In a  recent article on wired.com ,Kevin Feige – the man behind just about every Marvel movie of recent was quoted as saying that Marvel has movies planned out until 2021.  So like it or not, super hero movies are here to stay.

With each movie there is of course a toy and with super heroes this seems to compound the amount of toys released.  Lets take a look at a few of them.  First, a few new Iron Man toys (and then a throw back to the heroes in a half shell- the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).

Iron Man is a classic character with charm and kid cool-ness.  He looks like a shiny robot and shoots lasers and flies, sounds like fun to me and I am supposedly an adult.

First up is the Avengers Assemble Iron Man Action Cycle.  This toy is air powered and uses no batteries, big plus for the green parents among us.  The premise of this toy is there is an air bladder which when stomped on or punched pushed Iron Man on a motor cycle across the room.  This toy works best on a hard flat surface, carpet will slow it down.  Since this toy is a ‘smash’ toy kids should be careful not to stomp someone’s fingers or toes while playing.  This toy is available for $19.99 and is available now.

From Hasbro comes the Iron Man Assemblers Interchangeable Battle Vehicle.  This toy includes Iron Man, a race car which Iron Man fits inside.  The interesting bit about this toy is the car can be used as an added armor to Iron Man, making him even further invincible!  Each weapon is attached by removing an arm and attaching one which is holding a weapon.  The vehicle also has the ability to launch Iron Man with a  spring loading mechanism which is triggered with a push of the spoiler on the car.
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