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"Men in Black™ 3" Has Its Moment In Time As Time Capsule Begins Cross Country Tour

CULVER CITY, Calif., May 4, 2012 -- Yesterday, in anticipation of the nationwide release of the action adventure comedy Men in Black™ 3, in theaters May 25, the cast and filmmakers donated memorabilia from the film into a time capsule that will begin a cross country tour next week. Following the tour, the time capsule will be locked away for 43 years – mirroring the jump back in time from 2012 to 1969 that Agent J experiences in the film.

The Men In Black 3 time capsule was dedicated at an event at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, where the movie's stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin, as well as director Barry Sonnenfeld, contributed a neuralyzer, sunglasses, and other props and costumes from Men in Black 3 to the time capsule.

May 4, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer Urban-Collector has several new items of interest to collectors:

This week we are featuring new arrivals including Koto's Elvis Presley 68 Comeback Special Artfx statue, Star Wars Darth Maul ArtFX+ statue and Predators 7 Inch Series 5 Action Figures!

Featured Pre-Orders

• Justice League Flash Action Figure
• Justice League Parademon action figure

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SIGNINGS

May 4, MILWAUKIE, OR - In support of Free Comic Book Day, Dark Horse is pleased to announce signings on Saturday, May 5, in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Portland!

Felicia Day (writer of The Guild), the cast of The Guild, and Andrew Chambliss (writer of Buffy) will be signing for Buffy/The Guild at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.!

Zack Whedon (writer of Star Wars/Serenity) and Georges Jeanty (artist for Buffy) will be signing at Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.!

DARK HORSE DIGITAL: MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU SALE!

A GALAXY OF STAR WARS COMICS FOR $99.99!

MAY 4, MILWAUKIE, OR - Dark Horse Comics is joining in on the May the Fourth madness with a very exclusive limited offer to their digital comics readers.

Get blasted into a galaxy far, far away with this amazing May the Fourth Be with You MegaBundle!

May you pay a fourth of the regular listed price for these digital comics? Why, yes! This is the MegaBundle you're looking for, but only here for a limited time, it is.

This collection places 3,600 pages of Star Wars goodness right at your fingertips, including some of our most popular Star Wars series, such as Knights of the Old Republic, Blood Ties, Star Wars Tales, Rebellion, and Dark Times, as well as some of our newest series, such as Dawn of the Jedi, Agent of the Empire, and Crimson Empire III.

May 4, 2012 - Happy Star Wars Day!

We wanted to let you know that as part of Lucasfilm's official May the 4th celebration, Hasbro is proud to offer 20% off on all Star Wars products on HasbroToyShop.com* for today only!

This is a great chance to save on items like Star Wars Fighter Pods, Star Wars action figures, Star Wars Ultimate FX Lightsabers and more!

For more information on how to save 20% on all Star Wars items today only on HasbroToyShop.com, click:
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/star-wars-may-the-fourth

Thanks, and May the 4th Be With You!

*Simply enter Promo Code SWFAN20

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20% Off STAR WARS Fan Day, One Day Only - May 4th

May 4, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi - a quick update on a few new items listed today

Hot Toys - Avengers - Thor - listed at $189.99
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HOT10393&mode=re...

ParaNorman - new figures from Huckleberry
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2974&category=8640

The Beatles - Funko - Images released
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=funko+beatles

May 2012 - Star Wars fans celebrate their favorite saga year-round, but May the 4th is a special day for everyone to feel the power of the Force. In honor of this holiday that fans have created, a galaxy of special events and can't-miss deals awaits to help commemorate this year's "Star Wars Day." Visit StarWars.com as May the 4th approaches for a list of specials.

eCards at StarWars.com

Keep in touch with family and friends with the newly launched StarWars.com eCards, featuring imagery from the saga as well as brand new art. If you've got something to say, say it with Star Wars. This inaugural set of cards includes an assortment specially made for May the 4th. Short of a hologram delivered by an astromech droid, they're the perfect Star Wars greeting.

Pit Droids App

The popular "Pit Droids" app game for iOS devices. This entire weekend (May 4, 2012 - May 6, 2012), Pit Droids is available for FREE!

Celebration VI is Coming

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES SHONEN JUMP ALPHA TRIVIA SWEEPSTAKES

Everyone Is Invited To Enter Contest For A Chance To Win A Pair Of 4-Day Passes To 2012 San Diego Comic-Con

May 1, 2012 - VIZ Media invites manga fans to test their knowledge of the nation's leading digital manga magazine with a just-announced new online SHONEN JUMP ALPHA Trivia Sweepstakes Contest, running exclusively at http://www.sjalpha.com/sja-trivia-contest through May 23rd, 2012. No WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA membership is required to enter the contest.

Tonight - May 3rd, 2012 - two upcoming Outer Space Men sets will be going up for pre-order at http://www.StoreHorsemen.com!

INFINITY EDITION OUTER SPACE MEN WAVES 1&2 (2.:

These are slightly revised versions of AstroNautilus, Metamorpho, Inferno and Xodiac will go up for pre-order at 9:00pm EST on 5/3/2012 at Store Horsemen!

These new incarnations of the first four Outer Space Men that were released feature new paints and clear weapons and accessories that will bering each character closer to the original vision of OSM creator - Mel Birnkrant!

Each figure will come on its own unique collector friendly blister card for only $50.00 per set of four figures (plus shipping & handling charges).

Quantities are extremely limited and orders accidentally taken over the allotted total amount for sale will be cancelled. If this happens, those customers will be first in line to order the next re-run of Infinity Edition Waves 1&2.

May 3, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi Everyone - we've received early information from Crowded Coop about 50+ brand new Portal 2 accessories and collectibles - images of some of these may not yet have been released before. Products include key chains, key caps, bags, iPhone covers, iPad case, backpacks, patches, scarf, totes, plush, lunchbox, signs, wristbands and more.

Here is a link to all 53 items:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2796&company=1379