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[adam16bit]

Hey guys,

The new Diamond Previews (January 2012) has a new batch of little rubber guys called S.L.U.G. Zombies. From the illustration, they seem to be unpainted and are sold in 3- and 12-packs. I see a Pharaoh, a guy crawling out of some ooze, and a mailman, I guess. I'll snap a pic shortly if someone doesn't beat me to the punch.

Names include "King Guts," "Piece Mail Pete," "Bite Tyson," and "John B. Gone." I'm thrilled to see a major player like Jakks pushing for this kind of product... not a big fan of zombie stuff myself but hey, if it inspires more of this, fantastic. From the image, they're all one-colored green figures so I would assume they might glow in the dark. The mockup packaging indicates "Series 1", too. Due to it being in Previews it's a safe bet it'll be in the USA and elsewhere.

Based on the pricing in the little guide, I'd wager 3-packs will be about $5-$6 and 12-packs will be $12-$15.

[89cpe]

Id like to see

[Ericnilla]

quick check and found this...

SLUGS ZOMBIE FIGURE 3-PK ASST
The S.L.U.G. Zombies (Scary Little Ugly Guys) are on the move with these new toys from Jakks Pacific! The S.L.U.G. Zombie Figure 3-Packs will get you started with 3 of the decaying, shambling figures that skewer pop-culture icons! Choose from packs that include King Guts/Decayin' Dom/Piece Mail, Grave Lincoln/Jon B. Gone/Headless Halpert, Neil Armgone/Braineatin' Brendon/Officer Rip, or The Gorroding Kid/Rigamortis Lourdes/Bite Tyson.

SRP: PI
Item Code: JAN121818
Release Date: 3/28/2012

Edited by Ericnilla, 29 December 2011 - 12:36 AM.

[nanoFatato]

Cool!
I can't get enough of tiny mono-colored zombies..

edit:
Diamond Toychest has a bit of information about the 12-pack, it's going to be shaped like a tombstone!

Edited by nanoFatato, 29 December 2011 - 04:59 AM.

[Soupie]

Woohoo, haha. Cant wait to see the actual figs. Thanks for posting this!

[ironmask]

Neat!
Hopefully, it's a solid line, and Jakks makes more minis.
I'll cross my fingers.

[adam16bit]

OK, I got more info from work (Entertainment Earth) and we're posting these today. (No pics, but character names and the like.) Looks like there will be at least 6 waves of 3-packs this year, plus the 12-packs, and an assortment of carry cases.

So we got OMFGs, some form of Battle Beasts, and these for 2012 so far... what's next?

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Man everyone seems to be jumping on the 80's mini figure bandwagon lately.

[ironmask]

Man everyone seems to be jumping on the 80's mini figure bandwagon lately.

GOOD.

[Muscle Things]

whhhhat!? YAAAAYEH!

[bigazzhead]

So I've been doing random searches every now and then since this thread sprang up to see if any news pops up. Well looks like Jakks finally made a teaser site. You can see designs for about 20 of the 100 figures. Wonder if they mean 100 sculpts or same sculpts in different colors? Anyway here's the site.

http://slugzombies.com/

[SaltLakeToyJunkee]

These do look promising. Cant wait to see final product. I hope that it is 100 different sculpts.

[jason76basin]

this looks very promising. is it going to be for sale in stores, or online only? i crave a line we can stroll into a store and plunk down some bucks and walk out toys in hand

[Dunce]

Thanks for the update- I will definetly be trying to put together the set of 100, these look really cool!! Just hoping it won't cost me an arm & a leg like trying to put together the set of 175 Trash Pack figs., and I'm still missing about 40..(

[jason76basin]

this line is looking better and better

http://www.dreadcent...r12_17x#gallery

[SaltLakeToyJunkee]

this line is looking better and better

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/52612/toy-fair-2012-jakks-pacifics-walking-dead-deluxe-tv-game-and-slug-zombies?view=/gallery/toyfair12/toyfair12_17x#gallery

Agreed. I will definitely be purchasing some of these undead figures.

[ironmask]

Oh, snap. I'm in love.

[deathadder5150]

will these be available at Toys R Us? I want some! mini-figures are in now. I'm glad.

[jason76basin]

these are listed on toys r us website, but i do hope they show up in other retailers also.......walmart, target, kmart, blah blah blah

[Ericnilla]

here is a nice big pic of some zombies
http://cdn.thetoyspy...kks-pacific.jpg

[KingJefferson]

the zombies are first in the series next they are doing aliens than monsters

[ironmask]

Whoever sees these in stores first, you've gotta get us a heads up and pics with M.U.S.C.L.E.S with the quickness.

[seekingxar]

Whoever sees these in stores first, you've gotta get us a heads up and pics with M.U.S.C.L.E.S with the quickness.

It says on the TRU site, "in stores" which they have when it's in stock...so TRU might be a good stop tomorrow

[ironmask]

I'm in Columbus, and so far, no dice. I am curious as to which regions these will show up in first.

[nanoFatato]

Pretty cool sculpts, I like'em!
At toyfair they have them on display, and there is a flesh color too.