— August 22, 2006
I just added DC Direct’s April 2007 solicitations to the store. There are some great items coming your way including the Kotobukiya Superman and the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman statue. I am running a 20% off sale right now, so be sure to check these out. Can you afford to pass up these collectibles?
— August 13, 2006
Art Asylum will be doing DC MiniMates for DC Direct this fall. If you remember your MiniMate history, Art Asylum started a line of 2 inch MiniMates for Marvel years ago, doing most of the major characters in the Marvel U.
DC also had a MiniMate line that came with Lego-like building sets. I don’t believe these sold very well. Kids didn’t like them and collectors might not have been willing to buy the building block sets just to get the figures. Needless to say they weren’t around very long.
Well, now they are back, and will be sold through DC Direct in 2 packs similar to the Marvel MiniMates. Series 1 through 3 have been announced and will include:
Hopefully, this time around they will be as big of a hit with collectors as the Marvel versions were. Check out the link below for lots of pics from Wizard World Chicago.
DC Direct series of MiniMates at Wizard World Chicago
Update: Due to productions delays, all orders on the DC MiniMates waves 1 through 3 have been cancelled. These items will be resolicited at a later date.
— June 18, 2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman aired yesterday on A&E. I stumbled upon it as it was coming on, or I would have missed it myself. It is a 2 hour special chronicling Superman from his beginning in comics to becoming an American and later worldwide phenomenon. It focuses more on the history of Superman in the media from comic strips, radio shows, early movies and televsion shows, Saturday morning cartoons, a sitcom and the more recent television show and upcoming movie.
I really enjoyed watching it, and I think that anyone who is a fan of comic books should see this. Superman is the only DC superhero that I happen to like, and it was very interesting to see the origin of the comics and the history of Superman. It was also interesting to see the making of the movies in the 70’s and 80’s. The last 15 minutes or so features the new movie and a behind the scenes look at the next Superman. Here is the synopsis from A&E’s web site.
Here’s the story behind the phenomenon of Superman, the most merchandised and imitated superhero of them all. Through interviews with the key creative talents responsible for seven decades of thrilling Superman adventures, we’ll follow the Man of Steel’s path from Depression-era comic book hero to George Reeves’s TV portrayal in the 50s, Christopher Reeve’s movies in the 70s and 80s, and the TV shows Lois and Clark and Smallville. There’ll even be a sneak preview of the new film, Superman Returns, to be released this summer.
If you missed it, A&E will be airing it again the week that ‘Superman Returns’ will debut in theaters across America. Look for it on Thursday, June 29 @ 9pm/8C and Friday, June 30 @ 1am/12C. Visit the link above to view the trailer.
— June 4, 2006
Azog’s recently reported some Superman movie news that I had seen on a few sites this week. It seems that Warner Brothers announced this week that Superman Returns will open on June 28th, 2 days earlier than previously announced. No word on why they did this, but my guess is that they wanted to increase the box office numbers for their opening weekend. That is usually why movie studios release movies on Wednesdays.
In other Superman Returns news, the new trailer which debuted during X-Men 3, is available on the Superman Returns movie site.
— April 9, 2006
Mattel DC News from Boy Wonder is a forum post over at Action Figure Insider featuring a newsletter from the DC Product Manager at Mattel. The newsletter discusses products coming out this year as well as their plans for 2007. Here are some of the main points.
It looks like they are copying the Marvel Legends series step by step, with dioramas, build a figures and variants. This could be good, or it could be bad.
The production problems they are having could hurt them. I think there is a big collector interest in the DC Superheroes line which could die down if Mattel fails to deliver. They really dropped the ball in the past with the Batman comic line and Masters of the Universe, so all we can do is wait and see.
— April 4, 2006
Superman Returns Toys is a web site from Mattel designed to showcase their new line of Superman toys based on the upcoming summer movie, Superman Returns. While this movie is sure to be a hit, it remains to be seen if the toys will be very exciting. The Batman toys weren’t really a hit with collectors, but I don’t know how they fared with the children. With so many variations of Batman, you wonder.
The site doesn’t really feature action figures, but it does showcase the Punch ‘n Crush Gloves, Inflato-suit, Ultimate Powers Superman and remote controlled flying Superman. The action figures line is already hitting some stores and lame Superman variations abound. There is a superposeable Superman figure and a 13″ Superman figure, similar to the surprisingly cool Batman that was released. These two figures show some promise but are scheduled to show up later.
| Item | Bids | Price | Time Left | |
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1 Lot of Power Rangers & Megazord Action Figures Toys | 13 | $22.50 | 47m 58s |
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lot of 11 vintage 1977 STAR WARS ACTION FIGURES A+ | 6 | $13.50 | 2h 29m 59s |
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Star Wars ROTS LOT of 9 action figures MIB | 10 | $26.00 | 9m 53s |
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LOT of Vintage STAR WARS Action Figures 1980's | 8 | $15.50 | 1h 55m 50s |
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LOT 23 Marvel 90s action figures X-Men BATMAN Spiderman | 11 | $12.50 | 48m 14s |
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