{"id":19665,"date":"2012-07-17T02:51:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T07:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19665"},"modified":"2012-07-18T00:44:43","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T05:44:43","slug":"sdcc-2012-armchair-coverage-marvel-transformers-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19665","title":{"rendered":"SDCC 2012 Armchair Coverage
Marvel, Transformers, & More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today, Noisy and I are going to take a closer look at some of our favorite non-Mattel lines featured at San Diego Comic-Con. I\u2019ve got some quick write-ups on Transformers, Star Wars, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, while Noisy will explore the Marvel Universe and Marvel Legends offerings!
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\n\"\"A year ago I was just a casual Transformers fan. I would look at them in the toy aisle; maybe buy one if it really appealed to me, but in general I really didn\u2019t pay too much attention to the brand. Then, Transformers Prime happened.<\/p>\n

It was the design of the First Edition toys that really piqued my interest. They had a sleek look that I loved and they created a fantastic version of Arcee that was unmistakably female – as you know, I have a weakness for robo-girls.\u00a0 So I bought a Starscream and Arcee and between their amazing articulation and personality filled sculpt, I was hooked.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m certainly not a Prime completist, but I do enjoy buying the unique characters.\u00a0 I\u2019m also a bit hooked on the Arms Micron versions from the Takara side of the brand because robo-animal Target Masters are awesome!\u00a0 And I\u2019ve also been taking a more active interest in the Hasbro and Takara news releases, with SDCC being the most anticipated.<\/p>\n

\"\"Probably one of the biggest surprises, at least for me, was the announcement of the rerelease of the First Edition Transformers Prime figures in the United States.\u00a0 I really loved the few figures I was able to get from this limited line, and I can\u2019t wait to pick up the ones I\u2019m missing.\u00a0 Even if you\u2019re not into the Prime line, the bit of news that will make all fans happy is that Bumblebee won\u2019t be in this case assortment.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it seems this is a case where Hasbro giveth and taketh away.\u00a0 In an interview with TFormers.com, VP of Design Aaron Archer stated that Hasbro has no plans for releasing their own version of a Voyager Breakdown<\/a>.\u00a0 Apparently the Takara figure was \u201cnot made to the same standards\u201d, and is in \u201cno-man\u2019s land\u201d cost wise.\u00a0 Breakdown is one of the main Decepticon characters on the show, so this is kind of an odd situation.\u00a0 I can understand not importing the Takara version (he\u2019s a pretty cool figure, which you\u2019ll see in my review on Friday!), but I don\u2019t understand why they don\u2019t even want to bother making one of their own.\u00a0 There\u2019s already a Bulkhead, and a larger Starscream.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t think Breakdown would be much different.<\/p>\n

\"\"As for the regular Prime line, I\u2019m pretty excited to see Kup, and Rumble doesn\u2019t look too bad either.\u00a0 But the real wallet killer is going to be the Fall of Cybertron\/Generations line.\u00a0 Grimlock is a perfect badass robo-dino.\u00a0 I was already sold on the new Soundwave and the new incarnation of his classic tapes, but now they got me with Blaster too.\u00a0 So long money…<\/p>\n

\"\"I was really surprised by how many exclusives were announced.\u00a0 I\u2019m still fairly new to this Transformers thing, but it seemed like a lot.\u00a0 Big Bad Toy Store is getting a \u201cDark Energon\u201d wave, which consists of the Prime figures done in multicolored translucent plastics.\u00a0 (An awesome look, btw.)\u00a0 They\u2019re also getting an exclusive Bruticus along with Amazon.\u00a0 While Amazon is getting Jetwing and Year of the Dragon Prime figures all to themselves.\u00a0 Toys R Us is getting a nice looking Masterpiece Thundercracker.\u00a0 Universal Studios are getting figures to promote a new TF ride.\u00a0 But the wackiest exclusive of them all is the gold Linkin Park Soundwave.\u00a0 A bit of good news on the exclusive front is that the Hasbro Asia figures are going to make their way to the US.<\/p>\n

The last, but certainly not least impressive item for me from SDCC is the new Kreo announcements.\u00a0 The real moneymaker for Kreo was the cute minifigures, and Hasbro finally realized this.\u00a0 So now the minifigs will \u201ctransform\u201d into their alt modes.\u00a0 The alt modes are kind of hit or miss with me, but the little bots are still cute and now we get more of them.\u00a0 Nothing wrong there. For more Transformers SDCC coverage continue to the forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"I wasn\u2019t as impressed with the Star Wars showing as I was MOTU, DC, Marvel, and Transformers.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a couple years since the inception of the Vintage Collection line, and Hasbro has met its goal of over a hundred figures.\u00a0 They are going to transition it to something new, but there wasn\u2019t a lot of information on what that new line would be.\u00a0 I\u2019m a bit disappointed in this news because I\u2019ve really grown to love the VC line.\u00a0 More often than not they have superior sculpts, and the articulation is usually damned good too.<\/p>\n

They are bringing back the \u201cBuild-a-Droid\u201d series though, with two droids being built in each new wave.\u00a0 I\u2019m always up for the build-a-figure idea because it\u2019s a good way of growing the line faster and adding character that might not have been considered otherwise.\u00a0 Unfortunately for me, I\u2019m even less of a Star Wars collector than Transformers.\u00a0 So these obscure droids are a bit lost on me.\u00a0 But I\u2019m glad that the SW fans get another chance at this. For more Star Wars SDCC coverage continue to the forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"I was a bit disappointed with the TMNT showing at SDCC, but that might be my own fault.\u00a0 Between the press releases and finding the new figures at my local TRU, I was on the edge of my seat to see what Playmates had in store for Comic Con.\u00a0 But aside from their SDCC exclusive Night Shadow Leonardo, it was all stuff that had been previously announced.\u00a0 I should have realized they announced everything before SDCC, but the kid in me wanted more.\u00a0 And even though new prototypes were seen at Toy Fair, there was nothing new to be had at San Diego.\u00a0 Hopefully I\u2019ll get a new press release soon…<\/p>\n

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Lastly, for those of you who are interested in the Monster High showing at SDCC, check out my Armchair Coverage on MonsterHighFearbook.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n

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Continue to Page 2 for Noisy’s Marvel Recap<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\"\"As has been the case this last year, I\u2019m confused on what to collect when it comes to Marvel toys. I\u2019m the guy that culled most of his Marvel Legends collection years ago and swore he didn\u2019t need to get into Marvel Universe before slowly accumulating more than a few Marvel Universe figures and then buying a bunch of Marvel Legends… ugh!<\/p>\n

With Marvel Legends back, we\u2019ve got two really nice comic-based toy lines going (score that one, Mattel) and I\u2019m struggling with it. I\u2019ve got the Marvel Universe Future Foundation 3pk and the Marvel Legends Future Foundation Spidey. Doom was shown in both scales at SDCC and I kinda want both. That\u2019s just silly.<\/p>\n

But looking at the SDCC news the part of me that wants to be a Marvel Legends collector is pretty happy, but the part of me that still leans to Marvel Universe is starting to wonder what the heck is going on.<\/p>\n

\"\"Going into SDCC, we already knew a lot of the Marvel Universe product that has to yet to reach store shelves like the Future Foundation Spidey from Wave 19, the fantastic Nova from Wave 20, Professor X & Jubilee from Wave 21, new 2pks, new 3pks, and, of course, Mastersworks Fin Fang Foom. There\u2019s been plenty revealed, but little shipped. With that in mind, maybe I was expecting too much when it came to the SDCC reveals this year. There were a few reveals, but in some cases there were figures I was expecting to see based on past WIP reveals like the Black Knight that went unmentioned at this year\u2019s SDCC.<\/p>\n

\"\"Most of what was revealed found its way to us through the display case over the course of the con. We got our first look at the Uncanny X-men 3pk (featuring Jim Lee Rogue) and the Inhumans 3pk (I need a Karnak figure really bad). There were some new 2pks too, Future Foundation (featuring White Doom and a FF Black Spidey), Spidey vs Rhino, and some X-Men vs. Avengers 2pks \u2013 but you gotta thinks old school on those because this is the 80s miniseries. The 2pks will feature Magneto vs Cap and Wolverine vs She-Hulk. The next day, Mysterio & Electra made their way into the case.
\nIt sounds like a lot when I writer it out, but the sum total of new reveals was really just four 2pks so far. The panel loomed and then it seems MU was just kinda of a speed bump. Old Man Logan was revealed as this year\u2019s Digital Comic Exclusive and another Uncanny X-Men 3pk was shown, this one featuring the current version of the team \u2013 Cyclops, Emma Frost, and Colossus as Juggernaut.<\/p>\n

There is definitely some cool stuff. I\u2019m not done with MU yet and it doesn\u2019t seem like Hasbro is either. I will buy both upcoming She-Hulks, Nova, Rogue, Karnak, and a few others. And I definitely need that orange Foom for my Thor collection, so hopefully Hasbro will find a home for it somewhere. Still, I feel like we\u2019re in a big MU lull and I\u2019m ready for the line to get back on its feet.<\/p>\n

\"\"Meanwhile, the 6\u201d collector in me had plenty to chew for Marvel Legends. Again, we got the plenty of reveals\/updates before the panel. We saw carded images of Wave 3 \u2013 images that caused some disappointment as there\u2019s no BAF for Wave 3. The wave turns out to be somewhat of a filler wave as the Wave 2 came together quickly and left a big gap between itself and the 2013 product. As has been revealed over the past few months this wave will include U.S. Agent, Mystique, Dani Moonstar, Neo-Classic Iron Man, Blade & Punisher as \u201crunning change figures\u201d, Deadpool in regular and X-Force colors, and Dr. Doom is traditional and Future Foundation colors. While there is no BAF, this wave will feature more of those swanky Avengers \u201cHeroscape\u201d stands.<\/p>\n

\"\"Attendees were told that Day 2 would see the 2013 Wave 1 BAF find its way to the case. That next morning, two new figures debuted the All-New Savage She-Hulk (the time lost daughter of an alternate reality Hulk & Thundra) and Hit Monkey. I didn\u2019t know what\/who Hit Monkey was, but apparently he\u2019s a monkey that learned the ways of the hitman and uses his skills to kill other assassins. Hey, at least it sounds better than most DCnU origins.<\/p>\n

\"\"Anyway, so the confusion \u2013 a new BAF is supposed to be in the case, but instead there\u2019s this tiny, hyper-articulated monkey. Well, friends, it turns out the age of the Micro-BAF is upon us. Marvel Legends is always innovating, right? I\u2019m not so sure I need to build Hit Monkey, but he does come with a stellar line as revealed at SDCC: Archangel (in both standard and X-Force costumes), white Iron Fist \/ Protector (running change), Red She-Hulk\/All-new Savage She-Hulk (running change), Hyperion\/Sentry (running change and featuring a great new buck), Ultimate Captain America, and X-Force Wolverine. I\u2019m not sure on the circumstances around all those running changes or variants, but it sure sounds like it could be easy to build two Hit Monkeys.<\/p>\n

\"\"Marvel Legends closed out on some reveals for Wave 2 were also shown including Marvel Legends Wrecker (who will have Bulldozer as his running change mate), Moonstone (featuring an all-new female sculpt) and finally, finally, finally a Jim Lee Jean Grey.<\/p>\n

Finally, the teaser, and possibly the most exciting Marvel news from SDCC for me personally was a sneak peak at Iron Man 3 toys. It was just one panel at the end of the presentation that said \u201cLegends come to Iron Man\u201d with an image that depicted the Wave 1 Iron Man standing in front of what appears to be a rather large BAF of the Iron Monger. I\u2019m in line for that already (and yes, I do have that 1:18th classic comics series Iron Monger from Iron Man 2, so what?)<\/p>\n

Continue to the Forums for Links from around the web!<\/a><\/h2>\n

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