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Joining Black Widow as the first two releases in the Marvel Legends vehicle line is this stunning Ghost Rider and his Hell Cycle. Like Widow, you can see the basic design principles of the Legends line in the packaging with the large window with Ghost Rider logo at the front, and of course those scalloped sides. The Hell Cycles handlebars look to be packed seperately, most likely as they are wider than te packaging. Ghost Rider comes with his chain whip. ETA on this and Widow is Spring 2018.

For the 2nd year, we are going to get behind the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal. This festive fundraiser collects toys and gifts for disadvantaged kids across the UK and delivers them for Christmas. The principle is simple - either buy a toy and drop it off at a collection point at your nearest WICKES store or BAUER radio station. Or, you can make a cash donation online by visiting the DONATION page. Here at the Mephitsu Archives we have over 1000 followers on Facebook and Twitter, and over 1000 visitors to our website each month. Imagine the difference we could make if we translated that into £1 or 1 gift from each of them? We will be gathering in our Christmas sack of presents in the coming weeks. We would love you to join us.... "With 1 in 4 children across the UK living in poverty this December, for many families Christmas is simply a luxury they can’t afford. This year’s Mission Christmas aims to beat last year’s fundraising total and help make sure it can help as many children as possible."

Star Wars Black Series 6" Executioner figure is showing up on the Tesco website for £20 (in stock) and part of their 3 for 2 offer on toys. This figure is a US Target exclusive and had only been available through a few independents up until this point. We can confirm now that this is an Exclusive for Tesco here in the UK and is stickered up as such as the image below (shared by Jonno77777 on instagram) confirms. As yet these are online only but the sticker suggests they will hit stores also? We await the first reports of these being found. Other similar items are the Speeder sets at £65 each and the Centrepiece collection sets for £69.95 - while these are about standard price on their own, they are also on 3 for 2 making a significant saving if you get 3 of them.

Anyone who follows the site knows we are huge advocates of the Select 7" figures from Diamond Select - particularly their Marvel MCU figures, but also Gotham, Ghostbusters and many others - with extensive archived reviews of a lot of their releases. Up to the early part of this year, any Select release from Diamond was more or less a worldwide release with UK fans getting stock in their local store at the same time as US collectors. We are increasingly worried now about the distribution of the recent Spider-Man Homecoming and Daredevil Select figures - both of which have been in the states now for some time. This concern has been further enhanced by Forbidden Planet Intenational who, having taken pre-orders for Spider-Man, are now writing out and cancelling orders as they are unable to get any stocks. We've reached out to a few people now for info - including Diamond themselves - and we will update the UK collectors as more information becomes available.

Over on their under-used Pulse website, Hasbro have revealed the boxed image and full details of their first Marvel Legends 6" figure and vehicle pack of Black Widow. Widow will come with two head options - classic longer hair and more recent short hair version - as well as her sleek bike. The box is a blown up version of the standard Legends packaging with scooped side panels and Black Widow logo front and centre. The set is tentatively scheduled for Spring 2018.

SH Figuarts have released the promotional images for their 1/12 scale Superman figure. The figure is based on his appearance in Justice League. He will come with a cloth cape with added wire armature so the cape can be posed. He has two facial sculpts - and these are specifically quoted as interchangeable faces rather than heads. One will be the normal face, the other is an "angered" look. Also included are four additional hands. He is scheduled for a July 2018 release and has a US pre-order price (via Bluefin) of $60. UK price will be circa £50-£60. Next in the dynamic S.H.Figuarts Justice League line-up is the iconic caped superhero, Superman! Sculpted in meticulous detail and featuring an unparalleled range of movement (including the articulated cape), Superman's design is as he appears in the latest movie "Justice League". Also included, is an additional "angered" interchangeable face part, as well as 4 additional hands. Product Features 6.30 inches (16cm) Made of plastic Highly poseable figure Cloth cape with wires for posing Based on the 2017 Justice League movie Exchangeable accessories Box Contents Superman figure Angered head 4 Extra hands

As The Justice League hits cinema's, Mezco have opened up the pre-orders for their first Justice League figure - Aquaman. As with any One:12 release, Aquaman is in 6" scale and comes with 30 points of articulation and soft goods clothing with sculpted armour parts over the top. You get one head sculpt of Arthur Curry, and then a number of hand options including swimming hands and fists. He comes with his Trident and a Mother-Box. The usual display stand is included. Aquaman is scheduled for Summer 2018 release - between June and August. US pre-orders can be placed now with Mezco direct for $80. Expect UK pre-orders to open soon around the £70-£80 price point. Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes -- Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash -- it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions. The One:12 Collective Justice League Aquaman figure features a film accurate sculpt and costuming. The figure also comes equipped with his legendry trident and Mother Box, as well as a display base with logo and adjustable display post. THE ONE:12 COLLECTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE AQUAMAN FIGURE FEATURES: A One:12 Collective body accurately depicting the character’s physical build. One (1) head portraits. Over 30 points of articulation Hand painted authentic detailing Over 15cm tall Eight (8) interchangeable hands including One (1) pair of swimming hands (L&R) One (1) pair of fists (L&R) One (1) pair of posing hands style #1 (L&R) One (1) pair of holding hands (L&R) COSTUME: Sculpted body armor Sculpted shoulder armor Sculpted wrist gauntlets Sculpted thigh armor Sculpted knee guards Sculpted boots Fabric bodysuit with screened detailing ACCESSORIES: One (1) trident One (1) Mother box One (1) One:12 Collective display base with logo One (1) One:12 Collective adjustable display post Each One:12 Collective Justice League Aquaman Figure is packaged in a collector friendly box, designed with collectors in mind there are no twist ties for easy in and out of package display.

We are very close now to the arrival of the first Bucky O'Hare figures from Boss Fight Studios. The team at Boss Fight have also been sharing some early prototype samples for the next few figures - Dead Eye Duck and the Toad Trooper. If you haven't pre-ordered the first pair of figures, you can still do so in the UK via our good friends at Kapow Toys

Funko are branching out to yet another type of collectible figure with these new Mortal Kombat figures. The figures are about 5 1/2" high and come on a retro feel blister card. The style is difficult to categorise, but they certainly borrow from the type of over-exagerated muscle bound figures we saw in the mid-80's, Masters of the Universe in particular. The first wave (assuming these are expanded) will include 5 figures. They are Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, Liu Kang and Kitana. Most come with weaponry of some description. They will retail in the US at $14.99, so expect to pay £12 or so here in UK. Release date is set for February 2018,

Yakface.com have revealed the make-up of the first Star Wars Black Series wave of 2018. This 15th Wave will apparently keep the Phase 3 packaging and will include at least three new figures. We've updated our 2018 page with this new info from Yakface.com The January 2018 release will bring us the general release of Captain Rex - complete with new face printing technology. There will be DJ from The Last Jedi, and Rey in her Resistance Base (Journey to Ahch-to) outfit from The Force Awakens. The wave will be the newer 8 figure assortment, and the other 5 figures are presently touted as repacks. These will be the recent figures of Lando and The Imperial Guard - good news for those who didn't get these in the summer of 2017 or who want to expand their Imperial Guard forces. Less welcome is the repack of The Last Jedi Sergeant Poe - originally released in Wave 13 and already peg-warming in some stores. The final two figures are from the start of Phase 3 back in 2015 - Captain Phasma and the First Order Stormtrooper. Now while these are most likely repacks, I am still going to hold out some minor hope of them at least being tweaked. The FO Trooper could be updated with the new headsculpt that we've seen on the Executioner figure and in the Amazon box set. Phasma could get a revised paint job and/or be packed with her new staff weapon. Considering the 8 figures in the wave, it seems DJ will be the chase figure - followed by Rey and Rex. The rest are most likely going to peg warm, particularly the Phasma and Trooper figures IF there is no tweak. We await full details on Wave 15 and if this is a January release then pre-orders should go up very soon.

UK collectors wanting to get their hands on the Star Wars Black Series 6" exclusive Inferno Squad Agent figure have a new avenue as GAME have put the item up for pre-order on their website to be released at the same time as Battlefront II - 17th November. The figure is £29.99 plus delivery, but that is preferable to the cost of bringing the item in from Gamestop US as the UPS import admin charges will make this a very expensive figure. If this is part of the Battlefront II launch, it is conceivable the figure will be available in some or all GAME stores on Friday.

The latest Disney Elite Diecast figure has gone up for online order and will be in Disney stores as of today (14th November). Rose and BB8 are priced at £21.99, but for today only, 14th November, you can get 24% off with code TOYTUESDAY - making it £16.71 plus delivery. The code works on other items too so worth putting together a bigger order to get free delivery. UPDATE : It seems Rose has now been removed. Code is still working (Tue 14th 5pm)