April 2, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH: We have about 70 items in stock and ready for immediate shipment. Hasbro did a very nice job with the lineup - there is a wide selection of various types of figures available:

- UNLEASHED: Series 1 Unleashed figures include General Grievous, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Anakin & Obi-Wan figures can be positioned together for a nice battle scene. Set of 3 is available for $54.99. We have a pre-order up for Unleashed wave 2 as well.

12 INCH FIGURES: The Ultimate Villain Darth Vader figure is available for $54.99. This set comes with a 12" Anakin figure and Darth Vader's armor/helmet/scarred head come as additional parts so you can transition the figure from Anakin to Darth Vader. 12" Grievous, Darth Sidious and Clone Trooper are also available.

- ATTACKTIX: A new battle-action role playing game system. We have starter sets, boosters, and battle master vehicle figures. This new game looks like it would be a lot of fun, the pieces have to by physically knocked down to be removed from the game and the last piece standing wins!

- BASIC: We have the first 36 figures in stock now - some in quite limited quantities. The figures are split between Collection 1 and Collection 2, we have more of many of these on the way and further new figures are also on order so if they sell out early please check back in a week or so.

- VEHICLES: Anakin and Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter, Grievous Wheel Bike, and Droid Tri-Fighter are in stock. Also in stock are the AT-RT, Barc Speeder with Barc Trooper, and Boga with Obi-Wan.

- BLASTERS: Priced at $26.99 - we have 3 different blasters in stock: Clone Trooper Blaster, General Grievous's Blaster, and Chewbacca's
Bowcaster.

- DELUXE, FORCE BATTLER, PLUSH: A variety of other figures are also in stock including the very cool 'Call Upon Yoda' figure which is battery operated and speaks over 500 phrases from all 6 movies! Force Battlers 8" figures and a few plush items are also in stock.

NEW EPISODE III PRE-ORDERS:

HASBRO: Unleashed Wave 2 sets of 3 are available for $52.99 per set and the 500th Figure - Darth Vader is available for $19.99

MASTER REPLICA: The new Darth Sidious LE Saber and .45 Scaled Saber are available, and the first helmets from Master Replica - Clone Trooper Helmet and Special Ops Troop Helmet are up for pre-order. The Special Ops Troop Helmet is a retailer exclusive and limited to only 750 pieces.

SOTA TOYS: A new pre-order for the 18 inch Legend - Lord of Darkness is now available for $69.99. We've also received more of the World of Warcraft series 1 sets for $39.99

DC DIRECT & MARVEL: The Green Lantern set of 5 from DC Direct is now in stock and we've re-opened our pre-order for the Alex Ross Justice League series 1 set. From Marvel Select - the new Phoenix is in stock, both the Fiery Phoenix and Human Phoenix are available. More Batman Hush 2 sets are also in stock.

PALISADES - SESAME STREET & MUPPETS: We've listed a pre-order for Sesame Street Series 1. This set includes Guy Smiley, Two Headed Monster, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch. Each figure comes with a portion of the Sesame Street diorama and you can build the entire street by collecting one of each of the figures from series 1 and beyond. We have the Super Grover exclusive in stock now as well as the Muppets exclusive - Cabin Boy Gonzo and Rizzo.

NECA: A variety of items have just arrived from NECA including:

- Hellraiser: Series 2, Series 3, Dr. Channard Statue and Boxed Set, and the Wire Twins set are all in stock.

- The Crow: The Crow diorama is now in stock for $39.99 - featuring Eric Draven sitting in front of a set of mirrors.

- Tron: We've received the 20th Anniversary Tron set of 4, the yellow and blue Tron light cycles, and the Tron 2.0 eight inch figure sets.

- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Three of the Vogon prop replicase have arrived - the Vogon Mug, Stapler, and Pen are all in stock for $49.99 each

- Sin City: The Sin City Grenade prop replica is now available for $39.99

- Blood Wolves: Stan Winston's set of 4 Blood Wolves figures is now available for $43.99