The following images are part of Mattel's Comic-Con Exclusive sets. Included are Hawgirl, Ray, Green Lantern 3-pack, Itachi, White Manbat, and Dark Sasuke (although I'm not fond of the playset, that Dark Sasuke is badass!) :
The kind folks at Mattel sent us these images of their new DC Superheroes line-up. These figures come out in late June and they consist of: KnightShadow Batman, Camo-Bane, Batgirl, and Two Face. I'm a little surprised to see Black Panther and Tommy Lee Jones get figures from DC.
Mattel is releasing two new exclusive sets at Target. This is the only way to get Doomsday from JLU and Batgirl. Great I'm going to end up owning 20 Supermen getting these exclusives from JLU! But that is really a nice looking Barbara Gordon Batgirl.
It really looks like Batgirl has been up all night riding the boloney pony. They should be hitting the stands by the end of the month.
Yik-Hai Chan of The Comic Book Bin has posted an excellent review of the new Batman from series 3 of Mattel's DC Superheroes line, and it sounds like this figure is an incredible improvement over the Batman figure from series 1:
Supposedly a generic Batman figure, fans should instantly recognize a Jim Lee inspiration, especially in the size of the Bat-ears of the cowl, the use of blue and grey rather then black as well as the stockier and solid appearance. What makes this figure different from other Batman figures is the extra details in the costume included which I don’t believe is seen before, even in the comics. This includes seams and threads on the gloves, boots and utility belt, giving the figure a more realistic feel.
The reviewer lives in the UK, where series 3 has started hitting shelves. These figures should be available stateside in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for this great new figure, as well as Azrael, Robin and Mr. Freeze!
The first wave of Superman figures from Mattel's DC Superheroes line is showing up in stores! If you don't want to search for them, they're in stock now at BBTS.
Series 2 includes (click the links to see the figures in package, courtesy of Toy News International):
There's also a chase version of Bizarro, but I've not seen a description of what's different about it anywhere yet.
From the pictures I've seen, Bizarro and Doomsday look great, while Superman and Supergirl are just kind of unremarkable. They are much cleaner than Marvel Legends figures, but also don't include quite as much detail.
Do you have any of these figures? Let us know what you think!
David Willis, author of the incredibly close-to-home-hitting webcomic Shortpacked, has found the Justice Lords figures. I've not seen these yet, but as they are from my favorite saga of JL, I may have to go on the quest for them.
As seen on Toy News International, retailers have received the lineup information for the upcoming Mattel DC Superheroes line:
Series 1: (Batman)
Bane, Batman, Scarecrow, Killer Croc
Series 2: (Superman)
Bizarro, Supergirl, Superman, Doomsday
Series 3: (Batman)
Azrael, Battle Damaged Batman, Robin, Mr. Freeze
Series 4: (Batman)
Stealth Jump Batman, Batgirl, Two-Face, Joker
Series 5: (Superman)
Battle Damage Superman, Lex Luthor, Braniac, Superman Mother Box, Darkseid
Wow, they're really beating the iconic characters to death, eh? Where's Wonder Woman in all of this, and how can you do three series of Batman figures without doing a single Nightwing? And what, pray tell, is "Superman Mother Box" and does it come with a 'pinging' action?
It's a secret invasion of the About Heroes podcast! Is one of us a Skrull? Ben joins the regulars to help us figure it out. On this episode:
Episode 98 - Maybe He Really Does Love You
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