Michael Crawford never lets a new WoS release go by without reviewing it and this is no exception! Today on his site MWC looks at the new Burns Manor and Doctor's Office playsets. Are these sets exxxcellent? Read his review to find out (they are located in the cartoon review section for the date 10/25/2002 if it's not on the front page).

WoS Series 10 is now showing up in retail stores after previously only being available overseas and on the web. A user at the AF Times Area Reports boards has spotted them in a Michigan area Target. His report confirms that Hank Scorpio is not included and we are still awaiting word from Playmates on what his status is. We should remind people that this series features the Be Sharp Homer offer which, unlike the Celebrity mail-away, does NOT require a receipt.

UPDATE: We have received word from them that they've not received any Hank Scorpio figures and that their cases were even-packed with the figure assortments listed on their site. According to their sources, Scorpio has been pushed back to Series 11. We will work to get confirmation on that.

Online retailer Entertainment Earth has the much-delayed Series 10 figures and the accompanying Assortment F playsets listed as in stock, though there is no note on how their sets will be affected by the shortpacked figures. This is a good sign that they could be showing in stores soon.

The Simpsons Beyond Forever!, the third book in the "Complete Guide To Our Favorite Family" series has been released. It has a detailed guide to every episode from Seasons 11 & 12 and also features production design and art. For those new to these Guides, you can order The Ultimate Simpsons In A Big Ol' Box set, which contains all three books.

This is Week 3 for the Creepy Classics promotion and some collectors are having better luck than others. Otto and Dr. Hibbert seem to be the newest figures to show up, but most people will be finding Marge and Werewolf Flanders this week as BKs catch up after the shipping delay. Be sure to keep up with all the news in our Creepy Classics forum.

Rocket USA's two die-cast figure sets are finally out. The two four-packs contain Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie and Bart, Krusty, Willy and Grampa, respectively. As we mentioned in a previous report, only 1,600 were produced of each set! One place you can buy these now is JGP Toys.

Collectors have received word from Amazon.com that there is another delay in the release of the Series 10 WoS figures until November 1st. There have still been no sightings in stores yet.