Tuesday, July 23, 2002

DC DIRECT

Following are DC Direct's upcoming products, with information coming from DC Comics.

BATMAN OVERSIZED POSTER BY ALEX ROSS

Painted art by Alex Ross

He is Batman...a tireless soldier in the war against crime. Now, featuring the art from the back cover of the award-winning Batman: War Against Crime comes artist Alex Ross's stunning portrayal of the Caped Crusader. This full-color, oversized poster stands 22 inches by 58 inches.

$19.95, in stores on Jan. 15.

GREEN LANTERN: CLASSIC HAL JORDAN ACTION FIGURE

New edition! DC Direct offers a new sculpt featuring a younger version of the legendary Green Lantern Hal Jordan, the greatest hero of the Green Lantern Corps! Armed with the miraculous Power Ring that makes his every thought a reality, Hal Jordan left behind a heroic legacy that will never be forgotten. This figure features multiple points of articulation, stands approximately 6.25 inches tall and comes with a 1.75 inches tall Power Battery and a one-size-fits-all Power Ring for the consumer. Features 4-color resealable packaging.

Price TBA, in stores on Feb. 19.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS: EFFIGY ACTION FIGURE

Endowed with the power to project and control flame by alien rivals of the Green Lantern Corps' Guardians of the Universe, Martyn Van Wyck became the deadly Effigy. Filled with hate, Effigy is out to prove what he can do...by destroying Green Lantern. The Effigy Action Figure stands approximately 6.5 inches tall, 7 inches tall with flame, and comes with a removable flaming sword. Features 4-color resealable packaging.

Price TBA, in stores on Feb. 19.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS: GUY GARDNER ACTION FIGURE

When Hal Jordan became the Green Lantern of Earth, his overseers, the Guardians, assigned Guy Gardner to be his replacement should anything happen to him. Eventually, Gardner got his chance to prove himself as a Lantern, showing that even a Guy with a chip on his shoulder can save the world. This figure stands approximately 6.25 inches tall, and comes with a scale Power Battery and a one-size-fits-all Power Ring for the consumer. Features 4-color resealable packaging.

Price TBA, in stores on Feb. 19.

JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: BATMAN WALL PLAQUE

Sculpted by John G. Mathews

From the hit Cartoon Network animated series comes the Justice League Animated: Batman Wall Plaque - the first in a new line of fully-sculpted wall reliefs also featuring Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Superman, and the Flash. The Dark Knight is shown as he appears in the Justice League animated series, in a hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain wall relief measuring approximately 4.5 inches tall by 8 inches wide by 2.5 inches deep. Packaged in a 4-color box.

$39.95, in stores on Jan. 22.

POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES II: HAWKMAN & HAWKGIRL

The new line of DC Direct Pocket Super Heroes kicks into Series II, featuring 2-figure sets of DC's greatest heroes and villains. Now Hawkman and Hawkgirl join the ranks of the Pocket Super Heroes. Police officer heroes of the planet Thanagar, Katar Hol and his wife Shayera came to Earth in pursuit of a criminal from their homeworld. The Winged Wonders decided to remain on Earth as the heroes Hawkman and Hawkgirl!. Both figures are approximately 3.25 inches tall, feature articulation, a mace weapon, and are packaged together in a 4-color blister pack, which includes backdrop art, story card and plastic stand.

$9.95, in stores on Feb. 5.

POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES II: PROFESSOR ZOOM & MIRROR MASTER

The Series II excitement continues with two of the deadliest members of Flash's Rogues Gallery. Eobard Thawne, a criminal from the 25th century, gained super-speed like Barry Allen, the Flash, and traveled back in time to wreak havoc as Professor Zoom: the Reverse Flash. Sam Scudder was a small-time crook until he discovered how to control mirrors and their images as Mirror Master. Both figures are approximately 3.25 inches tall, feature articulation and are packaged together in a 4-color blister pack, which includes backdrop art, story card and plastic stand, and a mirror weapon for Mirror Master to hold.

$9.95, in stores on Feb. 5.

POCKET SUPER HEROES SERIES II: SUPERMAN & CLARK KENT

Proving that size doesn't matter, Pocket Super Heroes Series II continues with...do your eyes deceive you? Superman and Clark Kent? Rocketed to Earth from the doomed planet Krypton, the baby Kal-El grew to become the amazing Man of Steel: Superman. But before that, he was Clark Kent, raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent, and now a mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolis Daily Planet. Now both sides of Earth's mightiest hero can be yours. Both figures are approximately 3.25 inches tall, feature articulation and are packaged together in a 4-color blister pack, which includes backdrop art, story card and plastic stand, and a chunk of Kryptonite.

$9.95, in stores on Feb. 5.

SILVER AGE BATMAN & ROBIN DELUXE ACTION FIGURE SET

The Silver Age Dynamic Duo are now available as action figures! Bruce Wayne witnessed the murder of his parents and dedicated his life to combating crime as Batman. After Dick Grayson's parents were killed by gangsters, Wayne took the boy in and trained him to become Robin, the Boy Wonder. Now the classic look of Batman and Robin becomes immortalized in this Deluxe Action Figure Set! Batman stands approximately 6.25 inches tall while Robin stands approximately 5.75 inches tall. Both action figures feature eleven points of articulation. This set also includes two 1-inch long Batarangs, a 12-inch long Batrope with a suction cup and a 9.5-inch wide x 4.25-inch deep x 0.75-inch tall base in the shape of a Gotham City rooftop. Packaged in a 4-color window box.

Price TBA, in stores on Feb. 12.

SUPERMAN: ARRIVAL IN SMALLVILLE STATUE

Sculpted by William Paquet

His homeworld doomed, the infant Kal-El was rocketed to Earth by his parents on Krypton, an event commemorated in the Superman: Departure From Krypton Statue, released in February, 2002. Now the second great event in the life of the future Man of Steel is celebrated in the Superman: Arrival In Smallville Statue, freezing forever in time the moment Martha and Jonathan Kent found baby Kal-El in his rocket in a Smallville field. This full-color, cold-cast porcelain statue stands approximately 7.785-inch high by 10-inch wide, and comes packaged in a 4-color box.

$175, in stores on Jan. 8.

TRANSMETROPOLITAN WALL SCROLL

Art by Geoff Darrow

From the cover of Transmetropolitan #22, which features the twisted vision of acclaimed artist Geoff Darrow, comes this out-of-this-world Wall Scroll. Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem sits high above the city that brings out his venomous best...but close enough to feel the squalor in this highly detailed, 27 inches by 40 inches full-color Wall Scroll.

$19.95, in stores on Jan. 15.