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Hi - Here is a big update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about some very exciting new preorders - including tons of new Transformers - and another big batch of new arrivals.

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MP-08 MASTERPIECE GRIMLOCK Just confirmed is the next Masterpiece that everyone has been waiting for! Like the other Masterpiece releases, we expect the Dinobot Commander to be a mix of plastic & die-cast, with his original style and look, updated to the larger size and today's capabilities! We have him listed for pre-order at $149.99 - arriving March of 2009

FANSPROJECT - SHADOW COMMANDER The City Commander trailer accessory kit for Classics Ultra Magnus was a huge hit, and FansProject is following it up with a an awesome new version that will upgrade your Classics Nemesis Prime. The Shadow Commander is a great looking black & gray repaint of the City Commander set. They will be slightly modifying and improving the mold as well as including a new sword accessory. This kit is going to be quite a bit more limited than City Commander - so get your preorders in early. FansProject has bumped the pricing a bit on these with the new SRP at $89.99.

NEW TRANSFORMERS ENCORE - TRAILBREAKER & HOIST The next two Encore Transformers have been announced. #13 is the black SUV Trailbreaker, while #14 is his mold-mate Hoist, a green tow truck. We've got these two listed at the great price of only $34.99 each - check out these and all the Encore releases here

ALTERNITY A-02 MEGATRON The next Alternity figure has finally been announced. The second release from this line will be Megatron, in the form of a Nissan Fairlady Z. He will come in both silver and blue color schemes, so pick your favorite (or both!) on the pre-order listings here - only $49.99!

CLONE WARS ARTFX SITH FIGURE SET The third ArtFX figure set from Kotobukiya, this one focuses on the Sith from the Clone Wars era. Asajj Ventress, Count Dooku and General Grievous all appear in this set, along with display bases, alternate arms for Grievous, and the complete set of build-a-figure parts to assemble a Holographic Darth Sidious, all for only $149.99 - $30 off the MSRP for the set. Check out the pics at the pre-order page, here

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT JOKER ARTFX STATUE Kotobukiya is also releasing a Joker ArtFX statue to go with their Batman statue from "Batman: The Dark Knight." The Joker stands 11" tall to Batman's 12", and comes with alternate pieces for additional display choices. Take a look at the new statue here - only $99.99, $25 off MSRP.

E-HOBBY ENCORE SUNSTORM By popular demand, E-Hobby is re-releasing this seeker, last produced in 2003. This version of Sunstorm should be the same as the original; we haven't heard anything to the contrary yet. We've got him listed at only $69.99, a heckuva discount off what the original is going for! If you're interested, take a look at the pre-order page here

NEW TRANSFORMERS HENKEI CLASSICS Also announced are the next two Henkei classics. They won't come as a surprise to anyone who follows the Hasbro releases, but the next two are slated to be Hound and Cybertron Cheetas (Cheetor). Like the other Henkei releases, these should have chrome touch-ups and details, and we've got each figure listed at $24.99 - take a look at them here

12" 212th ATTACK BATTALION UTAPAU CLONE TROOPER Sideshow's newest 12" Star Wars figure is a Clone Trooper from Commander Cody's 212th Attack Battalion. This clone trooper is clad in white armor with orange details, and comes with standard articulation and weaponry, as well as a display base. Check out the pics of this new figure here - limited preorders available at $87.99

MORE NEW HENKEI CLASSICS LISTINGS Three new listings have just been added to the Henkei menu. First up, C-15 Cybertron Inferno should be a chromed-up version of Universe Voyager Inferno, followed by the Henkei versions of Dinobot and Hotroad, which we take to be Smokescreen. We've got these pre-orders up at $44.99 for Inferno, and $24.99 each for Dinobot and Hotroad.

ULTIMATE QUARTER SCALE The latest Star Wars Ultimate Quarter Scale figure is Young Obi-Wan Kenobi, appearing as he did in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith." Obi-Wan comes with his lightsaber and is priced at $64.99 - check him out here

WINTER SOLDIER FINE ART STATUE This statue of Bucky Barnes, a.k.a the new Captain America, shows him in his previous garb as the Winter Soldier. The original Captain America's partner, Bucky was lost at sea, only to be found and brainwashed by Russians throughout the Cold War era. Pick up this statue of Bucky as the Winter Soldier at $149.99

THING, BLADE FINE ART BUSTS Two new Fine Art busts have been announced by Kotobukiya. From "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" comes this 10" bust of the Thing, and it's joined by a 10" bust of Blade, from his first movie. Each bust is priced at $69.99 - check them out here

TF ANIMATED DELUXE WAVE CASES - WAVE 6, WAVE 6 REVISION 1, WAVE 6 SET OF 2 This wave adds two new figures from the cartoon - Waspinator and Samurai Prowl. They're available as a pair for only $29.99, or save a few bucks and pick them up in a case assortment; the Wave 6 case includes two each of the two new figures, plus one each of Soundwave, Elite Guard Bumblebee, Blurr and Swindle. The Wave 6 Revision 1 case includes two each of Waspinator, Samurai Prowl and Blurr, with one each of Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee; each case is priced at only $89.99, so they're great ways to catch up on some cool toys!

TF ANIMATED VOYAGER WAVE 6 New figures in this wave include Wreck-Gar and a new Atomic repaint of Lugnut; these figures are available singly at $22.99 for Atomic Lugnut and $31.99 for Wreck-Gar. They're also available as a set of two for $47.99, or you can pick up the Wave 6 Voyager case, which contains two each of the two figures, for only $89.99 - take a look!

TF ANIMATED ROADBUSTER ULTRA MAGNUS To match the new Shadow Blade version of Megatron, Ultra Magnus has a new color scheme of his own. This time he's borrowed the scheme from Roadbuster, a G1 Deluxe Autobot, which gives his vehicle mode a whole new style with its orange and green design. He should release sometime in January 2009, and at only $47.99, you won't want to miss out.

TF UNIVERSE VOYAGER WAVE 5 We've just listed the new Universe Wave 5. New figures this time out include Overload and Leo Prime, and you can pick up singles for $25.99 each, the set of 3 Wave 5 figures (including Inferno) for only $71.99, or the case (which adds an additional Inferno to the line-up) for only $89.99 - take a look

REVOLTECH REVOLUTION FIST OF THE NORTH STAR TOKI In "Fist of the North Star" Toki is the brother of Raoh, the main villain. Toki also has fighting abilities, but he has turned his destructive power to good, capable of healing as well as destroying. Now Toki is getting his own Revoltech Revolution figure, so he can join the battle - take a look!

IRON MAN THE MOVIE EXCLUSIVE BUSTS - IRON MAN MARK II, TONY STARK Kotobukiya is releasing two more busts from the "Iron Man" movie this past summer. The new busts are of the Iron Man Mark II armor, and Tony Stark in his regular red and gold armor, and each is available for only $79.99 - check these new busts out here

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS WAVE 6 SINGLES We had them up as sets, and now we've just listed the figures from waves 6 & 7 as singles, too. Now you can pick up any and all of your favorites without having to pay for figures you don't want or need. Wave 6 includes characters like Mr. Miracle, Shazam, Superman, Killer Moth and more, each priced at just $12.99!

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS WAVE 7 SINGLES Wave 7 includes figures such as Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, the Flash, Captain Cold and more, and like Wave 6, they're each priced at a mere $12.99 - check out the lineup and pick your favorites!

GEARS OF WARS STATUES Mindzeye Studios is making both faux bronze and faux platinum statues of three characters from Gears of War - Marcus Fenix, Dom Santiago and Boomer. The statues range from just under 10" to 12.25" tall, and look even better together than singly. They're priced at $194.99 - $244.99; check them all out here

KISS 400% BEARBRICKS The KISS Bearbricks are now being released in the huge 400% scale. The first two releases are to be the Demon and the Starchild, each set to release this spring at only $86.99. Check out these two new figures here

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HALLOWEEN COSTUMES We've just received a large shipment of costumes, masks and accessories from Rubies Costume Company. In stock now are many of the Batman and Joker costumes and masks, a number of Halo masks and costumes including the Collector Master Chief costume, Indiana Jones costumes, and the adult Predator costume. Now's the perfect time to get your order in, with plenty of shipping time until Halloween! Take a look at the full lineup here

ROADBOTS - TRANSFORMING FIGURES We just received an enormous shipment of Roadbots. These transforming vehicles are in scales from 1:8 to 1:32, many with lights and sounds, with licenses like the Hummer H3, the Jaguar XJ220, and the Corvette C6R, and motorcycles like the Harley-Davidson FLHRC Racing Classic and the Kawasaki Ninja ZX12R. These affordably-priced toys go for just $5.99 - $34.99 each - take a look at the entire assortment here

CALL OF DUTY WWII FIGURES - MCFARLANE Just in today is McFarlane's latest release based on the hit video game. The set of 4 figures is priced at just $41.99, singles are available at $10.99 - these a great looking WWII military figures even if you've not played the game.

SPORTS PICKS NFL 2008 - WAVE 2 Hester, Tomlinson, Brady and more are in stock now at $10.99 each. Get a case of 8 figures for just $79.99. This is the 18th wave of NFL figures released and McFarlane is still going strong with them.

ANIME FIGURES - LOTS OF THEM We've received dozens of new Anime figures, there are simply too many to list, but if you take a look at our list of 100 most recent arrivals, you'll find a bunch of beautiful new figures

GI JOE WAVE 10 The Wave 10 Internet Exclusive cases will be arriving tomorrow or possibly Thursday, and we also still have a few of the regular wave 10 figures in stock. Single figures are available for most figures, and we also have a limited stock of the variant clear blue Wraith figure in stock at $29.99

32" MILLENNIUM FALCON We also just received a shipment of the gigantic new Millennium Falcon. It comes with 3-3/4" scale figures of Han Solo and Chewbacca, and can fit up to 16 more figure in at the same time. The Millennium Falcon has opening hatches, lights and sounds including 20 different movie phrases and sounds, a mini-fighter and more. Check out this fabulous piece here

HALO 3 RED SPARTAN ARTFX FIGURE Also in is the Halo 3 Red 10.75" Master Chief - Field Of Battle ArtFX Statue. This statue portrays a red-armored soldier crouching slightly with weapon at the ready, the remains of a shield falling around him. Priced at only $89.99, this one's $10 off the MSRP - take a look!

MARVEL SELECT INCREDIBLE HULK The green goliath has arrived courtesy of the Marvel Select line! Standing 10" tall with 14 points of articulation, this is a classic Marvel version of the Hulk, with bright green skin and purple frayed trousers. We've got him listed at only $17.99 - check him out here, and don't forget about our upcoming exclusive Red Hulk (with new head sculpt), coming this November!

GI JOE 12" SERIES 3 Just in is the latest wave of GI Joe 12" figures. This assortment includes Duke, Beachhead, Storm Shadow and Cobra Commander; the case of 6 (with two each of Duke and Cobra Commander) is only $89.99, with singles in stock for everyone but Beachhead, priced at $16.99.

GI JOE COMBAT HEROES SERIES 1 The first wave of GI Joe's new Combat Heroes figures has arrived. This first wave includes Snake Eyes & Timber vs. Zartan, Firefly vs. Bazooka, Duke vs. Cobra Trooper and Roadblock vs. Cobra Commander. We've got the set of 4 two-packs listed at only $26.99, or you can pick up a case, containing three of each two-pack, for only $79.99! Check out the assortment here

STAR WARS LEGENDS OF THE SAGA GIFT PACK This Gift Pack includes iconic versions of five of the most popular characters from the movies. This box set includes Darth Maul, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, all with weapons and packaged in an attractive display box. Pick up this set for only $21.99.

HALO 3 STEEL SPARTAN MASTER CHIEF MINI BUST Another great variation of the Master Chief bust is here - this one patterned after the Steel Spartan look. This bust features changeable arms and weapons like the other colors - in stock now at $54.99. Take a look!

STAR WARS BUILD-A-DROID SERIES 1 SET We've also restocked the first wave of the Star Wars Build-A-Droid figures, and we've now got plenty of sets of 12 at only $99.99, as well as singles of most of the assortment available. Check out what we've got in stock here

MARVEL LEGENDS RED HULK WAVE We've received a shipment of this hard-to-find wave, and after filling our pre-orders, we have a small quantity of sets remaining. This set contains one each of Union Jack, Wolverine, X-Force Wolverine, Adam Warlock, Spiral, Silver Savage and Black Costume Spider-Man, along with the pieces to make the Red Hulk BAF, all for $144.99. The Black Costume Spider-Man is also available as a single, at $19.99. Take a look at them here

TRANSFORMERS MONOPOLY Just a quick note - we've restocked USAopoly's Transformers Monopoly. This licensed game uses locations and images from the property, complete with pewter G1 Autobot and Decepticon playing pieces. We've got this great gift idea priced at only $29.99, here

LOST KUBRICKS We've also received our shipment of Lost Kubricks. This first assortment includes fan favorite characters Locke, Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Sayid, Charlie, and Hurley. Each with an appropriate accessory, like Charlie's guitar and the handcuffs for Kate. Pick up a case of 24, at $149.99.

CITY COMMANDER TRAILER SET FansProject's Trailer/Armor set for Classics Ultra Magnus is finally here! The trailer looks great accompanying the cab, and the armor gives Ultra Magnus the size and scale he deserves, giving his appearance an upgrade similar to how he looked in the G1 cartoon. Don't miss out on this one - at only $76.99, supplies are already running low on this great piece!

ALIEN DIORAMA This 13" wall-mountable Alien diorama has the creepy creature peeking out from behind chains and machinery of the Nostromo. This 13" tall piece can also be displayed on its included Alien display logo base. Priced at only $159.99, no sci-fi or horror fan will want to miss out - check it out here

LPS DO-ABLES The first assortment of Littlest Pet Shop Do-Ables includes Hamster with Pencil Sharpener, Cat with Sardine Pad and Erasers, and Squid with Stamper. We've got the set of three listed at only $19.99 - these toys are a great way to combine toy play with creative and artistic fun. Check them out!

SW MIGHTY MUGGS WAVE 6 We've received our first shipment of these Mighty Muggs, and while we're waiting on more of the Darth Vader Version 2 figure, we've still got cases in stock so you can pick up all four figures in this wave, priced at $44.99, and we've also got the other three figures in stock - Hoth Han Solo, Grand Moff Tarkin and Plo Koon, priced at $12.99 - $14.99 each.

MARVEL MIGHTY MUGGS RESTOCK We've also restocked a good number of the Marvel Mighty Muggs. We've got a number of sets of 4 available at only $44.99, and many single figures available at $11.99 - $14.99 each. Check out the assortment of in-stock figures here!

TERMINATOR 2 HUNTER KILLER TANK MAQUETTE We've received a shipment of this fantastic 1/35 scale piece, with design taken directly from the original maquette. The tank is 15" long and 13" wide with red and blue hazard lights, spotlights and multiple points of articulation, and also comes with a sculpted display base. This polystone replica is priced at only $389.99; check it out here

BATMAN ROGUES GALLERY SET The newest Secret Files action figure series, Rogues Gallery 2, draws its inspiration from the art of Brian Bolland. Included from "The Killing Joke" are Joker in beachwear and Batman (with an alternate Hugo Strange head), along with Two-Face from "Secret Origins Special #1" and Poison Ivy, from "Batman: Gotham Knights #15." This set is priced at only $49.99, $14 below MSRP - take a look at them here

FIGMA ANIME FIGURES We're also in the midst of processing a huge shipment of Figma anime figures. These figures by Max Factory or not scaled to any specific line; each figure is about 4"-6" tall, and comes with a stand and a variety of accessories. Choose figures from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumaya", "Ikki Tousen", "Lucky Star" and more!