Super Alloy

Play Imaginative's previously previewed 1/12 scale Iron Man 3 heroes will soon have some compatible die-cast foes to square off against. This spring four flavors of Iron Man 2 drone are getting the Super Alloy treatment next year. While they lack the human touch of bad guy options like the Iron Monger, Whiplash, Aldrich Killian or even... Trevor Slattery, the roughly 6" tall limited edition A

Play Imaginative's Jim Lee-designed New 52 Justice League lineup continues to expand with a new Super Alloy Green Lantern boasting the line's usual 12" scale, approximately 80% die-cast construction and heap of accessories set to arrive by the end of the year.

If Play Imaginative's main line of Super Alloy action figures weren't limited enough, the Yes Anime booth #4729 at San Diego Comic-Con 2013 will be rolling out two new takes on its Batman and Superman figures. Both sculpted in the style of DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee's New 52 costume designs, the figures stand 12" tall and are composed principally of die-cast (metal) material.The new $300, 85 percent die-cast Batman figure packs 50 points of articulation, a detachable and posable fabric cape, multiple swappable hands, a grappling gun and batarang, plus a magnetic gargoyle base to perch on care of magnets embedded in its feet.

Toys: Mezco's Batman 1966 Mez-Itz Batmobile with Batman and Robin is now available for preorder at specialty retailers. Interesting: Tom Spurgeon points to Gene Luen Yang's thoughtful piece examining the similarities between superhero comics and Chinese opera...

Movies: Henry Cavill is standing tall in his Man of Steel suit on the latest cover(s) of Empire magazine. Movies: Director Bryan Singer has announced that X-movie veterans Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Shadowcat) and Shawn R. Ashmore (Iceman) will reprise their mutie roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past...

Batman sure gets his share of sizable action figures these days. Hong Kong's Hot Toys offers hyper realistic 1/6 and 1/4 The Dark Knight Rises figures while Enterbay has a 1/4 scale Batman Begins toy on the market. What's been missing in this movie mix, though, has been a sculpt based on comic book art...