With the full solicitations up on the mothership, DC unveiled the latest assortment of DC Direct figures. It’s not a great surprise to see the successful “Blackest Night” sub-group moving forward. This sixth assortment features Hal Jordan (in his first appearance in the subline), Wonder Woman as a Star Sapphire, The Flash (Barry Allen) as a Blue Lantern, and Black Lantern Hawkgirl. Other items of note are the 1:6 scale Jonah Hex figure based on the film and a statue recreating the cover to the classic 1978 Superman vs. Muhammad Ali special.
The continuing Blackest Night strategy is probably a good one for DC Direct. It would be nice to see them squeeze in a regular, classic Mera before doing a Red Lantern version of the character. As it is, Mera’s never gotten the modern action figure treatment, and it would be a bit of a drag for fans that have wanted to see one for years to have the first DC Direct version be the Red. So, what say you, collectors? Enjoying the continual Blackest Night presence, or do you want DC Direct to shake it up a little more?
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Rather be dead than Red.
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I think they should start refraining with all the wild lanterns. A couple of “colors” are alright. By the way I mentioned Barry Allen as blue lantern action figure on my blog.
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:31 pm
By the way, I think this should close the door on the series. I mean six is plenty, plus I think anything subsequent (like Mera!) should be part of a new BRIGHTEST DAY action figure line.
March 24th, 2010 at 8:32 am
As long as it means more diverse characters and less Superman and Batman figures, then by all means keep bringing the Blackest Night characters. Saying that, I’m not real keen on “another” Hal Jordan figure.
I’d imagine at least one more wave featuring
Indigo Ray Palmer
Agent Orange Lex Luthor
Sinestro Corps Scarecrow
White Lantern Sinestro
Dove, because she played a pretty big role in the series.
Anti-Monitor
Black Lantern Jean Loring
Black Lantern Elongated Man
Black Lantern Sue Dibny
Black Lantern Maxwell Lord