— February 24, 2007
Well, I’m surprised no one’s really talking about this yet, but have you seen Harry Osborn’s new costume in Spider-man 3? It basically makes him look like a huge tool. For those that don’t know, in Spider-man, Harry Osborn is the son of Norman Osborn and is played by James Franco in Spider-man 1, 2 and 3.
In Spider-man 3, Harry takes on the “Goblin” persona to get revenge on Spider-man for killing his father. I don’t think we know what his official villian name will be yet, but the rumor is, it is the “Hobgoblin.” On the official Spider-man 3 web site, he is listed as “New Goblin.”
The movie may give reason as to why the new Goblin costume is the way it is, but as soon as I saw the pictures, I thought it was embarassing. See for yourself in the picture above, which was taken from a desktop background downloaded from the Spider-man movie site. It basically looks like he is planning on playing a serious game of paintball, going snowboarding or participating in some other extreme sport.
I guess this is just another one of Sony’s lame changes to the Spider-man comics continuity. In this movie, we already have to endure the fact they are claiming that the Sandman is responsible for the death of Peter’s Uncle Ben, which is different from the comics. Also in the comics, Harry became the second Green Goblin but not the Hobgoblin.
Hopefully, the fact that Venom is in the movie will overshadow this embarrasment and redeem the movie itself in the eyes of the fans. I do expect the movie will be awesome and possibly the best one out of the three. But I’m afraid that this part of the movie may be laughable and remembered by fans the same way that Batman’s nipples are to this day.
— February 24, 2007
This just in! Product shipping next week, Wednesday February 28th, includes:
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
- Strider mini bust
- Ringwraith mini bust
Marvel
— February 15, 2007
The Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi mini bust from Gentle Giant has been delayed again. Gentle Giant recently announced on their blog that the release date was being pushed back from May to June. Now, we have received notice that it will be pushed back from June 27th to July 25th.
— February 11, 2007
Although there have been several major announcements already, today is the first official day of the New York Toy Fair 2007. Instead of recap all of the coverage going on right now, I am simply going to provide a list of links already containing extensive coverage including tons of info and pics. Enjoy.
— February 10, 2007
Bowen Designs has a shipping update for this month. They have annouced that the following busts and statues will be shipping in February.
I will post more updates when confirmed shipping and arrival dates are available. If you haven’t ordered these yet, don’t wait much longer because they will be gone!
— February 9, 2007
Just got this news today. The Han Solo on Tauntaun statue and Jango Fett mini bust release dates are being pushed back. Han Solo will now be released on April 25, 2007, and Jango Fett will now be released on May 30, 2007.
In fact, almost all of Gentle Giant future releases are being pushed back lately, especially Star Wars. In addition to the 2 just mentioned, the Jedi Luke Skywalker, Zuckuss, and Obi-Wan Kenobi mini busts have all been pushed back a month each. They are known for pushing back release dates, but lately have seemed to have a problem releasing product on the announced dates. What can you say? You want them to be perfect don’t you?
In related news, the G.I. Joe Snake Eyes mini bust has also been pushed back to February 28, 2007.
— February 3, 2007
Hero Hunt Collectibles will be exhibiting at the toy, hobby and sports collectibles show February 17th and 18th in Knoxville, Tennessee. We will have all of our in stock items on sale there, plus we will be taking pre-orders at the show.
If you will be in the area then or you are local, be sure to stop by and check us out! Visit http://www.insidepitch.com/ for a discount on admission or more information.
— February 3, 2007
All pre-orders have been added to the store for February. The following items are now available.
Gentle Giant
- Jabba the Hutt Statue
- Jabba’s Palace Band Statue
- Clone Wars Yoda on Kybuck Maquette
- Dengar Mini Bust
- Lord of the Rings Saruman Bust
- Lord of the Rings Elrond Bust
- Animated Clone Troopers Bust-ups Box Set
Bowen Designs
- Classic Spider-man Mini Bust
- Spider-man Black Symbiote Mini Bust
DC Direct
- Sandman Absolute Statue
- Justice League Series 6 set of 4
- Nightwing 13 inch Deluxe Collector Figure
- Donna Troy Bust
Diamond Select
- Spider-man 3 Venom Bust
- Spider-man 3 Sandman Bust
- Marvel Origins Punisher Statue
- Marvel Universe Civil War Iron Man Bust
- Marvel Icons Magneto Bust
- New Avengers Captain America Statue
- Ultimate Iron Man Statue
- Transformers Grimlock Bust
Place your pre-orders today.
Well, I’m surprised no one’s really talking about this yet, but have you seen Harry Osborn’s new costume in Spider-man 3? It basically makes him look like a huge tool. For those that don’t know, in Spider-man, Harry Osborn is the son of Norman Osborn and is played by James Franco in Spider-man 1, 2 and 3.
