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Another review! Today it's NYCC Beta Phase Inferno which, at press time, finally seems to have sold through.
Yes, another review! This time it's Holiday Edition Inferno, today's Figure of the Day at 16bit.com!
Another review! Check out Holiday Edition Metamorpho, today's Figure of the Day at 16bit.com! This time around he's green, and he includes some special vac-metal parts. (These parts come in either silver or gold, depending on the luck of the draw.) It's a pretty good figure, so read the review for more!
Philip J Reed went to the Four Horsemen's "Toypocalypse" event last night and wrote it up, but his photos are particularly notable. Mixed in with He-Man prototypes and original creations were Alpha 7, the man from Mars and Electron+, the Man from Pluto. No release dates were listed, but it's worth noting they were put out next to new prototypes of Mystron and Commander Comet. See more on his Flickr page.
Xodiac, The Man from SaturnJust like the Alpha Wave figure, this green version of Xodiac, the Man from Saturn was sold as a convention exclusive and limited to around 300 pieces. While the Alpha Phase one was orange, sold in San Diego, and a huge hit, the Beta version is green, sold in New York, and didn't sell out-- it was actually available for months after the fact through Action Figure Xpress. A limited number of this set (Beta Phase Xodiac, Metamorpho, Astro-Nautilus, and Inferno) were offered through the Four Horsemen's site directly as a pre-order and literally sold through within minutes-- about four minutes, to be exact. Why the drop-off in popularity? Who knows? [ READ MORE ]
Over on the Fantastic Exclusive Forums, you can get a glimpse of some great comparisons between the original bendable figures and the late 2010 action figure releases! What's more, you can also get a glimpse at Bruce Jensen's tiny customized bendable Alpha-7, the Man from Mars, who just happens to be in scale with the figures. Great work, Bruce!
Xodiac, The Man from SaturnA bizarre but increasingly common phenomenon in the toy business is the notion of the "pre-paint." The idea is that you release the figure's repaint or variant before the "real" release-- Xodiac, the Man from Saturn is one such figure as this clear orange "Alpha Phase" version came out nearly six months before the standard carded release. Heck, there was even a "Beta Phase" version in green released before the real deal, which is an ingenious way to recoup some costs before the toy finally comes out. This release sold out within a couple of days, and the edition size is supposedly somewhere around 300. [MORE]
