By virtue of the Marvel Universe Covers Contest I’ve gotten my big hands on a set of the second Hasbro wave of Marvel Legends 2-Packs that have been popping up. While I can’t open up the prize packages, I did snap a few pictures of the figures still in package. Enjoy!
Good news, Family Guy fans – Mezco is relaunching its Family Guy line of toys. There will be a line of mini figures featuring Meg, Peter, Brian, Chris, Lois, and Stewie, as well as a line of 6 inch figures featuring Peter, Brian, and Stewie in Series 1. These should be available before the holiday season this year, in early November.
Family Guy – Peter
Family Guy – Lois
Family Guy – Brian
Family Guy – Stewie
Family Guy – Chris
Family Guy – Meg
Family Guy by Mezco
Meet the Griffins: Peter, Brian, and Stewie. Stars of the #1 rated, Emmy award-winning hit show “Family Guy”! The first episode aired in 1999, and 10 years later the show is more popular than ever, with over 18 million weekly viewers and top-rated DVD sales! New episodes air weekly on FOX TV, and syndicated episodes can be seen multiple times a night on TBS and Cartoon Network. Mezco Toyz presents six inch scale rotocast figures of the outrageous family including show accurate accessories!
TNI has posted a press pic of the prototype of DST’s Abomination from the Marvel Select line. This is a welcome return for Diamond to the larger scale figures that work in both the Select and Legends scales.
I really liked the Abomination from the Onslaught wave of Marvel Legends but there is something very satisfying about the proportions, sculpt, and paint that makes this very appealing. Of course, this won’t have nearly the amount of articulation that it’s predecessor in ML had, but I don’t think he needs it. I hope this comes out looking this good in production.
Marvel Select Abomination
Here is a look at Diamond Select Toys upcoming Marvel Select Abomination figure.
VeeBee at TheFwoosh.com has put up early looks at the DC Universe Classics Gleek (and the Wonder Twins) and the Masters of the Universe Tri-Klops.
I can hear the collective groans of collectors worldwide on this. Unless you can swing a trip to San Diego, have friends that are going, or are willing to pay out a load of cash in the aftermarket, you won’t be getting Gleek, an exclusive gift to purchasers of the Wonder Twins at San Diego Comic-Con. But that shouldn’t matter to so many of you, since true comic fans hate the Wonder Twins! Right? Right?!?! 😉
Gleek in his polybag
Gleek himself is all new and has a great sculpt, especially his little oven mitt-esque booties.
I was very impressed with Tri-Klops at NYCC. However, side by side with the vintage and 200X figures, I wonder if there’s an opportunity to incorporate some of the 200X design elements in future Classics. Like with Tri-Klops’s earlier companions, he’s a very literal translation of the original toy and artwork. I really do wonder why there’s the fuss over keeping these guys so true to the vintage source material.
I have to admit, in the ranks of guys like Mer-Man, Webstor, Trap-Jaw, Whiplash and Spikor, Tri-Klops was never one of my favorite baddies in the MOTU lore as I was growing up. He had three giant eyes, yes, but he never got quite as much play as the others, even though I recognized him as one of old Bonehead’s top brass. So, when I first saw this figure in person at New York Comic Con, I liked him, and I was impressed with the detail, but as time went on he still seemed like the guy between Duncan and Webstor. Well, much like Zodac, Trydor here is a very impressive figure once you have him in hand.
