Flash had a lot of different looks over the years which this references, and Ming seems to pull from a cartoon actually – the New Adventures of Flash Gordon, which pre-dates Defenders of Earth. Both have design inspiration from the past. The sheath and swords have some differences. The holster, pistol, waist sash and blast effects for Flash and Ming are the same. There is a lot of reuse of parts, which I am fine with. Basically no complaints on any of the key points. Let’s get this out of the way for all the figures here – I dig them and they are well done on all fronts – sculpt, articulation, accessories, paint, engineering and execution. These here are review samples, and are due to ship early next year, but pre-orders are live now. I STILL don’t have the original figures in hand, even though some are out in the wild, but they are on order. NECA’s head to toe paint was icing on the cake. While not a huge fan of Defenders of Earth or the original IP now under King’s Feature, these new takes were just sharp AF. They are just some really well done modern hero designs. The superhero sculpts NECA created back in the DC VS packs with Alien and Predator got some new life, altered of course. Original Superheroes Wave 1 Overall ThoughtsĮver since I saw the NECA Defenders of Earth back at Toy Fair 2020, I was eager to get my hands on them. Read on to check out our pics and some additional thoughts!
Pre-Orders are now live, check our sponsors below to get your orders in!Įntertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, Dorkside Toys, The Chosen Prime, The Toy Source NECA sent through some early samples for us to take a look at. The new window box packaging features the property it comes from and a numbering system, allowing MISB collectors to keep count on shelf as the line progresses. They take the base sculpts from the first releases and add to it, tweak it. Currently these are comic/retro based renditions of The Defenders of Earth characters released earlier in the year – Flash Gordon, Ming The Merciless, and The Phantom. NECA is expanding it’s King Features line of action figures with the Original Superheroes line.