September 21, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

20% OFF SALE EXTENDED: We've extended our 20% Off Sale until Friday 9/22 at 12:00 Noon Central Time. Take advantage of nice savings on thousands of items before noon tomorrow - vintage items as well as all our retail items are included in this sale, only 'new' and 'preorder' items are excluded. Choose your favorite menu and start saving.

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STARGATE SG-1 - SERIES 3: Diamond Select brings us another cool round of extremely popular Stargate figures. Wave 3 sets of 4 include one each of the beautiful Vala, Colonel Mitchell, Ori Prior, and a new version of Black Ops Jack. Also available is an exclusive "Avalon" version of Vala where she is in a more revealing outfit. Sets and single figures are available for the Series 3 items.

STAR WARS 3" TITANIUM: Hasbro has just announced another new round of Titanium figures today, up for preorder mainly at $4.99 each include: Darth Maul's Sith Speeder, Darth Vader's Sith Starfighter, AT-ST, Rebel Blockade Runner, and Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter with Hyper-Ring.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA:

-- BATTLESTAR MINIMATES: A very cool new set assortment of Minimate Cylons is now up for preorder. These cases each contain 12 figures and the case production is supposedly very limited. Choose from either Modern or Classic Cylons - $53.99 per case of 12

-- BATTLESTAR STATUES: A limited edition set that contains a chromed version of the Battlestar ship and chromed Cylon bust is now up for preorder at $259.99

-- BATTLESTAR TITANIUM: A new listing the 'Scar' Cylon Raider is available for $7.99 and the preorder for the 78 Viper has reopened.

SPIDER-MAN ORIGINS: We've just posted images of the villains and heroes waves and they look great - check out Rhino, Lizard, Demogoblin, various versions of Spider-Man and more.

DC DIRECT - NEW FIGURES, STATUES & BUSTS:

-- DC'S "52" SERIES 1 SET OF 5: A year without key superheroes, but there are still plenty of heroes to go around, wave one includes: Animal Man, Isis, Supernova, Booster Gold, and Batwoman - $59.99 per set

-- DC'S WONDER WOMAN VS SUPERMAN STATUE: An awesome 16" statue priced $30 under the MSRP, this statue features Wonder Woman battling Superman with her whip, and looking great doing it.

-- DC'S MARTIAN MANHUNTER 13" FIGURE: The next entry into DC's Deluxe Collector lineup - Martian Manhunter is priced $10 under MSRP at $59.99

-- DC'S INFINITE CRISIS WAVE 2: This set of 6 figures includes one each of: Batman, Donna Troy, Donna Troy (Wonder Girl), Firestorm, Superman and Wonder Woman. $71.99 for the set of 6

-- DC'S BATGIRL BUST: Another very nice bust from the 'Women of DC Universe' series - priced at $39.99

-- DC'S JLA COVER TO COVER - GREEN LANTERN STATUE: Its about time Green Lantern gets a bit more attention in the world of statues, this cool piece mirrors a famous cover and is priced at $54.99

-- BATMAN & SCARECROW - FEAR BOXED SET: This set comes with two figures as well as a comic book - priced at $23.99

STAR WARS ATTAKUS STATUES - SANDTROOPER AND OOLA: Attakus brings us another round of high-end Star Wars statues standing around 15" tall. The Sandtrooper Statue comes with a large rifle and the standard orange shoulder-piece. Oola, Jabba's Dancer features a revealing black outfit and large fleshy dreadlocks. These statues are priced below MSRP at $364.99 and $399.99 respectively.

NECA MUSIC FIGURES - COBAIN & LENNON: Kurt Cobain has been supersized to 18" and will feature a sound card. The 18" John Lennon figure has been miniaturized to the standard 7" size and is now available for $12.99

KOTOBUKIYA: A variety of Koto preorders have just been listed including:

-- SHADOW OF COLOSSUS: ~9" Resin First Colossus Statue - $99.99
-- ARMORED CORE: C05 Selena kit and 3 add-on weapons sets
-- FATE STAY NIGHT: The beautiful Rin Tosaka and Saber figures
-- TRUE BLOOD: Akira and Shiki 1/10 Statues + 1 Coin Mini Figures
-- VOTOMS: One Coin Mini Figures

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NBA LEGENDS 2: All the non-variant figures are in stock for only $10.99, choose from: Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Drexler, Thomas, West, and Frazier. The Robertson Cincinnati variant is also available for $22.99

STAR WARS ATTAKUS STATUES: These 4 statues just arrived today: Gamorrean Guard, Luke Jedi, Kit Fisto, and TIE Fighter Pilot. Attakus always limits their products to around 1500 pieces so there are not too many to go around.

CORPSE BRIDE: McFarlane's second wave is now in stock - sets of 6 are $69.99. The new mini-figure boxed sets are also available.

WWE WRESTLING: Classic Superstars Wave 11, Ring Giants 6, New Adrenaline, and new Pay Per View figures have just arrived

JACK SPARROW STATUE: This 15" statue is limited to only 1000 pieces with around 150 artist's proofs also produced. In stock now for $149.99

SIDESHOW'S JAWS MAQUETTE: This huge Maquette is now in stock under the MSRP at $269.99 - it features a full body sculpt of Jaws as well as a beefy stand to hold him up.

STIKFAS RESTOCK: Nearly every currently produced Stikfa is now back in stock including the recently released Egyptian, Assault Team and Outdoorsman - also back are: Phantom, Pirate, Knight, Fairy, Dinos & More

MAID CAFE: A box of 12 minature Japanese Maids in various outfits for your enjoyment - $84.99 per box of 12

DOCTOR WHO - TALKING CYBERMAN: Both the black version and metallic version of the Talking Cyberman are now in stock for $39.99 each.