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Weekend Toy Run: Save up to 50% at Shop DC Entertainment’s 2nd Black Friday Sale

I know it’s the holiday season and that we should expect sales, but I’m exhibiting my crotchety old man ways and hating on the overuse of terms like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the like. A couple weeks ago, I was at my front door screaming at the neighborhood kids to get off my lawn when I heard about Brown Thursday and Mattycollector’s 8 Day Cyber Monday Week that started on Tuesday, and nearly had an aneurysm. [/rant]

This weekend, you’ll be able to pick up a bunch of stuff from DC Collectibles at Shop DC Entertainment’s “Black Friday Returns!” sale. For example, the MAD Just-Us-League figures are back on sale for over half off. But there’s even more stuff – 337 items in total on sale, including action figures, busts, statues, phone cases, and clothing. The sale features DC merchandise from other partners too, including Mattel (Man of Steel and DC Unlimited stuff), Square Enix Play Arts Kai figures from Arkham, DC LEGO sets, and DC Mimobots from Mimoco, to name a few. There’s even the Hot Toys Camo Tumbler.

The best discounts are on the DC Collectibles stuff, as you might expect. I’m just trying to prep myself for the next couple of Black Fridays until Christmas (which thankfully falls on a Wednesday) is over. Bah humbug!

NYCC 2013: Play Imaginative Super Alloy DC Comics New 52 Justice League Update

For the first time in recent memory since Art Asylum produced Minimates for Marvel and DC, Play Imaginative holds licenses for both of the major comic book companies. On the DC front, they are producing Super Alloy diecast figures in 1/6 for the New 52 Justice League. In San Diego, we saw everything up through the new Green Lantern. Here in NY, Yes Anime (Play Imaginative’s US distributor) also brought along Cyborg and Flash.

Folks who pre-ordered Superman around SDCC – Yes Anime reports that after a delay in Singapore, Play Imaginative will be delivering in the next couple of weeks. For NYCC, they had air-shipped about 10 of the Supes for sale at the show. The rest are coming by sea. They were a bit vague on the reasons behind the delay (Superman was expected to ship in the August time frame), suggesting that it was perhaps to put a more powerful fan in the Fortress base and for some resculpting of the Superman heads.

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DC Collectibles Reveal New Earth 2 Action Figure Line and More for New York Comic Con

DC Collectibles has released pics of its Earth 2 action figures and their upcoming statue commemorating Neil Gaiman’s return to Sandman. Call me old school, but I find a lot of the new Earth 2 designs hokey. Wonder Woman is the most appealing, with the cues to the Golden Age Wonder Woman, but Green Lantern and especially Flash look particularly silly.

DC COLLECTIBLES TAKES NEW YORK COMIC CON BY STORM WITH EXCITING LINE-UP OF NEW TOYS AND COLLECTOR ITEMS

Debuts Include a ‘Sandman Overture’ Statue, ‘Justice League: War’ Action Figures, and ‘Earth 2’ Action Figures

DC Collectibles, the exclusive line of collector items from DC Entertainment, announced today it will reveal two new action figure lines and a new statue at New York Comic Con (Oct. 10-13). Big reveals include action figures based on the upcoming animated movie JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR and top selling DC Comics – The New 52 title EARTH 2, as well as a new statue based on the upcoming Sandman Overture series. The products will be discussed during the DC Collectibles official panel on Friday, October 11 from 11:15am – 12:15pm ET in Room 1A10.

Additionally, DC Collectibles will offer two Con Exclusives for sale in the Graphitti Designs booth (#755). The first a Super Best Friends Forever: Poison Ivy PVC Figure that measures 6.625” tall and is priced at $24.95. The second continues the line of two-pack 3.75” action figures. Priced at $29.95, the new set features Hal Jordan and Saint Walker.

“It’s been an amazing year for DC Collectibles. I’m super proud of the team and excited to round out the year at New York Comic Con 2013 by announcing a new ongoing action figure series based on the upcoming slate of Warner Bros.’ DC animated films and also a wave of EARTH-2 action figures,” stated DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns. “We are also celebrating the launch of Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN OVERTURE series with a beautiful new statue designed by stunning artist J.H. Williams.”

DC Collectibles products that will be unveiled at New York Comic Con include:

Justice League: War The Flash Action Figure – 6″

Justice League: War Green Lantern Action Figure – 6”

Justice League: War Shazam! Action Figure – 6”

Justice League: War Superman Action Figure – 6”

Justice League: War Wonder Woman Action Figure – 6”

DC Comics – The New 52: EARTH2 Batman Action Figure – 6”

DC Comics – The New 52: EARTH 2 Green Lantern Action Figure – 6”

DC Comics – The New 52: EARTH 2 The Flash Action Figure – 6”

DC Comics – The New 52: EARTH 2 Wonder Woman Action Figure – 6”

SANDMAN OVERTURE Statue by J. H. Williams – 9”

DC Collectibles products are available in comic book shops everywhere and online at www.shopdccollectibles.com.

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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!

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Mattel’s New DC Total Heroes and DC Comics Multiverse Lines for Retail are Up for Pre-Order

I foolishly skipped Mattel’s DC panel at SDCC this year. In my defense, in years past, it was usually a rehash of the DC portion of the Mattypalooza panel with some kid-oriented toys on top of that. I had no idea that this year they’d be announcing the demise of the spiritual successors of DC Universe Classics at retail, the Batman Unlimited and DC Unlimited lines, and that they’d be launching two new retail lines in 2014. Now that online retailers have put up their pre-orders for them, I’m getting my first real look at DC Total Heroes and DC Comics Multiverse.

DC Total Heroes is Mattel’s re-envisioning of 6-inch action figures for retail. Each of the four figures (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Sinestro) from the first wave sports their New 52 looks, but veers from the DC Universe Classics aesthetic to a new, somewhat animated look. With a reduction in articulation and paint apps, Mattel was able to reduce the price point, with online retailers charging $12.99 per figure. That seems to be one of the key selling points of the new line.

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