The Rumor Buster

Spider-Man is in the Gallery!

Although he’s a little late for Christmas, Spider-Man has joined the Gallery. Although Spider-Man has already had a few figures from the most recent offerings in the line, this update brings in the Spider-Man movie line and Spider-Men from Waves 6 through 8, and it also means we can celebrate another milestone: we now have over 2000 pictures in the gallery!

Doctor Who Time Squad figures close up

Doctorwhotoys.net has some up-close shots of the upcoming Doctor Who Time Squad figures here. It’s the same 5-pack info as the Toys New International clip, along with a rundown of the 2-packs.

5 Figure Packs

* Pack 1: Cyberman, Black Dalek, Scarecrow, Vashta Nerada & Sontaran
* Pack 2: Bronze Dalek, Sycorax, Natural Ood, Pyrovile & Clockwork Man
* Pack 3: Supreme Dalek, Davros, Doctor, Slitheen & Weeping Angel

2 Figure Packs

* Pack 1: The Doctor & Vashta Nerada
* Pack 2: Scarecrow & Pyrovile
* Pack 3: Supreme Dalek & Clockwork Man
* Pack 4: Sontaran & The Doctor
* Pack 5: Slitheen & Weeping Angel
* Pack 6: Cyberman & Dalek

Now all those aliens are nice, but where are Donna, Martha, Rose, Mickey, Jennie, Captain Jack and the Torchwood Crew, Sarah Jane with a Mr. Smith computer, K-9… where are the good guys? Almost every major alien threat from the past four seasons is represented (minus the Master and Cassandra, among others) but none of the heroes. Don’t even get us started on the classic characters. Hopefully the next wave has some good guys in it.

Hellboy versus the Super Hero Squad

Bigbadtoystore.com has pictures of the upcoming BPRD Buddies line of Super Hero Squad-esque Hellboy figures. It’s a June 2009 pre-order, with $31.99 for the set of 8 figures. Hopefully the line continues so we can have a second wave with Liz Sherman and Roger

Marvel Universe Case Revisions at Entertainment Earth

Looking at the Marvel Universe preorders on Entertainment Earth, we see that there are a bunch of case revisions (meaning, the company is changing how many of what characters are in what boxes). Here’s what they’ve got:

Wave 1, Revision 1

1x Silver Surfer
1x Iron Man (Blue Armor)
2x Iron Man (Red and Yellow Armor)
1x Human Torch (Fantastic 4 Suit)
2x Classic Spider-Man
1x Daredevil
1x Black Panther
1x The Punisher
2x Wolverine (Black Suit)

Wave 2

1x Silver Surfer
1x Iron Man (Red and Yellow Armor)
1x Human Torch (Fantastic 4 Suit)
1x Classic Spider-Man
1x Wolverine (Black Suit)
1x Iron Fist
1x Hulk
1x Hulk (Grey Variant)
1x Green Goblin
1x Ronin
2x Captain America (Ultimate)

Wave 2, Revision 1

1x Human Torch (Flame On)
1x Silver Surfer
1x Iron Man (Red and Yellow Armor)
1x Iron Man (Blue Armor)
1x Black Panther
1x Classic Spider-Man
1x Iron Fist
2x Hulk
1x Green Goblin
1x Ronin
1x Captain America (Ultimate)

So in short, it looks like if you want a Gray Hulk, you’ve got a short window!

And more pictures of the upcoming IH figures

Toy News International has some more pictures of the upcoming 2009 Infinite Heroes figures. SWAT Team Gordon, Ray Palmer Atom, Wildcat (Black Costume), Wonder Woman, OMAC, Crisis-era Supergirl, Sinestro, Alex Luthor, new Superman and Batman figures (well, repaints), and a spiffy Thanagarian Soldier repaint.

Infinite Heroes figures

More upcoming Infinite Heroes can be seen at Action Figure Insider and Matty Collector’s Facebook page. Apparently the Deadshot and Scarecrow are Batman Gotham Knights (the direct to DVD) inspired, a Crisis-esque Supergirl is likely on her way. While the new sculpts/articulation aren’t showing up yet, it’s good to know that we are getting a wide assortment of styles, sculpts and unique versions of characters.

SHIELD Agent/Nick Fury

Well folks, after waiting, and waiting, my order from Scifigenre with Waves 10 and 11 shipped. Upon opening it I found not Nick Fury, but the blond (ish… he’s a little darker blond than I remember from the early pictures) SHIELD Agent. I’m not seeing any other reports of this, so no clue if this is a running change or simply a variant, but we’ll try to figure it out and get pictures up in the gallery this Friday. On the other hand though, I really would rather have had my Nick Fury.