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Shown below is the new Lazy Monster Studio The Era of Rockclaw C04 Guto Frostjaw Exclusive Limited Edition Action Figure, now up for pre-order at retailers including our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. Product Description: In the dawn of days uncounted, they were known as the IGIGI. The Anunnaki shaped them from their own divine essence, weaving the spirits of the Favored Wilds and the breath of the waters into their being. Yet they broke the faith of the gods, and were cast down into the dark depths of the Embered Core. There, they dwelt in primitive harmony with nature, until the Anunnaki granted them mercy and summoned them back to the Favored Wilds once more. The Brutaltail Tribe, as the vanguard of the IGIGI, go first. Other figures shown not included (sold separately) Product Features: - 8.66 inches (22cm) - Made of PVC, ABS - Original character design - Highly detailed - Over 40 points of articulation Box Contents: - Guto Frostjaw figure - 5 Pairs of interchangeable hands - 2 Pairs of removable horns - Removable headdress - Staff

While King's novel came out before Stranger Things, and that's said to be a "love letter" to his works, The Institute (unfortunately) comes off as a copy. I liked it, but the whole reluctant teen hero/ Chosen One trope is a bit worn out now. Its not the writers'/producers' fault, but come on....even the lead character's name (Luke) is a reminder of another gifted "Chosen One"...Luke Skywalker. Unlike Eleven, who got her powers from prenatal exposure to Project MK Ultra experiments and drugs, Luke seems to have been born with his. Still, it was nice to see Mary-Louise Parker back on screen again. Be interesting to see where the new season goes since its not leaning on the source material this go round.

I love the Dreadnoks... always have... but not feeling this one. He looks like he's just thrown together out of spare parts the guys at Hasbro had laying around.

McFarlane making a weird costume variation instead of the most recognizable outfit? Never!

Interesting how they chose the lighting and pose that some obfuscates/conceals the fact that this isn't the original Witchblade design and is the more demure 'gold bodysuit' modern look. Really detracts from the whole Image Founders line concept to my mind - should be a Cyberforce character, really. I can understand that Witchblade has more recognizability than Cyblade or Stryker or the like, but even then, I can't help but think the choice of look might be a Top Cow directive over the classic look.

Damn, that's a good question. Relooking at the original post, it does say 'full line reveal' on 1 January, so maybe this is just one or two preview figures rather than the first whole wave?

Nice to see more of the SF movie line, but I think I'm quite happy with my Jada line. Might be interesting to see if Guile can be headswapped with other Hasbro six inchers to make some generic army troops. Shame the camo painted WWE Cody Rhodes they released a year or so ago will be out of scale... I'm betting Shooting The Galaxy didn't do these promo image. He's way too switched on to make that level of blunder! That or Guile in the movie is really dumb...

I'm glad to see another original character being offered here. I'm not a huge Dreadnok fan in the first place, so his appeal for me is a little limited. Kinda wish he had an unmasked face - I know a lot of the Classifed 'Noks have come with masked faces so that's in keeping with the style they have going, but both the hood and mask/headgear lean away from the biker gang look a bit much for my tastes. Won't say no to getting him, but not top priority. Is this a singular figure release or part of a wave?

These SF figs really do look good. Ki da wish mortla kombat and tekken had comparable lines

Shown below is the new NECA ULTRAmate Feral Predator Figure that will be available for pre-order October 8th at places like our sponsors: • BigBadToyStore • Entertainment Earth • Nerdzoic

Hahaha, they have Guile holding his comb by the teeth rather than the handle, that's hilarious to me.

I really REALLY like the SF line. Hasbro killed it. Not a fan of the Jada ones or the Storm (too wide, too bulky) and still love my SOTA figs but these are a nice update. My ONLY gripe is no guile with popcorn bucket head LOL (obv from time of license purcahse to development there wouldn't be time as the bucket only got unveiled in September).

Honestly I wouldn't bother with BBTS or any state-side retailer. You can use Gundamit or even Show Z for some of these. They may charge a deposit (around $20) but the total runs around $120 for many of their figures. I mean the Arkham Origins XE suit on BBTS is $165 but Gundamit is only $112. And even factoring in shipping you're saving $40-50.

Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed animated film Spirited Away will return to U.S. theaters this month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Studio Ghibli classic. GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment will bring the film to theaters nationwide for a five-day run from Oct. 17 through Oct. 21. The screenings will serve as the closing presentation of Studio Ghibli Fest 2026. Screenings will be offered in both the original Japanese with English subtitles and the English-language dub. Each showing will also feature a post-film clip from the bonus featurette Nippon Television Special. Released in Japan in 2001, Spirited Away follows 10-year-old Chihiro, who becomes trapped in a mysterious supernatural world after her parents are transformed. In an effort to save them and find her way home, Chihiro takes a job at a bathhouse for spirits operated by the powerful witch Yubaba. The film went on to become a major international success and earned the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003. Miyazaki became the first Japanese filmmaker to win the award in the category. The anniversary theatrical run gives audiences another opportunity to experience one of Studio Ghibli’s most celebrated films on the big screen. Tickets are now available through participating theaters, GKIDS’ Ghibli Fest, and Fathom Entertainment.

Why is BBTS adding $20-$60? I see it going for $125-$145, but $180? Oof.

I think... I can safely pass on this SF Movie line...

Are they announcing more than one figure on the 8th? I thought we were getting one figure revealed and for preorder on on the 8th and then the rest of the wave being revealed and ordered in January.

I'm of two minds about this. Looks all right but I do prefer my established characters, I don't know if my pocket is ready to just start buying characters with whom I feel no connection, that's the exact reason I passed on the weird Dino trainer guy. At the same time if the design is right I've been known to pick up an unknown here and there. I don't think I'll pre-order but maybe when he releases I'll buy him on a lark.

I'll have a robot watch it for me.

Again, The Suicide Squad is an odd case, as it lost money at the box office at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic when most people were avoiding theaters, and it was playing on HBO Max at the same time and was regarded as doing well on that platform (not sure how that translates monetarily-probably not $100 million, but like I said yesterday, even David Zaslav was pleased). Superman losing money seems to be a strangely questionable thing. The Forbes numbers do not appear to be apples to apples, and an article published a month later, also in Forbes questioned all of that (I won't provide a link, as it's paywalled). The movie either lost $42 million theatrically or it made $100 million theatrically, depending on the Forbes article (I won't link the one from later because it's paywalled). Assuming it did lose $42 million theatrically, and I won't say for sure that it didn't, WB seemed to be counting on the movie to make up for lost revenue or underperformance at the box office (either one) through VOD and streaming on HBO Max, and by all accounts it seems to have done that. Clayface is tracking south of Supergirl, but it also cost a lot less to make and promote. It doesn't need to make hundreds of millions of dollars to be profitable. Time will tell if it is, though. Lanterns reached 7 million viewers in the US in its first 3 days after the premiere. By the end of the series it was averaging around 12 million in the US and 19 million worldwide. Peacemaker had a big premiere, fluctuated over its two season run, and then the season 2 finale did well enough to break into the Nielsen charts as the #10 rated original series episode that week with 319 million viewing minutes. Something like Cosmic Book News would argue those numbers aren't as good as Nielsen says, but it's also a bulls*** site. Creature Commandos was apparently the third most watched series on HBO Max the week it premiered, and while I'm having trouble finding hard numbers, it seems estimates were at million views per episode on average, which is supposed to very good for adult animation on streaming platforms, especially at the time. Your claim that "it's hard to prove" if streaming shows are making money is an outdated argument from three years ago. Analysts look at things like the viewer numbers and financial reports. In Q2 2026 Max pulled in $512 million, which was a ten percent increase over Q1. Third quarter reports have yet to be published but Lanterns was a big hit. If you want to try to argue that it somehow wasn't, you might as well try and fight a windmill with a lance. So, as I said, "hemmoraging money" is hyberbole when applied across the entire DCU instead of just one or two out of six projects. I think the above proves it. It also shows that the series seem to be doing better than the movies on the whole, but it's also an apples to oranges thing a bit. And like I said, I didn't like Supergirl, either. I also didn't like that Gunn tried to turn Task Force X into heroes in the last act of The Suicide Squad, although I do question how much of that was him and how much of that was a studio note (remember that he wasn't in charge at the time). I did like Superman quite a bit, as well as Peacemaker, and I liked Lanterns even more. I liked Creature Commandos up until the end, because Princess Ilana's scheme, revealed at the end, made zero sense logically and and even undermines or just flat out doesn't work with the events of the rest of the series. Whether he would have kept his job or not had the merger closed earlier, isn't something we can know for sure, but David Ellison and Gunn and Safran have repeatedly said over the course of the whole thing that there was no lack of confidence.

I've read that Mattel is looking at a Justice League Unlimited line. Is this the animated series that they are basing the line on? Apparently, Wonder Woman, Deadshot, & Booster Gold are the characters that will launch the line. I'd hope they are tied-in with DC Direct's 6 inch line so they'll share the same scale with established animated figures. Can we hope Mattel will actually embrace the fans? Mattel did KGBeast, Copperhead, & Gentleman Ghost, plus Deadshot & Booster Gold figures from JLU animated back in the day. Of course, this would open up a bunch of new animated characters they can make. Lots of heroes & villains, plus supporting characters would duplicate Mattel's original JLU animated line in a different scale. I guess we'll know more on the 8th.

YouTuber Zack London, known online as Gossip Goblin, has released the trailer for his upcoming feature film, Gods Don’t Give Gifts, a science-fiction horror film created entirely with artificial intelligence. The film is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the United States and United Kingdom on December 4. According to the filmmakers, the release marks a significant milestone for AI-generated cinema, with the movie described as the first fully AI-produced feature to receive an MPA rating, an R, and to be submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category at the Academy Awards. Gods Don’t Give Gifts is set in a dystopian future known as the “Second Cycle of Humanity,” where rapid advances in transhumanism have fundamentally transformed the human species. The film promises a visually surreal style consistent with London’s previous work, combining science-fiction concepts with elements of horror. The project was previewed last month at the Venice Film Festival market and is produced by Edward Saatchi, founder of AI company Fable. Amazon is among the investors backing Fable. The film arrives as Hollywood and the broader entertainment industry increasingly turn their attention to creators who have built audiences on YouTube and other digital platforms. Over the past year, creator-driven projects such as Obsession, Backrooms and Iron Lung have produced impressive box office grosses. With its theatrical release, Gods Don’t Give Gifts is positioned as a test of whether independently produced, AI-driven films can move beyond online audiences and establish a presence in the traditional film market.

Shown below is a preview for the new Hasbro Street Fighter Series 2 Figures (2026 Movie) which looks to feature Blanka, M. Bison, Dark Ryu and Guile that will be available for pre-order during Walmart Collector Con on October 8th at 10am EDT on: • M. Bison • Blanka • Dark Ryu • Guile