I’ve seen a lot of strange action figures (hell, I own a lot of strange action figures), but who knew Mattel would actually authorize a “The Birds” themed Barbie. What’s next, a Dexter-themed Ken?
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Mattel Releases Its DC Universe Fighting Figures
Last February, Mattel announced it was releasing a competitor to Hasbro’s Attacktix collectible action figure game featuring DC heroes and called DC Battleague.
Since then the line has been seriously revamped, with Mattel dropping the game component entirely, and rebranding these 3″ figures as DC Universe Fighting Figures. The sculpts still look very nice, and I’m sure for those concerned about the gaming aspect that there will be plenty of net rules for integrating these with AttacktixĂ‚Â figures.
DC Superfriends Batmobile
Marvel has its Spider-Man and Friends line of toys for toddlers, and Mattel is soon going to be bringing out a DC Superfriends line aimed at the same market. There are definitely adults who collect these, but I find most of them annoying (my dog, however, loves the ones my son leaves on the floor).
I make an exception for the DC Superfriends Batmobile,
I. Must. Own. That.
Mattel’s Battleague
This summer, Mattel is going to be releasing a 3″ line of DC action heroes that are part of a collectible game called Battleague (presumably much like Hasbro’s Attacktix line).
The figures are being sculpted by Four Horsemen who have done an incredible job on Mattel’s line of 6 inch DC superheroes. So far, the figures look incredible for a 3″ line,
Though it should be noted that even the Four Horseman can’t make Aquaman look cool,
