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FEBRUARY 10, 2003
Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com (http://spawn.com/). Thank you to all the readers of this update and of spawn.com itself. We had nearly 140 million hits and 550,000 unique visitors in the month of January. Click on people!
'TOYFEST' BEGINS NEXT WEEK
There is only one week left before 'ToyFest,' spawn.com's online Toy Fair event. It's set to go live next Monday, Feb. 17. Click here http://spawn.com/news/news3.aspx?id=12102 for more information.
THE HEADLINES
OZZY OSBOURNE FIGURE HITTING STORES POPULAR MUSIC FIGURE AVAILABLE AGAIN IN UPDATED PACKAGING
In all the excitement (and, well, OK, chaos) surrounding the upcoming ToyFest kickoff celebration on spawn.com (click here for more detail on that), we kinda-sorta forgot to mention McFarlane Toys is re-releasing its popular Ozzy Osbourne action figure. Click here http://spawn.com/news/news3.aspx?id=12110 for the rest of the story.
NEW MIRACLEMAN RESIN STATUE PHOTOS ONLINE UPDATED IMAGERY FOR LONG-AWAITED MCFARLANE LIMITED-EDITION
Our official announcement, nearly a month ago, about a long-rumored cold-cast resin statue of Miracleman from McFarlane Toys set fire to yet a new round of Internet gossip. It's all good. In the end - and very shortly - fans of this classic comic. Click here http://spawn.com/news/news6.aspx?id=12111 for the rest of the story.
MCFARLANE TOYS JOINS WITH MLBPA FOR EBAY AUCTIONS SALE OF SIGNED BASEBALL FIGURES BENEFITS 'PLAYERS TRUST FOR CHILDREN'
Starting Sunday, Feb. 9, look for a signed set of McFarlane's Sports Picks: MLB Series 1 to be up for auction on eBay as part of a philanthropic program developed by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Click here http://spawn.com/news/news1.aspx?id=12109 for rest of the story.
WIN FREE 'POOLHALL JUNKIES' MOVIE PASSES AND MORE TICKETS, CLOTHING, CUSTOM CUE FROM NEW CHRISTOPHER WALKEN FILM
File this under "added bonus (i.e., free stuff) just for surfing spawn.com." That's right, your favorite Web site, in conjunction with Gold Circle Films ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding"), is offering free passes and other cool prizes to New York and Los Angeles screenings of the new film "Poolhall Junkies." Click here http://spawn.com/news/news6.aspx?id=12108 for the rest of the story.
ALSO ON SPAWN.COM
IN OTHER NEWS... links from cyberspace that might interest McFarlane fans: A story about Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies and McFarlane's Sports Picks Basketball Series 4, from The Commercial Appeal daily newspaper.
THANKS!
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