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Dark Horse Direct Celebrates Hellboy’s 30th Anniversary with a New Vinyl Figure Inspired by Mike Mignola’s Seed of Destruction

2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s legendary Hellboy Universe. Dark Horse Direct is celebrating three decades of Big Red saving the world from frog monsters, Rasputin, and countless mythical creatures with a Deluxe Vinyl Hellboy Figure, intricately crafted by artists Mike Bonanno and Hector Arce to bring Hellboy from the page to life in glorious detail.

Dark Horse Direct exclusive Hellboy 30th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl Figure stands at 12.5” tall and comes complete with the famed corpse, Tam O’Clannie, ready to be laid to rest in a proper grave; a removable B.P.R.D. logo shirtswappable weapon hands and gun holster; and an interchangeable Anung Un Rama alternate head with a flaming crown.

The 30th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl Figure is  5.8” wide,  5” deep, and 12.5” tall (15” tall with crown) and comes with a  6.25” base and nine additional accessories. The figure is available for preorder now and expected to ship between September and November 2024.

Marvel’s Man-Thing Gets a Psychedelic Variant this Tuesday

The next colorway in Mondo‘s collaboration with the legendary James GromanMarvel’s Man-Thing will be back on sale this Tuesday, April 12, but in a fantastic Psychedelic variant. Like the first figure, which went on-sale at last year’s DesignerCon, this designer vinyl figure is sculpted in incredible detail by Groman and now stunningly painted by Hector Arce.

With 3 points of articulation, this massive 12 inch tall figure is a stunning, psychedelic sight to behold. The paint job is incredible, and brings out incredible details from the sculpt.

Marvel’s MAN-THING Designer Vinyl Figure (Psychedelic Variant) goes on sale at 12PM CT on Tuesday, April 12.

Marvel’s MAN-THING (Psychedelic Variant) Designer Vinyl Figure

Design and Sculpt by James Groman. Paint by Hector Arce. Packaging by James Groman and Mike Bonanno. Photography by Robert Howell.

Edition of 125.
$275

Expected to Ship in August 2022 to Select Locations.

Mondo Gets Massive With New Line Of Marvel Mecha Toy Collectibles

Spider-Man Mecha

After three years of development, Mondo has unveiled the first figure in their Marvel Mecha line: Spider-Man Mecha, inspired by their love for Manga and Japanese Mecha designs from the 80s and 90s. Once the team received the blessing from Marvel they decided to move forward and design a line of large-scale figures based on that idea, along with an original Manga storyline that comes packaged with these unique must-own toy collectibles. The Spider-Man Mecha replica is available for pre-order now as a regular version and a Symbiote limited-edition at MondoShop.com.

Mondo’s Tim Wiesh developed the story behind the Marvel Mecha, and wrote original Mangas that accompany each figure in the new toy line.

Late in the early 23rd Century mankind took its first real steps onto the galactic stage. A new Plasma Engine technology had made the exploration of the furthermost limits of the Milky Way achievable within an incredibly short amount of time. And explore they did. Within the span of just two generations humankind would call hundreds of planets home. To protect all of these new expeditions, the Governments of Earth created an elite space fighting force known as MECHA where only the best of the best are given the opportunity to pilot the most incredible force in the galaxy. But in those outer reaches of space, an unknown terror was emerging. Merchant vessels and military ships alike were found abandoned or, even worse, with no survivors throughout the galaxy in a rapidly accelerating pattern. Across all known space the Mecha are on high alert but without concrete evidence of what they should be looking for very little has been done to protect the space travelers. That is about to change…

Spider-Man is the first Marvel character to get the Mondo Mecha treatment, with Black Panther and Captain America next in line ready to throw down with city-stomping kaiju.

Peter Parker jumps into the 100-foot Spider-Man Mecha to battle giant sized intergalactic threats! Join in the battle by collecting your very own figure replica of Peter’s famed Mecha. With over 30 points of articulation, many accessories including a web shield, web attacks and two swords. This 10-inch replica is the perfect way to show your support to the cause and take the fight to those giant sized threats! All in the comfort of your living room.

Two Mecha suits available to collect:
Spider-Man Mecha ($160)
Spider-Man Mecha Symbiote — Limited Edition ($170)

Design: Remy Paul
Sculptor: Jay Kushwara
Paint design and paint prototyping: Hector Arce and Mark Bristow
Art Direction: Hector Arce and Mike Bonanno
Story by: Tim Wiesch
Packaging illustration: Gabe Luque
Packaging design: Mike Bonanno