In our last Ask Matty Q&A, we asked about possible Superman figures in 2012 as in a lead-in to Man of Steel, the Superman movie reboot due in 2013. We got a coy “too early to comment” answer, but apparently it’s not too soon for sales information to hit retailers.
AFP sponsor BigBadToyStore.com has Reign of Superman figures for pre-order, with a tentative arrival date in February next year. No pictures were provided, but I am imagining that we’ll be seeing reissues of the classic DC Super Heroes and DC Universe Classics figures that Mattel has delivered over the past several years. I would hope that we see a retooled, larger Doomsday (the original underwhelming Doomsday is pictured above), but we’ll have to see.
BBTS pre-orders include a set of five, and then individual figures for Doomsday, Eradicator, Steel, and Superboy. Cyborg Superman is not listed individually – perhaps he will be shortpacked.
Cyborg Superman is listed individually now. Since I have them all, I would only be interested in Doomsday if he were bigger. It’d be nice if the visor was clear on Eradicator. Thanks to IBMMT, mine is, and it looks tons better that way.