It feels good to finish a team – especially when the team kicks some serious ass, like Uncanny X-Force does. The (Return of) Marvel Legends wave 3 Deadpool finished off the first incarnation of the Uncanny X-Force team.
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The Amazing Spider-Man and the Dark Knight Launch New Super-Articulated 1/12 Action Figure Line from Medicom
Medicom has had modest success with its 1/6 scale Real Action Hero line but they are now looking to turn the 1/12 scale on its head with its new MAFEX line of action figures, as highlighted in this blog post at AmiAmi.com. Featuring super-articulation, great sculpts, and accessories, these figures promise to be the best in class in 6 inches (6.3 inches to be precise) – sorry Hasbro and Mattel! Of course these are going to be import figures only, for those of us in the US – so you shouldn’t be expecting mass market action figure prices either.
These are available to pre-order now on the AmiAmi.com site:
At 2,820 JPY, they are roughly $36 and change each, not including overseas shipping. They’re listed with an expected April 2013 release date.
Spy Monkey Creations Reveal the Weaponeers of Monkaa
The build-up to Spy Monkey Creation’s announcement of the Weaponeers of Monkaa has wrapped up and at PowerCon they unveiled the action figure line. Ever since talking to Brian Stevenson at SDCC I’ve been looking forward to seeing the figures. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it down south, but I’m glad Spy Monkey posted pics on their websites. Action figures, weapons packs, and alternate heads – with Glyos compatibility, this should be a fun line for both Glyos builders and fans of the Weaponeers story line.
The Weaponeers go on sale October 1st at the Spy Monkey Creations website.
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Poll: Mattel has Announced the Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull – Will You Buy It?
Mattel has announced Castle Grayskull for Masters of the Universe Classics! It will be offered as a “thermometer” pre-order on MattyCollector.com this fall, and if it hits the minimum threshold it will ship next fall. I groan every time I think of the awful thermometer graphics, but for a $200 item I can’t fault Mattel for this approach. They’ve said Castle Grayskull will be based on the Mark Taylor prototypes. If you’re not a He-Man historian, that just means it will be based on the designs that were used for the playset that came in the original Masters of the Universe line.
The big question is this – since this is a big ticket item at $200, will you buy it?
Photos: Grayskull Museum and Vaults of Grayskull
Mattel to Reveal Masters of the Universe Classics Snake Face, Karatti, and Octavia at PowerCon
Mattel is looking out for Masters fans who couldn’t make it to Los Angeles for PowerCon, with a sneak peek at three figures they’re revealing at the show – Snake Face, Karatti, and Octavia – the Club Eternia line-up for April through June next year. We’ve got some vintage toy line / mini-comic love with Snake Face, New Adventures with Karatti, and She-Ra / Horde with Octavia. Impressed?