With this release, Hot Toys shows thanks to Jessica Biel for saving Blade Trinity from being a completely forgettable movie and a stake through the heart of the Blade franchise. I think the likeness is pretty serviceable – working better from a 3/4 view than straight on. This will make a great companion to the Blade II MMS figure.
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Mattel and Toy Guru (Scott Neitlich) are on hand at Wizard World Philadelphia, as the Masters of the Universe line is being inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame. Toy Guru revealed the Club Eternia subscription figure in September for Masters of the Universe Classics, and it is none other than Chief Carnivus from the Masters of the Universe 200X animated show.
In that show, Carnivus was a member of the Eternian Council that was established by King Randor. I’m looking forward to how Mattel will fit him into the Classics-verse.
And in a brief, too quick to pic moment, attendees got a glimpse in the slide show of what appeared to be Grizzlor. More pictures to come!
This past weekend, Icon Heroes published a sneak peek at their ThunderCats Lion-O mini-statue. Today, they published the full body shot here.
We emailed their sales team – if all goes as planned, Lion-O will first be released as an exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con through Action Figure Xpress. Icon Heroes plans to follow this with a regular edition Lion-O in August, with Jackalman, Jaga, and even a Thunderclaw with Lion-O down the line!
Lion-O Mini Statue World Premiere!
We are pleased to present the first look at our upcoming Thundercats Lion-O Mini Statue! This mini resin statue stands approximately six inches tall and stands atop a desert base. We will post availability and pricing information soon!
via Icon Heroes.
Two things are interesting to me about the announcement of Star Trek HeroClix. First, they talk about a digital component – I am not quite sure what that means, but if it means an online aspect to the game, that’d be pretty cool.
The second is something not stated in the release, but definitely something to watch for – if the line takes off, I’m wondering if we’ll get collosal game pieces for the Enterprise and other ships, like the Romulan Warbird or the Klingon Bird of Prey.
ANNOUNCING STAR TREK BASED GAMES FROM WIZKIDS
WIZKIDS/NECA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH CBS CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO DEVELOP STAR TREK® GAMES
WizKids/NECA and CBS Consumer Products today announced that they have entered into an agreement wherein WizKids/NECA will create HeroClix branded miniature games to be sold both physically and digitally, set in the Star Trek universe, including all of the Star Trek television shows and Star Trek feature films.
“Star Trek changed the way people think about the future,” said WizKids/NECA President Lax Chandra. “We are thrilled at the opportunity to marry our innovative game design and exceptional miniatures with the incredibly rich Star Trek franchise. We believe HeroClix and the Star Trek Universe are ideally suited for cooperative gaming and table top miniature simulation and will speak to gamers in a new and compelling way.”
The first WizKids/NECA Star Trek game will release around Christmas, 2010 with additional expansions to follow.
via Announcing Star Trek Based Games from WizKids : Heroclix.com – Wizkids/NECA, Inc.
We posted about the new Voltron show on Nicktoons and toy license for Mattel a couple of days ago. Here’s the official announcement from MattyCollector.com. With the show launching next year, I’m guessing that we won’t see anything toy-related until Toy Fair next winter, and certainly nothing at San Diego Comic-Con in July.
Mattel and Voltron™ Join Forces
‘Toy Fans,
If you were a kid back in 1984, no doubt you tuned in faithfully each week to watch the original giant robot: Voltron, Defender of the Universe™. This week, World Events Productions (WEP) and Classic Media announced that a new Voltron™ animated series will be airing on Nicktoons, Voltron Force™. And who’s going to develop an all-new line of Voltron toys to go with it? Mattel!
Voltron is one of the most iconic brands ever created, and the new show is going to be an epic action-adventure series that fans old and new alike are gonna love. It’s too early to talk about toy line specifics, but I can tell you our designers are working on some seriously sweet products!
Want more details? Click here to read the full press release, and as soon as I’ve got more news about the toys, I’ll post it here.
Let’s go Voltron Force!
— Matty
