hot toys dark knight & joker now made available in u.s.a. via dc direct

Previously only available in Hong Kong and Japan, Hot Toy's 1/6th-scaled DARK KNIGHT and JOKER action figures [tagged] are now made available in the United States via "special arrangement" with DC Direct. Both the Christian Bale-BATMAN (in Dark Knight-suit) and Heath Ledger-JOKER are listed @ US$175-per with a December 10th 2008-drop. So would the 1/6 Tumbler and Batpod be too far behind? CLICK