The final first look at TheFwoosh.com this week is a double-shot of DC Universe. They take a look at the upcoming DC Universe Classics Fists of Clay 2-pack, featuring a muddied black and gray Batman (a repaint of DCUC wave 1) and Clayface (a re-release from the DC Superheroes line.) I was more interested in the Giants of Justice Flash, a continuation of Mattel’s 12-inch rotocast line that so far has included Batman, Superman, and Killer Croc.
I have not been collecting these due to price – at close to $30 it just seems too high, especially for a rotocast figure. But Flash looks pretty good. He’s going to be on sale at the Toys R Us booth at San Diego Comic-Con.
DC Universe Giants of Justice Flash
I like this figure for what it is. He is a scaled up version of the Four Horsemen’s DCUC sculpt (so it is kinda like getting one of their amazing prototypes) with some of the articulation of his smaller counterpart cut out. His points are as followed- ball head, partial ball shoulders, hinge elbows, waist swivel, cut t-hips and knee hinges. So, not as much articulation as we get in DCUC, but still quite a few point. He is, like the Giants figures before him, a hollow figure with fantastic paint applications, I cannot find one bit of bleed or slop.
Battle for Earth 3 - Alexander Luthor and Ultraman
Call me a sucker for these things, or maybe something even worse, because when they first announced the Battle for Earth 3 two-pack, I swore I wasn’t going to get it. First off, I want, no, I need a modern Crime Syndicate. This Ultraman is based on the classic design, and as much as I like the classics, the modern designs are much cooler. And Luthor, where to begin? This version of Luthor was featured for a couple of panels in Crisis on Infinite Earths, a couple of decades ago. Talk about digging deep, Mattel.
Still, June 15th came around and there I was, waiting for the Mattycollector.com site to refresh – the ordering experience on a heavy day, because of MOTU Classics Hordak sales, was much improved. And a couple of days later, this set is in my hands.
TheFwoosh.com is on an absolute tear this week with Mattel and Four Horsemen goodness. Next up is an early look at the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive for Masters of the Universe Classics, He-Ro.
Masters of the Universe Classics He-Ro
A point of high interest for Masters fans for over two decades, Mattel has finally given us a figure of He-Ro, the first character in the Masters of the Universe Classics line that has NEVER had an action figure. It feels like we are playing a part in a bit of history here, this is the first new Masters character to get a figure since 1987 (or since 1992 if you are a rare faithful of the New Adventures of He-Man line). It’s kind of a big deal.
This time of year we’re usually so busy gearing up for San Diego Comic-Con that we tend to overlook Wizard World Philly, which is this weekend, Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 21. The Four Horseman, who have their hands in many of the top action figure lines, will be present and have sent along a list of their activities at the show.
If you’re in the neighborhood and haven’t seen the work the Horsemen do before an action figure goes into mass production, you’ll be in for a treat.
TheFwoosh.com has posted an early look at the DC Universe Classics Earth 3 two-pack featuring Alexander Luthor and the Crime Syndicate’s Ultraman. The first allotment of these figures went on sale on June 15th and sold out within a couple of hours. We’re waiting to hear back when the final allotment of figures will be available on Mattycollector.com.
This set makes me very hopeful for obscure character selection for this line going forward- it looks as though the sky’s the limit. I really hope we hear further news of Crime Syndicate/Earth-3 figures soon, having them all together will make for a great spot in the display.
