Adventures in Collecting Toy Collecting Podcast
From Funko and WWE to Star Wars, Bandai, Marvel, LEGO, and more, grab the cart and hit the aisles with Dave and Erik as they talk toy news, collecting, culture, and more!
Episodes
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors cover what you need to know headed into the week of Feb 23, 2026!
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Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari
We’re LIVE from New York Toy Fair 2026! We continue our annual tradition of sitting down with friend of the pod and industry icon, Todd McFarlane! 30 years of experience under an ever-changing industry is on full display in this 30+ min conversation!
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors cover what you need to know headed into the week of Feb 9, 2026!
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Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari
The 2026 Royal Rumble is in the books, and we're taking an extended look at who we thought was the most toyetic from one of the WWE's big 4 events. This isn't about the best matches, but who we think is most deserving of the action figure treatment from Mattel!
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors cover what you need to know headed into the week of Jan 26, 2026!
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Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING BROTHER! It's time to put 2025 in the rear view mirror, jack! But before we run down that aisle and step through those ropes for some high-flying, rolex-wearing, ground-pounding 2026 coverage, we're gonna turn that clock back with the main event man himself, Steve Ozer from Mattel, to count down our favorite WWE action figure releases!
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors cover what you need to know headed into the week of Jan 12, 2026!
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Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari
It's time to run it back and count it down — we're rejoined by friend of the pod and pillar of the community, the link wizard himself, Preternia to talk about what we all thought were the best toys of 2025. Did your pick make the cut? Listen and find out!
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors concludes the 5th Annual Archie tournament and crowns the best toy line of the year!
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Cobra Claws has come to town! We're kicking off the big holiday week with a present under your tree from our friends BMac, Lenny, and Tony from the Hasbro GI Joe Team. Tune to hear all about the Arctic H.I.S.S, answers to YOUR burning questions... and maybe... a reveal?!?!
Follow BMac @bmacatron84, Lenny @weatherdominator, and Tony @thegreattonino on Instagram.
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SURPRISE! The latest addition to the plunderverse are here! Friend of the pod and returning guest, founder of Plunderlings himself, Ricky is back to show off his new feathered friends. Get the full download!
Get them IN-STOCK now!
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors kick off the 5th Annual Archie tournament to crown the best toy line of the year!
Donate to the Operation Toy Train Toys for Tots toy drive before 12/13 at Chubzzy Wubzzy! https://chubzzywubzzy.com
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Let's all go to the movies! We're back with another addition of Toys on Film, this time talking about 1992's Batman Returns, Tim Burton's lauded sequel to his 1989 classic. Join us as we talk about the movie, it's production, and of course — the toys! From Kenner's early 90s releases all the way through 2025's McFarlane Toys releases.
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As we always do on Premium Toyetic Event, we're breaking down the athletes from the top pro wrestling PPVs and PLEs who are most deserving of the action figure treatment. It's like fashion week, but wrestling gear!
This week, we're discussing who was toyetic from 2025's Full Gear along with our in-person coverage from the post-show media scrum!
Who do YOU think deserves an action figure from this event? Let us know!
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ATTENTION USERS! The Hasbro HasLab Tron project needs YOUR help! We're joined by Hasbro Programs Steve Evans and Chris Reiff to talk all about the 1982-inspired ENCOM project — Tron: Heroes of the Grid — and everything that went into the Hasbro 375 centerpiece for Tron collectors.
You have until 11:59p ET on November 24th to back the Tron: Heroes of the Grid—what are YOU waiting for? https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/G35465...
Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors highlight what you need to know for the week of November 10th, 2025!
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Intro and other voices by Joe Azzari
Michael Gulen is a 25-year toy industry veteran who has worked as Design Lead at McFarlane Toys and Super7 — helping bring countless collectibles to shelves all over the world. Now he's launching his own company—Scrambled Eggs Creative—with a Any Means Necessary Kickstarter collab that translates artist Shawn Coss' drawings to toys for the first time. Hear about the project, his history, and more in this episode!
It's our annual Halloween special and we're headed to Hurricane, Utah for a stay at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Jazwares' own—and friend of the pod—Aaron Margolin! Hear all about the growing Five Nights at Freddy's toyline, plush, and maybe even grab a super exclusive reveal from the brand manager himself. Scare yourself up a good time and kick off Halloween week with well over an hour talking about the FNAF fandom!
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Surprise! We have one more #NYCC interview to share with you. Join Erik as he sits down with voice actors Kyle McCarley and Caleb Yen courtesy of our friends Bandai Namco Toys and Collectibles America! Kyle and Caleb have extensive VO careers, but overlap in the world of Gundam and Demon Slayer — hear more about their projects and their collections in this exclusive interview!
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We conclude our coverage of NYCC 2025 with a chat with comic book and toy legend—and more importantly—friend of the pod Todd McFarlane! After back to back panels, we recap the big news from the mega fall convention including his Image Comics founder's series of Elite Edition figures as well as an update on what's left for the DC Multiverse.
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