Retailer News: Alter Ego Comics
— October 17, 2005
News from Alter Ego Comics:
Pre-Order: Marvel Legends series 12
Pre-Order: Marvel Legends series 13
Note that series 12 is currently scheduled to ship in December.
Archive for October, 2005
New X-Men Animated Series in 2007
— October 17, 2005
Although not officially announced apparently, Marvel is developing a new X-Men animated series for mid-2007. Production has already begun on 26 episodes for the series which is said will center around Wolverine. Read the whole article on Newsarama.com.
I think this could be very interesting if handled right. If they are making it for a younger audience, which is likely, it will be hard for them to give it the right treatment, meaning they will have to scale back on the violence. This in turn will make it hard to tell a good Wolverine story, so we will have to watch and see what happens.
DC Direct Announces Superman/Batman Series 2
— October 17, 2005
You can find pictures and info on this on SuperHeroTimes.com. These are based on the artwork of Michael Turner. Figures in the series are Superman, Supergirl, Batman, Darkseid and Corrupted Supergirl. These are scheduled to be released next summer, on June 21, 2006.
My opinion on these based on the pictures is that Michael Tuner’s artwork, although incredible on paper, does not translate well to 3D. I thought the same of the designs of the Identity Crisis figures which are also based on his artwork. I am always interested in Superman though. I will have to see them before I make up my mind.
Newsarama: Inifinite Crisis
— October 15, 2005
This is for anyone reading or interested in checking out the current DC book Infinite Crisis. Newsarama has posted a couple of articles in relation to the points revealed in the new series.
First, Crisis Recovery: An Annotated Guide to #1 is a page by page review/discussion of the first issue of Infinite Crisis. If current DC continuity is alien to you because you haven’t read all the mini-series following Identity Crisis, then this article is for you as it attempts to explain most of what is going on. But be warned, you should read the book first or it will be spoiled.
Second, Who Was That Caped Man? is a great article that details the history of DC’s characters and origins and the resulting continuity problems and complications. I think this article is for anyone that reads DC comics, as it explains in detail the events that led up to Crisis on Infinite Earths in the mid-Eighties and the events leading up to the current continuity. This article also contains spoilers if you have not read Infinite Crisis #1.
Holiday Preview: Marvel Legends
— October 13, 2005
For those that don’t know, there was a Holiday Preview event in New York, which involves toymakers showcasing this year’s hot X-mas toys. You can find coverage, including pictures, of Toy Biz’s Marvel Legends series 10 and 11 display this year at Action-Figure.com.
ToyFare Exclusive Batman Begins Batman
— October 13, 2005
Go to Wizard to pre-order the ToyFare Exclusive Mattel Batman Begins: ‘Collector Edition’ Batman Action Figure on sale for $19.99. Here are some facts about this figure.
- Poseable cape for all out crime fighting action
- 13 multiple points of articulation
- Window Display Box
- Due to ship by Late November, 2005
Special Admantium Edition Wolverine from Hyperchild
— October 12, 2005
Being made available alongside the regular edition MARVEL SAGA WOLVERINE will be this super limited ADAMANTIUM EDITION WOLVERINE - only 100 of them are being made as a special collectors piece at select retailers in Asia and will be available later this month. Click the link below for pics and more info.
Special Admantium Edition Wolverine from Hyperchild
Retailer News: Fireside Collectibles
— October 12, 2005
New items to the Site:
Marvel:
Bowen Designs Marvel Modern Spider-Man Statue
Bowen Designs Marvel Spider-Man Scarlet Spider Statue
New items in stock or restocked:
Marvel:
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS Marvel Milestones Wolverine On Skulls Statue
Bowen Designs Marvel Classic Black Panther Statue
Bowen Designs Marvel Venom Statue
Bowen Designs Marvel War Machine mini-bust
Sideshow Marvel Thing Maquette Fantastic 4
Bowen Designs Marvel Deadpool Statue
Marvel 1/4 Scale Green Goblin Sideshow
Go to the Fireside Collectibles site for all the goodness.
The Batman Riddler review by Michael Crawford
— October 12, 2005
From Michael Crawford:
“I haven’t found the new The Batman wave in brick and mortar stores yet, but some online stores have started shipping them, and I snagged Riddler before the first shipments disappeared. He’s not bad, but he’s not the best of the line so far by any means. A wobbly neck joint and disappointing articulation hurt him, but that probably won’t be a big surprise to anyone.”
Check out the review here.
Campbell’s Soup Exclusive Camo “The Batman” Figure
— October 12, 2005
You can now order this FREE exlusive “The Batman” figure from Campbell’s Soup now by heading over to their website and filling out the order form. Better start eating up that soup though, cause you will need to also include 10 lables from cans of Campbell’s soup or SpeghettiOs. Click here for all the details. Check out a pic of the prototype for that was shown at this past summer’s SDCC over at TNI.
