Raving Toy Maniac

On Sale This Week: Walking Dead and Marvel Minimates, Star Wars Banks and Two New Bottle Openers!

September 2013 - It's another New Toy Day at comic shops across North America, and Diamond Select Toys has delivered some exciting new products! Fans thrilling to the latest goings-ons in the Walking Dead comic book and current Marvel Comics titles will want to pick up the latest assortments of Minimates for both series. The vinyl Commander Appo Bank will bring the Clone Wars to your house, and the Ghost Rider bottle opener is jaw-droppingly awesome. Read on for more info, and visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find the closest store!

Walking Dead Minimates Series 4 Asst.

DST@NYCC: Diamond Select Panels and Exclusives at New York Comic-Con

September 2013 - Diamond Select Toys is gearing up for their next convention, and it's New York Comic-Con in the Art Asylum's home town of New York City! Not only will DST have a cool new exclusive product -- as well as the ever-popular Build-A-Minimate station -- at booth #2036, they'll also be hosting two panels full of hot new reveals!

Coming in 2014 from DST: New Figures! New Minimates! New Banks, Bottle Openers, and Electronic Starships!

September 2013 - The October issue of Previews won't reach comic shops until the end of this month, but retailers are already taking orders for all the new items from Diamond Select Toys! Early 2014 will bring a bunch of cool items, including a new Star Trek ship, two new Marvel Minimates box sets, two new Universal Monsters banks, two much-requested Marvel Select figures, a new Marvel bottle opener and our first-ever Tarot plush item! There's something for everybody!

Marvel Minimates Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor Box Set

September 16, 2013 - Time to check Target's printable coupons and Cartwheel app for new deals!

The printable coupons offer eight coupons in the toys category, including:

• $5 off Beyblade Samurai Cyclone Battle Set
• $5 off B-Daman Battlefield toy
• $3 off NERF Zombie Strike Sledgefire Blaster

Their Cartwheel has 21 toy deals available, including:

• 15% off Transformers Predacons Rising toys
• 10% off My Little Pony Toys
• 10% off My Little Pony Equestria Girls - deluxe dolls
• 10% off NERF Zombie Strike Sledgefire Blaster
• 15% off Playskool Heroes Hulk Smash toys

September 2013 - Toys'R'Us has sent out a mailer with coupon for 25% off your entire "regular-priced, sale and clearance in-store and/or online purchase" when you use your R'Us credit card, good from September 19 to 21.

Use code FRIENDS25 at the checkout if you are shopping online.

Additionally, if you do not have an R'Us credit card, you could use code FRIENDS20 to save 20% instead.

Both the 25% and the 20% coupons can be printed to use in-store: head to http://Toysrus.com/friends to print them. (Just in case you have trouble with that link, that short url resolves to http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=22728306&camp=MISC:Vani....)

September 13, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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DC UNIVERSE PLAY ARTS KAI SERIES 03 - SUPERMAN, SUPERGIRL
The new wave of DC Play Arts Kai includes Superman with a display base and Supergirl with a sword and sheath. Each is listed at $79.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=13894

MARVEL SELECT CLASSIC HAWKEYE
This Hawkeye figure has him in his classic comic blue and purple outfit, and stands 7" tall. He includes a bow and multiple arrows and a display base with Ultron's fallen form, and is listed at $22.99, $2 off the MSRP.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC12047&mode=re...

MARVEL MINIMATES AGE OF ULTRON BOX SET

September 12, 2013 - DC has a new contest online, The HERO for the HOUSEHOLD Back-to-School Sweepstakes.

There's only one prize package in this contest... but it's filled with tons of goodies! To be more specific, the official rules for the contest list the prize package as:

September 2013 - Funko has announced three new POP! Vinyl figures based on A Christmas Story - two versions of Ralphie (bunny suit and sheriff) and the Old Man (with Leg Lamp).

Expect to see these three POPs in stores any day now.

September 2013 - Funko has announced two new Wacky Wobbler figures based on Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack Skellington dressed as Santa Claus and Zero.

Expect to see Zero in stores any day now, with Jack to follow around October 10th.

September 2013 - Funko has announced two new POP! Vinyl figures based on Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack Skellington dressed as Santa Claus and Zero.

Expect to see this pair in stores any day now.