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Coming This Summer from Diamond Select Toys: Bruce Lee, Kingdom Hearts 3 and More!

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2019 is almost here, and Diamond Select Toys is already gearing up for summer! With six months to go until swimsuit season, Diamond Select Toys is offering pre-orders on a bunch of great items, based on Bruce Lee, DC Comics, Kingdom Hearts, Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Read on for details, then pre-order through your local comic shop, or your favorite online retailer!

Bruce Lee Gallery Water PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! Be water, my friend! The Bruce Lee line of Gallery PVC dioramas kicks off with this 9-inch scale sculpture of the legend executing one of his trademark forms. Depicting his arms in motion, with a sculptural effect never before seen in the Gallery line, this piece represents the strength and grace of the martial arts legend. Sculpture comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Nelson X. Asencio, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella! (Item #DEC182502, SRP: $45.00)

DC Comic Gallery Flash PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! The DC Gallery line is picking up speed! This 9-inch scale PVC diorama of the Flash racing across a wave is the latest in the DC Gallery line. Made from high-quality plastic, this detailed sculpture delivers the look of a resin statue at a fraction of the price, and is in scale to all Gallery and Femme Fatales PVC dioramas. Flash Fact: It comes packaged in a full-color window box! Designed by Caesar. Sculpted by Joe Menna. (Item #DEC182503, SRP: $45.00)

DC Comic Gallery Dark Nights Metal Dawnbreaker PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! In brightest day, in blackest night, no goodness shall escape his sight! The next member of the Dark Knights to join the DC Gallery line is the Bruce Wayne of Earth -32, the Dawnbreaker! Possessing a power ring and an all-consuming darkness, the Dawnbreaker floats above a cloud of green energy bats in this highly detailed PVC diorama. Sculpted in a 9-inch scale, the sculpture is in scale to all Gallery and Femme Fatales figures and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar and sculpted by Alterton. (Item #DEC182504, SRP: $45.00)

Legends in 3D Comic Marvel Spider-Gwen ½ Scale Resin Bust

A Diamond Select Toys release! The Ghost Spider strikes! The breakout spider-hero breaks into the Legends in 3 Dimensions line as the newest half-scale resin bust. Measuring approximately 10 inches tall atop a webbed-up pillar base, Spider-Gwen is limited to only 1,000 pieces, and comes packaged in a full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Joe Menna! (Item #DEC182510, – SRP: $150.00)


Legends in 3D Video Game Kingdom Hearts 3 Sora 1/2 Scale Resin Bust

A Diamond Select Toys release! Kingdom Hearts is bigger than ever, and now so is Sora! The hero of the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 joins the Legends in 3 Dimensions line as the next half-scale resin bust! Measuring approximately 10 inches tall, Sora is limited to only 1,000 pieces, and comes packaged in a hand-numbered, full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Varner Studios! (Item #DEC182505, SRP: $150.00)

Marvel Comic Gallery Angela PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! She’s no angel! The Asgardian sister of Thor, having defeated her brother in battle, now takes on the Marvel Gallery line of PVC dioramas! Standing on a crystal-sprouting rock formation, Angela prepares to draw her sword and commence what is sure to be another victory. Measuring approximately 10” tall, this PVC sculpture comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Uriel Caton, sculpted by Alejandro Pereira. (Item #DEC182506, SRP: $45.00)

Marvel Comic Premier Collection Kitty Pryde Resin Statue

A Diamond Select Toys release! One of the premier X-Men joins the Premier Collection! Kitty Pryde, the occasionally immaterial team leader of the X-Men Gold team, phases through a metal panel with her dragon Lockheed on her arm in this approximately 10” statue. Limited to only 3,000 pieces, it comes packaged in a hand-numbered, full-color window box with a certificate of authenticity. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Alejandro Pereira. (Item #DEC182507, SRP: $150.00)

Marvel Movie Gallery Ebony Maw PVC Diorama

A Diamond Select Toys release! The Black Order is here! Joining his fellow acolyte of Thanos, Corvus Glaive, the sadistic telekinetic Ebony Maw is the next Marvel Gallery PVC Diorama! Holding up a finger to hush any who would defy the will of Thanos, Ebony Maw stands approximately 10” tall atop a diorama base and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Sculpted by Cortes Studios. (Item #DEC182508, SRP: $45.00)

Marvel Netflix Premier Collection Elektra Resin Statue

A Diamond Select Toys release! The love of Matt Murdock’s life, she is also his deadliest enemy! A formidable match for the hero Daredevil when she was on the side of good, as the Black Sky she became nearly unbeatable. This approximately 10-inch scale resin statue captures her as she appeared on the Netflix TV series Daredevil and is limited to only 3,000 pieces. She comes packaged in a hand-numbered, full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Cortes Studios. (Item #DEC182509, SRP: $150.00)

Marvel Introduces the Asgardians of the Galaxy from Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli

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There’s a new team roaming the galaxy. Spinning out of Infinity Wars, Marvel has announced The Asgardians of the Galaxy from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Matteo Lolli.

Angela, the not-so-beloved half-sister of Thor.

The hotheaded Valkyrie – and the human who shares her form, Annabelle Riggs.

Skurge, the Executioner, freshly returned from Hel.

Throg, the mightiest frog of thunder.

Kevin Masterson, the boy who took his father’s mace to become the hero Thunderstrike.

And the Destroyer, the Asgardian armor built to take down Celestials – its wielder unknown.

The Galaxy has new Guardians!

Review: Angela Queen of Hel #7

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Angela_Queen_of_Hel_Vol_1_7_TextlessMarguerite Bennett’s 17 issue run writing everyone’s favorite deal-making, ginger, lesbian angel bounty hunter and her hilarious, multi-instrumentalist, trans woman lover comes to a close in Angela Queen of Hel #7, which ties up the love story of Angela and Sera as well as the story arc of Leah, who begin as a literal “hand” maiden of Hela and now has her own life and adventures with more just waiting to be told by another enterprising creative team. Bennett and artist Kim Jacinto also tie up some loose ends from the 1602 Angela Witch Hunter series with the Angela from that comic showing up as Faustia, the ultimate deal maker. Also, there are pages upon pages of gorgeous Stephanie Hans art telling the story of Leah and also hinting at possible future story arcs if the comic wasn’t unfortunately cancelled.

The nine page Hans drawn montage in the middle of the comic depicts the seven years that Leah, Angela, and Sera are all together while Leah sets up Faustia’s release from the Faerie Curse and most of all, her reunion with Serah. If I recall correctly, this is the first time in a Big Two comic that a same gender couple has been depicted with an adopted child even if the circumstance for Leah being Angela and Sera’s daughter are quite “fantastical”. Angela‘s depiction of a loving queer relationship will definitely be missed in years to come, but Bennett gets in some last quips and sweet nothings while Hans gets to draw everything from Loki and Leah facing off in a kind of reunion to another fun team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and even a restructuring of Heven’s caste system, which is pretty complicated and definitely needed at least an issue to But equality is cool, and Bennett and Hans show the almost limitless storytelling potential of the world that they, Kieron Gillen, and other artists have created over the past couple years for Angela and Sera.

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In her art style, Hans is a rare talent that can find the happy medium between cartooning and painted style art while also coloring her own work in an evocative manner. Even though Angela and Sera are the main characters in Angela Queen of Hel, Leah is the star of Bennett and Hans’ sub-story. Hans gives her a great range of expressions from sad and listless to cheerful when she gets a big lick from her Hellhound Thori and super serious when Angela, Sera, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. She can do adorable too like when Sera gets the present of a flute from Angela so she can play more than “Scarborough Fair”. Honestly, a family sitcom starring Angela, Sera, and Leah would make an excellent comic, and luckily the past few issues have given readers a glimpse at their “domestic” life. But when she isn’t drawing them having ramen or talking about Leah’s day at school, Hans makes their lives downright epic through mood capturing colors, like splashes of paint for Sera’s bard attack on a dragon near L.A., faded cream colors when Leah feels sad, and a scarlet red gold when Heven decides to invade that in a happy alternative universe would be a linewide crossover. Israel Silva uses a similar palette in his work with dark reds when Faustia threatens Angela, Sera, Thor, and Leah to a softer hue of red when all of the Angelas and Seras find their happy ending.

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Throughout its run, Angela Queen of Hel has actually been one of Marvel’s funniest books between all the Shakespearean drama of Hel, Heven, and the places in between. (No one likes to spell things correctly in this book.) There’s everything from witty barbs to references both highbrow and what white dudes in ivory towers would call lowbrow as well as some timely fourth wall breaking and even good old fashioned slapstick. The characters bounce off each other really well and even the guest stars have an easy rapport, like Sera inviting Star-Lord to sing “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence during their next excursion to a karaoke singing planet. (Who knew this lover of 70s pop hits had a mall Goth side?) And Leah has her dry wit intact from Kieron Gillen’s run on Journey into Mystery as the literally eternal sulking teenager. Angela Queen of Hel is stealthily Marvel’s finest contribution to the romantic comedy genre, especially with the way Jacinto draws the final pages with Angela and Sera with plenty of close-ups of them holding hands concluding in a final page spread of the Brooklyn Bridge at twilight as Bennett ties together Angela’s main theme of making deals and bargains in an apt final line of dialogue.

Angela Queen of Hel #7 gives Angela and Sera the beautiful and well-earned happy ending that Marguerite Bennett has been building up during her entire run on the title. She and artists Kim Jacinto and Stephanie Hans also round off Leah’s character nicely, especially in the sub story, which acts as a glimpse of possible storylines if the Angela Queen of Hel will be missed not only for having Marvel’s best example of a same gender relationship and LGBT representation, but also for being one of its funniest and gravitas filled books.

Story: Marguerite Bennett Art: Kim Jacinto and Stephanie Hans Colors: Israel Silva and Stephanie Hans
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy

The Age of Ultron is Upon Us! New Marvel Minimates Box Set Arrives This Week!

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This Wednesday, the newest set of Marvel Minimates hits comic shops and specialty stores, and it’s come all the way from the Age of Ultron! Depicting the tyrannical robot ruler as he appeared on the covers of the Age of Ultron maxi-series, this set of 2-inch Mini-figures also comes packaged with A.O.U. versions of Iron Man and Nick Fury, as well as the first-ever Minimate of Neil Gaiman’s supernatural comic character Angela!

Each Minimate mini-figure stands 2 inches tall with at least 14 points of articulation, and includes a variety of interchangeable parts and accessories. Angela comes with a sword and scabbard, Iron Man has a removable helmet and boot jets, Nick Fury has a rifle and jet pack, and Ultron sports six fully poseable arms! Find your nearest comic shop at comicshoplocator.com!

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Angela Hits Her Mark On Milo Manara’s Variant Cover To Guardians of the Galaxy #5!

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She’s one of the biggest new characters to debut in the Marvel Universe and today Marvel is proud to unveil your first look at Milo Manara’s jaw dropping variant cover to Guardians of The Galaxy #5, featuring Angela! Starting this July, Neil Gaiman teams with blockbuster writer Brian Michael Bendis and fan favorite artist Sara Pichelli to take the angelic bounty hunter to the outer limits of the Marvel Universe in an all new arc starting in Guardians Of The Galaxy #5! Alongside Star-Lord, Iron Man, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, Gamora & Groot – Angela must help the Guardians take down threats putting the galaxy at risk, showing why she’s one of the most feared women in the Marvel Universe!

The arrival of Angela to the Marvel Universe marks one of the most important moments in comics history! With a major player like the fearless warrior making her presence known – no fan can miss how her debut impacts the Marvel Universe and beyond!

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 ANGELA VARIANT (MAY130591)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by SARA PICHELLI
Variant Cover by MILO MANARA
FOC – 7/8/13, ON SALE – 7/31/13

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Marvel Reveals Joe Quesada’s All-New Look For Angela!

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She’s one of the biggest new characters to debut in the Marvel Universe in over 20 years, and today Marvel is proud to unveil your first look at Angela – redesigned by Marvel Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer and superstar artist Joe Quesada! Angela, created by New York Times Best Selling writer Neil Gaiman and industry icon Todd McFarlane, makes her dynamic debut into the Marvel Universe this June, in the star studded conclusion, Age Of Ultron #10!

However, Angela isn’t the only one making her way over to the Marvel Universe as Neil Gaiman makes his long awaited return to Marvel in over six years! Starting this July, Gaiman teams with blockbuster writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli to take the angelic bounty hunter to the outer limits of the Marvel Universe in an all new arc starting in Guardians Of The Galaxy #5! Alongside Star-Lord, Iron Man, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, Gamora & Groot – Angela must help the Guardians take down threats putting the galaxy at risk, showing why she’s one of the most feared women in the Marvel Universe!

The arrival of Angela to the Marvel Universe marks one of the most important moments in comics history! With a major player like the fearless warrior making her presence known – no fan can miss how her debut impacts the Marvel Universe and beyond! It all begins in the universe shattering Age Of Ultron #10 in June, and continues in the hottest new book of the year, Guardians Of the Galaxy #5!

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Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BRYAN HITCH, BRANDON PETERSON, CARLOS PACHECO, ALEX MALEEV, BUTCH GUICE, DAVID MARQUEZ & JOE QUESADA!
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
FOC – 5/27/13, ON-SALE 6/19/13

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 (MAY130589)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & NEIL GAIMAN
Pencils & Cover by SARA PICHELLI
FOC – 7/1/13, ON SALE – 7/24/13

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Angela Comes to Marvel

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AgeOfUltron_1_SXSWMarvel has been teasing some big changes at the end of their Age of Ultron event, and it looks like the former Image character Angela will be coming to the Marvel universe. The event concludes in June and the character will guest star at the end, like a teaser at the end of Marvel’s movies.

The move is an interesting one, as the character has been embroiled in a lawsuit that started in 2002. the battle between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane was eventually settled in 2012 in a confidential agreement. The lawsuit was over copyright and royalties. Angela first appeared in Spawn.

After Age of Ultron, Angela will next appear in Guardians of the Galaxy #5 which will be co-written by Brian Michael Bendis and Gaiman.

With Angela settled and heading to Marvel, will Marvelman finally be making his appearance in the Marvel universe this year too?