Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Following Up: A Maxi Mini New Year!

So...the 2007 Toy Fair just ended (well....a while ago...since I've been battling some writers block the time between starting this article and finishing it was well over two months) and to follow up on an article I posted in January about the plastic "crack" known as MiniMates, here's an official list of what's coming (or what was shown as possibly coming because in the volatile industry known as the Toy Industry things can change very quickly):

In addition to the already released (and mentioned in the previous article) Cylons from both the classic and new Battlestar Galactica, 2007 brings:

a promo of Starbuck given out at Toy Fair (and now going for silly prices on eBay).

Wave One of DC Comics Mini Mates (Batman & OMAC, Superman & Battle Suit Luthor, Hal Jordan Green Lantern & Star Sapphire, Trenchcoat Joker & Harley).

Battlestar Galactica Wave One (Admiral Cain & Starbuck, Cylon & Six, Apollo & Dualla, Cylon & Shelley Godfrey)

Marvel Wave 14 (all from X-Men: The Last Stand, Storm & Colossus, Wolverine & Jean Grey, Beast & Juggernaut, Wolverine & Phoenix)

DC Wave 2 (Dr. Fate & Power Girl, Booser Gold & Blue Beetle, Penguin & Robin, Damaged Superman & Brainiac 13)

DC Wave 3 (Deathstroke & Green Arrow, Wonder Woman & Ares, Aquaman & Ocean Master, Damaged Batman & Killer Croc)

Rocky Set 1 (Workout Rocky, Adrian, Mickey, Boxing Rocky)

Marvel Wave 15 (all from the movie Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider & Blackheart, Roxanne & Caretaker, Mephistopholes & Stunt Johnny Blaze, Transforming Johnny Blaze & Mephistopholes)

Marvel Wave 16 (Thor & Loki, Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk & Wonderman, Bearded Thor & Loki)

DC Wave 4 (Barbara Gordon Batgirl & Bane, Steel & Cyborg Superman, Deadman & Spectre, Golden Age Flash & Wildcat)

Spider-Man Box Set (Torment Spider-Man, Power House Venom, Power House Sandman, Hydro Man, Melee Symbiote Spider-Man)

Star Trek Wave 1 (Captain Pike & Vina, Kirk & Spock, Scotty & McCoy, Scotty & Dress Uniform McCoy)

24 Set 1 (Jack Bauer, Nina Meyers, David Palmer, Kim Bauer -- Andre Drazin was originally shown as part of this set)

Rocky Set 2 (Paulie, Street Clothes Rocky, Beat Up Rocky, Apollo Creed)

DC Wave 5 (Captain Marvel & Mary Marvel, Ma Hunkle & Red Tornado, Hawkman & Hawkgirl, Guy Gardner & Kilowog)

Marvel Zombies Box Set (Hulk, Power Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America...all in decaying Zombie form)

Battlestar Galactica Wave 2 (Adama & Tigh, Baltar & Six, Boomer & Cylon, Gina & Baltar)

Back to the Future Set 1 (Marty, Doc Brown, Lorraine, Biff -- George McFly was originally shown as part of this set)

24 Set 2 (Michelle Dressler, Tony Almeda, George Mason, Jack Bauer)

Battlestar Galactica Wave 3 (Kara Thrace & Lee Adama, Sharon Valeri & Dianna Biers, Helo & Chief Tyrol, Helo & Chief Variant)

24 Exclusive Sets (Kim & Jack -- which may have changed now that Kim comes with the first box set, Prisoner Nina Meyers & Injured Jack Bauer)

Battlestar Galactica Exclusive Doctor Baltar

Speed Racer Wave 2 (Trixie, Captain Terror, Modern Racer X, Modern Speed Senior)

Star Trek Wave 2 (unknown, but expect a Kirk & Spock, aliens and more crew)

Star Trek Wave 3 (unknown but expect a Kirk & Spock, aliens & final crew members)

Rain Man (poster shown)

Platoon (poster shown)

For A Few Dollars More (poster shown)

Desperately Seeking Susan (poster shown)

The Silence of the Lambs (poster shown)

Kelloggs Cereal Mascots (Tony the Tiger, Snap, Crackle, Pop, Diggum, Toucan Sam)

DC Wave 6 (Blackhawk & Sgt. Rock, Stargirl & STRIPE, Battle Damaged Wonder Woman & Cheetah, Bizarro & Supergirl)

Spider-Man 3 (Red Spider-Man & Goblin, Black Spider-Man & Flint Marko, Peter Parker & Eddie Brock, Transformation Venom & Peter Parker, Transformation Spider-Man & Venom, Battle Damaged Spider-Man & Sandman, Unmasked Spider-Man & Mary Jane, Gwen & Unmasked Spider-Man)

Marvel Target Exclusives (Civil War Spider-Man & Transformation Venom, Unmasked Green Goblin & Web Armor Spider-Man)

Back to the Future Enchantment Under the Sea Set (Marty & Lorraine)

Back to the Future Exclusive (Marty & Biff -- this may have changed with Biff now part of the box set)

Battlestar Galactica (shown but not placed anywhere = Roslin & Zarek, Gaeta & Callie)

Excluding the movie posters that were shown but had no product, as well as waves we know are coming but don't know the contents of that's 203 different minimates (I'm coutning variations on characters). Wow! And that doesn't include any other potential waves for lines mentioned (more Marvel perhaps as a box set of the Defenders has been hinted at with artwork for a Doctor Strange mini-mate being revealed...I'm psyched about that one since he's one of my two favorite Marvel characters).

I think that's just cool.

My wife may divorce me once these guys take over the house (and they are well on their way).

I hope to have a review with pictures of some of these guys at some point. But it may be a while.

Be seeing you