GID Green Lantern DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figure Toy Review

When Funko’s DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figures made its unexpected debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the toy line was originally called Funko Force 2.0 and included four unannounced SDCC exclusives: a blue and grey Batman, a metallic blue and grey Batman, a black Batgirl and a glow-in-the-dark Green Lantern. And let’s just be honest, the GID Green Lantern Pop! Heroes vinyl figure seen below is hands down the coolest figure in the entire toy line!

 

The GID Green Lantern figure is also the rarest figure in the Pop! Heroes toy line with a limited edition run size of just 240 pieces. The Blot’s been searching for one of these awesome glow in the dark figures since I first saw pics of it the weekend of SDCC, but everyone said they sold out at the con. Worst of all, these have been selling on eBay for over $40, which was way more than I wanted to spend.

Thankfully, Funko had a secret stash of GID Green Lantern figures back at the warehouse and have re-released them in the updated Pop! Heroes packaging (which is far superior to the toy line’s original packaging seen here). Now you too can own a GID Green Lantern for just $13. Collectors can head to Gemini Collectibles to purchase one of these cute super heroes today!

And if you couldn’t tell before, I love this figure! There’s not much to the Green Lantern mold, but this power glow version of Hal Jordan looks awesome. What’s even better is this figure doesn’t have the same issue with its 1 point of articulation as my Batman Pop! Heroes figure. Unlike Batman’s white plastic, Green Lantern’s neck joint is made from glow in the dark green plastic so it doesn’t stand out at all.

In my opinion, this is the best Pop! Heroes DC Universe vinyl figure released to date, but it’s also the hardest to find. My suggestion is to grab one as soon as possible, because these are going to be impossible to find once 2011 turns into the year of Green Lantern with the release of the Emerald Warrior’s live action movie, new animated series and tons of new toy lines.

Blue and Gray Batman DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figure Toy Review

When Funko’s Pop! Heroes DC Universe vinyl figures made their unexpected debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the toy line was originally called Funko Force 2.0 and included four unannounced SDCC exclusives: a blue and grey Batman, a metallic blue and grey Batman, a black Batgirl and a glow-in-the-dark Green Lantern. The Blot’s always preferred his Batman blue and grey, so I knew right away I had to have one of these SDCC exclusive colorways.

Sadly, reports from San Diego said all of Funko’s SDCC Exclusive Pop! Heroes figures sold out over the weekend.  Finally after months of searching, I stumbled upon Gemini Collectibles and my Funko dreams came true! Gemini Collectibles had all four SDCC exclusives in stock and at reasonable prices to boot. Now you too can own a blue and grey Batman (limited edition of 480) and for just $15!

As for the figure itself, I really like it. For a mini-figure the mold is surprisingly detailed (check out the spikes on the back of Batman’s gloves) and I was glad to see Batman have a legitimate cape attached to his body. The fact that these Pop! Heroes only have 1 point of articulation at the neck doesn’t bother me, but I do have one issue: the head’s joint!

It’s not as noticeable from the front, but from the right angle (or from the back) you can see the bright white pole Batman’s head sits on. Why they didn’t paint this joint blue or skin colored is beyond me, because it's bright white color really makes it stand out in a bad way. The Blot’s also not a huge fan of this figure’s packaging, but thankfully neither was Funko. The packaging has since been changed to a box similar to the Mighty Muggs packaging. Even with its faults, these Pop! Heroes are a steal for $7-15, and proabably the best DC Comics mini-figures I've ever seen.

Hawaii Exclusive Wet-Suit Maria Maguma Vinyl Figure by Erick Scarecrow

Later tonight, Esc Toy, 808 Orbit and Prototype we will release the brand new Wet-Suit Maria Maguma vinyl figure at Prototype in Hawaii. This is the 2nd colorway of the Wet-Suit Maria figure designed by Erick Scarecrow and is limited to just 50 pieces.

This Hawaii exclusive stands 6 inches tall, is signed by the artist, and comes packaged in a window box with blister tray. Each package has a unique serial number that will be automatically entered in a drawing to win an ultra rare S.Maria Shiro by Erick Scarecrow (limited to just 10 figures!).

The Wet-Suit Maria Maguma vinyl figure will retail for $70 each and can be purchased at Prototype’s release party from 6:30pm-8pm on Friday, November 5th. As a special bonus, the first 8 customers that purchase this final figure will receive a free limited edition 8”x10” giclee print featuring Wet-Suit Maria Maguma.

Dark Blue Mummy Gator by Super7

Don't feel blue, Super7’s Mummy Gator is back! He may be looking a bit blue himself, but he remains as happy as ever. The 6” Dark Blue Mummy Gator with Light Blue Spray will go on sale sometime soon at the Super7 online store for $50 each.