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By Ron, on March 12th, 2010 I’ve got the Battle-Damaged Mark III from Hot Toys on pre-order, so I’m glad they’re leading with War Machine for their Iron Man 2 Movie Masterpiece figures. I will try to resist picking up all the various armors that get introduced in this line, but it’s going to be pretty tough to do.
“Iron Man 2: War Machine teaser” by Hot Toys
The highly anticipated Iron Man 2 collectibles are coming for preview before movie launches!
 Hot Toys Iron Man 2 War Machine Teaser Taking the lead is the well-received character War Machine. Can’t wait for the real-like collectible figure?
Ready for preview now? Here’s the teaser for fans! More are coming!
via Facebook | Hot Toys’s Photos – Iron Man 2: War Machine teaser.
By Ron, on March 11th, 2010 
I was chatting with some of the guys about taking pictures of action figures – a hobby near and dear to my heart, in case you hadn’t noticed. We got onto the subject of backgrounds. I’ve used plain dark backgrounds for dramatic lighting and plain light backgrounds to highlight the figures. And there’s guys like Sandman, who build elaborate sets for his photo shoots – see Sandman’s recent pictorial reviews for some mind-blowing shots.
There’s another type of background – the photo backdrop. A simple photo backdrop can provide the effect of a three-dimensional environment without having to build one. That’s the subject of this how-to article.
There’s more… click to continue reading How To Create Your Own Photo Backdrop
By Ron, on March 9th, 2010 When we saw Mike Deodato’s Marvel Universe card art, it begged the question of whether we’d be getting a Norman Osborne figure in his HAMMER outfit. Now we know that he’s just one of three choices for the exclusive figure that will be offered to Marvel Digital Comics subscribers, like Nick Fury was last year.
Personally, I think that X-Force Archangel and Dark Avengers Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen) are easy variants for Hasbro to make for the upcoming Archangel and existing Ms. Marvels, so I hope that people vote for Norman. At least we’d be getting a new Norman Osborn head (if we aren’t getting one with the upcoming Iron Patriot figure already.)
Vote for the Next Exclusive Marvel Universe Figure
We want YOU to help us pick the next action figure to be offered exclusively to Digital Comics subscribers
Last year, fans far and wide went bananas for the Nick Fury Marvel Universe action figure offered exclusively to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited subscribers. And now, for 2010, we want YOU to help decide which figure new subscribers will receive.
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X-FORCE #5 cover by Clayton Crain
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Ms. Marvel by Mike Deodato
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Norman Osborn by Mike Deodato
Your choices are Archangel in his current X-Force costume, Norman Osborn in his H.A.M.M.E.R. outfit and Ms. Marvel–the MM from Dark Avengers, aka Karla Sofen, aka Moonstone!
Cast your vote in our official poll now–voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on March 15. Once all the votes are tallied, we’ll let you know which choice won, when it’ll be available and how to get it!
via We want YOU to help us pick the next action figure to be offered exclusively to Digital Comics subscribers | Marvel.com News | Marvel.com.
By Ron, on March 7th, 2010   
Comics fans, here’s an opportunity you don’t want to pass up. Right now, there’s a sale on Amazon for Marvel Omnibus editions for $8.24 and $14.99 . If you’re not familiar with these, a Marvel Omnibus is a hardcover collection of seminal runs of comics, in color, often with the original letter pages intact. These typically run between $60 to $100 online, so I don’t expect these to stay in stock for long.
Thanks to GuardianDevil and canonball on the Fwoosh for the heads up!
By Talyn, on March 7th, 2010 
A few days ago, we looked at the Iron Man armors from the first movie, and as promised then, here are a few looks at some of the new armors from the sequel, the Mark VI and the long awaited War Machine! Do they stack up to the hype? You tell me.
There’s more… click to continue reading Iron Man 2 4-Inch Line – Mark VI and War Machine Armors
By Ron, on March 4th, 2010 
Back in October, we were happy to share some of the Marvel Universe Secret Wars card art by Bob Layton. Hasbro has continued to work with the top Marvel artists on the card art for the Marvel Universe line. For 2009, Frank Cho was tapped for the main line’s card art, and Joe Quesada provided the art for the San Diego Comic-Con exclusives (and word has it that he’ll repeat for SDCC this year.)
In 2010, it’s Mike Deodato Jr. on the main line. I happened upon some of the original, uncolored art for the cards and wanted to share it with you here.
There’s more… click to continue reading Mike Deodato Card Art for Marvel Universe
By Talyn, on March 3rd, 2010 
With the official release of the Iron Man 2 action figure line upon us, it’s time to start taking a look at the amazing new movie line from Hasbro. Today we are going to look at the new 4-inch versions of the three armors from the first film.
There’s more… click to continue reading Iron Man 2 4-Inch Line – Armors from the First Movie
By Ron, on March 1st, 2010
By Ron, on February 26th, 2010 Congratulations to Hasbro for hooking into the pop media frenzy for Iron Man 2. PopEater.com has an exclusive reveal of never before seen action figures from Hasbro’s 3.75-inch Iron Man 2 line, including Black Widow and Nick Fury. They’ve also got unmasked versions of Iron Man in his Mark VI armor and War Machine.
‘Iron Man 2′ is sure to blow the roof off of the box office this summer, and as with any superhero or comic book movie, a full line of toys is set to accompany it. PopEater is proud to exclusively reveal the newest line of action figures from ‘Iron Man 2,’ with everyone from Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow to Samuel L. Jackson, who looks just as awesome in plastic as he does in real life, as Nick Fury. Throw in Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash and Don Cheadle’s War Machine, and we’ve got the entire movie … in miniature form.
 
via ‘Iron Man 2′ Action Figures Unveiled! | PopEater.com. Thanks to Fwoosher SuperSonic for the heads up!
By Sandman21xxi, on February 26th, 2010  
Iron Man 2’s May 7th release date comes closer and Hasbro’s accompanying toyline has started to make appearances in retail! Last time we had a look at some figures from the Comic Series of the 3.75″ Iron Man 2 line, today we’re taking a look at the Hypervelocity Armor and the Deep Dive Armor from the line’s Concept Series.
From what I understand, these armor versions are not in the movie, nor are they part of the Iron Man comic continuity – rather they are concept explorations of how Iron Man armors can be designed for different uses. I guess it’s a chance for the toy designers to get creative and design their own different versions of Iron Man. I think it is a fitting idea. Tony Stark already has an array of armors for different environments and purposes, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if he had designs for a “Hypervelocity” or “Deep Dive” armor somewhere in his hard drive!
There’s more… click to continue reading Hasbro 3.75-Inch Iron Man 2 Concept Series – Hypervelocity Iron Man and Deep Dive Iron Man
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