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Hi - Here is a huge update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a ton of new post-Comic-Con preorder announcements as well as info on some new arrivals. The preorder list is huge, and its stuffed full of cool new stuff so be sure to glance through everything:

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HALO 3 - SERIES 4 McFarlane Toys has announced their fourth series of Halo figures. This time around we've got Active Camo Arbiter, Elite Combat (Tan), Master Chief, Spartan Soldier EOD (Red) and Spartan Soldier Security (Olive). These are available as a set of 5 for $54.99 or a case of 8 (most likely rounded out with duplicates) at only $79.99.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN - GX-44 & GX-44S Bandai has announced new versions of both Tetsujin-28 and his opponent, Black Ox. GX-44 is the New Tetsujin-28, and GX-44S net's you both New Tetsujin-28 and New Black Ox. We're waiting on some better pics, but you can check out the current ones here

GI JOE - MIGHTY MUGGS WAVE 1 Hasbro has a new line of Mighty Muggs coming, from GI Joe! The first assortment consists of Duke, Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow, and they're all available individually as well as in the set of 4. Check out the images of these great new Joes

GI JOE - 25TH ANNIVERSARY WAVE 11, WAVE 7 REVISION CASES Hasbro has also announced a number of new case revisions. Wave 7 Revision 2 is a remix of many version 1 figures, primarily from wave 4. Wave 7 Revision 3 is a special Troop Builder case, with eight different generic Cobra figures. Finally comes Internet-exclusive wave 11, which has a similar mix to the regular Wave 11, with an extra Eels. Check out all of the assortments here!

STAR WARS ULTIMATE 1/4 SCALE - HOTH HAN SOLO, EPISODE IV OBI-WAN KENOBI We've listed two new entries in Diamond's new Ultimate Quarter Scale Star Wars figures: Han Solo in Hoth gear from "The Empire Stirkes Back" and Obi-Wan in his robes from "Star Wars: A New Hope." Each figure stands about 18" tall, with good articulation, a cloth costume and appropriate accessories. At only $64.99, you'll want to pick up each one!

GI JOE - 25TH ANNIVERSARY VEHICLES SERIES 4 This new wave of Vehicles for GI Joe's 25th Anniversary is almost a "best of" line, and includes the Sharc with Deep Six, the Fang and Claw, the AWE Striker with Leatherneck and the Vamp with Clutch. If you've missed out on any of these, this case is a great way to catch up!

LITTLEST PET SHOP We've listed a number of pre-orders for new Littlest Pet Shop items. The new Collectible Pets series 1 is here, and you can get the Flamingo, Butterfly, Seahorse, Russell Terriers, Frogs or Fox & Basset Hound individually, or as a set. We've also got the new G3 Playpack assortment up, including the Skate Park and Playground. There's a new Pet Daycare Playset, and the new Deco Pets series, a new assortment of customizible pets. Check them all out here

DC DIRECT JOKER - NEW PRODUCTION RUN DC Direct has gone back to the factory for a new run of the massively popular "Batman: The Dark Knight" 1:6 Scale Joker figure. We expect to receive these sometime in September, so if you missed out on the first run, or are just curious, take a look at this figure's page for more info - $74.99 EACH

GI JOE - 25TH ANNIVERSARY COMIC TWO-PACKS WAVE 6 The newest wave of GI Joe Comic Two-Packs is up on our site, and we've got just the set of three new ones, consisting of Beachhead and Mainframe, Snake Eyes and Hard Master, and Scrap Iron and Wild Bill, or the case, which includes two of each pack listed, plus one each of Duke and Red Star and Destro & Iron Grenadier.

IRON MAN MOVIE WAVE 3 The new Iron Man wave includes three new armors for Iron Man - Torpedo Armor, Satellite Armor and Captain America Armor. These new designs are inspired by the movie and comics stories, and are available either as a set of three or else in a case of eight, included by a number of originally-released figures.

STAR WARS MIGHTY MUGGS WAVES 6 & 7 More new Mighty Muggs! The new figures included in wave 6 are a new open-masked version of Darth Vader, as well as Han Solo in Hoth gear, Plo Koon and Grand Moff Tarkin. Wave 7 also includes the new Darth Vader and Hoth Han Solo, but adds a new version of Darth Maul and Darth Revan from the "Knights of the Old Republic" game series.

SAINT SEIYA - LYUMNADES CAZA Lyumnades Caza is one of Poseidon's seven Marina Generals, and he guards the Antarctic Ocean Mammoth Pillar. Lyumnades uses illusion and emotion to get one over on his opponents, and now you can have him protect your collection with his powers. Check him out here

TOYNAMI SDCC 2008 EXCLUSIVES We've got pre-orders listed for some of Toynami's new SDCC 2008 exclusives. From Futurama comes the two-pack of Robot Santa and Santa Bender, out on a spree. There's also a new Gundam Fix Figuration RX-78-2 Ka version, done in clear plastic, so go check out these figures here

SUPER MARIO COLLECTOR'S EDITION CHESS SET USAopoly has another great new game coming this November. This time, it's a Chess set, based off of the characters in the Super Mario Brothers games. You can practice your strategy with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Bowser and more, and at only $41.99, it also makes a great gift!

CLONE WARS TITANIUM - WAVE 4, 6 More new Titanium waves have been announced. These newest cases include ships such as the Hailfire Droid, a camo redeco of the AT-RT, the Red 3 X-Wing, the Z-95 Starfighter, Aayla Secura's Jedi Starfighter, a Rogue Squadron TIE Fighter and many more! Check out the new assortments

NEW BOWEN STATUES A whole bunch of new statues have been announced by Bowen Designs, a leader in superhero sculpture. On the statue front, we've got 12" Bucky Barnes, 14.5" Iron Man (Modern), 12.5" Medusa, 13" Abomination, 12" Deathlok, 12" Iron Man (Classic), 12.5" Jean Grey: Marvel Girl and 12" Storm (White Costume).

NEW BOWEN BUSTS Bowen Designs has also announced a number of new busts throught the remainder of the year and into the next. We've got listings up for the 7" Tarantula, 6" Marrina, 8.5" Firelord, 6" Toad, 6" Jack of Hearts and 9.5" Mangog busts. You can take a look at these and many more here

RAH ANAKIN SKYWALKER We don't have any pictures yet for this figure, but we do know that any Real Action Heroes line figure from Medicom is bound to be of the highest quality. As soon as there are pics available, we'll get them up for you here

HULK MOVIE SERIES 3 CASE This new assortment includes a Hulk and a couple of different Abomination figures, plus four new figures from the Hulk video game - classic Hulk, Gray Hulk, Bi-Beast and Ironclad of the U-Foes. Check out the pictures of this assortment here

STAR WARS COMIC TWO-PACKS WAVE 5 The newest wave of Comic Two-Packs has also been announced. This wave includes new sets of the Clone Emperor and Luke SKywalker Jedi Knight, and Commander Faie and Quinlan Vos in Jedi robes. We've got this set of two listed, or if you'd prefer, you could pick up the case of 8, which includes two each of the aforementioned sets, plus one each of Darth Talon and Cade Skywalker, blue gown Leia and Prince Xizor, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Talon Karrde and Infinities White Vader and Sniper Leia.

STAR WARS CLONE WARS ANIMATED WAVE 3 We've also got Clone Wars Animated wave 3 listed. This wave comes as a set of six (one each of Count Dooku, C-3P0, Plo Koon, Asajj Ventress, Destroyer Droid and IG-Series Assassin Droid) or as a case of 12, which includes two each of the figures. We'll get pictures up for these items as soon as they're available.

SUPERHERO SQUAD SERIES 10 The new figures in this assortment include the following two-packs: Black Costume Spider-Man & Ronin, Spider-Man & Ultron, Skrull Soldier and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, and Weapon X (Wolverine) & Mystique. We've got the set of eight figures listed for $29.99, or you can pick up a caseof 24 figures, including two each of those packs as well as a mix of other packs, for only $74.99!

GALACTIC HEROES STOCKING STUFFERS Brand new galactic heroes, all decked out for the holiday season! These figures have had their weapons replaced by candy canes, christmas trees and more, and they're ready to help you celebrate the season in Star Wars style. Among the figures in this assortment are Yoda, Darth Vader, R2-D2 -- all of your favorites, all decked out in holiday style. Pick them up by the set or the case!

HARD HERO CONAN THE BARBARIAN STATUE This new statue stands 14.5" tall, and shows Conan in his most famous role. Standing with his axe and sword, the Barbarian is ready for anything, and later this year we'll be listing additional statues for this line that connect to form a Conan diorama. Check this first one out here

TOYNAMI SDCC 2008 GX-06G1 LIMITED METALLIC VERSION GETTER 1 Another Toynami SDCC exclusive, this version of Getter 1 is done in a special metallic paintjob, and includes two alternate sets of hands as well as his weapons. Check out this SDCC figure here

STAR WARS USB HUBS Cool new electronics for your work desk! You can pick up a USB Hub in either the shape of R2-D2 or else as a bust of Darth Vader - either way, they're a fun way to bring your hobby to work, or just bring a little joy to your day. Take a look at them here

MARVEL MIGHTY MUGGS WAVE 4 This newly-announced assortment of figures includes 'perennial favorite' Wolverine and new figures the Human Torch, the Silver Surfer and Galactus, all done in a cute simplistic style. We've got them listed as a case at only $44.99, or individually at $14.99 each - take a look at the new assortment here

MARVEL TRANSFORMERS CROSSOVERS SERIES 2 Series 2 of the new Marvel Transformers Crossovers is up for pre-order - the case assortment includes one each of the Gray Hulk/Tank, Wolverine/Jeep, Black Costume Spider-Man/Motorcycle and the Human Torch/Jet. We've got pictures up now for both mech and vehicle modes for each, so take a look

ULTIMATE QUARTER SCALE - INDIANA JONES Like his brethren above, the new Ultimate Quarter Scale Indiana Jones figure is garbed in a cloth costume replica and includes accessories. In addition to his signature whip, this figure also includes the golden idol Indy steals at the beginning of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as well as his leather jacket and fedora. Indiana Jones is available for pre-order at $69.99.

"ACE OF CAKES" DUFF MINIMATE The first of the figures in a new direction for the Diamond Minimates, this figure is Duff from "Ace of Cakes," the Food Network show about his unconventional Charm City Cakes business in Maryland. The toy has Duff in his chef's jacket, with accessories such as two of the cakes from his show, as well as power tools, a guitar and a baseball cap for Duff. Pick one up today, for only $14.99!

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HASBRO COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVES 2008 Another great round of exclusives from Hasbro - we've just listed the GI Joe Snake Eyes & Timber Combat Heroes Set, three new Mighty Muggs including Metallic Iron Man, Indiana Jones Fertility Idol, and Commander Gree. Also listed are the Hulk Build-a-Figure Boxed Set, Marvel Legends Savage Land Boxed Set, Cobra Commander, Titanium Skywarp and Nemesis Prime Transformer figures, and a My Little Pony figure.

HALO FIELD OF BATTLE MASTER CHIEF ARTFX FIGURE This new ArtFX figure by Kotobukiya show Master Chief ready for battle, with his bubble shield dropping and a grenade at his feet. Standing almost 11" tall, he can be displayed with his twin M7 SMGs, or you can switch in his alternate arms and have him hold his Assault rifle, which attaches to his back when not in use. At only $84.99, you'll want to take a look

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED LEADER ULTRA MAGNUS The supreme leader of the Autobots in the new "Transformers: Animated" cartoon is now ready to join your team! He stands a little over 8.5" tall, and has lights, sounds, phrases and a spring-loaded war hammer. In vehicle mode he becomes an Assault Carrier with two giant cannons and other weapons.

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT The vintage department has recently listed a bunch of GI Joe, Star Wars, and Transformers items - use the link below to accesss their most recent items. The Vintage department is always looking for collections to buy, so if you have some extra figures, new or old, be sure to contact them at [email protected]

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED VOYAGER PRIME, GRIMLOCK We've received a shipment of Transformers Animated Voyager class toys, and now we've got plenty of Voyager Grimlock and Voyager Optimus Prime available. Check out the menus, and see if there's something you'd like!

HALO SERIES 2 KUBRICKS - SET OF 4 This 4-pack includes Green, Gold, Steel, and White versions of the Spartan Master Chief armor. Each figure stands 2 1/2" tall and the boxed set is in stock now at only $21.99

TRANSFORMER UNIVERSE CLASSICS WAVE 1 & 2 SET OF 5 The newest assortment if TF Classics is now in stock - the set of five includes the original Transformers from Wave 1 (Prowl, Sunstreaker and Tankor) plus the wave 2 Galvatron and Acid Storm toys. Galvatron's tank mode looks powerful, and Acid Storm is a seeker repaint, with an 'actual' appearance in the G1 cartoon as a follower of Shockwave's on Cybertron.

DMC DANTE VERSION 2 ARTFX FIGURE This new Kotobukiya PVC Figure is shown in a landing pose, with Rebellion off to the side and coattails still floating down. This figure also comes with Ebony and Ivory, so he can be displayed with his pistols; Dante can also be displayed with the weapons that came with the two previous DMC ArtFX figures (Dante and Vergil). At only $69.99, you won't want to miss this great import figure!

AME-COMI WONDER WOMAN, CHEETAH Two new Ame-Comi DC figures have arrived, and they're ready to go. Wonder Woman (with sword and shield) and Cheetah (furry claws ready) each measure about 9" tall, and are designed with an anime-style that gives them a whole new image. Check them out individually or get both -- though we'd recommend that you keep the two of them separated!

GENESIS CLIMBER MOSPEADA VARIABLE ACTION SETS We've got another shipment in of these popular figures, so they're all ready to go. We've got both Stick (Scott) and Ray (Rand) available, and each comes with their bike, which transforms and joins with the figure for an armored mech! Lancer is coming out soon, too, so take a look at them here

STAR TREK MINIMATES WAVE 4 The new wave of Star Trek Minimates includes figures from all over the Star Trek Universe. Original Series characters Dr. McCoy, and Nurse Chapel are joined by movie figures Admiral Kirk and Duty Uniform Scotty (plus variant Scotty), as well as Next generation Captain Picard and a Borg Drone. Check them out today, at only $24.99!

ARK II TRANSFORMERS ART BOOK This is the second of these books, and is chock full of line drawings of the robots and vehicles used in the G1 Transformers animation. This book focuses on animation from the Headmasters series ("Season 4" in the US) and onward, through Zone, Victory and more! We're still waiting on the Ark Transformers Art Book (first in the series) to come in, but you can enjoy this one right now!

HULK MOVIE DELUXE FIGURES Two brand new figures from the hit Hulk movie! There are two deluxe packs in this line - the Mighty Smashin' Hulk, which comes with an action base and his very own Hulkbuster soldier, and the Mutating Abomination, which includes an Emil Blonsky figure that can fit inside the Abomination! Take a look at both packs here

ALIEN RESURRECTION DIORAMA This wall or desk-displayable statue features a reddish-brown Alien stalking its foes across a base with the Alien: Resurrection logo. Measuring 13" x 14" x 7", this polystone statue will look great in any collection, and it's only $139.99, $10 off MSRP!

NHL SPORTSPICKS 19 The latest series of McFarlane's NHL Sportspicks is in stock now. This assortment includes Alexei Kovalev, Bernie Parent, Don Cherry 2, Grant Fuhr, Ryan Smyth 2 and Tony Esposito, and many of the figures come in your choice of uniform. Take a look at the assortment here

THOR HELMET This is one big collectible! Replicating Thor's classic helmet from Marvel's "Journey Into Mystery" #83, this piece consists of a nickel-finish helmet-bowl with spike, with attached fiberglass wings as well as an adjustable liner for comfort, and a display stand with nameplate for when not in use.

BEATLES MONOPOLY USAopoly has introduced a new version of the classic game, this time aimed at fans of the Fab Four! This Monopoly uses albums in place of properties, venues in place of utilities and ticket stubs in place of the transportation squares. With pewter tokens inspired by songs ("I am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", etc.) this whimsical game will be fun for everyone.