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VH1 Classic To Present First-Ever Official Comic-Con Attendee Welcome Party "Dawn Of The Con"

NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 -- VH1 Classic will present the first-ever official Comic-Con Opening Night Attendee Welcome Party, "Dawn of the Con," on Thursday, July 12, 5:30 – 11PM PT. VH1 Classic will take over San Diego's Petco Park to ring in Comic-Con in true rocker fashion. The night's festivities will be hosted by hard-rock icon and celebrated filmmaker Rob Zombie, and live music will be spun by DJ Will from VH1 Classic's That Metal Show.

June 2012 - The latest issue of Diamond Comics' Previews catalog has been sent out to comic book shops, and it has a full range of products available for pre-order from Diamond Select Toys! Seriously, there's something for everybody! Gamers, check out our Street Fighter X Tekken toys! Comic lovers, peruse our Marvel and Walking Dead offerings! Sci-Fi fans, see what's new from Star Wars and Star Trek! Check out what's new on the list below, then check in with your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer!

Munsters Koach 1:15 Electronic Vehicle

Prize #11 of the 20 Big Prizes From K'NEX®

Enter for your chance to win a Space Camp® Gift Certificate!

Hatfield, PA – June 22, 2012 – K'NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce the launch of K'NEX'S U.S. Space & Rocket Center Space Camp or Aviation Challenge Program Gift Certificate Sweepstakes. From June 22, 2012 at 9:00 am EST through July 9, 2012 at 3:59pm EST, K'NEX fans can enter for their chance to win a 6-day gift certificate for one child ages 9-18 years old to attend Space Camp or Aviation Challenge at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

June 22, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi - we've just listed the amazing new DX Joker 2.0 from Hot Toys at $249.99 - which is $25 off MSRP

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Other items of interest:

Utapau Airborne Trooper - Sideshow 1/6
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Evil Dead Series 02
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LEGO Monster Fighters
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In Stores Today: Marvel Select Avengers Movie Iron Man

June 20, 2012 - The Avengers continue to assemble! Following up on the popular Avengers Movie Hulk Marvel Select figure comes the Avengers Movie Iron Man, hitting comic book shops everywhere today! Shown in his Mark VI armor, this figure was originally released as part of Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select series for Iron Man 2, but it has long been sold out. Now DST has brought him back in all-new Avengers-themed packaging, complete with display base and removable faceplate! He's only available at comic book shops and other specialty toy retailers, so pick him up before he disappears again! Check out in-package pictures below, and call your local comic shop to reserve your figure!

June 2012 - Toy2R - In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules of boxing were drafted by John Chambers, forever changing the sport. One fighter who refused to change with those rules was a south paw fighter known as Tobacco Pete. A scruffy and rough man, whose eventual claim to fame would come from his challenge to fight any man, any beast, any time! Truly a man to reckon with considering he was hailed as the King of the Ring!

Artist and customizer Pocket Wookie steps into the ring with this new Artist Mini Qee design. Using the Mini Qee Mon platform, Tobacco Pete is ready to go the distance.

Get ready to cheer for a champion when this Mini Qee punches his way out in August with an SRP of $28.00.

See why its good to let the Wookie win: http://www.pocketwookie.com/index.html

June 2012 - Announcing the latest addition to the 5" Mini Qee Artist Line - The Yakuza Series by Fakir.

Toy2R USA makes every effort to scour the globe to find new artists and fresh designs to work with and when we found a set of original custom Mini Qees by French artist, Fakir, it was a no-brainer that they should be made into production pieces. Originally the artist created a similar design using the 9 inch Bunee Qee, but creating a collection using the Mini Qee platform seemed the best way to explore the variations of Fakir's Yakuza theme.

Scheduled to be released in August with an SRP of $28.00 each, expect to see a few different versions as the Yakuza take over the world.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Young Parisian artist, Fakir became known designer toy lovers with its customs figurines perfectly executed. He is also behind the Rabbit Qbiq he himself has self-produced.

Jon-Paul Kaiser's Pandaimyo 'Spirit Clan' Edition Mini Qee

The summer grasses
Of brave soldiers' dreams
The aftermath.

June 2012 - Destiny is bringing the warrior clans together. The original Dark Mist Clan has shown itself and while we await the Fire Clan, the Royal Clan, the Bamboo Clan and the Mountain Clan to make their presence known, the mysterious Spirit Clan make their first appearance bringing honor as well as death. What does fate have in store for these mighty warriors?

Toy2R is pleased to announce the arrival of Jon-Paul Kaiser's 5 inch Pandaimyo 'Spirit Clan' edition Mini Qee. Revealing themselves in August gathering strength from the fall season, this limited edition variant will have an SRP of $28.00.

Destiny will lead them all...

June 21, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has launched a contest:

We have just launched a $5,000 Store Credit Giveaway - First prize is a $1500 Store Credit Shopping Spree, and we have 40+ other prizes ranging from $20 to $500. To enter, simply 'Like' us on Facebook and fill out a quick form - the direct link to our Facebook page featuring the contest is below:

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June 20, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a slew of new preorders and more new arrivals

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