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Fugly-Twin Powers, Activate!

We told you yesterday about the upcoming line of Heroes figures, and now we've tracked down more images of the first wave of toys based on the hit NBC show. These are apparently all prototype figures — the real ones will be out later this year. Based on what we've seen, maybe that means there's still a chance to go back and fix things like making Claire actually look like her character, and having Sylar not look like a neanderthal. Check out more mind-bogglingly awful details and pictures inside, like Sylar with his awesome brain accessory. More »

The Coolness of New "Heroes" Action Figures? Not So Much. The most recent issue of Toyfare magazine came out yesterday, and it has a spread on all the new Heroes action figures that'll be out later this year. Since it's looking less and less likely that you'll be seeing new episodes anytime soon, it might be time to pick up some of these and bust out that video camera. Unfortunately, the Sylar figure does not have brain-eating action, so you might want to add your own visual effects. Maybe even ones that make these figures look a bit better because... yow.

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Next Week On Heroes: Claire Gets Picked Up


You can add "Are you a robot or an alien?" to your list of can't-miss pick-up lines, judging from this preview clip of Monday's Heroes. The dorky flying boy tossed out some "negs," just like on The Pickup Artist, and now he's already making nookie with Claire. And just watch how West kino-escalates. It's pretty awesome stuff. More »