April 20, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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LEGEND - LORD OF DARKNESS: This figure is HUGE and very well done with giant horns, a semi-soft cape, unicorn horn, and sound chip (batteries not included) In stock now for $69.99

PREMIUM FORMAT STAR TREK SEVEN OF NINE: This 1/4 Scale figure is limited to a mere 400 pieces, a great addition to any Star Trek collection - in stock now in limited quantities for $249.99

One other new Star Trek item - Mirror Universe Worf.

CHUN LI POLYSTONE STATUE: A nicely done addition to the Capcom Girls collection - the Chun Li statue is around a foot tall and priced $35 below the MSRP at $124.99

TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON: In stock now are Ultra Sky Shadow, Cybertron Defense Red Alert, and a variety of semi-new scout class figures.

STAR WARS SAGA VEHICLES: The first wave of saga vehicles originally released in the Episode III lineup have just arrived - Obi-wan Starfigher, Anakin Starfighter, Wheel Bike, and Droid Tri-Fighter are in stock.

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NEW PREORDERS:
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DC DIRECT ITEMS:

-- DC MINIMATES: The DC Universe finally gets the Minimate treatment! Up for preorder now are 24 new figures sold in sets of 8 for $29.99 each.

-- 13" DELUXE AQUAMAN: This popular large scale series continues with the addition of Aquaman at $51.99

-- CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS 3: This wave is up for preorder at $59.99 and it includes one each of Batman, Dr. Light, Huntress, Superboy Prime, and Weaponer of Qward.

-- GREEN LANTERN REPLICA: The Kyle Rayner version of the Power Battery Mini-Prop Replica is now up for preorder at $79.99

-- SAMURAI JACK STATUE: A fun statue featuring Jack upon his 6-legged steed - preorder now $15 below MSRP at $109.99

-- FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS: The Wilt and Coco statue is now up for preorder at $109.99

AFTER... LIFE ZOMBIES - BY MEZCO: A cool new in-house property from Mezco, these zombie figures are even more graphic than normal with plenty of dismembered limbs as well as removeable guts! Sets of 3 are $39.99

EVANGELION PERFECT GRADE EVA EXTRA FINISH VERSION: Bandai loves to go back and chrome previously released kits, now its the PG Eva's turn, the chromed kits are always a bit spendier than standard kits and this one clocks in at $189.99 for all the extra shiny parts.

TRANSFORMER ACCESSORIES: The 20th Prime Trailer is up for preorder at $64.99 - this is the 2nd production of them that now includes the small metal connector so the trailer can be hooked to both the Japanese and US versions of Prime. With more 20th Primes being produced, now is a great time to get the full rig by adding this cool trailer. Energy Cubes are now back in stock and Unicron Stands are arriving soon!

GUNDAM HCM PRO: #23 Zeta Gundam Green Divers, #26 Gouf, and #27 MS-06J Zaku II are all up for preorder between $18.99 and $24.99.

BLUE BOX ELITE FORCE 1/18: Three cool new preorders have been listed - the Japanese Zero Fighter at $43.99, Mustang "Old Crow" at $44.99 and Marine Corsair at $46.99 - check them out.

FAMILY GUY SERIES 6: We've added a picture of this cool set of figures - now available to preorder for $59.99

INUYASHA WAVE 5: Koga & Kagura are now up for preorder with a new Toynami image at $22.99 for the set of 2 figures.

ANIME GIRLS: Another batch of hot anime girls are up for preorder, the images we have listed will do a much better job of describing them. Even if you are not familiar with the storylines, many of these figures are cool enough to adorn your shelf anyways - take a look:

-- Chaos Gate - the awesome Ignis figure

-- Magical Girl Figures

-- Wagamama Capriccio with cool Pumpkin Dress

-- Fate / Hollow Ataraxia Figures

-- Da Capo - Tamaki Konomiya

-- Tsuyokisu - Yashi Nagomi - about to change

-- Demon Bane - Al Azif - lots of flowing hair and ribbons

BOME VOLUME 11 - JUNGLE EMI: Kaiyodo keeps the cool Bome releases coming with this jungle themed figure, Emi comes with a spear, grass base, and quite small tiger-stripe print outfit.

BEAST WARS 10TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE: Hasbro has updated the case pack of these figures so were were able to drop the price of the 10th Anniv. Prime from $19.99 to $15.99!

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES: The Captain Spaulding Plush Doll is now up for preorder at $24.99 - this is a fairly large plush at around 16" tall.

NINTENDO DOTS - GHOSTS & GOBLINS: This cool set features two kits - one with the armor, one with the knight in his shorts, and they can be combined into one larger kit with the knight wearing the armor.