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DC Collectibles Solicits Reveal the Crime Syndicate and New 52 Versions of Captain Marvel and the Suicide Squad

The New 52 continues to dominate the action figure line-ups in the latest solicitations from DC Collectibles. First up is Shazam! aka Captain Marvel, coming in December. Interestingly enough, Mattel released the New 52 Shazam as one of its San Diego Comic-Con exclusives. Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Captain Boomerang of the Suicide Squad follow in February.

Also in February, Ultraman, Superwoman, and Power Ring are on tap. DCC also teases “and more” – could we get a complete Crime Syndicate in one shot? I’m a big fan of the Crime Syndicate and would be curious to see the whole set of them. I’m not familiar with the David Finch designs for this Justice League analogue.

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Border Patrol: Marvel Legends Ms. Marvel Duo, DC Universe Classics Batman Year Zero, and Transformers Prime Megatron

Marvel Legends Ms. Marvel and Dark Avengers Ms. Marvel by Cal – I hope Hasbro gets around to both of these figures, as Carol Danvers and Karla Sofen as Ms. Marvel both are worthy of the new busty build – this begs the question, though: just how many Thunderbolts sets did Cal get? – ends Aug 14, 2013 19:00:26 PDT and Aug 14, 2013 19:15:06 PDT

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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Reminder: AFP Free Stuff Giveaway – SDCC 2013 Exclusive Marvel Universe Deadpool Corps Taco Truck – Ends Friday

The taco truck 6-pack has been sold out since going on sale at HasbroToyShop.com shortly after San Diego Comic-Con wrapped up, but you still have a shot to win the Marvel Universe Deadpool Corps 6-pack in this special AFP Free Stuff Giveaway. It’s easy to enter, but time is running out. You’ve got until this Friday, 8/16, at Noon PST.

And Hasbro, what is it with the tacos? Everyone knows Deadpool loves chimichangas!

Marvel Universe Deadpool Corps Pack
2013 HasbroToyShop.com Comic-Con Exclusive

Love your tacos and burritos! This El Guero Taqueria Exclusive Figure Set includes Deadpool, Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, Dogpool, Squirrelpool and Champion Of The Universe figures for a spectacular, mind-bending taco time! Each figure is a version of Deadpool himself from an alternate universe and together they’re going to save the world from mind-chowing alien forces! Don’t miss out on this incredible exclusive El Guero Taqueria set!

Includes 6 Deadpool Corps figures. Ages 4 and up. Hasbro and all related terms are trademarks of Hasbro.

Impulse Buy: LEGO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine

When my action figure bug kicked in, I reluctantly gave up LEGO. But I’ve loved LEGOs since I was a kid, and I often stare at them longingly in the aisles when I’m on yet another fruitless toy run.

But the Time Machine from Back to the Future? With Marty McFly and Doc Brown mini-figures? Maybe it’s the lack of action figures that I had always hoped Mattel would make when they acquired the license. Maybe it’s the longing I’ve had for the Diamond Select Toys DeLoreans, or the BTTF Minimates that I denied myself a few years back. All that pent-up demand – this I could not resist.

This set is from the LEGO CUUSOO program – CUUSOO is not a LEGO acronym – it’s a phonetic spelling for the Japanese word that means “wish.” This program allows people to submit their proposals for LEGO products. If they get enough support from the CUUSOO community, then LEGO will evaluate the proposal to become official products. This is the fourth LEGO product to come out of CUUSOO.

You can get the DeLorean Time Machine at the Shop Lego website for $34.99. Don’t fight it – it’s your density.

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Watch Mattycollector’s Club Infinite Earths Doomsday Comparison Video

DC fans, rejoice – Toy Guru does care about you!

Mattycollector has published a Youtube video comparing the different versions of Doomsday. In it, he’s got the tier 1 and tier 2 Doomsdays, namely the “containment suit” Doomsday and the “unleashed” Doomsday. For comparison, he’s also got the Collect and Connect Kilowog, with whom the Doomsdays share “upper bicep” (does he mean shoulders or biceps?) and “upper leg parts.” I don’t mean to quibble, but even if parts don’t share tooling, I’d imagine that the Four Horsemen are just building up from the blank Kilowog base, versus starting from scratch. I guess it probably doesn’t matter either way.

Toy Guru also has the DC Super Heroes Doomsday and a normal (vs New 52) DC Universe Classics Superman – both of whom are absolutely dwarfed by the two hopefuls. And yes, you will also hear about how if we don’t hit the subscription targets, they may not be able to make either Doomsday.

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