As expected (and anticipated!), Hot Toys has announced that they will be producing collectibles from next summer’s The Dark Knight Rises, the final chapter in the Nolan Batman trilogy. While 1:6 figures were expected, Hot Toys has also added that 1:4 figures are in the pipeline! Excellent news from an excellent company, and I personally can’t wait to see what they have to offer.
Hot Toys never fails to impress with their figures, and as is evident by their recently-revealed movie Superman packaging they continue to raise the bar for figure packaging as well. The Christopher Reeve Superman will come in a large “S-shield” packaging that looks to make a nice companion display piece with the figure itself. Click the thumbnail for a larger image.
You may have heard that DC has put an end to the DC Super Hero Collection Magazine line, but that doesn’t mean they’re completely done with DC Comics. Released a few pieces at a time, the Chess figures will make up all the necessary pieces for a good ol’ fashioned game of the black and white, and will cost you around $15 a piece. As of now, Batman (white king), Robin (white bishop), Joker (black king) and Commissioner Gordon (white pawn) have been announced.
UPDATE: I just noticed on the Eaglemoss site that the entire line has been announced. Head over to the Eaglemoss DC Chess pieces page for the full list!
Tonner Doll has revealed pics of the next figure in line for their DC Stars 16″ line, Donna Troy. Donna will be equipped with a new 16″ body style, stand, belt & lasso, bracelet, boots and earrings. She is due to hit 10/24/11, limited to only 300 pieces and retails at $149.99. Click the thumbnail for a full-size pic.
Updated 10/6/11 – I added a super hi-rez pic, courtesy of Tonner.
DC Direct has announced a trio of statues coming in May of 2012. I like the direction they’re heading with the Green Lantern Animated series, but their other two announcements – a Sam Kieth B&W Batman and a repainted Jim Lee Superman – leave me yawning. I’ve never liked Sam Kieth’s work, and do we really need another mini repaint? Anyhoo…read on for the full details.
The MAD/DC crossovers continue with series 1 of the Just-Us-League of Stupid Heroes figures. This series includes figural representations of Alfred E. Neuman as Aquaman, Green Arrow and Superman. The figures stand 6″ tall and are due April of 2012. Click the thumbnail for a preview.
DC Direct has announced the first series of figures based on the upcoming game Batman: Arkham Asylum. Series 1, due December 21st, will include a maskless Batman (standing 6.75″ tall), Harley Quinn (standing 6.25″ tall) and Robin (standing 6.5″ tall).
After a couple of months of neglect, I’ve finally done a massive updated to the Coming Soon page. In addition to adding most DC products on the horizon that I’m aware of, I’ve also updated a couple of recently-changed shipping dates. Those of you with the Batman: Year One DVD Maquette, Ame-Comi Mini Series 3 and Ultimate Showdown: Batman Vs. The Joker statue on order will have to wait a bit longer – they’ve all been pushed back to 10/19/11.
The good folks at Tonner have announced a great sale that runs through the end of the week. Visit Tonner Direct and enter “FALL2011″ as the promo code upon checkout and receive 20% off your order and free shipping (or a $9.95 shipping discount for international orders). Of course, this includes a good number of nice DC items, including the 13″ Catwoman, Black Canary, Supergirl and Wonder Woman, and the relatively new 17″ Starfire, Raven and Dove. Someone buy that Starfire for me, will ya!
I’ve finally gotten around to adding the 17th wave of DC Universe Classics – dubbed the “Rainbow Lantern Wave” – to the DC Gallery. Wave 17 includes Black Lantern Hal Jordan, White Lantern Hal Jordan, Sinestro Corp Scarecrow, Star Sapphire Wonder Woman, Orange Lantern Lex Luthor, Blue Lantern Flash, Indigo Lantern Atom, and of course the large Collect & Connect Anti-Monitor.