March 6, 2009 - (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 variety of new preorders, and more new arrivals.

BBTS NOW OFFERS GRAPHIC NOVELS! We've just started listed a variety of Graphic Novels that were announced last month from Marvel, DC, IDW, Dark Horse, Devils Due and others. Next week we'll be listing a comprehensive selection of books from all the publishers above as well as all the titles from Image, Tokyopop, Viz, and much more. We plan to list each of the 250 to 300 books announced each month, and most of them are priced at 20% to 25% off cover price! Be sure to stop by the new section of the website and you'll be able to rely on us for consistent supply of new books in the future.

UPS AIR SHIPPING TO CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, UK We have just added UPS Air shipping as an option to the four countries mentioned above. We'll be adding a variety of other countries in the near future. UPS Air service delivers in 3 - 5 days and is a fantastic shipping choice for those of you shipping somewhat larger orders. As the size of your order grows, UPS will become cheaper and cheaper vs the USPS Express rates, so we definitely recommend that you use the Pile of Loot and take advantage of the shipping savings.

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BBTS EXCLUSIVE MARVEL SELECT 'IRON CAP' We are proud to present our third Marvel Select Exclusive from Diamond Select toys. We'll be buying only 2,000 pieces of this figure, so it will be a bit more limited than the others. The Iron Cap figure is based off the cover art of What If? Civil War #1 - Captain America gets a nifty battle suit from his buddy Tony Stark. Take a look here - the figure is
available at $24.99

1/18 ELITE 1989 BATMOBILE We don't have any images from Mattel yet, but the long and swoopy '89 version of the Batmobile is next in line to get the 'Elite' level of treatment from Mattel. Preorders have been listed at $99.99 - its hard to believe this movie came out 20 years ago!

1/12 ELITE 1966 BATCYCLE The original Batcycle with sidecar will be released later this year as part of Mattels Elite series. Lots of die-cast and lots of chrome - preorders are available here at $99.99

CHOGOKIN MACROSS FRONTIER VF-25S ARMORED VALKYRIE - OZMA CUSTOM About the only thing that could make the new Chogokin Macross line better is armor! The new VF-25S looks pretty nifty with bulky boosters and various other armored parts. Preorders have been opened at $199.99 and the figure will be arriving this summer.

SOC GX-46 DAIZENGAR & AUSSENSEITER SET This is going to be an extremely impressive set, every time Bandai goes deep with the pricing on the Chogokin figures, you end up with a large and intricately detailed figure. This piece goes for $287.99 and it features the original mecha from Super Robot Wars.

SOC GX-45 MAZINGER Z Bandai is releasing a completely new version of Mazinger this summer as part of the Soul of Chogokin lineup to celebrate 35 years of Mazinger. The GX-45 has been listed at only $69.99 and has never looked better.

STAR WARS JOKER SQUAD This cool new exclusive is now up for preorder at $38.99. The 6-figure set includes five different Stormtroopers and Lord Maleval - a Quarren Sith Lord. Take a look here

SOC PX-04 HOVERPILEDER The PX-04 was supposed to be re-released last year, but things fell through. This time there won't be any issues and you can reserve your PO-04 at just $59.99

REAL ACTION HEROES NAKED SNAKE In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, CIA agent and FOX operative Naked Snake is sent on a mission to the Soviet Union jungles. There, Naked Snake attempts to sabotage a Russian superweapon experiment and rescue the defecting Soviet weapons designer Sokolov. Get you Hammer & Sickle Snake reserved now at $149.99 each.

12" SIDESHOW STORM SHADOW Sideshow pulls out another heavy hitter from the GI Joe character library with this very cool 12" release. Storm Shadow comes with all the weapons a good ninja needs and is priced at $114.99

STREET FIGHTER IV MINI-STATUES SET OF 9 This set of mini statues from Bandai looks to be extremely cool - the set contains Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, & M. Bison portrayed in exquisite detail. There are two color versions for each figure as well as a secret 9th figure. The box of 9 is up for preorder here at $58.99

TRANSFORMERS G1 CARTOON DVD BOX SET It's been a while since the G1 cartoons have been available, but coming this summer the first season of the original G1 show will be released on DVD by Visual Entertainment. Preorders for this 3-disc - 16 episode set have been listed at $29.99

SIDESHOW CLOAK & DAGGER COMIQUETTE Another smokin' comiquette release from Sideshow - the Dagger Comiquette is based on the artwork of Mark Brooks and is priced $10 below MSRP at $164.99. Most of the previous Comiquettes have sold out quickly, and we anticipate this one will as well.

ZAMBI THE BABY ELEPHANT The latest entry in the Furreal Friends line is not only cool, but it is for a good cause. Hasbro will be donating 50% of net profits on this item with a minimum of $500k to help children in Africa who have been orphaned by AIDS. Help push the number past $500k by helping us order a bunch of these

1/43 ELITE 1966 BATMOBILE Mattel will be giving the 1966 Batmobile the Elite treatment, but on a bit smaller scale and at a much lower price point. This new ride is up for preorder at $38.99

GX-04S GRENDIZER & ALL SPEIZER SET Yet another Soul of Chogokin announcement. The GX-04S will be reissued, and preorders have been listed at $199.99. Not only do you get the Grendizer, The Marine Spazer, Drill Spazer, and Double Spazer along with a variety of smaller weapons and parts are included. This one will keep you busy for a while.

WAVE 1/5000 TRANSFORMING SDF-1 We'll be receiving more of Wave's very cool Transforming Macross Super Dimensional Fortress. This is the 'Movie Color' version and its set in the 1/5000 scale, which sounds pretty small, but it's a decent sized toy.

PREMIUM FORMAT SCOUT TROOPER Sideshow has planned another beefy large scale figure and we now have it listed at $259.99. This one stands at about 18" tall and come with a cool base composed of Endor grass & rocks.

MEDICOM REAL ACTION HEROES ROCKETEER VERSION 2.5 Medicom will be releasing another version of the Rocketeer later this year. It looks very similar to the previous release, but those are long gone so here is another chance for you to add this cool figure to your collection. Preorders are up at $149.99

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MYSTIQUE PREMIUM FORMAT Tall, Blue, and Beautiful - Mystique stands 20" tall with revolver held above her head. She's wearing a skimpy top and tight black pants - a great figure in stock now at $239.99

KOREAN TRANSFORMERS - BEAST WARS RESTOCK Big Convoy, Starscream, Galvatron and many more have just been restocked - many of these figures have not been available for quite some time - take a look at them here

D-07 CYCLONUS RESTOCK This has been the hottest selling henkei figure of all - we just received a nice batch of them and they are available at $24.99 each. Check out the Japan-only paint version with fancy chrome trim here

ALTERNITY NISSAN - SILVER VERSION The Red version of the A-01 Nissan GT-R Convoy has already sold out, but the silver version is now available at $49.99. These are slightly smaller than the Alternators line, but very nicely detailed and they come in cool all-plastic collector box.

WOLVERINE MOVIE WAVE 1 CASE Hasbro's first wave of Wolverine Movie figures looks really good and will be a nice complement to the 3.75" Marvel Universe lineup. This case contains a variety of wolverine figures as well as Sabretooth, Deadpool, Maverick, Gambit and a couple versions of Logan - in stock now at $99.99

INDIANA JONES DESK REPLICAS Have a little fun at work with these cool desk implements from Gentle Giant. The Pen Holder Fertility Idol, Holy Grail Paperclip Holder, and Ark of the Covenant Business card holder are in stock now

TRANSFORMER UNIVERSE LEGENDS WAVE 5 SET One of the most popular series of Universe figures - the latest set of Legends is one of the best ever with modern redesigns of Cosmos, Wheelie, Warpath and Rodimus. The set is priced at only $19.99 and should not be missed

HALO - DELUXE HUNTER BOX SET McFarlane has just delivered this oversized figure in a nice collector box. In stock now at $19.99

TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE DELUXE WAVE 6 SET OF 4 Wave 6 includes Smokescreen, Dinobot, Hot Shot, and Ratchet - in stock now at $47.99

12" MEDICOM HAN SOLO Medicom's latest entry in their 1/6 Star Wars series is in stock now at $169.99

MOVIE MASTERPIECE DOG ALIEN Another masterpiece from Hot Toys - the Dog Alien stands a full 16" tall and features interchangeable hands and tons of detail - in stock now at $144.99

PREDATOR 2 DIORAMA The Predator perches atop a nifty base in Sideshow's latest Diorama. This 11" piece is in stock now at $144.99

GI JOE GREATEST BATTLES PACK Hasbro's latest giftpack features previously released figures in a nice new box with collector DVD. Duke, Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes, and Cobra Commander are available now at $23.99

JAPANESE TRANSFORMERS - CAR ROBOTS RESTOCK A variety of Car Robots including Black Convoy are back in stock - check out the full list here