— October 29, 2005
It’s official. Marvel reports:
World Fantasy Award-winning writer Stephen King, long acknowledged as the master of modern horror, and Marvel Comics join forces this spring to launch a ground-breaking new comic book series adapted from King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower.
For the rest of the story, and to view images from this series, go to http://www.marvel.com/king/!
— October 26, 2005
By picking up ToyFare #100, you can read the latest on DC Direct’s newest line based on the new Infinite Crisis series. Apparently, this line is being kept top secret, but ToyFare gives you some early shots of the figures plus a partial line up. Here is the line up so far as reported by ToyFare:
There are 5 figures in the series. According to ToyFare, the last 2 figures will be revealed in next month’s issue, but they make an appearance on the last page of Infinite Crisis #1. If you have read this issue, you can guess who it is but I won’t spoil it for you here. These figures are currently scheduled for an August 2006 release date. DC Direct says they are on schedule, but if you know anything about DC Direct, you know they have a habit of pushing back release dates when it comes to action figures.
— October 26, 2005
Marvel.com reports that the classified Son Of M solicit can now be released after what is revealed in the monumental House of M #7. Find out about Son of M here. Beware of spoilers if you have not read House of M #7. You have been warned so view at your own risk.
— October 26, 2005
Earlier this month, I posted a link to the new Marvel Legends poll on Marvel.com. After receiving nominations for classic covers and fight scenes, Marvel has selected 32 covers for fans to vote on. Round 1 has started now and will last until October 28th. There are 16 covers to vote on. You can vote here now. Round 2 will start on October 29th and last until November 2nd. Users will then have to choose from the four covers that get the most votes from each round. Then the two winners from those eight will go head to head and there will be an overall winner. Currently, you can vote once a day.
Marvel.com reports that the winning covers and scenes will be used in an all new top secret product line. Marvel/Toy Biz has not announced if this is the newly announced Masterworks line yet. You can read my post about this new series here. They also report that the voting on the best fight scene will begin soon.
Here is what I voted on in Round 1:
Be sure to vote and check back here for more news.
— October 26, 2005
For the first time ever, a video game will be a part of comic continuity. The next storyline of Ultimate Spider-Man, entitled “Silver Sable” will take place directly after the events of the video game and Spider-Man will have to deal with the fallout of events featured in Ultimate Spider-Man the video game. Go to Marvel.com for more on the Ultimate Spider-man Crossover.
— October 26, 2005
This is the first full size statue of one of the X-Men’s most powerful members, Rogue! This full-sized 12″ statue of the young heroine comes with a detailed road base, and depicts her in battle stance, ready to fight. This statue is limited to 2,000 pieces worldwide, and features a hand-numbered base with matching hand-numbered box and a Certificate of Authenticity. Go to Diamond Select to get it.
— October 25, 2005
I’ve been waiting to post about these for some time. It looks like more information is starting to trickle out about them so I guess now is as good a time as any. DC Superheroes is DC’s counterpart to Marvel Legends, mass market counterpart that is. Many collectors know that DC Direct’s 6″ comic based line is comparable but they aren’t available at mass market and this usually means the price point can be twice as much. This is similar to Mattel’s comic based Batman line a few years back, and also will feature sculpting by the legendary Four Horsemen. However, they will also come with a comic, feature characters from Batman and Superman and are supposed to be superarticulated. You can view some early pictures from DC Superheroes on TNI.
There was more pictures in the most recent ToyFare magazine of these figures. From those pictures, it does not look like they have articulation comparable to Marvel Legends. The articulation looks more like the Zipline Batman from the first series of Mattel’s Batman figures. However, looking at the pictures from the link above, it looks like some of them will be pretty poseable. We will have to wait and see as these are scheduled to be released in January 2006. I will say that I like the packaging and the sculpting. I am generally not a fan of DC but I am a Superman fan and have a few DC figures. I will definitely check these out.
Here is the line up:
Wave 1:
Wave 2:
— October 20, 2005
Check out these Marvel previews on Newsarama.com:
Currently, these books are scheduled to be released on November 9th.
— October 19, 2005
ToyFare #100 hit news stands last Wednesday but mine came in the mail just yesterday. I waited until to today to report this news so here goes. There were 2 major Marvel Legends announcements in this issue. First, series 12 will have 4 variant figures. This is a first for the line. Here is a list:
Each of these figures will contain a piece to build an 18 inch Apocalypse figure. This is also a first as the previous build a figures were listed as being 16 inches tall. Accorsing to ToyFare, these will be released in January. That means series 11 should be released soon.
Also announced, was a new toy line to bear the Marvel Legends name, Masterworks. These are being described as, “3D dioramas inspired by classic Marvel comic book covers.” They are unposeable and ranging from 6 to 9 and a half inches in size. Each will come with the comic that the diorama depicts. I’m not sure how these will do but Toy Biz recently announced a fan poll that many believe is in connection with this line. No announcement has been made on what purpose the poll will serve in the line.
— October 18, 2005
Batman Begins was released on DVD today. First, a couple of things you should know. There are 2 versions of the DVD, a single disc version and a 2 disc version. The single disc version contains no extras but is on sale for the low price of $14.99 at Best Buy and Circuit City. At Circuit City, they are giving away a free Batman Begins lithograph with purchase of the DVD. I got the 2 disc version which comes with a comic book and a second disc loaded with extras. I got it at Circuit City where it was on sale for $22.99. I was able to get the lithograph with it, and I think it makes a neat collectible for fans. It is certainly a good way to get shoppers to buy from you. I was told that the 2 disc version was on sale at Target for $19.99. I have not checked any others stores yet, so I can’t tell you the pricing anywhere else. I imagine it will be on sale for the rest of the week, so get them while they last. I would also guess that the Circuit City lithographs will go fast as well.
| Item | Bids | Price | Time Left | |
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MEGA-SALE! DC Direct 6.5" Lot of Miscellaneous Figures | 10 | $11.49 | 3h 54m 30s |
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Batman The Dark Knight The Joker 6" Figure Heath Ledger | 12 | $31.00 | 9m 36s |
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12 Inch 1/6 Scale GI JOE Dragon Hot Toys BBI TS Figure | 14 | $73.65 | 1h 44m 6s |
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Star Wars The Power of the Force Lot of 12 Figures | 3 | $11.99 | 3h 50m 29s |
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Did Halder WWII German Boots for 12" figures 1/6 Scale | 3 | $11.01 | 6h 44m 5s |
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