Comics & Toys

Buffy's Master Vinyl Figure Sneak Peek

The Master

This is the second in a new series of highly-detailed pre-painted vinyl figures. Emerging from his underground lair comes the most evil and powerful vampire-- The Master! Sculpted by renowned portrait artist Edward Mosqueda, The Master stands approximately 9" tall and is hand-painted. Depicted in his black leather uniform, and posed on a rock-strewn base. Next in the series: the Slayer herself, Buffy! The suggested retail price for this statue will be $24.99. It is a Diamond Distributors exclusive, so expect to see this at most comic book and specialty stores.

McFarlane Toys Rereleasing Movie Maniacs Blood-Spattered Series One

According to Diamond Comics, McFarlaneToys have fired up the Movie Maniacs assembly line to present a special, "limited" run of selected figures from Movie Maniacs Series 1, in their "blood-spattered" versions. This series will include: Freddy Krueger, Jason from Friday The 13th and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Masacre.

[Editor's Note: Apparently collectors get screwed again...the initial release of the blood splattered versions of these figures were rare and their value was much greater in the secondary collector market. Watch for those values to plummet with the re-release of this "limited" set. Even if the packaging is different (which there is no mention of) the values will still drop. Hopefully you didn't pay too much for these since they will soon be widely available.]

Buffy Lunchboxes and Trading Cards
Be on the lookout for a second Buffy The Vampire Slayer lunchbox this summer. Suggested retail price is $14.99.

Also in the Buffy realm, comes Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reflections: The High School Years. This innovative series is comprised of 72 cards, each printed on unique Linen card stock, making every image a work of art, and allows Inkworks to focus on characters and scenes that were not available in earlier releases. In addition, look for three levels of bonus cards: Level One: "Portraits of a Slayer," Level Two: "Slayer’s Journal," and Level Three: autographed cards of your favorite characters! 6 cards per pack. 36 packs per box. MSRP: $2.99 per pack.

Devilman Action Figures
Imported from Japan, this new series of 8" to 14"-tall figures brings the supernatural combatants of Go Nagai’s Devilman OVA and manga to three-dimensional life. The human figures feature a wild, tribal styling, with updated clothing, tattoos, and more.

Scheduled to ship in June, you'll be able to choose from:

Akira Fudo (8" tall) Devilman’s human alter-ego, articulated at the head and shoulders, comes with a demon mask accessory, real chains, and a second head depicting his face during his transformation to Devilman!

Amon (11" tall) articulated at the head, shoulders, and elbows.

Ryo Asuka (8" tall) The other main human character from Devilman Amon, articulated at the head and shoulders, comes with a glow-in-the-dark demon mask accessory, and a second his face during his transformation to Saturn! Display stand included.

Tribal Amon (9" tall) This figure is the "bridge" form between the first and second Devilman series. Articulated at the neck, shoulders, and elbows, and featuring its own unique tattoo design. Comes with a display base that links with Tribal Devilman’s base.

Tribal Devilman (9" tall) Articulated at the neck, shoulders, and elbows, and featuring its own unique tattoo design. Comes with a display base that links with Tribal Amon’s base.

Zenon (14" tall) The biggest bad guy yet -- with 12 points of articulation! This boxed figure includes a glow-in-the-dark skull on its chest, and a display base!

Each figure (excluding Tribal Amon and Tribal Devilman) come with a bonus part that, when combined with bonus parts collected from the other figures in this series, forms an all-new mystery figure! Figures designed by Yasushi Nirasawa, sculpted by Toshimitu Usui and Yuji Oniki. Original Japanese packaging.

Suggested retail prices range from $16.95, $19.95 and $38.95 depending on size.

Neil Gaiman Werewolf Piece Gets Solo Release
Neil Gaiman’s tale of lycanthropy, Only The End Of The World Again is appearing in one volume, in color, for the first time. Too often this tale has been relayed in summary for many comics fans that had no idea that Gaiman’s work appeared in the Oni Press anthology. And as the print runs were not that large, the issues featuring the story are not that easy to come by. For the most part, word of mouth told the story of a dark and creepy place known as Innsmouth, and how an adjuster known as Lawrence Talbot learned of a lupine creature that may be the Elder Gods’ instrument of destruction.

But the costly and time-consuming search for hitting those back issue bins is now no longer a concern. Neil Gaiman’s tale adapted by P. Craig Russell and Troy Nixey is collected as a full-color 48-page one-shot. Read on, comics fan, and learn of a man who is embroiled in the malevolence that is running through his town. And how he may himself be the werewolf in question.

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