Mass Effect 2 - Action Figures Revealed

If you're playing Mass Effect 2 and want to have your own personal Thane, Commander Shepard, Tali or Grunt sitting on your desk while playing ME2, now you can. Of course, they're alle plastic figurines courtesey of Bioware and DC Direct.
Here's the word from Chris Priestly.

BioWare is pleased to be working with DC Direct to brign you 4 figures from Mass Effect 2. You can now have Commander Shepard (male), Tali, Thane and Grunt for decorating your desk, playing in the sandbox or just to keep in the wrapping to appreciate in value in years to come.

And here's the direct link to see how the figurines look like. And why does Shepard
only come as male figurine?