Here we are back again as always with an all-new edition of Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! This week we see August coming to a close, and September starting a new season as we ease our way in to fall! A new season means we have a ton of cool new toys and collectibles coming our way, so as you can probably imagine, there is plenty of awesome stuff to be seen in the Toy News for the week of August 28th, 2018!
Coming In February From Diamond Select
Much like the dependable workings of a clock, as another week passes, and we have another new batch of product solicitations from our friends at Diamond Select Toys! This month they’ve got plenty of goodies in store for us that are expected to hit stores a few months down the road in February 2019! Fans can expect new collectibles from Ghostbusters, Star Trek, John Wick, both Marvel and DC Comics, and a surprise reveal of a piece straight out of director Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight Trilogy’! Check out the full solicitations from Diamond Select Toys below!
DC COMICS VINIMATES
A Diamond Select Toys release! The DC Universe expands with even more Vinimates vinyl figures set in the world of DC Comics! The Flash, Green Arrow, and Supergirl are the latest characters to get the 4-inch block-figure treatment, and each appears in their most famous comic-book look. Set in poses straight off the pages of their titles, each comes packaged in a full-color window box and is in scale with other Vinimates vinyl figures. Designed by Barry Bradfield!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $9.99
DC GALLERY BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MOVIE PVC FIGURE
A Diamond Select Toys release! He’s the hero Gotham deserves, and now he’s the latest PVC Diorama in the DC Movie Gallery line! Based on Christopher Nolan’s movie The Dark Knight, this sculpture of Batman shows him examining a playing card amid the rubble of one of the Joker’s escapades. Measuring approximately 9 inches tall, this movie-accurate diorama comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Shawn Knapp, and sculpted by Rocco Tartamella!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $45.00
DC GALLERY METAL WONDER WOMAN PVC FIGURE
A Diamond Select Toys release! How metal is your Gallery? The world of Dark Knights: Metal expands with the latest comic-based DC Gallery diorama – Wonder Woman from the world of Batman: The Merciless! This woman warrior is girded for battle with breastplate and shoulder armor and has her sword and shield at the ready. Sprinting past a monstrous tentacle, this action-packed 9-inch PVC diorama comes packaged in a full-color window box. Sculpted by Cortes Studio based on a design by Caesar!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $45.00
GHOSTBUSTERS SELECT ACTION FIGURE SERIES 10 ASSORTMENT
A Diamond Select Toys release! What did you do, Ray? The newest wave of Ghostbusters action figures continues to build the world of the Real Ghostbusters – and the firehouse diorama – with three new figures of Peter, Ray and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man! Based on their animated appearances with new jumpsuits, new head sculpts and new gear, Peter and Ray measure approximately 7 inches tall while the first-ever fully articulated Mr. Stay-Puft measures approximately 8 inches tall! Plus, these three figures complete the firehouse diorama started in Series 6, so pick them up and complete the iconic front doors! Each comes packaged in the now-iconic, display-ready Select action figure packaging with side-panel artwork for shelf reference. Designed by Yuri Tming and sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $24.99
JOHN WICK SELECT ACTION FIGURE
A Diamond Select Toys release! When you have to kill the boogeyman, you buy a John Wick action figure! This 7-inch Select-scale action figure captures modern action icon Wick as he appears in his first film outing, dressed in a suit and with multiple weapon accessories as well as his faithful dog, whose death spurs the action of the movie. In scale to all other Select action figures, and featuring over 20 points of articulation, this figure comes packaged in display-ready Select action figure packaging with side-panel artwork for shelf reference. Designed by Yuri Tming and sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $24.99
LEGENDARY FILM IRON GIANT 1/2 SCALE BUST
A Diamond Select Toys release! The largest-scale Iron Giant collectible ever made is the newest Legend in Three Dimensions! The Legends in 3D line expands to the world of animation with this 10-inch bust of the Iron Giant, star of the animated film of the same name. With his pal Hogarth perched on his shoulder, this bust is the ultimate gift for any fan of The Iron Giant, or of iron giants in general. Limited to an edition of 1,000 pieces, this numbered bust comes with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Designed by Joe Allard!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $200.00
MARVEL GALLERY SPIDER-MAN COMIC PVC FIGURE
A Diamond Select Toys release! How spectacular is your Gallery? Spider-Man returns with an all-new sculpt in the Marvel Gallery PVC diorama line! Crouched on a web slung across an alleyway, Spider-Man lives up to his namesake in this all-new PVC sculpture portraying the hero in his element. Measuring approximately 7″ high by 11 ” wide, this detailed sculpt by Alterton is based on a design by Caesar, and comes packaged in a full-color window box.
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $45.00
MARVEL MILESTONES AVENGERS 3 HULKBUSTER MK2 STATUE
A Diamond Select Toys release! This is the big one! The biggest statue ever released by Diamond Select Toys, this nearly 24-inch sculpture of the Hulkbuster MK2 armor from Avengers: Infinity War appropriately dwarfs other statues in the line, making it the centerpiece of any Avengers collection. Limited to only 200 pieces, it is hand-numbered, and comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $1,500.00
MARVEL MILESTONES AVENGERS 3 THANOS STATUE
A Diamond Select Toys release! Thanos triumphant! The mad titan has collected all of the Infinity Gems, and raises his gauntlet in victory in this new statue in the Marvel Milestones line! In scale to other Milestones pieces, this 20″ sculpture can display with the Infinity War Thor statue or on his own, and is limited to a numbered edition of only 1,000. Snap him up before he snaps his fingers! Packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Designed by Joe Allard and sculpted by Jorge Santos Souza!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $300.00
MARVEL PREMIER AVENGERS 3 IRON MAN MK50 STATUE
A Diamond Select Toys release! Repulsors to full! This resin statue of Iron Man in his MK50 armor shows him landing on a pile of rubble even as he unleashes a blistering barrage at his target. This statue is limited to a production run of 3,000 pieces, and each statue is hand-numbered, with an accompanying certificate of authenticity in a full-color, hand-numbered box. Designed by Joe Allard and sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $150.00
MARVEL SELECT ROGUE ACTION FIGURE
A Diamond Select Toys release! Unite the Blue Team! DST expands on their X-Men offerings with the latest figure in the Marvel Select action figure line – Rogue! The Southern belle with the ability to steal your powers joins Beast, Gambit, Wolverine and Cyclops to form the ultimate action figure strike force! With interchangeable hands, including an ungloved hand and one hand holding a glove, Rogue wears her popular 1990s outfit, and comes with a Danger Room diorama base. Connect it with your other X-Men to form a larger diorama! Packaged in display-ready Select figure packaging with side-panel artwork. Sculpted by Jean St. Jean!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $24.99
STAR TREK SELECT BORG ACTION FIGURE
A Diamond Select Release! Resistance is futile! No Star Trek fan can pass up the opportunity to own the ultimate Borg action figure! This 7-inch, fully poseable action figure is based on the Borg’s appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and includes multiple interchangeable parts, including human and Klingon heads, various eyepieces, different tool arms and a removable vest. You can create dozens of different configurations and build an army of Borg! With a full 16 points of articulation, this figure comes packaged in display-ready Select figure packaging with side-panel artwork. Sculpted by Patrick Piggott!
In Shops: Feb 27, 2019
SRP: $24.99
