TOY NEWS FOR 2/10/2013 - THE FOUR HORSEMEN - POWER LORDS

TOY FAIR 2013 COVERAGE!!! 

I was wondering if the Four Horsemen's recently announced revival of the 80's toy line Power Lords was going to be updated versions of the original figures, or a brand new interpretation of the concept. Now we have the answer.

Much like their Outer Space Men, this will be a straight up recreation of the original characters, and that's definitely the route I was hoping that they'd take.

I had many of the original figures as a kid. Sure, there was no cartoon, but there was a comic book by DC Comics. The figures and story had kind of a He-Man vibe, although they leaned more towards the sci-fi side of things.

Seeing these new figures, I have no doubt that the Four Horsemen must have really loved this line of figures as well. They look absolutely perfect! The only thing that I find to be a downside is that they plan on making the line in the 3.75" format. I was truly hoping for something closer in scale to the Master of the Universe Classics figures, but I understand that the Horsemen is a smaller company (just a group of passionate sculptors and toy fans, really), so they don't really have the ability to go all-out and create larger scale figures like Hasbro or Mattel. But, regardless of the scale, I will be buying these figures! I can't wait to see how they handle packaging, too!

Thanks to www.mwctoys.com for the pics!

Adam Power (as Lord Power)

Adam Power

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Power Soldier

Ggripptogg Soldier 

TOY NEWS FOR 2/5/2013 - FOUR HORSEMEN - OUTER SPACE MEN WAVES 5 & 6 COMING SOON (FINALLY!!)

One of my favorite-- and often over looked-- action figure series is The Four Horsemen's remake of the Outer Space Men (originally done by Colorforms in 1968).

 Series 4 & 5 - Gemini, Cyclops (dlx. figure) and Orbitron

The figures are brilliant recreations of the originals, except this time out, with fully articulated joints (using the Glyos System) and the sculpting talents of The Four Horsemen at the helm.

The Outer Space Men's original creator, Mel Birnkrant, even works with the Horsemen on the line and has recently began creating new characters for future assortments.

Aside from the sculpting and designs, what really gives this series an amazing retro feel is the recreation of the original packaging. Knowing how integral the packaging is to the over-all line, The Horsemen have made it "collector friendly", meaning that you can take the figure in and out without any damage to the packaging.

Waves 1-4 are already available at The Four Horsemen's store, and Waves 5 & 6 are planned to be available in March. Personally, I couldn't recommend them more. They are great as modern action figure, retro-style collectibles and also as art toys, as there are many art-toys-styled limited edition variants available as well.

Buy yours direct from The Four Horsemen here-- the only place they are available!

TOY NEWS FOR 9/13/2013 - FOUR HORSEMEN STUDIOS - POWER-CON EXCLUSIVE - POWER LORDS - ELITE POWER SOLDIER AND POWER SOLDIER

If you happen to be attending Power-Con this weekend, and, like me, are anxiously anticipating the launch of Four Horsemen Studios' new Power Lords line, then you might want to pick up these two exclusive variant figures at the show.

These are the first officially released production figures from the line. They will be a mere $10 each at the show-- not a bad deal at all as far as toy show exclusives go these days.

But fear not, if you can not attend-- as many of us can not-- you will still be able to buy them direct from the Four Horsemen's site after the show this weekend. Expect quantities to be limited, though.

FOUR HORSEMEN STUDIOS - COSMIC LEGIONS WAVE 2 REVEALED AND UP FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

The Four Horsemen and Co. from the Four Horsemen Studios (the guys behind Mythic Legions and do all the sculpting for Super7's Ultimates lines, as well as many other brands) have revealed figures and accessory sets for Wave 2 of their new and upcoming Cosmic Legions figures.

This will be a smaller, accompanying wave for the first wave of Cosmic Legions.

If you like what you see below, you can pre-order these figures direct from StoreHorsemen.com over the course of the new 30 days. If you do this, you will have to pay up front (similar to how Super7 does their Ultimates) and you'll pay the "retail" price for the figures.

You can also wait until the 30 day window is over and then order them from other, major online retailers, but for about 35% more than what Store Horsemen offers them for. But, obviously, with other retailers, you pay when they come in stock and are ready to ship to you.

The Four Horsemen also offer a bundle pack for all the Wave 2 items for $200.00

First up in the Wave is Aius Cyppiteon, a traditional looking Gray Alien who will stand at 8" tall, but will retail for the regular 6" scale price of $37.00

The next figure up is a bio-beast named Kannox Vull. He'll be another 8" figure retailing for $47.00

I'll be honest, when I first saw this figure, I thought, "does she have a turkey on her head??" No, it's a crab. A crab head. Well, a crab styled head, I guess. The tail on the back will have a bendie wire in it, so it can be posed into some cool poses. Named Mbyra Jmgyra, she will also have translucent skin, which you can see more in the first pic. She's a standard 6" figure and will retail for $37.00

This cool looking lizard/snake alien character is named Noveunn Leen. He might be my favorite in this new wave. He'll also be a 6" figure with a price $37.00

The final figure in this wave is an army-builder figure. He can be set up in various ways to make him into different but similar designs. He can also be a set up as a distinct character named Slyor_Ryx, or as the army-type characters called the T.U.5.C.C. Gravekeeper. This one, as an army builder with various extra parts, will retail for $60.00

The final item available is this Weapon Pack. This will retail for 20.00