Archive: May 1, 2009 to May 6, 2009
| Toy Recalls for Week of April 27 |
 There have been too many toy recalls to keep up with lately, so here's a quick summary of what has been recalled recently.
[Updated 5/01/2009]
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| Hot Toys Hellboy, LDD 17, Enterbay 1/6 Figures at Urban-Collector |
 Online retailer Urban-Collector has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including 1:6 scale action figures from Enterbay, Living Dead Dolls series 17, a 1:6 scale Hellboy figure from Hot Toys, and more.
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| Discovery Kids Channel Evolves in 2010 |
 The Discovery Kids Channel will change in late 2010, from its current format into a new format that is a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro. (Yes, folks, that means GI Joe and Transformers.)
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 Mattel has sent out a summary of their Star Trek toys, which are currently available in retail stores.
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| Sideshow's Comic-Con Exclusive Pre-Orders |
 Sideshow Collectibles has a schedule for when you can pre-order which of their 2009 Comic-Con exclusive items.
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| Transformers Movie, Marvel Legends 2-packs at Big Bad Toy Store |
 Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including Transformers Movie preview figures, Marvel Legends two-packs, a hands/feet add-on kit for Superion, and more.
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| May 2009 Hasbro Star Wars Q&A |
 Answers from Hasbro to three questions about their Star Wars product lines.
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| Comic Shop Locator App for iPhone |
 Diamond Comics has teamed with iVerse Media to create a free iPhone app to help you find the closest comic book store.
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| Hasbro's Marvel Q&A May 2009 |
Answers from Hasbro to five questions about their Marvel product lines.
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| BSG, Arachne, Hulk Statues, Uni Formz Green Lantern at Alter Ego Comics |
 Online retailer Alter Ego Comics has a variety of new toys and collectibles in stock and available for pre-order, including Battlestar Galactica figures, the Marvel Select Arachne action figure, the modern version Uni Formz Green Lantern, and more.
[Updated 5/05/2009]
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| Fantasy Figure Gallery: Medusa's Gaze |
 Yamato USA announces that their second statue in the Fantasy Figure Gallery series is now available at retail.
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| Dynamic Forces: Stan Lee-Signed House of M Contest |
 Dynamic Forces has launched a new contest - the prize is a signed House of M comic book.
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| 15% Off Sale at Big Bad Toy Store |
Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com is having a sale through May 7th, at 3:00 Central Time.
[Updated 5/06/2009]
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| Transformers Movie Toys at BotCon |
Hasbro will be selling Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie toys at the 2009 BotCon event.
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| Dawn 20th Anniversary Statue |
The CS Moore Studio will be releasing a new Dawn statue to celebrate the character's 20th anniversary.
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| WorryWoo Monsters Art Contest |
The WorryWoo Monsters are having monthly contests in which youngsters (and "the young of heart") can submit their artwork of the WorryWoo monsters to win a book and a plush doll.
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| 8-inch DIY Custom Qees: MCA & Hans Yim |
 TOY2R is releasing two series of custom 8-inch Qee figures - 90 figures customized by MCA and 90 by Hans Yim.
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| Green Lantern Custom Action Figure Con |
 The Doosh web site is having a Green Lantern Custom Action Figure Con - be sure to get your custom figure submitted by August 1st.
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| What Happened to the DC Direct Arrivals Updates? |
 An explanation of what happened to the "DC Direct Arrivals Update" posts with the shipping dates.
[Updated 5/06/2009]
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