Yes, Toy Fair is still a day away but it seems all the big toy companies have unilaterally agreed to kill some of that nasty anticipation for you by showing pics of their upcoming lines. Go figure. MattyCollector announces their intentions...
Like San Diego Comic-Con, New York Toy Fair is one of the most hotly anticipated toy events of the year. Why? Because even though it isn’t open to the public, we unveil some of the biggest toys of the year!
This year, the Mattel Collector Night is on Sunday, February 13th, from 3 PM to 6 PM ET. Of course, I can’t show you images yet, but I promise we’ll have TONS of reveals from all your favorite lines, including a DCU Classics wave, figures from JLU, DCU vs MOTU, DCU Action League®, Ghostbusters™, Masters of the Universe®, and Green Lantern.
There will also be reveals and product on display from Batman, Young Justice™, CARS, WWE®, and even some Barbie® Collector items I know you’re gonna want.
We had reported that DC Direct was going the way of the dinosaurs and Mattel was stepping in to create action figures for both modern and classic eras of the DC Universe. This is further evidenced today with news of their Batman: Legacy line as well as new figures based on the upcoming Arkham City Video Game! Here's the skinny...
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Batman Legacy Action Figures
Series 1
・Golden Age Batman
・Silver Age Batgirl
・Modern Age Catman
Series 2:
・Golden Age Joker
・Silver Age Mr.Freeze
・Modern Age Batman
Batman 2-Pack Figures
Series 1
・Arkham City Batman & Arkham City Riddler
・Batman(Dark Knight) & The Joker(Police Honor Guard)
Series 2
・Arkham City Nightwing & Arkham City Joker
・Batman(Prototype Suit) & Lt.Jim Gordon
Series 3
・Arkham City Batman & Arkham City Catwoman
・Batman(Batman Begins) & Ra's Al Ghul(Ducard)
Please note these images came from an un-named source, and while we trust the info implicitly, as he's been right 100% of the time, the pics above look a little photoshoppy. We apologize if that's an image of Hot Toys' Police Costume Joker in there!
**UPDATE: It was brought to my attention by the crew at Fwoosh forums that a number of these pics are recolored customs by some talented folks I'll name when I have the full info. My source on the topic says he knew about these toys in advance and had his intel confirmed when they popped up on a major retailer website, though he is reluctant to mention their name and possibly get them in trouble in the middle of Toy Fair time. Understandable, so again, we think the info is solid, but the pics are highly suspect.