If you are a fan of the independent comic books from the 1990's like I am, then some of these names may be familiar to you: Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon, Marc Silvestri's CyberForce, Witchblade and The Darkness, Mike Allred's Madman, Judge Dredd, Art Adams' Monkeyman & O'Brien, Frank Miller's Sin City....some of the most popular comic books created by some of the most popular creators.
Now Marvel Toys is bringing many of these comic book characters to life as fully-articulated action figures! Each wave is a great mix of characters from the comics, and each wave has a larger sized build-a-figure that is simply amazing.
Wave 1 (due out in July) will consist of the following:
- Superpatriot from Savage Dragon, Superpatriot, and Freak Force
- Judge Dredd from 2000 A.D.
- Witchblade from Witchblade
- Ripclaw from Cyberforce
- Savage Dragon from The Savage Dragon
- Madman from Madman
- and the Build-A-Figure is Pitt (& Timmy) from Pitt
Wave 2 will consist of the following:
- Stryker from CyberForce and Codename: Strykeforce
- Judge Death from 2000 A.D.
- Ann O'Brien from Monkeyman & O'Brien
- The Darkness from The Darkness
- Star from The Savage Dragon and Star
- Marv from Sin City
- and the Build-A-Figure is Monkeyman from Monkeyman & O'Brien
There are also plans for a series of 2-packs, which will include Conan & the Devourer of Souls and also Mack and Panda from Body Bags.
Future waves are a mystery, although several covers from Youngblood can be seen on the display case, which may lead to some speculation among fans. In addition, there are many other characters from the Image, Top Cow and Dark Horse universes that can be brought to life in a similar way.
I for one can't wait...!
Note #1: Several characters from wave 2 were shown much larger than actual size.
Note #2: The packaging shown is a mock-up. There may be changes made to it before the release.
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