Tag Archives: Avengers

Marvel Legends 2013 Black Panther Review (Rocket Raccoon Series)

Posted on by August 12, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Black Panther Wave 5 Action Figure Hasbro

I would love to start off this review recounting my decades of love for the Marvel comic books featuring the Black Panther, but, well… I’ve always been pretty ambivalent toward T’Challa. I’ve read all of his first appearances in the classic stories, but he’s just never struck a chord with me. That said, for the second time he’s been released in a series of Marvel Legends figures with a Build-A-Figure that I want, which means I just purchased my second Marvel Legends Black Panther figure–from the 2013 Marvel Legends Wave 5 Rocket Raccoon Series…

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Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 Figures Photos Debut at D23 Expo 2013!

Posted on by August 11, 2013
Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 Thor Figure Trading Card Photo

We knew going into this weekend’s D23 Expo 2013 that that first series of Disney Vinylmation Marvel figures wasn’t going to be until fall, so there were zero expectations for an early release at the convention or anything like that. But sometimes it’s nice to have the bar set low, because then you can be pleasantly surprised!

No, Disney didn’t sell the series at the show, but they did give out free promotional trading cards showing off photos of the Vinylmation Marvel Series 1 figures for the very first time!

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Marvel Legends 2013 Series 2 Released & Confirmed Case Assortment!

Posted on by July 31, 2013
Marvel Legends Jean Grey Jim Lee 90's Variant 2013 Series 2 Wave 5 Rocket Raccoon

Breathe out a sigh of relief and sing to the heavens, Marvel Legends collectors! This week, Marvel Legends 2013 Series 2 (wave 5 overall) was officially released in the United States! Cases of the series have hit the shores, revealing the exact contents of the cases (variants and all), and I can even do a little dance of joy myself, as I got the notice that my pre-ordered Marvel Legends Wave 5 case from BigBadToyStore shipped out this afternoon! In just a few short days, collectors everywhere will be smiling like crazy while they build their very own Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon figures…

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Hot Toys Avengers Thor 1/6 Figure Finally Sold Out!

Posted on by July 28, 2013
Avengers Movie Masterpiece Series Thor Hot Toys Figure

If you’ve been holding off on adding the Hot Toys Thor sixth scale figure to your Hot Toys Avengers 1/6 figure lineup, it’s officially time to start thinking about adding him to your collection–pronto!

Though he’s lasted longer in-stock than any of his mere mortal brethren, North American Hot Toys Distributor Sideshow Collectibles is finally “sold out” of the Thor Hot Toys God of Thunder, with online retailers on the verge of selling out as well…

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SDCC 2013 Kotobukiya Avengers ArtFX+ Hulk Black Widow Captain America

Posted on by July 19, 2013
Kotobukiya ArtFX Marvel NOW Captain America Statue Avengers

Kotobukiya made Marvel fans salivate at the start of this week when they revealed the Adi Granov full-color concept art posted for the Kotobukiya ARTFX+ Marvel NOW! Avengers statues lineup.

That tease has now paid off in dividends, as Kotobukiya has shown off half of the lineup for their comic-based Marvel NOW! Avengers ArtFX+ line at SDCC 2013: Captain America, Black Widow and the Hulk statues!

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Avengers Hot Toys Chitauri Footsoldier Figure Painted at 2013 SDCC!

Posted on by July 16, 2013
Hot Toys Avengers Chitauri Footsoldier Teaser Photo SDCC 2013

Hot Toys is preparing to lay siege to collectors’ future dollars when they unveil a multitude of new Movie Masterpiece Series sixth scale figures this week at San Diego Comic Con 2013 including Heartbreaker Iron Man, Gemini Iron Man, The Lone Ranger, Tonto and more. But that’s not all–they’ll also be showing off a now fully-painted final prototype figure to add to one of the most successful Hot Toys lines ever–it’s the long-awaited Avengers Hot Toys Chitauri Footsoldier figure! And could the Chitauri be joined by a Hot Toys gamma-powered alter-ego figure as well this week…?

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SDCC 2013 Exclusive LEGO Minifigures: Spider-Man & Spider-Woman!

Posted on by July 12, 2013
2013 SDCC Exclusive LEGO Spider-Woman Minifigure

Just when I thought we had seen every single one of the 2013 Marvel SDCC Exclusives, a few more sure-to-be-coveted figures have made themselves known! I also run a LEGO and Mega Bloks blog, so I always have my ear to the ground, listening for LEGO news and rumors. And today I heard a pretty loud rumble regarding two brand-new, previously unannounced LEGO Marvel SDCC Exclusive minifigures: a LEGO Spider-Woman Minifigure and a LEGO Spider-Man Minifigure (in movie costume!)

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Bowen Spider-Man Shocker Statue Concept Sketch!

Posted on by July 10, 2013
Bowen Designs Shocker Statue Concept Sketch Photo

Bowen Designs has been making Marvel statues longer than any other company, and the result is that they’re now able to dive in and produce legions of secondary and even tertiary Marvel Comics characters to complete teams, rogues galleries and more. One of the most impressive roll-calls in the Bowen Marvel Statues line is the huge assortment of Spider-Man villains immortalized as statues. And Randy Bowen has recently shared a concept sketch of a proposed upcoming piece of a Marvel villain who’s never been done in this form before: it’s the Bowen Shocker Statue!

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2013 Marvel Universe Team Packs on Clearance!

Posted on by July 8, 2013
2013 Marvel Universe Team Packs on Clerance at Target

2013 has been a tough year for collectors of the Hasbro Marvel Universe action figures line. Last year’s assortments with figures like Jubilee and Blastaar bled into this year and saturated stores, while some figures like 2012 Marvel Universe Nova have been near-impossible to find in stores. And all the while, the first Marvel Universe 2013 single-packed figures haven’t yet arrived. But what did arrive was the first assortment of 2013 Marvel Universe Team Packs including the Inhumans, West Coast Avengers and X-Men. And take heart if you haven’t bought them yet–they’re now on clearance!

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Hot Toys Captain America Star-Spangled Man Exclusive Announced!

Posted on by July 4, 2013
Hot Toys Captain America Star Spangled Man Toyfair Exclusive Figure Sixth Scale Movie Masterpiece

“Every bond you buy is a bullet in the barrel of your best guy’s gun!” In honor of Independence Day in the United States–the fourth of July–Hot Toys has announced their first 2013 Toy Fair Exclusive Movie Masterpiece Series figure. I’ve heard fans wishing for all kinds of things from Chitauri to Bruce Banner, but this first reveal is going to be a bit more niche. From “Captain America The First Avenger”, it’s the Hot Toys Captain America Star Spangled Man Sixth-Scale figure!

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Sideshow Comic Black Widow Premium Format Figure Statue Reveal!

Posted on by July 6, 2013
Sideshow Black Widow Premium Format Figure Statue Preview Photo SDCC 2013

Yesterday Sideshow Collectibles put the Premium Format Gladiator Hulk statue that we’ve known about for ages up for order, but they weren’t satisfied with just that. They also released another gift to Sideshow Marvel Premium Format Figure collectors: a sole teaser photo of a totally unexpected character.

It’s the all-new Sideshow Collectibles Black Widow Premium Format Figure–and this time, it’s the comic book version of the character!

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Hot Toys Agent Coulson Unboxing Photos & Impressions

Posted on by June 28, 2013
Avengers Hot Toys Agent Phil Coulson Unboxing

My favorite character in The Avengers movie isn’t Captain America or Thor or Iron Man or even Loki (okay, Loki is close). No, my favorite characters in Marvel’s The Avengers film is Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. Joss Whedon can make you fanboy out over a character like nobody else, and then make you curse Whedon’s name as he ruthlessly kills that character off. Luckily, you can’t keep a good S.H.I.E.L.D. agent down, and Phil Coulson will return to screens this fall in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series. And to celebrate the occasion, the amazing Hot Toys Agent Phil Coulson Movie Masterpiece Series figure has now been released!

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Avengers Hot Toys Hulk Released Overseas & Photos!

Posted on by June 26, 2013
Hulk Hot Toys Figure Hairy Chest Photo

Even after the Avenger Hot Toys Hulk figure had been available for pre-order for months, many collectors laughed and said it couldn’t be done and the figure would be cancelled. People said that the design didn’t lend itself well to the work that Hot Toys does, or that the figure was just too big to be produced, or that the project was taking too long and would be cancelled. But today, Hot Toys has definitely proven all of those people wrong. The Hot Toys Avengers Hulk figure has now been released overseas, and it is one massive beauty of a figure!

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Avengers Assemble Figures Series 1 Coming July 2013 & Photos

Posted on by June 24, 2013
Avengers Assemble Falcon Sky Attack Hasbro Figure Packaged

I was beginning to wonder if Hasbro was going to bother sending out high-res images of the upcoming 3.75″ Avengers Assemble Series 1 action figures, but it seems I started to doubt just a little bit too soon!

Today, Hasbro sent out press images of five of the six figures scheduled for the first series of figures based on the new Avengers Assemble cartoon: Red Skull, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk and even The Falcon!

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Disney Vinylmation Marvel Series 1 Avengers Figures Announced

Posted on by June 23, 2013
Disney Vinylmation Marvel Series 1 Blind Box Figure Assortment

It’s been talked-about literally since the day that Disney purchased Marvel in 2009, but I genuinely never thought it was going to happen. After years of rumors and speculation that didn’t pan out, something Disney collectors have long pined for is going to come to fruition. Coming later in 2013–the first-ever series of Marvel Vinylmation vinyl figures–the Disney Vinylmation Marvel Series #1 featuring The Avengers!

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