Issue 54 : Saturday 20th May, 2017
McFarlane have confirmed another Spawn figure will be joining the Color Top range of 7" figures later this year. #36 in the range will be Commando Spawn released to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Spawn. Commando Spawn will come with assault rifle, pistol and sniper rifle. He will sport the limited 12 points of articulation that is standard for the Color Tops. The figure is due for release in October 2017 and will have a US RRP of $19.99. that will work out between £17 - £20 here in the UK.
Just ahead of Toy Fair 2017 it was mentioned that McFarlane would be announcing they would be bringing both Labyrinth and Dark Crystal licences into their Color Tops range. While the Jareth Labyrinth figure was shown at Toy Fair, nothing was mentioned about Dark Crystal. This week the tie in was finally confirmed. “The upcoming toys will include a 7-inch figure of Labyrinth’s Jareth the Goblin King, and for The Dark Crystal,fans can look forward to figures of Jen and Kira. Each figure will be highly detailed and come fully articulated to recreate iconic movie scenes. These figures will also debut in new window box collector packaging and will come with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal branded detailed bases”. While Jareth is due in November, we will have to wait for 2018 for Jen and Kira.
While many Action Figure companies are moving to window box packaging, Boss Fight Studio's are going old school on their new Bucky O'Hare figures and presenting them on these beautiful retro comic strip cards.
Al Simmons, once the U.S. government’s greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected from the ashes of his own grave in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons is reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell-- a Hellspawn. Now, Spawn must choose between his life on Earth and his place on a throne in Hell. Now saluting his 25th anniversary of revolutionizing the toy and comic industries alike, comic book legend Todd McFarlane deploys his Commando Spawn 7-inch figure with assault rifle, pistol, and sniper rifle accessories! The highly-detailed Commando Spawn figure also come painted in a rare variant bronze color to honor his years of service in the toy aisle.
These new images also reveal some other figures in the works - it seems the first two figure sculpts of Bucky and Jenny will be re-used for Astral Projection Jenny and Stealth Mission Bucky. Dead Eye Duck will be a new addition for the good guys, and the Storm Toad Trooper will be the first addition for the Toad Menace. Pre-orders for the first figures start 1st June at Boss Fight Shop
The 12" Daredevil that we saw a couple of weeks back on eBay has now been confirmed via Yahoo as an SDCC 2017 exclusive.
It looks like the Marvel Legends "Evolution of Groot" exclusive will be making it's way across the pond to UK stores. The set, which has been exclusive to US Toys R Us stores, has now been listed on the UK Toys R Us website at ÂŁ24.99 The set contains the adult Groot, as seen in the original Guardians movie. This was a Build-a-Figure back in 2014, this time he is the main release figure but has been given an amended "smiling" head sculpt. As Groot is nearly 9 inches tall, he is packed without his lower legs which are separate in the pack for assembly once you've opened the figure. The other two figures look to be static pack-ins (almost accessories). These are the baby Groot we see in a plant pot at the end of Guardians Vol. 1 and the other is the Baby Groot that stole the show in the 2nd movie (my opinion anyway).
The article gives us some stunning new promotional images, and a better look at the packaging with its Joe Quesada artwork. There are also two posters included in the box. The figure itself comes with alternative heads one masked, the other unmasked and bloodied. There is also a loose mask which looks to be something for the figure to hold as it doesn't look like it is engineered to fit over the unmasked head. There are swap out forearms with a set in the deep red of the costume, and a second set that are bandaged. There are alternative hands to match also giving a number of arm combinations. Weaponry is the iconic billy clubs which look to be held in Daredevil's hands or in the thigh holster.
The Marvel Legends SDCC Thor box set was leaked a few weeks back via an eBay listing. Now Nerdist have been given the full scoop on the new box set. The set is made up of Bor, Malekith, Lady Thor, Thor Odinson and Ulik the Troll. Each figure boasts around 30 points of articulation and comes with appropriate accessories - including Mjolnir for Lady Thor. The packaging is almost as impressive as the figures. It is made up of 5 segments, one for each figure. They hold in on themselves to a Pentagon shape with an artwork frieze around the full box illustrating the five characters.
The set is exclusive to San Diego 2017 and will cost $99.99 from the Hasbro booth. It is possible that sets will the be sold after the event via the Hasbro Toy Store, but that will still be US only.
The item is out of stock for home delivery, and after checking a few postcode options I can't find anything in stock for click & collect. What you can do is sign up for notifications when the item is in stock - but based on prior experience this hasn't always been reliable.
The figure will cost $59.99 and be sold at the Hasbro booth at SDCC 2017, with a further quantity available after San Diego for US customers via the Hasbro Online Store. There is no news or details on the figure being available outside the US?
NECA have teased this image of a 7" scale Predator weapon for #Prednesday. The common consensus on Twitter amongst fans is that NECA are working on a release of Machiko. Machiko is another Dark Horse character, but of course uniquely she is a human who is accepted and "blooded" to the Predator clan and given Predator armour and weaponry
Arriving in September the figure comes with some impressive LED light up eyes and further red LED's in the targeting system on the mask as well as in the wrist computer. The wrist computer also opens and closes. He will be armed with retractable wrist blades as well as a movable shoulder cannon and a backpack which is removable.
After teasing various components, we now know the full contents of the upcoming 7" scale NECA Aliens Accessory Pack. Your USMC troops will be bolstered with two sentry guns (from the extended version), as well as two opening laptops allowing them to monitor the guns as well as check out blueprints of the base. You can now chop and change armaments on your figures - with a Flamethrower and a Pulse Rifle, and both of these come with firing effects. The pack is made up with Hick's favourite - the Shotgun - as well as a pistol knife, ammo bag, helmet and flashlight. The helmet in particular gets us one stage closer to that SDCC Newt. The set will be presented in a window box along the same design lines as the Creature Pack. Considering the content we expect the UK RRP to be around ÂŁ25. It is due to ship in September.
After revealing a brand new 7" scale cloaked Predator as part of the 30th Anniversary wave of figures, NECA have now revealed a jumbo 18" quarter-scale version of the figure will also be released.
UK RRP is likely going to be circa ÂŁ120 with those LED functions. Watch out for pre-orders going up soon.
NECA have talked for some time about their next plans for their Robocop licence, particularly as they feel they've exhausted the viable figure options from the movies. The next step seems to be to follow both Predator and Aliens into the Dark Horse comic book universe, and this figure has been teased via Twitter as the first from this new line. Future Robocop is from the Robocop vs Terminator series and is packed with some impressive weaponry on that back pack. Considering this is a prototype image and assuming it is not an older image, I would expect us to be looking at early 2018 now for release.
For the movie's 30th anniversary, NECA is releasing a limited edition Predator 1/4 scale action figure! The stealthy Jungle Demon is cast in clear plastic with camouflage accents to capture his cloaked appearance in the jungle. We've even equipped him with LED effects to simulate the yellow glowing eyes and phasing effect seen on screen - just check out the video! There are also red LED lights in the mask's targeting system and in the wrist computer, which flips open. Stands 20" tall. Retractable wrist blades, articulated shoulder cannon, removable backpack. Shipping in September 2017!
NECA have released the images and details of the Alien Covenant range of 7" figures. We had seen the Xenomorph on Alien Day back in April, but this is the first look at the Neomorph (and baby Neomorph). We also see the contents of the creature pack which is made up of 2 facehuggers, 1 open egg, 1 closed egg, 1 poseable toddler Neomorph and 1 Chestburster.
Alien: Covenant – 7” Scale Action Figure – Xenomorph From Alien: Covenant, the terrifying new movie directed by Ridley Scott! This screen accurate version of the chilling new Xenomorph stands over 10” tall. It features an extendable inner mouth and has over 30 points of articulation and a bendable tail. Window box packaging.
All three items will be packaged in boxed packaging rather than the more traditional clamshell packaging we see on the main Aliens line.
Alien: Covenant – 7” Scale Action Figure – Neomorph From Alien: Covenant, the terrifying new movie directed by Ridley Scott! This screen accurate version of the Neomorph, the horrific new creature introduced in the movie, stands approximately 9” tall. It comes with an alternate interchangeable head and a poseable baby Neomorph accessory, and features over 30 points of articulation and a bendable tail. Window box packaging.
Alien: Covenant – Accessory Pack – Creature Pack From Alien: Covenant, the terrifying new movie directed by Ridley Scott! This deluxe creature pack includes 6 pieces from the movie that will make for some mind-blowing dioramas, since they’re all perfectly in scale with our line of 7″ figures. Set includes: 2 facehuggers, 1 open egg, 1 closed egg, 1 poseable toddler Neomorph and 1 Chestburster. Window box packaging.
Mezco have revealed three new variant One:12 Collective Marvel figures, exclusive to Previews. The three figures are variants of the standard releases and are made up of Black Suited Spider-Man, X-Force Deadpool and X-Force Wolverine All three figure are due in November 2017 and retail for $80 in the US. Expect to pay ÂŁ80 here in UK.
A PREVIEWS Exclusive! Assembled on an all new One:12 Collective body developed specifically for this figure, Spider-Man features over 30 points of articulation and a meticulously tailored exclusive black outfit with intricate silk screened details! Spidey comes with six interchangeable hands and assorted weblines including a posable line to recreate your favorite scenes! Spider-Man stands about 7" tall and comes with a base and posing post for easy display.
It's not only Marvel that are getting some Previews exclusive releases from Mezco and their One:12 Collective. DC are also getting in on the act, with this Stealth Deathstroke due later this year. The Stealth release will use the majority of the standard release sculpt, clothing etc but will be recoloured. Slade will come with masked and unmasked head as well as a bunch of interchangeable options - hands, armour, collars. He will also come with a good stack of weaponry including machine and hand guns. The US pre-orders are up now via Big Bad Toys Store. The US price is $80, and expect to pay ÂŁ80 from UK retailers once this is available to order. He is due in September,
PREVIEWS Exclusive! With a shadowy past the X-Men member known as Wolverine was a soldier, mercenary and part of the mysterious Weapon X program. This newly developed One:12 Collective body accurately depicts the character's physical build and features over 30 points of articulation and hand-painted authentic detailing! This 6 inch figure includes a detailed cloth costume and accessories such as: an alternate facial expression, eight interchangeable hands, Wolverine's Muramasa Blade and sheath, plus a One:12 collective base for easy posing and display!
A PREVIEWS Exclusive! The Merc with a Mouth as seen in the X-Force joins the One:12 Collective with a comprehensively detailed outfit and portrait sculpture! Deadpool features over 30 points of articulation and hand painted authentic detailing and comes with two newly developed head portraits, six interchangeable hands and a detailed cloth costume. Accessories include four grenades, machine gun, and katana as well as exclusive rocket launcher, grenade launcher with six grenades and two submachine guns. Deadpool comes with a 1:12 collective display base and adjustable posing post for easy display.
A PREVIEWS Exclusive! A military man, Slade Wilson was recruited into the special ops unit Team 7, where he participated in highly dangerous classified missions. There he underwent an experimental procedure that granted him enhanced speed, strength and intelligence, effectively making him the world's greatest soldier. He is, without question, the world's greatest assassin and one of the most feared people on the planet. The One:12 Collective: Stealth Deathstroke Action Figure features a body with over 30 points of articulation, hand-painted authentic detailing, interchangeable hands, armored collars, shoulder pads, chest armor, machine gun, hand gun, and other accessories.
Back in February, at their preview event before Toy Fair 2017, Mezco revealed a quantity of new Marvel One:12 figures. One of the most striking was their 1/12 Doctor Strange. Now the good Doctor has gone up for (US) pre-order and a full set of promotional images have been released. Diamond Select have revealed the promotional images of their upcoming Marvel Select Spider-Gwen. Spider-Gwen is scheduled for release in November 2017. She will come with two head options. One will be masked with her hood up, the other will be unmasked with the hood down. There will also be alternative hand options. And the whole figure will come with a sculpted diorama base which is made to look like urban rubble, and complete with a destroyed robot. The next Revoltech 1/12 release within the Marvel comic book series will be this very impressive Wolverine.
Dr Strange will come with tailored soft-good clothing, including the deep red cloak of levitation. Mezco will follow suit with Diamond and Hasbro and include a number of magic effects, and they will go one step further by including an astral projection of Strange. There are the usual hand options and a Eye of Agamotto inspired stand. He is due for release between November 2017 and January 2018 with a US RRP of $80. Expect to pay £80 in UK once he goes up for order.
UK RRP will be around £22. And you can pre-order now through our good friends at Toys In The Attic
Logan will come in his classic yellow X-Men gear, and will be packed with three head options, each with a different facial expression. There are the obligatory clawed and unclawed hands, and a trademark Cigar. He will also have a dynamic action stand included. Release date is penciled for September 2017 and he will be around $60 in the US. Once imported over to the UK expect to pay £55 - £60.
From the other side of the Spider-Verse comes the rockin'est Spider-hero in town! Mary Jane's drummer and protector of New York City, Gwen Stacy joins the Marvel Select action figure line! Standing approximately 6 3/4-inches, Spider-Gwen comes with interchangeable raised and lowered hoods, various interchangeable hands, and a sculpted diorama base depicting a fallen robot! The Marvel Select Spider-Gwen Action Figure comes packaged in the display-ready Select packaging with side-panel artwork