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September, 2005
— September 29, 2005
More good news for Marvel fans, Corgi sent out a press release yesterday detailing their new Marvel figures. This is interesting because the figures will be die cast metal in a 6 inch scale. They report that the initial Marvel line will be introduced at the American International Toy Fair in February, 2006, and will include Spider-Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor as well as other heroes and villains. They also report that they will be produced in very limited quantities, and priced to encourage consumers to collect the complete line. The first figure produced in the series will be exceedingly limited and sure to enhance collectibility. Each character will be produced in 3D along with alter ego figures and adversarial characters so collectors can build a comprehensive collection.
I think this is good news. This could be a great alternative to the Marvel Legends style figures. One thing I don’t understand is their statement on pricing. That could mean anything. The other thing that is interesting is that “exceedingly limited” line. I guess hard to find variants are the trend right now in the collectibles market. I’m not happy about that but the line is not even out yet so we will wait and see how well they do.
— September 29, 2005
The second series of the Alex Ross Justice League figures hit this week. I don’t have mine yet but Michael Crawford has his and he also has his review up. I have been reading his column for years and I am a big fan. Check it out to get the scoop on this cool and sure to be popular figure!
— September 28, 2005
Marvel is announcing that Punisher 2 will be in theaters late next year, and that they will have 10-15 character franchises going on at the same time. This comes from Peter Cuneo, vice president of Marvel Entertainment. Marvel recently announced a deal to produce its own films, with Paramount distributing, and that this will give them more control over release dates. Another upcoming Marvel project is the Fantastic Four animated series. Cuneo said that the Fantastic Four animated series, produced by France’s Antefilms, will serve as a bridge between the first FF movie and the second. Read the full story at Comics Continuum.
— September 28, 2005
Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new arrivals and pre-orders.
MARVEL LEGENDS 10: We have a limited number of full sets of 7 with Mystique available again at $79.99, partial sets of 6 that will still get you the full Sentinel figure are also available for $65.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/tb_menu.asp
Check it out. My guess is they are going fast.
— September 28, 2005
Great news… Marvel now has a weekly e-newsletter called the Pulse. The first issue was released today. I believe it was sent to members of the Marvel.com web site. Otherwise, I’m not sure how they got my e-mail address. Here is a description from the newsletter on what to expect from Marvel:
The wait is over True Believers! The Marvel Pulse Weekly Newsletter begins . . . Now. Each week we’ll be sending you the latest news from the hallowed House of Ideas. You’ll be among the first to receive information from Marvel Studios, Marvel Games, Toybiz and your favorite Marvel comics. Take a look below for a taste of what you’ll be seeing each week.
There you have it. You can view it online here.
— September 28, 2005
Due to hit comic and specialty shops Wednesday, the series consists of Aquaman, Batman, Black Manta, Black Canary and Parasite. The 1st series was a hit with collectors, and the second series won’t last long so get them while you can. The figure designs are based on the artwork of painter Alex Ross. Click here to find out more.
I have the Superman from the first series, and it is one of my favorites. I will be looking for the Batman to compliment him.
— September 28, 2005
According to a story published on Newsarama.com, on a press junket for her upcoming film Elizabethtown, actress Kirsten Dunst apparently confirmed what has been rumored for months, that is, the villains in the upcoming Spider-Man 3 will be Venom and the Sandman, played by Topher Grace and Thomas Hayden Church, respectively. To date, there has been no official word from either Sony or Marvel in regards to the villains in the film, though, as stated, rumor and speculation had been focused on the two villains since their respective casting announcements.
Sounds credible to me!
— September 18, 2005
It’s not offical yet, but a list of the line up for Spider-man Classics series 17 is going around the net. Here it is:
Spider Hulk Spider-Man
Spider Spinner Spider-Man
Web Splasher Spider-Man
Hydro-Man
Hobgoblin
What is noteworthy is the Spider Hulk, Hydro-man and Hob Goblin. Spider Hulk and Hydro-man will both be new but Hob Goblin has already been done. The list isn’t official and even the Toy Biz announcements are subject to change. That makes me think they will not release another Hobgoblin figure but who knows? I hope we see pictures soon. I think the Spider Hulk and Hydro-man have a lot of potential.
— September 18, 2005
Wizard has a pre-order of new Spider-man figures now available on their site. Here is the link:
Spider-Man Classic Action Figure Series 16 Assortment (Advance Order)
The series contains Spider-strength Spider-Man, Shark Trap Spider-Man, Spider Tracer Spider-Man, Venom, and Manwolf. The picture shown on the site is the same picture that appeared in this month’s issue of Previews but it is bigger so you can see the figures better. It does not show the picture of Manwolf that appeared in Previews however.
— September 18, 2005
Wizard has several pre-orders of new Fantastic Four figures now available on their site. The cool thing is they have pictures. These are the same pictures that appeared in this month’s issue of Previews but they are bigger so you can see the figures better. Here are the links:
Fantastic Four Classic Action Figure Series 1 Assortment (Advance Order)
Fantastic Four Movie Action Figure Series 5 Assortment (Advance Order)
Fantastic Four Movie Action Figure Series 6 Assortment (Advance Order)
Note: The movie series 5 contains a figure of a Doombot and series 6 contains an Annihilus neither of which were in the movie. That seems strange to me.
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