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Super Hero Squad’s “Cosmic” Playset

You probably remember seeing Galactus hanging out behind the new Super Hero Squad playset at SDCC 2010, and the good news is that it’ll be on store shelves soon enough. Entertainment Earth is already taking pre-orders for it with it either arriving in October or November, depending on which listing you get first. The listing mentions both Spider-Man and Iron Man, both of whom were displayed with Silver Surfer at SDCC 2010, but hopefully pictures will be available soon to show us which of which wil show up on store shelves.  No word yet on what differences they’ll have from their previously released Super Hero Squad figures.

Super Hero Squad Man-Thing!

Man-Thing makes his Super Hero Squad debut in October’s Super Hero Squad 10, as the Super Hero Squad dress up like Dracula, Werewolf by Night and the Living Mummy for Halloween. Here’s the full October 2010 solicitation, but I bet you were sold at Man-Thing.

SUPER HERO SQUAD #10

Written by Todd Dezago Pencils by Leonel Castellani & Marcelo Dichiara Cover by Leonel Castellani

It’s a spooky party down Memory Lane when the SQUADDIES Costume Up as the Classic Marvel Monsters; Werewolf by Night, Tomb of Dracula, The Living Mummy, and more! But their party plans go awry when a mysterious macabre menace shows up! Who could it be…? Aw, you’ll get it when I tell you the title of the story. It’s “Whomsoever Knows Fear…! (There! Ya happy?) Oh, plus, there’s a Halloween Party at the Baxter Building! C’mon…you’re all invited!

SDCC Hasbro News Round-Up Part 2

More news coming out of SDCC 2010 today as Hasbro gives it’s long-awaited panel.  The future of Marvel Legends, awesome Marvel Universe reveals, and even some (if I do say so myself) lackluster Super Hero Squad reveals.

Marvel Universe:

A Masterworks Sentinel.  Actually, two! (Seen Here)

Marvel Universe Gigantic Battles Bill Foster “Giant Man” or Goliath, and Thor Clone/Clor/Ragnarok, together with a Loki/Frost Giant pairing seen here and here.

Spring sees an original Avengers set, with Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and Hulk (seen here), and a Deadpool, Wolverine and Warpath X-Force set seen here.

The Hasbro diorama and display case was updated with some of these new figures, as seen here.  Jessica Drew’s Spider-Woman helps round out the New Avengers, while Spider-Man 2099 and Doc Samson are also shown.  Cybernetic War Marchine is also shown in this picture.  Heroic Age Iron Man, and better pictures of Spider-Man 2099 and World War Hulk are visible at this gallery.

Spring 2011′s Wave 1 has World War Hulk (here), Captain Marvel (here).

Meanwhile, Spring 2011′s release of 2011 Wave 2 includes a Jim Lee inspired Cyclops (here), and kitty-eared First Appearance Wolverine (here) to round out your collection of Giant Sized X-Men, and Gladiator (here), and Apocalypse (here).  Yeah, that’s a lot of X-Men in one wave.

Spider-Man’s 3.75 inch line will apparently be adding Scorpion (here).

And finally, for Super Hero Squad news: repaints a plenty.  Red Hulk/Iron Man, Spider-Man/Spider-Woman (aka Arachne, Julia Carpenter), and Wolverine/Polaris (well, we’re only reasonably sure.  It’s a repaint of the Scarlet Witch) were shown on one slide. War Machine/Iron Patriot, Spider-Man and the City in Crisis Green Goblin, and the Secret Wars 4-Pack Spider-Man are shown with the new Thor sculpt on a second slide.  Ultimate Captain America gets a Squad Cruiser shown on one slide, while if you look at the Toyark slides, you can see the Cyclops and Wolverine with a Quinjet slide.

Ok ladies and gentlemen, head over to the Rumor Buster’s message board to talk about the SDCC 2010 revelations and be sure to log in and cast your yay or nay vote!

SDCC Super Hero Squad and Avengers Animation Information

Marvel has some more Super Hero Squad Show and Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes information to reveal this weekend at SDCC, along with previews of the Iron Man Anime, and more!

Friday, July 23

12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Marvel Animation Panel

Hosted by an all-star cast of Marvel Animation talent including Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) and Charlie Adler (Transformers), and featuring a special guest of legendary proportions, this interactive game-show panel will get you more than excited about Marvel’s new and continuing animated series. Here’s your chance to snag some sweet Marvel merchandise! Come be a part of the action, showcasing all new seasons of “The Super Hero Squad Show” and “Iron Man Armored Adventures,” as well as new footage from Marvel Knights Animation, Marvel Anime, and other upcoming Marvel Animation properties. Room 6BCF

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Super Hero Squad Cast Signing

All-star talent from The Super Squad Show will be signing items at the Marvel booth, including a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive “Marvel Super Hero Squad The Infinity Gauntlet” poster for the all-new video game from THQ releasing November 16th, 2010. On hand for the signing will be Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Charlie Adler (Transformers 1&2), Steve Blum (Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine and the X-Men), and Tara Strong (Teen Titans, Fairly Odd Parents). Booth #2329

8:15 – 9:15 p.m. Iron Man: Anime Screening

Witness the dawn of Marvel Anime as we WORLD PREMIERE the highly anticipated, full-length pilot episode of “Iron Man!” In addition to the screening, we will be featuring an exclusive first look at upcoming designs produced by the world-renowned Japanese animation studio MADHOUSE, whose notable films include hits such as Ninja Scroll and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (to name a few). Room 6DE

Saturday, July 24

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Marvel Animation: Avengers Panel

Enter the Avengers Mansion and become a part of the team! JARVIS (Phil LaMarr, MadTV, Futurama) will introduce you to top-secret Avengers files, including never-before-seen footage, imagery, and the WORLD PREMIERE of two full-length episodes from the all-new “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” animated series premiering on Disney XD this fall! The road to the Avengers starts here! Room 6DE

Meanwhile, Marvelousnews goes one better, explaining that Super Hero Squad Season 2 features Thanos battling Nebula for the Infinity Gems… ahem… “Infinity Stones”, and has this to say about the Marvel Anime concept:

“Madhouse will produce four all-new series for Marvel Animation: WOLVERINE, IRON MAN, X-MEN, and BLADE, all reimagined by Warren Ellis!

Marvel Anime IRON MAN, follows Tony Stark’s adventures in Japan. Featuring the cutting-edge style of Japanese anime with an eye toward bringing Tony Stark and IRON MAN to a whole new audience, this collaboration is the start of a whole new era for the classic Marvel character. “

SDCC 2010 – Super Hero Squad and Thor Video Game Round-up!

IGN has a preview of the upcoming Super Hero Squad Online MMO with a breakdown of the Helicarier, which serves as player housing. Apparently the environment is pretty interactive, and the review mentions how characters interact with objects… Hulk can lift crates, Daredevil will use the treadmill, characters gain performance benefits from collecting or using items. The game is starting to shape up!

Meanwhile, the THQ Super Hero Squad Infinity Gauntlet video game gets a preview over at Marvel.com (although you’ve already seen the Super Hero Squad Infinity Gauntlet trailer here last week.

Meanwhile, Sega’s upcoming Thor video game also gets a spot at Marvel.com. Here’s how they describe the game:

In the game, Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology that span realms ranging from primal worlds of fire and ice to extraordinary planets inhabited by Frost Giants and Trolls to save Asgard, the capital city of the Norse Gods. Thor must overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics including Ulik, Ymir, and Surtur, as well as other monstrous denizens. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, to fight enemies on an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder, and wind to vanquish enemies. As Thor earns Valor points through his exploits, players can acquire new abilities, powers, and weapon upgrades.

And while we’re talking about video games, hopefully we’ll get some more details soon about the Suicide Squad video game talked about over on Robot 6. Not much is known, but the phrase hyper violent keeps getting bandied about.

Sounds good right? Head over to the Rumor Buster message board to discuss!

SDCC Round-Up – Hasbro Edition

We’ve rounded up some Hasbro related pictures from SDCC 2010.  Early on, from Twitter, comes a picture of the Thor booth at Hasbro and a a picture of Captain America’s booth too.

Spider-Man 3.75 gets some new pictures too, including Ben Reilly (here), a new Venom (here).

Super Hero Squad gets some love too, including a new Collector’s Pack featuring Enchantress, Loki, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man and a giant Frost Giant (as seen here), a Super Hero Squad Hercules and a new Iron Man vehicle (here), and an Invisible Woman/Iron Man/HERBIE pack (here), Namor’s old foe Tiger Shark (here), and a new playset featuring Galactus (here), and Rescue and the other upcoming Iron Man 2 SHS figures (here)

Now, Iron Man 2 isn’t out on it’s own, there’s some coverage of the newest Hall of Armor armors (here), new armors (here), comic based classic Mandarin and Whiplash’s newest look from the Iron Man Whiplash mini-series (here).

Marvel Universe has had some love too, with lots of shots of previously released figures, and previously previewed figures, although it’s nice to see the new battle packs like Thor/Iron Man, Wolverine/Captain America (with his battle damaged shield), Daken and Venom as Dark Wolverine and the Sinister Spider-Man, Sentry and Spider-Man, and Cyclops and Dark Phoenix (here)

Super Hero Squad Season 2 Premieres in October!

Marvel Animation Age reports that Teletoon (think of a Canadian version of Cartoon Network) has scheduled Super Hero Squad season 2 for an October premiere, and it looks like the Scarlet Witch joins the roster full time! Here’s what they have to say:

“The Super Hero Squad Show

Premieres October 2010 on Sundays at 9 a.m. ET/PT

Season 2 • 26 x 30 min

Just when the Infinity Sword has been rebuilt, Doctor Doom is behind bars and Villainville seems to have been totally destroyed, a new threat arises to terrorize Super Hero City and the entire cosmos: the evil space conqueror Thanos. With the help of new recruit Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Wolverine, The Hulk and the other Squaddies must hurry and stop Thanos before it’s too late.”