There’s Only One True King within the Week’s Best Toys

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common roundup of the most recent and biggest threats to your checking account. This week, The Suicide Squad’s King Shark will get the Hot Toys therapy, Hasbro has new reveals for Fantastic Marvel Legends and misleading Transformers toys, and Mezco reveals considered one of its finest Superman figures but. Check it out!

Playmobil The A-Team

For its subsequent licensed set, Playmobil has dug deep into the nostalgia barrel of iconic ‘80s properties and decided to turn The A-Team into its next playset targeted at adult collectors. (Cue the music!) Available on October 25 for a yet-to-be-revealed price (which will probably be much cheaper than Playmobil’s upcoming Star Trek playset), the set contains Hannibal, B.A. Baracus, Face, and Murdock (with sock puppet) figures, but in addition one other iconic automobile following Playmobil’s Back to the Future and Ghostbusters units: the black and pink A-Team van. It’s obtained a full completed inside with opening doorways, a detachable roof, and all of the equipment 4 ex-elite troopers despatched to jail for against the law they didn’t commit might ever want.

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Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86-12 Leader The Transformers: The Movie Coronation Starscream

Is there a extra tragic determine to come back out of an ‘80s toy line and animated series than Starscream? Although the character had ambitions of leading the Decepticons, he was always relegated to serving at Megatron’s facet. Even when he had his likelihood to take the throne in The Transformers: The Movie, Megatron nonetheless spoiled his aspirations by returning because the upgraded Galvatron. If there’s any fortunately ever after for this character, it’s Hasbro’s new Studio Series 86-12 Leader Class Coronation Starscream, which fits from robotic to jet mode in 29 transformation steps, and contains not solely a crown and cape, however a regal throne as nicely. Availability isn’t anticipated till early 2022, but it surely’s available for pre-order on HasbroPulse proper now for $53.

Hasbro Marvel Legends Series 2021 Retro Fantastic Four Wave

Hasbro’s newest line of Marvel Legends goes retro for the primary household, in a line of latest Fantastic Four themed toys straight impressed by their iconic basic animated present designs. The complete gang’s right here, alongside villains Psycho Man and High Evolutionary, in addition to two bonus figures unique to Hasbro Pulse: a Sue Storm fully forged in translucent plastic to make her the “Invisible” Woman, and a equally translucent Johnny Storm in full “flame on!” mode. The figures are available to preorder now, for a launch in early 2022.

Hot Toys The Suicide Squad King Shark Sixth-Scale Figure

Yes, The Suicide Squad’s King Shark is right here in all his pudgy glory, He doesn’t include a lot else than some alternate fingers and his beloved guide to learn, however actually: Hot Toys… 12-inch great white shark man figure… want we are saying extra? It’s set to reach in mid-to late 2022 for $220.

Fisher-Price Little People Collector Elvis Presley

Commemorating probably the most iconic seems to be from the singer’s lengthy profession (together with his bedazzled jumpsuit), the most recent addition to Fisher-Price’s Little People Collectors line is an Elvis Presley three-pack. It’s out there now from Amazon for $15 and includes packaging that puts the “Hound Dog” singer on stage. The new addition joins other famous musical groups turned into tiny kid-friendly figures including KISS and Run-DMC.

Mezco 1:12 Superman: Man of Steel Edition

Meczo’s latest 6″ scaled take on the Man of Steel is called, appropriately, the Man of Steel edition. Inspired by the hero’s classic comics appearances, the figure itself is a pretty neat rendition of the iconic Superman design, but it really shines in its comics-themed accessories. Aside from all the usual alternate hands and heads (one neutral, one smiling, and three in various states of anger, as well as a special light-up head for attaching heat vision effects to), Superman comes with FX pieces like enhanced punch blasts and bullet ricochets to place on his hands and chest, respectively. Beyond that there’s also a kryptonite trophy display, a phantom zone projector, and two attachable creatures: a small Starro to grip Superman’s face as he possesses him, and a Black Mercy creature to replicate the iconic comic storyline “For the Man Who Has Everything,” when the plantlike being possesses Superman and forces him to dream of a reality where Krypton was never destroyed. Set to release in summer 2022 for $125, the figure is available to preorder now. [Toyark]

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