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Square Enix Releases Play Arts Kai DC Universe Variant Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern Press Pics

Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Universe

I had mixed feelings when I saw the variant DC Universe figures from the Square Enix Play Arts Kai line at Toy Fair. Now that Square Enix has released their press pics of the first three figures – Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern, my take hasn’t changed. I’m mostly positive on their other DC offerings – the Arkham Asylum / City line has been fantastic, and I will probably be picking up the Dark Knight trilogy figures. The Superman: Man of Steel figures look interesting. But these DC variants will most likely be a cherry picking line for me.

I’m expecting that the articulation on these babies will be just as good as the other figures I’ve picked up, but I’m so-so on the designs. This is the kind of thing I worry about with 3A Toys and their highly-anticipated Marvel line. When you look at iconic characters through the lens of an artist with a distinctive style, there’s a chance that what you see won’t agree with you.

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I Never Thought I’d Want an Uglydoll

And now I want (at least) two.

Uglydoll DC Comics Plush - Babo as Superman and Ice-Bat as Batman

It’s my wife who has a collection of Uglydolls so large that I fear it like a Swiss mountain climber fears avalanches in late spring. To be fair, I was the one to install the flimsy shelving unit that precariously supports them. But even she had no idea that Uglydoll and DC had entered into a collaboration that will produce Uglydolls plush as DC characters.

First up are Babo as Superman and Ice-Bat as Batman (naturally). Bats will come in two flavors – blue as shown above, and black for those of us who grew up with him in the movies. According to Previews, the first Uglydoll DC plush will arrive at the end of July with a suggested retail price of $160 for the assortment. Urban Collector has the Uglydoll DC plush assortment up for pre-order at $139.19.

via David Horvath.

 

WebSwipe: Mattel Classic TV Series Batman Julie Newmar Catwoman – Action Figure Insider

Congrats to the folks at AFI, now in their 8th year. This week they kicked off their anniversary celebration with this scoop – the unveiling of the upcoming Julie Newmar Catwoman from Mattel’s Batman line for the 1960’s classic TV show. Catwoman joins Bat’s Rogues Gallery – the Joker (revealed at Meltdown Comics), the Riddler and the Penguin. Two caveats – this is a hand-painted paint master, and the figure has not yet been fully articulated.

AFi66Catwoman21Catwoman is the fourth and final major recurring villain that frequently teamed up with fellow evildoers Joker, Penguin, and Riddler, so Mattel is completing a team AND opening up the number of great moments from the series that fans may want to “re- enact” with these figures.

This is the first-ever 6” scale Julie Newmar Catwoman, and the Design Team tells us it was a thrill to finally be able to capture this iconic rendition of the character in plastic!

The Mattel Sculpting Department poured a lot of love and attention into this portrait sculpt, creating MANY different versions over several months as they worked to capture the beauty of Julie Newmar and Catwoman! I think we can all agree that their hard work and attention to detail paid off! Just look at the texture and paint job on that catsuit! It looks like it just popped off your TV screen! All of the likenesses shown for this line have been top notch and the Catwoman figure is no exception. That face sculpt is one of the loveliest that Mattel has ever done.

via Action Figure Insider – Best Toy News on the Web! AFi’s 8th Anniversary Scoop Week Day 1 – Mattel’s Classic TV Series Batman – 6″ Julie Newmar Catwoman Figure.

Win Four Injustice Action Figures from IGN

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Don Cornholious may have found the Injustice 2-Packs expensive, even with a Buy Two Save Ten deal, but I don’t think even he could argue with free. IGN is holding a giveaway for two of the Injustice two-packs – Wonder Woman / Solomon Grundy, and Green Arrow / Deathstroke.

It’s an easy contest to enter – just comment on the IGN giveaway page which Injustice character you like best. The giveaway ends Monday, April 29.

via Injustice Action Figure Giveaway – IGN Community Central – IGN.

CustomCon 34 Day Two is Online at Raving Toy Maniac

CustomCon 34 - Day Two

It’s time for Spring CustomCon, and our friends at RTM have the second day of CustomCon 34 online. Check it out!

CustomCon 34 Day Two – The second day of CustomCon 34 is now online!

The Day Two galleries include:

via CustomCon 34 Day Two | Raving Toy Maniac.

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