You remember that Marvel Select Thing prototype that Art Asylum blogged about a couple of days ago? A painted prototype was on hand at Diamond Select Toys’ booth at Comic-Con. Their display cases are always tough to shoot – the lighting isn’t that great. But at least the Thing and Abomination look outstanding!
One of my nits with most Things that have seen plastic – they’re too big, for me at least. This one is massive.
After a one and a half hour wait in Mattel’s exclusives line, I gave up and went to take some pictures. Shout out to TheFwoosh.com’s Bam Bam, who held the spot in line for almost all of Preview Night before throwing in the white towel – it was clear we wouldn’t get to make any purchases there tonight.
In any case, we got to make a quick pass through Mattel.
DC Universe Classics – Production figures for Wave 9 were on hand. Chemo has bubble effects added. This wave looks really clean. Also, 2-ups for the Joker and Power Girl. The Joker will come with the Joker Fish accessory (unfortunately obscured in my pic).
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It’s late (I forgot that I shouldn’t wait in lines on Preview Night – thank you for reminding me, Mattel!), so I’ll be brief with my comments. Hasbro’s Marvel display had a lot to be excited about.
Update: Added the ML 2-Packs and and a few more pictures in most categories.
Marvel Legends 2-Packs – If the current wave of 2-packs sells, we should see white Ninja / Dum Dum Dugan, Sharon Carter / Stealth Iron Man, and Invisible Woman / Human Torch 2-packs hitting retail.
Marvel Legends Fan Choice – Wow. Eclectic choices. Good looking figures that leverage lots of existing parts. This will be a tough vote for the Fan Choice poll.
So, courtesy of the Marvel Universe Covers Contest and our good friends at Hasbro, we can begin our coverage of San Diego Comic-Con toys a day early. If you’re into urban vinyl that is both cuddly and deadly, then look no further. The San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Mighty Muggs Wolverine is just that. He’s also the first Mighty Muggs Wolvie to feature retractable claws. SNIKT!
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If you picked up a subscription to Marvel Digital Comics and are on your way to the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel has posted a special offer just for you.
You can stop by Marvel’s booth for:
More details in the attached image.
Like many Marvel Universe fans, I signed up for a subscription just so I could pick up a Marvel Universe Nick Fury exclusive figure. I have not yet received the figure, but from pictures I’ve seen from the Far East (where the figure was released at retail), I think it’ll be a good reuse of the Daredevil / Bullseye figure that was part of Marvel Universe wave 1.
As far as Marvel Digital Comics are concerned, I like the reading experience. In particular, the web-based reader’s Smart Panels feature is pretty good when applied properly – it zooms into the comic, panel by panel, to give you a very detailed look at a page. This hasn’t replaced the need for me to get my weekly comic fix, though, as the library isn’t intended to deliver newly published comics. The back issue catalog is filling out, but there have been times when I’ve wanted to read an random comic arc only to find issues missing. I’ll let you know if I renew when the three month trial is up.
You’ll be able to get details on a subscription and the Nick Fury figure at the Marvel booth, or head to marvel.com/nickfury.