SDCC 2017 Exclusive JLA Animated Series The Flash Resin Busts by Diamond Select Toys

Diamond Comic Distributors is offering over 20 extremely limited PREVIEWS exclusives for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con taking place July 19th–23rd. Along with a number of really exclusive cool comic book variants, Diamond is also releasing a number of awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2017 exclusive statues and vinyl figures! Just check out these SDCC 2017 Exclusive JLA Animated Series The Flash Resin Busts by Diamond Select Toys!

Add to your Justice League Animated Series Bust Collection this SDCC 2017 exclusive 6” bust of the team’s scarlet speedster, The Flash! This bust comes in a full-color box with a hand-numbered certificate of authenticity. It was sculpted by Varner Studios and produced by Diamond Select Toys. The San Diego Comic-Con 2017 Exclusive JLA Animated Series The Flash Resin Bust will be available in a Standard Edition and a translucent variant Speed Force Edition (to simulate the speed effect). Both exclusives are limited to just 650 pieces, and can be pre-ordered now at Entertainment Earth for $59.99 each here.

The CW & DC Comics to add a Vixen Animated Series to their Super Hero TV Universe

If you’ve been reading TheBlotSays.com for a while, then you probably know of my love of C and D-List heroes. Since I was 8 I’ve been a diehard fan of teams like the Suicide Squad, Justice League International, and the Detroit era of the JLA. Two of those teams had one major character in common, Vixen! Yesterday at the Television Critics Association press tour, The CW announced it is expanding its DC Comics television universe with a new Vixen animated webseries! Yes, you read that right…Vixen of all characters is getting her own show! What this means is the new Vixen series will take place in the same world as the hit television shows Arrow and The Flash. I just hope this leads to Vixen appearing in one of the live action shows as well!

If you’re not familiar with Vixen, her real name is Mari Jiwe McCabe and she uses the Tantu totem (which she inherited from her family) to access the powers of the animal kingdom. While we don’t know too much about the upcoming Vixen series, The Blot is beyond pumped! I can’t wait to see her team up with former teammates like the Justice League of America’s Vibe (Paco Ramon) or the Suicide Squad’s Bronze Tiger and Deadshot. The webseries will be executive produced by Marc Guggenheim and air exclusively on CW Seed. I can’t wait to find out more!

JLU Fan-Demanded Collection 7 Pack

This is the week Justice League Unlimited fans have been waiting for and dreading, all at the same time. Finally Mattel has released the “collection completing” JLU Fan-Demanded Collection 7 pack, which comes stocked with the last of the card carrying members of DC Comics' animated Justice League. But with this exciting release comes the realization that Mattel’s JLU action figure toy line has finally reached its official end (well, maybe). While I never all that into the JLU cartoon, its action figures have been my favorite toy line of the past 5-10 years. I am definitely going to be sad to see this one come to an end!

The Justice League Unlimited Fan-Demanded Collection 7 pack includes Dr. Mid-Nite, Gypsy, Speedy, The Creeper, Crimson Avenger, and Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt. This impressive 7 pack is currently available for purchase from MattyCollector.com for $55 each. Get them while you can!

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James Robinson’s New Justice League of America Line-Up Debuts Today

DC Comics unleashes Justice League of America #41 on the world today, and it features an all new line-up handpicked by writer James Robinson. Robinson’s JLA line-up features an interesting mix of new and old members, including JLA stalwarts like Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Green Arrow, The Atom (Ray Palmer) and the female Dr. Light. The team also includes four former New Teen Titans members, Batman (Dick Grayson), Donna Troy, Starfire and Cyborg. Rounding out Robinson’s League is future Legion of Super-Heroes member Mon-El, the Guardian (a long time Superman ally) and Congorilla.


This moment is bittersweet for The Blot, because if DC had announced this line-up 10 years ago I’d be ecstatic over Robinson writing a JLA team that included four of my favorite Titans. Sadly, it’s come a little too late to evoke any kind of excitement now. This would have been a dream line-up for The Blot as a kid/young adult. Growing up, the New Titans, JLA and the Legion of Super-Heroes were three of my favorite books, but after years of mismanagement I’ve lost interest in all three titles. I have no idea why DC Comics continues to squander the Teen Titans franchise, but they seem incapable of capitalizing on the characters’ mainstream success.


And don’t even get me started on James Robinson! You see, ten years ago Robinson was my favorite comic book writer. Everything he touched turned to gold, especially his amazing 80 issue run of the Zero Hour spin-off, Starman. But his most recent work gets a colossal “Meh!” from me now. I’ve hated Justice League: Cry For Justice and I'm pretty ambivalent to his Superman stories. The truth is, I’ll pick up #41 because I love the idea that the Titans have finally grown up and are taking their rightful place among the DC Universe elite. It’s just sad Robinson had to have Red Arrow’s arm torn off to make this happen. As any long time Titans fan would agree, Roy Harper, as the first Teen Titan to join the JLA, should be on the team along with his childhood friends instead of Oliver Queen.

Justice League of America #41 by James Robinson and Mark Bagley hits newsstands today, January 27, 2010.