{"id":5198,"date":"2010-04-30T22:35:46","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T03:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2011-12-05T02:45:27","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T08:45:27","slug":"four-horsemen-acquire-their-first-licensed-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=5198","title":{"rendered":"Four Horsemen acquire
their first licensed property…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forty-two years ago the space race between the United States and Russia was in full swing, and a full wave of action figures known as \u201cThe Outer Space Men\u201d was released that caught the imagination of a generation. Although the initial salvo of characters was well received, the characters that were to be part of the second wave, collectively referred to as \u201cThe World of Tomorrow\u201d, never made it into production and currently only exist as elaborate prototypes \/ production samples in the homes of a couple of fortunate collectors.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today\u2026 Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios have been able to have a hand in the successful re-launches of many of their favorite toy lines from their childhood, but a few of their favorite properties have so far been unobtainable to them \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n

Collaborating closely with the property\u2019s creator, Mel Birnkrant, the Four Horsemen are proud to announce their first venture into licensed properties – The Outer Space Men<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Already well into production, the first two 3-3\/4 inch scaled waves of The Outer Space Men will consist of two characters per wave.<\/p>\n

Wave one will be Astro-Nautilus: the Man from Neptune<\/strong> featuring four articulated tentacles and his regal undersea trident; and Inferno: the Flame Man of Mercury<\/strong> wielding his fiery flame blaster and removable helmet!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/center><\/p>\n

Wave two will contain Xodiac: the Man from Saturn <\/strong>along with his Saturnian scepter, disintegrator pistol, and removable helmet; and Metamorpho: the Man from Alpha Centauri<\/strong> brandishing his morpho-gun, alpha sensor, and transforming facial features!<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/center><\/p>\n

The Outer Space Men creator, Mel Birnkrant has given the Four Horsemen full access to all of the OSM archives in order to assure the highest quality and coolest new interpretations of the characters possible, but the collaboration doesn\u2019t end there\u2026<\/p>\n

In an effort to re-introduce The Outer Space Men to as wide an audience as possible, new play features have been added into this new version of a classic toy line! Working directly with Matt Doughty, owner of Onell Designs<\/a>, the Four Horsemen have incorporated Onell Designs\u2019 innovative Glyos joint system into The Outer Space Men, making them almost 100% compatible with all of Onell designs\u2019 releases! The Outer Space Men is something that both the Four Horsemen and Matt have been discussing for years now, and it just seemed like the perfect property in which to incorporate the phenomenal Glyos \u201cfit function\u201d.<\/p>\n

As production nears completion, more images and product availability info will be released. The release of The Outer Space Men marks a new approach to action figure production for the Four Horsemen, and more info about this, other announcements and what role the Horsemen\u2019s FANtastic Exclusive<\/a> venture will play in all of this will come next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Forty-two years ago the space race between the United States and Russia was in full swing, and a full wave of action figures known as \u201cThe Outer Space Men\u201d was released that caught the imagination of a generation. Although the initial salvo of characters was well received, the characters that were to be part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5651,"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":[1279,14],"tags":[2562,2572,510,2560],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/OSMTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-1lQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9253,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9253","url_meta":{"origin":5198,"position":0},"title":"4 Horsemen Announce NYCC Outer Space Men (Updated with Pics!)","date":"September 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the weekend, the Four Horsemen announced the second assortment of Outer Space Men figures - The Beta Phase Wave. These four exclusive colorways will be available as New York Comic Con Exclusives, from a few different booths, along with limited online availability. Click Here to Jump Directly to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7th Market"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17858,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17858","url_meta":{"origin":5198,"position":1},"title":"Four Horsemen Announce New Outer Space Men Releases","date":"April 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I lost track of time while working on the site redesign, so there\u2019s no 7th Market review this week, but I do have some exciting news to share. The Four Horsemen recently updated their site with the announcement of three new Outer Space Men waves (and a Gothitropolis tidbit to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7th Market"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20719,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20719","url_meta":{"origin":5198,"position":2},"title":"Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators Four Horsemen Ed. Wave One","date":"September 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, well tonight now, I\u2019m taking a look at the figures in the Outer Space Men Four Horsemen Cosmic Creators Wave One, Megamorpho & Neonautilus. I know it sounds like a lot of proper nouns all strung together, so let\u2019s focus on the key words: cool toys, great sculpts, bright\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7th Market"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7523,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=7523","url_meta":{"origin":5198,"position":3},"title":"Four Horsemen Announce SDCC Exclusive Outer Space Men","date":"July 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"If you thought you'd finished off your SDCC Exclusive want list, uncross those i's and undot the t's because the Four Horsemen have announced some special edition Outer Space Men for San Diego Comic Con! The guys have sent along some great pics along with the details on how you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7th Market"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10537,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=10537","url_meta":{"origin":5198,"position":4},"title":"OSM: Galactic Holiday Editions Available Now!","date":"December 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week, the 4H announced a special Galactic Holiday Edition of their Outer Space Men figures. In an effort to get these newest editions to their fans before Christmas, the sale for the Galactic Holiday figures is TONIGHT @ 9PM EST! And while you're there, don't forget the Infinity Editions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7th Market"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5864,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=5864","url_meta":{"origin":5198,"position":5},"title":"Four Horsemen Update: FanEx, SDCC, New Site, & More","date":"May 28, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Four Horsemen are nearing the end of their tenth year in business, and they're gearing up to make the next year one of their most productive years ever! Not only are they going to continue to handle the creative duties on Mattel's DC Universe Classics, Masters of the Universe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7th Market"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5198"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15751,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions\/15751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}