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Hot Toys Reveals Superman Man of Steel General Zod

Hot Toys has finally revealed its General Zod figure from Superman: Man of Steel, and I think it turned out great. There have been some requests for a more neutral head sculpt in addition to the angry, grimacing look that they went with, and some not too flattering comparisons with Jack Black. I’d prefer multiple head sculpts too, but if Hot Toys only includes one, I think they made a good choice.

You can pre-order General Zod at Sideshow Collectibles for $239.99. Superman and Jor-El are also available to pre-order.

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Supeman Man of Steel Movie Masters Variants in Stock at Amazon for $15.99

I think there must be some wisdom in Hasbro’s plan to realign the Marvel Legends brand with the various Marvel movies next year. Because while the Rocket Raccoon wave of Marvel Legends has only been available on Amazon through third party sellers (for inflated prices), lines like the Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters keeps coming back into stock for regular prices, even some of the harder to find variants.

I still haven’t seen the Man of Steel movie yet, but somehow the news of Ben Affleck being cast as Batman (and the subsequent hilarious outrage) is making me want to see it less.

Mattel San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Up For Sale Monday 8/5, Early Access on 8/2

Just a reminder – if you did not attend SDCC 2013 but wanted to pick up Mattel’s exclusives for the show, you’ll have your chance after this weekend. Mattel is posting their exclusives for sale on Mattycollector.com on Monday at 9AM PST. Current subscribers, Early Access opens for you on Friday at 8AM PST. Up for grabs:

Masters of the Universe® Classics Rokkon™ & Stonedar
Masters of the Universe® Classics Mini He-Man® & Skeletor® Figures
Masters of the Universe® Classics Orko® Figure with Prince Adam® (Note: this is *not* the color-changing SDCC exclusive version)
BATMAN Classic TV Series Batman™ Batusi Batman™
DC Man of Steel™ Movie Masters® Superman™ vs. General Zod Movie Pack
DCU Club Infinite Earths “Shazam!” New 52
Monster High® Webarella™ (limit 1 per person)

Be ready for time-outs and quick sell-outs on the more popular exclusives, though – I imagine some of these will sell out before Early Access is over.

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Movie Masters Man of Steel Superman in Black Suit and Jor-El in Stock on Amazon for $15.99

Last night I noticed that Amazon had the black-suited Superman from Mattel’s Movie Masters Man of Steel line in stock for $15.99. (Hint: if you like AFP’s Facebook page or follow the AFP Twitter account you got a special heads up last night.) Supes is still up this morning so I thought I’d make an official post about it.

Jor-El is also back in stock at the same price, and the regular Superman never left – thus negating any chance of a Superman Returns joke.

SDCC 2013: Hot Toys at the Sideshow Collectibles Booth

I had been wanting to get to the Sideshow booth to check out the Hot Toys displays – it’s always one of the highlights of SDCC for me. I got my chance yesterday afternoon – and would have had an Instapics post up sooner, if it wasn’t for the massive congestion in the cellular network. All afternoon, a lot of folks in the San Diego Convention Center were having trouble making calls and sending texts, not to mention uploading pictures to the AFPRon Instagram account. 😀

Despite frustrations trying to keep connected, the Hot Toys showing did not disappoint. As you might expect, there was a ton of Avengers and Iron Man figures on display, but when you add in Robocop, G.I. JOE, Lone Ranger, and the growing DC licenses, there was something good for everybody.

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