You don’t often see customized versions of Dragon Man, but this week I saw two. Each uses the original figure with customized wings. One has also been given an improved paint job.
In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!
As always, Diamond Select Toys has posted some fun pics of the latest series of Marvel Minimates. Series 50 (wow!) is the fan choice wave, available now, and includes both versions of Baron Zemo, a Nova Corps army builder, Cyborg Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, and Onslaught and Songbird (pictured above).
There’s a total of 26 pictures in the Marvel Minimates Series 50 album on Facebook, so check it out!
I know the weekend is over, but I saw that the new figures from Marvel Universe wave 22 were back down to regular prices at Amazon while I was doing some late night shopping last night – so it still counts! The Marvel Universe Rhino, Mysterio, and Elektra are back at $11.99 a figure, after several weeks of high third party prices.
I’m thinking about converting Rhino into a keychain, in honor of Deadpool. Happy shopping!
A couple of weeks ago, I posed the question if Hasbro could revitalize the G.I. JOE brand by launching a new 6-inch action figure line. I reasoned that if the Star Wars team could make it work with the Black Series and the Marvel team could go the other way (from 6-inch to 4-inch) with Marvel Universe, then it could work for Joes too.
DC Total Heroes Superman (6-inch scale) and DC Comics Multiverse Deadshot (3.75-inch scale)
This past week I got my first look at Mattel’s attempt to breathe new life into their DC Comics license at retail with the DC Total Heroes and DC Comics Multiverse lines as pre-orders went live online. And good Grodd – I dislike them so much I want them to fail. Now I’m left wondering – are my feelings unfounded, making me a hypocrite? Why should I want to see this happen for G.I. JOE when I can’t stand Mattel’s attempt to do the same?
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Our pal at Marvel, Jesse Falcon, shared the good news that Marvel Super Heroes: What The–?! has a new home page at Marvel.com. With Marvel’s website, it’s been easy to miss when each new episode of MSHWT was posted. Now there’s one spot to find them all.
Can you believe there’s been over 40 episodes made in the past four years?
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