The Superhero Toy Box
Welcome to the return of The Superhero Toy Box (formally known as The Superhero Shelf. In this weekly (hopefully) column, I will update you all on upcoming toys from the superhero realm. Any questions, just email me at PK@4sternstaging.com. Let’s dive into the Toy Box!
DC Comics
DC Universe
Images of DC Universe Series 3 have finally hit, along with the chase figures.
The maskless Deathstroke & the Sinestro Cops Sinestro will be the chase figures, and Solomon Grundy is the Build-a-Figure (get a piece of Grundy with each of the 5 figures). These are due in May/June. I’d expect more on DC Universe at Toy Fair next month.
The Batman
New figures of The Batman have hit the shelves, including members of The Justice League.
The Green Lantern & The Hawkman have been spotted regularly, with the other 3 pretty sparse right now.
The Dark Knight
Mattel has issued the following on The Dark Knight action figure lines.
14″ Action Cape Batman – Featuring 25+ points of articulation, Ultimate Batman™ stands a whopping 14 inches tall and features the Dark Knight in his brand new Batsuit™. Infinitely poseable with a fold-out cape.
Basic Figure Assortment – This assortment includes 20 unique poseable basic 5.5″ action figures from BATMAN: The Dark Knight™. Each figure comes packed with an accessory.
4 Figure Hyper Assortment – The Hyper Assortment features higher-end 6″ collectable versions of the heroes and villains of Batman™, The Dark Knight. Poseable joints, authentic costumes and realistic faces; you’ll find these figures are accurate down to twist in the smile on The Joker™ . Featuring highly detailed sculpts and superior articulation, Batman™ truly has the moves to counter his foes’ laughable attacks.
Light Up Figures – Figure Assortment includes 5.5″ scale poseable characters from Batman: The Dark Knight™, packed out with deluxe light-up accessories. Batman™ can corner his foes and light them up.
Shift Attack Sport Coupe – Straight from the explosive scene in the new film Batman™, The Dark Knight, the Bruce Wayne™ Sports Coupe instantly transforms from cool ride to attack mode. Just swap the 5″ Bruce Wayne™ driver figure (included) with Batman™ and the car knows what to do. Out come the battering rams, missile launchers and massive turbo engines; its battle-ready in an instant. Vehicle includes Bruce Wayne™ figure only.
Stealth Launch Batmobile – This all new version of the “tumbler” vehicle features two Bat vehicles in one! With the touch of a button the Batmobile breaks open from battle damage and shoots out the Bat-Pod wheelie action cycle. Includes one in-scale dedicated 5″ Batman figure.
Disk-Shooting Bat Jet – The Disk-Shooting Batjet™ lets you take on take on bad guys even when the fight leaves terra firma. Sleek and black, it’s the perfect crime-fighting vehicle for the man who has everything, like Bruce Wayne™. Set the Dark Knight in the cockpit and when the bad guys are in sight, blast ’em with multiple projectiles from its cannon. Comes with 4 (four) missiles. Figure not included.
Vehicles w/ Figure – The Batman™ vehicle assortment combines Dark Knight action and kid-powered push-around play. Kids can choose to soar over Gotham in Heli Jet, go on the prowl in the Bat Tracker or chase down bad guys in the Pursuit Cycle. Each movie inspired vehicle includes a dedicated driver figure.
It looks like Mattel has a bunch of goodies lined up for the summer blockbuster. As per Mattel’s request, no images can be posted right now. Descriptions are from bigbadtoystore.com.
Marvel Comics
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
With this springs new Spider-Man: The Animated Series cartoon, of course, some action figures.
Looks like we will be seeing these in stores in March. Image from EntertainmentEarth.com.
SuperHero Squad
Here are the next 2 Line-ups for SHS.
Wave 6:
Dr. Octopus & Black Costumed Spider-Man
Hulk & Spider-Woman
Deadpool & Punisher
Cable & Captain America
Wave 7:
Daredevil & Spider-Man
Venom & Spider-Man
Wolverine & Psylocke
Ghost Rider with Motorcycle
Also, here are 4 new box sets coming out
Showdown with Magento (Magento, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Colossus)
Battle for New York (The Punisher, Elektra, Ghost Rider, & Spider-Man)
Juggernaut Attacks (Nightcrawler, Gambit, Wolverine, & Juggernaut)
Avengers Assemble (Iron Spider-Man, Vision, Ms. Marvel, & Captain America)
The first 2 on the list are hitting now, with the next 2 out soon.
So, welcome back to the Toy Box, hope this was a enjoyable for you too! In the next few weeks, we will see news on Iron Man movie, Hulk movie, Justice League Unlimited, Hellboy, TMNT, and much, much more.
~Pk
