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March 2015 - DC Collectibles - BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE SCARECROW BY CARLOS D'ANDA STATUE

DESIGNED BY CARLOS D'ANDA
SCULPTED BY ERICK SOSA

From the designs of Carlos D'Anda-the concept artist of the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game-comes the latest installment in the popular Batman: Black and White line-one of Batman's most fearsome foes, Scarecrow!

Limited Edition of 5,200
Measures Approximately 7.75" Tall
$79.95 US
On Sale October 2015
Allocations May Occur

March 2015 - DC Collectibles - BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE BATMAN BY CARLOS D'ANDA STATUE

DESIGNED BY CARLOS D'ANDA
SCULPTED BY ERICK SOSA

From the designs of Carlos D'Anda-the concept artist of the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game -comes the latest installments in the popular Batman: Black and White line.

Limited Edition of 5,200
Measures Approximately 8" Tall
$79.95 US
On Sale October 2015
Allocations May Occur

March 2015 - DC Collectibles - NEW TO ESSENTIALS!

BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE THE JOKER BY LEE BERMEJO SECOND EDITION STATUE

BASED ON THE ARTWORK OF LEE BERMEJO
SCULPTED BY JEAN ST. JEAN

Measures Approximately 7" Tall
$79.95 US
On Sale October 2015
Allocations May Occur

March 15, 2015 - February flew by with no trips to fast food. Good for our health, bad for our collections.

Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)

A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:

- McDonald's has a joint promo of HotWheels and Barbie in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is the animated movie Home.

The McDonald's McPlay app now has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.

- The Chick-fil-A site shows 5 different Pocket Doodles activity books as the goodies in their Kid's Meals. The under 3 toy is a board book.

- The Wendy's site is featuring mystery toys in their kids meals, with Annie coming soon. The under 3 toy is a board book based on Yo Gabba Gabba.

March 12, 2015 - Listed below are the toy (and child-related) recalls from this week; these links go to the official announcements on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.

- Levels of Discovery Recalls Airplane Rocker Due to Choking Hazard

- Youth Loungewear Pants Recalled by M&M'S World Store Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

- Kid's Korner Children's Zipper Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Kroger Due to Choking Hazard

- Children's Pajamas Recalled by K.J. Sportswear California Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

March 12, 2015 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PRE-ORDERS
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NEW RUBIES MARVEL ITEMS
We have a ton of new preorders for a variety of complete costumes, costume accessories, candy bowls, masks and more from the Marvel Universe including Avengers: Age of Ultron. We have Ultron masks and hands, Black Widow's Light-Up Batons for $18.99 or Hawkeye's Bow & Arrow Set for $15.99; or deck yourself out head-to-toe as Deadpool, Wolverine, or Cyclops with the Deluxe Muscle Chest Costumes for $49.99 each. Find all this great stuff and much, much more in this menu:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=Rubies%20Costume%2...

DX9-D06 CARRY

Cobra Commander, leader of Cobra, visits Springfield to receive key to the city

All in anticipation of the official G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention taking place April 9-12

March 11, 2015 - Springfield, IL – Cobra Commander, leader of the organization known as Cobra, recently visited Springfield to receive the key to the city from Mayor J. Michael Houston. In an eloquent and moving speech, the cobalt-clad commander-in-chief detailed Cobra's vision of the future and its goals to bring about a better tomorrow for all those who support their cause. Said Cobra Commander "Springfielders near and far, I accept your Mayor's generous gift. And let it be known that I too bring a gift for every man, woman and child of this city that is so near and dear to my heart; an invitation to join with me. Join Cobra!"

A Knit Hat Makes The Man

Exclusive Jayne Cobb Figure from Firefly coming to comic book specialty shops this May

(BALTIMORE, MD) - (March 10, 2015)- The bright orange knit hat makes the man as Funko brings fans of scifi TV series Firefly the Jayne Cobb with Hat PREVIEWS Exclusive Legacy Collection Action Figure. Available to pre-order from the March PREVIEWS catalog, the "Hero of Canton" Jayne figure will be released in comic book specialty shops in late May 2015.

"Browncoats" or fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly can add tough guy Jayne Cobb to their Firefly collection with their very own 6" tall sculpt of actor Adam Baldwin who plays the fearless mercenary, wearing his memorable orange knit cap. The figure features 20 points of articulation and is packaged with three of Jayne's top choice weapons he can be posed with to complete his hard-core appearance.

WizKids Releases Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn in North America

Dice Masters enters the iconic Forgotten Realms Universe in latest release

Hillside, NJ - March 11, 2015 - WizKids has great news for fans of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe as they have released Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn. Available in game retailers across North America, and soon-to-be launched in other regions, Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn lets players collect and assemble a party of warriors and battle one another with dice-based combatants including dragons, mind flayers, beholders, and kobolds.

To celebrate the launch, while supplies last, purchasers will receive a free Minsc and Boo - the iconic hero and his miniature giant space hamster - promo card and die to build up their dice collection.

Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn is available in a starter set for $19.99 and includes:

• 44 Custom Dice
• 38 Cards
• Two Dice Bags
• Complete Dice Masters Core Rulebook

UGLYDOLL FATHEAD WALL DECALS ARRIVE IN A BIG WAY

UGLYDOLL and FATHEAD collaborate to bring life-sized wall graphics to fans of all ages

Green Brook, NJ - March, 2015 - Pretty Ugly™, LLC is excited to announce UGLYDOLL Fathead wall graphics collection is now live on Fathead.com. Fathead is the leading brand of officially licensed graphics and more.

"We are thrilled to be working with Fathead on this fantastic line of new UGLYDOLL decorative wall products, as we have been long time fans and customers of their brand," says David Horvath, Creator, UGLYDOLL. "We are especially pleased as both companies have reinforced the importance of self-expression. UGLYDOLL embodies never hiding who you really are or changing things about you inside or out just to fit in, but we're also really just thrilled to finally be able to stick a giant Uglyverse up on our wall, and I intend to be in line with the millions of UGLYDOLL fans around the world who will no doubt jump for joy over this collaborative effort."