Sandman's Top 5 Toy Fair surprises

5. Shocker Toys is still in business. WTF? Have these guys ever put any figures out? Will Indy Spotlight ever make it to retailers? How do these guys survive without putting out any product?

4. Stuntman Mike/Machete. As the biggest Grindhouse fanboy in the tri-state area, seeing these protos and knowing that they will be released in 7" scale made me excited. Conan looks ok too. I would have preferred his basic, non-camo look, but I'm sure they'll get to it.

3. GI Joe. WOOT!!!! More 25th goodness on the way!!! Most of it is repaints and slight kitbashes of earlier figures, but I'm ok with that. And the vehicles ROCK!!!!

2. Indiana Jones. We finally get a look at the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wave. Seeing the hand painted protos wasnt too encouraging, but the figures they displayed at the show looked SO much better. I can't wait for this line.

1. Mezco. OK, there were 2 things from Mezco that made me happy. First, Hellboy 2 Wave 2 announcement. Angel of Death specifically. YES!!!!!!! AWESOME. Second, Cinema of Fear Wave 3. I hope their Thomas Hewitt Leatherface can compete with the McF version. I would have liked to have seen pictures of these figures, but oh well. So far ToyFair has been pretty cool.