In addition to the Dark Knight Rises mini-statues, DC Direct has announced a trio of additional statues that will hit stores later this year. First up and due March is another addition to the Batman Black & White line, this time based on the art of Darwyn Cooke. The Green Lantern Animated line sees its third addition in the form of Blue Lantern Saint Walker, due July 25th. Finally, the Heroes of the DC Universe minibust line is finally expanded after a long wait with the include of Cyborg based on the New 52 (statue due July 11th).

DC Direct has announced a third scale of statues from this summer’s upcoming The Dark Knight Rises movie. Following the 12″ Icon series and 6″ minibusts, DC Direct will also produce 1:12 scale posed statues of – yes, you guessed it – Batman, Catwoman and Bane. These will retail at $79.99 and are due to hit stores 7/4, 7/11 and 7/18, respectively.

Kotobukiya is going back a few years for the next addition to their ArtFX series by revisiting Frank Miller’s classic The Dark Knight Returns. This statue depicts Batman Vs The Joker in Miller’s unique style and is done in full 1:6 scale. It is due to hit stores in September of 2012 and can currently be preordered through Things From Another World.

Hot Toys is expanding their DC license into the video game realm with the announcement of figures from 2011′s incredibly successful game, Batman: Arkham City. No announcements on which figures will be released, but the teaser image provided by Hot Toys shows the obvious first choice, the Dark Knight himself.

Hot Toys is proud to present the 1/6th scale Batmobile Collectible Vehicle featuring the likeness and details of the Batmobile from the Batman (1989) movie. This vehicle is very well equipped and designed in scale with their popular 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series line. Sideshow Collectibles now has this up for preorder for $629.99, and it is due May of 2013. Read on to see several pics thanks to Hot Toys to keep you pacified until the release date!

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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.

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