Hulk smashes onto shelves

The Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk counter top micro-set and Fast Forces hit stores today.

A few things the buyer should know:

• Counter top display boosters are NOT taped! (So no cheating!)
• The boosters are bigger and the cards are less likely to be mangled.
• The boosters are bigger and the figures can freely move around inside them.
• Many retailers did not get their complete orders, and some are missing Fast Forces completely. They're not due in until 12/14.
• The paint and figures themselves look good and click well.
• Assortment is pretty good. For example,  I purchased two mini-bricks (6 boosters wrapped together in the display unit) and got 9/10 figures and no more than 2 copies of the 3 doubles I pulled. (No "6 Sins for Jon" replays this time around!)

I call this a pretty good day 2 for the set. Now only two weeks until the full set releases!

Lord of the Rings pushed back to December 7th

Lord of the Rings HeroClix has been pushed pack to December 7th.  This is despite the rumors that it is already in stock at the distributors.  Perhaps only a portion is at the distributors at this point.

We'll learn more soon.

Get ready for releases!

UPDATED with the correct date for SMFF

OK folks, the start of the latest Clix deluge is here!  There are plenty of Clix buying opportunities for folks over the next month or so!

Out Now: second wave of GSXtras, Frost Giant, Onslaught and Nemesis from Toys 'r Us and the Superman Fast Forces.

Next week we get the Lord of the Rings Starter and Gravity Feeds.

THen on December 7th the Superman battle for Smallville Fast Force officially hits shelves.

Then on the 30th Hulk Gravity Feeds and fast Forces hit shelves.  Followed by the full set on December 14th!

Watch your pennies and tell your friends and family it's Clix for the Holidays!

From the floor of the Alliance retailers' summit (or a hotel near by)

Howdy all! This evening I had the opportunity to work with the Wizkids staff demoing Star Trek Fleet Captain and Quarriors.  I was also privy to the display set up in the exhibition Hall.

I won't share any real details [yet], but HeroClix fans have so much to look forward to. The Fast Forces for Hulk and Superman are on display as are the Lord of the Rings and Hulk Gravity Feed singles.  A new packaging option will be available on these!

The Lord of the Rings starter looks pretty beefy.  Much bigger than the past few starters. more in line with the Fantastic Forces packaging (size wise).  The Hulk sculpts look NICE!  And just to let you know, Justin Ziran hinted that there will be some game play news (good, I'll add) coming out of here tomorrow.

Aside from Clix, Quarriors first expansion will be on display as are both of the Star Trek board games!

there is an information session on the Infinity Gauntlet tomorrow.  You'll be able to get some better details on how your venue will run the events after that!

It's approaching 2 and I need to be fresh for talking tomorrow.  I'll post some more information when I learn it!

A couple notes on Lord of the Rings HeroClix

Quick notes from around the net:

Starter has eight figures (three exclusive figures and five restatted from the base set), Campaign Rules for recreating the epic battles of Middle Earth over multiple maps and sessions, plus six maps, 48 Horde tokens, a 2011 Official Rulebook, and a set of themed dice forged from the depths of Mount Doom!

Unknowns: are the maps full sized or modified to fit the theme of the set ( a la Street Fighter), what are Horde Tokens.

The Single figure gravity feed will contain 21 figures and if the booster art is indicative to what is inside, Gandalf the White is in the set.

Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk details from Alliance!

Comical at HCRealms shared a lot of information with the world today:

WizKids is proud to announce the release of the Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk Booster Set (WZK 70252), Incredible Hulk OP Kit (WZK 70256), Incredible Hulk 24-count Counter-Top Display (WZK 70481), and Incredible Hulk Fast Forces 6-Pack (WZK 70254)!

 Incredible Hulk Booster Set (WZK 70252) - Hulk Smashes his way into this 51 figure set that includes the sub-theme realms of Planet Hulk, World War Hulks, Fall of the Hulks, and the New Fantastic Four! The set features the Enhanced Alter Ego mechanics, which includes the new Reverse Alter-Ego and the continuation of the "In Pack, Buy it By the Brick Figure" (AIMarine Red Hulk)! The Base set is lined up to hit the market on December 7th!

 Incredible Hulk 24-Count Counter-Top Display (WZK 70481) - A compilation of 10 figures from the base set all COMPLETELY REDIALED and ready for action in any HeroClix Format! Each Counter-Top Display comes with 24 single figure blind boosters (four bricks of figures), providing a low-cost point of entry for new players and fast convenient way for current players to supplement their collections! The 24-count Counter-Top Display is set to release one week before the base set on November 30th and will make for a great Pre-Release event!