May 17, 2003 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

NEW PRE-ORDERS: We've just listed new pre-orders for the Macross 1/48 Low Visibility valkyrie & 1/48 Armor Packs. Heroes of Cybertron Wave 4 including: Wheeljack, Jazz, Dirge, Overlord, Perceptor, Bumblebee with Spike is now available for pre-order.

HASBRO SERIES 4 USA RE-ISSUE TRANSFORMERS: We have just received the new Hasbro re-issue figures: Skywarp, Red Alert, and Prowl. We've received these about a month ahead of schedule and they are not available in too many places yet! Great looking figures in nice collector boxes. Skywarp and Red Alert were previously only available in expensive exclusive 2-packs.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: This cool series from Mattel has just arrived - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter are all in stock (on the 'other' menu)

BLUE BOX: 2 new Cy Com figures have arrived - Spectre and Fireblade. More new WWII Elite Force items have also arrived and we still have a few of the Richard Marcinko Land Warrior Figures.

MILOS WORKSHOP: 6 cool figures from a new company we are dealing with. 3 Everquest based figures, the Jabberwocky from Alice in Wonderland and 2 Wizard of Oz based figures - all very well done.

DRAGONBALL Z: The Toynami I-Men versions of 10 Dragonball Z characters have arrived. Great looking mini-figures - $39.99 for the set of 10.

TRANSFORMERS: We've recieved a small shipment of various Japanese Beast Wars, Vintage Japanese Dai Atlas and Star Saber, re-Issue Jazz, Gold Jazz and Bluestreak set, Chrome Bluestreak, Tiger Sideswipe, Clamp Down & Deep Cover and many other TF items are in stock.

EPOCH: The Guilty Gear X set of 2 figures have just arrived, we still have some Tekken 4 - 12" Figures and Vampire Hunter D Figures in Stock.

HELLRAISER: These very cool figures from the classic movie have just arrived. Pinhead is available separately for $9.99 as well as part of the full set of 6 figures for $59.99. We will try to restock these quickly if they sell out.

MARVEL & DC DIRECT: Another nice Marvel Select figure has arrived - Black Cat - available for $18.99. Another DC Direct figure is now available - Aquaman and Black Manta. Be sure to check out the other DC and Marvel items - all on the 'Other' Menu

TOY BIZ: X2 Battle Action Wolverine, More Spiderman Venom Figures, Marvel Legends 3, Sauron, Legolas, Hulk, and many other great Toy Biz items are in stock.

DREAMWAVE: Armada comic #11 has arrived - many other comics, posters and lithos are in stock.

SIDESHOW-WETA: Easterling Statue and 3 of the Series 1 Two Towers Busts have arrived. The Series 2 Warhammer 40K mini-statues have also arrived.