Green Lantern Archives - Page 16 of 32

WonderCon 2011 – Booth Babes and Cosplay

Booth Babes and Cosplay (13) (1280x853).jpg

I love that WonderCon is a local show for me. Toy Fair is a trek, and even though San Diego is a short hour and a half flight away, it’s great not to have to deal with airports and hotels to soak in some pop culture and toys. But one thing that’s definitely changed in the past couple of years is how many people are showing up to WonderCon. It doesn’t have nearly the space or exhibitors compared to San Diego Comic-Con, but it’s starting to match SDCC in terms of people density. And a lot of those people show up in costume.

Continue reading “WonderCon 2011 – Booth Babes and Cosplay”

C2E2 2011 – Picture Rundown and Mattel Voltron Update

C2E2 – Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo just wrapped up this Sunday and AFP was there to cover all the cool new toy coming out soon. Here is a quick look rundown of the most news-worthy items at the convention.

Continue reading “C2E2 2011 – Picture Rundown and Mattel Voltron Update”

DC Previews – DC Direct – On Sale in July through November

DC Direct has sent out their solicitations for March. Most of the items are scheduled to be available in stores in November. The most notable exception are the Flashpoint action figures, due in July – perhaps these were not solicited earlier to keep story plot points under wraps. I’m just glad to see more figures coming from DC Direct – the last two months of solicitations didn’t include any, and that led to some speculation, with the recent DC reorganization and consolidation to Los Angeles.

Read on for product descriptions.

Continue reading “DC Previews – DC Direct – On Sale in July through November”

Toy Fair 2011 – Four Horsemen Interview – Part 1 with Eric Treadaway

Four Horsemen Mattel Toy Fair 2011 (1280x719).jpg — Four Horsemen and Mattel (l to r): Chris Dahlberg, Steed Sun (Mattel), Eric "Cornboy" Mayse, Eric Treadaway, and Jim Preziosi

The Four Horsemen have a Four Horsemen Fridays feature on their website, so we’ll hop on their coat tails for that. Hagop and I got to sit down with two of them at Mattel’s Collector Event at Toy Fair. It was really a treat talking to them, while surrounded by the 2-ups and prototypes of the action figures they’ve designed.

In our first part, we talk with Eric Treadaway, designer and sculptor, about Masters of the Universe Classics, DC Universe Classics, and fan reaction to some of the controversial reveals. We’ll post the second part, our conversation with Cornboy, on the Fwoosh next week.

Continue reading “Toy Fair 2011 – Four Horsemen Interview – Part 1 with Eric Treadaway”

Green Lantern Classics Wave 1 in Stock on Amazon.com

I keep hearing about price increases at retail for Mattel DC figures, but here’s some good news – Green Lantern Classics Wave 1 has just turned up in stock at Amazon, and they’re holding steady at $14.99. And they qualify for free shipping if your order is $25 or more. With no sales tax in most locations, that’s a tough deal to beat.

Happy shopping!