June 4, 2008 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is another quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a big group of new preorders, many more new arrivals, and our latest sale.

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15% OFF SALE:
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From now until 12:00 Noon on Friday June 6th, everything except 'New' and 'Preorder / Backorder' items is on sale! We've removed the 'new' designation on several hundred more items, so an even wider variety of items is ready to be purchased at discount pricing. Just browse through your favorite menus and the sale items will be displayed.

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TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED: Between tomorrow and next week, we'll be receiving Wave 1 & 2 Deluxe, Wave 1, 2 & 3, Voyager, and the cool boxed 2-pack. Preorders are available for all these figures, but some are running lower so reserve yours now.

BBTS EXCLUSIVE CTHULHU STATUE: Our exclusive Black Cthulhu statue, limited to just 100 pieces worldwide will be arriving next week, and the standard Green version, limited to 500 pieces is arriving as well. Save $100 by ordering the pair together

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TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE - VOYAGERS, LEGENDS, ROBOT HEROES Hasbro has unveiled another great group of Transformer toys to ship later this summer. We've got listings for new Universe Voyager figure like Dropshot and Autobot Blades, as well as a new line of the cute robot heroes figures from G1 and Beast Wars. Rounding it out is a new wave of Universe Legends, with G2 Megatron in tank form as well as Jazz and Hound in their original G1 forms.

MARVEL LEGENDS RED HULK SERIES This wave was recently announced to be a Target exclusive, but we've managed to pin down some pre-orders for sets for our customers. This wave is to include two Wolverines (Tiger Stripe & Black X-Force costumes), as well as Black Suit Spider-Man, Adam Warlock, Silver Savage, Spiral, Union Jack, and the pieces to assemble the Red Hulk BAF. We've got the set of seven figures listed for pre-order today - take a look!

MCFARLANE'S DRAGONS WAVE 9 Back from the great beyond, McFarlane Toys has announced a new wave of the popular Dragons line. Wave 9 is set to include dragons from the Eternal, Fire, Berserker and Warrior clans, and we've got them listed singly or in a money-saving bundle.

COMIC-CON 2008 DIAMOND PREORDERS We've listed a variety of new exclusive preorders that Diamond Comics will be selling at the show. Items include: G1 Optimus Prime Bust, Invaders Minimates, Skrull & Elektra-Skrull 2-pack, Clear Metal Gear Solid Snake, Bobble Heads, and more!

FF MASTER CREATURES SERIES 3 - PHOENIX, GILGAMESH, SHIVA The newest wave of Final Fantasy Master Creatures is listed for pre-order and features summoned monsters and creatures from a variety of games. From Final Fantasy IX comes the Phoenix, rising in all its glory and cast of translucent plastics to catch the light. The mighty Gilgamesh makes an appearance from FFV, and Shiva from FFX finishes out the wave.

HOT TOYS MILITARY MODERN FIREARMS COLLECTION 4 For collectors of 1/6 scale military figures, Hot Toys' firearm collection line has been a great way to customize displays. In this fourth set, we're treated to variations on the SCAR-L, M4A1, M14, and other guns.

DC UNIVERSE FIGHTING FIGURES - WAVE 1 & 2 From the Four Horsemen, sculptors extraordinaire, comes this new line of battling DC comics characters. Similar to the Attacktix figures, this heroes and villains pair up to face off on the battlefield. The first two waves have a good mix of well-known characters like Batman, the Joker, Superman and Darkseid.

DC UNIVERSE INFINITE HEROES - SINGLES & THREE-PACKS If battling figures is not your style, perhaps the new 3-3/4" line of DC heroes and villains is more your style. Similar in size and style to Star Wars and GI Joe figures, this line promises to release large numbers of characters this year, and their first waves are off to a good start. With singles of characters such as Captain Marvel and Guy Gardner, and multi-packs such as the Gotham Police 3-pack with Jim Gordon.

MOVIE LEGENDS HULK FIGURE We've managed to reserve a few of these new exclusives from one of our vendors, and soon you'll be able to enjoy this great figure in time for the new movie coming in a couple of weeks! This figure is a detailed sculpt of the Incredible Hulk in his classic green color, packaged in the popular new tube packaging.

BEN 10 BOBBLEHEADS The new series / series continuation "Ben 10 Alien Force" has Ben changing into new scrambled versions of the Omnitrix' classic creatures, and Funko is bringing them out in Bobblehead form for us to enjoy. In addition to a new friend named Alan with the power to become Heatblast, these bobbleheads show of three of Ben's new forms: Big Chill, Goop and Swampfire.

DRACULA DIORAMA Just in time for the holidays, Sideshow is bringing out a brand new diorama of Dracula giving Renfield his just desserts for his treachery. This 13" tall figural is taken from the seminal horror movie, and will be ready to ship out in the fourth quarter of the year.

CLASSIC HEROES TARZAN STATUE Sideshow and Electric Tiki have teamed up to bring you this new 16" statue of the original Lord of the Jungle. Standing tall with spear and knife in hand, Tarzan is also set to ship out in the fourth quarter, so get your pre-order in for this great piece.

MASTERPIECE OF KUCHU YOUSAI - SHINOBU-CHAN This figure is the first in a new line from Aoshima, based on art from Kuchu Yousai, the designer of Queensblade. In this piece he brings us Shinobu-chan, a young female ninja with a unique fashion sense. You can take a look at this bright and cheery figure

MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMAYA - EMIRI KIMIDORI BUNNY FIGURE She may be an artificial life form and the secretary of the student council, but when this girl puts her purple bunny suit on, she really knows how to have a good time! She's also got fishnet stockings and purple high heels to match her outfit.

SENGOKU RANCE KENSHIN UESUGI Sengoku Rance is a long-running Japanese role-playing game line, and this figure is ready for battle, complete with weapon and helmet. Named after famed general Kenshin Uesugi, this little lady looks as fierce as her powerful counterpart.

REVOLTECH: DETROIT METAL CITY FIGURES Detroit Metal City is a manga story about a young man who goes to the big city, tries make-up and finds that he has a split personality that loves rock'n'roll and death metal music. Now Kaiyodo is immortalizing the characters from the band in Reovltech form, complete with many accessories, like word bubbles and flame gouts to spray. Check out all three band members

BUSOU SHINKI LIGHT ARMORS We've got two more light armor pre-orders up - Harmony Grace and Brightfaizer. These sets include new accessories that you can use with any of your previous figures. These guys are slated to arrive in October - take a look at the preliminary pics and illustrations here

IKKI TOUSEN DRAGON DESTINY BASE TRADING FIGURE SET This case is to include everything you'll need to build a heck of an awesome Ikki Tousen Battle Display, with figures of Kanu Unchou and her friends along with a dragon base. This action diorama is a great way to display the whole group together, and it's set to arrive in October.

CHIBI SABER ARMOR VERSION In the anime "Fate/stay night" Saber is really Arturia Pendragon, an alternate-universe version of King Arthur. This young lady is ready for battle, and comes dressed in full armor and a really big sword. Check her out today!

KANU UNCHOU GOLD ARMOR & GREAT GUARDIANS FIGURES Two new figures based on Ikki Tousen's popular Kanu Unchou are on their way. First is a standard PVC figure of Kanu dressed in gold armor, complete with her Crescent Blade. If you're looking for a more articulated version, we've also got the Great Guardian Kanu Unchou figure up; this line appears to be another like the Figma and Revoltech Fraulein lines, with highly-articulated female action figures.

EVEN MORE PREORDERS:
Check out the 100 most recent items added to the site here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=1000

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YAMATO MACROSS PLUS 1/60 YF-21 The folks at Yamato have released a great new die-cast Macross Valkyrie, and it's all ready to ship out. This fully transformable figure is more than a foot long, and full of details and accessory weapons.

TRANSFORMER ACCESSORIES The first portion of our shipment from Impossible Toys, the makers of the excellent Quintesson figure, has arrived. This time we've got the light-up Kremzeek figure in stock, as well as Quintessons 02 and 03, the Scientist and the Prosecutor. The remaining Quint figures are coming soon, so be ready!

XS-08 CHOGOKIN SPEC EVA-02 From the new Soul of Chogokin Spec line comes a new Evangelion release. This time we've got the red EVA-02 unit, complete with accessories to spare. This piece has many die-cast parts, and the quality we've come to expect from Bandai's SOC line.

MLB SPORTSPICKS SERIES 22 McFarlane Toys has released the latest wave of MLB Sportspicks, and it's a great line-up! With names like Derek Jeter, Curt Schilling, and Andruw Jones, this wave is bound to be popular. Check out the whole assortment today!

ALTERNATORS - RODIMUS, NEMESIS PRIME We've managed to find a few more of these great SDCC exclusives and get them back in stock. Now's your chance to pick up either of these great Alternators transformers without having to hunt them down.

BATMAN HOT WHEELS CASES Mattel has sent us a couple of cases of die-cast Batman Hot Wheels
vehicles, just in time for the new Dark Knight Movie! Case B contains comic, movie, and TV Batmobiles, with a Batcycle for good measure; the C
case swaps out the comic-styled Batmobile and replaces it with the Batmobile from the upcoming new movie! Take your pick; both are in stock now!

MOTU - VINTAGE SCREECH One of our suppliers managed to get a hold of a case of vintage Screech birds from the original Masters of the Universe toy line. These birds are packaged without their outer box, but all pieces are packaged together and in perfect condition - don't miss your chance to pick one up!

ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR REQUIEM SERIES 1 From the sci-fi movie Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem and NECA comes a new shipment of Series 1 - this wave of the Alien Warrior and Predalien Hybrid sold through the first time, so if you're into AvP, check these out!

BATMAN & JOKER BEARBRICK SET Medicom combines two great lines in this box - the draw of Batman with the cuteness of the Bearbrick line! This pack has both the Dark Knight and his adversary the Joker, both done in the 70's comic style.

T-800 CINEMAQUETTE The T-800 Terminator Cyborg Cinemaquette has finally arrived, and it's a beauty! Standing 24" tall, this menacing looking machine is all ready to make the trip to your collection, where he'll protect it to the end (unless Skynet says otherwise.)

IKKI TOUSEN DRAGON DESTINY CHOU-UN This 1/6 scale figure shows the grey-haired warrior girl in the middle of a crouching spin attack. Complete with blade in hand, this fierce lady is ready to join your collection!

TRANS-SCANNING OPTIMUS PRIME & BUMBLEBEE We've just received another shipment of these Transformer Movie figures. You can choose from either Optimus or Bumblebee, and each has a strong metal core body, along with pieces so that you can display either figure in protoform, protoform comet, robot or vehicle mode!

MARIO MASCOT CAPSULES A new assortment of gashapon Mario figures from Super Mario Galaxy is in stock. This assortment includes characters like the mushroom, green shell, and ghost, among many others. Take a look!

DALEK VOICE CHANGER HELMET Created in the bronze color of the later Daleks, this helmet is the perfect topper to a great Dalek costume. The helmet allows you to make the extermination sound effect, play back pre-recorded dalek phrases, or filter your own voice through the dalek sound banks for an evil treat. At only 74.99, you'll want to grab this piece of Doctor Who memorabilia today!

REVOLTECH FRAULEIN FUTAMI MAMI - REGULAR & SNOW STRAWBERRY VERSION From Idolmaster Xenoglossia comes this new Revoltech figure of Futami Mami, one of a pair of twins who pilot large mechs. We've got her in her regular outfit, and a special Snow Strawberry version is also in stock, decked out in white and pink.

STAR TREK "DEATH OF SPOCK" TWO-PACK From "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" comes this climactic two-pack of Kirk and Spock, in which Spock sacrifices his life to save the his friends and the crew of the Enterprise. Thanks to Diamond Select, now you can re-create the classic scene in your collection!

SAINT SEIYA - BENETNASCH ETA MIME Another great new Saint Cloth Myth release, Benetnasch Eta Mime comes equipped with all of his rose-colored armor and his harp, and he's all ready to ship out to collectors today!

MORE NEW ARRIVALS: A wide variety of items not mentioned above have also just arrived - take a look at the most recent items here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=1007

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT:
Recent Retail items:
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Recent Vintage items:
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