1:18 Assassin's Creed Toys

(left to right) Cesare, Doctor, Da Vinci, Ezio, Harlequin, and Machiavelli

Not sure how new this info is, but the other day at Target, I saw 1:18 scale toys based on the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood video game. There have previously been 6 inch scale Creed figures, but these are new to me. And they look pretty cool.  The first wave includes...

Cesare Borgia
The Doctor
Da Vinci
Ezio Auditore Da Firenze
The Harlequin
Machiavelli

Anybody play the game? Anybody want the figures?

DC Reboot Toys at SDCC

The August 31 reboot of DC comics has spurred the creation of some toys. Although I'm not totally behind the reboot, I'm always up for new plastic men. The reimagined versions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, and Green Lantern (so, the Justice League) have toy representations. See more at ToyArk.

DC Team-Up!

DC and LEGO have partnered and created Hero Factory (build-a-figure) versions of Marvel and DC characters. Namely, Iron Man and Hulk for Marvel and Batman and Green Lantern for DC. I... I'm screwed. I'll buy all of them. My impulse control is lacking. See Toy News International for more.

Batman Legacy and Batman: Arkham City Toys

ToyArk has a gallery of Batman Legacy and Batman: Arkham City figures revealed at SDCC. The Legacy figures look comic-accurate, and the Arkham City figures? Mind-blowing. Sculpt, articulation, paint, accessories, accuracy-thay seem to have raised the bar for 6 inch figures.

New Marvel Universe Toys

MarvelousNews.com has a great gallery of the new Marvel Universe figures. I'm most excited about Kraven the Hunter and a new, repainted, and resculpted Magneto. Hmmm...to make up for the Secret Wars version? These figures look great.

2012 Marvel Legends First Wave Revealed!

The first new Marvel Legends toys have been revealed.The figures will release early next year. The line-up is as follows... Klaw, Steve Rogers, Constrictor, Hope Summers, Iron Man, Thor, and Ghost Rider. The wave will have a BAF, which will be Terrax.

Deadshot Review-DC Universe Classics Wave 9

To escape the memories of a family altercation that left his father paralyzed and his brother dead, Floyd Lawton moved to Gotham City where he began his career as a criminal. In the process he trained himself to become a highly skilled marksman and adopted the name Deadshot. During one of his many stays in prison, Lawton was offered amnesty for past offenses if he would accept a potentially fatal mission on behalf of the U.S. government as a member of the Suicide Squad. Since then, Lawton has worked both on his own as a criminal, and occasionally as a member of the Squad.


Sculpt


Deadshot's sculpt is amazing.  The Four Horsemen have once again made his head look like a masked person rather than someone with no face. His wrist-mounted guns are entirely sculpted, with holes in the barrels and separate cartridges. His belt, emblem, boots,and eyepiece are all sculpted pieces.  Therefore, his head, torso, gauntlets, belt, calves, feet, and biceps are all new, a rarity for a DCUC figure. But the little details really make this figure stand out. Raised edges on the costume's piping, a fully sculpted target on the eyepiece, little details add to the figure's quality.  5/5


Paint


This is where the figure suffers a loss. The colors look good and the red is not too "toylike".  The orange wash is nice on the gloves and boots. The high point, the guns, have a black wash that gives the metal texture, and the scopes are painted. However, there is a huge silvery scratch on Deadshot's right shoulder. The gold on his biceps bleed over onto the red. There is a yellow dot in the target that doesn't really show up well in the photos, but it still affects the paint quality. The black stripes on the torso look almost cartoony, and the segmented armor would be better represented with a sculpted element.  3/5


Articulation


Deadshot features the standard DC Universe Classics articulation-which is excellent. Ball-jointed head, swivel-hinge shoulders, swivel biceps, ab crunch, swivel waist, h-hips, swivel thighs, single-hinge knees,    and rocker ankles. The head only swivels, but it is a small fault in the grand scheme of the figure.  5/5


Accessories


Deadshot's only accessory is Chemo's right arm. It looks great. It's translucent and filled with air bubbles. The armor is well sculpted and painted perfectly. The cord attached to the gauntlet does not plug in on the arm, rather, it attaches to Chemo's back. Chemo's arm  has a swivel-hinge shoulder, swivel-hinge elbow, and swivel-hinge wrist, which is a nice addition to the normal articulation. 5/5

Overall, Deadshot is a great figure, marred only by a few paint issues.
9/10

Callgrim Custom Corps coming Friday!

Jesse at Callgrim is releasing a wave of Callgrim Custom Corps at 9 pm EDT Friday. The figures look simply amazing with the addition of soft-goods capes, scarves, and cloaks. The "roaring" faces look great, and the color choice looks phenomenal, adding to the perfect "marauder" vibe of the toys. If you have the money, buy them. If, like me, you don't, gaze upon their beauty and hope they don't sell out (which they will.)

Toy Troubles

After buying three GI Joe figures and a vehicle Monday, I've had trouble getting excited about action figures. I've leaned more toward traditional comics, role-playing games, and movies the last few days. It seems that my bedroom is packed with little men, some displayed, many not. I feel like the hobby isn't really a hobby, as it requires little (if any) work or invested time. However......I'm sure seeing a new wave of figures at Target will reinvigorate the excitement. Even so, I feel pangs (or is it twangs?-not sure) of regret while gazing upon Rip Attack Tiger Snake w/Street-Viper, Rise of Cobra Arctic Snake Eyes, Rise of Cobra Cobra Commander(Yes, I wrote Cobra Cobra), and GI Joe 25th Anniversary Viper.