Tag Archives: Avengers

Marvel Universe Black Knight Review & Photos (Wave 24)

Posted on by November 2, 2013
Marvel Universe Black Knight Review

Though Hasbro has released so many 4″ Avengers figures in the Marvel Universe action figure line over the last few years that I have legitimately lost track of the number, we arrive now at the final Avengers entry in the Marvel Universe line. Thankfully, Hasbro opted to give us an all-new character never before released as a Marvel Universe figure instead of yet another Iron Man or Captain America repaint.

Making his first (and last) appearance in the 4″ scale, it’s the Marvel Universe Black Knight figure!

Continue Reading →

Kotobukiya Spider-Woman Bishoujo Statue & More at NYCC 2013!

Posted on by October 20, 2013
Bishoujo Spider-Woman Statue Prototype at New York Comic Con 2013

Regular readers know that I’m not quite a fan of the typical Kotobukiya Bishoujo Marvel statues. That said, Kotobukiya definitely got my attention last week when they revealed the concept sketch for a Jubilee Bishoujo statue before New York Comic Con 2013 even began! I suspected we wouldn’t see any further sneak peeks of Jubilee (that sounded dirty) at the show, but I made Kotobukiya an early stop at NYCC 2013 nonetheless. I was rewarded for my efforts with a release date for the Kotobukiya Jubilee and a glimpse at some upcoming statues, including the Bishoujo Spider-Woman sculpt being shown for the first time ever…

Continue Reading →

NYCC 2013: Kotobukiya Marvel Now Hawkeye & Thor Statues Photos!

Posted on by October 13, 2013
Hawkeye Kotobukiya ARTFFX+ Statue 1/10 Scale Prototype

After a pretty wild time at New York Comic Con 2013, I’m back to continue on with my Marvel coverage of the event! One booth I was particularly interested in checking out was the Kotobukiya booth. Since Kotobukiya fully-revealed the Avengers Now Black Widow ARFTX+ statue about a week ago, I figured we’d be seeing the painted Marvel Now Captain America statue on display joining her at NYCC 2013. I was totally wrong. At the 2013 NYCC, the brand-new sculpts for the Kotobukiya Marvel Now Hawkeye and Thor ARTFX+ statues were revealed!

Continue Reading →

Kotobukiya Avengers ArtFX+ Black Widow Statue Up for Order!

Posted on by October 9, 2013
Marvel Now Black Widow Kotobukiya ArtFX Statue

Having toyed with us with teaser photos all last week, on Friday Kotobukiya decided to fully pull back the curtain and reveal the second figure in their line of 2014 Kotobukiya Marvel Now Avengers ArtFX+ Statues: Black Widow!

Kotobukiya has tackled the Black Widow character several times before in their Bishoujo lines, but the Bishoujo Black Widows are way too cheesecake for me. This Kotobukiya Avengers Now Black Widow statue, though? It’s pretty much perfection…

Continue Reading →

Disney Changes Mind; Marvel Vinylmation NOT Sold in Disney Stores

Posted on by October 10, 2013
Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 Thor Figure Trading Card Photo

If that headline sounds absolutely ridiculous to you, it should–it coincides with one of the more bizarre occurrences I’ve seen while collecting Marvel figures or Disney Vinylmation. Despite earlier statements that Disney Vinylmation Marvel Series 1 would be sold in stores–and the display sample figures being sent to the Disney Stores already–Disney has backtracked today and instead decided that the Marvel Vinylmation Series will not be sold in Disney Stores at this time…

UPDATE 10/10/2013: Disney is now saying via their official Vinylmation site that the release is back on and the Vinylmation Marvel Series will in fact be released tomorrow, October 11th 2013.

Continue Reading →

NECA Iron Man Mark VII Battle Damaged 1/4 Scale Figure Released!

Posted on by October 2, 2013
NECA Quarter Scale Iron Man Mark VII Battle Damage Figure Close-Up

Is your Hulk Hot Toys figure lonely being the biggest figure in your Sixth Scale figure collection, towering over all of his to-scale comrades? Well, NECA may have just the thing to cure your Hot Toys Hulk’s blues–a new quarter-scale Avengers Iron Man Mark VII figure for Hulk to hang out with! Though this NECA 1/4 scale Iron Man Battle Damage figure is in a totally different from scale from Hulk, NECA’s Tony Stark is just the right to size to make the 18″ Hulk feel like he’s normal and accepted. And not only is this Iron Man figure huge–he’s also pretty good…

Continue Reading →

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man 3 & Avengers Sets On Sale!

Posted on by September 26, 2013
LEGO Malibu Mansion Assault Box

If you’re like me and buy a gadjillion toys every month, you probably begrudge LEGO for consistently releasing a lot of expensive sets. It used to just be LEGO Star Wars that wanted a piece of my wallet, but LEGO moved in for the kill with last year’s LEGO Avengers and this year’s LEGO Iron Man 3 lines. I managed to resist temptation by both for the most part–but thanks to a pretty decent online sale, I may be about to fall prey and buy a bunch of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets…

Continue Reading →

Hot Toys Hulk Review Avengers 1:6 Scale Figure MMS 186

Posted on by September 25, 2013
Hot Toys Hulk Movie Masterpiece Series Figure Review

I’ve talked a great deal about Marvel Hot Toys figures since I started this blog (especially about the Hot Toys Avengers figures), but I haven’t put forward an official Avengers Hot Toys figure review–until now.

Last week I received the biggest Marvel Hot Toys figure ever released, and though he’s the most atypical figure in the line so far, I figured I’d begin my reviews with him. It’s the absolutely massive beast that is MMS 186: the Avengers Hot Toys Hulk sixth scale figure!

Continue Reading →

Comic Book Reviews for 9/18/2013: Infinity #3, New Avengers #10

Posted on by October 11, 2017
Uncanny X-Men #12 Cover Battle of the Atom

I read a lot of comic books every month, and sometimes I get the itch to review them. As it’s comic books more than any other form of media that fuel my action figure collecting hobby, I’m including comic book reviews here on Marvel Toy News (if you don’t like it, yell at me).

In this installment, I’ll be covering comics released on 9/18/2013, including reviews of Infinity #3, New Avengers #10, Uncanny X-Men #12, Thor God of Thunder #18 and more…

Continue Reading →

Marvel Vinylmation Yellowjacket & Wasp LE Set Announced!

Posted on by September 19, 2013
Vinylmation Marvel Yellowjacket Figure Hank Pym LE 1000

We’ve known for a little while now that Disney is unleashing the first series of Disney Vinylmation Marvel Series #1 next month (it drops October 11, 2013 in the Disney Parks and Disney Stores), but Disney has been teasing us with details little by little. At last weekend’s Disney Reflections of Evil event, Disney finally put on display the prototype figures that will make up the set–including a previously unannounced Marvel Vinylmation Yellowjacket & The Wasp set limited to 1000 produced!

Continue Reading →

Marvel Legends Hawkeye Figure (Modern Variant) Review Wave 5 2013

Posted on by September 16, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Modern Hawkeye Variant Firing Bow

Over the course of the last month, I’ve talked about the highs of Marvel Legends Wave 6 (Black Panther and The Wrecker) and the lows of the set (like Jim Lee Jean Grey) in my series of Marvel Legends 2013 figure reviews. So it seems pretty fitting that I end the series of reviews with the figure from the set that’s the most in the middle of the road as neither especially good nor particularly bad. Though he’s not the version most collectors wanted to see first, it’s the Marvel NOW! Marvel Legends Hawkeye figure!

Continue Reading →

Marvel Select Hawkeye Classic Figure Reissue Announced for 2014!

Posted on by September 13, 2013
Marvel Select Classic Hawkeye Figure Packaged March 2014 Reissue

I guess “exclusives” just aren’t what they used to be. Last month Diamond Select Toys announced that they were bringing back the formerly Disney Store exclusive Marvel Select Classic Thor 7″ action figure as a mass market regular release.

Now, that trend is set to continue in 2014 as the Marvel Select Hawkeye Classic figure will make its way back to stores…

Continue Reading →

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…

Continue Reading →

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…

Continue Reading →

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!

Continue Reading →