The latest Iron Man offerings from Diamond Select Toys are nearly here, and the Mark 42 and War Machine are very impressive. I’ve been waiting for them to reveal their Iron Patriot, and am wondering if the other figure in the second wave of Marvel Select Iron Man 3 figures will be another armor altogether or if it will be something like a Gwyneth Paltrow headsculpt in the Mark 42 armor.
Marvel Select Iron Man 3 Figure Packaging Revealed!
The wait for the ultimate Iron Man 3 action figures is almost here! Diamond Select Toys has given us a first look at the packaged shots for the Iron Man Mark 42 armor as well as the War Machine armor!
Each 7-inch figure has 16 points of articulation, an interchangeable unmasked head and an armor bay display base, all packed into oversized Select display packaging, with spine artwork for shelf storage. War Machine has a removable, articulated shoulder cannon, and Iron Man comes with interchangeable fists!
These figures will ship to comic shops and specialty stores in June, so check out the final product below and reserve yours today! And stay tuned for full info on two more exclusive Iron Man 3 Marvel Select figures!
I know. If you collect Marvel Legends you’ve already got a metric ton of Captain America figures – but it’s Memorial Day, and instead of coming up with original content for you, I’ve been thinking about friends and relatives who’ve served their countries. But back to the subject at hand – as I considered each of these versions of Cap, I found it interesting that they’ve all got guns. When I was a kid, Cap was the Boy Scout on the Marvel side like Superman was at DC Comics. While Steve Rogers could use the shield as a weapon, its first use was always as a defense for Cap and his allies.
The second Mattel item is a bit of a head scratcher. People have been asking for the subscription window for the Matty subs to be open longer – presumably, it’s tough to commit to a year’s worth of figures only knowing a quarter’s worth of them. In response, Mattel has extended the window – but on the front end, before any information at all on the figures will be known. Thanks for that! 🙂
In addition, at this point there’s only two subs on the table – Club Eternia for Masters of the Universe Classics, and Club Infinite Earths for DC Universe Classics. There’s no extension to Club Black Freighter for Watchmen or Club Filmation, both of which went live this year without any thermometer drama. But I don’t think we should take this as final on what will be available – who knows what surprises Mattel has up their sleeves for San Diego Comic-Con?
2014 Club Eternia® & Club Infinite Earths Subscriptions Available 6/17 thru 8/19
Toy Fans,
As you probably know, we usually open subscriptions right after our Mattypalooza fan panel at San Diego Comic-Con and they stay open for about a month. Over the years, many of you have asked us to run the subscriptions longer so for 2014, we’re starting the sale early so everyone has a chance to get theirs when it’s convenient for them!
Subscriptions will be available for Masters of the Universe® Classics Club Eternia® and DC Universe Club Infinite Earths. When you sign up on 6/17, you’ll get all the subscription details except the names of the club-exclusive figure and first-quarter figures for each club. As always, those will be revealed at Mattypalooza Fan Panel at SDCC. (If you’re wondering why we don’t wait to open the subs until after the fan panel and leave the subscriptions open past August, it’s because we need final numbers by 8/19 to set production quotas and hit a January 2014 release date.)
Here are the dates you need to know:
2014 Subscriptions – Club Eternia® & Club Infinite Earths
Availability Opens: Monday 6/17 9am PT Club-Exclusive Figures Announced: Mattypalooza Fan Panel at SDCC Availability Closes: Monday 8/19 11:59pm PT
Two updates from Mattel – first, for those of you going to San Diego Comic-Con this year, the pre-order window for the Mattel exclusives opens up on Monday next week at 8AM PST for current subscribers (who have Early Access) and Tuesday at 9AM PST for open access for everyone. Here’s the bundle page for the SDCC 2013 voucher sale.
For those of you who can’t make it to the big show, all the exclusives will be offered on MattyCollector.com in early August. And who knows – we might even have some of the Mattel SDCC 2013 exclusives available for a Free Stuff giveaway a little before that. So stay tuned!
2013 San Diego Comic-Con Voucher Sale
6/3 Early Access, 6/4 All Access
Toy Fans,
If you’re attending 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, this sale allows you to pre-order select Mattel toys and pick them up at the show. No standing in line, no worrying your favorites will sell out – just purchase a voucher and your products will be waiting for you at SDCC! Early Access for subscribers starts 6/3 at 8am PT, with All Access for everyone starting 6/4 at 9am PT. For the full list of products and all the details, click here!
What am I doing today? Watching Arrested Development on Netflix! I normally don’t collect action figures for live action shows, but I’d be all in for the Bluths. I’d want a banana stand playset and a stair car vehicle too. Sadly, the show doesn’t even have bobble heads.
But during my search, I found these Arrested Development paper dolls by Kyle Hilton (see all of them at Kyle’s Tumblr). He’s even got two versions of Tobias – the variant is Blue Man Group Tobias – just awesome.
“And the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together…”
Sadly, we’ve come to the last (but not least) Bluth. I saved him for last because it just felt right. Michael is the perfect foil for all of your crazy, dysfunctional Bluth family paper dolls. I’m putting together a Complete Set that collects all 10 paper dolls in one PDF. It will have all the dolls I’ve posted as of now, and a little extra something for those that take the time to download it. I’ll post it a little later tonight, but for now enjoy Michael and all his boring old nice-guyness.
