Uber-talented customizer DDA submitted this little Batman work of art. I have a bit of a soft spot for any/everything Bats-related, so this custom is a knock out of the park for me. In DDA’s own words: “I’ve been a fan of Batman from a very early age and so when I got in to customizing action figures the natural thing to do was to make LOADS of batman figures. The figure that is on show now is my most recent and one of my favorite customs to date.” Nice work, DDA. It’s one my favorites as well! The base is a TBML Face-Off Punisher body with a DCD Hush Batman head with belt and boots from Mattel’s DCSH Batman. When you expand for more pics, you’ll see that DDA has this Bats custom up against a modified Bane with ball hips and an excellent modern Robin custom! If you want to see more of DDA’s work, check out his custom thread at TheFwoosh or his gallery at FigureRealm. (more…)

So, this year’s SDCC is already shaping up to be the most expensive (in terms of awesome exclusives) ever, and now NECA has made things even worse (better) by unveiling a Mouser 3pack from their TMNT line. I’m hoping the pic to the left is an early sort of promo deal and not the final shot. I really hope these guys get done up with some articulation. At least poseable hips, knees, and ankles… and, of course, some working jaw action! NECA has a complete release on these here.

I haven’t been customizing much lately, but a friend of mine had requested I make him an Agent X figure, so I dragged out the supplies and whipped something up. And by “whipped something up” I mean “spent about four months tediously doddling with it before it began to take shape…” The base is an HML2 Xorn figure, with TBML4 Punisher boots and a DCSH2 Superman head. The guns came from Hasbro’s 2-pack Cable and all else is apoxie sculpt, leather trim, random fodder pouches, etc. Expand for more pics! (more…)

TNI has loose and carded pics of the figures from the ninth series of single packs in the GI Joe 25th Anniversary line. This series includes Joe members Barbecue, Bazooka, and General Hawk, the Cobra Snow Serpent and BAT trooper, as well as a black Storm Shadow repaint called the “Ninja-Ku Leader”. Dang… This assortment is really challenging my decision to drop this line. That Snow Serpent just looks straight up bad ass. Click here for all the pics.

So, I’ve pretty much quit collecting the GI Joe 25th Anniversary line, but it continues to roll strong and deliver a lot of great figures to hardcore Joe fans. Hasbro revealed their SDCC exclusive from the 25th Anni line today and it’s none other than Cobra Commander! Because, I mean, the nine versions of him they’ve released so far haven’t been enough! Actually, it’s not that bad. It’s CC In a business suit with a little podium and a microphone. That’s kind of cool, I guess. It’s way better than last year’s “Drag Queen Destro” or whatever that was supposed to be. Check out TNI for more info and a better pic.