heat than a Kenny Powers fastball, the two 7-inch resin bobble heads of the has-been pitcher are already warming up in the bullpen with the first expected to arrive this summer, just in time for Comic-Con International: San Diego 2010 in July. Officially licensed through HBO Licensing & Retail, it features the Kenny Powers character in a baseball uniform. The second bobble head has Kenny in an all-black outfit (complete with sunglasses) that the show's fans will instantly recognize. Both figures voice catchy and unforgettable phrases spouted by Powers throughout the series. ...

Packaging with a Punch!

Hello Bif Bang Pow! lovers of all creeds and wizarding schools, Lenzi here again, with a major scoop for ya. Well, several major scoops, to be precise. We've been good enough to sneak some of the artwork which will feature on our brand new retro action figures for 2010 to several different websites out there in the net-er-verse. Tomorrow morning, everyone's going to cyberspacely join hands and unleash the beauty at the same time. So, if you wanna be the coolest kid on the block and get a dose of Bif Bang Power to take you into the weekend, then get to bed early tonight so you can be the first one up and at 'em tomorrow. The participating sites are: Action Figure Insider , The Mego Museum , The Mantis Eye Experiment , Dread Central , Idle Hands , and Wizard World . If this works, it could be the biggest media event since Live Aid. Or Shatner selling his kidney stone on ebay, or somewhere very in between. Tune in tomorrow, folks, and tell us what ya think!

More Exclusives for Comic-Con! Talky Tina and Willie!

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For all of you "Mego" EMCE Toys fans, were proud to bring you Talky Tina and Willie the Dummy from The Twilight Zone in the 8-inch "scale" style. These are made with the child sized body, so they are in scale with the rest of our Twilight Zone action figures . Attending San Diego Comic-Con July 21-25, 2010? Just stop by booth #2343 and be the first to pick up this item anywhere. No need to order now. (Prices and availability subject to change.) Can't make it to Comic-Con? Order now for shipment after the convention (while supplies last).