12/13/2011

G.I. Joe Retaliation Trailer

HeroClix: Galactic Guardians Colossals

[reposted from ICv2]



WizKids has released more images of and details about its Galactic Guardians HeroClix release, which is currently slated for early April 2012 (see "Galactic Guardians HeroClix").  This expansion for the Marvel HeroClix game includes over 40 new figures that will be available in four different booster formats: standard five-figure boosters, as well as in a ten-figure single booster release, a six-figure Fast Forces Pack, and new Super Boosters, which each contain one of six new colossal figures.

The scale of the colossal figures is quite remarkable.  Figures of the size of Galactus and Master Mold have traditionally been reserved for Con giveaways and special promotions—now for the first time WizKids is putting these massive figures in easy-to-acquire Super Booster packs that will available from all retailers who carry the HeroClix product line.

12/11/2011

Featured Releases for 12.14.11

Coming to The Launchpad this Wednesday....

A lot of cool stuff this week! Read on! [See the full list of new titles here!]

AVENGERS X-SANCTION #1 (Of 4)
CABLE IS BACK! AND HE'S GOT JUST 24 HOURS TO WIPE THE AVENGERS FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY! How has Cable been reborn? Where has he been since "Second Coming"? And what dark event has driven him to destroy the Avengers? The answers are just the tip of an iceberg that threatens to smash the Marvel Universe to smithereens! A crucial new series by the creators behind SUPERMAN/BATMAN and HULK, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness. THE COUNTDOWN TO 2012's STATUS QUO-SHATTERING EPIC BEGINS HERE!

CARNAGE USA #1 (OF 5)
WELCOME TO CARNAGE U.S.A. - THE ULTIMATE RED STATE! Carnage's maniacal reign of terror continues, courtesy of the critically acclaimed creative team of Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain! Spider-Man and the Avengers must go on a brutal hunt to capture Cletus Kasaday before a small town in the American heartland falls under his mass-murdering spell! Buckle in and prepare for a violence packed adventure! Carnage U.S.A. wants YOU this December!

RAY #1 (OF 4)
Get ready for a brand new Ray! Lucien Gates's life is changed forever when he is struck by a mysterious beam of energy that turns him into a glowing gladiator - and being a human ray of light comes in handy when his city is suddenly under attack from giant, building-sized monsters. Unfortunately, light powers are less than handy in keeping his girlfriend happy.


SECRET WARS TP
FINALLY BACK IN PRINT! Drawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe's greatest villains and heroes are set against one another by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the combined might of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men prevent Dr. Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe? Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #1-12.

12/10/2011

HeroClix: Lord of the Rings Checklist

Common:
Frodo #001 
Sam #002 
Aragon #003 
Legolas #004 
Gimli #005 
Ringwraith #006 
Gorbag #007 
Shagrat #008 
Ugluk #009

Uncommon:
Lurtz #010 
Merry #011 
Pippin #012 
Boromir #013 
Faramir #014 
Gollum #015 
Black Rider #016

Rare:
Eowyn #017 
Gandalf the Grey #018 
Saruman #019 
Servant of Sauron #020 
Mouth of Sauron #021

Chase:
Merry and Pippin #022 
Frodo and Sam #023 
Mr. Underhill #024

Starter Set:
Ringbearer #201 
Strider #202 
Esquire of Rohan #203 
Guard of the Citadel #204 
Captain Lurtz #205 
Olog Hai #206 
Witch King #207 
Sauron #208

HeroClix: Incredible Hulk Checklist


Common:
Hulk #001 
Bruce Banner #002 
A.I.M. Agent #003 
Hulkbuster Soldier #004 
Humanoid #005 
Hulk Robot #006 
She-Hulk #007 
John Jameson #008 
Man-Wolf #009 
Punisher #010  
Punisher #011 
Thundra #012 
Abomination #013 
The Leader #014

Uncommon:
Skaar #015 
Lyra #016 
A.I.M.Renegade #017 
A.I.Marine #018 
Black Tarantula #019 
White Tiger #020 
Dare-devil #021 
Matt Murdock #022 
Punisher #023 
Jigsaw #024 
Rick Jones #025 
Hercules #026

Rare: 
Amadeus Cho #027 
Red Hulk #028 
General Thunderbolt Ross #029 
Doc Samson #030 
Dare-Devil #031 
Shanna #032 
Tiger Shark #033 
Man-Beast #034 
Wolverine #035 
Joe Fixit #036

Super-Rare:
Ghost Rider #037 
Spider-Man #038 
Caiera #039 
A-Bomb #040 
Ka-Zar #041 
Black Bolt #042 
Hulk #043 
Red King #044 
Cosmic Hulk #045

Chase:
Winterhulk #046 
Hulklops #047 
Icehulk #048 
Hulkmariner #049 
Mighty Thorr #050 
Wolverage #051

BiBtB / Limited Edition:
A.I. Marine Hulk #100 
Bruce Banner #101 
Major Glenn Talbot #102 
Dare-Devil #103 
Black Bolt #104

Gravity Feed:
Hulk #201 
Bruce Banner #202 
Hulkbuster Squad Leader #203 
She-Hulk #204 
Punisher #205 
Abomination #206 
Skaar #207 
General Thunderbolt Ross #208 
The Leader #209 
Red Hulk #210

HeroClix: Galactic Guardians

[reposted from ICv2]
"Cosmic powers" are the focus of the next Marvel HeroClix expansion from WizKids.  Called Galactic Guardians, this expansion includes some of the most powerful beings in the Marvel comics universe, including the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, and Galactus.  More than 45 new sculpts will be included.

This expansion will be available in four different booster formats:

Standard five-figure Booster boxes, with a random assortment from the collection of 45 new figures.

Galactic Guardians Bricks will also include over-sized single-figure Super Boosters—each with one of six different colossal figures, including Galactus and Master Mold.

Annihilators Fast Forces Packs with six figures from the full collection, but with different dial designs not available elsewhere.  Fast Forces Packs also include 2 maps and custom dice.

Galactic Guardians Single-Figure Boosters offer sculpts from the full set with different dials unique to this format.

Booster boxes will be packaged as a combination “booster brick,” including eight standard boosters and one super booster.  This is similar to the format used for the Giant-Size X-Men expansion.

Galactic Guardians will also include a special “marquee figure,” which replaces the former “Buy it By the Brick” promo figures.  The marquee figure for this set will be Super Nova.  An Organized Play Kit will also be available for retailers to provide support for in-store events.