PREVIEW NIGHT!

A lot of DC figures from various companies have already appeared at the Con. There’s the aforementioned Mezco Batmen & the NECA Video Game Bats. Plus, Hot Toys is getting into the bat-action with an Arkham City figure!

Not to be forgotten, Mattel had some offerings for their Bat-lines as well. The big surprise for me was that their Classic Batman TV line was not dead! We knew Surf’s Up Joker was still out there, but Mattel has two more offerings as well. One is fantastic and one is annoying. On the annoying side is that they are going ahead with the already sculpted Yvonne Craig Batgirl! It looks slick, but it comes in a 3pk with… Batman & Robin. Yep. If you bought into this line, you have those guys and you have to get ready to get them again! Doh!

On the awesome flipside, is the Ultimate Gift pack. This pack does again just feature ol’ Batman, but he is accessorarily gifted! A Bat-Computer diorama piece, various bat-devices, the red phone, the Shakespeare Bust for door to the Batcave, and an alternate Adam West head! I kinda think I need to buy it! For pics, check out AFI or TNI!

Check out Toy Ark & AFP for more pics from the Mattel booth. While I’m not into the non-Classics lines, there is some fun stuff to see: Total Heroes is getting Steel & Riddler, Mattel is copying Hasbro’s Titan Heroes line, and there are more new Arkham-based Multiverse figures than I can count!

DC Collectible had a lot to offer, but I’m not sure what I’m buying from them. ToyArk, AFI, and TNI all have an extensive galleries for perusal though. There are a lot of Arkham and figures that I’m not into, but I was mostly caught up in the Animated Figures again, notably the very first figure of TAS villain, Baby Doll! And here I thought that were no figural Batman firsts left. Looks like she’ll be paired with Killer Croc.

Sideshow continued to chug away on their 12″ licensed figures. I might be a sucker for that Flash!

And finally, LEGO revealed a new set with Green Lantern! Technically, I never need another GL figure again, but I made an exception on this one. I have the rest of the JLA main 7 and I’m just waiting on ol’ Hal Jordan. It look like a fun set with a space Batman and Sinestro. Could be good! LEGO also announced an exclusive – Zur-En-Arrh Minifig at SDCC. Hope no one wants that…