The PopCult Toybox

Img_5417Your PopCulteer is in New York, at the 2016 International Toy Fair. We have completed two days of this four-day marathon, an annual gathering of toymakers, toy retailers and media, and aside from being exhausted, we have acquired a ton of information, interviews and images which we will be bringing you in the coming days and weeks.

Since we just got our remote office up and running again, thanks to a replacement laptop power supply we were able to pick up a block away from our hotel, we can now post our first batch of photos.

This is a quick photo essay of some of the first things we saw when we got to the Javits Center.

Pikachu was everywhere, makring 20 years of Pokemon

Pikachu was everywhere, marking 20 years of Pokemon

A giant Uglydoll, walking out loose among the attendees

A giant Uglydoll, walking out loose among the attendees

The portal to one of the exhibit halls

The portal to one of the exhibit halls

Giant Stuff Everywhere

Giant Stuff Everywhere

The Bananagram Mobile

The Bananagram Mobile

Funko brought us an 18-foot-tall shogun Warrior-style Batman

Funko brought us an 18-foot-tall Shogun Warrior-style Batman

I never found out what the hell this was supposed to be

I never found out what the hell this was supposed to be

Way more plush

The promised land of plush

LEGO's Toy of the Year award for the Star Wars Millenium Falcon

LEGO’s Toy of the Year award for the Star Wars Millenium Falcon

A lot of plush

A lot of plush

Another entry to an exhibit hall

Another entry to an exhibit hall

Jugglers occasionally just appear out of nowhere

Jugglers occasionally just appear out of nowhere

Our old buddy, Stinky Pig

Our old buddy, Stinky Pig

Giant store displays available from NECA

Giant store displays available from NECA

Mrs. PopCulteer with an adorable little Walking Dead plush from Funko

Mrs. PopCulteer with an adorable little Walking Dead plush from Funko

We will be posting way more from Toy Fair for the foreseeable future.