News – Batman Unlimited Dark Knight Returns Batman Found at Retail

Mattel Batman Unlimited Dark Knight Returns BatmanThis is certainly exciting news for the Batman fanatics out there. Mattel’s Batman Unlimited Dark Knight Returns Batman, as well as the Batman of Zurr-En-Arrh figure have been found at retail. A thread over on The Fwoosh has a couple of people posting pics of their newly found figures. But don’t go rummaging through your local Target or Toys “R” Us just yet. They’re only available at comic and specialty shops right now, so if you’re looking for either of them, I’d call around to my local comic shops first and see what they say.

I should be getting my Dark Knight Returns Batman soon, and when I do you can very much expect a video review. Happy hunting everybody.

Continue after the jump for all the pics.
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News – MOTUC Castle Grayskull Sneak Peek #3

Hey there! Mattycollector keeps posting these sneak peeks on their Facebook page of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull playset. These sneak peeks will continue until the full reveal of the prototype this Sunday at New York Toy Fair. I’m so excited! Click after the jump to check it out!
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News – MOTUC Castle Grayskull Sneak Peeks!

Mattycollector has been posting on their Facebook page, daily sneak peeks of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull playset.

They’re going to do a new sneak peek every day until the big reveal this Sunday at the New York Toy Fair. I’ll keep posting the sneak peeks here, and post about the reveal as well.

Continue after the jump for the first two sneak peeks!
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News – Hot Toys G.I. Joe Retaliation Storm Shadow Images

Hot Toys G.I. Joe Retaliation Storm Shadow 1/6 Scale Collectible FigureLast night, on Hot Toys Facebook page, they posted a bunch of official photos of their upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation Storm Shadow 1/6 scale action figure. Wow, does this figure look incredible. Anyone who knows me knows that I loves some G.I. Joe, and I’m very excited for the new movie.

I already plan to get the Retaliation Snake Eyes figure, and I’ll definitely have to add Storm Shadow to the list.

Continue after the jump for the hi-res pics, and product info.
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Review – New 52 Hawkman – DC Comics Unlimited, Mattel

New 52 Hawkman 6" Action Figure Mattel

Despite the initial backlash, DC Comics has maintained a really steady following for their New 52 comic book titles. Even the fans who didn’t like the idea of the New 52 had to admit that at least some of the character redesigns were cool. Among the cool redesigns is Hawkman. In the New 52, Hawkman looks much more savage than he did in the previous continuity, especially in his armor. Since Mattel’s retail DC Comics Unlimited toy line will focus mainly on the New 52, naturally Hawkman was a perfect choice.

So join me as I take a closer look at the DC Comics Unlimited New 52 Hawkman figure and see if he’s worth the money.
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News – DC Unlimited Injustice Joker Figure Images Revealed

Last October I posted prototype pictures of some upcoming DC Comics Unlimited figures:

New 52 Darkseid
New 52 Aquaman
Injustice Superman

Injustice Joker was supposed to be in that mix as well, but there were no pictures to provide. Well, now there are. EBay seller ws_toys has a copy of this figure for auction right now. This happens a lot with toys, where samples from the factories overseas will leak out and be sold online. There’s no telling if the pictures are of the finished product, or of early factory samples. I’m sure the finished product will be on display at the New York Toy Fair next weekend, so we can know for sure.

In the meantime, continue after the jump to view all the pictures.
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Review – Batman DX12 – Dark Knight Rises, Hot Toys

Hey everybody! So for today’s review, I have a bit of a twist. Instead of my usual text reviews, I have my very first ever video review! That’s right, it’s a video review. But don’t worry, I won’t be switching to video reviews permanently, but every now and then when I get something special, I might do a video. Today’s subject is indeed special, as I take a look at the Hot Toys Dark Knight Rises Batman DX12 action figure.

Luckily I’ve got plenty of experience working with editing software, and Adobe Premiere is very intuitive. That being said, if you find any of the following review bad, in any way, I promise to get better ha ha. Enjoy.
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Ask Mattel – Answers for February 1st, 2013

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Tom asks: Is it possible for new sculpted parts from the Black Freighter, DC Unlimited and Batman Unlimited lines to be used on new CIE characters in 2013 or 2014 since there is to be no new sculpts ?

Sure. We often share parts within the 6″ DC world when they work.

 

 

Black Arbor asks: Could we possibly see figures at retail that have appeared in the club Infinite Earths, for example (but not asking specifically) Poison ivy with a new skin tone and head, for her classic look?
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