Marvel Minimates The Wolverine Movie Figures (Wave 52) Released!

Posted on by September 9, 2013
The Wolverine Movie Marvel Minimates Wave 52 Figures Set

Many toy manufacturers would cower in terror before turning tail and running away from the prospect of producing action figures for a superhero movie in which only one character has super powers, the main cast is full of civilians and women, and no one wears a costume. Diamond Select Toys is not one of those companies, and is in fact the only toy company to make a near-comprehensive figure line based on this summer’s “The Wolverine” movie–The Wolverine Marvel Minimates Wave 52 figures have now been released in stores!

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NYCC 2013 Exclusive Funko Stan Lee POP! Vinyl Figure Revealed!

Posted on by September 8, 2013
Stan Lee Funko POP Vinyl Figure New York Comic Con 2013

There are certain things I never thought I’d live to see, and a super-deformed vinyl figure of former Marvel Comics president Stan Lee is certainly somewhere on that list.

Or at least it was.

Thanks to ConventionExclusive.com and the Funko POP! Vinyls that they’re sponsoring, I can now cross that particular item off my list…

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Marvel Select The Wolverine Movie Figure Released!

Posted on by September 7, 2013
Marvel Select The Wolverine Figure Packaged

My expectations were set pretty low for the not-quite-summer-blockbuster 2013 “The Wolverine” movie, but this Wolverine movie ended up being a far more satisfying experience than its predecessor. Even so, wary toy companies didn’t exactly flock to make merchandise for “The Wolverine”, and we got a grand total of zero mass-market action figures in time for the movie. However, Diamond Select Toys has finally swooped in to the rescue, beginning with this super-impressive 7″ Marvel Select The Wolverine figure that has just been released!

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Iron Patriot and War Machine Life Size Figures Up for Order!

Posted on by September 5, 2013
Iron Patriot Life Size Statue Size Scale Comparison Photo 7 Feet Tall

So, uh…do you have an extra ten or twenty thousand dollars that you’re not using? Are you the type of person who says stuff like, “Boy! I sure wish I had a seven foot tall statue of the Iron Patriot from Iron Man 3?”

If so, Sideshow Collectibles may have just the thing for you! Coming in November 2013 at the low, low price of just $9,500 shipped each, it’s the Iron Man 3 War Machine and Iron Patriot Life Size Figures by Beast Kingdom!

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Marvel Funko Compound Hulk POP! Vinyl Exclusive Figure Announced!

Posted on by September 4, 2013
Funko Marvel Compound Hulk POP! Vinyl Figure Exclusive

Back in July during SDCC 2013, photos leaked out of a pair of hitherto-unannounced Marvel Funko POP! Vinyl figures: a Peter Parker POP Vinyl and a Compound Hulk POP Vinyl. We’ve gone a while with nary a word about either figure, but since both are mere repaints, it was always pretty certain that they would turn up eventually–and now, the first one has! Coming in October 2013 as a limited retailer exclusive, it’s the Funko Compound Hulk POP! Vinyl figure!

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Kotobukiya Hulk Avengers Now ARTFX+ Statue Coming in March 2014!

Posted on by September 5, 2013
Kotobukiya Hulk Marvel Now ARTFX Statue March 2014

We saw it painted at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con last month, so it’s not going to shock anyone that the Marvel Now Hulk ARTFX+ Statue is kicking off the Kotobukiya Avengers Now line. While the announcement is an expected one, however, it’s still nice to see Kotobukiya post the official glamor photos of their upcoming ARTFX+ Hulk Statue and let us know that we’ll have to make space on our shelves for this jade giant in March 2014…

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Sideshow Gwen Stacy Statue Comiquette Up for Order!

Posted on by August 30, 2013
Gwen Stacy Sideshow Statue Close-Up

2014 is going to be an expensive year for high-end Marvel collectors. I mean, it’s always an expensive year for Marvel high-end collectors, but 2014 is looking like it’s going to be especially crazy. On top of a veritable armada of Hot Toys Iron Man Movie Masterpiece Series figures, Sideshow Marvel Premium Format Figure Statues, and Kotobukiya ArtFX+/Fine Arts Statues, Sideshow has also slipped in a new trio of Spider-Man Comiquettes, including this knockout Gwen Stacy Statue that is now up for order!

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Play Imaginative Super Alloy Iron Man 2 Drones Figures Revealed!

Posted on by August 30, 2013
Iron Man 2 Army Drone Navy Drone Figures Play Imaginative Super Alloy

Paying $200-$300 each for a 1/6 Hot Toys 12″ Iron Man action figure was a pretty difficult thing transition for me to make. Getting me to pay $100+ for a 1/12 scale 6″ figure, however, is something I would have said is impossible.

And yet–somehow, some way–Play Imaginative now has me contemplating purchasing not one, but four $100+ 1/12 Super Alloy Iron Man 2 Drones figures…

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Marvel Universe Wave 24 (2013 Series 5) Case Ratios & Pre-Order

Posted on by October 30, 2013
Marvel Universe Black Knight Wave 24 Figure

Hasbro has now allowed online retailers like BigBadToyStore to begin taking pre-orders for Marvel Universe Wave 24 (AKA Marvel Universe 2013 Series 5). Based on what was said by Hasbro at the Hasbro Marvel panel at San Diego Comic Con 2013, this is the set that’s expected to be the final wave ever of 4″ Marvel Universe figures. With that in mind, you might be hoping that the case assortment containing Marvel Universe Wave 24 would be, well… good. It’s not. At all…

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Funko Thor The Dark World POP Vinyls Revealed! Thor, Loki, Dark Elf

Posted on by August 29, 2013
Thor The Dark World Funko POP! Vinyl Figures Loki and Thor

We’ve known that Funko was planning a series of Thor The Dark World POP! Vinyls figures for a while now, but Funko has shrouded images of the figures in secrecy. They weren’t shown at San Diego Comic 2013, and we didn’t even know the full character assortment–until now!

Coming to stores this fall in time for the theatrical release of the Thor 2 movie, it’s the Funko Thor The Dark World POP! Vinyls Loki, Dark Elf and Thor figures!

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Marvel Legends Jean Grey (Jim Lee 90’s Variant Figure) Review

Posted on by August 27, 2013
Marvel Legends Jean Grey 90s Jim Lee Variant Action Figure

When Hasbro announced the return of Marvel Legends figures, there was perhaps no character I heard more requests (and begging) for than a 90’s style Jim Lee Jean Grey figure.

Well, it’s taken until Wave 5, but the Marvel Legends Jean Grey Jim Lee variant has arrived! Unfortunately, even if expectations hadn’t been so sky-high for this figure, I still think that poor Jean would be considered a disappointment…

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Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Tony Stark Figure Released!

Posted on by August 27, 2013
Iron Man 3 Hot Toys Tony Stark Wearing Headset

In an event that’s even more rare than a solar eclipse, Hot Toys has managed to shock the collecting world by releasing the Iron Man 3 Hot Toys Tony Stark figure in both Asia and the United States in the same week!

This new Hot Toys Tony Stark Iron Man 3 figure is leading off the line in the United States–and you can still order the Hot Toys Tony Stark figure through Sideshow Collectibles, who will be shipping him out this week!

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Marvel Legends Gold Ultron Figure w/ Marvel Comics Unlimited Plus

Posted on by August 27, 2013
Marvel Legends Gold Ultron Figure with Marvel Unlimited Plus Kit

We’ve been wondering for months how to get our hands on the Age of Ultron Marvel Legends Gold Ultron action figure that leaked out in the summer, and now we don’t have to wonder anymore. The 6″ Marvel Legends Ultron (Gold) figure is “free” with purchase of the new Marvel Unlimited Plus digital comics subscription! But be prepared for sticker shock–this subscription is rather pricey…

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Avengers Assemble Series 2 Figures Photos & Case Ratios

Posted on by August 26, 2013
Avengers Assemble Series 2 Figures Leader Nick Fury Thor Hawkeye

A couple months ago Hasbro revealed the first series of their new 4″ Avengers Assemble figure line, which left out certain other high-profile members of the team. Fans had panicked flashbacks to past superhero lines that were cancelled without the teams being completed. Luckily, that’s not going to be the case with this cartoon-based Avengers Assemble action figure line. Avengers Assemble Series 2 will contain all the team members necessary to complete the team, and has one of the best case ratios I’ve ever seen!

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Marvel Legends The Wrecker Wrecking Crew Figure Review 2013

Posted on by August 20, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Wrecker Figure Close-Up

After a brief recession to enjoy this bounty of new Marvel Legends 2013 figures that Hasbro has bequeathed upon us, I’m fully recharged and ready to review the second half of Marvel Legends Wave 5! This time, it’s the penultimate member of the Wrecking Crew–its leader and most famous member–Marvel Legends The Wrecker!

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