Blammoids! Series 4 Mini PVC Figures by DC Direct

Earlier this week, DC Direct finally announced the release of its fourth (and probably last) wave of Blammoids! mini figures. Blammoids! Series 4 includes The Flash, Hawkman, the Martian Manhunter, Brainiac, Zoom and Etrigan the Demon.


While The Blot had high hopes for this line of cute designer vinyl figures, from everything I’ve read it doesn’t appear that the Blammoids! toy line is selling all that well. For some reason, I think collectors have spurned the idea of these abstract chunky 3 inch figures of their favorite super heroes and villains. I got to see Series 1 a few weeks ago at my local comic book shop, and they honestly did look better in person. But with that being said, I still didn’t buy any.



Each Blammoids! Series 4 PVC mini figure features three points of articulation and comes packaged on a blister card. Blammoids! Series 4 is scheduled to go on sale on December 1, 2010.

Blammoids! Series 3 PVC Mini Figures by DC Direct

This week DC Direct officially announced the upcoming release of Blammoids! Series 3. As previously announced, Blammoids! Series 3 includes Classic Batman, Robin, Two-Face, Catwoman, Cyborg and Wildcat.



Series 1 of these cute little chunky figures have yet to hit store shelves, so The Blot has no idea how much these little guys will sell for. While I kind of like these Blammoids! figures (even though most of them lack basic facial features), I’m really interesting in hearing other fans’ reactions, especially whether or not collectors like their diminutive size (2.5” to 4”).


Each Blammoids! Series 3 PVC mini figure features three points of articulation and comes packaged on a blister card. Blammoids! Series 3 is scheduled to go on sale on August 25, 2010.

Blammoids! Series 2 by DC Direct

We’ve known for a while now what characters were going to be included in DC Direct’s second wave of Blammoids! vinyl figures, but now we have a release date. Blammoids! Series 2 will go on sale April 7, 2010….just a measly 8 months away. Blammoids! Series 2 includes chunky/blocky versions of some of DC Comics’ greatest heroes and villain, including Superman, Lex Luthor, Batgirl, Darkseid, Plastic Man and The Creeper.


It’s kind of an anticlimactic announcement when you realize Series 1 isn’t out yet and Series 2 isn’t being released for a very long time. I just assumed they’d be hitting store shelves sometime soon since they had the first four waves of Blammoids! figures on display at SDCC (check them out here).


They may not be coming out for a while, but it hasn’t dampened my anticipation for these faux designer vinyl figures. I especially love The Creeper, whose crazy smile takes up his entire face! And I don’t know what it is about Superman’s hair, maybe it’s the crazy blue streak in it, but it too looks pretty cool.


Each Blammoids! vinyl figure is packaged on a blister card, measures approximately 2.5" to 4" tall and has three points of articulation.

SDCC 09 - DC Direct Blammoids! Series 1, 2, 3 & 4

One exciting bit of information to come out of San Diego Comic Con 2009 is that DC Direct already has plans to release a third and fourth series of its Blammoids! vinyl figures, even before Series 1 and 2 have hit store shelves. DC Comics’ toy division has really outdone themselves with Blammoids! Series 3 and 4, which includes such fan favorites as Cyborg, Catwoman, Hawkman and the Martian Manhunter.


I am especially pleased to see classic versions of Batman and Robin included in Blammoids! Series 3 and a second tier character like The Demon in Series 4. Who were you surprised to see included in DC Direct’s Blammoids! series? I’d have to go with Wildcat on this one.

DC Comics Blammoids Series 1 Vinyl Figures by DC Direct

Yesterday DC Direct unveiled their newest line of designer vinyl figures based on the heroes and villains of the DC Universe, Blammoids. The Blot’s not a huge fan of the name DC Direct gave this new platform toy, but I am glad to see they are thinking outside the box. Plus, these cute little chunky figures are actually pretty cool looking. According to DC’s official release, Blammoids are “a striking, hyper-stylized twist on the world’s greatest heroes and their biggest foes.” (link) Blammoids! Series 1 includes heroes Batman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Aquaman and Firestorm, and villains the Joker and Sinestro.


Blammoids is a series of 2.5” to 4” PVC mini figures. Each figure is packaged on a blister card and comes with three points of articulation. Thankfully this will not be a blind box series, but some figures will be harder to get than others. Each case of Blammoids will contain 3 Batman figures, 3 Joker figures, 2 Green Lantern Hal Jordan figures, 2 Sinestro figures, 1 Aquaman figure and 1 Firestorm figure. As you can imagine the second tier characters included in Blammoids Series 1, like Aquaman and Firestorm, should be relatively difficult to find.


I think these turned out really well, and I absolutely love the Firestorm Blammoid. It’s great to see DC Direct producing characters mainstream America may be unfamiliar with, especially since this version of Firestorm, Ronnie Raymond, is currently deceased. The fact that Aquaman has no facial features does bother me a little bit, but it works. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing which characters will be included in DC’s Blammoids Series 2! Maybe we'll get a Zatanna, Mr. Terrific or even a Jack Knight Starman.


Blammoids Series 1 will go on sale January 20, 2010, with each figure retailing for around $10.