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 September 15th, 2025!

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AIC NEWS: Week of September 5th, 2025

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 tre magnifique from 2025's Clash in Paris!

Who do YOU think deserves an action figure from this event? Let us know!

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Premium Toyetic Event: WWE Clash in Paris 2025

He's our friend. He's your friend. He's friend to all—this week we are once again joined by the incomparable Senior Director of Fan Product Design at Hasbro, Steve Evans to talk all about the Star Wars the Vintage Collection Republic Gunship HasLab campaign—AND—to answer some of YOUR burning questions about it.   

You have until 11:59p ET on September 8th to back the Gunship—what are YOU waiting for?
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Bringing the HasLab Gunship to Life with Hasbro's Steve Evans

The rules are simple (kind of). 4 nerds enter, they select 5 action figures/vehicles produced in the 1980s with the goal of building the "best" team—and then YOU decide the winner.   Join Dave and Erik, with special guests Ryan Ting and Jason Langston for this year's fantasy draft season special and then head over to our instagram to help determine which team reigns supreme!  

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2025 Fantasy Toy Draft: 1980's Edition Featuring Ryan Ting and Jason Langston

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 August 18th, 2025!

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AIC NEWS: Week of August 18, 2025

Live from our home state of New Jersey, we attended the first ever two-night Summerslam extravaganza and we're here to talk about our experience, and of course, who was the most "toyetic" from both evenings of the show.   

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!

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Premium Toyetic Event: WWE Summerslam 2025

We're back with another addition of Toys on Film, this time talking about something pretty Fantastic... that's right! Grab a handful of popcorn from Galactus' head and feed that insatiable hunger for a conversation about the 2025 film the Fantastic Four: First Steps along with all the toys and collectibles out to support the box office smash.

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Toys on FIlm: The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters, and this special extended report recapping the highlights you need to hear about from San Diego Comic Con 2025!

Hear about all of the wrestling, Marvel Legends, Star Wars, Transformers, McFarlane Toys, Jada, NECA, Bandai, and so much more!

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AIC NEWS: SDCC 2025 - A Special Highlight Report

We're back with another addition of Toys on Film, this time talking about the movie that EVERYONE is talking about... Superman! Look up with us as we discuss what we thought about the film and cover off on the toys that are already out there to support the release of this film. We believed a man (and a dog) could fly, but can you?

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Toys on Film: Superman (2025)

Friend of the pod Kyle Wlodyga (formerly of Super7) joins us to tell us all about his new metal-infused venture -- CARVE THE FIVE -- and to help us craft our own person action figure Mount Rushmores. Join us, will you?  

Find Kyle online at https://www.wlodyga.com/

Follow J-Shot @jshot_820 [https://instagram.com/jshot_820] and Matchu @matchutoy [https://instagram.com/matchutoy] on Instagram to stay up-to-date with B2S!

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Action Figure Mount Rushmore Featuring Kyle Wlodyga!

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!

Erik Weinbrecht

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