DC Direct has solicited series 2 of their Justice Society of America line. Series 2 includes four new figures based on Alex Ross interpretations of Geoff Johns’ pet characters from the JSA comic.
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURES
JSA Series 2 - Hourman, Kingdom Come Superman, Cyclone, Stargirl
Four second-generation Justice Society of America heroes are grouped together to make up the second series of action figures based on the art of Alex Ross!
Just as Geoff Johns’ “Thy Kingdom Come” story arc has brought the Kingdom Come Superman into current continuity, this series of action figures also features a fully articulated, original sculpt of the character.
Figures included:
Cyclone • 8.25” h
Stargirl • 6.5” h
Hourman • 7” h
Kingdom Come Superman • 7” h
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.
4-color peggable window box packaging.
NECA has announced the latest series of Gears of Wars figures.
War On All Fronts
Due out late July, our fourth series of figures based on the wildly popular Gears Of War 2 coincides with the release of the brand new All Fronts Collection for Xbox 360 The series features four figures from the game and of course enough firepower to blast Locust into oblivion!
With interchangeable heads, Dom and Marcus each represent COG in Theron disguise from the Road To Ruin mission with improved elbow articulation and Lancer weapons that can peg into their backs, for those times when theyre not raining down destruction on the Horde.
An armored Locust Grenadier Elite comes with a peggable Gnasher shotgun, and NECAs biggest Gears Of War figure yet, the helmeted Locust Grenadier Flamethrower includes a Scorcher flamethrower and fuel tank backpack! And for anyone who cant get enough Gears, theres the Ticker with classic motorized “pull-back-and-go” action!
The All Fronts Collection drops July 28. Stay tuned to NECA for more info and news on figures to come!
A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design and Sculpt!
Bring your favorite Wild West gunslingers to life with this Minimates box set based on the 1966 spaghetti-western classic! Featuring the Good Blondie, the Bad Angel Eyes and the Ugly Tuco as they search for buried gold, this set also includes Showdown Blondie from the epic final standoff!
Sculpted and designed by Art Asylum, each 2″ Minimate features 14 points of articulation and sculpted accessories!
Here’s our innaugural Q&A with the G.I. JOE team at Hasbro.
1. Since the recent announcement for the 2 G.I. Joe exclusives only showed packaging for the movie Destro 2-pack (pretty cool looking!), what else can you tell us about the Destro figures?When will the figures be revealed? And any more Joe exclusives planned for San Diego Comic-Con?
There will be two exclusives for Comic-Con this year.The first is a 12” Baroness figure and the other is the 3 3/4″ McCullen set.The figures will show the first McCullen as seen in the movie as well as the most recent McCullen in the family.The packaging is like a book with two single cards inside…it’s some of the best packaging the brand has ever seen.
2. Not that we’re not excited for the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra figures, but folks are missing their 25th Anniversary Joes. What kind of timing can we expect for 25th Anniversary Joes given that the movie is opening on August 7th?Can you give us some hints of what’s to come?
This is kind of a trick question.The 25th Anniversary with the classic packaging will only be seen in the 7-packs this year.But, the 25th figures and styling will continue in movie as will the characters from the 80’s that you know and love.Going forward the movie line is the main line, but we are doing our best to bring in the classics that fans want in a new expression (like Firefly).
3. We’d love to get some more pictures of some upcoming G.I. Joe toys (we try not to publish any articles without pictures) – any chance we can get some more pictures of the SDCC exclusives, or maybe something you haven’t revealed yet?
We just posted SDCC exclusives on the G.I. Joe website.
I looked, but couldn’t find any news or pics of the exclusives on the Hasbro site. Anyone have a link?
Here’s the round-up of other Q&As from around the web. (Links to be added as they come up.)
Here’s the latest round of Q&A with Mattel. Thanks again to Toy Guru!
1. San Diego Comic Con is coming up soon. Have you figured out how many of the 30-inch Anti Monitors you’ll have available for the raffle? You’ve mentioned that these are being hand-made. I’m sure folks would love if you’d describe the process (what are the steps, who’s involved, etc.) – if you could include some pictures of the work in process, that’d be great!
Right now the plan is to have at least one of these figures per day to raffle at SDCC with Anti-Monitor points (available on the back of all Infinite Heroes figures). We’ll look at posting some images of the “work in progress” on MattyCollector.com in the near future!
2. The selection of the Wonder Twins and the big Super Powers influence on DC Universe Classics has many people wondering about what sources you might pull from for the retail line. For example, what’s the thinking on the possibility of more Super Friends, like Apache Chief, who weren’t comic book-based – would that kind of character selection be possible for the mass market, or is that more in line with Mattycollector.com 2-packs, or is it somewhere in-between?
JLU Super Friends Action Figure 3 Pack - Black Vulcan, Apache Chief & Samurai
A lot of the Super Powers characters have high mass appeal and we are doing an upcoming JLU pack with Apache Chief, Black Vulcan and Samurai. It is possible we will do more packs like this in different lines in the future. We do know collectors love these Super Powers characters and we do too!
3. Now that you’re getting deeper into the Masters of the Universe roster, with lots of the big-hitters released or announced, how does the team go about picking who’ll be coming up down the road? And seriously, what do I need to do to make sure Jitsu gets in the line-up? Do I need to start a Facebook group called No Jitsu, No Jacksons? 😉
We always take fan demand for specific characters into consideration as we’re planning the line. We will get to Jitsu in time, he is an important character with a big following!
4. The Stay-Puft Marshmallow man is one of the big (no pun intended) characters in Ghostbusters. Is something that big out of the question for the line, or could he be a Collect and Connect, or maybe a raffle item for next year?
We are looking at ways of doing Stay Puff extra large and in a way all fans can get him.
5. All right – here goes our latest attempt at fulfilling the ActionFigurePics.com mission to show pictures with each post – how about some more pictures of any of the upcoming SDCC exclusives?
There will be some new images in an upcoming issue of Toy Fare magazine showing off the different variants of He-Ro as well as the back of his cape!
Well, we tried!
Here’s a round-up of the other Ask Matty sessions from around the web. (Links to be added as they come up.)
The Good The Bad & The Ugly Minimates Box Set
