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Two New Figures Will Be Available Only at San Diego Comic-Con
This just in: McFarlane Toys will have two exclusive Halo 3 figures at this year's Comic-Con International, July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center.
A special edition Spartan Soldier EVA "HellSpartan" will be sold together with an exclusive clear CQB Spartan. Although not packaged together, the two figures will be sold as a set, and cannot be purchased separately.
Details on where/when/how to purchase these exclusive figures will post here on SPAWN.com as soon as it is available.
>>SPARTAN SOLDIER EVA "HELLSPARTAN"
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Monday, April 21, 2008
'HALO 3' COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVE FIGURE ANNOUNCEMENT & PHOTOS
Captain Britain & The M1-13 #1 Variant Revealed!
The first new ongoing series spinning out of the red-hot Secret Invasion is almost here—and it’s got a stunning new variant cover by superstar Brandon Peterson! Marvel is pleased to unveil the Captain Britain & The MI-13 #1 Peterson Variant, which joins the equally stunning standard cover from Bryan Hitch in launching the bold new international super team From acclaimed writer Paul Cornell (Wisdom, television’s Doctor Who) and fan-favorite Leonard Kirk (Incredible Hulk). What do the Skrulls want from the UK? And can Captain Britain’s new team stop them?
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #1 (MAR082210)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13 #1 PETERSON VARIANT (FEB088165)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Variant by BRANDON PETERSON
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—4/24/08. On-Sale—5/14/08
The Last Crusade in 3 ¾” Indiana Jones Action Figures
Whether your preference is Indy from Raiders of the Lost Ark or the newest installment of The Kingdom of a Crystal Skull, no one can deny that Indiana Jones and the characters of friends and foes from Last Crusade are a treasure in and of themselves. The newest characters from Hasbro’s Indiana Jones 3 ¾” figures introduce the hunt for the Holy Grail and the secrets that the Grail Knight keeps. Travel the globe and make the choice between immortality and deadly consequences. But there is no need to hunt too hard because Indiana Jones and the rest of the characters in Last Crusade have already achieved immortality in the 3 ¾” scale.
Dr. Henry Jones
After suddenly fleeing a Zeppelin airship, Indy and his father find themselves stranded on a beach, assaulted by heavy fire from a German Air Force plane, and out of both ammunition and places to hide. Inspired by a quote from Charlemagne, Henry Jones uses his umbrella to scare a massive flock of seagulls into flight. The gulls swarm around the attacking plane, disorienting the pilot and causing the plane to crash.
Colonel Vogel
This German army colonel acted as commander in charge of his country’s efforts to possess the grail. Backed by the historical knowledge of Dr. Elsa Schneider and the funding of the American multi-millionaire Walter Donovan, Vogel’s shrewd mind and merciless heart landed Indiana Jones and his father in constant peril.
Young Indy
On a desert excursion, young Indy sneaks away from his Boy Scout troop, discovering a band of treasure hunters who have unearthed a valuable artifact: the cross of Coronado. Convinced that the cross belongs in a museum, not in the hands of looters, Indy steals the artifact. The treasure hunters pursue him on a dangerous chase through a circus train, in which Indy takes his first crack at brandishing a whip.
Grail Knight
This knight spent seven hundred years in a remote chamber in the desert of Alexandretta, achieving immortality by drinking from the grail, which he had sworn an oath to protect. Once discovered by Indiana Jones, the knight stands aside as Indy and his two rivals attempt to choose the true grail from a table of deadly imitations.
Dr. Elsa Schneider
In the final challenge to possess the grail, Elsa volunteers to choose the true grail from a table strewn with deadly imitations. She chooses a golden, bejeweled cup for her benefactor, Walter Donovan, who drinks from it deeply, eager to taste immortality. Unfortunately for Donovan, Elsa’s choice proves to be either poor or malicious, as he swiftly ages until reduced to a pile of ash.
Indiana Jones
At Castle Brunwald, a German army intelligence base, Indiana Jones crashes through a window to rescue his father, Henry Jones. When three German soldiers discover Indy’s presence, they threaten the Joneses with a machine gun, demanding the missing grail diary. Despite being outnumbered, Indy overpowers the officer, using the officer’s own machine gun to eliminate him and his two men.
Collect them all and stay tuned for more Indiana Jones news!
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SDCC Optimus Prime Exclusive Rolls Out!
DST’s first exclusive for this year’s San Diego Comic Con is ready to roll out, and it’s none other than the Transformers G1 Animated Optimus Prime bust! Only available at this year’s San Diego Comic Con and limited to only 750 pieces, this bust delivers a highly detailed sculpt showing off Optimus Prime at his best – in his original animation-style color palette!
Beginning in 1984, the Generation 1 Transformers animated series introduced an entire generation to the Autobots and Decepticons and launched one of the world’s most popular brands into immortality. Transformers collectibles expanded to explore the wide realm of Transformers continuity in the years to follow, yet the original Generation 1 series has remained the popular, recognized and successful core of the Transformers universe.
The SDCC Transformers G1 Animated Optimus Prime combines a rich history and classic style to create one of the most definitive Transformers collectibles in memory and will be available for $60 only during the 2008 San Diego Comic Con. Stay tuned for more San Diego Comic Con news and keep checking www.diamondselecttoys.com for updates as this year’s show approaches!
IN-STORES THIS WEEK FROM DYNAMITE! ARMY OF DARKNESS/XENA, DARKNESS VS. EVA AND MORE!
IN STORES APRIL 23, 2008
ARMY OF DARKNESS/XENA: WHY NOT? #2 By Layman, and Montenegro!http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109500.html
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: FEB08 3647
The cross-over no one asked for -- or expected -- is finally here! Too big for the movie of television screen, Dynamite presents the ultimate "Why Not? tale as Ash and Army of Darkness meets Xena, the Warrior Princess in the second issue of this 4-part mini series event!
When you have a guy that looks like Ash already wandering around (Xena's pal Autolycus and then the main man himself drops in? What you've got there is one helluva case of mistaken identity. Throw in some little Ash's and a kingdom of fairies and what you know have now is one romp the likes of which Xena and Gabrielle have never, EVER, seen...
Writer John (Marvel Zombies vs. the Army of Darkness) is joined by artist Miguel Montenegro and cover artists UDON Studios and Fabiano Neves!
DARKNESS VS. EVA: DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON #2 By Moore, Reppion, Salazar and Fajardo!http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109499.html
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: FEB08 3642
Top Cow and Dynamite are at it again, this time pitting The Darkness against the ass-kicking daughter of Dracula (and slayer of all things evil and undead) - Eva, as the two meet for the first time ever!
This crossover of dark and demonic dimensions continues as Eva and Jackie Estacado are drawn together by mysterious forces and when they meet - darkness meets darkness and you can bet there's gonna be a fight!
Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion, and drawn by Edgar Salazar, this first issue also features three incredible Covers: Paul (Red Sonja) Renaud, Brett (Anita Blake) Booth and Edgar Salazar!
STILL AVAILABLE:
EVA: DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON ONE SHOT by Jo Chen and Edgar Salazar
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C107723.html
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: JUN073392
From the pages of Army of Darkness (Ash vs. the Monsters) comes the first one-shot starring Eva, Daughter of Dracula and sworn vampire slayer!
Fresh from her appearance battling her father, Dracula, in the pages of Army of Darkness, Eva's adventures are chronicled by writer Brandon Jerwa and artist Edgar Salazar, all under an incredible painted cover by Jo (Buffy) Chen and TBD! This story shifts from the past to the present and features not only Eva, but a classic line-up of horrific characters including Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and more!
Eva is Dynamite's next break-out character and set to star with The Darkness in the next Dynamite/Top Cow cross-over - be sure to contact your local retailer for this limited edition release!
IN STORES MAY 3, 2008
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION - Featuring the Death Defying Devil!
COMING SOON
MAN WITH NO NAME: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLIER #1http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109682.html
BROTHERS IN ARMS #1http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109264.html
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: ORIGINS #5http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109278.html
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #3http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109271.html
ZORRO #3http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109497.html
RED SONJA #33http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C109495.html
ASK DYNAMITE:
Each week, or as available, we'll pull a letter and answer it here and in our companion podcast, send all letters to:
(letters@dynamiteentertainment.com) and mark them "ok to print"!
Kenneth writes: "What happened? Matthews, Cariello and Cassaday were doing such a fine job on The Lone Ranger & Tonto then along comes Paul Pope. I find it difficult picturing The Lone Ranger and/or Tonto as drawn by Paul. Story was very good but the artistry needs some modification so we can identify our heroes. Although a LR fan since the early years I shall continue but, please, make some changes so we can identify our beloved LR and Tonto.
Nothing happened there Ken, and our core creative team is hard at work on issues 12-15. Paul came in to illustrate the "fable" portion of our story, not even drawing any of the central cast… for a different take on Paul’s contribution, see the excerpt of Marc Mason’s review below!
DYNAMITE IN THE NEWS:
RED SONJA #32 (Broken Frontier): "Red Sonja has proved to be a daring title, taking the opportunity of a character’s death to more deeply explore who that character is and what she represents. If you think you know Red Sonja, think again. Ortega and others are proving that the character is more than she seems and certainly there is more to come before Sonja and Charon finish their journey."
THE LONE RANGER #11 (The Comics Waiting Room): "The upcoming re-start of a film franchise for the Ranger was in the news again recently, and while mention of this book was absent in those stories, you have to hope that intelligence will shine through and that the property will use this work as a foundation. The characters have never been this interesting or compelling, and the comic has been tailor-made for screen adaptation. If you haven’t read it, this is a pretty good place to start."
TIME WARP (Wall Street Journal): “Yet some Golden Age characters seem to be making a comeback. In the past few months two publishers, the industry giant Marvel and the small independent Dynamite, have launched titles that resurrect heroes from nearly 70 years ago and drop them into the modern world.”More at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120848306949325167.html
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Marvel Comics On-Sale 4/23/08
Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on April 23rd, 2008. For more information on any of these titles, and on upcoming mighty Marvel releases, please visit http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?date=2008-04-23 or contact your local comic book retailer at 1-888-comicbook. Stay tuned each week for a brand new list of Marvel releases so that you’ll never miss your favorite heroes in action!
Comics On-Sale:
AVENGERS/INVADERS SKETCHBOOK
HULK #3
HULK #3 FINCH VARIANT
HULK VS. HERCULES: WHEN TITANS COLLIDE ONE-SHOT
IRON MAN/HULK SAMPLER
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #35
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY #5
MARVEL PREVIEWS #57
MIGHTY AVENGERS #12 (SI)
MS. MARVEL #26 (SI:I)
NEW EXILES #5
POWER PACK: DAY ONE #2
SHE-HULK #28
THOR #8
THOR #8 COIPEL VARIANT
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #53
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #121
UNCANNY X-MEN #497 (DWS)
UNCANNY X-MEN #497 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (DWS)
WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #2
X-FORCE #3 (DWS)
X-FORCE #3 BLOODY VARIANT (DWS)
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #11
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #4
Collections On-Sale:
AVENGERS: KREE/SKRULL WAR TPB
DAREDEVIL: HELL TO PAY VOL. 2 TPB
DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
DEADPOOL VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TPB
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC GRANOV VARIANT
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC MOVIE VARIANT
X-MEN: EMPEROR VULCAN TPB
*DWS= Divided We Stand tie-in
*SI = Secret Invasion tie-in
*SI:I = Secret Invasion: Infiltration tie-in
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MARVEL TEAMS WITH AWARD-WINNING SCI-FI GREAT ORSON SCOTT CARD, BRINGING TO LIFE HIS BEST-SELLING CREATION-- ENDER'S GAME COMICS COME TO MARVEL
ENDER’S GAME COMICS COME TO MARVEL
New Comic Series Presenting the Multi-Award-Winning Collection of Novels, Overseen by Card Himself
Marvel Comics to Launch First Issue in Fall 2008
Marvel Comics, a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc., and Orson Scott Card announced at the New York Comic Convention this weekend that the award-winning novel series ENDER’S GAME will be published as a comic book series thru Marvel’s Best-Selling Authors line. The first limited series installment, ENDER’S GAME, will be adapted by comic book and animation writer Chris Yost, drawn by Pasqual Ferry, and overseen by Card himself. This highly anticipated project debuts in comic stores in the fall.
“ENDER’S GAME and ENDER’S SHADOW are my most popular novels, and for many years I've withheld them from adaptation until the conditions were exactly right,” says Orson Scott Card. “I've worked with Marvel for several years now, beginning with the ULTIMATE IRON MAN series, and I trust them to do superb work. They understand the stories; they know how to translate them into graphic-novel form; and nobody has higher standards of professionalism. In short, now is the time, and Marvel is the publisher to bring Ender and Bean to life in the visual media.”
The comic series will mark the first visualization of the best-selling sci-fi epic in which the world’s most gifted children are taken to Battle School to prepare them for the fight of their lives—and to save humanity from its greatest threat! It is the tale of an unassuming young boy named Ender Wiggin, who will rise up to be the greatest warrior and leader that the human race has ever known. This saga follows Ender and his friends as they grow to become the last hope and line of defense for all of mankind.
“Given the successful relationship we’ve developed with Orson Scott Card, we’re thrilled to have ENDER’S GAME—which is considered by many to be the finest work of science fiction--come to Marvel,” says David Gabriel, Senior Vice President of Sales and Circulation, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. “The Best-Selling Authors line, which includes works by Card and Stephen King, has brought more new faces into comics retail shops than any other initiative since the Death of Captain America!”
In addition to ENDER’S GAME, Marvel will concurrently publish the companion series, ENDER’S SHADOW. These two series comprise a sci-fi saga which has won countless awards and influenced generations since it debuted in 1985, including back-to-back wins for the Hugo and the Nebula award. Card is the only author to have won both awards in consecutive years.
“The sheer amount of energy, dedication, imagination, poignancy, and skill that Orson Scott Card brings to the craft of storytelling is phenomenal--as we’ve already seen in his penning the ULTIMATE IRON MAN comic series. Marvel is once again on the crest of an incredible moment in graphic fiction publishing, and fans of compelling fiction are sure to be thrilled,” said Ruwan Jayatilleke, Vice President of Development, Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
Tor Books, Orson Scott Card's publisher for more than 25 years, is delighted to announce the publication of a new Ender novel, Ender in Exile, for late 2008. Ender In Exile is a direct sequel to Ender's Game; it follows Ender Wiggin and his sister Valentine on their journey to Earth's first colony world. New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card is one of the most exciting science fiction writers to emerge in the last 25 years. His signature novel, Ender's Game, and the Ender Series and Shadow Quartet series that followed, have successfully crossed genre lines placing Card at the top of his field. Ender's Game alone has sold more than a million copies since its original publication in 1985, and has been translated into nearly twenty languages. The entire sequence of novels remains in print, winning new readers every year. In 2007, Tor Books published A War Of Gifts, a short novel set during Ender's time at the Battle School, and in April 2008 released Keeper Of Dreams, a massive collection of Card's short fiction.
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Hasbro @ NYCC
This weekend at New York Comic Con, Hasbro was showing off their latest edition to the Iron Man movie, Incredible Hulk movie and Marvel Legends line.
I had the pleasure to speak with Scott from Hasbro. Really great guy.
This is what Hasbro has planned.
Marvel Legends Retail Exclusive Waves:
There will be 2 new waves of Marvel Legends.
1 exclusive to Target & 1 exclusive to Wal-Mart
Target Wave due out in September 2008:
Spiral
Adam Warlock
Union Jack
Savage Silver Surfer - From Planet Hulk
Spider-Man Black Costume
Wolverine Black Costume - From X-Force
Build-A-Figure Red Hulk
Wal-Mart wave due out in December 2008:
Black Bolt
Daredevil - Variant 1st appearance costume
Nova
Punisher
Tigra
Beast
Build-A-Figure Nemesis (aka Holocaust)
Marvel Legends 2-Packs:
Ronin and Elektra
Ultimate Nick Fury and Captain America
Kree Soldier and Skrull
Forge and Wolverine
Army Builders:
The Hand ninja
S.H.I.E.L.D. - With 3 interchangeable heads. Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. solider, & S.H.I.E.L.D. solider with helmet
The Hulk wave with the Build-A-Figure Fing Fang Foom is still coming out with Bi-Beast.
For more Marvel Legend, Iron Man movie, Incredible Hulk movie, and Super-Hero Squad pictures go to the following:
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/brisaacs/NYCC%202008/Hasbro/
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Mattel @ NYCC
This weekend at New York Comic Con, Mattel had a panel to talk about their partnership with DC Comics, and the new toy lines.
Highlights are posted below, but you can download and listen to the entire panel at:
http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=986067658.wma
Here are the highlights:
JLU Figures
Mattel is continuing the line as a Target only exclusive with the introduction of more characters from the cartoon like Captain Atom & Galatea
In addition, there will be a SDCC exclusive of Giganta, in both 3 inch & 8 inch versions, in the same package
DC Infinite Heroes
These are 3 3/4 inch figures with 9 points of articulation.
Mattel is planning on 54 figures for 2008.
The first wave of single carded figures:
Adam Strange
Black Adam
Black Hand
Guy Gardner
Zoom
The Atom (Modern)
Shazam
And two 3-packs:
GCPD: Commisioner Gordon and 2 GCPD officers
Flash: Flash, Mirror Master, and Weather Wizard
DC Universe
Wave 4 will consist of:
Cyborg
Batman Beyond
Captain Atom (plus gold variant)
Wonder Woman (plus Artemis variant)
Ares
Collect and Connect Despero
Wal-Mart exclusive wave:
Amazo
The Atom
The Riddler
Eradicator
Black Lightning
Collect and Connect Metallo
Toys R Us Exclusives:
Batgirl (blue / gray) and Azrael
Lightray and Orion (with removable helmet)
SDCC exclusive:
Lobo with Lobo's dog
For more pictures, and pictures of the Dark Knight movie figures & Super Friends figures, go to:
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/brisaacs/NYCC%202008/Mattel/
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