Online retailer BigBadToyStore has listed new Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters figures from Mattel, revealing a new character and two variants for the line-up. Included in the assortment are Faora, an armored General Zod, and Superman with chains and key. I purposefully have not been following the movie news, but was a bit surprised that the new character wasn’t Ursa. I’m not that knowledgeable when it comes to Superman lore, and don’t have any recollection of a character named Faora from the comics or the previous movies – but I’m not going to Google her now, for risk of spoiling myself for the movie that opens June 14th.
It’s not clear whether this is a second wave of figures or if these will ship with the Man of Steel figures previously shown – BBTS has them listed all with a 2nd quarter ship date.
Here’s the links to the individual figures listed on BBTS. All are listed as pre-orders at $17.99:
- Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Figure – Faora
- Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Figure – General Zod With Armor
- Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Figure – Superman With Key
- Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Figure – Superman
- Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Figure – General Zod
- Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters Figure – Jor-El
Easily the best movie of the year, and it hasn’t even landed yet lol! The only other movie I’m really waiting for after Superman Man of Steel is Thor the Dark World. Two supremely hot actors!
http://technorati.com/entertainment/film/article/zach-snyders-man-of-steel-new/
In the comics the female kryptonian has always been named “Faora”. In the Christopher Reeves movies her name was changed to Ursa, but is the same character.