Archive: August 2, 2008 to August 11, 2008
| Disney Halloween Costumes at TRU |
 Disney and Toys'R'Us are teaming up for ten special Halloween costumes to bring awareness to the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation.
[Updated 8/02/2008]
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| August 5: Elmo Live Pre-Orders |
 Retailers will be starting their pre-orders for the "Elmo Live" toy on August 5th - the release date of this version of Elmo is October 14th.
[Updated 8/02/2008]
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| Marvel Legends Ares Wave Pictures |
 New images from Hasbro of the Ares Wave of Marvel Legends action figures.
[Updated 8/02/2008]
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| Marvel Legends Nemesis Wave Pictures |
 New images from Hasbro of the Nemesis Wave of Marvel Legends action figures.
[Updated 8/02/2008]
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| Marvel Legends Two-Packs Pictures |
 New images from Hasbro of two-packs of Marvel Legends action figures.
[Updated 8/02/2008]
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| Watchmen, Ghost Rider, Iron Man at Alter Ego Comics |
 Online retailer Alter Ego Comics has a variety of new toys and collectibles in stock and available for pre-order, including new Ghost Rider and Iron Man collectibles from Sideshow, Watchmen movie prop replicas, and more.
[Updated 8/02/2008]
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| Todd McFarlane Update: Aug 4 |
 The August 4, 2008 issue of The Todd McFarlane Update free email newsletter from McFarlane Toys.
[Updated 8/05/2008]
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| August 2008 Hasbro GI Joe Q&A |
 Answers from Hasbro to five questions about their GI Joe product lines.
[Updated 8/05/2008]
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| DC Direct Arrivals Update |
 An update on which DC Direct products are shipping in the coming weeks.
[Updated 8/05/2008]
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| Watchmen, Bowen, DC Replicas at Urban-Collector |
 Online retailer Urban-Collector has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including tons of Watchmen movie items, action figures and replicas from DC Direct, Bowen statues and mini-busts, and more.
[Updated 8/07/2008]
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| Toy Recalls for Week of Aug 4 |
 There have been too many toy recalls to keep up with lately, so here's a quick summary of what has been recalled recently.
[Updated 8/07/2008]
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| Mezco Warriors Orphan Leader |
 Mezco is translating the Warriors license into their 9-inch action figure format, starting with the Orphan Leader.
[Updated 8/07/2008]
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| LEGO MINDSTORMS Launched into Space |
 Several LEGO MINDSTORMS robots were launched into 'near space' to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the product line.
[Updated 8/07/2008]
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| AvP, Labryinth, Conan, Big Lebowski at YouBuyNow.com |
 Online retailer YouBuyNow.com has many new items in stock and available for pre-ordering, such as Star Trek Minimates, Big Lebowski action figures, Labryinth action figures, and more.
[Updated 8/07/2008]
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| EASY-BAKE Baker of the Year Contest |
The EASY-BAKE 2009 "Baker of the Year" contest is open through February 2009.
[Updated 8/09/2008]
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| Donruss Adds Favre Trading Card |
 Now that Brett Favre is a Jet, Donruss is halting production on their trading cards to add his card to the Playoff Absolute Memorabilia card series.
[Updated 8/09/2008]
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| 1/6 Monroeville Zombies Action Figures |
 Time and Space Toys is launching a new series of Zombie action figures with a limited edition Zombie Cop available only at HorrorFind Weekend.
[Updated 8/09/2008]
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| Halo, Transformers, Star Wars, Mighty Muggs, GI Joe at Big Bad Toy Store |
 Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including Halo 3 action figures, GI Joe 25th Mighty Muggs, oodles of Transformers, and more.
[Updated 8/09/2008]
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| Toy Break Special Delivery Podcasts |
 Two special episodes of the Toy Break podcast, one at the San Diego Comic-Con and one at the Toy & Action Figure Museum.
[Updated 8/11/2008]
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| Nowhere Man Comic Book Contest |
 Virgin Comics is holding a contest in which the winners are drawn into an issue of the Nowhere Man comic book.
[Updated 8/11/2008]
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| Design a Better Vader Contest |
 AskPalpatine.com is holding a "Design a Better Vader" contest.
[Updated 8/11/2008]
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| Blacula, Conan, Akira, Minimates at Alter Ego Comics |
Online retailer Alter Ego Comics has a variety of new toys and collectibles in stock and available for pre-order, including new Star Trek Minimates, a Blacula action figure, statues of Conan and Akira, and more.
[Updated 8/11/2008]
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