One:12 – Mezco is ringing in the new year huge with One:12. Thanos! Two Face, Predator! Alien! We still can’t wait for Black Bolt and Lockjaw! Plus, another original character, a really amazing looking Baron Bends and the Aquaticons! Don’t forget, the stellar Mezco 2020 Toy Fair goodie bag gold plated head, Gomez! Stay tuned for our review, and check out the One:12 pictures! Wait, hold on. I forgot my favorites, but I didn’t. GHOST RIDER WITH HIS BIKE!!! And a Comic Accurate Morbius?!?!?! WHAT?!?!
5 Points – 5 Points gets DC Heroes, Addams Family, Space Ghost, Scooby and the Gang, and so much more this year, and you are going to want to get hands on! Also, stay tuned because we took home some figures, and reviews will be a happenin’!
Living Dead Dolls and Horror – All of your favorites, from Chucky to Owlman, find em here!
Mezco is mandatory reading for any comic fan attending any convention. You have to hit their booth, because in that booth you will find not only the finest in horror fun, but you will find some of the most amazing 1/12th scale figures in existence. They were our first stop this year, and there was so much there that we had to go back!
Their display featured fun lines featuring the new Adams Family animated movie, Scooby Doo, all the great horror properties (Living Dead Dolls), and more. But we were there for the One:12s. We were not dissapointed. Gambit up close and in person is beautiful. i cannot wait for Moon Knight. Mr. Freeze looks outstanding. If you aren’t already into the One:12 line, buckle up your wallet and get moving because it’s packed full of must haves! Mezco was…WAS selling 2 convention exclusives, Stealth Gomez in a lunch box tin, and a two pack with Batman and Black Mask. Sold out very early day one. Have a look at our gallery for all the fun we got eyes on!
Every Toy Fair. Every NYCC. We have to say hey to our friends at Mezco. They were on hand at NYCC this year selling two incredible exclusives, a Samurai Wolverine, and a first appearance Doctor Strange. By the end of the day, you best believe they were sold out! But what did they show on the floor? Well, some new looks at Cable, Darkseid, Green Lantern, Black Bolt with Lock Jaw (unreal!) and so many more. Mezco is going to have a wallet murdering 2019!!!
Let me start by saying thank you to the fine folks at Mezco for having MUReview.net out to their special press event at their booth on the show floor of Toy Fair 2018. I’ve long considered Mezco a friend of our site, they always include us, even if we weren’t able to make it the first few times they invited us. In fact, I think it happened once or twice I couldn’t make the event. In years prior, Mezco would hold their press event a week or two in advance of Toy Fair at their offices in Long Island City, NY. Location wise, incredibly convenient as we here at MUReview.net live on Long Island (it’s a train ride from here to there). Unfortunately, we also have a day job so getting time off for Toy Fair, and in advance of Toy Fair, that was a bit of a trick. I’m babbling. This year, instead of off site and in advance of Toy Fair, Mezco held their event on site during Toy Fair. Pros – I was already there. Cons – Man, Mezco had it right, getting to see their stuff not behind the glass at their off site does make a big difference, but either way, and every time, I’m grateful to be included. More, I’m grateful to be able to share with you, the amazing stuff that Mezco had on display, and to receive the amazing stuff that Mezco was generous beyond words to share with me.
Well, this comes a few days after Mezco held their event so I’m not going to drop your jaw with the reveals, they are already out in the universe, so you’ll just get my take on them, and then I’ll show you pictures.
Cyclops – Only just last week someone was showing off a really nice custom of a One:12 Cyclops, and I thought man…they really should make that. And they did…so I bet the guy that made the custom face palmed a little bit, but honestly, the rest of us get this amazing Jim Lee era Cyclops treat! There is some buzz about the coloring of his suit being a little off. For me, he’s blue, he’s yellow, he’s got great hair and a visor. This is my Cyclops. Thank you Mezco!
Blade – Is that Wesley Snipes? That’s Wesley Snipes!
Cable – Dude’s bad ass and has a metal arm, what else do you need? Right, this figure, when it drops, you’ll have to buy it.
Home Made Suit Spidey – This is Spidey in one of his most humble appearances, and we are lucky to have the chance to bring him home!
Hela – Don’t sleep on Hela, this is a stunning figure based on Cate Blanchett’s flawless portrayal in Thor Ragnarok. She’s going to fit nicely between Thor and Hulk.
Sovereign Knight Batman – This is the Batman many have been waiting for. I want him, you want him. Can I get a blue and yellow variant just cuz?
John Stewart Green Lantern – Giving us a Green Lantern fills a big gap on many shelves at this point. Flash, Bats, Supes, GL is the obvious next choice. I love the design choices on Stewart, I also can’t wait for a Hal version (I grew up Super Friends).
More on display than just the above, check out the images, but before you do, I have some questions.
We are getting a Darkseid. When do we get a Thanos? Will it be a movie Thanos? Or will it be the real deal comic version, and will he have an Infinity Gauntlet?
I am sure the answer is yes, but do we get an un-helmed head of Hela?
The Darkseid card says release is Holiday 2018. For real, can I just get that now?
One:12 Non Comics
John Wick gets a One:12, Clockwork Orange gets a One:12, the four original Ghost Busters, Jason, Michael Meyers, Popeye gets a One:12! Mezco is extending these brilliantly designed figures to include some of the most beloved licenses in cinema. Can I get a Neo though?
Horror and Living Dead Dolls
One:12 fans find their way to MUReview.net frequently enough, but they may not know that Mezco has more going on than One:12. Mezco has a deep and rich history with the Living Dead Dolls, and also in producing some incredible horror licensed figures, dolls, plush, oddities, novelties and more. Check em out.
Mezitz
Little adorable heroes, that are highly collectible? I’m still gonna find me that Doctor Fate. Batman is getting his Mobiles fleshed out in Mezitz style and we get some great new Puzzle Boxes too!
Kong
It’s Kong, and he’s pretty big. He’s also massive, in two of the most beautifully detailed representations of the character, Mezco just kills it Kong style in 2018.
Two More Things
Last year, Mezco sent their press friends home with a goody bag featuring one or the other, Toy Fair Exclusive Punisher, or, I believe it was a Spock, but I didn’t get Spock, I got the Punisher, and you can check out his review here. The Punisher was one of the earliest figures in my One:12 collection, certainly one who helped me fall down the rabbit hole with Mezco even further. This year, they gave their media based friends a gift bag featuring two items. A Living Dead Doll (Halloween 2017 Sweet Tooth), and what some folks are now selling on eBay for the price of about 4 mortgage payments, a Toy Fair exclusive Ascending Knight Batman. As folks wait for the vanilla flavored Ascending Knight Batman to hit stores, this exclusive comes to us in black on black on black. I’d tell you he looks stunning, I’m sure I WILL tell you that, but I haven’t opened mine yet. I’m firmly committed to completing Toy Fair 2018 coverage before I get back into doing reviews and litlgeeks videos, but there is just a metric ton of coverage. So between now and when I get the TFX Ascending Knight Batman opened and reviewed, I hope no one tells someone where I live, because these goods are smokin’ hot and in incredibly high demand. Only Mezco Toy Fair Press Event attendees will have ever gotten their hands on one, and there were probably less than 100 attendees (to be honest, it could have been closer to 50, Mezco keeps a close knit group of friends that I’m honored to be counted among) (also why it’s crazy to think that someone would take a gift from them like that and just flip it on eBay), so for Mezco One:12 collectors, this is some of the rarest of the rare. Couple that with the fact that One:12 line fans have become absolutely rabid with consuming these incredible figures…sheeeedoggie. Thank you times a million Mezco for having me down to this event. Thank you for the incredible parting gifts. More than anything though, thank you for these amazing figures that you keep producing that I get to review. I’m psyched for 2018, Iron Man, Black Panther, Darkseid, so many more. Stay tuned for those reviews as the figures come out, and come on back for a look at the “murder a fool for it” Toy Fair Exclusive Ascending Knight Batman.
Thank you again to the fine folks at Mezco for always including MUReview on all the fun. Master Drake, Captain Pierre, you guys are the best! Keep up the good Mez!
I don’t want to toot my own horn, but we here at MUReview kinda already blew things out with Mezco at their pre-Toy Fair event. You should definitely click that link and read up, tons of great info, exceptional figures. For the Toy Fair show floor, at Mezco, we don’t have any visual updates to add, though we still took tons of pictures and you can check them out in uncategorized “hey this is what the Mezco booth looked like” fashion below. For now, I do want to take a moment to relay something i found to be vitally important. One:12 figures will continue to get variants. No one was making a peep as to what variants….but the promise and the hope is all I need. Also important, review of the One:12 Flash within the next 3 weeks!
I can’t describe how awesome Mezco is. There might not be words for it. There certainly are pictures though and I took a …healthy amount to share with you all, my friends! Mezco held it’s event at their home base in Long Island City NY. Getting there was interesting considering some rough weather, and when I arrived there was no question, this place would be awesome. I even accidentally went into the wrong door and found myself on a whole abandoned floor. Once I got my bearings though, I found the right door, the right elevator, and Mezco presented me with all of it’s coming glory for 2017 and 2018.
If you aren’t familiar with Mezco’s fine wares, they are the creators of the One:12 figure line. Dare I say a premium collector grade line featuring the finest characters from Marvel, DC, Hanna-Barbera, Ghostbusters, Star Trek. Amazing articulation, tons of extras, premium clothing, perfect features. Mezco has other stuff too though! Mez-Itz, Living Dead Dolls, 15 inch figures, Thundercats, they have the market cornered on Hellraiser and a ton of other great horror licenses. If Mezco wasn’t on your list before this post, they should be now. Check out a quick video of a walk through of the event, then keep scrolling for up close shots of all the amazing things we saw today.
A very special thank you to Mezco for having us out. We admired your toys from afar…and we had money. Then you started making Marvel and DC One:12 figures…and now we don’t have money anymore. So…thanks for that too I think.
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Now, pictorially, let’s take a look at the stunning figures and amazements we saw today.
The One:12 Collective
DC
Mezco is cleaning up with amazing iterations of iconic characters from DC, whether it’s comic or movie based, they are all just perfect figures. Highlights for this show for me, Darkseid (previously shown), and Batman. Just a fantastic take on the character and I’m sure there will be more info on both, as well as pre-orders soon. All figures from DC are either out now, coming soon or early 2018.
Batman Ascending Knight Batman was an awesome surprise for me. Coming in 2017 around holiday time, I’ve been spun pretty busy with kids and work. If this Batman was announced before today, I didn’t know, but now I know. Sounds like a song I heard.
Darkseid Darkseid, I knew about. I’ve seen him a few times and every time I get closer and he looks meaner and more epic. The glowing lights! They do everything! Everything except time travel. Darkseid isn’t till 2018.
Deathstroke Deathstroke is coming out this year. He looks freaking amazing, and we are gonna review him for you!
Flash The Flash…he’s out in Winter of 2017. I think that means like, Winter now Winter, not Winter later. I’ve got him pre-ordered and we will check him out for you!
Green Arrow Ugh, listed as available now, pre-orders are sold out for this exceptional figure. Secondary market it is. Must have.
Harley Quinn Announced just recently, this figure is every bit as awesome as you heard. She’ll be out in 2017.
Joker This wild card is out Winter of this year. I’m not sure if this is Winter now or Winter later, but he’s just plain sick. Look at that suit!
Shazam Totally not into Shazam, doesn’t matter, Mezco still nailed this figure. Spring 2017.
Superman Spring of 2017 can’t come soon enough, I can’t wait to review this for you!
Wonder Woman Just beautiful. Fall 2017.
Marvel
The One:12 Marvel roster expanded in some surprising ways this morning. Doctor Strange…Iron Man. We also got more looks at Wolverine, Daredevil, Punishder, Deadpool, Spider-Man and the rest of the gang. Check em out. Note! Also mentioned and placed in the catalog, a teaser for Thor Ragnarok. Nothing shown, can’t wait to see what’s coming though! Hey…this line feels light in Guardians of the Galaxy too…and, maybe I should obligatorially complain about a missing Richard Rider Nova Prime…man, can you imagine? I can imagine…
Daredevil Comic Version You can buy Daredevil now. I bought the Shadowlands convention exclusive. He’s awesome, I reviewed him, I loved him. He hangs at my desk at work. I’d love a red one, but I don’t think I can justify buying him again just for the different color. That said, if you didn’t get the exclusive, just buy this now. You owe it to yourself.
Daredevil Netflix Version This is Daredevil, but 100% more Netflixy. He’s out Holiday 2017 and he’s really just show perfect.
Deadpool Deadpool comes out in Fall. This angers me. The further I get down this list the angrier I get. I want these figures now! That said, we will be reviewing Deadpool! Can’t wait!
Doctor Strange Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain! The good Doctor will be gracing my house some time in Fall of 2017. Had no idea he was coming before today…now, my life is complete.
Iron Man Another figure, no idea he was coming. This is amazing, takes the One:12 brand to a whole other level introducing the armor like this. I can’t wait to get this on my shelves. Holiday of 2017. I need someone to buy me some Christmas presents. Just sayin’.
Punisher He’s out now ’nuff said!
Red Skull This evil sum’bitch is both Red and Skully and coming to you in Spring of this year!
Spider-Man Good ole’ Spidey. It’s crazy, this might be the longest a line hasn’t had Spider-Man in it. But in Summer of 2017, he will be in it, and in my house.
Wolverine He’s the yellowest and brown there is at what he does. This classic version of Wolverine will be available Fall of 2017.
Ghostbusters The Ghostbusters come to One:12 in 2018!
Star Trek Star Trek continues an incredible run under the One:12 umbrella. Fans of the original series should continue to delight as more core crew members, Sulu, Bones, come to the line. Fans of TNG, keep waiting. All shown are out now or coming this year.
Evil Dead Ash Ash is scheduled to hit in 2018…and he’s all outta bubblegum.
Dawn of the Dead High marks for beautiful bloody flannel. This figure hits in 2018.
Dawn of the Dead He’s dead, so it’s gonna take him a while to get here, find him in 2018.
Space Ghost I’m really happy to have Space Ghost available, especially with Blip! But I will not rest until I get Brak and Zorak! Space Ghost hits Spring 2017!
Popeye Uncle Joey from Full House is sure to be pleased. This absolutely stunning figure is out in 2018.
Diabolik Makes me a crappy site runner and fan of comics. I have no idea who Diabolik is, but I’m tired, and he comes out in 2018 and he looks amazing.
And you might ask…what’s next from MUReview from Mezco? Themuthafudgin PUNISHER!! Stay tuned, the review of this not-for-sale exclusive is coming SOON!!
The One:12 Collective isn’t all that Mezco has to offer, though admittedly, it’s our clear favorite, and already nestled very closely to our hearts. Mezco has a ton of incredible offerings and new products in 2017, let’s check em out!
Mez-Itz Trick R Treat, Beetljuice, Chucky and the Batmobile will all be available in 2017!
Living Dead Dolls All things being equal, not up my alley, but the attention to detail on these dolls is staggering.
Thundercats Mumm-Ra and Lion-o grace the already copious line of Thundercats by Mezco! Check em’ in Spring of 2017.
15 Inch Horror Figures Chucky, Trick R’ Treat, Annabelle, Beetlejuice, Hellraiser, all will see shelves in 2017 I think.
Burst A Box All of the horror icons, bursting out of boxes. These are the toys your nightmares didn’t know you needed, Coming in 2017!
Puzzle Blox It started with the Hellraiser cube, now get more scary Puzzle Blox!
1000 thank yous Mezco. It was worth the effort to brave the weather because you showed us everything we are going to be poor over in 2017, and even a few insights into 2018. This is so much to be excited about. Head over to Mezco Toyz online to check out and pre-order a ton of great stuff!