Samus Aran of Metroid is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter, and like most females in video games, she also happens to be smoking hot. You can pre-order not one, but two stunning sculpts of her. There’s a figma that displays her Varia suit, and the second figure shows off Aran’s Zero suit. Both will be released in June.
See a few more angles after the break.
Toy company Inicons is gearing up to cash in on Steve Jobs legacy by offering a 12″ action figure of the Apple CEO, complete with the obligatory black turtle neck, circular rimless glasses and blue jeans. The intricately detailed figure also includes a pair of black socks, a chair, a backdrop that says “One More Thing” and two apples — one with a bite.
Steve Jobs action figures have appeared before, but Apple’s legal team made quick work of them – we expect that will also be the case with this example.
Check out some additional images after the break.
Doctors find the darnedest things in x-rays. They find so many weird objects that a few MDs recently released a book on the topic: Stuck Up: 100 Objects Inserted and Ingested in Places They Shouldn’t Be. One of the many examples in the book that will make you cringe is a Buzz Lightyear action figure that was stuffed up to infinity and beyond. Let’s hope the other toys weren’t sent in on a rescue mission. And no, I don’t want to know how it was extracted.
(via TMZ)
Once again, Hot Toys has come through with an amazing figure sculpt. Their latest is a 1/6th scale Noland figure from the film Predators.
Hit the jump for an image gallery and a full list of features.
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If you’re around Illinois or surfing on eBay, keep an eye out for a sudden flood of Superman items. Mike Meyer, a 48-year old mentally disabled man from Illinois, recently had over 1,800 Superman comics and Superman memorabilia stolen from his house (worth about $4,000-$5,000). He’s been collecting since 1974 and, for the most part, didn’t tell strangers about his treasured collection.
However, he did share its existence with a co-worker he met while working at a Hardee’s in the early 90s. Meyer recently ran into that co-worker, a guy named Gary, and ended up giving him a tour of the collection after he all but demanded to see “his most precious comics”. Gary came back the next night with his girlfriend to watch Superman movies. While the movies were playing, Gary disappeared “for a while.” Two days later, Meyer’s noticed the theft.
All Meyer knows is that “Gary has dark hair, a goatee, is about 35 and drives a silver or gray car.” Not much to go on, but hopefully, someone out there can help him recover his collection.
Like the Han Solo and Chewbacca / Vader an Leia figures before it, Gentle Giant is giving the vintage R2-D2 figure the jumbo treatment. In this case, it stands at a full 7.5-inches.
It also comes packaged on a 1970s-style Star Wars-inspired blister card featuring original photos and ’12-back’ artwork.
Product Page ($69.95 / $9.95 shipping—pre-order for January 2012)
Only massive Apple fanboys would be up to spending $160 on a Steve Jobs action figure, but some company is stupid enough to produce it anyway (despite the fact that other Steve Jobs action figures and products have been swiftly addressed by Apple’s lawyers).
At any rate, ToyHaven claims that this figure will actually see the light of day at some point, but we highly doubt that it will be available for long—if at all.
(ToyHaven via CrunchGear)
Hot Toys has worked their figure-making magic once again on the upcoming 1/6th scale Captain America Limited Edition Collectible Figure.
Check out more details and images after the break.
Hasbro has unleashed its 16-inch electronic X-Men Sentinel figure complete with lights and phrases like “Fugitive mutant detected!” and “Destroy!” It even comes with a 3.75-inch Wolverine figure as an added bonus.
Pre-order for a July 2011 release.
Product Page ($64.99)
No matter how many reboots the studios try and churn out, I grew up with Christopher Reeve in the character and he will always be my Superman. That having been said, Hot Toys has worked their magic once again to bring Reeve’s portrayal to life in a ridiculously detailed 1/6th scale figure.
Plus, they are donating a portion of each sale to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Check out more stunning pics after the break.
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