Hot Toys Bruce Banner 1/6th Scale Figure

Hot Toys is still not done with the Avengers as they're about to release *gasp* the 1/6th Scale Bruce Banner figure based on the likeness of actor Mark Ruffalo.

Dr. Bruce Banner was one of the great highlights of The Avengers. Mark Ruffalo’s wonderful performance as the gamma radiated doctor has been well-received by fans and critics.

Now Hot Toys is excited to present this widely anticipated 1/6th scale Bruce Banner Collectible Figure from the movie for fans to complete their Avengers collection. The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner in the film, featuring the newly developed head sculpt, highly-detailed costume and accessories.

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Not too impressed. Can't say they nailed it. For me, it's really so-so. Still it's a must have for collectors and completists.

Also it's the perfect figure if you're a big fan of Ruffalo's other big movie "Now You See Me" where he plays the role of the Fifth Horseman/ Mastermind behind the "Four Horsemen" outfit.

Hot Toys Chitauri Foot Soldiers 1/6th Scale Preview

Looks like Hot Toys is still milking the Avengers franchise while it still can as they will be releasing a collectible set featuring a Chitauri footsoldier and a Chitauri Commander!

"Led by Loki in The Avengers, the Chitauri soldiers invaded New York and brought destruction to the city. It had been a tough battle for The Avengers to take on the overwhelming number of these extraterrestrial invaders!

The movie-accurate collectible set includes the Chitauri Footsoldier and Chitauri Commander in the film, featuring finely crafted head sculpts and bodies, highly-detailed weapons, and diorama stages with movable rubble pieces, which are presented together in a twin pack. Fans can collect this set to revisit the battle scene in the movie."

I'm not sure if this will be available by the end of the month or it'll take a while longer. It does spell cool and will ultimately complete your entire "The Avengers" 1/6th Scale collection.

Hot Toys Thor: The Dark World Thor Preview

Hot Toys can't cash in too much on Thor but they've done the next best thing, preview two new figures at the same time.

The next highly anticipated Marvel Studios film this year – Thor: The Dark World is soon hitting the theatres. Following the events of The Avengers, Thor returns to the big screen and sets upon a journey to confront a new enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand.

To celebrate the launch of this epic sequel of Thor, Hot Toys is proud to present the new 1/6th scale Thor Collectible Figure. The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Chris Hemsworth as Thor in the movie, featuring the newly developed head sculpt, muscular body, highly detailed costume, weapon and accessories.























Mind you this is the standard armor for the Thunder god, there's another 1/6 scale figure preview waiting in the wings!!!

Also this head sculpt is spot on with the likeness of Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. In fact, I daresay that it's actually better than what we've seen from The Avengers Thor figure.

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INFINITY # 3 Review - Minor Spoilers

Reviewing Infinity # 3 by Jonathan Hickman, Jerome Opena and Dustin Weaver.

This week's INFINITY # 3 shows us that Captain America is still the baddest mofo in the Universe and that having no powers do not mean he can't beat battles with powerful enemies like The Builders. It's also a prelude of bigger things coming down with the Inhumans.

Hickman plays the galactic opera very well with a badly beaten Galactic Council turning tail and leaving behind only a handful of troops. Luckily for readers it happens to be Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Avengers led by Captain America. 

I like the dichotomy of this issue. One side we see a victory on the space front led by Captain America and on the other side of the playing field we see a kingdom crumble partly due to that supreme a-hole Thanos. 

So far, I'm impressed with how Hickman is handling Infinity. Issue 3 is a great addition to the list of good products that Marvel Comics has released in the past few months. There's this elegance and grandness in terms of scope and he yet he micromanages everything to make it cohesive. 

Opena and Weaver's art was fantastic. Opena is a monster when it comes to doing xenomorphic creatures and weird spacecrafts. Plus he pulled off something fantastic in my book. He managed to make Captain America look so cool barking orders at his team.

Weaver's work was excellent here, on equal footing with Opena's work actually. That guy can convey emotions with his art such as the madness in Maximus the Mad's eyes, the worry in Queen Medusa's face and Black Bolt's adamant stance vs Thanos.

Go pick up INFINITY # 3, you'll be happy you did. 

Watch out for the Skottie Young Avengers Movie Poster in SDCC 2013

If  you're planning to bring home a poster from Comic Con International aka SDCC 2013, then it should definitely this cutesy poster drawn by Skottie Young. Below is the poster in it's entirety.

And if you do have the extra money, do buy me as well. :)

Source: Skottieyoung.com

New Captain America: The Winter Soldier Set Photos Hint Fight with Jasper Sitwell

Based on the new set photos from Captain America: The Winter Soldier it looks like there's animosity brewing between Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson) and Jasper Sitwell (Maximiliano Hernandez).

Honestly while ScarJo looked hot in 'The Avengers", she looks horrible as Black Widow for The Winter Soldier. Maybe we really should blame her stylist for this. If there was ever going to be a competition between which hairstyle fit her the most, I'd also go on record and say that it was hair back in Iron Man 2, where she played assistant to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark. 

More photos after the cut.

I tell you, there's really something off about Scarlett Johansson here. I just can't point my finger at what. Oh and before we lose track, why is she kicking Jasper Sitwell? Wasn't Sitwell (at least in the comic books) one of the good guys and one the more pronounced members of the S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Marko Djurdjevic's Infinity Variant Cover Looks Like a Movie Poster

... and this movie poster features important key figures like main villain Thanos plus Inhuman leader Black Bolt together with heavy hitters from Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers.

If you've read the early scans from the FCBD issue of Marvel Comics' Infinity, you'll know that Thanos has sent his outrider to Earth with the hopes of finding something or someone. Knowing Thanos, this must be the Infinity gauntlet and the six infinity gems. Sadly though, the Illuminati broke the Infinity gems in Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers.

Hot Toys Announce Battle Damaged Iron Man Mark VII Figure

In view of the great response of the Mark VII Collectible Figurine launched earlier, Hot Toys is proud to present the 1/6th scale Mark VII Limited Edition Collectible Figurine in battle damaged version from the smash hit The Avengers movie. It is a movie promo edition which will be exclusively limited to WORLDWIDE only to celebrate the Iron Man 3 movie launch.

The movie-accurate Battle Damaged Mark VII Collectible Figurine is highly detailed and fully deployed, specially crafted based on the image of Robert Downey Jr. as the iconic character Mark VII in the movie, highlighting the newly developed head sculpt, light-up functions, well equipped armor, and battle damaged features.

Iron Man 3 Rumors - Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers Appearance

A lot of new rumors plus a new poster for this year's Iron Man 3 today from various sources starring Robert Downey Jr and directed by Shane Black. 

Here's the rundown:

1. Iron Man 3 ending

Rumor has it that the ending for Iron Man 3 will have Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark fly off to the deep space. It's in space where Tony gets his first encounter with the Guardians of the Galaxy...

Hot Toys Teasers Featuring G.I. Joe and Prometheus

The Hot Toy Community facebook page shared an album featuring some cool upcoming products from Hot Toys including their newly acquired licenses like G.I. Joe Retaliation, Prometheus, The Avengers and Iron Man 3.

So it's obviously Storm Shadow from GI JOE and then the space suit that was used by everybody in 20th Century Fox's "Prometheus".

There's also several busts from past and present licenses like The Avengers and Iron Man 3.

One bust features the Mark VII armor worn by Tony Stark in last year's "The Avengers"...

... and then there's also the new armor we've seen him hauling around in the trailer for Iron Man 3.

If you ask me, I'm pretty sold with the output for these products. These Iron Man busts alone will look really damn cool somewhere in my pad. 

If Captain America Faces Off Against Thanos in Avengers 2 Here's to Hoping this Happens

Was reading Brian Cronin's "A Year of Cool Comic" and fanboyed over his entry about Captain America facing Thanos (in full power no less) during "Infinity Gauntlet".

In the story Cap manages to capture Thanos' attention in a mad attempt to stall the mad titan from erasing life from the rest of the Marvel Universe.