[mj3141x]

Sorry I'm a little late in reporting this, but it looks like the Green Lantern movie figures were put out at the TRU in Cary on Saturday (they weren't there Friday afternoon but were there Saturday afternoon). They had a combination of 3 3/4-inch and collector-scale stuff, along with some of the role-play and other items. The 3 3/4-inch figures are also out at the Walmart in Cary...I saw them at lunch yesterday in a display leaning up against an unrelated aisle (the pool stuff of all places). They weren't priced and they weren't in the system yet. Walmart had the single-packed Hal Jordan, Solar Saw Hal Jordan, Abin Sur, Kilowog, Stel (concept figure), a purple Godzilla-looking guy (can't recall the name), and a stone guy (can't recall the name). In addition to these at Walmart, TRU had Sinestro, the Green Man and a green translucent (Max Charge) Hal Jordan. I also saw some of the deluxe 3 3/4-inch versions and the Parallax versus Hal 2-pack at TRU. Walmart did NOT have the Walmart-exclusive Guardian 2-packs. I've been to two different Targets in Cary and Raleigh and no sign of the stuff there.

I realize this isn't really the place for a review, but just a few quick observations...I'm a 3 3/4-inch guy so of course I picked up all of the assortment that Walmart had (Walmart prices were $6.97 compared to $8.99 at TRU). I see what everybody's saying about the articulation (it's not much better than vintage Star Wars) but the sculpting is really pretty good and the paint app is surprisingly decent and consistent when you're standing there comparing copies of the same figure. And the lack of articulation may actually be a plus since a lot of the articulation on the Infinite Crisis figures were a little iffy. They actually look really, really good displayed loose on the shelf, especially with the constructs in place (although I felt it necessary to switch some around amongst the characters). Ironically, all of the awkward aliens stand up really well but the humans all fall over backwards, and there's no way they're standing up on their own with some of the constructs in place. Most of the figures seem to have peg holes though and fortunately the blue DC Universe Infinite Crisis display stands worked perfectly with my humans and one of the aliens. All-in-all I'm pleased and plan to keep buying up the 3 3/4-inch stuff as I see it.