NY Toy Fair 2011 Report: Hasbro

So I was planning on doing a bunch of trifectas today, but honestly, even by my lax just-cover-the-cool-stuff rule, there’s more than three announcements each for Hasbro and Mattel and the other guys that I think you all are going to want to hear. So Hasbro first. Short version: If you’re not going to SDCC, you are fucked.

?? First awesome SDCC exclusive? A special Cobra Commander and Starscream two-pack. Starscream is just a repainted SkyStriker vehicle, and he can’t transform, but holy shit Cobra Commander can pilot Starscream. I just went back in time and told my 7-year-old self to piss his pants in joy.

? As usual, Hasbro is making a lot of awesome Star Wars figures (and G.I. Joe, and Marvel), but the coolest SW shit they have coming out this year will be 12 figures on Revenge of the Jedi cards, including another new Slave Leia and other RotJ mainstays. These will actually be sold at toy stores (!) but (!!!) they’ll be available in an awesome Death Star pack at SDCC, which also contains an exclusive carded Salacious Crumb and Mouse Droid.

? Remember that so-so Indiana Jones toyline that saved all the awesome Raiders of the Last Ark figures for the last wave, but then Hasbro canceled them because no one wanted the fucking Crystal Skull toys? The line that had the Toht figure in it, complete with an alternate melting head? Well, Hasbro is bringing them back out… at SDCC. Only. 

? Marvel Legends officially returns in 2012… and to celebrate this, there’ll be a modern Thor figure at… wait for it… SDCC, (Via Poe Ghostal and ToyNewsI)