Bowen Astonishing X-Men Wolverine Statue Released!

Posted on by February 6, 2014
Bowen Designs Astonishing Wolverine Statue with Gambit Statue X-Men

With no Bowen Designs contract extension with Marvel confirmed, Spring and Summer 2014 (and perhaps even beyond that) are going to be a drought for Bowen Marvel statue collectors the likes of which haven’t been seen in years. But before that, we still have a couple months to bask in the glory of the deluge of the final Marvel Bowen statues solicited in 2013. And the latest statue to arrive is the modern incarnation of one of Marvel’s top-tier characters–the Bowen Designs Astonishing Wolverine statue!

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Captain America Marvel Legends 2014 AIM Trooper Review

Posted on by February 6, 2014
Marvel Legends A.I.M. Trooper Figure Review

From X-Men to Avengers to All-New X-Factor, you can barely open a Marvel comic lately without tripping over a horde of AIM Troopers. Seriously–it’s like there’s an A.I.M. Trooper infestation going on. Thus, Hasbro has managed to pick the ideal time to take advantage of this renewed prominence of AIM by releasing the first-ever Marvel Legends AIM Trooper figure!

And while the Marvel Legends A.I.M. Soldiers are a total pain to find in stores, they’re well worth the trouble to army-build…

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Hot Toys Iron Whiplash Mark II MMS Diecast Announced & Photos!

Posted on by February 5, 2014
Hot Toys Iron Man 2 Whiplash Mark II Diecast MMS 237 Figure

It’s been nearly three weeks since a new Marvel Hot Toys figure went up for pre-order, and we certainly wouldn’t want to go a whole month without something new and extravagant to spend our future money on, right? Hot Toys sure thinks so, and that’s why today they officially announced and revealed photos of their next figure! You can finally recreate the final battle from Iron Man 2 with the massive and immensely detailed diecast Hot Toys Iron Man Whiplash Mark II Movie Masterpiece Series figure that is now up for pre-order!

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ThreeA Toys Iron Man Figures Photos & Release Info!

Posted on by February 5, 2014
ThreeA Toys Iron Man Figures Release Info Pre Order

It’s been a long wait to get all the details, but today ThreeA Toys finally let loose with the best images yet of their upcoming Iron Man sixth scale figures, as well as letting us know exactly when and where we’ll be able to place orders for the 3A Toys Classic Iron Man, Silver Centurion Iron Man, Prototype Iron Man and Stealth Iron Man!

Get ready–the 3A Invincible Iron Man 1/6 figures land next week!

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Bowen Designs X-Force Stryfe Statue Released & Photos! LE 400!

Posted on by February 7, 2014
Bowen Designs Stryfe Statue Released LE 400 Close-Up

I literally just got my Bowen Human Torch statue in the mail today and was preparing to review and discuss that tonight, but I guess you just can’t stop the wheels of progress from turning–the next Marvel Bowen Designs statue has now been released (the fifth in the past month)!

Bowen Designs is known for tackling the second-tier characters that no other company will, and the perfect example of this is their latest release: the Bowen Stryfe statue!

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Hot Toys Heartbreaker & Iron Man Mark 42 Figures Delayed

Posted on by February 4, 2014
Sideshow Iron Man 3 Iron Man Mark XLII Hot Toys Figure

There’s some good news and some bad news for Marvel Hot Toys collectors today. The good news is that one of this year’s less-anticipated figures is getting pushed forward by several months.

The bad news is that two of this year’s most-anticipated releases are delayed by up to half a year each. If you’re waiting for the Hot Toys Heartbreaker Iron Man and Iron Man Mark 42 MMS figures (like me), you’re going to have to wait a while more than you hoped…

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Marvel Super Hero Mashers Venom Falcon Loki Doc Ock Announced!

Posted on by February 3, 2014
Marvel Superhero Mashers Venom Packaged with Carnage Arm

Though Hasbro’s new-for-2014 “Marvel Super Hero Mashers” action figures aren’t tops on most collectors’ lists, the line seems to be at least moderately well-received at retail, where I’m seeing most characters (that aren’t Hawkeye) sold out on a regular basis. And it’s a lucky thing that the line is selling decently so far, as Hasbro has several more assortments planned for the first half of 2014, including the recently-announced Marvel Super Hero Mashers Venom, Falcon Loki, Doc Ock and Green Goblin figures!

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Spider-Man Marvel Legends Ultimate Beetle Review (2014)

Posted on by February 2, 2014
Spider-Man Marvel Legends Ultimate Beetle Review

Before I even got my set of Spider-Man Marvel Legends Infinite Series figures in the mail, I already had preconceived notions of which were going to be the figures I adored and which would be the ones that I liked… less. The 2014 Marvel Legends Ultimate Beetle figure fit into the latter category. To my surprise, though, I was so impressed with the Ultimate Beetle figure, I decided to lead off my Marvel Legends 2014 Spider-Man reviews with him…

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Marvel Minimates Series 18 (Toys R Us) Released & Photos!

Posted on by January 31, 2014
Toys R Us Marvel Minimates Series 18 Figures Set

Of all the many, many Marvel licensees out there that make Marvel action figures, I don’t think there’s a single company more prolific than Diamond Select Toys is with their Marvel Minimates line. DST literally releases dozens upon dozens of new Marvel figures each year, spread across Marvel Minimates box sets, specialty store waves and Toys R Us exclusive series. And just in time to end the first month of 2014, the first wave of the year has arrived–TRU Marvel Minimates Series 18!

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Bowen Designs Green Goblin Statue (Museum) Released & Photos!

Posted on by January 30, 2014
Bowen Designs Green Goblin Museum Pose Statue Close-Up

Last week I talked about the magnificent Human Torch statue that Bowen Designs just released. But Johnny Storm isn’t the only character to get a new Bowen Statue released this month! Strikedown Thor and Astonishing Wolverine have begun shipping as well, and the latest Bowen Designs Marvel statue has also just started to arrive.

The Bowen Green Goblin (Museum Pose) statue has just flown in (sans Goblin Glider), and just might be the best Green Goblin statue ever…

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Captain America Super-Soldier Gear Wave 2 w/ Falcon Figure!

Posted on by January 30, 2014
Captain America Rocket Storm Falcon Movie Action Figure Packaged

Thus far, the Captain America Super Soldier Gear figures series have not exactly been a smash hit. I see very few people talking about these Hasbro 3 3/4″ Captain America The Winter Soldier figures, and plenty of every figure–even the shortpacked Red Skull–on retail shelves.

Even so, Hasbro has Super-Soldier Gear Wave 2 ready to ship next month, and it brings a new character to the table collectors will actually want–the Falcon!

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Avengers All-Stars 4″ Wave 2 & 6″ Wave 1 Figures Revealed!

Posted on by January 29, 2014
Avengers All-Stars Wave 2 Hawkeye and Neon Iron Man Figures

The price increase of the beloved Hasbro Marvel Legends 6″figures line to $19.99 per action figure ($24.99 if you’re crazy enough to shop at Toys R Us) left a pretty big void out there for moderately-priced 6″ action figures that parents could buy for their kids.

To fill this gaping chasm, Hasbro has just revealed and solicited an all-new line of low-priced 6″ Marvel Avengers All-Stars figures. The price is low–and as you’d expect, so are the detail and articulation…

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Captain America The Winter Soldier Marvel Legends Case Ratios Analysis

Posted on by January 29, 2014
Captain America The Winter Soldier Marvel Legends Captain America Figure Packaged

There was never really any doubt that the Captain America The Winter Soldier Marvel Legends figures would be released (Hasbro is legally obligated to complete the Mandroid Build-A-Figure), but it sure is nice to finally get confirmation of exactly when movie figures like Black Widow and The Winter Soldier will be joining our collections!

The Marvel Legends Captain America The Winter Soldier Wave 2 figures are now up for order, and hey–the case ratios aren’t terrific, but they aren’t terrible either…

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Kotobukiya Hawkeye Avengers ArtFX+ Statue Photos Revealed!

Posted on by February 5, 2014
Kotobukiya Hawkeye ArtFX+ Statue Close-Up

Last week Kotobukiya posted a teaser photo of a certain black and purple bow, so it didn’t take someone with the IQ (or humongous, bulbous brain) of The Leader to know that the Kotobukiya Hawkeye ArtFX+ Statue was about to debut in painted form. And sure enough, Kotobukiya has now opened pre-orders for the Hawkeye Kotobukiya Avengers statue! But while ol’ Hawk-guy is the statue I was most anticipating out of this series, something feels a bit off about this figure…

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3A Toys Iron Man Figures Painted Prototypes Photo Revealed!

Posted on by January 28, 2014
ThreeA Toys Iron Man Figures Classic Stealth Silver Centurion Stark Industries Prototype

We’ve been treated to sporadic dribbles of information and teaser photos on the 3A Toys Iron Man 1/6 figure since last summer, but ThreeA has kicked off this week by debuting the first-ever painted prototype photo of the 3A Iron Man figure… Or should I say “figures”?

As it turns out, there’s not one, but four 3A Toys Iron Man sixth scale figures on the way… and they’re expected to go up for order in just a few weeks!

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