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McFarlane Toys has released a Damage Red Platinum Edition action figure as part of their DC Direct Page Punchers line.
Based on Kingdom Come: This particular figure represents Damage (Grant Emerson) from the Kingdom Come comic storyline. In this alternate reality, Damage plays a crucial role in shaping the events, leading to Superman's return.
Unique Design & Color Scheme: The figure features a distinctive red platinum finish, making it a standout in any collection. It's based on a previously used body mold (Green Lantern Kyle Rayner), but features unique parts like new arms and a new head sculpt. The figure includes a collector card and a comic book reprint.
Scale and Articulation: The figure is sculpted at a 7-inch scale and designed with "Ultra Articulation," boasting up to 22 moving parts for dynamic posing.
Red Platinum Edition Explained: Red Platinum Edition figures are considered rarer chase variants, meaning they are produced in smaller quantities and can be harder to find than standard releases. They are randomly distributed within cases at major retailers. Unlike some Platinum Editions which are simply color variations, the Red Platinum Editions, like Damage, are considered unique figures.
Availability: The Damage Red Platinum Edition was released in 2025 as part of Wave 8 of the McFarlane DC Page Punchers line and was available for a limited time in a bundle with Starman through McFarlane's EQL program. These figures were also distributed to major retailers like Walmart, Target, and GameStop, but as a limited edition, they can be more challenging to find.
Collector's appeal
This figure is considered highly collectible due to:
Its unique Red Platinum Edition status, making it a rarity.
Being a key character from the popular Kingdom Come comic series.
Representing Damage, a character from the Justice Society of America. Damage | Mcfarlane Red Platinum Edition | Action Figure | DC Direct | Mcfarlane Toys #mcfarlane #mcfarlanetoys #mcfarlanetoyscollection #mcfarlaneactionfigures #mcfarlanedcmultiverse #mcfarlanefigures #dcmultiverse #mcfarlanecollector #toycollector #toycollection #actionfigures #figure #actiontoys #actionfigurecollections #actiontoys #shorts #toys #toy #cooltoys #coolcollection #figurines #figurecollecting #figures The name "Damage" is associated with two distinct characters within the DC Comics universe:
1. Grant Emerson
First Appearance: Damage #1 (April 1994).
Origin: Grant Emerson was a teenage metahuman who gained powers from an experimental project (Project Telemachus) that imbued him with the combined DNA of various superheroes. He later discovered he was the biological son of the original Atom, Al Pratt.
Powers: Grant could generate and manipulate a destructive energy charge, granting him superhuman strength, durability, speed, and reflexes, as well as the ability to project energy blasts and fly. His power was likened to a fusion reactor, building up energy that could be released in powerful explosions.
Affiliations: Grant has been associated with various teams throughout his career, including the Teen Titans, the Freedom Fighters, and the Justice Society of America.
Key Storylines: He played a significant role in the Zero Hour crisis, helping to restore the universe. He was also severely scarred by Zoom during Infinite Crisis and was temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern during Blackest Night.
2. Ethan Avery
First Appearance: Damage (vol. 2) #1 (March 2018).
Origin: Ethan Avery, a soldier, volunteered for a program called "The Damage Project" hoping to serve his country. Instead, he was transformed into a monstrous, uncontrollable being capable of immense destruction. The transformation was temporary, lasting for one hour a day. This program was based on the Miraclo formula used to create Hourman.
Powers: In his transformed state, Ethan possessed immense superhuman strength, durability, speed, and a regenerative healing factor.
Weaknesses: Ethan could only maintain his Damage form for one hour each day, and he had difficulty controlling his actions during this time.
Storylines: Ethan spent much of his initial storyline evading Task Force XL, a division of the Suicide Squad sent to capture or eliminate him. He also confronted members of the Justice League, including Superman and Wonder Woman.
Similarities to Hulk: The Ethan Avery version of Damage is frequently compared to Marvel Comics' Hulk, sharing a similar concept of a powerful, rage-fueled transformation. Both characters also shed their clothes, except for their pants, during transformation.
In summary, while two characters have held the mantle of Damage in DC Comics, the most recent and prominent is Ethan Avery, a soldier transformed into a destructive monster with a one-hour time limit on his powers.