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Mattel Announces San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive DC Universe Man of Steel 2-Pack

During SDCC last year, where we saw an 8-inch Death and a Bruce Wayne to Batman figures, Mattel’s DC team hinted that they would return to figures with more mass appeal for the big show this year. Looks like they are making good with the DC exclusive they announced today – a Superman vs. Zod 2-pack from Man of Steel.

Not much in the way of pics, which will be revealed closer to the show, but I expect that we’ll see some deco variants on the Man of Steel Superman and General Zod figures that were revealed near the start of the year. Maybe some heat vision eyes on Supes? How about some battle damage? Could be anything at this point, but I’m looking forward to it.

Also revealed today, a Hot Wheels Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper, to accompany the Cylon Raider announced yesterday. Good stuff!

Y3183_newsPageDC Man of Steel™ Movie Masters® Superman™ vs. General Zod Movie Pack

This 2-pack brings to life the super charged battle between two powerful Kryptonians, Superman™ and the General Zod, an exciting diorama set in the city of Metropolis! The package features lights that simulate Superman’s Heat Ray vision, and shows off the Kryptonian’s super strength and flying ability. The diorama is completed with sound effects to help bring the scene to life. Full image will be available on 6/17.

This product will be available for pre-order at MattyCollector.com on June 4, 2013, to be picked up at San Diego Comic-Con (details to come). It will also be available for purchase at the show, then at MattyCollector.com on August 5, 2013.

via Matty | News.

Hot Toys Announces Third Iron Man Diecast – the War Machine Mark II

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I guess we’re going to continue to see a lot of Iron Man news this week. Here’s the third armor to hit the new Diecast line from Hot Toys – the Mark II War Machine. The Mark II feels a lot sleeker than the original War Machine (pictured here with the Hot Toys Iron Monger), but in diecast form will only come with a few sets of hands as accessories – although Hot Toys continues to promote interchangeable parts with the MMS and Power Pose lines. To offset the notion that diecast won’t be as poseable as the traditional MMS figures, Hot Toys has included some pictures showing some of the poses possible – pretty impressive.

Hot Toys also showed off a smaller holographic War Machine slug which will have some exclusivity based on geography – they also did one for the Avengers Iron Man Mark VII, and that one was limited to the Sideshow exclusive version of the Mark VII (waiting list only now).

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Hot Toys Iron Man Mark VII Disassembled

Hot Toys Iron Man Mark VII Disassembled

Ever wondered how many parts are required to make a Hot Toys Iron Man figure? This is an extremely cool picture of an Avengers Iron Man Mark VII figure in its pre-assembled state, with its more than 300 individual parts. One piece that’s missing though is the head sculpt of RDJ – I guess a disembodied head might be a bit macabre.

Don’t worry – if you get this figure (you can still pre-order the Iron Man Mark VII from Sideshow with expected delivery in May) you won’t have to build it yourself, although I’m sure there are some model builders out there who would relish the challenge. This exploded view of the figure is just a display piece at the Iron Man 3 Hot Toys Collectible Figurines Exhibit at Action City in Singapore. If you happen to be close by, the exhibit is open through May 5th.

via 1/6th scale Iron Man Collectible Armors Assemble.

Mattel Announces San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Masters of the Universe Classics Rokkon & Stonedar 2-Pack

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Mattel has started off their reveals of their SDCC 2013 exclusives with a bang – with fan favorites Rokkon and Stonedar in a Masters of the Universe Classics 2-pack. I think last year’s Vykron appealed to a subset of hardcore MOTU fans, since he and his Space and Tank alternate forms were never actual toy releases or featured in any of the animated shows. The Comet Warriors should have a broader appeal, despite their late appearance in the vintage Masters of the Universe line.

Mattel is revealing two exclusives a day this week (the second is a Hot Wheels Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider), so I think we may see another MOTUC exclusive before the week is out.

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ThreeA Toys Dead Equine Super Set Pre-Order Starts 9PM EST 4/29

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The Blind Cowboy and his horse, Ghost, are back in the Dead Equine Super Set from the 3A Toys Popbot universe. The set is up for pre-order at Bambaland starting at 9PM EST today. This is their second release – the first was a couple years back in a brighter palette. The Blind Cowboy from 2011 had a red poncho, but I’m not sure if there’s anything else different with the new Shadow Slinger release aside from the darker coloring. The horse gets an upgrade with a few more pouches and the classification as a “funeral” horse. In addition, the Dead Equine set will include a sock puppet – like Mr. Bridger that came with the Red Devil Lady Sham, but supposedly a different character.

3A has managed to keep the pre-order price the same for the new release as it was back in 2011 – $270 for the cowboy and horse. I’m not sure if 3A will have the option to buy the Blind Cowboy on his own, like they did last time.

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