The Four Horsemen have released images and a write-up for their latest entries in their 7th Kingdom line of figures. I’m really looking forward to the rest of this week, when they’ll be revealing all of the different variants and the various online retailers and websites that are participating. While Alluxandra was on display at San Diego Comic-Con last year, I don’t think Isadorra had been widely shown before today, and I’m pretty impressed that they were really able to get two very distinct figures out of the same basic buck. Should be fun revealing the rest of the figures!
THE QUEEN AND HER COURT
Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan
Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan – closeup
Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan
Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan – closeup
Production of the Four Horsemen’s latest action figure offering from their property “7th Kingdom” is in full swing and are expected to ship from the factory early next week. “Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan” is the main character in this latest wave of figures from the Horsemen and in keeping with Four Horsemen tradition, she won’t be arriving by herself.
As with previous Seventh Kingdom Releases (Xetheus and Ramathorr), a group of exclusive variants of the main character have been created and will be offered through various online retailers, toy news websites, and action figure magazines.
Over the next four days (including today) the Four Horsemen will release images of Queen Alluxandra and her variants, and will also reveal the name of each character and where that figure can be purchased.
On Friday some of these figures will go up for pre-order on some of the retailers’ websites, and next week you’ll have the opportunity to pre-order the complete set of exclusives through the Four Horsemen’s own online retail outlet: Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com).
These first two figures are going to be available only through the Four Horsemen themselves: “Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan” and “Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan”.
Both figures will come with their respective scepters, and each will also wield a battle sword for when diplomacy just doesn’t do the trick. Queen Aluxandra will also carry a removable dagger.
Each figures will retail for $20.00 and both will be available from the Four Horsemen at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con and through Store Horsemen.
Toy Guru has posted an update for Masters of the Universe Classics on Mattel’s Facebook page. Since it’s a long post, here’s a brief summary:
The line is doing well enough that we may see two MOTU Classics items on sale per month in 2010
They’ve found a lot of original MOTU material in the Mattel archives and will try to leverage it in the line
The He-Ro variant with the green spell stone will be the most common (red and purple less common), and figures sold at San Diego Comic-Con will have a tampo SDCC logo under his armor
Hordak’s on sale today, as well as the DC Universe Classics Alexander Luthor and Ultraman set
And some SDCC news – Battle Cat on Wednesday night, and more figures after their panel on Friday, and they’ll be selling subscriptions for 2010 on site
ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com present the Marvel Universe Comic Covers contest.
Thanks to our friends on the Hasbro Marvel team, ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com are proud to present you with a chance to win one of three fantastic prize packs from Hasbro’s upcoming Fall line-up of Marvel products.
WHO: The Marvel Universe Comic Covers contest is open to readers of ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com at least 18 years of age as of June 14, 2009. Your entry in the contest constitutes your agreement to allow your cover recreations and your name or nickname to be published on ActionFigurePics.com, TheFwoosh.com and other websites.
WHAT: We are looking for striking recreations of classic covers from the Marvel library of comic book titles, using action figures from the Marvel lines (Marvel Universe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Marvel Legends, Marvel Mighty Muggs, Super Hero Squad) from Hasbro and Toy Biz. You may also include action figures that have been customized to portray Marvel characters. For example, here are the winning entries from last year’s contest:
Grand Prize – Avengers #173 – AnimateTed
Gold Prize – Civil War #1 – Raydaimon
Silver Prize – Daredevil #181 – Lucid Silverback
Bronze Prize – Astonishing X-Men 13 – Enforcer
WHEN: Deadline for submitting entries is July 17, 2009 at 11:59PM PT, via e-mail to [email protected]. Include the comic title and issue number of the cover you are recreating, and your name, nickname, and username on TheFwoosh.com (if you have one), with your entry.
WHY: Hasbro is providing three prize packs of Marvel products, as described below. This will be your chance to get these products before they hit the shelves this fall. A selection of nominated and winning entries may appear on ActionFigurePics.com, TheFwoosh.com, and other websites.
Prizes:
Grand Prize : All three Hasbro / Marvel Comic Con Exclusives (70th Anniversary Invaders 4 pack, single carded grey scale Captain America, Wolverine Mighty Mugg) plus the new wave of Marvel Legends 2 packs (3)
2nd Prize : All three SDCC exclusives plus one new wave of Marvel Universe (5 single carded figs)
3rd prize : One wave of Secret Wars Comic 2 packs (3) plus one SDCC Wolverine Mighty Mugg
McFarlane extends their Halo line by adding a vehicle to their 5-inch scaled line of Halo action figures, including an exclusive set for Toys R Us. With their recent downsizing and the Halo line’s “in-between” scale, this is somewhat of a surprise. Vehicles are commonplace in the 3.75-inch scale and practically non-existent in 6-inch scale. Previously, Spawn had produced the Warthog, Ghost, and Brute Chopper for their smaller 3-inch line of Halo figures.
Granted, the Mongoose is one of the smallest vehicles in the Halo franchise, but if this does well, maybe we’ll see more. Personally, I’d love to see a Warthog for this line.
NEW ‘HALO’ MONGOOSE — ULTRA-LIGHT, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE COMING THIS FALL
Photos of the First ‘Halo’ Vehicle from McFarlane Toys
This October you can begin your vehicular assault with the Mongoose Ultra-light All-terrain Vehicle. The boxed set includes a 5-inch scale Mongoose and exclusive Spartan driver with 26 moving parts. The Mongoose comes loaded with various functionality including handlebars that turn, tires that spin, adjustable foot pegs and a rear seat that folds down to allow a 2nd figure to fit on the back! (Second figure sold separately)
The Mongoose is the first in-scale vehicle compatible with our 5-inch Halo figures. There are three versions available, each with a different Spartan:
MONGOOSE WITH ORANGE MARK V (new armor type!)
MONGOOSE WITH CYAN EOD
MONGOOSE WITH CRIMSON AND STEEL CQB (Exclusive to Diamond and Toys R Us!)
The Halo Mongoose is scheduled to reach stores nationwide in October.
From IGN.com we get news of a collection of Hal Jordan exclusives from DC Direct and Graphitti Designs for San Diego Comic-Con. For those who are uninitiated, DC Comics has expanded the Green Lantern mythos in the past couple of years, adding Red, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet and Black Corps, completing the spectrum started with Green and Yellow. All of these different colored Lantern Corps are clashing (no pun intended) this summer in DC’s crossover event, Blackest Night.
It’s unclear at this point whether Hal in the different Corps uniforms is something that we’re going to see in Blackest Night, or if this is just a set of figures aimed at Hal Jordan fanboys – in the lead-ups to Blackest Night, Hal has been taken over temporarily by a Red Lantern ring, and dual-wielded Green and Blue rings.
DCD and Graphitti have also not revealed the cost of each figure, but with the limited production runs and requirement to be at every day of the convention, I can see this being a highly coveted, if not costly convention exclusive.
DC Direct reveals exclusive figure set for blockbuster summer storyline.
Green Lantern fans listen up – DC is going to be offering a very limited item this July at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. For the first time, fans will be able to collect Hal Jordan not only as a Green Lantern, but as a member of the Red, Orange, Blue and Yellow Corps as well. Interested? We thought you might be. Read on for the details, including which colors will be available on which days.
The most important details are these: you can only get these items during the San Diego Comic-Con and supplies are extremely limited. Fans will be able to line up at the Graphitti Designs booth (#2315) for these rare collectibles starting on Wednesday, July 22. But here’s the catch – you’ll have to visit the booth each and every day for the latest color. Each customer can only buy 2 of each figure.
Here’s the breakdown of availability:
Wednesday (Preview Night) – July 22 – 6:00 pm Hal Jordan: Green Lantern – 3,000 pieces available
Thursday, July 23 – 10:00 am Hal Jordan: Yellow Lantern – 1,500 pieces available
Friday, July 24 – 10:00 am Hal Jordan: Blue Lantern – 1,500 pieces available
Saturday, July 25 – 10:00 am Hal Jordan: Orange Lantern – 1,500 pieces available
Sunday, July 26 – 10:00 am Hal Jordan: Red Lantern – 1,500 pieces available
Each figure comes with its own lantern and a wearable power ring customized to each Corps. Each figure is available starting its respective day, and will continue to be on sale until it is sold out. As of press time, pricing information was unavailable. Each figure comes in its own four-color box. Be sure to check out the photos in this article for a better glimpse of each Hal Jordan figure.
Happy hunting, Green Lantern fans. And enjoy your convention travels.
