Tri-Klops may be the big item for me, but there’s a whole mess of stuff going up tomorrow, so be ready for some red screens of death.
Big sale on Monday! MOTUC Tri-Klops, Infinite Heroes Crisis 4 pack, JLU Shazam pack, plus a few retail Batman Brave and the Bold and Dark Knight items! Check out MattyCollector.com at 12 noon eastern Aug 17th!
I’m not exactly sure which Brave and the Bold and Dark Knight products are going up tomorrow, but posted pics of all that’s currently up there. Matty will also have a 1:24 die cast Lightning McQueen, so it could get a little crazy, with both action figure and Hot Wheels collectors converging on the site.
Mattel also posted a round-up of sorts of the latest Ask Matty sessions (AFP’s latest Ask Matty Round-Up was posted yesterday). They touch on a lot of sore spots, for example, $20 Dark Knight Movie Masters, bonus figures not in Club Eternia, and Gleek. Not sure if the explanations will soothe the folks who are raging over them, but at least Mattel understands that some people are upset. And a new hurt for folks on the east coast – Mattel won’t be at New York Comic-Con next year. That’s not surprising, since it’s in October, during the prime selling season for big box retailers.
Toys R Us is having a Buy One, Get Two Free sale on action figures from The Dark Knight. The sale is good through August 1.
You might have different luck in the store, but the way it’s coded on ToysRUs.com is that only the 5-inch movie line figures are eligible. However, the ad text claims that the sale is good on “ALL Dark Knight 6-inch figures.” Regardless, it’s a good opportunity to pick up some toys for your kids, your nephews and nieces, or the kid in you!
Mattel has published two DC-related updates on MattyCollector.com. First up, the DC Universe Classics 2-packs featuring Batman and Superman.
New Batman & Superman 2-packs in Stores August!
Hey Toy Fans,
Summer rocks. Days are longer, weather’s warmer, and a pair of new DCUC 2-packs arrives! Each pack holds a repaint of a classic hero paired with a villain figure in window box packaging. Check ’em out!
Features mud-spattered Batman for the first-time, facing off with the previously hard-to-find 2007 Clayface figure.
Includes the first-ever DCUC Superman with Heat Vision eyes, up against an all-new figure of Classic Brainiac!
You’ll find them at your local Toys ‘R Us, drug and grocery stores, and online in August. Stay tuned for more details as we get them…
Next up, a new 12-inch Joker from The Dark Knight. We saw this item at Toy Fair earlier in the year but wasn’t sure when it was going to show up. Now we know! Toys ‘R Us has the shipping date estimated as June 19.
Pre-order New 12″ The Dark Knight The Joker at ToysRUs.com!
Hey Batman Fans,
If you’re like me and think The Joker from The Dark Knight movie is one of the coolest (and most menacing) villains ever to terrorize Gotham City, you’re gonna want this all-new figure of The Joker!
So detailed it’s really kind of scary, this fully-articulated 12″ figure hits Toys ‘R Us in June (stores and online). Want to make sure one is ready and waiting for you when it’s released? Just click here to pre-order now at ToysRUs.com!
Earlier news reports that Hot Toys would be releasing two new Jokers from The Dark Knight were only partially correct. Hot Toys has indeed introduced a new deluxe format Joker, but it will feature interchangeable parts that allow you to display the Joker in either his Gotham City Police uniform or in an improved costume featuring his bomb-laden overcoat.
In addition, the figure will feature a new system for poseable eyes. I’ve not collected figures in this format before, but this may be the first!
The debut of MMSDX series is THE JOKER from the Dark Knight movie:
Hot Toys True Type figure with over 35 points of articulation
Stands approximately 12 inches / 31 cm tall
Dressed in Gotham City police suit, hat, Gotham City cop badge and shoes, the characters wears for assassination scene in the movie.
Weapons-M1 Garand Rifle
Additional costume: Improved & movie-accurate Joker costume of an overcoat, sport coat, vest, shirt, tie, pants, belt, socks and shoes, with grenades rig and suspenders
Weapons and accessories: Five pieces of grenades, knife, pistol and Joker cards
Seven Interchangeable posing hands
An interchangeable and new make-up Joker head featured with Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS) and colored Translucent Iris.
Deluxe figure stand with LED lights
**About Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS)
PERS is a brand new technique applies to Hot Toys MMSDX figurines, special features include:
Unique designed eyeballs with colored Translucent Iris