This past week, Diamond Select sent over some information on a new Marvel Select figure that I know will be of interest to a lot of you.
Since he was first introduced in 1962, the Incredible Hulk’s fame has grown by leaps and bounds. From the pages of his Marvel comic book, to the live-action TV series that made him a household name, to his defining role in Marvel’s The Avengers, the Hulk has grown from misunderstood monster to Hollywood hero. And now Diamond Select Toys has teamed up with marvelshop.com to grant fans early access to an exclusive Hulk action figure!
Starting on June 23rd, marvelshop.com will be the only place to order the Marvel Select Savage Hulk action figure, featuring an exclusive sculpt of the gamma-irradiated Avenger. The Savage Hulk figure wears a tattered outfit that harkens back to his origins, when nuclear scientist Dr. Bruce Banner was caught in an atomic blast and first transformed from a man into a monster.
Sculpted by Gabriel Marquez, who has previously sculpted figures of Hulk, Thor and Magneto for the Marvel Select line, this completely new figure stands approximately 9 3/4″ inches tall with 14 points of articulation. He will come packaged in the oversized Select-style blister card, perfect for in-package display, and with reference artwork on the spine for shelf storage.
After July 7, the Marvel Select Savage Hulk figure will be made available on disneystore.com, and will begin to make its way to Disney Store shelves in the U.S. and Canada.
Marvelshop.com carries a wide assortment of Marvel Select action figures, including three other exclusive figures: the Marvel Select Winter Soldier action figure, based on his comic book appearance; the Marvel Select Unmasked Captain America figure, as he appears in Captain America: The Winter Soldier; and the Marvel Select Unmasked Spider-Man figure, as he appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
With the massive popularity of The Avengers, and people already dying to get the Hulk figure for Disney Infinity, I have a feeling this guy will be very popular. Make sure you get yours today.
If anyone is wondering how this character is size wise, I have a packaged prototype made to decide packaging dimensions. Even though he isn’t fully painted, you can see how he takes up the entire package, and he is beefy and bulky to boot. He would make a great centerpiece for a Marvel collection, for sure.
Matt Norris