Fall Out Boy figures to hit stores soon

SAN DIEGO, July 25 (UPI) -- The manufacturer SOTA announced at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego it plans to create a series of action figures based on the band Fall Out Boy.

MTV.com reports that the company, which has a history of releasing entertainment-based action figures, told the assembled convention crowd last weekend of its plan to create several collectible figures of the popular rock band and sell them in Hot Topic stores.

"I remember playing with G.I. Joes back in the day, when my ultimate dream ever was to get the aircraft carrier. (So) to be approached to be made into one is absolutely amazing," Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy said. "To be honest, our only offense about them is people calling them 'action figures.' We feel safe in our own skin. Let's just call them 'dolls.'"

The 7-inch tall "dolls" of the band's members will sell for $12 each and a select few purchasers will find an enclosed "golden ticket" which will get them a chance to meet the band in person, the report said.

Previous musical groups who have been immortalized in plastic have included My Chemical Romance and the rock group Insane Clown Posse, whose figurines were also created by SOTA, MTV.com said.