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Sideshow Collectibles Announces 1/6 Scale Superman Figure

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As much as I love the Hot Toys movie-based offerings, for years I’ve been jonesing for a comics-based line of DC superheroes. I thought there was an alternative with Play Imaginative’s New 52 line, but the high price of the Super Alloy diecast line coupled with the highly stylized look (see Batman and Superman) has dampened my enthusiasm.

But Sideshow has been stepping up to the plate – they’ve previously offered Harley Quinn, the Joker, Catwoman, and Batman, and now they’ve come to bat with the big blue boy scout himself. I’ll be hemming and hawing on these figures – the earlier ones look nice, but with Batman and Superman, there’s something a little overdone with their head sculpts – I like the look generally, but the emotions (creases and shading) might be a bit severe. What do you guys think?

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Sideshow’s Governator Wins April Fool’s Day

There’s always some entertaining gags on April Fool’s Day, but this one can bench press 440 lbs. While the Governator isn’t actually an official product (I’m sure there’ll be a few Ahhhnold fans who kitbash their own, though), Sideshow is actually giving away a life-sized Terminator Endoskeleton bust. Click through to the Governator contest page for your shot.

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He said he’d be back… and he is!

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Click to pre-order our “Governator” Sixth Scale figure!
http://bit.ly/Governator6thScale

via Sideshow Collectibles.

Border Patrol: Comic Book Cheesecake Statues, Now With More Cheese

It’s commonly believed that to make its product attractive to its target audience, the comic book industry systematically objectifies women. While doing my weekly eBay browsing for Border Patrol, I found one guy (at least, I assume he’s a guy) who has managed to take this to a whole new level. His schtick – taking high end statues of comic book vixens and making them even more provocative. As far as I can tell, he commissions the pieces – it’s not clear if they were originally for his personal collection, but now they’re up for auction.

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

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Hot Toys Announces Loki from Thor: The Dark World

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Hot Toys announced Thor from the Dark World and an exclusive light armor version two and a half months ago, and it was a bit of a surprise not to have his brother Loki alongside him. Hot Toys has rectified that with this announcement. I hope they continue to work on the likeness of Tom Hiddleston – something seems a bit off in these shots. The Avengers Loki release just seems to capture him better.

I haven’t seen the pre-order yet, but I’d check Sideshow Collectibles for the Hot Toys Loki since they will likely get the exclusive version that includes the Aether accessory.

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Sideshow Announces Captain America: The Winter Soldier Quarter Scale Figures plus Hot Toys “Rescue” Cap Giveaway

Looks like Captain America and the Winter Soldier are getting quarter scale premium format figures from Sideshow Collectibles. They’ve just released a teaser image promising likenesses of Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan from the upcoming movie. No word on when they will become available – just the mysterious “coming soon” label.

Check out the preview for the Captain America: The Winter Soldier figures and you’ll also be able to enter their giveaway for a Hot Toys Captain America “rescue” version – this was a “Toy Fairs” exclusive from 2012 – and check out the rest of Sideshow’s Captain America figures.

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Sideshow Collectibles is very excited to announce a line of 1:4 Scale Premium Format Figure collectibles based on the upcoming film Captain America: the Winter Soldier are coming soon!  Each 1:4 Scale Premium Format Figure will feature authentic likeness to the actors, such as Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan, as their on screen characters – Captain America and Winter Soldier.  These upcoming Marvel must-have’s will be reporting for Pre-Order duty soon!  Plus, enter for a chance to win one of TWO(2) Hot Toys Captain America – Rescue Version Sixth Scale Figures today!

via Captain America: The Winter Soldier 1:4 Scale Collectibles | Sideshow Collectibles.

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