SDCC Toy Trifecta: Evil Dead 2, Futurama, Voltron
It seems like most of the news coming out of SDCC last night and today is toy-related, so let me do a couple of trifectas to catch up:
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?? First, NECA’s Evil Dead 2 figures. There’s Ash with arm, Ash without arm, Deadite Ash, and Henrietta. Awesome. More pics at ToyNewsI.
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? Second, Toynami finally revealed some new Futurama figures! Actually, they showed Llrr and Morbo at last year’s SDCC, and just haven’t released, but the Don-Bot, Clamps, the other mob bot, Flexo and the giant wrestling robot are all new. I admit, I’m kind of bummed we’re getting the Don-Bot and Clamps before Scruffy and Hedonism-Bot, but I’ll take what I can get. The pic is from Poe Ghostal, who you should be reading if you want more comprehensive SDCC toy news.
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?? Third, Mattel revealed their Voltron Collector’s Club for 2012. Basically, you get all five lions and five 3 3/4th-inch pilot figures, the lions can apparently turn into their Voltron modes with one button push, and when completed Voltron will be nearly two feet tall. And it’ll cost $290 plus shipping. I’m really, really glad I have Toynami’s Masterpiece Voltron, because otherwise I would be sorely tempted to sign up.
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