Hot Toys Terminator 2 Sarah Connor Teaser Pic

A few astute folks guessed Sarah Connor when Hot Toys teased an upcoming female heroine on their Facebook page.  This should be a fine companion piece to the T-800 Ahhhnold that they recently announced.  I’m curious how the arm articulation will work on a character with smaller limbs.

Long awaiting a heroine figurine?

The 1/6th scale Sarah Connor collectible figure from the Terminator 2: Judgment Day movie is coming forcefully in her military gear to protect her son soon!

Preview is available now! Stay tuned with us for update next week!

via Facebook | Hot Toys’s Photos – Sarah Connor teaser.

Mattel Shuffles Ghostbuster Release Dates

[Correction – the Venkman figure that was confirmed for April is the 12-inch Movie Masters version, as some of you suggested.  The 6-inch Venkman will follow Peck by a couple of months.  Sorry for the confusion!]

Mattel posted a couple of updates regarding Ghostbusters on their Facebook page.  Originally, Peter Venkman was going to follow Walter Peck – due to production delays, the order is now swapped.  I wonder if that will affect sales of Peck, since people will have been able to complete a set of all four main Ghostbusters before he comes out.

Good news, Ghostbusters fans… the Peter Venkman figure is confirmed to go on sale on 4/15!

GHOSTBUSTERS UPDATE: The Walter Peck figure is moving to the 5/17 sale. He just wasn’t going to be ready in time to ship for the 3/15 sale.

via Facebook | Mattycollector.com.

First Look – The Last Airbender Movie Figures – YouBentMyWookie

The other day, we highlighted that Toyfare #152, on sale tomorrow, would include a reveal of an action figure line for The Last Airbender, the M. Night Shyamalan’s live action movie based on Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon.  Scooping Toyfare, YouBentMyWookie has a first look at the line of figures and role playing toys that go on sale this summer.

Long-suffering fans of the cartoon and the figures that came out from Mattel a few years ago will be pleased that they may finally be getting a Katara figure – although she’s not planned for the first wave of 3 3/4-inch figures. The larger figures look to be between 5 and 7-inches but look to be less articulated and include action features.

First Look At M. Night’s ‘The Last Airbender’ Movie Toys

We’ve all now seen the new poster and teaser for M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender,” so how about the licensed toys produced by Spin-Master?

Nickelodeon Consumer Products revealed the upcoming line of toys based on “The Last Airbender” today, including various waves of 3 3/4-inch action figures, as well as larger, action-enabled figures, costumes and other props.

Let this be a warning, while it’s not exactly a spoiler, it kinda is if you’re new to the Avatar world so keep on reading with caution.

Among the toys featured in the initial line include Aang (Noah Ringer), Prince Zuko (Dev Patel of “Slumdog Millionaire” fame), as well as Appa, Aangg’s trusted friend and yes… a flying sky bison! Other figures include Sokka (played by “Twilight” actor Jackson Rathbone) and Katara (Nicola Peltz).

Nickelodeon’s Lourdes Arocho had this to say, “We worked very closely with M. Night, the rest of the Paramount team and our in-house design team, along with our partner Spin-Master, to come up with the right assortment, the right size for these action figures and make sure we we had representation of all the nations within the ‘Arbender’ series.”

Wave 1 of “The Last Airbender” toys are expected to hit June 1, with Wave 2 more inline with the movie’s release in July.

via First Look At M. Night’s ‘The Last Airbender’ Movie Toys | YouBentMyWookie.

Mattel Updates: Masters of the Universe Classics Moss-Man Ear Flocking and March Sale Items

Mattel posted two updates on its store news page.  First, with regards to what they are going to do with the Masters of the Universe Classics Moss-Man and his hairy ears:

  • Club Eternia subscribers will get unflocked ears Moss-Man.
  • Unflocked and flocked ears Moss-Men will both be available to buy on MattyCollector.com.
  • The running change was instituted early in the production run, so the flocked ears version is more rare.

Mattel said it was overwhelming demand for the running change, but our own poll had 2 out of 3 voting for no change.  Completists, make sure you get online early on sales day.

The second update lists the items that will be on sale in March. In addition to Moss-Man, you’ll be able to buy a re-released Stratos (I may have to pick him up, because he’s the only one I’ve skipped), Scarecrow from The Dark Knight, and DC Universe Classics Wave 12.

Moss Man® Ears Unflocked

MOTU Fans,

You overwhelmingly asked for the ears of Moss Man® to be unflocked and we listened… we stopped production of the flocked ear version, made a change, and Moss Man™ will forevermore have unflocked ears. Now, all 2010 Club Eternia™ subscribers will automatically get the version with unflocked ears as their March figure!

But because we produced a small quantity of flocked ears before making what’s called a “running change,” we will sell both the flocked-ear and unflocked-ear versions as separate items on March 15th. That means there will be two separate product pages, one with flocked ears and , so you’ll need to be careful that you order the one you want. Again, there’s just a small quantity of the flocked-ear version available, and we’re expecting them to go quickly.

Other than the flocking, the figures are identical. Both versions will have an evergreen fresh scent and an alternative 2002-inspired head designed by the Four Horsemen. Your chance at both happens right here at MattyCollector.com at 12:00 noon Eastern/9:00 am Pacific!

—Matty

3/15 Sale: Moss Man®, Stratos® & Scarecrow

Toy Fans,

Our March 15th sale features MOTU figures hailing from earth and sky, plus a pair of rotten rogues! At press time, here’s what’s on the roster:

  • Moss Man® — with his fresh evergreen scent, you can practically smell him coming!
  • Stratos® — everyone’s favorite winged simian lands with a new “The Original” burst on his package
  • Scarecrow – this frightening Scarecrow figure from Batman Beginswould have Dorothy screaming all the way back to Kansas!
  • DCU Classics Wave 12 Boxed Set – all seven figures you need to build a wicked Collect and Connect™ 9” Darkseid, individually carded and packed into a single box

Like always, the sale starts at MattyCollector.com at 12:00 noon Eastern/9:00 am Pacific, so be logged in and ready to click! If you’re not registered yet for an email reminder,  and you can follow me onTwitter where I post reminders, too.

—Matty

via MattyCollector.com Online Store.

DC HeroClix Blackest Night Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman as a Star Sapphire is the one deputy appointment from Blackest Night that I found tough to swallow.  I haven’t read a lot of her books, but my notion of Amazon is that of a warrior woman.  Still, it was interesting that her Blackest Night tie-in revealed that her unrequited love interest is… Batman?

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The final DC HeroClix Blackest Night preview is the most powerful one of them all!

Wonder Woman

Though Wonder Woman has proven herself a hero time and again in battle, the message she always seeks to spread in the mortal world is one of peace, equality, and love. During the Blackest Night, Wonder Woman’s earlier death and resurrection by the Greek gods opened her to the influence of Nekron and the Black Lanterns – but her immense love for the planet Earth and all its people allowed her to be saved by accepting a violet power ring and joining the Star Sapphires.

The DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game will be in comic and hobby stores on May 12, 2010.  The Starter Game includes everything you need to play HeroClix: seven HeroClix figures, the 2010 HeroClix Rulebook, a map (The Oan Sciencells) and more–reserve your copy at your local retailer!

via Love.

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