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C2E2 is underway in the US and one of the early reveals has come direct from Diamond Select Toys who have the first figures from their Select range of 7" Kingdom Hearts on display. The image shows (from left to right) Mickey, a Dusk. Sora with Keyblade, Roxas and a Heartless Solider. It is unclear how any of these will be released. Select waves tend to be 3 sets at a time, and Diamond will pack smaller characters with larger characters where required. There are a couple of smaller figures behind the main group that we can't identify at this stage.

Tamashii Nations have teased some images of their Joker 1/12 SH Figuarts figure. Joker will be based on his appearance in The Dark Knight as played by Heath Ledger. The only other details we have at this stage is that he looks to be coming with a Machine Gun and Playing Card accessory. And he is scheduled for a September 2017 release date.

Diamond have released the promotional image and blurb of their Marvel Select Spider-Gwen figure. Gwen was originally pictured at Toy Fair 2017, and on that display Diamond showed two head options - one hood up and one hood down. These interchangeable options are not pictured but they are quoted in the promotional blurb and we should be thankful that this option has not been dropped either due to cost or approval. Gwen will come with a diorama base. Gwen will hit stores in October 2017. Expect to be paying around £22 here in the UK. A Diamond Select Toys release! From the other side of the Spider-Verse comes the rockin'est Spider-hero in town! Mary Jane's drummer and protector of New York City Gwen Stacy is the latest Marvel Select action figure from DST, and she's sure to be one of our best sellers! The approximately 6.75-inch action figure comes with interchangeable raised and lowered hoods, various interchangeable hands, and a sculpted diorama base depicting a fallen robot! Packaged in the display-ready Select packaging with side-panel artwork. Sculpted by Jean St. Jean!

Square Enix have revealed that Doctor Strange will be the next Marvel character to join their stylised Play Arts Kai figures. Following in the footsteps of characters like Captain America, Iron-Man and Black Widow - Doctor Strange is a blend of comic-book styling with obvious Japanese Anime influences. The figures stand around 10" (260mm) in height. Stephen Strange will come with a variety of magic effects as well as swap out hand options (human and astral) and a flying base for levitating the Doctor if that is your preference. Pre-orders are apparently going up soon, and the RRP for UK customers is likely to fall around the £100 mark.

The Diamond Select Daredevil figure has gone up for preorder today at BBTS with a delivery date in October 2017. There are some new promo images and the following blurb. Worryingly the Charlie Cox unmasked head from Toy Fair (see the 4th image below) is not shown or mentioned. Let's hope that hasn't fallen due to budget as I can't see Disney Store picking up an unmasked version. "A Diamond Select Toys release! The Daredevil of Hell's Kitchen is now the first-ever Marvel Select action figure to be based on the Netflix TV universe! Capturing Daredevil's costume as it appears at the beginning of Season 2, and featuring the likeness of actor Charlie Cox, this 7-inch action figure features approximately 16 points of articulation and a pair of billy clubs, as well as a sculpted diorama base depicting the elevator from the season premiere! Packaged in the display-ready Select packaging with side-panel artwork. Sculpted by Gentle Giant!"

We got our first look at the 7" Color Tops Jareth The Goblin King from Labyrinth at Toy Fair in February. Now McFarlane have released a new promotional image of the figure - based of course on the late, great David Bowie. Jareth comes with his masquerade mask and crystal orb and is based on the outfit worn in the Ballroom dream sequence. He is released in October 2017 McFarlane Toys has released a new image for their upcoming 7" Color Tops Jareth The Goblin King figure which is based on the classic Jim Henson Labyrinth movie. For those not familiar with the movie, Jareth was played by late and great David Bowie. A mystical figure possessing powers of transformation, Jareth, is the Goblin King of the Labyrinth. With an ability to create crystal orbs within his hands, Jareth is able to use them to create various illusions to entrance and manipulate others. Despite ruling over the Goblins, Jareth resents this position and often dreams of a different life. - Detailed 7-inch scale collectible Jareth action figure depicted in his velvet tailcoat from the iconic Ballroom dream sequence - Figure includes masquerade mask, and crystal orb accessories - Designed with 12+ points of articulation for dynamic posing - Figure features a stylized Labyrinth branded display base and showcased in window box packaging

McFarlane have released details of their next 7" Color Tops release from The Walking Dead. Dwight will be #32 in the overall Color Tops line. He will come with the usual 14 points of articulation and a stylised base. He is due for release September 2017 Dwight, often referred to as "D," is a high ranking member of The Saviors and is seen as Negan's "right hand man." A manipulative individual, Dwight initially garnered the trust of Daryl and other survivors before luring them into Negan's capture. DWIGHT ● Figure comes with Daryl's crossbow and sidearm pistol ● Spectacular likeness for Dwight sculpted from images of actor Austin Amelio ● Sculpted in his iconic outfit from Season 7 of AMC’s The Walking Dead ● 7-inch figure complete with stylized brand specific display base ● Designed with 14+ points of articulation for dynamic posing

After tackling Deadpool, Spider-man, Venom and Spider-Gwen in their 1/12 series, Revoltech seem to have Wolverine in their sites as one of their next releases. We had seen an unpainted sample back in February, but now these images have been shared online of a fully painted version of Logan in his classic Yellow X-Men outfit. He appears to come packed with three head options and various hands including the obvious Adamantium claws. Based on previous releases, expect to be paying around $75 in the US and £60-£65 here in the UK. While the release date is listed for 2017, it doesn't specify a more accurate date at this stage

Following on from the Ultimate City Hunter, the Ultimate Jungle Hunter from NECA will be hitting US stores in May 2017, and hopefully here in the UK shortly after. The following images show the red and black themed packaging of the Jungle Hunter and how he will be packed within the box behind that front flap.

Tamashii Nations appear to have some big plans for bringing the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 to their SH Figuarts range of figures. A number of promotional images have been revealed showing Star-Lord, Rocket and Groot in 1/12 scale. Star-Lord looks to be coming with a Chris Pratt head as well as a helmeted version. His Element Blasters are also included. From what we can gather Peter Quill will be released in September 2017 as a stand-alone release. His RRP is 6264 Yen (£45 / $57) Rocket is in his new blue jumpsuit with hand guns. He will be released with three head options. One is neutral, one is smiling and the other is shouting. There are two versions of Baby Groot pictured. One is Groot without clothes, the other is wearing the red jumpsuit we see in the trailer. Rocket & Baby Groot are listed as a separate release for 3780 Yen (£27 / $35). Both releases have now been confirmed as being a Tamashii Webstore exclusives in Japan.Of course that makes these pretty hard to obtain outside of Japan - but there may still be an opportunity if the US distributor Bluefin can strike an arrangement to release these in the US - perhaps as a deluxe set of three, or with other pack-ins. We don't know at this stage if SHF are planning on a full set of Guardians? They haven't got the best track record of team building, with Avengers fans having to wait an age for Hawkeye and Black Widow to complete their Avengers line up. More details as we get them...

Courtesy of StarWars.com and hosted by The Star Wars Show... Powered by Verizon It is the last day of this year's Celebration. Although we do not expect much from this final day in terms of figure news, you never know....

At SDCC 2016, the Expanded Universe (now Legends) Jaina Solo won the Fan's Choice - controversially beating Starkiller among talk of rigged voting. Celebration 2017 saw Hasbro unveil their design for Jaina - which I must admit looks stunning. Hasbro have looked at Jaina in the Legends novels and have chosen to represent her in a black pilot suit as part of Rogue Squadron. He comes with removable helmet that goes on and off over her sculpted hair. To capture a realistic likeness for the figure - Hasbro started with characteristics of Harrison Ford (Solo) and included eyes from Carrie Fisher (Leia). That has left Jaina with a definite Solo smirk - which is very clever. She will be released in the Autumn. Most likely in a wave on or around Force Friday with Tarkin and Thrawn.