{"id":4997,"date":"2010-04-19T18:30:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T23:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4997"},"modified":"2010-04-19T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2010-04-19T23:30:10","slug":"dc-direct-blackest-night-series-7-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4997","title":{"rendered":"DC Direct Blackest Night Series 7 &#038; 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=left src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/rant\/bn00.jpg?w=640\" vspace=5 hspace=10 data-recalc-dims=\"1\"> As part of Monday&#8217;s DC solicits, DC Direct announced two new waves of Blackest Night figures, wave seven in November and wave eight in December. With wave six already on the schedule for November 3rd, that&#8217;s going to make for an avalanche of new figures right before the holidays. There&#8217;s some nice surprises including an oversized Arkillo, a 2-pack of smaller figures, more Black Lanterns, and more deputized lanterns including the very first Mera, our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=3172\">2009 Most Requested Figure<\/a>, in 6&#8243; form! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/reviews\/dcdimages\/seveneight.jpg?w=640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/center><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<strong>BLACKEST NIGHT SERIES 7 ACTION FIGURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hugely successful BLACKEST NIGHT action figure line continues! <\/p>\n<p>Included in this seventh installment of the series are: Black Lantern Superman, back from the dead&#8230;again; Sinestro Corps Member Arkillo, dissenter defeated, forever forced to wear his traitorous tongue around his neck; Red Lantern Mera, with a rage-filled heart, she allows the Red Ring of Power to drown her; Black Lantern Terra with Scar, resurrected to prey on the hearts of her former team members, Terra teams with near-death survivor Scar in an effort to eradicate all emotion in the Universe.<\/p>\n<p>All five figures feature multiple points of articulation and include a display base. Character-appropriate accessories are also included.<\/p>\n<p>Red Lantern Mera &#8211; 6.5\u201d h<br \/>\nSinestro Corps Member Arkillo &#8211; 7.5\u201d h<br \/>\nBlack Lantern Superman &#8211; 6.75\u201d h<br \/>\nBlack Lantern Terra with Scar &#8211; 5.5\u201d h (Terra), 4.5\u201d h (Scar)<\/p>\n<p>4-color clamshell blister card packaging.<\/p>\n<p>On sale November 24, 2010 * Action Figures * PI\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/rlmer.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/rlmer.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/scark.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/scark.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/blsup.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/blsup.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/blter.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/blter.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"newsimages\/spacer.png\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/ollex.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/ollex.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/scsca.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/scsca.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">\n<strong>BLACKEST NIGHT SERIES 8 ACTION FIGURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hugely successful BLACKEST NIGHT action figure line continues!<\/p>\n<p>Included in this eighth installment of the series are: Black Lantern Black Flash, Professor Zoom\u2019s reanimated corpse, holds curious sway over The Flash\u2019s other undead rogues; Orange Lantern Lex Luthor, the new Orange Power Ring seeks out Lex Luthor for his avarice and lust for power; Indigo Tribe The Atom, with compassion and sense of duty stronger than ever, Ray Palmer serves as the binding force uniting the spectrum of power; Sinestro Corps Member Scarecrow, delights in instilling fear in others and is rewarded with the Yellow Ring of Power.<\/p>\n<p>All four figures feature multiple points of articulation and include a display base. Character-appropriate accessories are also included.<\/p>\n<p>Orange Lantern Lex Luthor &#8211; 6.75\u201d h<br \/>\nSinestro Corps Member Scarecrow &#8211; 6.5\u201d h<br \/>\nBlack Lantern Black Flash &#8211; 6.75\u201d h<br \/>\nIndigo Tribe The Atom &#8211; 6.75\u201d h<\/p>\n<p>4-color clamshell blister card packaging.<\/p>\n<p>On sale December 8, 2010 * Action Figures * PI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/blfla.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/blfla.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"newsimages\/dcd\/itato.jpg\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"newsimages\/dcd\/itato.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h5>For more figures, check out our full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?page_id=4978\">Blackest Night<\/a> Checklist.<\/h5>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of Monday&#8217;s DC solicits, DC Direct announced two new waves of Blackest Night figures, wave seven in November and wave eight in December. With wave six already on the schedule for November 3rd, that&#8217;s going to make for an avalanche of new figures right before the holidays. There&#8217;s some nice surprises including an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":6240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[6,47,10],"tags":[41,111,378,2572,2560],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dcucTN.png?fit=50%2C44","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-1iB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2741,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=2741","url_meta":{"origin":4997,"position":0},"title":"ToyFare 150: Blackest Night is the DC Direct line that won&#8217;t die","date":"December 10, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"ToyFare #150 went on sale yesterday (12\/9) and among it's pages we saw the world premiere of MOTUC Evil Lyn, some future Wal-Mart exclusives DC 2pks (via ActionFigurePics.Com), and an article on the future of the DC Direct Blackest Night line (be sure to check out the magazine for pictures\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DCClassics.Com&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3046,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=3046","url_meta":{"origin":4997,"position":1},"title":"DC Direct solicits new Blackest Night product: Mongul, Nekron, more Black Lanterns, &#038; Rings!","date":"December 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"DC Direct solicits hit the 'net today and there were a few surprises for Blackest Night fans. 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