Green Lantern Movie Masters Action Figures by Mattel

DC Comics’ Green Lantern movie debuts in theaters today and The Blot has absolutely nothing to say about it. Why? I’m more than a little bummed by all the negative reviews. I’ve expected the worst for a while now, but was secretly hoping the film would surpass my expectations. That probably won’t happen, but maybe you can create your own Green Lantern movie (and make a more exciting version to boot) with these Green Lantern Movie Masters action figures by Mattel.

Mattel is flooding the market with Green Lantern toys, but the best ones by far are these 6” Movie Masters action figures (basically a spin-off of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics toy line). Green Lantern Movie Masters Wave 1 includes Green Lanterns Hal Jordan, Tomar-Re, Isamot Kol, Naut Ke Loi. Green Lantern Movie Masters Wave 2 includes Sinestro, Rot Lop Fan, a maskless Hal Jordan and Guardian Krona. There’s also the Green Lantern Classics G’Hu, MattyCollector.com Exclusive Green Man, a Toys R Us Exclusive 2-Pack featuring Hal Jordan and Abin Sur, and San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive Kilowog.

The Green Lantern Movie Masters action figures and the G’Hu Green Lantern Classics action figure can be purchased for $16.99, while the oversized MattyCollector.com Exclusive Green Man and the SDCC 2011 Exclusive Kilowog can be purchased for $25 each. Get one now to celebrate the premiere of Warner Bros' Green Lantern, or wait a few weeks when all of these figures (except the 2 exclusives) will be on sale for deep, deep discounts.

Green Lantern G'Hu Movie Action Figure

After months of speculation, Mattel has finally unveiled who the mystery action figure is in its upcoming Green Lantern Classics Wave 2. This Green Lantern movie specific action figure is none other than Green Lantern G’Hu of Space Sector 2937. Why Warner Bros and DC Comics decided to include this relatively new and unknown character in the live action GL movie is beyond me (although he does look pretty cool), but what is really surprising is Mattel thought this is the movie specific action figure they should release in GLC Wave 2.

To me this is just another example of why Marvel does movies and toys better. There are a million members of the Green Lantern Corps, and G’Hu is the first movie related action figure Mattel wants to release? It just makes no sense! I could list a ton of awesome alien Green Lanterns I’d love to see in the movie and released as an action figure…and yet we get G’Hu who’s not even in my top 50.

Green Lantern Classics Wave 2 action figures are scheduled to arrive in stores in April 2011, but you can preorder the Green Lantern G’Hu action figure now from Entertainment Earth for $16.99 here.

Green Lantern Classics Wave 2 Action Figures

Over the weekend, MattyCollector.com released the official first look at Green Lantern Classics Wave 2, the dedicated toy line to Green Lantern comic style action figures. The Blot has to say, the makeup of this wave is very surprising. Along Star Sapphire and Ion (Sodam Yat), Wave 2 also includes two different figures with interchangeable heads and hand.

There is a Green Lantern body with head and hands for Green Lanterns Nautkeiloi and Medphyll, as well as a Red Lantern body with heads and hands for Red Lanterns Skallox and Night Lik. Night Lik is an all new character created by the Four Horsemen and named by Geoff Johns. He will appear in an upcoming issue of Green Lantern, but appears first as a Mattel toy in the Green Lantern Classics line!

This wave also includes a 3 pack of mini-characters: Green Lantern B'dg, Dex-Starr the Red Lantern and Sinestro Corps member Despotellis. The sixth and final figure is a Green Lantern movie preview figure, which is in Mattel's movie style and will be revealed at a later date. And as all Classics Waves, there is a collect and connect figure! Green Lantern Classics Wave 2’s C&C figure is Green Lantern Stel, and he’s definitely one of my favorite C&C figures produced to date!

Each figure will retail for $16.99 each, or you can order a case of Green Lantern Classics Wave 2 at EntertainmentEarth.com for $199.99 here. Each case contains 8 figures and will be released in April 2011.

Green Lantern Classics Wave 1 Action Figures

Mattel is slowly but surely gearing up for the year of Green Lantern, and it kicks off with this new line of mass market action figures. Green Lantern Classics Wave 1, the first official spin-off of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics, line consists of 6 figures and one larger “Collect and Connect” figure.

Wave 1 includes Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, Mongul, Black Hand, a Manhunter robot, Sinestro Corps Low and Mash, and Black Lantern Abin Sur. The Low and Mash 2-pack is actually just one figure that comes with interchangeable heads and two sets of hands, and the Collect and Connect figure is Sinestro Corps Arkillo.


Is it me, or is Green Lantern Classics Wave 1 all about the villains!?! What’s surprising about this set is that it only includes one Green Lantern, and it’s Kyle Rayner. This is pretty surprising since The Blot’s pretty sure he won’t be showing up in the film. One explanation for this is Mattel will also be releasing a corresponding 2-pack featuring Hal Jordan and Sinestro. I guess this way fans can get the two “main” Green Lantern figures in one fell swoop.

Green Lantern Classics Wave 1 action figures can be purchased individually here for $16.99 or as a full case of all 6 figures for $119.99 here.