Archive for October, 2009:
Spider-Man’s 3 3/4 Figures Carded and Hi-Res
Marvelousnews has press shots of the upcoming 3 3/4 Spider-Man figures. The good news? A 3.75 inch Venom and some sort-of-cool web effects to give your Spider-Men. The bad (for some)? 6 of the 8 figures are Spider-Man, ball hips, and they come with all manner of action features. Head over to the board to discuss.
Beware of Doom!
Clanure’s got some great pictures up of the newest Doctor Doom sculpt, including a comparison of the two Super Hero Squad Doctor Doom figures. As always, head over to the message board to discuss.
Galactic Heroes Shadow Squadron Y-Wing and Assault on Ryloth Pictures
We didn’t have to wait too long for pictures of the Y-Wing (officially called the Shadow Squadron Y-Wing, complete with Matchstick) and the 212th Squadron (aka, the Assault on Ryloth, and featuring TX-20, Waxer and Boil) as Rebelscum has hi-res pictures up.
Meanwhile, Galactichunter.com points out that the Costco exclusive Millenium Falcon is up for sale on its website.
Super Hero Squad Top 75 Alternate Costume Poll
The Top 100 Most Wanted Super Hero Squad poll has had a great response so far (and more votes are always welcome!), but there’s a lot of characters that already have a figure, just not the version we want so we’ve started the The Semi-Official SHS Top 75 Most Wanted Alternate Costumes. This is the poll for things like Cosmic Spider-Man, 1st Appearance Wolverine, Grant Morrison era X-Men, or Dark Avengers like Iron Patriot, and Bullseye as Hawkeye, so head over and vote!
Infinite Heroes Doomsday Picture
WeaponerEversor gets serious credit for pointing out that Walmart now has an actual, honest to goodness picture of the Infinite Heroes Doomsday figure! It’s still not up for sale, but this and the OMAC Attacks set are definitely going to be welcome additions to the Infinite Heroes universe.
Tags: Infinite Heroes
Robot Heroes, Combat Heroes Gallery Updates
Clanure’s got pictures of the second wave of Robot Heroes Revenge of the Fallen cinema scenes (Desert Devastation and Shanghai Shootout) up in the gallery, along with the new wave of Combat Heroes Rise of Cobra figures featuring Cover Girl, Ripcord, Wild Bill, Aqua Viper and the young Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes figures. Meanwhile, the gallery has over 6100 images, and it’s now approaching 61,000 image views!
The Super Hero Squad Daily Strip
For those that may have missed a few days, now’s as good a time as any to catch up on Marvel’s daily Super Hero Squad strip. Since the cartoon’s premiere, the strip’s featured more and more guest stars such as Misty Knight, Ant-Man, Loki and Luke Cage, Egghead, Mystique, and Sabretooth and Toad. As always, head over to the message board to discuss.
Marvel Universe News Roundup
There’s no Super Hero Squad related questions in the latest round of Q&As to hit the web, but there are some Marvel Universe and 3.75 inch figure questions. Ignoring all the questions about Galactus (which were answered with the usual coy playfulness), here’s the takeaway points:
1) The 3.75 inch Spider-Man figures are launching May 1. Kastor’s Korner and Cool Toy Review both snagged that answer.
2) The Fwoosh reports that the response to Nick Fury was “tremendous”, and Hasbro’s looking at other possible promotional programs.
3) And apparently Hasbro’s also pleased with the response to comic packs and plans to “continue offering theme team packs as well as items like the comic packs moving forward” according to Action Figure Pics.
Ionic Wonder Man on the Super Hero Squad Show!
Marvel’s updated their Facebook page with pictures of the Kurt Busiek/Avengers vol. 3 purple ionic Wonder Man amongst other odds and ends. As a personal favorite version, I can’t wait! Feel free to jump over to the message board to discuss. In other animation news, a fine group of folks have started a facebook page to save the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series, so fans of Spidey’s most recent animated adventures should head over there to check them out.
HTS Has Marvel Universe Wave 6
Edit: Big BIG thanks to Wintersoldier 69 for tipping us off yesterday! As you can see, I’m a little behind on the news.
Warpath
As a boy, James Proudstar idolized his older brother the X-Man known as Thunderbird. When his brother was killed, Proudstar swore to follow in his footsteps, and took on the mantle of hero. His relationship with the X-Men has been uneasy at times, but over the years he has come to terms with his brother’s death and become an invaluable member of the team. Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Warpath action figure is ready to fight! Send him into battle with his knife accessories to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code. Ages 4 and up.
Jean Grey
Every day, it seems, Jean Grey grows more powerful. With Charles Xavier?s help, she keeps her power in check, but even so it is a daily struggle. She welcomes the inevitable battles against super criminals like Magneto, for they offer her a chance to release the vast power that builds up inside her. She hopes to learn the limits of her powers, and with that knowledge control them, but for now she feels it move inside her constantly, like a living thing. Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Jean Grey action figure is ready to fight! Send her into battle with her accessory to fight for the fate of the world or leave her posed for action on her stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code.
Sunfire
Shiro Yoshida has fought on almost every conceivable side in humanity?s ongoing struggle to integrate mutant-kind. He has battle for and against the X-Men often enough that his loyalties are always in question. The one thing he has remained devoted to over the years is his homeland of Japan. Whatever else his motivations may be, Yoshida can be trusted always to act in the best interests of Japan. Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Marvel?s Sunfire action figure is ready to fight! Send him into battle with his flame accessory to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code.
Spider-Man (House of M)
In a world twisted by the mutant magic of the Scarlet Witch every one of Peter Parker?s wishes has come true. Spider-Man is one of the biggest celebrities in the world. The friends and family he lost over the years have been restored to him. His life is free of all the tragedy to which he has become accustomed, except for this one: it is all a lie. He has everything he?s ever wanted, but because he is who he is, he will give it all up to do what is right. Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Spider-Man action figure is ready to fight! Send him into battle with his accessories to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code.
And finally, Wolverine
Wolverine began his career as a soldier for the most secretive black operations team on Earth. Years of struggle pulled him out of that world, bringing him first to Alpha Flight, and then to the X-Men. Under the tutelage of Charles Xavier, he came into his own. He moved away from the soldier of fortune he had been, and became a true hero and champion of the mutant species. Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Wolverine action figure is ready to fight! Send him into battle to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code
