Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 5th, 2010
If you have been reading here at the site or listening to the podcasts for a while, you know I love the Green Lanterns. In fact, there is one sexy lantern I would like to get to know if I was part of the DC Universe. I’m talking about Arisia. But what is she like as a figure? This week we are looking at Green Lantern Arisia Blackest Night figure from wave 3. She is in the same wave as Larfleeze, Aquaman and Star Sapphire.
Package Description
After replacing her father as the Green Lantern of Sector 2815, Arisia of Graxos...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 26th, 2010
This week we’re going to take a look at a twin pack from the “Secret Wars” Marvel Universe line. This two-figure pack, (or as Hasbro likes to call it, this “twin pack”) is of Hawkeye & Piledriver. Im not going to bullshit you, I got this pack because I wanted a Hawkeye figure, I don’t really give a shit about Piledriver.
It also comes with a reprint of Secret Wars #9, but neither Hawkeye nor Piledriver show up in that issue. Well, now on with the review. Please note this review is for both figures, so I will...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 19th, 2010
This week we’re looking at the Kryb Blackest Night figure, from the second wave of Blackest Night figures, by the good people over at DC Direct. Let me tell you something, this is one fucking creepy figure.. but that works, since Blackest Night is the biggest story in comics right now, because the dead are rising.
Package Description
Long thought to be a terrifying myth in many sectors of the universe, Kryb’s obsession with patricide and her quest to imprison “liberated” infants in the cage-like sac on...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 12th, 2010
Ok it’s that time again, where we take a look at a figure and let you know if you need to buy it or leave it at the store. This week we’re going to look at the Wolverine Marvel Universe (X-Force ) figure.
Package Description
Claws are only part of what makes WOLVERINE so dangerous. He has already lived three lifetimes, kept young and healthy by the healing factor that prevents him from being killed or badly injured. During that time, he has fought in a dozen wars, and learned more ways to fight than any person before...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 12th, 2010
Do you play HeroClix? Or do you just buy them to have on your desk ? Well if your a fan of DC’s Blackest Night then you’ll be happy to know that HeroCLix will be releasing figures of the temporary emergency lanterns.
Included in this set are:
Wonder Woman - The Star Sapphire (Love)Though Wonder Woman has proven herself a hero time and again in battle, the message she always seeks to spread in the mortal world is one of peace, equality, and love. During the Blackest Night, Wonder Woman’s earlier death and resurrection...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 6th, 2010
One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the cosplay girl (NO anime, manga, role-playing games just comics) of the month, that’s right hot girls dressing up like your favorite super- hero characters. This month we’re privileged to have Meagan aka VirtualGirl. Found out how her love of video games got her into Cosplay.
What is your name? Meagan VanBurkleo, but I go by VirtualGirl on the interwebs.
How old are you? 25 years old!
Do you read comics and if so, what are your favorite titles? Yes, I love to read comics!...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on December 6th, 2009
One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the cosplay girl (NO anime, manga, role-playing games just comics) of the month, that’s right hot girls dressing up like your favorite super- hero characters. This month we’re privileged to have Meghan as our Cosplay Girl of the Month!
1. What is your name? Taffeta Darling
2. How old are you? Believe it or not, I still get carded at a “R” rated movie.
3. Do you read comics and if so what do you like to read? Absolutely I do. It varies. I’m a big DC...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on October 30th, 2009
We have a great figure for you on this Halloween Eve. Keeping with our reviews of Geoff Johns’ Blackest Night figures, this week we have, back from the dead, Black Lantern Earth-2 Superman.
Package Description
The former Man of Steel from the parallel Earth-2 is the first to be revealed as a member of the Black Lantern Corps. The members of this corps share the standard of the Green Lantern villain Black Hand by symbolizing a total absence of emotion and life.
Appearance
He has massive broad shoulders like superman but...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on October 23rd, 2009
By now I am sure you know about DC’s/Geoff Johns BIG event Blackest Night. Now we find out how the toys hold up. This week we’re going to take a look at the all new DC Direct Blackest Night series #1 Red Lantern Atrocitus figure. Red is the rage lantern, will I have rage after this review?
Package Description
Gathering beings that possess great anger and hate from across the universe, The Red Lantern Corps is dedicated to destroying Sinestro and the Green Lantern Corps. Atrocitus,who is responsible for the death ...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on October 16th, 2009
This week where going to take at look at a Comic Impact favorite since Dana, Sheldon and Rob are all fans of the Iron Fist character.
Will this Marvel Universe figure make Rob fight Sheldon for his figure or will it just go in the trash?
Package Description
Daniel Rand is the current bearer of the immortal power of the IRON FIST. He is a living weapon, empowered with the mystical energy of the otherworldly city K’un-Lun. Trained by the immortal fighter Lei Kung the Thunderer, he was already an exceptional fighter when he...
Posted by Sheldon Lee, on October 9th, 2009
This week we’re going to take a look at Union Jack from Marvel Universe 3 3/4 line of figures. As many of you know I tend to have a bit of a Brit Boner so we thought it HIGHLY appropriate for me to review this figure. I also am a big fan of these figures as a whole and feel that this figure stands out amongst the Iron men and Spider guys! I also am a big Union Jack fan…check out my Trade Tuesday on the Union Jack TPB.
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His strength and reflexes enhanced by the ancient, mystical Power of the Pendragon,...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 25th, 2009
This week we’re going to take a look at Ms. Marvel from Marvel Universe. This is kind of a big deal since it is the first time we’re taking a look at a female sculpt, Marvel Universe figure. This line only has two females in it, the other one is Firestar from the 3-pack Toys ‘R’ Us Exclusive . Please note this review is NOT for the Ms.Marvel Classic figure.
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Her human DNA fused with that of the mighty Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Carol Danvers became the superhuman powerhouse known as...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 18th, 2009
Did you get Vengeance of The Moon Knight #1 this week by Gregg Hurwitz with art by Jerome Opeña? Well if you did not go read it right now! If you did then check out this review of Moon Knight Marvel Universe figure from series 4.
Let me first just say one thing before I go on with this review. Taking photos of all white figures with an white background is a pain in the ass!
Package Description
No one, not even Moon Knight himself, is really sure whether he’s actually the avatar of the ancient god Khonshu, or if he’s just...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 17th, 2009
Is it spring 2010 yet? If it is, then I want my Darkseid DC Universe Classics wave 12. Mattel has sent out new photos of the recently-revealed upcoming wave 12 figures. In this line we’re going to get (presented here in alphabetical order):
• Copperhead
• Darkseid (Collect & Connect figure)
• Desaad (with Brain Shock Machine!)
• Dr Mid-Nite (with Charlie!)
• Eclipso
• Iron (with real metal parts!)
• Mary Marvel (will have a white variant, not shown)
• ...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 11th, 2009
This week we’re going to take a look at The Punisher from the Marvel Universe Figures Series 3. Does he live up to his name? Will he punish the rest of your figures or will he just be a sitting duck on your shelf ? Learn all this and find out what ex President he looks like.
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Frank Castle, a.k.a the Punisher is the most dangerous man the world has ever seen. He operates in a shadowy realm far away from the spotlight occupied by regular heroes. Walking the dangerous line between...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 4th, 2009
Package Description
Len Snart began his criminal career by concocting a ray gun designed to interfere with The Flash’s superspeed. Instead, the weapon became irradiated accidentally, its emissions instantly freezing moisture in the air. Thus armed with his new cold-gun, Snart adopted the stylized parka of Captain Cold, a supervillain specializing in thefts and freezing solid any would-be pursuers, including the Scarlet Speedster.
Appearance
The sculpt is very good and made up of a lot of original parts that we have not...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 24th, 2009
Oh shit look who got the most votes in this year’s “Fan’s Choice Marvel Legends,” it is my boy Deadpool. If you’re not sure what the Hasbro Fan’s Choice Marvel Legends is, here is the break down… Hasbro asked fans to vote for their favorite figure at San Diego Comic Con. Now the vote are in and it looks like Deadpool ( I WANT HIM NOW) won, but he will be joined by Valkyrie in 2nd and 3rd is the very sexy Black Widow.
That’s not all the staff over at Hasbro have to...
Posted by Sebastian Gordils, on August 22nd, 2009
Just about every fan in Sector 2814 can say the oath, unfortunately we rarely have the tools to make it just that much cooler. DC Direct has the solution with the latest addition to the “JLA Trophy Room” series of replicas.
There have been Power Battery releases before and the gamut included Alan Scott and Abin Sur’s lanterns but this reissue is made that much sweeter by being cast in metal as opposed to the plastic of previous releases.
As much praise as I can give to this piece, what with its gorgeous metallic sheen,...
Posted by David Dearmore, on August 14th, 2009
At first this article was going to be about the DCU Classic series Superman and Brainiac Two-Pack. This is a great figure pack and the DCU Classics series is still my current favorite action figure line and blah, blah, blah. Instead I’d like to write about Mattel’s questionable business practice when it comes to releasing their action figures. Because of their company practice they make it extremely hard to get their product.
Inside Mattel, there is a sub-division called Matty Collector. Through this Matty Collector line...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 12th, 2009
Remember those Nike Transformer shoes that I wrote a blog about when Transformers Revenge of the Fallen film came out? Well guess what? Hasbro has joined Nike one more time, this time, for the new G.I Joe film G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
Ok, I love Cobra, some of my friends think I have some kind of sick fetish with Cobra. I even want to get a Cobra Commander Tattoo one day based on Robert Atkins’s artwork . These shoes however, I don’t give a fuck about, I am sorry.
Sure it has officially licensed logos on the shoes as...
Posted by Sebastian Gordils, on August 8th, 2009
Comic Impact’s first official statue review is Sideshow’s Comiquette series designed by Adam Hughes. These statues embody the grace, power and beauty of Marvels line up of ladies. The most recent installment is the lovely Jean Grey as the Black Queen. Acting in part as a companion piece to the first in the series, Emma Frost as the White Queen. This statue is first and foremost sexy, now on to the review.
The paint couldn’t be finer; skin tone is on the pale side with a very natural look, and the highlights in the leather...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 7th, 2009
Since I was talking about my love of Iron Man on this weeks Trade Tuesday I told my self , hey I need to post a Figure Friday about a Iron Man figure as it has been sometime since we took a look at some of the Iron Man concept series of figures. This time around we are going to take a look at the Iron Man Inferno Armor from the people over at Hasbro.
Package Description
Most heroes know that when you search for a villain’s hideout, the first place you should look is an inactive volcano. When you deal with the high-tech villains...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 6th, 2009
Remember when Wizard World Los Angeles was canceled? I sure do since I live in Los Angeles. Now it looks like the people from Wizard World have just announced that they are bringing Wizard World back to Southern California. This time at the Anaheim Convention Center on April 16-18, 2010.
“We had an outpouring of requests by fans and partners to return to Southern California, and felt that Anaheim was the best place to come back to,” said Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment in a release. ”
Pre-registration on www.wizardworld.com...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 6th, 2009
So the other night. I went to my local Target and saw there are two kinds of Marvel Universe 3.75-inch “The Thing” figures. If you recall on a past Figure Friday I talked about how I hated his pants, well now it looks like his pants come in light blue or dark blue.
Maybe there are more variant Marvel Universe figures out there.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by David Dearmore, on July 31st, 2009
Here’s just a sample from the DC Direct Ame-Comi line up of really well designed vinyl figures! This figure line gives us a twist on the traditional take of the female characters from the DC Universe. It gives them an anime design including the typical gigantic eyes, youthful appearance, and huge boobs that define the genre. They have also changed the costuming to reflect anime styling while at the same time retaining the traditional elements of each heroine’s costume. Several figures have been released so far, including...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 30th, 2009
If you listened to the new POW podcast you heard Andy, Sheldon, and myself heatedly discuss the Hulk. I’m not a big fan of the character, yet I do love Planet Hulk written by Greg Pak, and now we get our first look at the new trailer for the animated film with the same name. The film hits Blu-ray and DVD in February of 2010:
It looks fucking great! I can’t wait! I was a big fan of Hulk Vs. that Marvel put out this year. Now let’s just hope they do some more of these animated films. I know I would love a Messiah Complex...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 27th, 2009
One of my favorite things this weekend at Comic-Con was at the Hasbro/Marvel panel where they showed off their sexy Galactus figure from the Marvel Universe line.
David Vonner of Hasbro told us at the panel that this ‘Devourer Of Worlds’ will be 19″ tall and have lights and electronics. This will be part of the Gigantic Battles line and should be released in 2010. Now I need to find my self a Silver Surfer from the Marvel Universe line.
Here some other highlights from the Hasbro Panel.
The Iron Man 2 toy...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 21st, 2009
Sure they don’t come out until March 3, 2010, but I love figures and you Comic Impact readers. So why not take a look at the Blackest Night Wave 3 Action Figures? You know I will be picking up these figures!
This set has Aquaman, the third member of the Black Lanterns; Arisia, the Green Lantern charged with protecting Earth; Larfleeze, the only living member of the avaricious Orange Lantern Corps, who comes with the slain - and slavish - Glomulus; and Star Sapphire of the Zamorans, whose members battle using the...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 17th, 2009
This week for Figure Friday we’re going to take a look at some of the best San Diego Comic Con ‘09 exclusive figures! We will have some great reviews for you Comic Impact readers on these figures in the coming weeks. So let’s see what you’ll need to save your money for at the Con when it comes to figures that will make your friends go “OH WOW that’s cool! Where did you get that?”
AFX (Action Figure Xpress)
Marvel Minimates 4-Pack – Champions Price: $16.00 Production Run: 2,000
This...
Posted by David Dearmore, on July 10th, 2009
The guys over at Mattel have a huge man-crush on Jack Kirby and that’s OK with me. The Parademon is the sixth figure in the DCU Classics line from the Fourth World. He joins Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Orion, Lightray, and the truly outstanding collect and connect figure Kalibak from series six. With Mantis confirmed for series nine and Forager rumored for series 10, Mattel seems committed to completing Jack Kirby’s Fourth World.
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Of the many warriors serving Darkseid, Lord and absolute master of the planet...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 3rd, 2009
My favorite Transformer of all time is Soundwave who just so happens to be in the new movie, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen… I’m the only one in the world who has not watched it yet.
Anyway, how would you like to have your very own special edition Transformers sneakers designed after the characters Megatron (Nike Zoom Flight Club), Soundwave (Nike Sharkalaid) and Bumblebee (Nike Zoom FP)?
Pretty cool looking, right?
Ok, now how much would you pay for these limited edition Transformer Nike shoes… do...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 3rd, 2009
Hasbro has sent out this news for fans of the 6″ Marvel Legends line. It looks like they want you, the fans, to pick their next Marvel Legends 2 Packs!
Marvel Fans:
There’s a new wave of Marvel Legends 2 Packs on the way in 2010 and you help to decide who’s in them. The basics are simple – six total characters, you pick three and we pick three. Sound like fun? Voting for this all new Fan’s Choice will start on July 22nd when we reveal all of the possible choices at San Diego Comic Con. Some of them...
Posted by Sheldon Lee, on July 3rd, 2009
As Jack Nicholson uttered those words tonight as I watched the Batman (1989) movie, I was asking myself that very same question and I couldn’t help but smile.
Let me go back a bit………
I was checking out the Internets today and noticed that the Con powerhouse to rule them all at San Diego Comic Con announced the toy giveaways for this year. So me being the interested comic geek that I am, I decided to peruse the merchandise. Lo and behold I ended up finding my holy grail! Nope it wasn’t the Cup of...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 2nd, 2009
So Captain America is back… or is he? I guess you just have to wait untill this week’s POW (Pick of the week) podcast to find out! But let’s talk about the next big event this summer in comics that is over five years in the making- Geoff Johns’ Blackest Night where “The Dead Shall Rise.”
IGN has posted an interview with DC Direct discussing their plans for the upcoming “Blackest Night” toy line, including a look at waves 1-4 and even a few spoilers….
Now before you read...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 27th, 2009
I sure do love my action figures- one of my favorite parts of writing for this site is being able to do Figure Friday. However, I hate it when mega-stores get exclusive figures, such as the new DC Universe Classics wave 10 that are only at Walmart.
After a long wait, Wave 10 has officially shown up in the Walmart computer system. If you want to get your hands on some here are the ISBN numbers:
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Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 26th, 2009
One of my favorite DC Comic characters is Batman. I used to watch the 1970’s cartoon (yeah, the one with Bat-Mite!) when I was only a few months old back in the 70’s, before Michael Jackson was walking around touching kids in funny ways. Oh shit was that to soon? Eep. So you want to take a guess at what figure we’re going to take a look at for this week’s Figure Friday ? That’s right- Batman from DC Universe Classics series 1!
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After witnessing the murder of his parents as a child,...
Posted by Butner Brimberry, on June 24th, 2009
Are you tired of how your Mighty Muggs just kinda sit around and do nothing except look awesome?
Well then, might I suggest you get to the San Diego Comic Con this year and stand in line for who knows how long to pick up this awesome exclusive?
It’s another Wolverine Mighty Mugg, and unfortunately it’s from the Wolverine Origins movie, BUT it has retractable claws! That’s right, the claws go in, and then guess what? They come back out again! What?! Neat!!
Also last year San Diego Comic Con exclusive Might Mugg ...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 21st, 2009
Our good friends over at Entertainment Earth have posted the line up for the Marvel Universe Action Figures Wave 5!
Here’s a glimpse at who we have to look forward to:
Silver Surfer
Daredevil
Iron Fist
Hulk (Grey variant)
Red Hulk
Spider-Man
Sub Mariner
Iron Man (Silver Centurion)
Electro
Guardian
I know I will at least be getting my hands on Iron Man and Electro, considering I’m trying to get all the Spider-Man ‘family,’ and an Iron Man (Silver Centurion). Sheldon will probably want a Daredevil because...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 19th, 2009
If you have been reading Comic Impact for sometime now you know that I LOVE IRON MAN! He is hands down my favorite Marvel character of all time. Since I was a kid I was in love with all his bad ass armor, and one of the first things I told myself when the Iron Man movie was in the works was that Marvel would grace us with a bunch of action figures in cool armor.
I was right about that, as there has been a lot of Iron Man movie figures with variations on the armor. In this weeks Figure Friday we’re going to take a look...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 3rd, 2009
I was just reading Amazing Spider-Man #596 and there was an add for the Nick Fury action figure I’ve been harping on here at Comic Impact. Apparently Marvel has pulled back a bit on the requirements to get this figure as you only need to pay for a 3 month subscription to Marvel Digital Comics instead of a full year.
It is still a lot of money for what was going to be a free figure, but it looks like Marvel has updated their site with the optional 3 month subscription option after I posted my previous two blogs on the...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 3rd, 2009
So the other day we had a talk about the Nick Fury 3 3/4″ Marvel Universe figure by Hasbro that you can get for free. Here is the official low down on how you can get your hands on this figure:
First you have to purchase a subscription to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited™ and then you have to pay $4.99 for shipping and handling ($6.99 Canadian).
Now fans, will you buy this Nick Fury action figure for around $65.00? because after adding the subscription fee and the shipping and handling fee, that is what Marvel is...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 29th, 2009
It’s Friday and that means time for a new edition of Figure Friday! This week we take a look at The Thing in the Marvel Universe 3.75-inch action figure series. I love The Thing as he is my favorite member of the Fantastic Four… but does this figure do him justice?
Package Description
There was a time when Ben Grimm was consumed with anger over the hideous change wrought on his body by overexposure to cosmic rays. Over the years, he has come to accept his new look, and revel in the strength and invulnerability that...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 29th, 2009
Who isn’t aware of Hasbro’s 3 3/4 Marvel Universe figures? Well how would you like a special Nick Fury figure from that line of toys?
It seems that people who have started to find the 4th Wave of this line ( I am going to the store later to look for them) found details on how one can get the new Marvel Universe Nick Fury figure!
Apparently, all you have to do is sign-up for Marvel Comics’ digital comic book service. The cost is $24.99 ($8.33/month) for a 3-Month service, or $59.88 ($4.99/month) for an...
Posted by Butner Brimberry, on May 26th, 2009
What if instead of landing in Smallville, Kansas, Krypton had exploded 12 hours later and Superman ended up in Russia? That is essentially the entire premise of Superman: Red Son. Yes, instead of the classic ‘S’ on his chest, we are treated to a Superman donning the very communist hammer and sickle instead. I think it looks much better, but I also say better dead than red, so what do I know? Instead of Martha and Jonathan Kent raising the man of steel with American virtues, Superman is brought up by the late, great...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 22nd, 2009
Since Captain America #50 came out this week, I thought it was a good time to do a Figure Friday on this Marvel Universe figure.
Package Description
CAPTAIN AMERICA is the living symbol of the spirit and strength of America. He was created by American ingenuity at its best. Wartime super science combined with the unbreakable will of a frail, young man named Steve Rogers to mold the ultimate soldier. The Super Soldier serum perfected his body, but it is Roger’s sense of justice, love of freedom, and determination to do right...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 15th, 2009
Hey welcome to a new Figure Friday! We are going to take a break from the Marvel Universe and go back to my favorite line of toys out right now. That’s right, the DC Universe Classics a.k.a the DCUC!
You are looking at the magnificent photos taken exclusively for Figure Friday. The new Comic Impact Staff member, David Dearmore, is a professional photographer and we are lucky to have him on the team taking photos of these awesome action figures! He will also post reviews and photography of the latest comic book collectibles...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 8th, 2009
So this week for Figure Friday we’re going to take a look at everyone’s favorite Wallcrawler and Webslinger. That’s right, the Amazing Spider-Man from the Marvel Universe line Wave 1.
Package Description
When he was 14 years old, a spider that had been irradiated in a nuclear experiment bit Peter Parker. Something in the spider’s venom changed him, over night, from the nerdy kid he’d been to something else entirely. Given incredible strength, speed and stamina, he reveled in his power. The tragic...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 1st, 2009
Wolverine is the most popular character in comics existence and he is also currently benefiting from a new film that came out today Now we are going to take a look at the main star of the film in his old school brown suit. As part of the Hasbro X-Men Origins: Wolverine toys NOTE this is from there Comic Book Style line.
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Haunted by a past long forgotten, Wolverine spent years trying to recover his list memories. Once they returned to him, he discovered he had left a lot of business unfinished, and evil...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 28th, 2009
We got some new images of the upcoming Justice League Unlimited Legion Of Super Heroes 4-pack there will go on sale on May 15 over at MattyCollector.com
Make sure to pick them up I love the Brainiac 5.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 24th, 2009
This week we are taking a look at a new line of toys from Shocker Toys as part of their Indie Spotlight’s. Remember the 1990’s in Comics ? Do you remember ShadowHawk from Image comics by Jim Valentino ? I sure do and now we are going to take a look at the Shadow Hawk Variant Figure.
Package Description
After a tragic scuffle with gang members Paul contracted the HIV virus. One of his friends, a cop name Christina Reid said she had a suit of armor that could help aid him in accomplishing his task of revenge against...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 18th, 2009
SORRY this was not posted on Friday. Our internet went down.
This week we are going to look at one more figure in the X-men Origins Wolverine line where going to take a look at Weapon X Comic Style. For a long time I have been a fan of this look for logan. I am still mad at my self for never buying the Marvel Legends Weapon X that had come out in 2004.
Package Description
Stripped of life, memory, and even a name, the man known as WEAPON X lives only to fight at the command of the unseen men who control him. His healing...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 16th, 2009
We have been talking a lot about the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine film and now where are going to take a look at Hasbro’s Deluxe line of Wolverine toys base on the comic book.
This Deluxe line includes:
Blob & Sabretooth 2-Pack
Deadpool with Missile Cannon
Weapon X with Stasis Chamber
Logan with Motorcycle
I don’t know how I feel about these Deluxe toys. I do like the Blob & Sabretooth. I don’t know I feel about the Deadpool with Missile Cannon I am still a bit of WTF when it comes to...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 14th, 2009
Diamond Select Toys reveal their 2009 San Diego Comic Con exclusive Marvel Minimates Champions set.Included in this set will be Hercules, Ghost Rider, Angel and Black Widow. Talk about a mix of characters .
I am not a big fan of the Minimates I don’t like the way they look. I think there trying to hard to look like legos.
I know I am not going to buy this exclusive at San Diego Comic Con. Does anyone like Minimates ? I know they been around for a long time now but is not my cup of tea.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 10th, 2009
Hey bud so last week we look at one of my favorite figure that we have review here at Comic Impact Deadpool (Comic Book Style) X-Men Origins Wolverine that is one of my favorite figures that I own.
This week where looking at the main man in the up coming film. That’s right Wolverine him self.Is this the figure all X-men and Wolverine fans will be going to the store to pick up.
Yes lady’s where talking about Hugh Jackman. Is this the toy you want next your bed ? Let’s find out.
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On the run...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 3rd, 2009
If you have read this site for sometime now you know that I love Deadpool after all the guy is my moral compass.
When I saw what he is going to look like in the up coming X-Men Origins: Wolverine” film. I told my self well it does not look like I am going get my hands on a sweet Deadpool figure because I never got my Marvel Legend from ToyBiz (Anyone care to send me one?).
Now it looks like the people over at Hasbro have just made this fanboy very happy as part of there X-Men Origins: Wolverine line they have some figures...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 2nd, 2009
With Comic Con just around the corner the people over at Mattel have posted some of there SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) exclusives. Here is some that the Comic Impact team will try get there hands on for you.
Justice League Unlimited Green Lantern Origins Three Pack
“At long last Hal Jordan will be joining Mattel’s Justice League Unlimited collection. In this pack, you can get not only Hal Jordan (in his trademark Ferris Aircraft flight suit) but also his predecessor Abin Sur and his mentor/arch enemy Sinestro both...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 31st, 2009
Ok there are toys like Marvel Legends and DC Universe Classics then there are these bad boys that will take your Marvel Universe lunch money and look so fucking amazing doing it.
These are the kind of figures ( if you still want to call them figures ) that make me want to touch my self. The people over at Hot Toys are not just toy makers they are artists that know how to design some of the most life like head sculpts EVER , such as the Bruce Wayne head on the Batman body and the Tony Stark head on the Iron Man Mark III.
Here...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 27th, 2009
So with Flash: Rebirth by Geoff Johns coming out next Wednesday. I told my self-why not take a look at the Flash form the DC Universe Classics Series 7 for this weeks Figure Friday. Now let’s have a look the fastest man alive!
Package Description
As Barry Allen went about his business in the police crime lab, and electrical storm broke over Central City. Soon the lab exploded with a blinding bolt of lightning, bathing Barry in the supercharged fluids. This random combination of chemicals turned Barry into the fastest man alive!...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 23rd, 2009
Remember sometime back how I posted about this fucking bad ass Batman Family statue that makes me pop wood. Well now here is some info on the next parts of this statue. I am not a big fan of how Nightwing looks like in this statue but is still bad ass.
This work of art is designed by Andy Kubert and sculpted by Oluf Hartvigson
It’s the ultimate collectible for Batman fans! Batman and his allies team up in four separate pieces (sold in three parts) to form a single statue.
Solicited this month is Part 2 of this multi-part...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 23rd, 2009
Sure Watchmen was number five at the box office this weekend. But fanboys such like my self can’t stop thinking about it ( I need to watch it one more time). Now we I have no idea how I found this on Amazon but I just found the weirdest movie tie-in of all time. It is a limited run of organic coffee. Who does not love coffee right? It is 100% organic specialty coffee from WATCHMEN unit photographer Clay Enos and his Organic Coffee Cartel.
If you saw the film or read the book you know there is a part where Dan (Nite Owl...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 20th, 2009
So all week long we have been talking about some of the Marvel Universe from Hasbro . Now we are going to take a look at one of these figures from Hasbro for this weeks Figure Friday. This figure? The Human Torch. Please note this is not the nova flame Human Torch figure.
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Johnny Storm was barely more than a kid when overexposure to cosmic radiation gave him his powers. At first, his youth made it difficult to control his powers, but years of experience have taught him a deep understanding of his...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 18th, 2009
So just few hours back I had post about the Marvel Universe Fans Choice Winners , now we got some news about some new Marvel Universe from Hasbro. The new images are from the upcoming Marvel Universe 3 3/4″ action figures. Scheduled to arrive in April 2009 Series 3 ( Where is wave 2) hits retail with some new figures including:
Hand Ninja
Iron Man (Classic)
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel (Classic)
Punisher
Spider-Man (Black Costume)
The Thing
Stay tuned to Comic Impact as I am sure will have some of this figures on some...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 18th, 2009
A few weeks back we post it a review of the new Marvel Universe Iron Man as part of Figure Friday. Sometime back the people over at Hasbro ask fans who they would like to have in the Marvel Universe 3 3/4 line of these figures and now we have are winners
#1 – Archangel
#2 – Winter Soldier
#3 – Havok
#4 – Mystique
#5 – Mary Jane Watson
Hasbro says because the response was so good for this poll, they plan to do a Top 7 poll in 2010 to help celebrate Marvel’s 70th Year Anniversary. I can’t wait to get my...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 13th, 2009
So it is Friday and it is time for one of my favorite parts of doing this site. It is time for a new Figure Friday and this week we are going to take a look at Harley Quinn from the DC Universe
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An Arkham Asylum psychiatrist assigned to treat the Joker, Dr. Harleen Quinzel was instead driven mad by the Clown Prince of Crime and helped him escape. Nearly as insane as The Joker himself, Harley Quinn is a violent and unpredictable felon who will do anything to prove her love and loyalty to the Joker, her beloved.
Appearance
Ok...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 6th, 2009
If you don’t know who Doctor Manhattan is by now. STOP reading this blog and go read Watchmen or watch the film base on Alan Moore, and Dave Gibbons Comic book.
Ok now is time to look at a new figure for this weeks Figure Friday. We are going to look at the big blue guy from the second wave Watchmen action figure . Please note this is not the Dr. Manhattan variant that is made with translucent plastic and limited to 5000 pieces.
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A complex, multi-layerd mystery adventure, WATCHMEN in set...
Posted by Butner Brimberry, on March 6th, 2009
Time for a Watchmen c-c-c-combo breaker.
From time to time we here at Comic Impact like to show off some awesome purchases we have picked up. Today’s comes from me, Butner. Also, it’s not really a haul, per say, it’s more of a word I have coined, “smaul.” Today’s smaul was brought to you courtesy of Burlington Coat Factory.
I have no idea what a store that sells coats and clothes was doing with these but there were $6 each and I picked each one up and said “HAAAAAAUUUUULLLLL!!”...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 4th, 2009
On Friday, March 6, a feature film based on the acclaimed graphic novel Watchmen will be released in theaters nationwide. To help commemorate the movie’s release, Toys“R”Us stores will offer an exclusive, variant action figure based on the street vigilante, Rorschach.
The action figure, featuring Rorschach without his face…I mean mask…depicts a bruised Rorschach as he’s being booked in prison. The action figure will be released on Friday, March 6 and features multiple points of articulation, a grapple gun, an additional...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 27th, 2009
It is Friday so you know what time it is ………. That’s right is time to have some fun a new Figure Friday. This week we are taking a look at the new Marvel Universe from Hasbro. These figures are NOT the same size as the Marvel Legends. There are the same size as the G.I Joe and Star Wars figures also done by Hasbro.
So now that I got the size out of the way let’s take a look at are first Marvel Universe Figure that has come into the comic impact offices. We are going to start it off with the first figure...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 23rd, 2009
Do you buy minimates ? Do you love Weapon X aka Wolverine ?
Then head over to Toys R’ Us as Select Toys has revealed the packaging for their upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine Wolverine/Silver Fox set that will only be available at Toys R’ Us Stores.
I never got into the minimates my self but I know there a lot people out there who enjoy them. Are you one of them ?
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 20th, 2009
Where going to try something new here at Comic impact we have been posting a lot of reviews of action figures but for now on we are going to post them on Friday we are going to it call it Figure Friday.
For the first one we are going to take a look at G’Nort. You may have seeing him in Batman and The Brave and Bold. He was part of the Justice League International back in the 1980’s. He is also part of the Green Lanterns Corps.
From the pages of the much-loved ’80’s series of hilarious and action-packed stories that...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 17th, 2009
It’s the ultimate collectible for Batman fans! Batman and his allies team up in four separate pieces (sold in three parts) to form a single statue.
Solicited this month is Part 1 of this multi-part statue, featuring Robin and Catwoman reclining on a gargoyle. Part 2 (to be solicited next month) will feature Huntress and Nightwing, and Part 3 (to be solicited in December) will feature Batwoman and Commissioner Gordon.
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Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 15th, 2009
BIG news out of the Hasbro camp at the 2009 Toy Fair. It seems that the Mighty Muggs lines will be going EXCLUSIVLY to Toys R Us in the fall.
That’s right, EVERY Mighty Muggs line (Transformers, Star Wars, Marvel and GI Joe.) will ONLY be found at Toys R Us. Later in this year be sure to check your local Toys R Us for all the latest Mighty Muggs releases!
This blows since there is a Target next to my house about 5 mins walking.
Will this make them easier to find now?
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comcimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 10th, 2009
Do you love Mighty Muggs ? Do you love X-Men ?
Well then check out these Muggs that will be hitting the store sometime in March. What do you guys think of these Muggs? Are you going to buy any of these Muggs? I can’t wait to get my hands on this line. I am not sure how I feel about the Sabretooth.
Also in the next few weeks well be showing you guys how to do your very own custom Mighty Muggs.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 10th, 2009
For sometime we have been talking about the Wolverine & The X-Men Animated Action Figures base on the TV show on Nicktoons with the same name. How people have been finding them on eBay and some other sites.
Now we have some high-res image. That we can show you guys. I don’t like this figures at all.I don’t get why Wolverine’s claws are not inside of his skeleton. It looks like you can take off his claws.
Part of any good Wolverine figure is how they use his claws. What do you guys and girls think of the idea...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 6th, 2009
So like Sheldon told you Watchmen hype is in full effect !!! This week I have ben reviewing some of the Watchmen toys Ozymandias and Rorschach Action Figure from DC Direct. This line has been 50 / 50 with me so far there been one great figure there is one figure if it was not part of Watchmen. I would have put in the trash so where does Nite Owl (Modern) fit in this line ?
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A complex, multi-layerd mystery adventure, WATCHMEN in set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 3rd, 2009
Comic Impact reader Pancho has send us some info on the upcoming Wolverine toys base on the upcoming film X-MEN ORIGINS: Wolverine.
Here is the Description for wave 1 of the X-MEN ORIGINS: Wolverine figures.
Relive X-Men history!
Slice and dice!
Bring home the most famous mutants!
Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine in the movie Wolverine! One of the main X-Men is here to tell his origin story which involves mutants, mayhem, and motorcycles. This case includes 12 individually packaged action figures from the film, including:
1x...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 2nd, 2009
So the other day I had post it a review of the Ozymandias Action Figure from DC Direct. This time I am going to post a review of Rorschach still from series 1 base on the upcoming Watchmen film. Will have full coverage of the rest of series 1 as we will review Nite Owl (Modern) and Silk Spectre (Modern) later on this week.
Package Description
A complex, multi-layerd mystery adventure, WATCHMEN in set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society and the ” Doomsday Clock...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 31st, 2009
I have been talking for sometime now how I wanted my Watchmen action figures and guess what? That’s right where going to review a few this week. Today I am going to take a look at the smartest men in the world. Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt) series 1 toy from DC Direct.
Package Description
A complex, multi-layerd mystery adventure, WATCHMEN in set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society and the ” Doomsday Clock ” - which charts the USA’s tension...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 24th, 2009
Wow Watchmen merchandise does not stop from Kubrick toys to the Watchmen bear qee. I can’t wait to get my hand on the Watchmen Happy Meal over at Hooters where I can get my very own Nite Owl mask. Ok I know the film is not out yet but I am getting sick of all this merchandise.
Does anyone remember all the merchandise that came out with Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace ? Well this what it feels like to me. How disgusting is the Rorschach and The Comedian bear qee ?
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 18th, 2009
Its release date of September 2009 isn’t any time soon, but I went ahead and pre-ordered the first way of Blackest Night Series 1 Set of Four Figures.
DC Direct is proud to produce action figures for THE event of the summer - the beginning of the highly-anticipated “Blackest Night” storyline! Included in this series are Earth-2 Superman, the first member of the lifeless, emotionless Black Lanterns to be revealed. Boodikka, the veteran corpsman who was among the first to become a member of the Green Lantern...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 18th, 2009
Both Iron Man and Hasbro’s Mighty Muggs have been out for awhile now, but I just can’t stop singing their praises. And thanks to Comic Girl, I now have some of my very own Iron Man Mark 1 Mighty Muggs to review - an amalgam of super-toy delight!
Packaging
One of the best aspects of this toy is the packaging, and this Muggs has the best design I’ve seen yet - it feels like it jumps right out of the box.
Appearance
With standard Muggs articulation, the design of this toy is based on Iron Man AKA Tony Stark....
Posted by Adri, on January 17th, 2009
Ok, ok, so I know this isn’t really comic book news….but c’mon, this is HILARIOUS. These Mickey Mouse Transformers were premiered at this year’s Tokyo Toy Show and specially released ONLY in Japan.
The blue and red version of the toys will be released in late February available for pre-order on Amazon JP here and at Rinkya.com here if you’re actually interested. And don’t worry guys, I won’t make fun of you for wanting one; they’re still technically Transformers, right?
Adri Cowan
adri@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 16th, 2009
Remember those Hasbro “Wolverine and the X-Men” action figures from the upcoming animated series? Well thanks to Comic Impact reader Scott, we’ve got some great new photos of the toys, found on eBay.
Thanks to Scott, we now have a proper look at Cyclops, Magneto (my favorite) and Iceman. As soon these bad boys hit the stores we’ll have some reviews for you guys.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 13th, 2009
At Comic Impact, we sure do love our action figures. As a big Batman fan myself, I always try to get my hands on a Batman figure from different lines whenever I see a new one. For some time now I’ve been anxiously awaiting the day I would walk into a store and see the Batman The Brave and The Bold figures gleaming on the shelves. I had been seeing these figures online and was in love with the packaging design; and last night, almost like serendipity, check out what Comic Girl and I found at Target!
The guy at Target told...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 6th, 2009
So we been getting some more emails tell us that DC Universe Wave 6 is now in stores. We hope to get a one of this bad boys in are hand to post a review but if this are as hard to find as the other lines wish us luck because the Target next to my house just got Wave 2 last week.
Here is the run down for DCUC Wave 6 Superman,Superman ( Base on the Return of Superman story line) Hawkman, Mr. Miracle, Shazam,DR. Impossible,Killer Moth and Kalibak is the Collect and Connect figure for this wave.
Simon Daoudi
Simon@comicimpact.com
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 6th, 2009
Not even 24 hours since we posted the news about the Wolverine and the X-Men TV show. Now people have been e-mailing the site to tell us. That they found some toys from the new TV show on ebay. It is funny because
I was thinking of seeing this toy for the first time at Toy Fair this year.I love how they are on the net before Hasbro has send a press release on this new figures but yet we get are first look at,Wolverine, Beast, Colossus, and Avalanche. The series begins January 23rd. Not sure when the toys will come out....
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 5th, 2009
So I was just checking my Facebook before I was going to bed I saw that Matty Mattel had post this on his Facebook page.
“Wanted to give all the number crunchers a good look at what we can expect from JLU by the numbers in 2009.
At Target we are planning:
20 singles
8 3-packs
4 6-packs (Fall only similar to 2008 release schedule)
On Mattycollector.com
4 4-packs (one per quarter)
1 Convention Exclusive
We have already tipped our hand with quite a lot of 2009 at SDCC last summer, so new reveals will be off for a while...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 1st, 2009
One of the big hits in the world of comics in 2008 was Gerard Way ’s The Umbrella Academy. At first I told my self this is going to suck. I enjoy his music (My Chemical Romance) a lot but what does this guy know about comics. I love Gabriel Bá’s artwork. Yet I did not feel like reading this book.
Later on I talk to people and they told me it was great. When the trade came out I got my self a copy. I told my self-let’s see what this is all about. I remember the day. I went to get some lunch at Jack in the...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 1st, 2009
So last night I was lucky to find one of the new Iron Man action figure concept series (Hot Zone Armor) at the Target next to my house. I know what you are telling your self this look just like the Stealth Operations Armor (War Machine) and you know what your right. Because all it is a repaint of that one. Yet I never found the Stealth Operations Armor since it was only available as a Wal-Mart Exclusive. I don’t feel like buying one for $30 on line. So I took a few photos to show you what this bad boy looks like.
I know...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 1st, 2009
So do you guys and girls have some 2009 resolutions don’t lie we all do. But this time I want to know what are some of your resolutions for this year ? I don’t want to hear about how you’re going to the gym more and stop smoking. I want know some of your resolutions in the world of comics…..
Here is my list
1. Read more comics I know it sounds nuts but I have some trades that I have that I have never read I need do that such as I want to catch up with The Walking Dead by March so I can read it in issue....
