Action Figure & Collectibles
Dragstor finally hits Mattel Creations
Masters of the Universe Origins collectors are getting their long-teased villain at last. Toy Habits has been tracking the December 2025 Mattel Creations schedule and now pegs Dragstor for an official online drop on December 9, 2025, matching the updated UK launch calendar. toyhabits.com
A Club Grayskull group post backs that up, noting a members-only purchase window from December 9, 9:00 am PT, through December 10, 8:59 am PT, before any wider availability. Facebook
This Masters of the Universe Origins Dragstor:
- Comes in deluxe Mattel Creations packaging with racing artwork and 40th anniversary branding
- Keeps the vintage-style chest wheel and ripcord action feature
- Was first revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2025 and even sold early at Oz Comic Con in Sydney, making this one of the more drawn-out and hyped Origins releases of the year toyhabits.com
If you collect MOTU Origins, today is the day to keep an eye on Mattel Creations.
New Hasbro Marvel Legends and Star Wars CCXP preorders
Hasbro’s CCXP 2025 reveals are now hitting online retailers, and Toyark rounded up the key Marvel and Star Wars drops going up for preorder. The Toyark – News
Highlights include:
- Marvel Legends Series The Amazing Spider-Man
- 6 inch figure based on Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Comes with alternate hands and full Marvel Legends articulation The Toyark – News
- Marvel Legends Series Red She-Hulk
- Comic-inspired look with seven accessories
- Another solid addition to the modern Hulk-related shelf The Toyark – News
- Marvel Legends Series Lizard (Amazon exclusive)
- Classic comics Lizard with alternate head and a fully articulated segmented tail
- Marketing leans into the “half man, half reptile” horror angle, which fits nicely with December’s horror-heavy vibe The Toyark – News
On the Star Wars side:
- Star Wars The Black Series The Mandalorian (Pagodon)
- 6 inch figure recreating Din Djarin’s first bounty on the ice planet Pagodon
- Includes soft goods cape plus blaster and dagger accessories, with updated photo-real face and articulation The Toyark – News
New Mondo + Masters of the Universe (MOTU) figure: Skeletor 1/12 Timed Edition
Mondo has announced a new timed‑edition 1/12 scale figure of the classic villain Skeletor for their MOTU200X line. Bleeding Cool News
Collectors familiar with Mondo’s limited‑run approach will want to keep an eye on preorder windows — this release is sure to become a “buy‑or‑miss” kind of drop.
Infinity Studio x Penguin Toys Dark Knight life-size bust
For high-end collectors, Infinity Studio and Penguin Toys have a DC Series life-size bust of The Dark Knight on preorder, with listings citing December 9, 2025 as a key date and a target release window in Q1 2026. The bust stands around 73 cm tall and uses polystone and silica gel for a realistic mixed-media finish. Facebook
This is very much in the premium, centerpiece territory, but it is a notable new Batman collectible hitting order books right now.
Bonus: Toy Association’s 2025 holiday hot list
Outside our usual horror and superhero bubble, the Toy Association shared its Top Holiday Toys of 2025, spotlighting trends like screen-free play, immersive toys, and nostalgia-driven picks for the end of the year. manilatimes.net
If you are curating a broader gift guide alongside your action figure coverage, that list is worth cross-referencing.
Movies & TV (Superhero, Horror, Pop Culture)
The Boys final season trailer lights up CCXP
Prime Video used CCXP in São Paulo to debut the first full trailer for the final season of The Boys, and coverage today spells out just how bleak things are getting. Daily Times
Key points from the trailer and reports:
- America is now openly under Homelander’s thumb after the events of season 4
- Ashley Barrett has moved up to serve as Homelander’s White House press secretary
- Billy Butcher delivers an exhausted but defiant rallying speech to the team, pushing for one last shot at stopping Homelander’s regime
- The final season is set to premiere April 8, 2026, with a two-episode launch and a finale on May 20, 2026 Daily Times
It is essentially the beginning of the end for Prime’s flagship superhero satire and a big talking point coming out of CCXP weekend.
Netflix’s December genre slate: Cashero and more
Dunia Games ran through 10 series and films coming to Netflix in December 2025, and there are a few clear picks for genre fans. Dunia Games
Standouts for our corner of pop culture:
- Cashero (December 26)
- Korean superhero fantasy about an office worker whose powers scale with the amount of cash he is carrying
- Promises a mix of action, comedy, and moral dilemmas around money-as-power Dunia Games
- Record of Ragnarok Season 3 (December 10)
- Anime about gods fighting humanity’s champions returns with more over-the-top tournament battles and new fighters entering the arena Dunia Games
- City of Shadows (December 12)
- Spanish crime thriller series focused on a corruption-laced investigation and moral gray zones in law enforcement
- Good fit if you like your genre TV grounded but still dark and moody Dunia Games
Netflix is basically closing the year with a mix of cozy holiday fare and very un-cozy genre pieces, and these three sit squarely in the pop-culture sweet spot.
Today’s fresh horror drops: Manor of Darkness and The Carpenter’s Son
If you are in the mood for something new to queue up today, the r/horror community’s December 2025 release tracker flags several titles hitting digital platforms on December 9. Reddit
On VOD and horror streamers:
- Manor of Darkness
- A group of fake filmmakers finds themselves trapped in a time loop at a sinister manor
- Described as a supernatural horror with time-loop elements, released digitally on December 9 Reddit
- The Carpenter’s Son
- Supernatural religious horror set in a remote Egyptian village
- A carpenter, his wife, and their son Jesus are targeted by supernatural forces, kicking off spiritual warfare in the community
- Also listed for a December 9 digital release Reddit
- Pig Hill
- Creature feature about local legends of half-human, half-pig mutants tied to a string of disappearances
- Another December 9 drop, for anyone who wants something weirder than standard holiday horror Reddit
In theaters for December more broadly, the same tracker points to Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 expanding the game-adaptation franchise this month, continuing the killer animatronic saga for fans who liked the first film. Reddit
Simu Liu’s spy turn in The Copenhagen Test
Marvel’s Shang-Chi himself, Simu Liu, is stepping away from capes into espionage. A piece from an Australian entertainment outlet highlights him as the lead in a new spy series titled The Copenhagen Test, described as a tense thriller rather than a superhero project. News.com.au
Details like platform and exact premiere window are still thin from accessible sources, but the headline is clear: Liu is broadening his on-screen persona beyond the MCU, and this series is now firmly on the radar for superhero fans who follow his work.
New season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians arrives on Disney+ — Season 2 drops December 10
Fans of the adaptation will be pleased: Percy Jackson’s next adventure begins tomorrow, December 10. Season 2 picks up from The Sea of Monsters storyline, bringing back fan‑favorite characters and introducing new ones like Tyson, Thalia Grace, and others. TechRadar
This rebooted series continues to draw interest from both longtime readers and newcomers — now is a good moment to revisit the mythology or catch up to join the conversation.
What to stream this December — Picks from Netflix
Netflix’s December 2025 lineup includes several notable entries for pop‑culture fans:
- The final season of the hit series Stranger Things — concluding in late December. Tom’s Guide+1
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — a fresh mystery featuring the return of Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc. Tom’s Guide+1
Comicbooks
With New Comic Book Day falling on Wednesday, December 10, both Marvel and DC are packing the shelves, and a few key indie and licensed books are also making noise.
Marvel: 2099’s endgame and X-Men in Atlantis
Marvel’s official rundown of December 10’s new comics leans hard into event energy. Marvel
Headliner:
- The End 2099 (2025) #1
- Written by Steve Orlando with art by Ibraim Roberson
- Brings together Spider-Man 2099, Nova 2099, Red Hulk 2099, and more as the dystopian future faces Abyssyus, a fusion of Knull and Galactus
- Mephisto literally gambles on the fate of the 2099 universe, pitting future heroes against iconic versions of characters like Age of Apocalypse Wolverine and House of M Wanda Marvel
Other Marvel picks for this week:
- Unbreakable X-Men (2025) #3
- The team’s mission to protect Atlantis goes sideways when Namor himself becomes an enemy, culminating in a Gambit vs Namor showdown that stretches from the ocean floor to cosmic scales Marvel
- Sinister’s Six (2025) #3
- Mr. Sinister’s crew of thieves draws the attention of Revelation, and the issue digs deeper into what Sinister actually wants from his six expendable operatives Marvel
- All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider (2025) #5
- Continues Gwen’s multiversal saga and anchors the Spider-corner of the line this week
- Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon (2025) #4
- The latest chapter in Han’s mission to recover his stolen ship, adding a nice bit of Star Wars flavor to the Wednesday stack Marvel
If you want a single Marvel issue that feels “big”, The End 2099 #1 is the obvious pick of the week.
DC: Aquaman surges and Wonder Woman vs Lobo
ComixNOW’s DC Weekly rundown confirms at least nine new DC comics arriving on December 10. ComixNOW
Standouts:
- Aquaman (2025) #12 (DC K.O.)
- Continues the current arc in DC’s Aquaman line, positioned as one of the mainline anchors for the week ComixNOW
- DC K.O.: Wonder Woman vs Lobo #1 (one shot)
- A high-concept brawl pairing Wonder Woman with Lobo under the DC K.O. banner
- Perfect for readers who just want a loud, self-contained fight comic ComixNOW
- Absolute Batman #15 and Batman and Robin #28
- Gotham fans have multiple Bat-books hitting the same day
- Action Comics #1093
- Keeps the broader Superman corner moving
- Supergirl #8
- Continues Kara’s solo adventures in the current run, which pairs nicely with all the renewed interest in the character from recent media chatter ComixNOW
There is also the finale of Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #6, wrapping up DC’s latest Elseworlds twist on the Victorian Batman concept. ComixNOW
Other publishers: Turtles, steampunk Santa, and more
Comic Book Club’s round-up of December 2025 comics from non–Big Two publishers highlights a bunch of fun releases coming this month. Comic Book Club
A few to watch, especially around December 10:
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 (IDW, December 10)
- Treated as a soft relaunch, written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Freddie E. Williams II
- Promises big action, a new villain, and some twisty status quo shifts for the Turtles Comic Book Club
- Our Soot Stained Heart #1
- A steampunk Santa story about a town forced to be “