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John Ary here with a quick look at a few action figure lines that have been making headlines recently...

 

 

Marvel's Avengers from Lego

Care to take a guess at who the villains of the new Avengers movie will be? Sure, we’ve heard that the Skrulls will be along for the ride this summer and we’ve even seen some evidence. Now we get a new possibility with the release of these Avengers toy pics from Lego. None of the bad guys contained in the sets for Captain America’s Avenging Cycle, Hulk’s Helicarrier Breakout, and the Quinjet Aerial Battle seem to resemble the shape-shifting aliens responsible for the Secret Invasion storyline. These sets will hit retail in May. You can also see more pics here.

 

 

 

Deluxe Killer Croc and Mr. Freeze from DC Direct

There is part of me that would love to see the Christopher Nolan's Batman universe replaced on screen with a live-action Arkham Asylum or Arkham City motion picture. Not only are the games extremely well made with fantastic storytelling and game play, but the character designs are refreshing. Although Killer Croc and Mister Freeze may never be rendered into the 3D IMAX cinematic glory they deserve, DC Direct will give us two new deluxe action figures. Croc stands 9.5 inches tall while Mister Freeze goes 7.25 inches high and comes packaged with his freeze gun. These will go on sale June 6 with price tag of $45 a piece.

 

 

 

Play Arts Kai Arkham Asylum from Square Enix

One thing Arkham Asylum got wrong: the Harley Quinn boss battle. It just seemed a bit anticlimactic. I kept waiting for a proper showdown in Arkham City, but alas it didn’t come to pass. Perhaps in the next game we’ll get a decent fight with Joker’s main squeeze. If you are too impatient to wait for the third video game installment you can always reenact how the boss battle should have gone down with these two new action figures. Each features over 26 points of articulation, interchangeable hands, weapons and accessories. Armored Batman and Harley Quinn will run you around $60 when they arrive in July.

 

 

 

Battlestar Galactica, Six Million Dollar Man and Classic Doctor Who from Bif Bang Pow!

Saturday afternoons for me growing up revolved around sitting in front of my Zenith console TV while watching a long block of sci-fi reruns and syndicated cheese on my favorite independent station. We’re talking the original Star Trek, new episodes of T and T starring Mr. T, The Incredible Hulk, The Greatest American Hero and so on. That’s probably why I am drawn to Bif Bang Pow!’s upcoming 8-inch figure lines based on Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, and classic Doctor Who. These figures are like comfort food for toy dweebs like me, reminding us of a time when Steve Austin’s slow motion running seemed hi-tech, Cylons were kind of scary and the only place to see the fourth doctor’s adventures was on late-night PBS. Apollo, the Cylon, Starbuck, the Android Sister, Steve Austin, Bigfoot, Oscar Goldman and the Fembot will release in July. The Doctor Who Tardis playset with K-9 will arrive in October. You can see more pics of the Bif Bang Pow! booth from this year’s Toy Fair here.

 

 

 

Masters of the Universe Classics from Mattel

Each Masters of the Universe figure had a unique feature that separated it from the others in the line. Whether it was Man-E-Faces' rotating portraits, Ram Man’s spring loaded legs or Trap Jaw’s swappable arms, each toy design was colorful, creative and unique. Matty Collector continues the trend with these two upcoming reboots. This time around, Thunder Punch He-Man comes packed with mini-comic #1 while sporting his classic design. Unfortunately it doesn’t have the same cap exploding feature of his original counterpart, but it does sport much better articulation. Stinkor, the evil master of odors, comes with interchangeable parts for his 200X armor and vintage armor while retaining his unmistakable smell. Fun fact: The original figure’s plastic was mixed with patchouli oil in the mold to create its unique scent. The smell is sealed in. That’s why after more than 25 years, you can still catch the whiff of it’s distinctive odor. Thunder Punch He-Man will be available in April while Stinkor goes up for sale in May.

 

And finally, Oklahoma City's Kyle Roberts does some pretty rad work. This week he released his latest stop-motion masterpiece featuring a re-imagined title sequence to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Enjoy!

 

Readers Talkback
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  • stinkor was mixed with something more sulphuric, for sure.

  • March 5, 2012 9:48 AM CST

    Wow

    by Karl Childers

    That Cap looks better than the movie version.

  • told you hawkeye would be a traitor.

  • March 5, 2012 9:58 AM CST

    OhMuhGlob!

    by Xerobull

    Lego Marvel has returned at last! :D

  • March 5, 2012 10:02 AM CST

    it's awesome that lego hulk's hands fit a brick...

    by zom-bot.com

    but it's unlego-like how detailed the rest of him is....textured wrinkled pants? it would have been cooler if the proportions were the same, but he was a little more lego-smoothed, if you know what i mean. he's a one-purpose doll now that lego customizers won't really care for.

  • March 5, 2012 10:05 AM CST

    Re: Lego Hulk

    by Xerobull

    Lego established this size fig a while back. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/313GBLaJlRL._SL475_.jpg

  • March 5, 2012 10:17 AM CST

    Zombot, if one deserves the pussy one is not getting...

    by Gabe Athouse

    ...then you're saying that one who buys Steve Austin Bigfoot dolls deserves pussy. Was that what you meant, kid?

  • March 5, 2012 10:34 AM CST

    I lost my Thunder Punch He-Man at my sister's field hockey game

    by Mickster_Island

  • March 5, 2012 11:15 AM CST

    Hawkeye ain't no traitor....

    by Loosejerk

    he's just confused. Black Widow gives him funny feelings down below.

  • March 5, 2012 11:21 AM CST

    Thunder Punch He-Man!

    by Jake Pantlin

    I liked the toy as a kid... the fire crackers were cool... but looking at this new figure, I feel the shield on the chest should have been made smaller. Still a cool looking figure though. My favorite was Battle Armor He-Man as a kid, and Flying Fists He-Man with his bright silver armor was cool too. For my money though, I always wanted a "Dolph Lundgren" He-Man figure, wearing the costume he wore in the movie. I never understood why they didn't make that figure in the 80s toyline. Apparently, Warner Brothers recently said that they wouldn't allow Mattel to make figures based on the 1987 movie for the new toyline, unless they paid them a ton of cash for the rights. Studio Bastards!

  • March 5, 2012 11:26 AM CST

    I love it

    by skydemon

    Open up some toy talk and get some pussy debate. LOL!!!

  • March 5, 2012 11:32 AM CST

    No higher res pics of the Avengers Legos?

    by rev_skarekroe

    We could read the label under the alien and see exactly what it is. The regular Avengers movie figures are out now - I'm not all that impressed, frankly.

  • March 5, 2012 11:35 AM CST

    OK, apparently he's called "The General's Foot Soldier"

    by rev_skarekroe

    Here's a shot of him with a blank Lego head. http://legosuperheroes.wikia.com/wiki/The_General%27s_Foot_Soldier

  • March 5, 2012 12:18 PM CST

    Zombot: Both Stinkor & Moss-Man were made with patchouli oil

    by Jake Pantlin

    Moss-Man was originally conceived by Mattel in the 1980s as a heroic foe for Stinkor. Both of them had action figures which were scented. Stinkor's unique "foul" odor was achieved by mixing the plastic used in the mold with patchouli oil. It was done in this manner, to prevent the smell from wearing off over time. Moss-Man smelled like 'pine' because he was also mixed with patchouli oil, but his oil was a different blend, to give him a "real pine scent".

  • March 5, 2012 12:50 PM CST

    Where do you get those TMNT figures?

    by MST3KPIMP

    I still have my 80's animated figures but those comic-book accurate are pretty rad. I have the dark horse miniatures which also are rad.

  • March 5, 2012 1:27 PM CST

    I've just flipped.

    by hallmitchell

    Bionic Bigfoot! No Way!!!!!

  • March 5, 2012 1:27 PM CST

    That Mr Freeze

    by hallmitchell

    Is badass!

  • March 5, 2012 1:29 PM CST

    I thought the said the helicarrier was designed to hold the Hulk

    by Domi'sInnerChild

    Hulk Breakout of (Shield) Helicarrier. Hawkeye (Shield agent) shooting at Hulk. I don't think that spells traitor. Maybe Loki takes control of Hulk and uses him to bust out of the Helicarrier.

  • March 5, 2012 2:01 PM CST

    Harley Quinn Arkham City "Boss" fight

    by MariusXe

    Harley is not dangerous enough to warrant a real boss fight. She was handled in the right way in the scene where she attacks you in the church and you knock her down with one punch. what else did you expect? Shes no lady Shiva. In my eyes AC did everything right with all the "boss" battles. Joker, Penguin, Harley are no problem for Batman in a fistfight, so it was very satisfying to punch them all out so quickly. The fights agains Grundy and Freeze were perfect too, because here, their power levels warranted a much harder fight.

  • March 5, 2012 3:50 PM CST

    Six Million Dollar Man - Big Foot - BSG 1978!!!

    by DavidBanner

    Not ashamed to say I'm stoked!!!

  • March 5, 2012 5:28 PM CST

    Those are the NECA TMNT comic series figures --

    by MooseMalloy

    -- and they are awesome. I only have Donatello but I wish I had bought at least one other because they're now expensive as hell.

  • March 5, 2012 6:26 PM CST

    Stinkor

    by THE WALLACE

    I always thought mine was busted... cuz it didn't stink to me. I wanted it so bad too... I thought it would finally be a distinctive way to smell something truly terrible. When I got Stinkor and smelled him, he didn't smell any different than anything else smelled. I was super pissed. It was quite a few years later I would find out that not only was stinkor fine, but so were my scratch and sniff stickers. People weren't exaggerating farts. I was just born with no sense of smell. I will be buying that Stinkor...

  • March 5, 2012 7:04 PM CST

    Wallace

    by Jake Pantlin

    Try putting the old Stinkor in a ziplock bag for a few days, and then take him out. I found he always smelled really bad after that!

  • March 6, 2012 8:52 AM CST

    Stinkor still smells?

    by Essemtee

    Unfortunately, whoever buys this new version won't be taking it out of the packaging (it's gonna be about $40), so they won't be able to smell the figure. Oh well. And no working cap feature for Thunder Punch He-Man?? Will Dragon-Blaster Skeletor's dragon actually spit water this time?

  • March 6, 2012 11:55 AM CST

    The designs for Arkham Asylum were meant to appeal

    by Bedknobs and Boomsticks

    to meatheads and bros. Please, don't put them on the big screen.