Ever since the Arkham City toy line was announced, fans have clamored for a figure of Hugo Strange. He’s the penultimate villain of the game (mostly), so I would think he deserves a figure. Well it seems DC Collectibles agrees, and they’re releasing him as a 2013 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive. This may cause some fans to groan, since it’s not always the easiest thing to get a hold of SDCC exclusives if you don’t go to the show, but I’m sure the figure will find its way to fans that want it. This is definitely better than them not releasing the figure at all, and I can understand the decision to make Hugo Strange a 2013 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive.
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I know it’s been a couple of days since the reveal of the upcoming DC Collectibles Batman: Arkham Origins figures, but they just revealed a brand new Arkham Asylum Bane figure to be released, so I thought I’d put everything in this one post! Yes that’s right, good news for Arkham Asylum Bane fans. Many fans have lamented that figure, because for the longest time he’s been extremely expensive on the secondary market. Heck, I even sold mine a couple of months back, just in case DC Collectibles decided to make a new one. I guess I was right! So for those who missed out on him, you get another (better) chance. Bane will be in a two-pack with Arkham Asylum Batman later this year, and will be taller, and have lots more articulation than before.
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Yes! It’s the moment all of us Arkham City fans have been waiting for! This past weekend at the 2013 New York Toy Fair, DC Collectibles unveiled it’s upcoming deluxe sized Arkham City Solomon Grundy action figure. At sweet Cthulhu it’s enormous! It looks like the size of a baby for crying out loud! Not only is it gigantic, but it has extremely intricately sculpted detail, as well as a removable chest so you can see his organs, and a removable heart as well, all accurate to the video game.
Arkham City Solomon Grundy will ship Fall of 2013, and will be priced at $99.99 USD.
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Hey guys! The new custom action figures for this week are are a 6″ DCUC style Alfred Pennyworth, and an Arkham City style Bruce Wayne. The Alfred figure is partly inspired by his look from Batman the Animated Series, but ultimately made to blend in with the other DCUC figures. Bruce Wayne is of course inspired by his design in Batman: Arkham City, and is made to fit in with the other DC Collectibles or Mattel Arkham City figures. Just click on each photo below to view the full photo sets and descriptions.
Also, each custom is currently for auction on eBay! If you’re interested in owning either figure, then please feel free to bid. If you know someone who is interested, then pass the links along! Here are the eBay auction links for each custom:
Alfred Pennyworth
Bruce Wayne
As always, thanks for looking!
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I’m a huge fan of the Batman: Arkham City video game and want figures of as many characters as possible. In the game, we got to see Bruce Wayne, sans the Batman costume. DC Collectibles gave us a Batman figure with an unmasked Bruce Wayne head, but his face was painted to look infected, just like in the game. So I used the head from that figure, and the body of a Mattel WWE Michael Cole Collect & Connect figure. I chose that body, because not only was he wearing a suit, it was the perfect height and build that really resembled how Bruce looked in the game, and was bulky enough that you could tell he had the body of Batman under that suit. So I repainted the shirt white, and the tie blue to match the game. I had to completely repaint the head to cover the painted on veins, and repainted the neck and hands to match the new face flesh tone. And now Bruce Wayne is ready to help take down Arkham City any way he can.
Following DC Collectibles’ huge success with their line of figures based on the video game Arkham Asylum, they’re now into series 3 of their line of Arkham City figures. Series 3 includes the subject of today’s review, Azrael. He was featured in the game in one of the side missions, but was not really integral to the plot. Still, he’s been one of the more popular Batman characters since he first appeared in the 90’s, and action figures of him usually sell very well. So it’s no surprise that DC Collectibles would pick him for a figure to be made, seeing as how he’s a popular character from an immensely popular video game.
But does the figure live up to the hype? Keep reading and find out as I take a closer look.
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It was announced yesterday that DC Collectibles would be showcasing a lot of new product this weekend at New York Comic-Con. Amongst everything was Arkham City series 4, revealing Nightwing, Talia Al Ghul, and a brand new Batman figure (that’s right, not the same one they’ve been using since wave 1 of Arkham Asylum) with a very wide range of articulation, something DC Collectibles is not known for.
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Just when you think LEGO is slowing down with Batman sets, they hit us with something like this. The website Brickset posted information regarding this new set, titled “Arkham Asylum Breakout”. It was unveiled in Seattle during Brick Con and will come with 1,619 pieces! Several years ago, LEGO released another Arkham Asylum set that only had 860 pieces, so this is incredible. Continue after the jump to read the full set of information, and to get a look at some hi-def photos!
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If you’re one of the many people out there who had their DC Collectibles Arkham City Killer Croc’s arm break off at the shoulder, then great news! I have a new tutorial up on my site that teaches you how to fix it. It’s the best method I found that has worked perfectly for my own Croc. Just click here to read the full tutorial. I hope it helps.
If there’s one thing DC Collectibles (formerly DC Direct) is known for, it’s making figures with great sculpts and paint jobs. Something they’re not usually known for is making incredibly stable action figures. Such is the case with the Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc figure. Almost immediately after it was released, people started reporting Croc’s arm (usually the left one, for some reason) just falling off on its own. No provocation, no dropping, just standing perfectly still on the shelf, and the weight of the arm itself somehow shearing the shoulder peg in two. Clearly, the joint pegs and discs used in this figure wasn’t very strong, but still in my case it did actually take the Croc figure falling from a great height to break his shoulder. Again in my case, it was the right shoulder. So of course I then wanted to go about not only fixing the figure, but creating a tutorial on how anyone could fix their own Croc’s arm, without having to worry about spending money replacing it.
For this tutorial, you’ll need the following: 14 Gauge Galvanized Steel bendable Wire (Found at the Walmart hardware sextion, or any hardware store), pliers, Krazy Glue (or any kind of super adhesive you prefer), and your Dremel (with drill bits).
Let’s begin!
That’s the end of this guide. Thanks for looking, and I hope this help everyone out there with a broken Killer Croc!
