I am sure everyone has heard the news. If not, allow for me to be the bearer of some exciting Halo merchandise info. Not long ago, it was released that there will be special wireless ‘Halo 3 Edition’ controllers for the Xbox 360. Not only is this exciting because it gives me an excuse to go buy two more 360 controllers, but the art on the controller’s face was designed by none other than Todd McFarlane & Greg Capullo.
On top of that news, today, Spawn.com [The Official Website for Todd McFarlane] released that they would be producing Halo 3 Action Figures. I may worry if someone were to tell me they had never heard of Todd McFarlane. He is the genius behind the comic character Spawn, and has really taken action figure detail to another level and beyond. There is an amazing amount of detail on all Spawn figures, and it makes my mind explode at the thought of that detail being applied to the Halo Universe.
There are five figures and three vehicles that are being released in Spring this year. The announcement of the figures and vehicles themselves is a spoiler of it’s own as it discusses a new brute vehicle and talks about some oldies-but-goodies that will be gracing everyone’s shelves soon. Microsoft never fails to excite their fanbase, and I am sure this is not the last exciting thing we will see about Halo merchandise before the game’s release in September.
I’m a huge toy collector, and while I have loved Joyride studios rendition of the Halo-verse, I beleive that McFarlane will do a greater justice.
To me, this is also great news as the toys will be articulated, unlike the recent releases from McFarlane Studios.
The best part—I have a Srgt. Hicks Figure, and the Pulse rifle from Aliens doesn’t quite fit the 7+ inch figures—the weapons will now be compatible.
Imagine this—Kurt Cobain with Snake Driskin’s leather coat, Mad Max’s double barrel shot-gun, Roland Deschaine (Billy the Kid from the McFarlane series), Hicks, the MC, some Aliens, Predators, and a few randoms fighting it out…
Thank you Bungie, M.Soft, and McFarlane.
the controllers look too good to use for playing the game! Too bad a Brute figure doesn’t come with the Brute themed controller, or am i misunderstanding?
I just want the MC action figure. That thing looks amazing.