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Looks like DC Direct will leverage the year-long Brightest Day event in the comics in its action figure line-ups. Blackest Night produced eight series of figures – with these previews, Brightest Day is on its second series, due in comic book stores in April next year. I think we’ll see some pretty interesting character choices if we get to eight or more series in this line, and I’m really liking what we’ve seen thus far.
I was very sad to hear about the passing of Eddie Wires earlier this week. The staff of the Fwoosh put together a small article with our remembrances of Eddie. Some of us had just seen him a few weeks back, during San Diego Comic-Con. Eddie – we’ll miss you.
If you’re an action figure fan, chances are you’ve got a toy on your shelf that Eddie Wires helped create. Some of you probably have shelves full of toys Eddie had a hand in. After Eddie was done painting a prototype, that figure was the best it would ever look and the best it would ever be. That’s because no factory production process could ever hope to match what he created by hand.
I wasn’t lucky enough to spend a lot of time with Eddie, but it seemed to me that he had the same effect on the people around him as he did on the toys he created – life was better when he was there. Always friendly, always smiling, and it was certainly infectious.
If you look through his body of work (see his online portfolio or his Facebook albums), like I do from time to time, you’ll be reminded of what might have been in the world of toys. With him gone, I’ll ask myself that every time I see a painted prototype, and every time I’m outside on the balcony at Jolt’n Joes.
Hasbro has shared a ton of pictures (293 of them!) of upcoming products across its boys toys lines – GI Joe, Marvel, Star Wars, and Transformers were all represented this time around. We’ll start with GI Joe, which have continued to impress us since their San Diego Comic-Con showing with figures of Beachhead and Alley Viper that Sandman picked up at retail recently.
G.I. Joe
Pursuit of Cobra Figures
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Some of you remember that the DC Universe Classics Legion of Super-Heroes reveal was announced way back in May when Previews provided the solicitation for this issue of ToyFare.
The five LoSH figures gracing the awesome cover were on display at San Diego Comic-Con, but I’m still looking forward to hearing more from Toy Guru and Bill Benecke.
ToyFare #158: On Sale 8/11!
Get excited, people! It’s nearly New ToyFare Day, and here’s what you have to look forward to behind that gorgeous Mattel DC Universe Classics Legion cover…
- It’s the biggest thing ever to hit the red-hot DCUC line…literally! Find out how the mammoth Legion of Super-Heroes 12-pack came together, straight from Mattel’s Scott Neitlich and Bill Benecke.
- Fans are going crazy for Transformers’ new Power Core Combiners figures, which put the fun of a Combiner in every single figure! We talk to Hasbro about the challenges of engineering the line, and what fans can look forward to next!
- Speaking of Combiners, we take a fond look back at some of our favorite combining robots throughout toy history!
- It’s the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, so in Twisted ToyFare Theatre, our favorite Troopers are taking a field trip to beautiful, scenic Hoth! Featuring Wampas, hot tubs and my new favorite TTT character…Dash Rendar! His name is Dash Rendar, people!
- Plus, new toys in Incoming, an interview with Kick Ass’ John Romita Jr., the return of Customizing 101 and much more!
via ToyFare #158: On Sale 8/11! « site.wizardworld.com Blog.
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.
