Raving Toy Maniac

Coming This Fall from DST: New Items from Back to the Future, Aliens, Pulp Fiction and more!

June 2014 - Summer's here, and the time is right for a whole bunch of new product announcements from Diamond Select Toys! These items are all in the June issue of Previews, the monthly catalog of Diamond Comic Distributors, and most will be released sometime in the fall, but you can pre-order them all today at your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer!

Aliens Alien Warrior Vinyl Bust Bank
A Diamond Select Toys release! What's inside an alien besides acid blood, a metal tongue and spite? Your money! This 8" vinyl bank of a warrior-class xenomorph from the sci-fi classic Aliens may have a coin slot on the back and an access door on the bottom, but it looks just like a high-quality collectible bust! A detailed sculpt and paint job make this a must-have item for any Aliens collection. (Item #JUN142092, SRP: $22.99)

June 5, 2014 - 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.

- phil&teds Recalls Infant Car Seat Adaptors for Strollers Due to Fall Hazard

On Sale This Week: Batman TV Bust and Captain America Movie Minimates!

June 2014 - It's New Toy Day again, and this week Diamond Select is sending two highly awaited items to comic shops across North America! One is the first in what promises to be an extensive line of resin busts based on the Batman Classic TV Series, and the other is a full assortment of Minimates based on one of this year's hottest movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier! Check out details below, and pick them up starting today at your local comic shop, or order from your favorite online retailer, or visit www.diamondselecttoys.com!

Batman Classic TV Series Batman Bust

June 5, 2014 - Sideshow Collectibles is conducting a batch of contests at the moment:

- Iron Man Mark 42 maquette giveaway - enter by June 12th.

- Cad Bane giveaway - enter by June 12th to win a Star Wars Cad Bane in Denal Disguise Sixth Scale Figure.

- 2014 Father's Day Giveaway - enter by June 9th to win a sixth scale Darth Vader action figure.

- Harley Quinn Premium Format Figure Giveaway - enter by June 16th.

- June Batman Newsletter Giveaway - enter by June 26th to win a premium format Batman figure.

June 2014 - Holy cow, it is raining action figures on Kickstarter lately! The newest campaign is from Boss Fight Studio for their Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. action figures.

The planned action figures have a Greek mythology theme and will be four inches tall. Be sure to scroll all the way down on the project page to see all of the variants that are listed as stretch goals. The designers mention in their intro video that these figures are designed to be easily disassembled so that you can more easily customize them.

WHO YA GONNA CALL?...DOMO!

ICONS COLLIDE IN COLOSSAL POP-CULTURE MASH-UP PAIRING DOMO WITH GHOSTBUSTER FRANCHISE IN NEW CONSUMER PRODUCTS LINE

NEW YORK – May 20, 2014 – The Internet and social media meme that has become a mascot for the millennial generation – Domo - is crossing streams with one of the most iconic film franchises of the past 30 years – Ghostbusters – in a new consumer products line that will put a smile on the face of pop-culture fans everywhere. This supernatural entertainment mash-up takes a fresh approach to the Ghostbusters franchise blending both classic and new with cross generational appeal casting Domo in a line of collectibles and plush for a limited time only. The line, made possible through an agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products as brokered by Big Tent Entertainment, is slated to hit shelves in fall 2014.

The line will concentrate on those eccentric characters from the franchise, namely Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, best suited to stand alongside the enigmatic furry brown Domo, and will cast them in instantly recognizable scenes from the film.

Skeleton Warriors Glyos Compatible Action Figures by October Toys on Kickstarter

June 2, 2014 - October Toys is excited to announce the launch of their latest project - Skeleton Warriors!

These new, Glyos compatible action figures were designed with collectors in mind while drawing inspiration from both the 90's Skeleton Warriors cartoon characters as well as original concept art provided by the awesome team at Goddard Film Group, LLC.

The first figure to be redesigned and updated is the bad to the bone Baron Dark!

This is designed to be 3 3/4" scale line of articulated PVC action figures and since Baron Dark is the biggest of the main cast of characters, he clocks in at 5" tall with 26 points of Glyos compatible articulation!

June 2, 2014 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PRE-ORDERS
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DINOBOT COMMANDER GRIMLOCK & CYBERTRON COMMANDER OPTIMUS PRIME
Grimlock stands about 7" tall and Optimus is about 6.7" tall. Both Ex Gohkin figures come with multiple weapons and are non-transforming. Grimlock is listed at $154.99 and Optimus at $124.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=transformers%20gohkin

NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FIGURES, VEHICLES AND MORE
A wide variety of new "Guardians of the Galaxy" items are up for pre-order. They include vehicles like Rocket Raccoon's Warbird, Figure two-packs like Ronan and Star Lord and Drax and Korath, a Guardians Role Play Set, a Big Blastin' Rocket Raccoon, Rapid Revealers figures, a Battle FX Star Lord figure, Titan Hero figures of Star Lord and Rocket Raccoon and more.

Monogram International's NBC Eraser 10 Piece Display Set

May 2014 - Monogram International has announced the first of their Comic-Con exclusives for 2014:

Jack Skellington and all of his gang are here in this hauntingly beautiful collection of The Nightmare Before Christmas Erasers. This set comes in a nice black display box so you can enjoy Halloween all year long. Use them as erasers or keep them as display figures.

- Highly detailed and colorful characters!
- Great gift for Nightmare Before Christmas fans!
- Display unpackaged or packaged.
- One Gold Jack Eraser is included.
- One Silver Sally is included.
- One Bronze Zero is included.
- There are only 300 of these in existence, hurry and get one now!
- $25.00 Retail Price

HILLSIDE, NJ – May 30, 2014 - NECA/WizKids is excited to announce a new Dice Masters game set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe.

"We're excited to expand our Dungeons & Dragons portfolio with the addition of Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters. Dice Masters is an all new game that utilizes WizKids Games' proprietary Dice Building Game platform where players collect and assemble their "party" of adventurer dice and battle in head to head gameplay. Dice Masters has had huge initial success, is a very exciting platform and should fit perfectly with the world and lore of Dungeons & Dragons. You can expect to see some of the most recognizable monsters and characters, such as Kobolds, Beholders, Mindflayers, Dragons, Drow, and many more!" said Justin Ziran, president of WizKids Games. "We're excited to work with Mike Elliott and Eric M. Lang, who brought the original Dice Masters game to life, and we are sure they will bring Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters to the table top in unique and immersive ways."