The superpowers The action figure line is a great source of nostalgia for any DC Comics fan who grew up in the '80s. The toy and merchandise line, which was introduced in 1984 and ran until 1986, defined the 'look and feel of DC Comics characters for the time. Most were based on the DC Art Style Guide by José Luis García-López. Now, DC Comics is honoring the iconic toy brand on its 40th anniversary with a series of variant covers, reimagining the classic action figure packaging with characters the original line never got around to.
In August, eight new DC superpowers The variant decks will imagine what an unprecedented wave of action figures would have looked like if Kenner line of superpowers toys had continued Variant decks appear Batman #151, Gotham City Sirens #1, Green Lantern: War Diary #12, Nightwing #117, power girl #12, Superman #17, the flash #12, i titans #14. The covers feature new art from the 1980s superpowers product artist Alex Saviuk. One of the main historians of the original Kenner superpowers line and co-founder of Insider Action Figure, Jason Geyer, designed and sculpted the variant decks. You can check out each one below:
Superman #17 DC superpowers variant cover
Superman Gold Art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 08/21/24)
Batman #151 DC superpowers variant cover
Batman Art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 8/7/24)
Nightwing #117 DC superpowers variant cover
Nightwing Art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 08/21/24)
titans #14 DC superpowers variant cover
Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 08/21/24)
Green Lantern: War Diary #12 DC superpowers variant cover
Green Lantern John Stewart art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 08/21/24)
the flash #12 DC superpowers variant cover
Kid Flash (Wally West) art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 08/28/24)
Gotham City Sirens #1 DC superpowers variant cover
Poison Ivy Art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 8/7/24)
power girl #12 DC superpowers variant cover
Power Girl art by Jason Geyer and Alex Saviuk (on sale 8/28/24)
Currently, McFarlane Toys has a number of superpowers-retro-style action figures in stores, producing figures that the original line never got to make, such as Tim Drake Robin or Deathstroke. Many of the figures on these covers are fan artsuperpowers Most Wanted,” so maybe if we're lucky, one day we'll see them as more than comic book cover art. Meanwhile, these DC Comics superpowers The tribute covers every hit comic book store this coming August.
