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Sneak Peek: Marvel Universe Iron Patriot

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Marvel® Universe Iron Patriot™

MVL Iron PatriotMVL Iron Patriot PackagingWhen Spider-Man® warned the Avengers™ about how dangerous Norman Osborn was, no one listened. He was a has-been bad guy, living under the thumb of Tony Stark, locked up in Thunderbolts Mountain. Now, of course, he’s on top of the world, living the life of a beloved hero while lining his pockets and spreading his evil. He’s got the real heroes on the run, and he’s traded up his old Green Goblin™ costume for a suit of powerful, high-tech armor of his own design.

Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Iron Patriot action figure is ready to fight! Send him into combat with his energy burst accessory to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere. The battle is just beginning and the power is in your palm of your hands!

Figure comes with an energy burst accessory and a classified file with a secret code.

SUMMARY:
Articulated action figure comes with an energy burst accessory and a stand for display after you’re done enacting all of your fiercest good-versus-evil battles! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code. Ages 4 and up.

MARVEL, all related characters: TM & © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. All rights reserved.
®* and/or ™* & © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Sneak Peek – Marvel Universe Winter Soldier

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Marvel® Universe Winter Soldier™

MVL Winter SoldierMVL Winter Soldier PackagingFew covert operatives had as much effect on the world as did the Winter Soldier. His name was only spoken in whispers by those few who had heard of him and lived. Brainwashed and used by his Soviet masters, he was the USSR’s secret weapon against its enemies. It was only after he was defeated and his memories restored by Captain America™ that he turned his considerable skills to heroism.

Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Winter Soldier action figure is ready to fight! Send him into combat with his weapon accessories to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere. The battle is just beginning and the power is in your palm of your hands!

Figure comes with weapon accessories and classified file with secret code.

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

SUMMARY:
Articulated action figure comes with weapon accessories and a stand for display after you’re done enacting all of your fiercest good-versus-evil battles! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Ages 4 and up.

MARVEL, all related characters: TM & © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. All rights reserved.
®* and/or ™* & © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Sneak Peek: Marvel Universe Comic Packs: Cyclops and Dark Phoenix

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Marvel® Universe Comic Packs: Cyclops™ and Dark Phoenix™

MVL Secret Wars #4 Dark Phoenix and CyclopsMVL Secret Wars #4 Dark Phoenix and Cyclops PackagingA seemingly quiet moment for the X-Men™ is interrupted by chaos as the Dark Phoenix returns. Little do they know, but her appearance is a mere illusion created by an enemy to cut Cyclops off from his team, and destroy them all. The illusion collapses before the combined might of the X-Men, and the group subdues and captures the revenge-crazed villain.

Get in on fast-paced action and excitement as you stage battles between your Cyclops and Dark Phoenix action figures! Recreate your favorite scenes from the included comic book or create your own super-powered showdowns. With these mighty articulated action figures, the fate of the world is in your hands!

Includes Uncanny X-Men #175 comic book.

SUMMARY:
Vividly colored comic pack includes Uncanny X-Men #175 comic book and Cyclops and Dark Phoenix action figures. Ages 4 and up.

MARVEL, all related character names and the distinctive likenesses thereof: TM & © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. All rights reserved.
®* and/or ™* & © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Sneak Peek – Marvel Universe Spider-Man

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Marvel® Universe: Spider-Man™

MVL Spider-Man Packaging

When he was 14 years old, Peter Parker was bitten by a spider that had been irradiated in a nuclear experiment. Something in the spider’s venom changed him, over night, from the nerdy kid he’d been to something else entirely. Given incredible strength, speed and stamina, he reveled in his power. The tragic death of his uncle threw Peter’s good fortune into fierce perspective, giving him direction. From that day on, he vowed to battle evil wherever he could find it as The Amazing Spider-Man.

Detailed with defined “muscles”, pose this Spider-Man action figure in a battle-ready pose with his “spinning” web accessory aimed at the enemy! Fully articulated, he’s ready to make a stand in your collection.

Action figure comes with a “spinning” web accessory and a S.H.I.E.L.D. file with a secret code.

SUMMARY:
Articulated action hero figure comes with a “spinning” web accessory. Figure comes with a S.H.I.E.L.D. file with secret code! Ages 4 and up.

MARVEL and all related character names and the distinctive likenesses thereof: TM & © 2008 Marvel Characters, B.V. All rights reserved. This action figure is produced under license from Marvel Characters, B.V. Marvel, Spider-Man: TM & © 2008 Marvel Characters, B.V. All rights reserved.
®* and/or ™* & © 2008 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Sneak Peek: Marvel Universe Comic Packs: Dark Wolverine and Dark Spider-Man

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Marvel® Universe Comic Packs: Dark Wolverine™ and Dark Spider-Man®

MVL Secret Wars #4 MVL Secret Wars Dark S-M and WolverineMVL Secret Wars #4 Dark S-M and Wolverine PackagingDeep beneath Thunderbolts Mountain, the monstrous Venom™ is changed into a virtual copy of the hero Spider-Man by the evil genius of Norman Osborn. Elsewhere, the rage-filled son of Wolverine is recruited to replace his father. Both men become members of Osborn’s Dark Avengers™, a group of criminals masquerading as the heroes whose names they’ve stolen.

Get in on fast-paced action and excitement as you stage battles with your Dark Wolverine and Dark Spider-Man action figures! Recreate your favorite scenes from the included comic book or create your own super-powered showdowns. With these mighty articulated action figures, the fate of the world is in your hands!

Includes Dark Avengers #1 comic book.

SUMMARY:
Vividly colored comic pack includes Dark Avengers #1 comic book and Dark Wolverine and Dark Spider-Man action figures. Ages 4 and up.

MARVEL, all related character names and the distinctive likenesses thereof: TM & © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. All rights reserved.
®* and/or ™* & © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Friday Fun – The NAACP Does Comics

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There’s not a whole lot as far as history when it comes to Your Future Rests, a comic book produced by the NAACP in 1964.  It’s goal was to get people engaged politically.  It stresses voting and civic engagement to improve education, living standards and employment.

You can read the full comic at http://www.ep.tc/problems/34/index.html.

Thanks for http://www.ep.tc/ and it’s amazing collection of these fantastic nuggets of history.

Sneak Peek – Marvel Universe Skrull Soldier

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Marvel® Universe Skrull Soldier™

MVL Skrull SoldierMVL Skrull Soldier Packaging

Though the Skrull Empire had vast resources and powerful technology, the backbone of its all-conquering armies was made of these humble soldiers. Each one was trained to use his shape-shifting abilities to create confusion among their enemies, making them vulnerable to the surprise attacks and sabotage that were the Skrull Empire’s signature. For a thousand years, these soldiers were what allowed the empire to bring an entire galaxy to its knees.

Intricately detailed down to the last muscle, this articulated Skrull Solider action figure is ready to fight! Send him into combat with his weapon accessories to fight for the fate of the world or leave him posed for action on his stand as a warning against evil-doers everywhere. The battle is just beginning and the power is in your palm of your hands!

Figure comes with weapon accessories and a classified file with a secret code.

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

SUMMARY:
Articulated action figure comes with weapon accessories and a stand for display after you’re done enacting all of your fiercest good-versus-evil battles! Figure comes with a classified file with a secret code. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Ages 4 and up.

MARVEL, all related characters: TM & © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. All rights reserved.
®* and/or ™* & © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

Sneak Peek – Iron Man 2 Iron Assault Truck

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Iron Man 2™ Iron Assault Truck

MVL Iron Assault TruckMVL Iron Assault Truck PackagingWhen Iron Man needs secure, powerful ground transport, this is the vehicle he turns to. Equipped with the latest in electronic countermeasures, it is all but invisible to enemy radar. Protected by high-tech defenses, this truck slips into enemy territory unnoticed, and uses its devastating missile attack to destroy the bad guys’ base!

When your Iron Man figure has the need for speed and power, this Iron Assault Truck vehicle is the perfect choice! Flip open the cockpit to set your Iron Man figure at “the wheel”. No matter what enemies he has to take on, your “metal-clad” warrior’s vehicle is sure to chase them down in no time. And when it does, slide the switch to fire the four missile accessories. For ground battle, this tough truck can’t be beat!

Vehicle comes with Iron Man figure and 4 launching missile accessories.

SUMMARY:
Battle-ready vehicle with a cockpit that flips open has four firing missile accessories for even the toughest conflicts! Vehicle comes with Iron Man figure and 4 launching missile accessories. Ages 4 and up.

Iron Man 2, the Movie © 2010 MVL Film finance LLC. Marvel, Iron Man, all related character names and their distinctive likenesses: TM & © 2010 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
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Review – Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne

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We knew this would happen the second he was presented as “dead.”  Sooner or later, Bruce Wayne would return.  Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1 by DC is the beginning of the journey as Wayne begins his journey through time.  Written by Grant Morrison there’s a lot I liked about the series, and a lot I hated.

The problem as a whole for DC, to me, is the history is very dense.  If you don’t know it, there’s a lot you don’t get.  This knowledge of continuity often makes or breaks issues, and in this case it comes close to breaking it.

The issue picks up on the heals of Final Crisis.  The series picks up as Bruce is paying his respects to Anthro as Anthro’s tribe investigates who the mysterious man in the cave is.  It’s another Morrison take on the superhero mythology and man vs. god.  The problem is, if you didn’t read Final Crisis, this would go over your head.

There’s other references to earlier Morrison work that he’s been building upon, and if you know those, you’ll really dig this.  If you don’t, or know some, you might not enjoy it as much.

It’s the perfect example of “DC dense.”  Here’s hoping for a more open and accessible Batman post his return.

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