Last week, Entertainment Earth provided their first of four weekly installments of the production process for Greedo – the first of Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series wave 2 figures that’s been revealed. This week we get a closer look at some of the painstaking work during design. An early 3D rendering of the action figure is marked up with feedback from the Hasbro design team – no detail has been overlooked.
In collaboration with Hasbro, Entertainment Earth is proud to introduce a never-before-seen figure in the second wave of the BLACK SERIES 6-inch scale action figure line! During the next few weeks, we will release images that give fans an inside look at the development of this great new character — concept to final product. Visit EntertainmentEarth.com weekly to see what we reveal in this exciting line that features incredible accuracy and articulation.
I was kind of hoping the just-revealed new figure from Diamond Select Toys’ Iron Man 3 Marvel Select line would be some sort of Pepper Potts figure. After all, they wouldn’t have to change anything about the Mark 42 armor except to give it an alternate Gwyneth Paltrow head sculpt, right? (Sorry, spoiler!) Instead, we get a battle-damaged variant – a predictable but likely a highly-desired choice. If you had been wondering why DST made a War Machine figure when that version of the armor didn’t appear in the movie, DST Chuck revealed in the latest Ask DST that they often start work on a movie line before the movie is done. In the case of Iron Man 3, they had an early script that featured War Machine before the Iron Patriot re-deco.
The new Mark 42 and the Iron Patriot will be exclusive to Disney Stores and online outlets DisneyStore.com and MarvelStore.com next month.
Now, with a New 52 Superman in the works, Play Imaginative is re-releasing an “event exclusive” edition of Batman. This looks to have the original glossy finish, all the accessories of the other versions, and an extra, angry head sculpt. The packaging looks to be identical to the special edition with the exception of a new special edition sticker. No word on cost yet, but I’ll see if I can find out.
Mattel has posted packaged shots of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Clamp Champ. I’m somewhat surprised that, like Fang Man, there will be no additional figures available for “day of” sales. So folks who didn’t subscribe to Club Eternia are left to the aftermarket. You can find some listings for Clamp Champ on eBay and some may pop up at BBTS even though pre-orders are sold out.
Clamp Champ will clamp ya!
Hey Matty and MOTUC fans!
Just got in final package samples of July’s Clamp Champ figure! Note that while this is a monthly figure, like Fang Man, Clamp Champ here will not have any “day of” stock for 2013. So the only way to get him in July is if you are a subscriber! (hey, Club Eternia has its benifits!)
We are all so pumped for SDCC right around the corner, but until then, here is a new packaged shot and bio to feed your MOTUC needs!
See you in San Diego!
Matty
PS: Don’t forget the 2014 Club Eternia subscription is on sale now! More details at SDCC at our fan panel at 11:00 on Friday July 19th in rooom 25ABC.
Each figure will come molded in their own clear “Alpha Phase” color, with character specific paint accents and clear colored ABS accessories. (PHOTOS SHOWN ARE FOR EXAMPLE ONLY – THOSE ARE EARLY PROTOTYPE IMAGES OF THE INFINITY EDITION VERSIONS – TEST SHOT PHOTOS COMING SOON).
COLOSSUS REX (Deluxe 2) – Molded in clear green. Comes with chest armor, long axe, mace, war shield, a set of open clawing hands and a set of closed gripping fists.
HORROSCOPE (Wave 6) – Molded in clear purple. Comes with helmet, staff and laser pistol.
OHPROMATEM (Wave 6) – Molded in clear smoke gray. Comes with Meta-blaster, a hand held disintegrator, and a head with three rotating faces (to be revealed later this week).
GAMMA X (Deluxe 3) – Molded in clear. Comes with body armor, Gamma blaster and laser disruptor.
TERRA FIRMA (Wave 7) – Molded in clear orange. Comes with helmet, flag, Enviro-zap gun and anti-grav back-pack.
JACK ASTEROID (Wave 7) – (Wave 7) – Molded in clear orange. Comes with helmet, flag, Enviro-zap gun and anti-grav back-pack.
