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As the release of McFarlane's first 7 inch scale Doom! figure is imminent, we have now got even more images of the Doom Slayer ahead of his release on, or around, the 11th of October 2019. "From the video game Doom, The Doom Slayer (also known by the UAC as DM1-5, DOOM Marine or The Slayer, the Demons of Hell as the Doom Slayer, the Unchained Predator, the Hell Walker or to the fandom DOOM Guy) has been the main protagonist and playable character in franchise and in the upcoming Doom Eternal. His origin is intentionally vague, but he wears his iconic green Space Marine armor and slaughters through countless demons and monsters on a perpetual war against hell. This figure has been designed with Ultra articulation with 22 moving parts and arrives showcased in Doom themed window box packaging."

McFarlane's Mortal Kombat series of 7 inch figures launches with figures of Scorpion and Sub Zero later this month. It has now been confirmed a variant of each of these will be released in November 2019 and in the US they will be exclusive to Gamestop stores. First is Hell Spawn Scorpion who comes with the usual base as well as swords and a spear. The mask on the figure can be swapped out with the standard release/ Ice-Clone Sub-Zero is an impressive looking figure cast in an icy blue plastic. He comes with two ice axes as well as an iced version of the frozen head and spine. He too will come with a base.

Until recently, all Doctor Who 5 inch figures sold in the US were made under the Worldwide licence held by Character Options and sold via Underground Toys. This year we see a change in licencing, with Seven20 - the former US part of Underground Toys - having a direct licence to make figures. Their first, a 13th Doctor, was finally released as a Tootoys exclusive this month - and a second is on its way. The second figure is a variant of the Jodie Whittaker Doctor, now without her coat. She will be in the same 5.5 inch scale as the Character releases and comes with her Sonic Screwdrver. This one is a general release, with pre-orders up on sites like Big Bad Toy Store. She is down for a release sometime between October and December 2019. "From se7en20, continue building your Doctor Who collection with The Thirteenth Doctor! Standing 5.50 inches tall, The Thirteenth Doctor features multiple points of articulation and includes her sonic screwdriver. "

No sooner were they announced by NECA, the two new proposed Toony Terror Video Game figures of Freddy and Jason have been cancelled. The "unfoerseen circumstances" are most likely linked to the messy and ongoing legal wrangle over the rights to Friday the 13th - this has put a stop to most releases in the foreseeable future and NECA obviously fell foul of thinking perhaps as these were repaints they may avoid being blocked. All pre-orders for the figures are now being cancelled. We're adding even more figures to our successful line of Toony Terrors, those adorably creepy stylized horror icons! Standing approximately 6 inches tall, Freddy (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Jason (Friday the 13th) appear in their classic video game colors. Comes in blister card packaging with a bonus cutout backdrop. Shipping Date: December 2019

Following on from finding the new Series 2 Jazwares Legendary Fortnite figures in The Entertainer, we have now turned up Leviathan in Smyths Toys. After doing some more digging promotional images and details are also listed on Amazon US for Leviathan, Tomatohead, DJ Yonder and Abstrakt - with Abstrakt being listed as an Amazon exclusive. As yet there are no details for Jonesy and Valkyrie, the other two skins listed on the Series 2 packaging. Abstrakt, Amazon Exclusive The Abstract 6-inch action figure features interchangeable faces, 36+ points of articulation, and highly detailed decoration inspired by one of the most popular outfits from epic games' Fortnight. Abstract is equipped with the Renegade roller harvesting tool, tag bag back bling, semi-auto sniper rifle, and suppressed pistol weapons, as well as a balloon accessory. Tomato Head The tomato head 6-inch action figure features an interchangeable head, 36+ points of articulation and highly detailed decoration inspired by one of the most popular outfits from epic games' Fortnight. Tomato head is equipped with the Aeron harvesting tool, special delivery back bling, suppressed submachine gun and hunting rifle weapons, plus shadow stone and praise The tomato consumables. Leviathan The Leviathan 6-inch action figure features an interchangeable head, 36+ points of articulation and highly detailed decoration inspired by one of the most popular outfits from Epic Games' Fortnite. Leviathan is equipped with the EVA harvesting tool, Fish Tank back bling, Submachine Gun and Hand Cannon weapons, Popcorn and Hop Rock accessories. DJ Yonder The DJ Yonder 6-inch action figure features 36+ points of articulation and highly detailed decoration inspired by one of the most popular outfits from epic games' Fortnite. DJ Yonder is equipped with the smash up harvesting tool, waveform back bling, dual pistols, and legendary Assault rifle weapons, rift-to-go and turntable accessories.

DC Collectibles have shared new images and details of their Batman "The Adventure Continues" 6 inch figures of Batman, Harley Quinn, Red Hood and Azrael. Seen as a continuation of the DC COllectibles Animated Series line, these figures are due for a May 2020 release. BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE: BATMAN, HARLEY QUINN, RED HOOD, AND AZRAEL ACTION FIGURES Inspired by the beloved and Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series, this new era of the line features characters never before seen in the series with designs by Ty Templeton in the iconic animated art style. These 6" action figures include a number of accessories and come with their own unique character bios by famed Batman: The Animated Series writer Paul Dini. • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from images shown ON SALE MAY 2020 $30.00 US • EACH FIGURE SOLD SEPARATELY

2019 see's the biggest ever range of 5 inch Doctor Who figures as B&M Stores exclusives, and also includes the first collaboration with Big Finish to produce three Doctor & Dalek 2-packs based on the Big Finish audio series. In this review we will look at one of the three 3-packs, The Sontarans set - based on the classic 70's monsters, and with a focus on their 4th Doctor Story The Sontaran Experiment. Packaging 3/5 The Sontarans set uses the 2019 design with blue box background with cut in silver panels featuring a line drawing of the TARDIS. The Who logo is the new series 2018 one, but tweaked to a silver colour to match the box design. The three figures are more or less visible in the window, but like the Silver Nemesis Cyberman box the figures at the left hand side of the pack are taller than the sloping window cutting off some of the head and feet of the two Sontarans and throwing the look a little for anyone keeping them in the box. The box is titled The Sontarans set and the character names are slotted into a circular inset at the top right - oddly the wrong way round to the order they appear in the package. "Includes Harry Sullivan, Field Major Styre and Commander Linx" The left side spine is cut panel with the who logo at the top in a blue background and the set name at the bottom, also in blue. Through the middle is the silver insert and TARDIS illustration. The other spine on the right carries the same header and images of the three figures as well as a repeat of the character names. The back of the box is quite plain once you look past the headers and figure images (the same ones from the side spine). There is no background text about the story or characters. Why this has been omitted from the 3-packs when so much depth and detail is included on the TARDIS and Dalek sets from the same line is unclear and frankly a bit disappointing. The figures are accessed via the top or bottom flap and sit in a plastic tray with various elasticated ties holding them in. This tray then sits in a nondescript cardboard sleeve with a grey panel design. Paint & Sculpt 3/5 We start with Linx who is a direct re-pack of the 2011 release. The head is a good match to the 1970's prosthetics from The Time Warrior, but it is painted poorly with cross eyes and a much lighter skin tone than was seen in the episode - the older 2011 version is a closermatch, although that was too dark - this had the opportunity to be a much closer match but has missed the target. The costume is a good match to the 1973 story, particularly down to the slimmer boots Linx wore vs the Sontarans who would follow him onscreen and the three finger hands. Styre, like Linx, is a repack of a 2011 released figure. Once again the sculpt of head and body is good but let down by paint choices. For some reason this repack version has been given silver trim to his collar and knee pads - they were much darker on the original 2011 and closer to the on screen look. Styre is also painted cross eyed. While Styre and Linx are repacked, Harry is a brand new figure, to a degree anyway. The head is new and while it is in the basic style of the Character Who figures, it does bear a resemblance to Ian Marter with the busy hair and big 1970's sideburns. The head paint remains basic and very stylised with simply painted eyes, eyebrows and lips. The body is not new, but is a clever recycling of existing figures. It takes the shirted body of the 4th Doctor from City of Death, and replaces the coat used on the Genesis of the Daleks version of the 4th Doctor. This is then painted up as seen in the episode with blue shirt and beige overcoat, with a strip of dark blue painted in the seams to reflect the blazer he wore underneath. While this is an innovative use of existing parts to create a new figure, it does throw the proportions of the figure with the head ending up looking too small vs the coated torso. Accessories 4/5 The Sontarans Set is quite flush with accessories compared to the other B&M who releases both this year and in previous years. Both Linx and Styre have their helmets which slot into place and fit much better than the original versions - although Styres helmet, like his armour, should be much darker. Linx has his baton which for its size carries a fair bit of paint application with silver and gold trims on the black body. This fits well into the three fingered hand of Linx and in his holster when not in use. Styre is also armed with his hand ray gun. He has five fingered hands and the gun slots into his right hand snugly. Articulation 3/5 Articulation on the Character Options who figures has remained constant across the years since their debut in 2006. While there are more modern ways of jointing figures, keeping them the same does allow for consistency in looks across the line that is no entering its 13th year. Each of the three figures has the same 16 point of articulation setup. Head : neck rotation Body : waist rotation Arms : rotating shoulder, bicep swivel, single joint elbow, wrist swivel Legs : T-Joint hip, thigh swivel, single joint knee As long as you don't expect dynamic action poses, the figures do what they need to do - they stand on their own and can be tweaked from a neutral stance using the arms and legs movement to create a bit of variety. Summary This is a pack that almost tries too hard. Had we simply been given Harry Sullivan and complete recreations of the two 2011 Sontarans most would have been happy. Giving them varied paint jobs simply makes them less accurate - although for the £20 price tag it is a good way to get a load of Sontaran troops for display, they are clones after all. Harry himself is an innovative mesh of existing figures with a new head and you can get past that wider than should be torso with some careful posing. I score the 2019 B&M Exclusive Sontarans 3-pack a 3 out of 5. See More Doctor Who Figures

Mezco have announced their next Gomez One:12 figure release as the Stealth Ops Edition - shown off in this promo video. More details are to follow, but it looks like Gomez Stealth Ops is going to borrow heavily from other One:12 releases particularly The Punisher.

Mattel have released new details and images, via US fan site Collect Jurassic, of their 6 inch Jurassic World Collectors line. We finally get to see the packaging design for the line. It will be a shaped window box design with broken rock and glowing lava design. The boxes will be potrait for the figures, and landscape for the dinosaurs as appropriate. The box will have the circular T-Rex skull Jurassic World logo top left, and across the top header the Amber Collection. Under the window is confirmation of both the character name and what movie in the Jurassic World series the figure is from. Within this reveal we also now see another new figure, a third use of the Raptor mould to give us a Charlie from Jurassic World. Charlie will come with the headset piece the Raptors wear while hunting Indominus - sadly this hasn't been packed with Blue? The human figures will come with alternative hands, and with appropriate accessories. At this stage the packaging for Owen Grady appears to be a mock up. The Jurassic World Amber Collection will be released in early 2020 and is exclusive to Gamestop in the US. We would expect general availability worldwide, but most likely via the specialist stores and not the likes of Smyths. Images all shared by Collect Jurassic, visit their page for the full press release Velociraptor : Jurassic Park Relive the exciting big-screen action with the Jurassic World Amber Collection! This collection spans the film franchise and features highly collectible and extremely posable action figures with authentic decoration and deluxe detail. The Velociraptor dinosaur action figure is inspired by the original Jurassic Park film and captures not only her aggression but her intelligence traits as well. Action figure is approximately 6.5-inches and includes a stand for display. Take home the excitement of Jurassic Park with this exciting Velociraptor dinosaur action figure! Collect other action figures in the Amber Collection! Each figure sold separately, subject to availability. Colors and decorations may vary. For ages 4 and up. Owen Grady : Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Relive the exciting big-screen action with the Jurassic World Amber Collection! This collection spans the film franchise and features highly collectible and extremely posable action figures with authentic decoration and deluxe detail. The Owen Grady action figure is inspired by the first Jurassic World film. The action figure is approximately 6.5-inches and includes a stand for display, an extra pair of hands for enhanced play-action plus knife accessorie. Take home the excitement of Jurassic World with this exciting Owen Grady action figure! Collect other action figures in the Amber Collection! Each figure sold separately, subject to availability. Colors and decorations may vary. For ages 4 and up. Velociraptor Charlie : Jurassic World Relive the exciting big-screen action with the Jurassic World Amber Collection! This collection spans the film franchise and features highly collectible and extremely posable action figures with authentic decoration and deluxe detail. The Velociraptor Charlie dinosaur action figure is inspired by the first Jurassic World and captures not only her aggression but her intelligence traits as well. Action figure is approximately 6.5-inches and includes a stand for display plus tactical head gear for expanded play. Take home the excitement of Jurassic World with this exciting Velociraptor Charlie dinosaur action figure! Collect other action figures in the Amber Collection! Each figure sold separately, subject to availability. Colors and decorations may vary. For ages 4 and up. Ian Malcolm : Jurassic Park Relive the exciting big-screen action with the Jurassic World Amber Collection! This collection spans the film franchise and features highly collectible and extremely posable action figures with authentic decoration and deluxe detail. The Dr. Ian Malcolm action figure is inspired by the original Jurassic Park film and captures not only his wit and sarcasm but his deep respect for the power of nature. The action figure is approximately 6.5-inches and includes a stand for display, an extra pair of hands for enhanced play-action plus flare and water cup accessories. Take home the excitement of Jurassic Park with this exciting Dr. Ian Malcolm action figure! Collect other action figures in the Amber Collection! Each figure sold separately, subject to availability. Colors and decorations may vary. For ages 4 and up. Velociraptor Blue : Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Relive the exciting big-screen action with the Jurassic World Amber Collection! This collection spans the film franchise and features highly collectible and extremely posable action figures with authentic decoration and deluxe detail. The Velociraptor Blue dinosaur action figure is inspired by Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and captures not only her intelligence but her aggressive traits as well. Action figure is approximately 6.5-inches and includes a stand for display. Take home the excitement of Jurassic World with this exciting Velociraptor Blue dinosaur action figure! Collect other action figures in the Amber Collection! Each figure sold separately, subject to availability. Colors and decorations may vary. For ages 4 and up.

With the release, on home video, of Godzilla King of the Monsters on the 18th of December 2019, there are a number of figure pack in's going up for pre-order in the Far East. We told you about the inclusion of the SH Monsterarts Atomic Roar Godzilla coming with a special edition Bluray release. Now you can also get a Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla with the DVD release at the Godzilla store. The Movie Monster Series carries less articulation than the Monsterarts releases, and is more of a soft vinyl finish. Godzilla in this set is painted to be the Burning Godzilla, and therefore is a variant to the basic Bandai Monster Series release.

The MCU Mysterio lands into the Marvel Legends line in the Spider-Man Far from Home wave of figures alongside two other MCU figures - Spider-Man and Spider-Man Stealth Suit. The rest of the wave is made up of comic book Spider-Man characters, while the BAF is an MCU figure in the guise of Molten Man. Packaging 4/5 Mysterio's packaging remains reasonably consistent with the previous MCU Spider-Man wave from Homecoming. The name band remains red, although text has changed from white to black. The card back is sky blue, a little lighter this time round with a glowing white Spider Logo in the centre that fades out to the blue which itself is reflective of the texture of Spider-Man's suit. The side art also carries a blue theme with a shot of Mysterio emerging from a blue haze. "The Master Illusionist Mysterio battles his foe Spider-Man using his wits and the technology embedded in his suit" Paint & Sculpt 4/5 Mysterio has no head sculpt as such, there is no Jake Gyllenhaal head under that dome. The dome however is well executed with a slight translucency to it and a star field effect in the plastic. It looks fantastic when lit. The lack of Gyllenhaal head is a bit of a disappointment, particularly when there are other figures from the Spider-Man movies coming with alternative heads like MJ. We may get a Jake Gyllenhaal head in the future (although that never happened for Vulture) so far now this feels like a bit of a miss. The body is really nice with a bronze armour on a textured and ridged green bodysuit. There are a good variety of paint apps from the green of the suit to the metallic green on the bronze chest and the purple around the belt. Only the boots are a let down being a plain plastic rather than the metallic colouring. The cloak is a rubberised piece - Legends have not got into soft goods as yet. This hangs well and has a detailed design printed on the reverse in green, with further insert metallic purple diamonds around the inside of the cloak. One criticism is that it is a bit too heavy and does cause the figure to topple backwards from what should be simple upright poses. Accessories 2/5 The only additional parts with Mysterio are a pair of balled fist hands. I am not sure why the figure comes with gripping hands initially as he has nothing to hold or carry, but it is good to have some alternatives. The hands pop in and out easily enough. I will update this section further after the movie once I can see if there is anything obvious Mysterio could have come with - but at this stage I guess the missing pieces are those rubbery translucent FX pieces we recently saw on Binary Captain Marvel. Cast a couple of those in green and throw them in and Mysterio gains another dimension for display. Articulation 4/5 Mysterio comes with 18 points of articulation. Head - ball joint with pivot Body - torso T-joint, waist swivel Arms - butterfly shoulders, ball joint shoulders, bicep swivel, double jointed elbows, pivot wrist Legs - ball joint hips, thigh swivel, single joint knee, ankle rocker That globe head is articulated and moves really well although doing so adds nothing really to the pose as it looks the same from any angle or rotation. There is only a touch of movement in the chest, more leaning backwards and rotating than any forward stomach crunch position. Legs and arms are fully mobile, but of course with a fixed cape the legs posing is always restricted by the cape. They do allow for some awesome flying poses on an appropriate flight stand. As mentioned earlier the cape does also make the figure heavier at the back and prone to toppling backwards. Summary I really loved the look of Mysterio from the moment he appeared on the Far from Home trailer, and he was then my first pick from the Far from Home wave. While the lack of an unmasked head is a downside, the rest of the figure is well sculpted and painted and the only other real concern is the balancing of the figure with that heavy cape wanting to pull him backwards. I score the Spider-Man : Far from Home Mysterio a splendid 4 out of 5. See More Marvel Legend Figures

Hasbro have released additional promotional images for their Marvel Legends Amazon Exclusive Alpha Flight box set. "Includes 6 characters with Marvel comics-inspired design: includes six members of alpha flight: Marvel shaman, Marvel snowbird, Marvel Aurora, Marvel northstar, Marvel Vindicator, and Marvel puck. Alpha flight figures include premium design, detail, and articulation for high pose ability and display in a Marvel collection."