Marvel and DC DVD Round-Up!
Both Marvel and DC are hitting DVD shelves hard with new and upcoming releases so we thought we’d do a little round-up of today’s news.
First off, TV Shows on DVD has the box art for the Super Hero Squad Show second volume DVD, coming out on November 9, 2010. Target shoppers know that Target has an in-store exclusive set out right now with the complete first 13 episodes of the series so that might save you some money in the long run.
Later in November, November 30th to be exact, you can pick up the Iron Man Extremis motion comic from Marvel Knights Animation and Shout! Factory.
If motion comics are your thing, The Trades has a DVD review of the Astonishing X-Men: Gifted, featuring the initial Breakworld storyline from Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men run. September 30th is the release date for that motion comic.
If you don’t feel like waiting, you can grab Batman: Brave and the Bold Season 1, volume 1, collecting the first 13 episodes on 2 DVDs and released today.
And of course, you can also complete your collection of Wolverine and the X-Men (assuming you didn’t hold out for a US release of the season set, or import one from Canada) with volume 6, also released today.
As always, head on over to the message board to discuss.
Ask Matty 8/15/10 – Action League News, a Tytus Re-Release and more!
Lots of great answers in this round of Ask Matty, as we plumb the depths of Mattel’s mind:
1) One of SDCC’s big reveals was the DC Universe Action League figures. Do you have estimated release dates or information on what will be in the first waves?
DC Universe Action League will be out in late fall 2010.
2) Back in August 2009, in a Q&A with AFI, female figures were discussed, but now a year later we still haven’t seen any. Are they still on the slate for either Brave and the Bold: AL or DCU:AL?
We will not get to females in the Brave and the Bold Action League, but do have plans to do so in the DC Universe Action League line! A female has already been sculpted!
3) Infinite Heroes fans and collectors have been getting mixed messages about the line: some Q&As suggest that the line is in danger, some Q&As suggest that big things are coming. Now that SDCC has come and gone and no new figures were shown, what does that say about the future of the line?
As announced at our SDCC DCU fan panel, the 3 ¾” line will continue in 2011 with a Green Lantern theme. We need to wait until we have retailer commitments before announcing further details to fans.
4) Regular MOTUC figures have been re-released, but will the weapons packs or larger figures like Tytus ever get re-released?
Yes. Battle Cat and Tytus have been scheduled for a re-release as have the Grayskull stands. No re-release plans for the Ultimate Battle Ground Weapon Pak yet, but maybe in time.
5) Now that we’ve got Action League style DC figures and WWE figures, can we expect to see the Masters of the Universe license get the Action League treatment soon?
Definitely something we’d love to do. Time will tell! .
Now head over to the Ask Matty section of the message board to help us come up with some new questions!
Regan Reviews – Marvel Universe Wave 2
Brianregan09′s back with a retro review of the second wave of the Marvel Universe 3.75 inch action figure line! You’ll also be treated to the picstrip adventures of Green Goblin, Ronin, Hulk, Ultimate Captain America, Iron Fist and… the WWE? Believe it!
Once you’ve read the reviews, be sure to visit the poll which asks the timeless question: who’s the best Marvel Universe Wave 2 action figure?
Galactic Heroes News!
Firefly has some great Galactic Heroes news coming out of Star Wars Celebration V including news of Galactic Heroes 2010 Wave 3, coming out with Luke and Darth Vader, Training Clone and Sgt. Bric (from the upcoming third season of Clone Wars), and the Senate Commando and Aqua Droid, and then news about the upcoming Star Wars AT-ST Kohl’s exclusive. Head over to the message board to thank him for this discovery!
Marvel Universe Wave 10 and Super Hero Squad Wave 19 Pictures
We’ve updated the gallery with the latest Hasbro press pictures! Lots of good stuff is shown, including Marvel Universe Wave 10 featuring Yellowjacket, Thanos, Constrictor, Dark Hawkeye and Iron Man 2020, and Super Hero Squad Wave 19 featuring Thanos/Captain Marvel, Falcon/Hulk and Doctor Strange/Iron Man. We also set up a gallery for the Transformers pictures and Star Wars pictures (including shots of the newest Galactic Heroes like Cad Bane, the new Count Dooku, and the Mandalorians) for anyone interested in exploring other realms of toydom
MU Dark Phoenix and Daken Showing Up
Brianregan09 pointed out that the Marvel Universe Greatest Battles 2-packs featuring Cyclops and Dark Phoenix, and Daken and Sinister Spider-Man/Venom/Mac Gargan/Ex-Scorpion/whatever else you want to call him have been spotted. Head over to the board to report your sightings or discoveries!
Pictures of ALL of the new McDonalds Brave and the Bold Happy Meal Toys
Finally, Hurrijak brings us pictures of the entire assortment of Batman Brave and the Bold Happy Meal toys! We saw a few of the figures earlier but this is the first time we’ve seen Blue Beetle, Plastic Man, Black Manta’s vehicle, and Green Arrow!
