DC Direct

We mentioned the mystifying nature of DC's Flashpoint promos-to-date last week during The Source's weekly leadup to the May event helmed by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert, but then something came along that made a lot of sense to me: action figures...

Jackson Hyde's been making quite a splash name for himself these days as the new Aqualad with starring roles in both Cartoon Network's Young Justice animated TV show and DC Comics' year-long Brightest Day series, but his greatest achievement yet definitely has to be getting cast in plastic by DC Direct...

Now that Bruce Wayne has both secretly reclaimed the mantle of the bat and... not-so-secretly announced Wayne Enterprises' massive funding of the crimefighter, the hero is kicking off his quest to recruit as many worthy Batmen and women has he can find to forge a less crime-filled tomorrow in the pages of DC Comics' Batman, Inc...

Thanks in part to the recent wave of must-have "Blackest Night" action figures from DC Direct, our bookshelf has been kind of a bummer lately. After all, it's hard to keep your chin up with there's a dead, nightmarish version of Martian Manhunter staring back at you with his cold, soulless eyes...

Given the news that the "Batman: Arkham Aslyum" sequel will be Mark Hamill's final hurrah providing the voice of the Joker, it's somewhat difficult to get excited about the critically acclaimed video game franchise, no matter how awesome it is...

Bruce Wayne is on his way home. Not only is the once and future Caped Crusader on his traveling from the stone age to the DC Universe's modern era, he's also making a collectible comeback in the form of four new action figures from DC Direct...

No offense intended to the maker of the expertly crafted "Batman: Arkham Asylum" Harley Quinn custom action figure, but I'm pretty stoked to see that the real deal is on the way. The folks at Toy News International have posted a slew of photos of the upcoming "Batman: Arkham Asylum" action figures, based on the popular video game of the same name...

This month's issue of Toy Fare magazine hit stands today, and as many previews as it included, it's a teaser for June's issue #157 that has us particularly intrigued as DC Direct will be revealing at least portions of its "Batman: Arkham Asylum" line...

DC Comics' in-houseish toy company DC Direct has really expanded its operation of late producing non-DC and video game toys including Blizzard's "World of Warcraft" and BioWare's "Mass Effect 2" lines. That's why when it comes to the news that the company will be producing action figures based on the hugely successful "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game, most fans' rea

Are you going to WonderCon? Are you a fan of DC Comics and their "Blackest Night" event in particular? Are you an action figure enthusiast? If so, you've got the opportunity of a lifetime coming your way this weekend - and I hate you for it...