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There has been some recent action figure news that caught my attention. The first one was the reveal of Mafex's first Wonder Woman figure based on a comic (Superman For Tomorrow). I'd always wanted to see Mafex give us a Wonder Woman comic figure, and now that I see the promo pics, I think she looks great. She comes with 3 different face sculpts, as well as hair sculpts (I'm not sure if the face plates are interchangeable, hopefully they are). She also comes with a cloth cape, a shield, a sword,  and a removable skirt and belt, to display her with her classic briefs. Some people complained that they didn't include her lasso of truth, but I don't mind, as I think her accessories are very good. Plus, I can always use any of the other lasso accessories that came with my other Wonder Woman figures. I instantly pre-ordered this figure. The other Mafex reveal was a Superman from that same comic. I'm not that big of a Superman fan so I won't be getting it, but that one looks like it comes with a lot of extras, too. The only drawback is that Mafex take SO long to release their figures. It's set to drop in April of 2027, but since they're infamous for delaying releases, this might get pushed back. Hopefully that's not the case, but either way, I'm excited for it.












The other release that caught my attention (and made me laugh), was the reveal of Hiya's Biollante. About 2 days before this, S.H. MonsterArts announced a repaint of their Biollante figure. I own the special color version from a few years back, but man, that figure pissed me off. The tentacles on it were so damn loose that you couldn't move them without them easily popping off. What's the point of having an articulated figure if you can't articulate it? Now that Hiya is putting one out, I'll be looking to buy it and will probably sell my SHMA. The Hiya one, while pricier than their usual releases, is still WAY cheaper than the upcoming SHMA, which they're charging $300 for. For the same outdated sculpt with a slightly different paint job, and joints that fall apart? Fuck that! Hiya has not let me down thus far, and the figure looks great. The only drawback being that Hiya also takes a long time to release their figures. But if this Biollante is as good as the 4 Hiya figures I own, it'll be worth the wait. I also found it hilarious that Hiya have been revealing their new figures shorty after the release or drop of SHMA's same ones. It feels like they're clowning SHMA, and I'll all for it.










The final tidbit of action figure news that caught my attention was the announcement from Bandai of their S.H. Figuarts 10th anniversary project. Being that this year also marks the 70th anniversary of the Ultraman franchise, Bandai plans to celebrate by announcing 10 new figures over the next few weeks or so. Ultraman Teo, from the new, upcoming series has already been revealed. Nine more reveals to go. I'm both excited and nervous about this. While there are quite a LOT of Ultra characters I would love in the Figuarts line, I also hope that the next 9 ones shown aren't must haves for me, otherwise, my poor wallet. I'm going to assume that they'll probably put out ones that have been teased at past events, such as Max, Joneus, Five King, or Greeza. As long as there are 2 or 3 kaiju that I really want, I'll be happy.


Will we finally see the release of this Tyrant figure that was teased some years ago? That would be sweet! I would love to see Neronga, Gubila, Doragory, Gazort, or even Ultraman 80. Keronia, of course, is number one on my wishlist. I would seriously cry like a baby if Keronia was one of the ones announced. I'll have to keep watching and waiting...



Some other news that was recently made was Titanic Creations have been putting out updated photos of their upcoming Reptisaurus figure. It's basically Repticulus from the 60's monster flick, but maybe they can't use that name due to some licensing issue? Either way, the figure will come with the classic head, and a more updated head, as well as two pairs of wings (large and small). Some other extras will be included as well. Based on the photos, it's looking to be a sweet release. Looking forward to it.











And finally, a collection of random pics of my various figures.










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