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The Amazing Spider-Man Toys Get Amazing Marvel Select Packaging!

May 2012 - The packaging for Diamond Select Toys "Select"-scale toy lines is... pretty big. Okay, it's really big. But that's because it has to be! Ten years ago, DST designed their packaging to show off their 7-inch scale Marvel figures along with their killer display bases -- like the upcoming 6.75" Spider-Man figure from The Amazing Spider-Man, who comes with a wall-mountable awning to perch on.

Six Minutes Of "The Amazing Spider-Man™" To Run Before "Men In Black™ 3" In IMAX® 3D And Select Theaters

CULVER CITY, Calif., May 22, 2012 -- Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed that six minutes of the highly anticipated film The Amazing Spider-Man™ will be shown in IMAX® 3D and other select theaters with Men In Black™ 3, it was announced today by Rory Bruer, President of Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. The footage, which will play before the feature film, is available to fans during the engagement of Men In Black 3.

Commenting on the announcement, Bruer said, "We're thrilled to give moviegoers a chance to get an extended taste of the movie in IMAX 3D and other select theaters. The audience for Men In Black 3 is a perfect match for this footage – there's something new here for everyone, and we think this six minutes of The Amazing Spider-Man will get everyone excited for what we have in store."

May 22, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi - a quick update to let you know about a few new items.

Takara Masterpiece MP-12 - We've listed a preorder with preliminary pricing at $159.99 - we expect the price to drop and will adjust it downwards once final costs are known.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11477&mode=re...

Takara EZ Collection - Gum Wave - Metallic Repaints
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11479&mode=re...

New NECA:

Friday the 13th Part 3
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=NEC11883&mode=re...

Nightmare on Elm Street Wave 03
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=NEC11884&mode=re...

Check out the rest of our new preorders here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=1000

DST Unleashes Spider-Man Foe the Rhino on the Marvel Select Scale!

May 2012 - The Hulk. The Thing. The Abomination. The Juggernaut. Diamond Select Toys' oversized Marvel Select action figures have been dazzling collectors for years, and now they're ready to do it again... with the Rhino! Designed and sculpted by Gentle Giant, the leather-skinned Spider-Man foe stands nearly 8.5 inches tall with 16 points of articulation, and is ready to tear through your Marvel Select collection like tissue paper. If you don't feel like having him stomp Spider-Man on your shelf, he'll come ready to display in the now-famous Select collector packaging, complete with side artwork for on-shelf storage. Pre-order him today at your local comic shop or your favorite online toy store, and look for him to hit stores in early 2013!

May 2012 - The Four Horsemen have sent word about their latest batch of Outer Space Men pre-orders:

Three new Outer Space Men figures go up for pre-order at 9pm EST tonight (May 21st, 2012) at http://www.StoreHorsemen.com. Alpha Phase Editions of Gemini, Orbitron and our very first deluxe Outer Space Man - Cyclops will be $50.00 per set of three figures, and will be released in extremely limited quantities.

For more details, images and info, just go to http://www.FourHorsemen.biz and for a direct link to tonight's pre-order, just go to http://www.shopfourhorsemen.com/alphwa5alphd.html

May 2012 - Toy2R is thrilled to announce the opening of the new collaborative project with Choicee - the Qee x Choicee Arty Shop. Inside the slick new shop Qee fans will find the latest releases plus new items like the Choicee x Qee iPhone, iPad and Samsung 2 cases as well as new apparel items including t-shirts and hats.

Located in Taipei's hip ATT4FUN shopping center and found on the fourth floor, Choicee has gone all out to make the store stand out in appearance as well as product presentation. Being the first of its kind, expect big things from this new shop and more news as the grand opening continues.

May 21, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer Urban-Collector has several new items of interest to collectors:

This week we are featuring new pre-orders from Bowen Designs, DC Direct and Diamond Select!

Featured Pre-Orders

• Savage Hulk Statue Bowen Designs
• Magneto Action Statue Bowen Designs
• Spider-Man Red Museum Statue Bowen Designs

HeroClix Online Announces Giant-Size X-Men Fast Forces

May 2012 - HeroClix Online developers today revealed six new upcoming figures from Marvel's Giant-Size X-Men collection set to hit the server Thursday, June 7. The new figures will also be made available in physical Giant-Size X-Men Fast Forces products.

Giant-Size X-Men Fast Forces includes popular Marvel characters Professor X, Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Rogue and Iceman and can be used alongside all other Marvel figures and maps.

Codes for the virtual Fast Forces can be found in physical Giant-Size X-Men Fast Forces products starting Wednesday, May 30 and can be redeemed in game starting May 31.

For more information on HeroClix Online, visit http://hco.heroclix.com/.

For news updates and announcements, follow HeroClix Online on Facebook and Twitter.

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HL Product 12 Inch One Piece Monkey D. Luffy

May 2012 - High Dream Corporation has sent word of a new figure:

The main character of the ONE PIECE franchise is now available in the HL PRODUCT 12Inch collection.

Included with the 30 Cm (12 inch) tall figure are an extra head and an extra arm, which enables you to show Luffy in a happy or in an angry pose. Straw Hat Luffy also comes with a mug and a piece of meat to hold in his hand, as seen in the anime.

Material: soft Vinyl, pvc, abs.

Packaging: Full window box

©Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha, Toei Animation

Release: November 2012

SRP: 59.00 Euro

April 2012 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS-THE NEW 52! THE FLASH AND PARADEMON ACTION FIGURES

THE FLASH - 6.75" h
PARADEMON - 7.5" h

Barry Allen is back and faster than ever as a member of the Justice League in the DC Comics-The New 52! Based on the newly designed costume by Jim Lee, this statue is a must buy-so tap into the speed force and order one before time runs out!

Out of a boom-tube comes this Parademon, a harbinger of doom straight from Apokolips! Buy one to strike fear into the hearts of your enemies, or recruit several to form your very own shock-trooper army. For Darkseid!

Action Figures
On Sale August 15, 2012
*Allocations May Occur