Pop Culture Nod of the Week

PlayMonster’s Spirograph Animator puts a whole new spin on Spiromania with integrated light and motion.

Get a little closer to the dream of living Starfleet life with the Star Trek: The Original Series Glasses Set from Star Trek Shop.

Abrams Books has re-issued the Marvel Comics Mini-Books from 1966 in a new, larger collectible box set.

Two new sound effect machines from UK-based consumer products company Paladone, let fans of the Marvel Comics and Star Wars Universes add soundtracks to their collections.

The Rocketeer: Fate of the Future from Funko Games is a new board game based on the comic book superhero and his adventures in 1930s Los Angeles.

Bandai partners with Lucasfilm for an out-of-this-world palm-sized digital pet, the Star Wars R2-D2 Tamagotchi.

Hop-hop fans can bust a rhyme with the special edition Little People Collector Run DMC set from Fisher-Price.

LEGO has a new Marvel-themed minifigure collection that ties directly into Marvel’s original television series on the Disney+ streaming service.

Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer’s newest member of the Connected series of smartwatches is an homage to Mario, the iconic video game character. 

Fans of Mattel’s iconic Shogun Warriors toy line from the late 1970s can now add a new version of everyone’s favourite kaiju to their collection.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm, Random House imprint Del Ray is re-releasing four additional titles from the Star Wars Expanded Universe collection.

Beast Kingdom, manufacturer of high-end licenced collectibles and apparel, adds the Disney Classic Donald Duck action figure to its Dynamic Action Heroes line of posable figures.

Playmobil pays homage to one of the original road-trip icons with the Volkswagen T1 Camping Bus (#70716).

Jenga: Scooby-Doo Edition is inspired by the iconic Hanna-Barbera character and puts a delicious twist on the nerve-wracking party game.

The child android with superpowers is featured in a new mini-series collection from New York City-based ToyQube.

Chronicle Books has unveiled a new LEGO puzzle for fans of the iconic LEGO Space theme.

A new storage solution from Australia-based Tidy Treasures increases the odds that kids will tidy up after playing with their Hot Wheels.

Mattel released the twelfth edition of its iconic Barbie DreamHouse and Barbie’s new abode includes modern updates.