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Over the last few days, we've taken a look at the latest Toy Fair offerings from Hasbro and LEGO. Today, we hit the floors around New York's Javits Center and perused the panoply of playthings on display. Here's an overview of the upcoming collectibles you may covet out of niftiness and/or sheer weirdness.

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Yesterday, we saw the first salvo of plastic homunculi to come out of Toy Fair. Today, glimpses of upcoming LEGO Lord of The Rings, Avengers, and Marvel and DC Comics play sets have begun circulating around the internet. Check out such characters as Lex Luthor, Loki, Magneto, Deadpool, and that freewheeling cave troll making their Toy Fair debut.

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Starting tomorrow, the Toy Fair 2012 trade show will engulf Midtown Manhattan in a tide of roiling plastic. Points of articulation will blot out the sky, and reality itself will polymorph into one cosmically absurd play set. More »
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We scoured the aisle, and got on our hands and knees, to play with all the best toys from the 2011 Toy Fair. You've seen the strangest, and the biggest movie spoiler toy — this is our collection of the best of the best. More »
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We've had a feeling that Green Lantern's final showdown would be with a certain alien menace from the comics... and the latest Green Lantern movie toy only confirms our suspicions. Check out some more spoilerific Green Lantern toys, including one Ryan Reynolds figure that recites the entire Green Lantern Corps oath. More »
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Toy Fair is filled with many delightful and edifying doodads. It's also jam-packed with bric-a-brac that's unsuitable for all ages. Here are some of Toy Fair's most bizarre baubles. More »
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Twitter user Terrordome noticed an amusing sight in New York City outside of Hasbro's Toy Fair gala — the Optimus Prime rig parked outside had received a ticket. Even robots in disguise are not exempt from the rules of the road. More »
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Where else can you see Cobra Commander ride a Transformer? Toy Fair, of course! Today marked the first day of the giant toy convention in New York, and we were there at Hasbro's big toy reveal. Here's a collection of the best toys and exclusives that caught our eye! More »
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We wrap up our Toy Fair coverage today with a sneak peek at Iron Minimates, anime-themed Marvel superheroines, the Torchwood Cyberwoman action figure, lightsaber chopsticks, and this LEGO Star Wars Hoth Wampa Set. More »
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DC Direct was in full effect at Toy Fair with Blackest Night action figures, Jonah Hex statuettes, and the gee-whiz True Blood bar signs. Yes, now you can turn your rumpus room into your own personal Fangtasia. More »
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io9 was at Hasbro's Toy Fair showroom yesterday, getting an exclusive first look at the toymaker's upcoming Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Marvel, and Transformers lines. And no, the life-size Bumblebee in the lobby sadly won't be hitting shelves anytime soon. More »
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This weekend Hasbro will be rolling out a whole legion of brand new Star Wars toys this weekend at Toy Fair. Here's just a sampling of some of the new awesomeness, from General Grievous' double-sided lightsaber to Fett's helmet. More »
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Wondering how to charge your Sinestro Corps ring? Or looking for a new Power Girl bust, as designed by PG artist extraordinaire Amanda Conner? You'll get your chance to find what you're looking for at next week's Toyfair 2010. More »
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Plush food chain dolls that live inside a predators mouth, bikes that ride atop water bug watches and a tiny snow lab? Yes, these are our favorite "sciencey" toys from New York Toy Fair 2009. More »
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Who in their right mind would spray a fragrance called "Red Shirt" on their body? That's just asking for trouble from the wrong end of a phaser. Luckily, other Star Trek tie-ins are slightly cooler. More »
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Like a mask-eradicating serial killer, the
wave of Watchmen tie-in crap is already started to surge. At this year's New York Toy Fair, we got a faceful of Watchmen prototypes, from ski masks to coasters. More »
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Phillip Torrone of the awesome DIY magazine MAKE: covered Toy Fair in New York City with a massive onslaught of photographs. While we told you about some of the items we wanted, Phillip went through his 500+ photos and tagged everything scifi related for us with "io9." What a guy. You can check out all of his scifi photos in the gallery below, and be sure to check out his blog at MAKE:'s website. More »
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Toy Fair is going on right now in New York City, and besides Comic-Con, it's probably the geekiest time of the year, sending shuddering fangasms through everyone who's ever wanted a scale-model replica of the flux capacitor. This year finds a ton of science fiction toys on display, and we've already put several things on our must-have lists for when they hit stores. Check out our favorite goods in the gallery below, and find out why we want a Sleestak coin bank so badly. More »
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