Mattel has posted some carded images of the second wave of its Retro-Action DC Super Heroes line. I can’t remember the last time an action figure line got a pink card – if there ever was a time that happened. Odd choice, right?
via Facebook | Mattycollector.com’s Photos – Retro-Action DC Super Heroes–Wave 2 Carded.
Ah the 90’s, back when animation was king and comic books were still geeky. Well, here is a piece of the 90’s kickin it old school style with a new release!
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If you’re a reader of the Fwoosh, you may have come across an old thread about the DC Universe Classics New Gods that took on a new life. Turns out the participants were just delivering lines for use in a stop-motion video using DC action figures called “Shelf Life.” How that dialogue is going to be used is yet to be seen, but one of the creators, Fwoosher TheGDBatman, has posted a neat-looking video teaser for his project.
Let’s hope for Hot Toys that their upcoming Movie Masterpiece for Jake Gyllenhaal’s Prince Dastan from the Prince of Persia movie does better than its 6-inch and 3.75-inch counterparts from McFarlane Toys. Those Prince of Persia action figures have already seen sustained discounting at Toys R Us. At first I thought it was promotional, but I’m wondering if the relatively weak domestic performance of the movie has had an impact on figure sales.
As you might expect, the costuming and accessories are outstanding on this Hot Toys release, but I find that the head sculpt is not quite up to their regular standards. It’s only vaguely evocative of Gyllenhaal from certain angles.
With the MattyCollector.com sale this month, fans had the opportunity to complete their 6-inch collections of the four core Ghostbusters with Peter Venkman. It’s been a long wait since Egon Spengler first became available at San Diego Comic-Con last year and we saw production samples of Venkman at C2E2.
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