Television Round-up 9/2/10
There’s been a lot of random oddball television news so maybe it’s time for a run-down…
First off, on the Brave and the Bold/Scooby Doo team-up, a throwback to the original, uch loved and fondly remembered Scooby Doo story of days gone by, will be titled “Bat-Mite Presents: Batman’s Strangest Cases” according to Comics Continuum.
CC also reports that Brave and the Bold returns with the Starro two parter on September 17. Those with iTunes or having seen the episode using thier cable or satellite provider’s on-demand services should not spoil the ending because that was the best part of any Batman Brave and the Bold episode so far.
The first season of Human Target, based on the DC Comics series will be out on September 21.
And finally, talk of the Sandman series on HBO becomes just a bit closer according to MTV’s Splash Page
Super Hero Squad Wave 20 Pictures
Hasbro has forwarded official pictures of Super Hero Squad Wave 20 (Deadpool and Taskmaster, Spider-Man and Ronan, and Wolverine and Juggernaut), along with Mystique and the Team X Wolverine from Marvel Universe Wave 10, and so they are currently up in the Hasbro gallery. Never before have we seen so many guns, swords and otherwise fine weapons of destruction in such a small sample of toys! It’s like the Blade/Punisher 2-pack all over again!
Marvel Universe Osborn Variant is Wild
You might have seen some of the discussion online about a certain toy retailer’s decision to charge $200 for a variant Marvel Universe Iron Patriot with Norman Osborn head, but as news of the price started circulating, so too did reports of sightings (as you’ll see in the above thread).
It is apparently being shipped in cases out now, and while some sites are attempting to justify their sponsor’s decision to charge 20 times what the non-variant goes for, and about 25 times the retail price, by saying that nobody knows how rare this figure is or will be, it seems unlikely that with so many sightings in such a short period, and with the justifiable backlash against the jacked up $200 rate, that the figure will really command that much on the secondary market.
Now head on over to the board’s thread to weigh in on the controversy.
Infinite Heroes Hawkgirl, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn Prototypes
Prototypes of the long awaited Infinite Heroes Harley Quinn, along with new reveals Hawkgirl and Poison Ivy, have appeared on eBay. These three would go a long way to rounding out Batman’s Rogues Gallery and the Justice Society and animated Justice League rosters, but remember they’re only prototypes so who knows when, or if, they will ever see official release. Thanks go out to Toy Ark for the news.
Toy Story Action Links Playsets Are Out
Toxin posted some great news about Mattel’s Toy Story 3 line, including lots of pictures of the Toy Story 3 Action Links playsets. Lotso, Buzz, Woody, Jesse, Bad Mood Chunk, amongst many, many others make appearances, and apparently the Deluxe Stunt Set is a Target exclusive. Head over there and check out the photos.
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More Super Hero Squad Variant Covers
Last year Marvel put out a variety of variant covers for their mainstream books featuring Super Hero Squad Show recreations of classic cover moments and it looks like this year they’re doing it again with:
So while the choice of books may be… uhm… interesting (Namor versus underwater vampires? Daredevil, which is in the middle of a major crossover where he and his ninja cohorts murder, abduct and engage the dark arts in soul-bending resurrections), presumably the covers, like last years’, also double as the title cards for the Super Hero Squad Show episodes. The covers shown all seem to coincide with what we already know about the upcoming season, including Namor’s Invaders cover featuring Bucky, Torch and Toro; Iron Man’s cover with Nebula and Annihilus; Daredevil’s Daredevil-less cover where Scarlet Witch faces down Thanos; and the Avengers cover featuring Hercules.
Super Hero Squad Collector’s Pack 4 Released
Bigredmachine17 reports that the Super Hero Squad Collector’s Pack 4, featuring Loki, Thor, Enchantress, Iron Man, Hulk and the “savage Frost Giant” is out in the wild. There’s already at least one on eBay, at an enormous ransom, but now is as good a time as any to start checking your Toys R Us stores!
