Imaginext Toy Story Expands with More Exclusives

 Once again our pal Matt sent in a ton of new photos of new exclusive and non-exclusive Imaginext.  Thank you Matt!  For starters, Toys R Us has a sub-line of space-themed exclusives like Woody with Spaceship.  Woody is in a futuristic outfit and includes one of the sentries from the beginning of Toy Story 2, plus a rocket for some reason.  I like it.

 On the non-exclusive front, we're seeing Army Men and Buzz Lightyear with Jetpack in non-movie colors.  The Army Men are particularly interesting in that we are now seeing toys of superlative quality designed to recall the cheapest of the cheap plastic toys.

 Buzz Lightyear now has his Star Command playset, another entry in Toys R Us' growing suite of exclusives.  It comes with a small starship modeled after the Buzz Lightyear packaging from the Toy Story films, plus numerous moving parts and some sort of elevator.  Buzz comes in unique colors here.

Rounding out this batch of exclusive photos is the delightfully demented Rex with Spaceship, which finally gives you the dinosaur-and-vehicle play you were denied in the 1980s when Galoob opted not to pick up the Dinosaucers option.  A small Zurg Sentry is included here as well.  Thanks again for the pictures, Matt, we really appreciate it here!

New Imaginext DC Comics Super Friends Exclusives Spotted

Our pal Matt strikes again with tons of new pictures! Part of the ever-growing Toys R Us exclusive Gotham City sub-line of DC Super Friends, this Batwing is showing up now.  There are several other vehicles, including an armored van for Two-Face, and some new mini vehicles.

This duo of Cyborg & ATV and Batman & Rover recycle existing vehicles with new deco, although I'm pretty sure this is the first Cyborg figure in the line.  The Rover has been used for Green Lantern as well as the space line before, and these are exclusive to Toys R Us.

While not exclusive, it appears Batman & Sub is showing up as well as Aquaman & Robo Shark at Target stores for about $7.29.   Costs are going up, but hey, that's the toy market!

Rounding out the new DC offerings is a Mr. Freeze Headquarters, significantly larger than the mini one we saw at Toys R Us a couple of years back.  This doesn't seem to be an exclusive, and it includes both Mr. Freeze as well as a snowy Batman.  Happy hunting!

Imaginext Kohl's Exclusive Sky Racers Gift Set On Sale

Our pal Richard alerted us to this new Imaginext Exclusive Sky Racers Set from Kohl's. Normally $37.99, the set is on sale for 30% off this week-- so it might be worth checking the store to see if there are any other sets on sale for normal price. Kohl's has a surprising amount of exclusive toys for Imaginext, which you probably guessed by reading this page, so it might be worth the trip if you don't normally go there. Especially if you like the aeroplanes.

Thanks, Richard!

Kohl's Imaginext Rescue Sets

ViceGripX also sent in a shot of a couple of Rescue Vehicles which I've seen locally as part of a largely generic city/rescue collection. A few smaller sets are out as well, but his photo shows off the Rescue Helicopter and Rescue Ambulance with the cool "R" logo on the side. These colorful vehicles are a little clunky as the try-me packaging goes, but they have some neat features and are only sold at the one place you probably never go to for toys.

New Kohl's Exclusive Superfriends Batman Set

Your pal and mine ViceGripX sent a couple of pictures to us today of new Imaginext items at Kohl's. The first: a new Super Friends gift set. The Batwing appears to be an inverse of the regular retail release, with blue and black swapping places. The Motorcycle for Two-Face and the Moon Rover for the Joker seem to be exclusive to this set, and are repainted versions of other Imaginext toys.

From the photo, it looks like this set is about $37.99 which, while expensive, is about in line with other Kohl's toys.

Kmart Gets New DC Comics Super Friends Gift Set

A Kmart store in Phoenix, AZ today had a new (to me) gift set featuring Batman, Green Lantern, and the Joker with a Batcopter, a small disc-firing Green Lantern vehicle, and the Joker's hammer motorcycle. The set is $24.99.

I was unable to get a picture, but you can see it on this eBay auction.

The Joker and cycle seem to be repackaged versions of the existing basic ($6) set. The Batcopter has a unique deco, with a blue window and a black body. Batman also seems to have an exclusive paint job. The Green Lantern figure looks the same as the others (there were none to compare to confirm this), but the car seems to be exclusive to this set-- so far, at least.

So 2 old pieces, 4 "new" pieces from the look of it-- good hunting!

Imaginext Kmart Dinosaur Pack

Charlie Parry wrote in with a picture of the new Kmart Exclusive Imaginext Dinosaurs Set, which should be in stores now. Each set is $24.99 and includes redecoes of the Pteranodon (in blue) and the Raptor (in green).

To date this is the only known exclusive Dinosaurs set (with the Dino-Riders style toys) but as always, we'll keep you posted as we find more!