New Painted 2013 Outer Space Men Prototype Shots

New! Shots of the 2013 Outer Space Men are up at FourHorsemen.biz, showing off how the figures will be grouped this time around.  If you're just looking to complete your set of the vintage characters, that ain't going to happen because each one is paired with two brand-new characters.  (I for one dig it.)

The post also teases that the Alpha Phase 2013 figures - one-color clear figures - will be announced soon with pre-orders and pricing, but that information is not yet available.

Were I a betting man, I'd say $50 per trio which brings your San Diego Comic-Con Outer Space Men tally to 14 figures at an estimate of $215. 

Cosmic Creators 2013 Outer Space Men Delayed

I got a few emails and tweets asking what was going on with these, as it was previously hinted the Cosmic Creators Mel Birnkrant Edition Waves 3 and 4 of Outer Space Men would be shipped in the near future.  36 of the 200 sets remain up for grabs.

Today, a tweet from @Outer_Space_Men reads as follows:

"...the figures will be in NY July 18"

So let's all stop watching those mail boxes every day like I've been doing.  If there are any new updates, we'll share them as soon as we can!

SDCC: AFX Gets 8 Exclusive White Star Outer Space Men

The Four Horsemen and Shop AFX have new White Star Edition Outer Space Men coming for San Diego Comic-Con 2013! Eight figures are bagged and put into a box, with white painted figures featuring clear blue or painted blue accessories.

The set of 8 figures is currently online for at-show pick-up pre-orders only.   $115 gets you the set, or about $14.38 per figure.  Only 200 sets are being produced, so like other recent non-infinity edition sets it's a fairly low run.  (And yes I pre-ordered mine.)

Hopefully we'll get a peek at the 2013 Alpha Phase figures soon - last year's were revealed on May 15, 2012 so it's gotta be due soon!

Massive Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Update

There are two things you may wish to see:
1. A new Four Horsemen update riddled with news on their many lines, and
2. The Updated 2013 Outer Space Men Checklist

Here's the short of it:
A. The line for 2013 will be expanded to 6 rather than the usual 3 or 4 figures, including Ohpromatem, Horrorscope, Gamma-X, Colossus Rex, Jack Asteroid, and Terra Firma
B. In addition to the usual Alpha Phase figures, Action Figure Xpress will have additional waves of exclusive figures for San Diego Comic-Con in June
C. Gamma-X and Colossus Rex are being touted as "Premium" and "Deluxe" figures respectively, which probably means premium pricing.

With this in mind, it would be prudent to anticipate spending at least $100 if not $150 this July on this line alone - that's a lot of figures!

More details are promised on Monday.

Review: Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Beta Phase Gemini Action Figure

Sometimes a high price stings for a long time, and with Gemini time has softened it a bit. It still hurts, particularly given how lush the fully-painted figure looked when he showed up at my house recently at a lower price to boot. But I do love orange. So much. Gemini is one of only two figures to be cast in orange so far, the other being Xodiac from the very first release of these figures back in 2010. Both the orange and the yellow plastics match fairly closely, making this a worthwhile bright and shiny addition to your toy shelf. If you've got a little extra cash to waste, that is, otherwise just get the painted one.
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Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators In Stock Now

TheOuterSpaceMen.com's Exclusive Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators Series figures are in stock now.  According to the site, 39 sets of these unique repaints are up right now, and while mine haven't shipped yet I'm expecting them all very soon.

You can read Mel Birnkrant's extensive design notes here, and I guarantee you they'll make these figures more exciting.

Naturally, we'll have reviews and impressions and what have you shortly after these guys show up in our underground lair.

Review: Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Infinity Edition Gemini Action Figure

One of the unfortunate thing about the Outer Space Men line is that we get unpainted exclusives of each figure roughly six months prior to the official painted releases, and in that time expectations can start to go up. Gemini, with his high piece count, looked like he was going to be fantastic, and the truth is he turned out quite well. The only real drawback I found was sort of nitpicky, and that's with the deco. Molded in white plastic (like the rest of this series) the figure's yellow paint seems a little rougher than the rest of the line, which tends to be pretty clean and glossy. For all I know, it's just my sample, but it definitely lacks the sort of polish that the other dozen or more painted figures have received so far. Thankfully the silver face paint and clear helmets turned out perfectly, so the end result is a very good action figure that, in nearly any other line, would be spectacular. With wave mates like Cyclops it's hard to look awesome, but the sculpting makes this a fairly weighty release.
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