The Blot was really bummed to learn DC Direct’s next wave of Blackest Night action figures would be released as a box set. When I first learned of these figures at Toyfare 2011, I was pumped to see a Black Lantern Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) action figure was getting released. Ted’s one of my favorite characters, and I love the fact that even in “death” DC continues to release toys of him. Alas, there’s no way I’m picking up a four figure box set just to get Dead Ted.
The Blackest Night Action Figure Box Set by DC Direct includes Indigo Munnk, Green Lantern/Blue Lantern Hal Jordan, Black Lantern Blue Beetle and Star Sapphire Fatality, as well as a 48 page book entitled Blackest Night Special Edition #1, which includes stories from Green Lantern #40 and #41 (written by Geoff Johns, with art by Philip Tan and Eddy Barrows) and Booster Gold #27 (written and drawn by Dan Jurgens). Each figure stands approximately 6.75" high, and the entire box set can be purchased for around $60 starting on November 9, 2011.
