Lanard Introduces Alien Collection at Walmart

Following years of being available almost exclusively in collector-focused lines, 20th Century Fox‘s Alien franchise is back in Walmart toy departments with a kid-centric collection for ages 7 and up.

Lanard Toys released the Alien Collection — a full range of action figures, creatures, and vehicles inspired by the science fiction franchise that kicked off with Ridley Scott’s Alien in 1979. The collection includes multiple Xenomorph Swarm Planetary Attack Battle Sets pairing Colonial Marines, alien Xenomorphs, and accessories, such as Facehuggers, alien pods, and laser cannons.

A pair of Xenomorph Attack Space Colony Defense Alien Battle Sets include vehicles such as the Advanced-APC and the fan-favorite Power Loader, which Sigourney Weaver piloted as Ripley in James Cameron’s Aliens (1986). An Alien Queen Giant Poseable Action Creature completes the assortment. The 12-inch alien features 20 points-of-articulation.

The Lanard Alien Collection is shipping now and will be available exclusively at Walmart stores and on and walmart.com.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.