Raving Toy Maniac

September 2015 - DC has three Batman contests happening right now, so get going and enter all three before they end on October 5th.

- The Official DC Comics Batman Day Sweepstakes

- The Official DC Comics Batman Day Sweepstakes for Your Baby

- The Official DC Comics Batman Day Family Sweepstakes

September 14, 2015 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

END OF SUMMER SALE
Taking advantage of these sunny deals will help you enjoy the last remaining days of summer and find items at prices that are just too good to pass up!
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=19438

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MP-27 MASTERPIECE IRONHIDE
The latest from Takara is the long awaited Masterpiece version of Ironhide! This figure is in scale with the rest of the series, slightly larger than all the cars but still able to fit within the Masterpiece Prime trailer. Ironhide comes with a laser pistol, static laser gun, missile launcher, 2 alternate hands, 4 nozzles, wrist sonodar, chest screen, 2 flare effects, battle sled and 2 faces. MP-27 Ironhide is $89.99 and MP-27 Ironhide with Collector Coin is $99.99

September 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS DESIGNER SERIES: LEE BERMEJO - BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN, SUPERMAN AND LEX LUTHOR ACTION FIGURES

Lee Bermejo, the acclaimed artist behind the bestselling JOKER and LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL, lends his design skills to a new line of action figures, starting with four of DC's most popular characters!

Each action figure comes with its own accessories.

EACH FIGURE SOLD SEPARATELY

1. BATMAN - 6.75"
2. GREEN LANTERN - 6.75"
3. SUPERMAN - 6.75"
4. LEX LUTHOR - 6.75"

$25.00 US
On Sale April 2016
Allocations May Occur

September 2015 - DC Collectibles - WONDER WOMAN: THE ART OF WAR - WONDER WOMAN BY BRUCE TIMM STATUE

DESIGNED BY BRUCE TIMM
SCULPTED BY JONATHAN MATTHEWS

Limited edition of 5,200
Individually numbered

Legendary animator and multiple Eisner Award winner Bruce Timm brings his vision of the Amazon Princess to this powerful new ART OF WAR statue!

Measures Approximately 7.5" Tall
$80.00 US
On Sale April 2016
Allocations May Occur

September 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS COVER GIRLS: POWER GIRL STATUE

DESIGNED BY STANLEY "ARTGERM" LAU
SCULPTED BY JACK MATHEWS

Power Girl packs a wallop - and now, she's the latest in the popular line of DC COMICS COVER GIRLS statues designed by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau!

Limited Edition of 5,200
Measures Approximately 9.87" Tall
$100.00 US
On Sale April 2016
Allocations May Occur

September 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS ICONS: DEADSHOT STATUE

SCULPTED BY DAVID GIRAUD

Deadshot never misses - and you won't want to miss out on this statue! Torn from the pages of NEW SUICIDE SQUAD, Deadshot is ready for action!

Limited Edition of 5,200
Measures Approximately 12" Tall (To top of gun)
$100.00 US
On Sale April 2016
Allocations May Occur

September 2015 - DC Collectibles - DC COMICS SUPER-VILLAINS THE JOKER BUST

DESIGNED BY JIM LEE
SCULPTED BY ALEJANDRO PEREIRA

You've never seen The Joker like this before! This startling new vision of the Clown Prince of Crime is designed by legendary artist Jim Lee-and he can be yours in this new bust!

Limited Edition of 2,500
Measures Approximately 8.5" Tall (To top of gun)
$50.00 US
On Sale April 2016
Allocations May Occur

September 2015 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode online!

Episode 82 features Star Wars Bikkuriman from Japan - blind bagged stickers with cookies. (The Grand Moff Tarkin reference made me laugh really hard!)

Episode 81 was all about Force Friday and new Star Wars toys.

September 2015 - DC has a new contest, the DC Comics Green Lantern 75th Anniversary Sweepstakes. Enter by September 30th to win a neat mix of Green Lantern goodies.

The official rules for the contest describe the prize as:

- One (1) DC Comics Green Lantern Action Figure 4-Pack
- One (1) DC Universe Total Heroes Ultra 6 Inch Action Figure Green Lantern Corps (John Stewart)
- One (1) DC Universe Super Heroes Green Lantern LEGO Set
- One (1) DC Universe Super Heroes Justice League: Green Lantern vs. Sinestro LEGO Set
- One (1) DC Collectibles DC Comics Icons: Green Lantern Hal Jordan Statue
- One (1) Justice League: Green Lantern Hal Jordan Action Figure
- One (1) DC Direct Blackest Night: Black Lantern 1:4 Scale Poser Battery and Ring Prop Replica Set
- One (1) NYCC Exclusive Hal Jordan & Saint Walker Action Figure 2-Pack Limited to 3000
- One (1) 75 Years of Super Power: Green Lantern's Light Walmart Exclusive
- One (1) Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2 Hardcover (Autographed)

September 10, 2015 - Listed below are the toy (and child-related) recalls from this week; these links go to the official announcements on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.

- Juratoys Recalls Fishing Games Due to Choking Hazard

- Mini Bikes Recalled by Baja Motorsports Due to Fall and Crash Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Tractor Supply Company

- IKEA Recalls Crib Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

- The James Trading Group Recalls Kids Sports Hoodie Due to Strangulation Hazard