Diamond Select Toys has been on a bit of a hot streak over the last year with their Marvel Select figures series. Not every figure has been a winner (I’m looking at -you-, Miles Morales), but by and large there have been a lot more hits than misses. And this week, I’ll review a few of those hits, starting with the subject of today’s review! The Marvel Select Vision figure is classic as can be—is he a must-have for your classic Avengers lineup?
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The heyday of busts may be over, but you wouldn’t know that from the newest round of Marvel Diamond Select Toys solicitations! Along with an 11” MODOK Marvel Gallery figure, the latest DST solicits include not one, not two, but -three- busts: Wolverine, Venom and Moon Knight! Should any of these new statues be bound for your collection?
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I can count on one hand the number of times a resin statue company has managed to covertly sneak an unannounced all-new sculpture from a popular line all the way through production and successfully announce it via actual in-stock ordering, but that’s just the feat Diamond Select Toys has pulled off with their newest entry in the X-Men Animated Series busts lineup. To the shock of fans everywhere, the DST X-Men Animated Beast statue has been released is now available for order exclusively from ShopDisney. Is this surprise drop worth getting hyped about? Here’s my review…
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Diamond Select Toys can be counted upon to deliver fresh and exciting new Marvel collectibles in their solicitations each and every month, and this month is no exception! While there are no new Marvel Gallery PVCs or Skottie Young Marvel Animated statues in the latest solicits, there’s still some items that will make many, many fans happy: a Marvel Select Iceman figure and busts of Green Goblin and Daredevil are now up for order!
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It’s been over two years since I last attended a convention, but some things never change—including Diamond Select Toys being one of my first and most-anticipated booths to visit at any event I attend. And just like old times, there was plenty of goodness to be found at NYCC 2022 Diamond Select Toys booth—including upcoming statues of Apocalypse and Invisible Woman from their Marvel Premier Collection and Gallery lineup!
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Diamond Select Toys generally launches only a few more than a dozen new Marvel Select figures each year, but we’ve become quite used to them maximizing that potential and making every release count. This week, two new figures launched with varying degrees of success buzz-wise: the all-new Marvel Select Super Skrull is now up for order, as well as the Disney Exclusive Miles Morales and Spider-Ham!
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Diamond Select Toys is putting a lot of emphasis on their newer properties like Darkwing Duck, Transformers Beast Wars and AEW Wrestling in the newest batch of solicits, but they still have ample love and goodness to share with Marvel fans! In addition to the previously discussed Marvel Select Beta Ray Bill figure, Marvel Gallery Venompool and Animated Hawkeye statues are now up for order!
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Apocalypse may have stolen all the hype at the SDCC Diamond Select Toys booth last month, but the big A wasn’t the only Select figure that DST debuted at the con. After making a surprise appearance in San Diego that no one (except those who saw leaks) expected, the Marvel Select Beta Ray Bill figure is now up for order! Does this BRB offer anything past iterations have not?
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Diamond Select Toys has produced quite a few iconic villains in their Marvel Select figures series over the past two decades-ish, but perhaps the one fans have been demanding is En Sabah Nur himself. But at SDCC 2022 this week, DST finally fully revealed the Big A—and more! Marvel Select Apocalypse, Gallery Doc Ock PVC, movie Iron Man and Animated Phoenix Busts are all up for order now!
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It’s almost time to turn the page on another month on the 2022 calendar, which means it’s time again for a fresh batch of Marvel Diamond Select Toys solicitations! And this time out, there’s a spread containing classic and modern characters from a multitude of corners of the 616: a Legends in 3D Magneto bust, Animated She-Hulk statue, and Gallery Kraven & Daredevil Elektra PVC Figures are now up for order!
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I’ve been collecting the Skottie Young inspired Marvel Animated statues since their inception over half a decade ago, so I figured it was high time I review one of the several dozen little buggers I have. And what better place to start than the recently-restocked Marvel Animated Logan statue, an X-Men Wolverine piece I wasn’t even sure I even needed myself…?
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It’s that time of the month once again, and fresh off announcing their San Diego Comic Con 2022 Exclusives, Diamond Select Toys has another batch of Marvel solicitations to share with fans: a new Marvel Select Red Hulk is up for order! But statue fans have things to look forward to as well—There’s also Marvel Gallery PVC figures of Scarlet Witch and the Vulture, and more!
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For the first time in several years, it seems like we’re really on-track to have a (relatively) normal San Diego Comic-Con. And just like in pre-pandemic times, merchandisers are ready to rock with an assortment of San Diego Comic-Con 2022 Exclusives! And first up, not surprisingly, is the ever-prolific Diamond Select Toys: the SDCC 2022 Exclusive Spider-Sense Spider-Man Bust, Marvel Gallery Green Phoenix statue and more are all up for pre-order now!
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We’re approaching the end of another month, and that means it’s once again time for a fresh round of Diamond Select Toys reveals and solicitations! Those hoping for an all-new Marvel Select figure or Minimates set will be disappointed, but DST still has an impressive crop of new and returning products to choose from, including the first X-Men Jubilee bust ever, a reissue of the rare Thor 1 Loki Select movie figure and more!
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It’s the third Friday of the month, which means it’s once again time to enjoy a new batch of Diamond Select Toys solicitations! DST is spreading out their love to a more diverse range of brands than usual in their September 2022 solicitations, but they’ve also got some new and returning collectibles for Marvel fans as well: the Marvel Gallery Immortal Hulk diorama, Animated Loki statue and several Marvel Select figure reissues are now up for order!
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