Mego Wave 12 Revealed!

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  Mego’s distributor License 2 Play has dropped tentative details on Mego’s Wave 12 of action figures and while this is always subject to change the list includes a wonderful mix of surprises, fan-requested items, and welcome additions to lines:     You can Pre-Order  Mego characters from Entertainment Earth, proud sponsor of the MegoMuseum!…

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[palitoy]

[MRP]

ROCKETEER!!!!! Suh-weet!

Nice DC offerings and good to see the rest of the main cast for Trek TOS is coming.

But by far and away Rocketeer is the one that stands out for me.

-M

[thunderbolt]

I-gor !!!!

[rche]

Great to see the rest of the main cast from Trek TOS. Hoping they do a short sleeve McCoy just to shake things up. Also great to see POTA in there, tho I am a bit surprised they would start with Zaius. The Young Frankenstein announcement is crazy awesome! Hoping for a full cast there. Looks like an exciting year for the 8" cloth goods fans.

[pmwasson]

Wow! Great lineup!

[Earth 2 Chris]

So much win, but I hope the Green Lantern is John Stewart, and not Hal Jordan. I mean I will take Hal, but I would rather have a JLU-like John.

But Rocketeer...and Igor!!! Son of Frankenstein is Boris with the furry vest, I imagine?

Chris

[palitoy]

pay no heed to my teaser artwork, it was thrown together, it's probably John.

[phil]

I know any release dates are subject to change but is there any release date yet for Wave 12?

[scott metzger]

Some definite and pleasant surprises. Shouldn't be surprised at the apes, as we knew Mego was pursuing it, but I wasn't expecting anything this fast. I'm curious to see what approach they take, classic Mego or more accurate to the big and small screen. Rocketeer is another I wasn't expecting, and both he and Zaius seem to indicate that Mego can make deals with the Mouse. Young Frankenstein Igor likely means at least 2 other figures in that set (sales permitting). The three classic Trek figures are most welcome; I didn't think they could hold off on completing the main crew in new Mego form for too long. Now. last we knew, the GL in question was John Stewart (shown in protoform at Mego Meet), not Hal Jordan (though we HAVE to get Hal; we can't leave a hole like that from the original line gaping for even more decades). I'm assuming the Stan figure description means he'll be doing the spider-thwipp with his hands (like the ones that came in the Diamond Spidey set). I'm not an Avatar fan, but I know the Last Airbender has a solid following (though I hope the timing isn't bad with Diamond releasing 7" scale Avatar figures in the near future). REally, there's nothing here that isn't a draw in some way. Even though the monsters may seem a little repetitive, there may be a different head for Mr. Talbot, and a hopefully accurate and distinct look for Franky from the film in question. Even a flocked Fly seems a workable variant. This is a really strong wave with some properties starting that should, hopefully, grow in subsequent waves.

[monitor_ep]

The first offering of the POTA is easier since Zaius is going to be either a repro of Vintage Mego or EMCE.

One of the only problems I would like fixed (and its easy) are some Chimpanzee who tend to walk around barefoot showing the difference from human feet. The feet from the the Screaming Werewolf would work out great.

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[pmwasson]

I wonder what the webbed-hands version of Stan Lee means?

Something like this?

[pmwasson]

On facebook, Doc Mego clarified a few things:

New sculpts on McCoy and Scotty. McCoy is in the short sleeve medical shirt.
Dr. Zaius is the classic MEGO version

[monitor_ep]

As somebody who has been collecting the monsters for my Svengoolie sets I cannot wait to add in the Universal Monster version of Wolfman & Son of Frankenstein.

There were some differences between the EMCE Wolfman vs Mego Werewolf: Those hands, feet and even head were different, Now Mego "skated" around the fact that there Werewolf as more molded on the UM than the Screaming Werewolf...Also I want the proper clothes.
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[phil]

On facebook, Doc Mego clarified a few things:

New sculpts on McCoy and Scotty. McCoy is in the short sleeve medical shirt.
Dr. Zaius is the classic MEGO version

New sculpts for McCoy and Scotty is interesting and good.