Marvel Select Arachne Variant Action Figure Reissue Announced!

Posted on by December 13, 2013
Marvel Select Variant Spider-Woman II Arachne Julia Carpenter Figure Packaged

I griped an awful lot last month when Diamond Select Toys announced that they were reissued the Marvel Select Spider-Woman figure. I complained that it didn’t make sense to re-release the Jessica Drew Spider-Woman Marvel Select action figure (as that figure typically sells below its original cost on the aftermarket), when they should have reissued the more valuable Julia Carpenter Spider-Woman II Marvel Select figure. Well, it seems I was just a bit hasty, as the Marvel Select Arachne variant action figure is heading back to stores in 2014!

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Marvel Funko POP Vinyls Electro & Winter Soldier Prototypes!

Posted on by December 13, 2013
Marvel Funko POP Vinyls Electro and The Winter Soldier

Given the sheer number of prototypes and announcements coming out of Funko the last few weeks (everything from Walking Dead to Game of Thrones to Finding Nemo), it was only a matter of time until Funko got around to showing off some new Marvel Funko POP! Vinyls for 2014!

We almost always get a couple of new Marvel movie Funko POP Vinyls, so it’s no surprise that Funko Electro and The Winter Soldier POP Vinyls are now on the way…

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LEGO Marvel 2014 Spider-Helicopter Rescue 76016 Photos Preview

Posted on by December 16, 2013
2014 LEGO Marvel Spider-Helicopter Rescue 76016 Box

Not to be outdone by Batman, Spider-Man is busting his Spider-Helicopter out of the garage next year and taking his fight against crime to the sky! Didn’t know Spider-Man owned a giant attack helicopter? Neither did anyone else, but LEGO has the inside scoop! Last but not least in my coverage of the LEGO Marvel 2014 sets, it’s the set that can rival all of the others from this wave in both minifigures and wackiness factor–the 2014 LEGO Marvel Spider-Helicopter Rescue 76016!

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LEGO Marvel 2014 Doc Ock’s Truck Heist 76015 Set Photos Preview

Posted on by December 16, 2013
LEGO Marvel 2014 Doc Ock Truck Heist 76015 Set Box

Doctor Octopus has appeared more times in LEGO minifigure form than any other LEGO Marvel villain. So you would probably think that with there being five previous LEGO Doc Ock minifigure releases, at least one of those would have been a classic comic-inspired Doctor Octopus figure. Nope! Every single one of those LEGO Doctor Octopus (Octopi?) figures has been based on the Spider-Man 2 movie or Ultimate Spider-Man. But the classic Doctor Octopus LEGO minifigure we’ve all been dreaming of will finally arrive in 2014, as part of LEGO Marvel Doc Ock’s Truck Heist 76015!

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2014 LEGO Marvel Captain America vs. Hydra 76017 Set Photos Preview

Posted on by December 16, 2013
76017 LEGO Marvel Captain America vs. Hydra Box

We’re at the halfway mark of discussing the five new-for-2014 Marvel LEGO sets, and this time I’m going to take a look at what’s only the second LEGO set ever built around Captain America! While logic dictates that this winter-releasing Captain America LEGO set would be related to the Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie, it’s actually more like a blast from the past–it’s the LEGO Marvel Captain America vs. Hydra 76017 set!

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Hot Toys Rose Hill Tony Stark 1/6 Exclusive Revealed & Photos!

Posted on by December 11, 2013
Iron Man 3 Hot Toys Cowboy Tony Stark Sixth Scale Figure Milk Exclusive

When I first heard about the Hot Toys Rose Hill Tony Stark figure a week or so ago–no lie–I thought it was a joke. No, seriously–I thought it was a joke. I thought someone had photoshopped some teaser photos of the existing Tony Stark Hot Toys figure wearing a cowboy hat, and was trying to pass it off as a real upcoming figure. I was mistaken.

Officially announced and coming in 2014–the Rose Hill Tony Stark Hot Toys Iron Man 3 sixth scale figure!

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LEGO Marvel 2014 Spider-Trike vs. Electro Set Photos & Preview

Posted on by December 16, 2013
LEGO Marvel Superheroes Spider-Trike vs. Electro 76014 Box

I started off coverage of the LEGO Marvel 2014 sets by discussing the largest set coming this winter, and now it’s time to take a look at the smallest set. While you might think at a glance that this set is an actual LEGO Amazing Spider-Man 2 set, it’s actually not quite what it appears to be.

Coming later this winter, it’s the Spider-Man LEGO Spider-Trike vs. Electro 76014!

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2014 LEGO Marvel Hulk Lab Smash 76018 Set Preview & Photos

Posted on by February 26, 2014
LEGO Marvel 2014 Hulk Lab Smash 76018 Box

Slowly but surely we’ve learned the early 2014 plans for Marvel toys from Hasbro, Hot Toys, Diamond Select and so on, and now it’s LEGO’s turn! LEGO is ready to capitalize on the blockbuster sales of the LEGO Marvel video game by rolling out five new LEGO Marvel 2014 sets this winter! I’ll begin by looking at the set most likely to be the favorite of collectors everywhere–the 2014 LEGO Marvel Hulk Lab Smash 76018 set with LEGO MODOK and Falcon minifigures and more!

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Amazing-Spider Man 2 Movie Trailer Thoughts & Impressions

Posted on by December 6, 2013
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Rhino Movie Poster

It’s not Marvel toy news and I’m no movie critic (I leave that to the experts over at Now Playing podcast), but a couple people wanted to know my thoughts on the first full-length the Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer that was released yesterday.

There will be loads of Amazing Spider-Man 2 toys to talk about next year, so I’m going to squeeze this into the “related content” category and give my quick initial impressions of the 2014 Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie trailer…

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LEGO Marvel 2014 Mary Jane & Power Man Minifigures Revealed!

Posted on by December 5, 2013
LEGO Spider-Man 2014 Mary Jane Minifigure Revealed

Though full details and photos have leaked out of virtually every single LEGO 2014 winter set, LEGO has been extra-stingy with information and images of their 2014 LEGO Marvel offerings. I’ve got some confidential-stamped images (that I can’t post, for obvious reasons), but otherwise LEGO has managed to keep their LEGO Marvel 2014 intel very close to their vest.

Luckily, a few minifigures have snuck out, and those I actually can share: the LEGO Marvel Mary Jane & Power Man minifigures!

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2014 Marvel Legends Captain America WWII Figure Revealed!

Posted on by December 4, 2013
2014 Marvel Legends Captain America Infinite Series WWII Captain America

With the Captain America Marvel Legends 2014 Infinite Series scheduled to hit stores next month, I figured it was only a matter of time until the Hong Kong scrappers inevitably got some of the figures to shill online early. I wasn’t disappointed.

Thanks to a series of online ebay auctions, we can now get out first look at production samples of the Captain America Marvel Legends Infinite Series WWII Captain America and the rest of the first wave…

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Hot Toys Bruce Banner & Hot Toys Hulk Reissue Set Up for Order!

Posted on by December 3, 2013
Hot Toys Bruce Banner and Hot Toys Hulk Premium Set

News hit the street on Thanksgiving Day last week that Hot Toys was bringing back the highly-desirable Hot Toys Hulk figure in a special set with the all-new Hot Toys Bruce Banner sixth scale figure. We had to wait a week to get confirmation that this duo would be making their way to the United States, but the long-awaited Bruce Banner Hot Toys figure (and The Other Guy!) are now up for pre-order! Yep, this is really gonna tee off some of the people who paid $400+ for just the Hulk Hot Toys figure on the secondary market…

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Hot Toys Midas Iron Man 1/6 Figure FINALLY Up for Order!

Posted on by December 2, 2013
Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Midas Mark XXXI Armor Limited Exclusive Figure

I am not exaggerating at all when I say that I get someone messaging me almost every single day asking me if I have any insider info on when and if Sideshow Collectibles will be selling the hotly-anticipated exclusive Hot Toys Midas Iron Man 1/6 figure. The answer is always the same, which is that I don’t have any insider info (ever). Luckily, that won’t be an issue anymore– the 1/6 Midas Iron Man Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece figure IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER! If you want him, go get him NOW–Sideshow has said quantities are highly limited and he will sell out quickly!

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Captain America Winter Soldier Super Soldier Gear Figures Case Ratios

Posted on by December 2, 2013
Captain America The Winter Soldier Hasbro Super Soldier Gear Figure

Hasbro is getting geared up for 2014, and after releasing their solicitation information over the holiday for the Captain America and Spider-Man Marvel Legends Infinite Series figures over the weekend, they’re moving on to their 3.75″ figure offerings! While we’re going to have to wait quite a while for the 6″ Marvel Legends Captain America: The Winter Soldier figures to release, the Marvel Universe scaled Hasbro Captain America Winter Soldier Super Soldier Gear figures are now available for pre-order and will hit stores in just one month…

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Captain America Kotobukiya Avengers NOW ArtFX+ Statue Preview!

Posted on by December 2, 2013
Kotobukiya Marvel NOW Captain America ARTFX+ Statue

Now that the holidays are at an end (at least for a couple weeks), I’ve got a chance to step back and discuss some news items I didn’t have time to talk about during Thanksgiving break. First up on the list is the third release in the Marvel NOW Kotobukiya Avengers ArtFX+ line: Captain America! Cap debuted at SDCC 2013 in July, but was M.I.A. when NYCC 2013 rolled around in October. Luckily, he’s returned safely from his mission and is now fully-painted! Even so, he’s probably my least favorite of the Kotobukiya Marvel NOW Avengers ARTFX+ Statues thus far…

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