Package Description: Pushed over the edge of sanity,Jason Todd couldn’t watch as Gotham City erupted into Chaos and spiraled out  of control.Instead he picked up Batman’s cowl himself,becoming an even darker version of the Dark Knight. With his own version of the Batcave deep within the subway tunnels of Gotham,Jason Todd will do anything to hold onto the Mantel of the Bat. Appearance: When you first look at Jason Todd as Batman you’ve got to ask yourself “do you feel lucky as he is armed from head to...

One of the best things at Comic Con is looking at all the cool collectibles that you wish you had the money for. Sometime they are a tease of what’s to come and you have to wait to buy them. So here are some pictures for you to enjoy. We can’t wait to get our hands on and post reviews of these collectibles for you. Make sure to hold on tight to that change that is in your pockets! Captain America and Iron Man PVC Statues from Kotobukiya Blackest Night may be over, but DC Direct have Black Hand and Hal Jordan busts that...

DC Direct has set out to turn some heads with it’s “Cover Girls of the DC Universe” line of statues which are sculpted after different DC covers drawn by super star artist Adam Hughes.  Each statue is quite stunning in it’s own right but one that really stands out from the crowd is Zatanna. Cover Girls of the DC Universe Zatanna is sculpted by Jack Mathews and inspired by the cover to Catwoman #58.  The statue is 10″ tall x 4 1/2″ wide x 4 1/2″ long.  Zatanna was the second statue...

It’s that time of the year when people are looking at their bank accounts, thinking to themselves “hmmmmmm what exclusives do I need to get at San Diego Comic Con this year?” We are here to help you out. No we are not  going to give you a  bailout, but we can tell you some of the exclusives that you may see at Comic Con in just a few days from now. Variant Covers I know I have talked about it before, I am not a big fan of variant covers but it is always a part of any convention to have variant covers form...

Early today we got the official first look at Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern the  emerald warrior for Space Sector 2814. , now we have some scans of  inside the Entertainment Weekly San Diego Comic-Con Preview Special. This time around there are some photos of Reynolds(Hal Jordan), Blake Lively (Carol Ferris), Peter Sarsgaard (Hector Hammond), Tim Robbins (Senator Hammond) and Angela Bassett (Dr. Amanda Waller). The big question is where is Mark Strong aka Sinestro or how about Temuera Morrison who plays Abin Sur? If you...

So are you reading Brightest Day? I am not, but I do love Deadman. Now why I am asking you that question? Because the people over at DC on the official blog posted this on Tuesday. After the BLACKEST NIGHT comes the BRIGHTEST DAY, and if you’re still reeling from the amazing look of the DC DIRECT figures surrounding last year’s DCU-spanning event, you may need to sit down for this one. Starting in March, DC DIRECT will kick off another series of high-quality and story-specific product, this time based around the hit bi-weekly...

If you have been reading some of articles here on our site or if you’ve been listening to some of our audio podcasts, then maybe you’ll be aware that I love Jeff Lemire’s ‘Sweet Tooth’ from Vertigo Comics. The question I have been asking myself is “how would he do on a superhero comic with capes”. Then a few months back we found out that he was going to work on the ‘Brightest Day The Atom Special #1′ for DC Comics. Now that I have read it I can tell you he did a great job....

Ever since I started the long drive home from San Diego Comic Con ‘09 there has been one thing on my mind: San Diego Comic Con ‘10!  It’s like Disneyland for comic book geeks!  I put a little money away all year long to spend at Con and we always make a weekend of it with a hotel room full of pizza and drinks for after we get back from Con…but the food’s gotta stay away from the comics.  We’re not compete savages! For me a really good haul at Comic Con consists of a couple pivotal back issues...

Package Description Originally know as “The Bat-man” Batman goes by many names: The Dark Knight The World’s Greatest Detective The Caped Crusader. Batman’s thirst for justice is nearly unquenchable. As Gotham City’s defender and savior. he is the darkest of heroes. As the scourge of Gotham’s network of criminals,he is the cleverest of foes. Appearance The classic Batman figure looks just like what you would see in the pages of a Batman comic book back in the day when the great Bob Kane and...

Package Description William Hand used the weapon of Atrocitus to drain the power form Green Lantern’s ring energizing his own criminal activities. Plaguing Hal Jordan for years. Hand never posed a serious threat fading into obscurity. His return ignited the foretold Blackest Night,threatening to destroy everything the Guardians and Green Lantern Corps stand for - in ways never dreamed imaginable. Appearance Before I talk about this figure, I would like to talk to you about something….. That’s that when I first saw...

Ok, so I love Batman stuff, and after all I do have a Batman tattoo on my left arm. I do love Grant Morrison too, as I think he is one of the best writers in comics. So far I have not been enjoying ‘The Return of Bruce Wayne’, but I have not read part 2, as it only just hit comic book stores the other day. But the good people at DC Direct think so much of this new Batman story line, that they going to make a set of time-hopping Bruce Wayne figures. In this line, we’ll get a Prehistoric Batman, Witch-Hunter Batman,...

I am sure I am one of maybe two people in the world who enjoys Guy Gardner, so when I saw this I was more than happy. That’s right, the 6″ DC Universe Classics Guy Gardner figure that will be part of a Wal-Mart exclusive 5-pack being released later this summer, and now we got some photos to post online for you ComicImpact readers. This set was first announced back in February during Toy Fair. The 5-pack will include Guy Gardner, Tomar Re, Hal Jordan in pre-Praxis days, Jon Stewart in Mosaic and Sinestro in Green...

I love action figures, and I love most of DC’s hugely successful Blackest Night line. Sure I have been know to talk mad shit about these figures from time to time, but I still enjoy playing with a new one. Just ask my mastercard bill. When I first heard about the Blackest Night figures, I wish they’d have made more Black Lanterns and thanks to the  seventh installment of the series we have some. The figures are: Black Lantern Superman, back from the dead…again; Sinestro Corps Member Arkillo, dissenter defeated,...

Yep it’s that time of the week again, when we take a look at various action figures here at Comic Impact. Find out if this figure is what you’ve been dreaming of owning, or if it is just something you can skip over. So, join me as I review  Blackest Night: Series 2 Action Figure: Indigo Lantern from the people over at  DC Direct.  Also, I am sorry there was no Figure Friday last week, I was out of town. Package Description The nameless and mysterious Indigo,leader of the Indigo Tribe,Is the personification of...

Do you enjoy statues? I know I do. I have a few around here. I have been a fan of the Cover Girls statues, designed by fan-favourite artist Adam Hughes. So far I have not found one that I have been in love with until I saw this one. Yeah that’s right, Batgirl is the latest superhero to join one of the most successful DC Direct statue lines of all time – the COVER GIRLS OF THE DC UNIVERSE!

 This is Barbara Gordon at her best, and she will always be my favorite Batgirl. If you’re are fan of Babs like myself,...

This week we’re taking a look at Blackest Night Aquaman from wave 3. Sure, I know not a lot of people don’t care for Aquaman, but there are a few of us in the world, maybe 5%, that do. After all, he is due to come back in a big way in Brightest Day, and he was one of the first Black Lanterns in Blackest Night, which is due to end on March 31st. So let’s find out if this week’s figure is staying on my shelf or going to sleeping  with the fishes after this review. Package Description The legion of undead...

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...

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...

So it’s friday and it’s time for a new Figure Friday, so this week we are going  to take a look at a Green Lantern John Stewart figure from Blackest Night. So far these toys  have not been the best around, but yet I have been loving the DC  Comic’s Blackest Night story. To be honest I know that DC Direct’s figures are not the best figures to play with, they’re more figures that are there to sit nicely on your  shelf. Now on with the review. Package Description Currently the only Green Lantern...

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...

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 ...

DC Directs popular line of busts continues with its new series “Heroes of the DC Universe” which began with Hal Jordan then briefly detoured into a parallel line entitled “Heroes Villains of the DC Universe” lead by Lord Darkseid himself. The second in the series was ironically enough Batman.These busts continue the tradition of fantastic sculpts and dynamic poses from its predecessor “Women of the DCU”. Hal’s outstretched arm, fist clenched doing battle with an intergalactic foe, Darkseid arms akimbo taking...

It’s been a long time coming, and might I say it’s still as sweet as ever. Coming at you again with another DC Direct release, DC has returned to animated maquettes since is series done for Brice Timm’s Justice League. Beginning with the release of Wonder Woman from her animated feature, followed up by Hal Jordan from his appearance in First Flight. As usual these maquettes capture there animated likenesses with very simple sculpts and straight forward poses. Hal’s stance is that of a man without fear,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. Package Description A complex, multi-layerd mystery adventure, WATCHMEN in set...

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...

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...

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. …

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 ? Package Description A complex, multi-layerd mystery adventure, WATCHMEN in set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the...

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...

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...

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...