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New Glyos Joint System Pics – BattleGrip

To be honest, I didn’t know a lot about Glyos or Onell Design before the Four Horsemen started incorporating them into their Outer Space Men and Symbiotech lines. But Sandman and I stopped by the Glyos booth at SDCC (I’ve got to see if we have any pictures available), and they’ve got some really cool stuff cooking. BattleGrip has a great first look at the new joint system coming from Glyos. Looks like some really dynamic poses will be possible.

The Glyos System Expands with New Joints

Matt Doughty (Onell Design) sent me photos of a completely new set of joints for the Glyos System action figures. I got a sneak peek at these a few months ago when I visited Matt, but now I get to share the latest photos of these new parts. I posted a Flickr set for those of you who want a peek at the larger images. All I know is I’m gonna order tons of these once they’re released as packs.

via The Glyos System Expands with New Joints | BattleGrip.

Hasbro Marvel Masterworks Galactus with Silver Surfer Auction Pics

Because of some of the language Hasbro used promoting its San Diego Comic-Con exclusive version of the Marvel Universe Galactus, I had been concerned that maybe the Devourer of Worlds was going to be limited to the Con. But at the Hasbro Marvel Panel, they did confirm that Galactus would be hitting retail shelves in October.

In line with that timing, we’ve got an auction for the retail version at Yahoo Auctions Hong Kong. I’m hoping to get the Marvel Ultimate Alliance variant, but am not sure if it will be introduced as a running change, retailer exclusive, or at the same time as the comics version.

Thanks to henryiny2k for the pointer.

via 初回會場展示銀魔限定版Hasbro Marvel Universe SDCC 2010 19 吋 GALACTUS只得一盒Yahoo! 拍賣.

Ghostbusters Winston Zeddemore 12-Inch Figure Video Preview

VeeBee is a huge Ghostbusters fan, and in our interviews with Mattel at San Diego Comic-Con (which VeeBee is busy transcribing) we talked a little about the 12-inch Ghostbusters figures and how cool the packaging is.

Of course, I couldn’t justify adding another 12-inch line to my already-busting-at-the-seams collection, so I had to take their word for it. But this video preview of the upcoming Winston figure showed me what I’ve been missing. Pretty cool stuff!

New Video of Ghostbusters™ Packaging Mural

Ghostbusters™ Fans,

So you know we’ve got Winston Zeddemore™ on sale on Monday, August 16th, right? What you may not know is that when you put his package side-by-side with the rest of the team’s packaging, it creates a sweet mini-mural featuring the rooftop scene from the first film! Check out this video that gives a full demo of Winston and his accessories, and get your first official look at the mural.

You’ll need all four 12” figures to make the mural. You can get Winston Zeddemore™ on August 16th here on MattyCollector.com, and keep your eye on this spot for info about possible re-releases!

via MattyCollector.com Online Store.

DC Universe Classics Custom Giants of Doom – Bizarro, Sinestro, Toyman, Captain Cold, and the Riddler

Legion of Doom (1200x674).jpg — Captain Cold, Toyman, the Riddler, Sinestro, Bizarro, and the rest of the Legion of Doom

The DC Universe Classics Giants of Doom entry in CustomCon 26 started with my desire for a more scale-accurate Sinestro. As that custom came together, I started feeling the pangs of nostalgia-fueled desire for a complete Legion of Doom. Thoughts for how to improve current figures (Sinestro and Captain Cold) and how to add the missing ones (Toyman, Riddler in spandex, and Bizarro in a classic style) kept forming, but I knew I would never get around to making it happen. So I did what I will probably do from now on – I recruited a dream team of customizers from AFP and the Fwoosh – Buzzy Fret, Ibentmyman-thing, and Robokillah.

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Vote for Shaggy Man in the 2010 DC Universe Fan Choice Poll

If you were wondering where the Toyfare poll for the 2010 DC Universe Fan Choice was, you’re probably in good company – it was nowhere to be found on the revamped Wizard World / Toyfare site. But thanks to you favorite search engines, I found the poll, which for the first time is to pick the Collect & Connect figure, for DC Universe Classics wave 20.

Out of the choices available, the smart money is on Nekron – he was the big bad in the recent ultra-popular Blackest Night miniseries, and anything Lantern-related is hot right now, with the potential Green Lantern blockbuster movie starring Ryan Reynolds due out next summer. If Mattel was a risk-taking company (they’re not), they would probably be tooling up old Nekron as we speak.

But I want us to show Mattel that we can make the unexpected, better choice. So I’m making an impassioned plea to you, to vote for Shaggy Man in the DC Universe Fan Choice Poll for 2010.

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