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Mezco have already started their 2018 New York Toy Fair count down with the reveal of this lovely looking Spider-Man in his Homemade suit from Homecoming. The figure will use a newly sculpted body that will be framed accurately to teenage Peter Parker. The suit will be tailored soft goods and there will be both a masked and unmasked Tom Holland head. We would expect a sample to be on display at Toy Fair 2018 as well as potentially more details about release, which is likely to be at least the 2nd half of 2018. The One:12 Collective Spider-Man Homecoming: Homemade Suit. Skillfully executed in design, Homemade Suit Spider-Man's cloth outfit replicates that of the movie version. From the strings on his hoodie to his knee-high socks, no detail was overlooked. Using a newly sculpted body to accurately reflect the build of teenage Spider-Man, this figure features over 30 points of articulation and is approximately 16cm tall. In addition, Homemade Suit Spider-Man comes with a variety of immaculately designed accessories including 2 assorted weblines, 1 posable webline, 7 interchangeable hands, and an unmasked head sculpt featuring the likeness of actor Tom Holland.

Since its inception, the Bandai 1/12 model kit range of Star Wars figures has concentrated on armoured and masked characters from the various Star Wars movies, and one of the big questions was always could they translate the kits to a human or alien face? The answer appears to be yes, with the announcement of this two new kits allowing you to build Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in their Stormtrooper armour from A New Hope. Now granted a lot of this is a re-use of the existing Stormtrooper kit, but it will add in the new head sculpts as well as removable helmets. The attention to detail also remains on point with Bandai pointing out specifically that Luke is 0.5cm shorter than Han. The head detail is pre-coloured using what they are calling a Triaxial Jet Finish. This appears to be a couple of skin tones onto the plastic rather than a flat tone. The heads do look a tad glossy, but the beauty of these kits has always been the aftermarket painting and weathering that collectors can add as much or as little as they feel comfortable. The Han Solo kit will arrive in April 2018, with Luke following in May. Both kits are still going to fall within the licence agreement that Bandai cannot directly sell these outside of Japan. That will mean import cost on top of the RRP, so expect to initially be paying £25 - £30 a set while the price stabilises.

Idlehands have shared this image from the UK Toy Fair of a new McFarlane box set of 7" scale Stranger Things figures. The set contains Dustin, Lucas, Will and Mike in their Season 2 Ghostbusters outfits. The set didn't show any figures, just the box art and a mock up of the figures within. We would hope to see more at the New York Toy Fair in February.

After being shown at a couple of trade shows, A New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi from SH Figuarts finally has a release date for June 2018. This fantastic 1/12 version of Alec Guinness from A New Hope looks to come with two head sculpts or options with the 2nd version having his eyes closed as he allows Vader to strike him down on the Death Star. The cloak and robes are all plastic and there seems to be two hood options to allow a hood up or hood down look. Obi-Wan's lightsaber is included and can be hung on his belt as a hilt, or displayed in fighting stance with the blade lit and ready to face down Vader. And for those wanting to replicate the final moments of Obi-Wan you even get his empty discarded robes to lay down in front of Vader as Obi-Wan transforms into the Force Ghost we see in Empire. Obi-Wan is priced at 6480 Yen in Japan. The figure will need to be imported for UK and US collectors, and will likely set you back around £50 / $60.

It was December 2017 and the Tokyo Comic Con where we got our first glimpse at a MAFEX Gwenpool from Medicom. The Medicom team have now confirmed the full details for the figure and released a slew of promotional images. After focusing on figures from the Marvel Movies to date in the 1/12 MAFEX line, this is the first true comic book release for Medicom. While the figure is pretty close to the Marvel comic-art, it also has a very Anime look to it - particularly the facial expressions - with the look of the figure apparently taken from the Anime inspired The Unbelievable Gwenpool comicbook by Christopher Hastings, with illustrations by Gurihiru. Gwenpool will be released in September 2018 and will retail in Japan for 7800 yen. That will equate to £51 or £71, plus a bit extra for shipping and import to the UK/US. She comes with three head portraits - masked & happy, masked & scared and unmasked. She also gets two backpacks - a dolphin and a penguin - a scrunched up mask and mobile phone. She will be armed with a pair of katana blades which will fit into a working pair of sheaths which are also worn as a backpack. A number of hand options look also to be included. Gwenpool is an interesting twist for the MAFEX line and she will certainly have appeal to both Marvel and Anime collectors and I suspect she will be a surprise hit when she arrives in Autumn.

Mezco have opened up pre-orders for their latest One:12 release, Alex DeLarge from the cult movie A Clockwork Orange. In the usual One:12 style, Alex has a sculpted head and standard body with detailed cloth outfit. There are three head sculpts each capturing a different portrait of actor Malcolm McDowell - we have a standard head with bowler hat, a bowler hat and mask and a bloodied nose version with no hat. There are an assortment of hand options and accessories include a cane, knife and glass of milk. The figure will also come with the One:12 movie logo base and adjustable posing post. Due for release between August and October 2018, the figure will set you back $80 in the US with Mezco taking pre-orders now. UK customers should expect to pay £75 or so. Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well! Mezco introduces the One:12 Collective Alex DeLarge figure, from the cult classic A Clockwork Orange. Comprehensively detailed with a cloth outfit, skillfully executed accessories, and the likeness of acclaimed actor, Malcolm McDowell. The One:12 Collective A Clockwork Orange figure features three uniquely expressive head portraits as well as Alex’s classic all-white cloth outfit and codpiece. In addition, Alex comes equipped with a deftly designed cane, cane-top knife, and of course, a glass of milk. Also included is a display base with logo and adjustable display post. Sociopath, delinquent, and leader of the droogs, Malcolm McDowell’s Alex DeLarge and company commit ultra-violence in a futuristic yet dystopian version of Britain, in Stanley Kubrik’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’.

While The Entertainer are currently stocking the Star Wars Black Series Revan wave at £13.40, it seems Sainsburys stores are going one better and are the first major retailer in the UK to get wave 15 containing DJ, Captain Rex and Rey (Island Journey). What makes the Sainsburys appearance even better is the price, currently £17.33

Happy #SatTOYday! CLICK HERE for this week's issue And who can believe that NECA are now giving us 1/4 scale Ultimate figures, with everyones favourite Merc with a Mouth being the first release later this year. NECA have also been in full tease mode over the past couple of weeks with teases for It, Predator and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Over with Diamond and we speculate what they may have in store for us in 2018 as well as taking a look at the new Ghostbusters releases. In reviews we share one of our Christmas presents, the long awaited Apollo Creed from NECA's 40th Anniversary Rocky series www.facebook.com/mephitsu www.twitter.com/mephitsu www.issuu.com/mephitsu

Those that follow Diamond Select and their Ask DST format of Q+A's will know that while they do their best to answer collector's questions, there is often very little new information presented in each episode. However, if you do look hard enough and start to bring two or three answers together you can start to make some pretty educated guesses at what Diamond may have in store for us. In the recent issue, this question was asked by Bryant P. And the response from Chuck was as follows.... Now that feels fairly conclusive that at least two of these characters are in the pipeline for 2018 release in the Marvel Select line. But which are the strongest possibilities? For now I think Vision is of the table as we've seen in a recent Ask DST the very definite answer that Vision is not in their plans for 2018. While things may have changed, I don't see Vision as being part of what will most likely be a three figure release for Infinity War. On the other hand I think both Thanos and Captain America are prime for Infinity War releases. Thanos would require a brand new big figure, while Cap could save some money by being a re-use of the current body with a new bearded head? While I would love a movie Deadpool, the deal with Fox is still very much in its early stages and I can't see any movement as yet on the ability of Diamond or others to do Fox linences. So that leaves Punisher, and if Diamond have deemed the Netflix Daredevil a success then Frank Castle feels the next obvious choice for release - and will mirror what they have done with their Statues line in releasing Daredevil & Punisher very early in the line.

Our friends at Kapow Toys have just shared this exciting new "Best of" set for Marvel Legends MCU collectors. This 7 figure wave has combined the MCU figures from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with Thor Ragnarok with parts across all 7 figures to build the BAF Gladiator Hulk. The figures are available from Kapow as a boxed wave only at £169.99, that is £24.28 a figure. If you are solely an MCU figure and have held off on the GOTG2 and Ragnarok waves due to the associated comic book pack in figures, then this is the wave for you.

NECA have just announced that they are bringing their Ultimate Action Figure format to their 1/4 scale range of figures, with Deadpool having the honour of being the first Ultimate release at the 18" scale. The Ultimate Series premise is to release a figure packed full of accessories and swap out parts/heads so that collectors have a plethora of choices in how to display the said figure. In the 7" scale it will no doubt also mean multiple purchases for some collectors who want to display different versions at the same time. The Deadpool 18" figure will follow the same principle and comes with three head swaps - the "pizza" head, the masked head and what looks to be an exposed brain head with the word Ryan built into the sculpt. Being Deadpool weapons are also a must with machine gun, assault rifle and pistol as well as katana's and sai knife - many of which fit into working holsters on the figure. We get some detachable blast FX pieces, similar to what NECA are putting out on their smaller Alien & Predator figures. And arguably most exciting for Deadpool fans are some character specific accessories - a "Mr-D" medallion necklace, baseball cap, some melted cheese pizza toppings, a Unicorn toy and a chimichanga. This is of course a re-use of the Deadpool 18" figure already released in a vanilla version, and again in grey outfit for X-Force. This has led to some complaints about putting out this Ultimate version so soon. While there have been some cries for an accessory pack for collectors to deck out their original 18" Deadpool, this seems unlikely as it will undermine sales of this new version. Ultimate 1/4 Deadpool is due to ship in late May or early June. The price is TBC but I estimate another £50 or so on top of the standard 1/4 price, so UK collectors should expect to pay around £130 - £140. Marvel’s Merc with the Mouth makes history as #NECA’s first ever Ultimate Quarter Scale Action Figure! Possibly the most skilled mercenary in the world (but definitely the most annoying), #Deadpool is the joke-cracking, fourth-wall-breaking, taco-eating funnyman of the cold-blooded killer set. Ultimate Deadpool stands 18” tall, with over 30 points of articulation for great action poses, and he’s loaded with new accessories. The figure comes with three interchangeable head sculpts, interchangeable hands, and a bounty of weaponry with working holsters and sheaths. The full list of accessories includes: machine gun, assault rifle and pistol, each with a detachable blast effect; katanas; sai; knife; “MR-D” medallion necklace; baseball cap; melted cheese pizza toppings; unicorn; and, of course, a chimichanga. Comes in new premium packaging Shipping Date: Late May/June 2018

After his announcement nearly a year ago, NECA's 1/4 scale Daredevil is now very close to his release date, with stocks due February 2018. We now get a good look at the window box packaging for the Devil of Hell's Kitchen - and it is mighty impressive with a deep blood red theme and comic book artwork. NECA are using a numbering system on these 1/4 scale Marvel Comic figures, with Daredevil as number 02. The original Deadpool was number 00 and the X-Force (grey) Deadpool was 01. Daredevil is likely to set you back between £95 and £100 when he reaches UK shores. Daredevil, the man without fear, joins NECA’s line of incredibly detailed quarter scale action figures! Based on his classic comic book look, the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen stands 18” tall and has over 30 points of articulation for high-flying action poses. Accessories include alternate Matt Murdock head, removed cowl, batons, interchangeable hands, and more.