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Hot Toys Reveals Adam West Batman (1966) Figure

Somehow I have managed to resist buying into the Mattel Classic TV Batman figures, but I don’t think my resolve will hold when this Hot Toys Batman goes up for pre-order. I haven’t seen it go up yet, but I’ll be checking Sideshow and BigBadToyStore today.

I was an instant fan when I saw Batman and Robin in the Sideshow booth at San Diego Comic-Con. Now that Hot Toys has revealed that Batman will come with Batusi hands, shark repellent, and that pesky bomb, it’s over for me. He’ll also come with three interchangeable mouth plates – the slight Adam West smirk, a serious mouth, and then the can’t-get-rid-of-the-bomb grimace.

Holy Action Figure, Batman!

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DC Collectibles Announces Hal Jordan / Saint Walker 2-Pack and Poison Ivy NYCC 2013 Exclusives

While I really like the articulation setup on DC Collectible’s 3.75-inch Lantern figures, I think they need to come up with some different body types if they want to eventually expand the character selection. While the current body is fine for guys like Hal Jordan, it’s a bit too thick for lean characters like Saint Walker.

You can still pick up all the previous GL exclusives except the Kyle Rayner / Kilowog 2-pack at Graphitti Designs.

DC Collectibles Announces “Con Exclusives” for New York Comic-Con

DC Collectibles, the high-end toy and collectible line from DC Entertainment revealed two exciting new “con exclusive” products that will only be available for purchase at New York Comic-Con 2013.

The first is a Super Best Friends Forever: Poison Ivy PVC Figure, designed by Lauren Faust and sculpted by Irene Matar. Super Best Friends Forever is from the popular interstitial shorts shown during DC Nation on Cartoon Network. Poison Ivy measures approximately 6.625” tall and is priced at $24.95.

The second con exclusive is a DC Comics Super Heroes: Hal Jordan & Saint Walker Action Figure 2-pack sculpted by Robert Lynders. This set is the latest in the 3.75” scale and is priced at $29.95. The 3.75” action figures continue to be a must-have con exclusive from DC Collectibles.

Make sure to stop by Graphitti Designs booth #755 at New York Comic-Con to purchase your DC Collectibles’ con exclusives!

via DC Collectibles Announces “Con Exclusives” for New York Comic-Con | DC Comics.

Soapbox Sunday: What’s Wrong with Mattel’s New DC Retail Lines?

A couple of weeks ago, I posed the question if Hasbro could revitalize the G.I. JOE brand by launching a new 6-inch action figure line. I reasoned that if the Star Wars team could make it work with the Black Series and the Marvel team could go the other way (from 6-inch to 4-inch) with Marvel Universe, then it could work for Joes too.

DC Total Heroes Superman (6-inch scale) and DC Comics Multiverse Deadshot (3.75-inch scale)

This past week I got my first look at Mattel’s attempt to breathe new life into their DC Comics license at retail with the DC Total Heroes and DC Comics Multiverse lines as pre-orders went live online. And good Grodd – I dislike them so much I want them to fail. Now I’m left wondering – are my feelings unfounded, making me a hypocrite? Why should I want to see this happen for G.I. JOE when I can’t stand Mattel’s attempt to do the same?

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STGCC 2013: Interview with Nathan Hamill by Jedd

Here’s a wrap-up of Jedd’s STGCC coverage with an interview with Nathan Hamill, artist and toy designer, who coincidentally is one of Mark Hamill’s kids. He talks with Jedd about toys, art, comics, and, yes, a little bit about Star Wars.

Jedd: Welcome to Singapore!

Nathan: Thank you!

Are you having a good time so far?

Excellent. First time here and it’s stunning, it’s incredible. The weather was perfect yesterday; it’s great so far.

I had a look at your Twitter feed, really cool stuff. Beneath your handle, it says “I makes what I likes.” What do you think has been the most rewarding thing of living by that maxim?

Yeah, “I makes what I likes” is just… first of all, I think it’s funny because it’s using improper English, which makes me laugh. Like “I makes what I likes,” yeah… I try to keep it as simple as that. So yeah, my motto, “I makes what I likes,” at the end of the day it should come down to whether or not it’s something that you enjoy, not to be too convoluted about what your themes and what your concepts are. Yeah, that stuff is good and fine but I guess I’m trying to… you know, take things less seriously.

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Ask Matty Q&A for 9/15 (a Couple Days Early!)

Once again, Toy Guru and team are a few days early with their responses for the latest Ask Matty Q&A. Thanks!

1. A lot of collectors still want to get the unleashed version of Doomsday. Is it possible to offer him individually on Mattycollector, or even as the SDCC exclusive in 2014?

No. Doomsday was only possible when banked along with 12 partial tool’d figures at tier 2 production quotas. It is not possible to just do Doomsday by himself. His production was tied directly to producing a full year of partially tool’d basic figures at the higher tier 2 quota. After not even hitting tier 1, it becomes that much more difficult to get to this “bigger” more tooling intensive version of Doomsday. We hope this was made clear during the sub-in period.

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