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January, 2006
— January 25, 2006
I read on one of the forums tonight that at the Toys R Us stores in California, cases of Marvel Legends 12 have the purple X-23 version instead of black costume version and the Maestro figure comes with the Apocalypse arm cable that was missing from earlier shipments.
There has always been some dispute over which is the variant of the X-23 figure. Earlier shipments outside the US had the purple costume version, and shipments to the US had the black costume version. The press photo that Toy Biz released showed the black costume version, and Toy Biz did not officially announce that this was a variant. I recently ordered the purple version online, so I hope I do not find the purple one in the store. I should get it way before they show up around here though, hopefully by the end of the week.
— January 25, 2006
UK TOYFAIR: What’s Happening With Marvel Legends? at action-figure.com reports Marvel news from the UK Toy Fair that is going on right now. I was not aware the UK Toy Fair would be this week, but I think I remember that it is normally held around this time every year.
On to Marvel Legends news! The representatives from that site were allowed in but were not allowed to take pictures. Here are some of the things they saw, which you can read in full by visiting the link above.
- Apparently, once Hasbro has the line, they will be doing Marvel Mr Potato Heads similar to the Darth Tater from Star Wars.
- They showed Marvel Legends Icons 12″ figures, Ultimate Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Green Phoenix.
- They had 2 of the Marvel Legends Face Off Twin Packs on display. Kingpin vs. Daredevil has a Kingpin in a black suit and a Daredevil with his hood pulled back to show him wearing his glasses. The other set was Hulk vs Leader.
- They had Marvel Legends 13, and the build-a-figure is Onslaught.
- They had Marvel Legends 14, and the author couldn’t recall the name of the build-a-figure. There is also X-babies with this wave as an extra pack-in with each figure. These were described as a 1″ non articulated piece.
- They also had the new X-Men line as well as the Spider-man line.
- From the Spider-man line, they showed Hydro-Man, Shocker, Mad Jack and a stealth Venom.
My thoughts on this, the Daredevil 2 pack he describes is probably the variant version. I am not very excited about X-babies, but I am excited about the 12″ figures and the Onslaught build-a-figure. I can’t wait until Toy Fair where we can see actual pictures!
Update: I found a link to pictures of more Marvel Legends products, including the Monsters box set, the Young Avengers box set and the Marvel Masterworks line, courtesy of action-figure.com again.
— January 25, 2006
This news coming from action-figure.com, Astonishing X-men Beast Variant shows pictures of a Beast variant with a sculpt from the Astonishing X-Men comic. I actually prefer this version over the regular one. I hope it is easy to find.
Magneto Becomes The Ultimate is a review of the new Magneto figure also from this line. Both figures are from the second series of the X-Men line, which are not showing up in the US yet.
— January 25, 2006
I have been trying to track down the Kingpin mini-bust by Bowen. I haven’t collected mini-busts before. But, when I saw the Spider-Woman mini-bust by Bowen, I had to have it. And I got it for Christmas.
I said the same thing when I saw the Bowen Kingpin bust. I saw somewhere that it would be out in January 2006. I told my local comic book store owner I wanted one. But, here it is almost the end of January and no Kingpin.
I starting looking up every site I could find that sells these, and they all say that it is shipping this month. I saw one site that said it would ship February 22nd. This sounded about right to me being that January is almost over. I even asked my comic book guy today about it, and he told me he heard the middle of February as well.
Well, last night I went straight to the source and e-mailed the manufacturer. Here is the response I got.
In response to your questions; Unlike comics, our statues can arrive to comic shops any day of the week, not just Wednesday. Kingpin will actually start shipping on Monday 1/30.
There you have it. If you are like me and wondering where this bust is, it ships Monday according to Bowen.
— January 23, 2006
The time is almost upon us. Yes friends, the annual New York Toy Fair will be here in less than a month. You can find out all the details here at Superhero Sightings. Once the coverage starts, I will post as much superhero toy releated news as I can find. I myself will not be attending but will be patrolling all the major sites and forums as usual.
What to Expect
Toy companies use this time to make major announcements for the year ahead for their respective toy lines. So for the next couple of weeks, don’t expect much toy related news to be released. Most of the toy companies will be saving it for this event. Expect big news from all the major toy companies on the big lines for 2006, Superman Returns, X-Men 3, DC Superheroes, Fantastic Four, as well as the collectors favorite, Marvel Legends, and others.
This event is not open to the public, but only to members of the press. You can still get in though. If you know someone who has a publishing outlet, for example, a web site that may feature toys among other things, you can get a press pass to get in. But, to talk to any toy reps you usually have to set up an appointment. You also may have to have reservations to get into some areas. Some companies only will allow a certain number of people from any given source per day.
The Details
The Toy Fair is in New York at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from Sunday, February 12th through Wednesday the 15th. Here is the link to the site where you can find out more information about the 2006 New York Toy Fair.
— January 23, 2006
From AlterEgoComics.com,
Now Available to Pre-Order:
Now In Stock:
- DC Direct: Secret Files Series 2 Action Figures
- Marvel Select: Days of Future Past Wolverine Figure
- Marvel Legends Series 12: Sasquatch
- Marvel Legends Series 12: Maestro
- Marvel Legends Series 12: Bishop
- Marvel Legends Series 12: X-23
Arriving This Week:
- Marvel Milestones: Death of Phoenix Statue
- Marvel Universe Thor Bust
- Marvel Universe Bearded Thor Special Edition Bust
- Premiere Collection She-Hulk Statue
- X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga: Colossus Statue
Coming Soon:
- Dr. Doom 1/4 Scale Premium Format Figure
- DC Direct: Silver Age Batman & Robin Statue
- DC Direct: Superman Cover to Cover: Superman #1 Statue
- Women of the DC Universe: Wonder Woman Bust
— January 22, 2006
Superman Returns Movie Toys on Toy News Internation reports that ToyWiz.com is taking pre-orders from the upcoming Superman toys based on the new movie due out this summer. Here is a list of what they have up currently.
Superman Returns Movie Action Figure Clark To Superman
Superman Returns Movie Action Figure Flying Superman
Superman Returns Movie Action Figure Super Breath Superman
Superman Returns Movie Action Figure Super Strength Superman
Superman Returns Movie Dress Up Set
Superman Returns Movie Remote Control Figure Flying Superman
Superman Returns Movie 10″ Roto-Cast Figure Superman
Superman Returns Movie Fight n’ Fly Cape
Superman Returns Movie Punch n’ Crush Gloves
Superman Returns Movie Figure Sky Strike Superman
Superman Returns Movie Plush Action Figure Swingshot Superman
Superman Returns Movie Deluxe Action Figure Truck Lifting Superman
Mattel is doing these toys so the most recent thing to compare what these figures will be like is the Batman Begins line. This worries me a little bit. I did not like any of the 6″ scale Batman figures from the movie line. The sculpting was good but they had way too many Batman variations, and the articulation was poor. Also they were more like a 5″ line than 6″. I don’t own any of the smalle scale figures, but I do own the 13″ figure from Mattel. I happen to like that one a lot so I am looking forward to a 13″ scale Superman figure from Mattel.
I think if they made them more like the new DC Superhero line that is out, they could be a lot better. But they are about to do a Superman series in that line so that wouldn’t make much sense. If the figures do have better articulation, I think that would improve them a lot, but as you can see from the list above, they already have multiple Superman variations planned.
According to ToyWiz, these are planned to ship in March, but I bet we will see prototypes at Toy Fair next month, if not before then.
— January 16, 2006
The Outer Reaches Action Figures & Collectibles has several pre-orders listed for upcoming Marvel Legends, including the Wal-Mart exclusive series. This series is listed as possibly including:
Sentry
Captain Britain
Kitty Pride
Ant Man
Thor
Havoc
AOA Sabretooth
AOA Wolverine
Warbird
Sentry (Variant)
Ant Man (Variant)
This is a total of 9 figures in this wave in a case of 12, in addition to being exclusive. You can bet these will be hard to find! According to the site, they are due to arrive in April with Marvel Legends series 13 due in May. By the way, this retailer is located in Canada.
— January 16, 2006
DC Direct Products For September 2006 at TNI shows pictures and line ups for 2 lines from DC Direct that will be hot with collectors, Infinite Crisis series 1 and Justice League (by Alex Ross) series 4. Check out Power Girl for the biggest boobs ever on an action figure! At least the figures are comic accurate.
Infinite Crisis series 1:
Mongul
OMAC
Alex Luthor
Earth-Prime Superboy
Power Girl
Justice League series 4:
Shazam!
Black Adam
Hawkman
Zatanna
Solomon Grundy
— January 14, 2006
Lionsgate has announced the DVD special features for Ultimate Avengers, which will be released on Feb. 21. Go to the above link to see the box art. DVD Specs:
* “Avengers Assemble” Featurette.
* The Ultimate Voice Talent Search.
* What Avenger Are You? DVD-ROM game.
* A first look at Ultimate Avengers II.
* Avengers Trivia Track.
* Animated interactive menus.
* Trailer gallery.
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