Clash of the Titans remake gets figures from NECA

November 25, 2009 | Poe

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I have very mixed feelings about the Clash of the Titans remake, as I’m a huge fan of the original. Yet I didn’t think I was so out of the loop as to not know NECA was making figures.

Anyway, BigBadToyStore has the main character, Perseus (played by Terminator: Salvation star Sam Worthington) for pre-order. It’s a two-figure set that includes a battle-damaged Perseus and a nice clean one.

Anyone know if the Kraken will be in the movie? I’m wondering if that thunder got stolen by Pirates of the Caribbean.

DCUC’s pain in the neck

November 24, 2009 | Poe

NoisyDVL5 of ItsAllTrue.net has posted an interesting update to his DCUC ball-joint neck post, showing that the double barbell peg used for earlier waves has been replaced by a triple barbell peg that’s anchored in the chest. This appears to be the cause of the disappearing DCUC ball joint neck. I’m going to post about it here, but all credit goes to Noisy for chasing this story, and you should be sure to read his post.

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Some Scareglow figures missing accessories?

November 23, 2009 | Poe

Mattycollector came so close to escaping this month’s sale without a major hitch.

Members of the He-Man.org boards are reporting receiving Scareglows missing either the little black key that goes inside the Grayskull reliquary, or the reliquary itself. It’s too early to tell whether this is an issue affecting a statistically significant number of Scareglows. I’ll let you know how mine turns out when I get it tomorrow.

In the meantime, that bastard Crawford beat me to the review punch. Great photos though.

Happy Scareglow Day

November 16, 2009 | Poe

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It’s Scareglow day! What will happen this time? I haven’t the energy even to guess. Let’s just saying, anything could happen–from Digital River exploding like a supernova to everyone getting exactly what they want in a timely, orderly fashion. The fun begins at 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific.

Don’t forget, along with Scareglow here, you can order:

Hasbro bringing back Micronauts

November 5, 2009 | Poe

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Big news out of Hasbro’s 2009 Fall Investor Day Event (now that sounds like a party). According to TNI, Hasbro is bringing back the Micronauts.

During Hasbro’s 2009 Fall Investor Day Event held today at their headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, they announced the re-introduction of the classic toy line Micronauts originally created by Japan company Takara in 1974 under the name Microman and later launched in the United States in 1976 and backed by a Marvel Comics comic book series in 1979. As many know, Takara is the same company that originally invented the Transformers line and continues to work with Hasbro today. No specifics were given by Hasbro’s Brian Chapman (VP if Hasbro’s Global Designs) about what we can expect from the Micronauts brand other than that we can expect Hasbro to revise, reinvent and re-ignite the brand so it is exciting for fans old and new alike. There also was some indication that a television series and/or major motion picture could be in the works for this brand.

So what do y’all think? Good news?

I’m happy for Micronauts fans, but I have a hunch whatever Hasbro does, it won’t be as awesome as SOTA’s aborted line.

UPDATE: Wait! It gets crazier: J.J. Abrams in Talks to Produce Micronauts movie

DCUC Wave 13 pics hit the Web

October 26, 2009 | Poe

Pics of DCUC13 have made their way to the Web. You can see ’em here or here.

My thoughts: while DCUC has run hot and cold lately, this is a great-looking wave with what looks like a good amount of original tooling. It also finishes off a few groups fans have been hoping for, including “Reign of the Supermen” with ’90s Connor Kent and the Legion of Doom with Cheetah. Cyclotron is a welcome surprise, and Blue Devil and Beetle look great.

You can also find official pics of DCUC12, with variants, at TNI.

Walmart on DCUC10

October 26, 2009 | Poe

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Pendragon’s Post got in touch with Melissa O’Brien, the Senior Manager PR & Brand Reputation for Walmart, and got the inside scoop on DCUC10 from Walmart’s perspective. It’s a great scoop and a fascinating read, and comes complete with a list of Walmarts nationwide that are supposed to be carrying DCUC10 (whether they actually have them in stock at the moment is another story entirely). Some of the more salient points from the piece include:

  • DC Universe is hard to keep in stock because it does sell out quickly. They do realize this is a popular item and it why they increased the order from 1,800 stores to 3,000 store.
  • They are considered a collectible and not a standard toy like GI Joe or Transfromers, and that makes for smaller purchasing amounts for DCUC.
  • They determine with stores get Wave 10, by the total number of sales in each store. The higher the overall action figures sales are, the greater the chance that store will get DCUC.