Archive: July 1, 2010 to July 17, 2010
| July 23: Marvel Toys at McDonald's |
 Starting July 23rd, McDonald's Happy Meals will include Marvel action figures as the premium items.
[Updated 7/01/2010]
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| Fourth of July Sale at Big Bad Toy Store |
 Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including several Transformers Masterpiece items, new Revoltech Sci-Fi figures, Marvel Minimates, DC Universe Classics, and more.
[Updated 7/01/2010]
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| Toy Recalls for Week of June 28 |
 Here's a quick summary of what toys and child-related items have been recalled in the past week or so.
[Updated 7/01/2010]
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| Dynamic Forces: Signed Red Sonja Comic Contest |
 Dynamic Forces has launched a new contest - the prize is a comic book signed by Jon Romita Sr.
[Updated 7/01/2010]
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| CustomCon 26 Entry Deadline: July 5 |
 CustomCon 26 has been announced for August 2010.
[Updated 7/01/2010]
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| Stormtrooper Statue, DC Cover Girls Black Canary, Toy Story Kubricks at Urban-Collector |
 Online retailer Urban-Collector has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including Toy Story Kubricks, the Stormtrooper statue from Gentle Giant, DC Direct's Black Canary Cover Girls statue, and more.
[Updated 7/02/2010]
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| Green Hornet Mini-Mezitz with Black Beauty |
 Mezco is releasing a set of Mini-Mezitz featuring the Green Hornet, Kato, and Black Beauty.
[Updated 7/02/2010]
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| Qee Designer Collection Series 6 - Doink, DrilOne, & Mewshaw |
 Toy2R is showing three more designs from their sixth series of designer Qee figures.
[Updated 7/07/2010]
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| Fantasy Figure Gallery: Black Tinkerbell |
 Yamato USA is now taking preorders for the Fantasy Figure Gallery: Black Tinkerbell PVC statue.
[Updated 7/07/2010]
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| Qee Designer Collection Series 6 Now Shipping |
 Toy2R is now shipping their sixth series of designer Qee figures.
[Updated 7/07/2010]
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| Transformers 2010, SW Kubricks DX, GI Joe 2010 Mech Suits, Galactus at Big Bad Toy Store |
Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including NECA's Predators action figures, Transformers and GI Joe items for 2010, the Star Wars Kubricks DX figures, and more.
[Updated 7/08/2010]
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| NYCC & NYAF: Special Ticket Packages |
 The 2010 New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival have announced special ticket packages, allowing extra access or special perks beyond normal tickets to the conventions.
[Updated 7/08/2010]
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| Toy Recalls for Week of July 5 |
Here's a quick summary of what toys and child-related items have been recalled in the past week or so.
[Updated 7/09/2010]
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| Bioshock, Marvel Minimates, Jonah Hex, Ezio, DCUC 15 at Urban-Collector |
Online retailer Urban-Collector has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including Bioshock action figures, Marvel Minimates, the Assassins Creed Ezio 1/6 scale figure from Hot Toys, a 1/6 scale Jonah Hex action figure, and more.
[Updated 7/09/2010]
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| NYCC Annouces First Round of Guests |
The 2010 New York Comic Con has announced its first round of comic guest appearances, including Adam Hughes, Steve McNiven, Steve Epting, Bob Layton and Greg Pak.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| July 16: See Stan Lee in Los Angeles |
 Stan Lee will be appearing at a Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles on July 16 to promote volume 2 of Ultimo.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| Outer Space Men Comic Con Exclusives |
 The Four Horsemen have announced their 2010 San Diego Comic Con exclusive action figures - two sets of Outer Space Men.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| 2010 Transformers, Iron Man 2, Predators at Big Bad Toy Store |
Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including oodles of Transformers, Iron Man 2 action figures, the Sideshow GI Joe - Zartan vs. Flint statue, and more.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| NFL Rush Zone Show for Kids |
 Nickelodeon and the National Football League are teaming up to create a new animated series aimed at kids.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| Spectre Toys at Comic-Con & Dark Shadows Festival |
 Spectre Toys will be bringing "Dark Shadows" action figures to two conventions this July.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| Huckleberry Toys at Comic-Con |
 Huckleberry Toys has announced their plans for the 2010 Comic-Con, including exclusive giclees and skateboard decks, as well as a panel with Sid & Marty Krofft.
[Updated 7/10/2010]
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| July 18: Canadian 80s Toy Expo |
 The 2010 Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be held on July 18th in Toronto, Ontario.
[Updated 7/11/2010]
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| Aug 6-8: Steel City Comic Con |
The 2010 Steel City Comic Con will be held in Pittsburgh on August 6-8, 2010, with a nifty addition to the goodie bags - a $25 Sideshow gift card for the first 1,000 attendees to purchase a 3-day pass.
[Updated 7/13/2010]
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 Yamato USA has announced their plans for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, including ways that people who aren't attending can also participate.
[Updated 7/14/2010]
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| Star Wars AT-AT Charity Auction |
 Two of Hasbro's AT-AT vehicles are up for auction, with the proceeds to benefit children's charities.
[Updated 7/15/2010]
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| New York Comic Con Adds Art & Design Pavilion |
The 2010 New York Comic Con has added a new pavilion for "Art, Design, Collectible Toys, Pop-Tech, and Fashion."
[Updated 7/15/2010]
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| Nickelodeon at Comic-Con 2010 |
 Nickelodeon has released a summary of their San Diego Comic-Con activities, a description of their booth space, and a listing of their exclusive items (and freebies) that they will have for sale at the convention.
[Updated 7/15/2010]
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| Skelanimals Qee Prelaunch Figure |
 Toy2R is releasing a glow-in-the-dark ChungKee, a chase variant of one of their Skelanimals Qee figures, to be available at the San Diego Comic-Con.
[Updated 7/15/2010]
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| Playmates Toys: Michael Jackson Collectibles |
 Playmates Toys is releasing 10-inch versions of Michael Jackson, starting with the Billie Jean and Thriller outfits. (The press release does not call them dolls or action figures, but collectibles. Accurate enough, but a bit vague.)
[Updated 7/15/2010]
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| Reissue Predaking at Big Bad Toy Store |
Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including the newly-announced Reissue Predaking.
[Updated 7/16/2010]
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| Toy Recalls for Week of July 12 |
Here's a quick summary of what toys and child-related items have been recalled in the past week or so.
[Updated 7/16/2010]
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| NYCC Announces Celebrity Guests |
The 2010 New York Comic Con has announced several new celebrity actor guests - Christopher Judge, James Marsters, Katee Sackhoff, and Ian Whyte.
[Updated 7/16/2010]
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| July 2010 Hasbro Star Wars Q&A |
Answers from Hasbro to two questions about their Star Wars product lines.
[Updated 7/16/2010]
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| AT-AT, GI Joe Resolute, Bioshock, Twilight Eclipse at Big Bad Toy Store |
Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including oodles of Transformers, the GI Joe Resolute box set, the Star Wars AT-AT, Bioshock action figures, Twilight Eclipse action figures, and more.
[Updated 7/17/2010]
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| Mattel Reports Q2 2010 Results |
 Mattel has reported their Second Quarter 2010 financial results, with Toy Story 3 helping sales.
[Updated 7/17/2010]
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| LEGO at San Diego Comic-Con |
 LEGO has announced their schedule and booth description for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.
[Updated 7/17/2010]
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| Mattel Booth & Panels at Comic-Con |
Mattel has summarized their booth activities and discussion panel schedule for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.
[Updated 7/17/2010]
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| Berserker Predator, Michael Jackson, Gentle Giant Star Wars at Urban-Collector |
Online retailer Urban-Collector has a variety of new arrivals in stock and available for pre-ordering, including Michael Jackson collectibles, the Hot Toys Berserker Predator 1:6 action figure, new Star Wars busts and maquettes from Gentle Giant, and more.
[Updated 7/17/2010]
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