July 23, 2010 | Poe
It looks like 2011 will be the Year of the Green Lantern for Mattel’s DC Universe division.
Some highlights from the panel:
- DCIH will focus on Green Lantern in 2011
- There will be two DCUC-style waves of Green Lantern Classics, of six figures each, with a CnC for each wave
- Some GLC figures will have swappable hands and heads
- Wave 2 will feature an original Red Lantern figure created by the Four Horsemen and named by Geoff Johns
- DCUC Green Lanterns may get the Blue Beetle super-articulated treatment
- Ch’ip is coming
- There will be 6 new DC vs. MOTU 2-packs, including Hawkman vs. Stratos (blue wing/red backpack variant) and Aquaman vs. Mer-Man (minicomic colors variant). Trap Jaw also in the works, possibly to be paired with Cyborg Superman or Metallo
- Legion of Superheroes will get a DCUC 12-pack
- More pics at TNI
July 23, 2010 | Rustin Parr
Thursday – 7/22
The first full day of the con rolled out comfortably and stayed great all day long!
The one panel I was looking forward to most this year was the Tron: Legacy panel. However, it was the first panel of the day, of the Con, in Hall H which meant two things – one would have to get in line pretty early to ensure a seat and two it would steal the entire morning from Con/Exclusive purchasing. After long debating the last several days I erred on the side of Exclusives – the film will be out in a couple months anyway, but these toys will not. So rather than lust over film, I hauled ass to a booth I saw last night and bought me some MOTUC figures for just over retail, helping to fill in some major gaps. (more…)
July 22, 2010 | Rustin Parr
Wednesday – 7/21
Preview night is always the worst and best day of the con. The first hour is being reminded of why you hate this place and how much better it used to be. Every company has a massive line for figures, the crowds are bigger than the Saturday horde a decade ago and all you can do is fight to survive. But once you find that first purchase (Batman and Joker Nlammoids for $3 each, in my case) the whole thing starts turning around. You get into the fun of the hunt once perusing seller booths and by gum you’ll see some really cool reveals at big companies. (more…)
July 22, 2010 | Poe
Just a heads-up–the new 2011 Club Eternia and Club Ecto-1 subscriptions are now available. You can get either or both right here. They’ll be available until August 4 at 7pm ET.
You can see the monthly MOTUC figure list through March 2011 here. The incentive figures for both subs will be announced tomorrow at the Matty Fan Panel at 4pm ET.
July 21, 2010 | Poe
(Click for a much larger version.)
Here’s a close-up of Grizzlor from PGPoA’s SDCC reporter, Rustin Parr!
Loving all the weapons. Is it me, or does the axe resemble the Millennium Ram-Man‘s axe?
UPDATE: TNI snapped a pic with this list of MOTUC figures through 2011 (spoilers – highlight to read):
October: Roboto
November: Grizzlor
December: Buzz-Off
January: Bow
February: Vikor
March: King Hsss
July 21, 2010 | Poe
Late last night, the Four Horsemen released pics of the early prototypes for the two figures of wave 3 of the Outer Space Men on their FANtastic Exclusive forums. (more…)
July 20, 2010 | Poe
July 19, 2010 | Poe
Over on the Glyos Transmission Blog, Matt Doughty of Onell has unveiled the new Rig toy (which he was working on when I interviewed him a few months ago). (more…)
July 19, 2010 | Poe
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