Beware the Batman

Posted by John Ary on May 24, 2013 under Batman, DC Universe, Mattel | Be the First to Comment

This summer Cartoon Network will replace the awesome Batman: The Brave and the Bold with a new Dark Knight animated series.  Beware the Batman has the caped crusader teaming up with swordmistress Katana and his ex-secret agent butler Alfred Pennyworth to fight Gotham’s criminal underworld. A 6-inch version of this upcoming Batman featuring a new sculpt will hit retail in September or you can preorder him here.

The Dark Knight Trilogy Movie Masters 3-Pack

Posted by John Ary on March 5, 2013 under Batman, Mattel | Be the First to Comment

Toys R Us landed this exclusive three-pack celebrating Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy of films. Each version of the Batman shows off the progression of character’s costume throughout the three movies. The maskless Dark Knight Rises figure includes either a removable mask or a broken headpiece.  This set is available now or you can pre-order here.

Toy Fair 2013 – Mezco Toyz

Posted by John Ary on February 6, 2013 under Breaking Bad, Mars Attacks, Mezco Toyz, Thundercats | Be the First to Comment

Mezco kicked off its New York Toy Fair announcements early this week with a sneak peek at several new action figure lines. First off, we got a closer look at the Walter White/Heisenberg fig from Breaking Bad. Another big announcement revolved around the new Axe Cop line of toys. Mezco also expanded its 14-inch ThunderCats line with Cheetara, who now sports ball jointed hips. The little green guys from Mars Attacks will soon get their own 3.75-inch line of figures along with a 24-inch tall Martian (not pictured). MTV Geek got the exclusive on the new DC Universe Mez-Its including characters from Man of Steel and The Dark Knight.  For more pics and announcements, check out the Mezco website.  Special thanks to journalist John Charles for the non-MTV pics and info.

New Hot Toys Figures Revealed

Posted by John Ary on August 3, 2012 under Batman, Captain America, Hot Toys, Iron Man, Terminator, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Expendables, Thor | Be the First to Comment

Hot Toys unveiled several new figures at last weekend’s Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong 2012 convention. A few of the highlights include a new 1/6 scale Hulk figure from The Avengers, two new 1/6 scale X-Men movie figures and a look at the new Robocop line of toys. You can see more pics from the Hot Toys booth on the company’s Facebook page.