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

Hi - Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a bunch of important new preorders from Hasbro, and a variety of new arrivals.

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NEW PREORDERS:
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GI JOE 25TH - WAVE 10 We don't have any images yet, but Hasbro has just given us the okay to list the 10th wave of awesome 25th anniversary figures. There are 6 new figures included are: Para-Vipers, Duke Tiger Force, Wraith, Mutt & Junkyard, Croc Master. Also included are a BAT and Snake Eyes with Parka. This case is up for preorder at $59.99

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED DELUXE WAVE 4 Swoop, Sentinel Prime, Jazz and Elite Guard Bumblebee are evenly packed in the new wave 4 case. We have cases, sets and singles available for preorder. The set of 4 is only $44.99

HOT TOYS - IRON MAN MOVIE MASTERPIECE This looks to be one of the coolest 1/6 scale figures Hot Toys has produced, a great likeness of Tony Stark and the Mark III armor set. Preorders have been listed at $219.99, we are shopping around for better pricing and this price will likely come down once supplies are confirmed. Get your preorder in now and we'll update the price once details have been worked out.

GI JOE - VEHICLES WAVE 2 Hasbro brings us two brand new vehicles - the Firebat and SHARC with Deep 6. These two are packed with the Trouble Bubble and Vamp with Clutch. The case of four retails at $64.99 and is scheduled to arrive in September.

MACROSS FRONTIER - CHOGOKIN VF-25 MESSIAH VALKYRIES Bandai brings us two awesome new valkyries priced at $129.99 each. Alto's VF-25F and Ozma's VF-25S each have 3-mode transformations

NEW TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE - DELUXE, VOYAGER, ULTRA A variety of great looking new Classics 2.0 figures has just gone live. We have sets, singles and cases listed that include these new items:

Deluxe - Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Ironhide
Voyager - Treadbolt
Ultra - Stormcloud

Below is the link to the main Universe 2008 menu, where all these cool new
figures are located:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1679&company=3

MARVEL LEGENDS - HULK BUILD-A-FIGURE WAVE 1 This highly anticipated wave has just been listed today. The first wave features five figures and we have sets and cases available as well as singles for a few figures. These five pieces do not contain all the pieces needed to form the Fin Fang Foom build-a-figure, but the upcoming wave 2 assortment (which is not yet confirmed by Hasbro) should contain the rest of the figures needed.

GI JOE - BATTLE PACKS WITH DVD The third and fourth sets - Pyramid of Darkness and Arise Serpentor are now up for preorder at $44.99 for the pair. Collect the entire series and build the M.A.S.S. Device!

GI JOE - COMIC 2-PACKS The fifth wave of Comic 2-Packs has just been listed. Grab all three sets for $34.99 - new figures include: Destro & Iron Grenadier, Cobra Commander Vs. Tripwire and Lieutenant Falcon Vs. Nemesis Enforcer

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED - BLITZWING WAVE Another new assortment from Hasbro - Blitzwing is now available along with Grimlock, Prime, and Lugnut at $89.99, or we have them available separately at $34.99

BATMAN - DARK KNIGHT - MOVIE REALIZATION Bandai brings us a fairly small-scale figure and vehicle set priced at $99.99. The Bat Pod looks fairly complex based on the early images we have

MEDICOM - RAH DRAGONBALL - PICCOLO Up for preorder at $139.99 is the next entry in Medicom's popular Real Action Hero Dragonball line.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS - WAVE 2 The Build-A-Figure Grodd wave is now in stock at $69.99 - Superman, Harley Quinn, Firestorm and more are included in this wave

1/18 BATMOBILE - NEW VERSION A brand new release from Mattel - this cool Batmobile is in stock now at $33.99. Its a great piece at the relatively low price

GEARS OF WAR BOXED SET Get all 4 of the series 1 figues in a convenient boxed set for just $41.99. Neca is currently sold out of these so grab one before they are gone

MARVEL - TRANSFORMERS CROSSOVERS Hasbro has applied the Star Wars Transformers concept to the Marvel
Universe with 4 new figures: Iron Man, Hulk, Spider-Man and Venom. We have all 4 figures in stock

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED LEADER The first wave with Megatron and Bulkhead is now in stock for $94.99. Bulkhead is also available separately at $49.99. These large figures are very nicely done and both feature electronic lights and moving mouths with voice chips.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA STATUES The new Mark II Viper and Modern Cylon Raider statues have just arrived from Diamond Select Toys. They are priced nicely under msrp at $99.99 and $119.99 respectively

HASBRO IRON MAN FIGURES The very cool 12" Invincible Iron Man comes with a ton of extra gear and is in stock now at $36.99. We also have restocked the Mark III figure and a few others - take a look at the selection

TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE - ROBOT HEROES The first wave of these cute little mini figures is now in stock for $24.99. Characters range from G1 to Beast Machines.

NINTENDO - MARIO GALAXY - SOUND DROPS These cool keychains from Japan each play key sound effects or music from the Mario Galaxy Game. There are 8 different versions and random figures are priced at $2.99 each.

GI JOE 25TH - 12" FIGURES The first wave of new 12" Joes has just arrived. Sets of 4 are in stock at $69.99 and we have a few singles at $15.99 as well.

MANY MORE ITEMS: There are a wide variety of other items in stock from Takara, Bandai, Hasbro, Toynami and more

Thanks for your interest in www.bigbadtoystore.com and be sure to check out some of the many new items listed above.

Please Note: Our warehouse is closed for the Fourth of July. Due to many extremely large shipments arriving this week, orders processed Wednesday and Thursday will likely ship between Monday and Wednesday next week. We apologize for this delay - Hasbro, Mattel and others have sent record sized shipments to us all at the same time, and even with extra staff being added, the warehouse is temporarily beyond its daily capacity.