If you are scratching your head wondering what the heck is a “meeple”, then here is some explanation found over on The Blog of Oa:

For those who don’t know what meeples are, they are wooden tokens traditionally used in board games to represent anything from a player’s character to resources used in the game. Meeples have become somewhat of a staple for gamers and meeple themed merchandise has become increasingly popular with the modern board game hobby boom.

Mighty Meeples based on thirty different DC characters will be available in the third quarter of 2016 and available as blind packaged characters and in sets.

Personally I think meeples are adorable, so I’m thrilled we’ll have a Firestorm meeple!! My thanks to Match-head Brandon Rouge for the heads-up!

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These are expected in stores in May or June 2016. Diamond Comics already took orders on these, so ask your local comic shop if they can reorder this item. Click here for the Diamond Comics item code. If Diamond isn’t an option, there are plenty of online stores taking pre-orders.

My thanks to all the Match-heads who gave me a heads-up on this toy: Brad Glynn, Christopher Luke, Jacob Edwards, Adam Stabelli, Joseph Kimbler, Andrew M, and Justin Gyorfi. My apologies to anyone I missed!

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Below you’ll find Flynn the Fire Engine re-imagined as Firestorm! Click the images to enlarge!

Here is the packaging (front and back). Notice all the other super heroes and villains! Click the images to enlarge!

Finally, since these are “Minis”, I thought I would provide a sense of scale. Notice this train is barely an inch high in comparison to the classic Super Powers Firestorm action figure.

I found this set of trains at Wal-Mart for about $15. Happy hunting, Match-heads!

My thanks to Jeremy Hobbs for the heads-up!

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For example, check out this exceptional custom Mego Slipknot action figure produced by Austin Hough! While I haven’t spoken with Austin, I’d speculate this figure might not have been made if the upcoming movie hadn’t raised Slipknot’s profile. Again, just hazarding a guess. Perhaps Austin can enlighten us in the comments.

Austin posted this custom figure last week on the Mego Museum forum. He made some costume modifications as he didn’t like the open ribs and huge sleeves. This saddens me as I love those unique, yet admittedly bizarre, costume quirks. Even with the costume changes, you can see this is a super-fun looking custom figure!!

Believe it or not, this isn’t the first custom Slipknot action figure I’ve seen! Click here to see a custom Slipknot action figure in the style of the DC Direct figures! If you love custom Mego action figures, check out this custom Mego Firestorm created for me by Markneto!

My thanks to Chris Franklin and Anthony Durso (and anyone else I’m forgetting) for making me aware of this super-fun custom figure!

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The 132nd episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is now available for your listening pleasure! THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST is the official podcast of FIRESTORM FAN and THE AQUAMAN SHRINE.

This week Shag and Rob discuss a whole bunch of exciting topics, like Gerry Conway’s return to Firestorm, Jeff Parker’s debut on JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED, the CW’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, and more!

You can find the 132nd episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST on iTunes. While you’re there, please drop us a review on the iTunes page. Every comment helps! Alternatively, you may play the podcast using the player below or by right-clicking “download”, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (40 MB).

As always, thanks to my co-host Rob Kelly, Sea King of THE AQUAMAN SHRINE, for doing all the post-production on these episodes! Opening theme, “That Time is Now,” by Michael Kohler. Special thanks to Daniel Adams and Ashton Burge with their band The Bad Mamma Jammas for our fantastic original closing theme! This episode brought to you in part by InStockTrades.com!

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According to MTV News, the figure will stand six inches tall, and come with multiple points of articulation and accessories. The figure was designed by Ivan Reis and sculpted by Paul Harding. It’s scheduled to be in stores May 2016, with a suggested price of $25. Can’t wait for this new figure!

My thanks to Roman Ontiveros for the heads-up!

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Here is a close-up. He’s so friggin’ adorable!

Here is the product description from the Fisher Price website:

Fire up kids’ imaginations with this JUSTICE LEAGUE Super Hero!

When things heat up with the LEGION OF DOOM, who ya gonna call to save the day? FIRESTORM, of course! Just press the trigger and his dual projectile launchers fire together! He really brings the heat when little Super Heroes need it most – and provides a firestorm of adventures for kids to create.

Features

• Press the trigger to fire his two launchers at the same time!
• Includes FIRESTORM figure and dual projectile launchers power!
• Bring FIRESTORM to other Imaginext® DC Super Friends™ toys to ignite more action and adventure! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)

In theory, these should be in stores any day now with a retail price of $8. There is some speculation these might be Target exclusives, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

My thanks to Eric Stettmeier of the Toyriffic blog for the heads-up! Thanks, Eric!

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Perez artwork with Who’s Who design elements!?!?! Yellow Dots, plus black bars with yellow words!??! I’m in love!

Anthony has created numerous custom Mego boxes! Be sure to follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and his website!

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I’m not sure who to feel more sorry for… The Firestorm action figure whose head was chopped off and re-purposed, or the Star Wars Stormtrooper action figure whose head was chopped off and discarded. Either way, OUCH!

My thanks to Travis for sharing this fun custom action figure with us!

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Here is the description of the Trinity War set from WizKids:

Choose your Justice League and battle for the world’s salvation with DC HeroClix: Justice League – Trinity of Sin! Subthemes for DC HeroClix: Justice League – Trinity War include the Justice League of America, the Justice League Dark, the Crime Syndicate and more! Trinity War also freatures the first Seven Deadly Sins 3D Special Objects randomly inserted into boosters; these special objects interact with the Rock of Eternity and Pandora’s Box incentive resource dials. There are 73 figures to collect, including 17 Common figures, 16 Uncommon figures, 16 Rare figures, 12 Super Rare figures, 7 thematic Chase figures, and 1 Ultra-Chase figure. Build your Trinity War collection with Gravity Feed Foil Packs, the Dice & Token Pack (with 2 custom dice and 6 action tokens), the Booster Brick, or the Crime Syndicate Fast Forces Pack.

First up, Firestorm the Nuclear Man! Click to enlarge…

Next up, Deathstorm from the Crime Syndicate!  Click to enlarge…

Those are some gorgeous sculpts and paint jobs above. Given my experience with HeroClix, somehow I don’t think they’ll look exactly that snazzy in real life.

For an incredibly detailed description of the characters abilities (we’re talking click-by-click), check out the WizKids preview! And be sure to pick up some DC HeroClix: Justice League Trinity War booster packs next month!

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