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New DC Direct Items Shipping in November

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

DC Direct has unveiled their latest round of pre-order items scheduled to ship in November 2009.

green lantern 1:4 scale museum quality statue

First up, is one of the coolest pieces that was on display at this year’s Toy Fair, the Green Lantern 1:4 Scale Museum Quality Statue.  If you’re a GL fan, you can’t miss this impressive looking statue.

cover girls dc universe black canary statue

Continuing the line of Cover Girls of the DC Universe statues by Adam Hughes, this month, we’re treated to the Cover Girls of the DC Universe Black Canary Statue.

zatanna 1:6 scale deluxe collector figure

Speaking of fishnets, the latest 1:6 Scale action figure is the Zatanaa 1:6 Scale Deluxe Collector Figure.

heroes dc universe green arrow bustwomen dc universe vixen bust

For the mini bust collectors, DC Direct gives us the Heroes of the DC Universe Green Arrow bust and the Women of the DC Universe Vixen bust.

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Finally, for you Bat-fans, we’ve got the Batman Black and White statue by Ed McGuinness and the Batman Family Statue Part 2 – Huntress and Nightwing.

Again, all of these cool collectibles from DC Direct are available to pre-order now at Alter Ego Comics and are scheduled to arrive in November.

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The Dark Knight is Intense!

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

If I had to pick one word to sum up The Dark Knight, it would be intense. This movie grabs you and does not let go for 2.5 hours.

The Dark Knight delivers on so many levels that it makes me want to destroy all of the other Batman movies in my DVD collection (except Batman Begins).

Writer/Director, Christopher Nolan, has done an amazing job here, making a sequel even better than the original, and turning a comic book into a crime thriller on par with films like Heat and The Departed.

Fair warning, though. This is not Iron Man or Spider-Man. The Dark Knight is, well, dark. The Joker is the most disturbing comic book villain ever, and the way that he is brought to life on screen is brilliant!

dark knight joker statueAll of the praise for Heath Ledger as the Joker is deserved and not hype. I don’t even think that I can watch Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s Batman without cringing.

Christian Bale continues to shine as both Bruce Wayne and Batman, but, he really needs to work on his Batman voice a bit. There are moments when he comes across very nasally and I could barely understand what he was saying as Batman.

Aaron Eckhart is perfectly cast as Harvey Dent, Gotham’s “White Knight” district attorney, and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes makes us forget about Katie Holmes in Batman Begins.

Gary Oldman really gets to shine as Detective Jim Gordon, and the always fun to watch, Morgan Freeman, delivers as always.

The Dark Knight will likely be the #1 movie of the summer, and professional critics are already talking numerous Oscar noms, including Best Picture.

So, don’t wait to see this one. Beat the heat outside and prepare to see one of the best comic book movies ever and the best movie of 2008!

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Heath Ledger Joker Collectibles Going Fast

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Batman: The Dark Knight hits theaters on July 18, but a variety of collectibles featuring Christan Bale as Batman and Heath Ledger as the Joker, are already hitting the market.  As expected, the Heath Ledger Joker items are selling out very quickly, due to his untimely death, and the fact that the Joker is his last big film role.

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Here at Alter Ego Comics, we’ve already sold out of the 1/6 Scale Joker action figure and the Joker mini bust.  But we’ve still got a few Joker items left.  Snap up the Joker Statue by DC Direct now!  It’s due out on July 16, but it’s already sold out at the manufacturer level.  At this moment, we only have a handful left to sell.

We also have the very cool, and inexpensive, Dark Knight Joker Bobble Head by NECA.  Buy it by itself or as part of a set with the Dark Knight Batman Bobble Head.

And don’t miss The Dark Knight, in theaters on July 18.

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