Jim Fletcher was kind enough to give us a tour of the DC Direct showroom today. For this update, I’ll focus on the action figure products, or what I think of as Blackest Night and “everything else.” I’ll be sure to post pictures of the other products, mostly statues and busts, within the next few days.
I am not sure if these four figures comprise an upcoming wave of Blackest Night figures from DC Direct. Arkillo and Black Lantern Hawkgirl had been previously announced for Wave 6, and I believe Hal Jordan was announced for Wave 7.
DC Prepares Next Blackest Night Toy Wave
Blockbuster series continues to spawn more figures.
To say Blackest Night has swept the industry would be a bit of an understatement. While DC’s collectibles line for the series had been fairly impressive, the overwhelming success of the event seems to be spawning more toys than originally anticipated.
Today DC is announcing four more figures to its arsenal: Blue Lantern Flash, Star Sapphire Wonder Woman, Black Lantern Hawkgirl and a new edition of Hal Jordan. These four figures will be on display at the 2010 Toy Fair. The show kicks off over the weekend, and we’ll have tons of pictures for you early next week.
Wonder Woman as a Star Sapphire is the one deputy appointment from Blackest Night that I found tough to swallow. I haven’t read a lot of her books, but my notion of Amazon is that of a warrior woman. Still, it was interesting that her Blackest Night tie-in revealed that her unrequited love interest is… Batman?
Love
The final DC HeroClix Blackest Night preview is the most powerful one of them all!
Wonder Woman
Though Wonder Woman has proven herself a hero time and again in battle, the message she always seeks to spread in the mortal world is one of peace, equality, and love. During the Blackest Night, Wonder Woman’s earlier death and resurrection by the Greek gods opened her to the influence of Nekron and the Black Lanterns – but her immense love for the planet Earth and all its people allowed her to be saved by accepting a violet power ring and joining the Star Sapphires.
The DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game will be in comic and hobby stores on May 12, 2010. The Starter Game includes everything you need to play HeroClix: seven HeroClix figures, the 2010 HeroClix Rulebook, a map (The Oan Sciencells) and more–reserve your copy at your local retailer!
The Blackest Night Starter Kit reveals return, with the Atom in his Blue Lantern deputy tribal outfit. This is probably my least favorite of the deputy costumes, but the translucent effects look pretty spectacular.
Compassion
The search for Ray Palmer is over. He’s in the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game!
The Atom
A stalwart member of the Justice League, Ray Palmer’s life was torn apart when he discovered that his love Jean Loring was a murderer. Even after taking a pilgrimage into the multiverse in search of a new purpose, the Atom found he still felt empathy for Loring and all those who had brought evil upon the innocent. In the rise of the Blackest Night, the Atom’s rare compassion allowed him to join the Indigo Tribe and wield the power of their light.
The DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game will be in comic and hobby stores on May 12, 2010. The Starter Game includes everything you need to play HeroClix: seven HeroClix figures, the 2010 HeroClix Rulebook, a map (The Oan Sciencells) and more – reserve your copy at your local retailer!
The HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Kit reveals continue with Scarecrow as a deputy of the Sinestro Corps. The detail on the new digital sculpts continues to impress.
Fear
Paging Dr. Crane. Paging Dr. Crane. Please report to the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game.
SCARECROW
Though his fear toxins gave him the ability to instill fear in nearly everyone, long exposure to the chemicals made the Scarecrow himself unable to feel terror–except when he was pursued by Batman. In the wake of the Dark Knight’s death, the Scarecrow was on the brink of despair–until in the Blackest Night the Scarecrow found a new purpose when he was given a yellow power ring and a place in the Sinestro Corps!
The DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game will be in comic and hobby stores on May 12, 2010. The Starter Game includes everything you need to play HeroClix: seven HeroClix figures, the 2010 HeroClix Rulebook, a map (The Oan Sciencells) and more – reserve your copy at your local retailer!
