March 26, 2009 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is a big update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a wide variety of new preorders and a few exciting new arrivals:

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NEW SALE - LOWER PRICING:
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We've added hundreds of items to our sale menus, cleared off hundreds more that have sold out, and further reduced pricing on around 1000 items. There are over 2200 items currently priced 20% to 90% off, with about 800 different items with discounts of 50% or more! Its looking to be a busy spring with a lot of important new items on the way, help us clear some room and take advantage of our lowest prices ever on a variety of items:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/content.aspx?content=18

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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MP-08 MASTERPIECE GRIMLOCK After years of anticipation, the MP-08 has finally arrived! Grimlock looks great and comes with a nice variety of accessories including light-up sword & twin stunner laser, intelligence transfer device, and even a waiter's apron & tray. Grimlock's eyes will change from blue to red thanks to a built-in battery feature. The first portion of our shipment has arrived and the rest of it will be delivered tomorrow - place your orders now at $143.99 and we'll ship them out as quickly as we can.

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ACCESSORY PACK #6 Our latest exclusive from Unicron.com has just arrived - they did a fantastic job with the TF Animated accessory pack. We have new photos listed showing their beautiful collector packaging - this set is going fast - get yours now at $29.99

IRON SPIDER-MAN COMIQUETTE Another awesome new statue from Sideshow - this one stands about 24" tall at the tip of the spikes. In stock now at $274.99

REAL ACTION HEROES SUPER SAIYA JIN GOKU Medicom adds a third figure to its Dragonball RAH lineup. The Super Saiya version of Goku was originally scheduled to be an exclusive in Japan, but thanks to domestic distribution in the USA we are able to get it to you at regular pricing - take a look at all three here

1/100 SCALE TRANSFORMING VALKYRIES SERIES 4 SET OF 3 Toynami's latest round of transforming figures is now in stock at $74.99. This set features a VF-1S Roy, VF-1S Hikaru, and VF-1A Production model. Each figure comes with a full set of armor and boosters

WATCHMEN MERCHANDISE NECA has just delivered a wide variety of Watchmen items, they were very creative in coming up with so many different products. Take a look here at items like: Rorschach Desk Blotter, Thermal Muggs, Messenger Bags, Magnet Sets, Stickers, Journals, Clocks and much more - take a look here

UPPER DECK PRO SHOTS SERIES 2 SET OF TIGER WOODS FIGURES Golf season should begin in the next month or so up here in the frozen tundra region, and we've just received the second round of Tiger Woods figures from Upper Deck - $28.99 per set

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NEW PREORDERS:
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DIAMOND SELECT - APRIL PREORDERS Diamond has just unveiled more cool new items, including a nice selection of Minimates and more new figures - here is the list:

-- STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES WAVE 5 SET Diamond will release yet another great looking set of figures from the original series. This set of five features Season 3 Captain Kirk, "Tholian Web" Dr. McCoy, Nurse Christine Chapel and Yeoman Janice Rand, and the Previews Exclusive Salt Vampire figure - $59.99

-- MARVEL SELECT UNMASKED BROWN COSTUME WOLVERINE, SET We are now offering an exclusive 'unmasked' version of the Marvel Select Brown Wolverine. Each figure is $24.99, or you can get both together and save $5 - take a look at all the wolverines here

-- MARVEL MINIMATES WAVE 27 - ULTIMATES This awesome set of minimates comes from the popular Ultimates series and contains one each of these two-packs: Ultimate Thor & Ultimate Iron Man, Ultimate Hulk & Ultimate Nick Fury, Ultimate Captain America & Ultimate SHIELD Agent plus the variant Ultimate World War II Captain America!

-- MARVEL MINIMATES WAVE 28 Another great wave priced at $24.99 - this set contains the following: Wolverine & Deadpool, Gambit & Psylocke, Skrull & Sabretooth plus the limited First Appearance Sabretooth variant.

-- GODFATHER MINIMATES BOX SET This very cool set gives you Don Vito and his three sons - priced at only $13.99 - check out Michael, Sonny, Fredo and Don Vito here

-- MARVEL SELECT KREE CAPTAIN MAR-VELL FIGURE See where the story of Captain Marvel began with the Silver Age favorite, Kree Mar-Vell! Featuring the future super hero as he first appeared in 1967's Marvel Super-Heroes #12, this seven-inch sculpt depicts the classic Kree Armor worn by Captain Marvel after his arrival on the planet Earth and includes a deluxe base featuring Mar-Vell's crashed spacecraft.

DC DIRECT - APRIL PREORDERS Another great looking round of products from DC Direct including more figures, busts, statues, and large scale statues. See the list below for links to all the new product:

-- GREEN LANTERN BLACKEST NIGHT SERIES 2 SET, SINGLES Following up the wildly popular first series of figures, this set includes one each of Black Lantern Martian Manhunter, Indigo, Green Lantern John Stewart, Sinestro Corps Member Kryb. The set is priced at $59.99

-- BATMAN FAMILY BUILD-A-SCENE PART 2 - NIGHTWING & HUNTRESS Grab all 3 parts of this statue to build an even larger and cooler diorama - preorder price is $25 below msrp at $124.99

-- GREEN LANTERN 1/4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE DC unveils its fourth entry into the 1/4 scale Museum Quality Statue line. The Green Lantern is joined by Ch'P and is priced $65 under MSRP

-- HEROES OF THE DCU GREEN ARROW BUST This should be one of the taller busts in the DCU series thanks to the protruding longbow - preorders available at $59.99

-- WOMEN OF THE DC U VIXEN BUST Vixen looks great in here yellow outfit and is a nice addition to this series, preorders are available now at $46.99

-- BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE - ED MCGUINNESS Another cool entry into the expansive B&W lineup - take a look here

-- COVER GIRLS BLACK CANARY STATUE The Cover Girls line has been one of the most popular DC lines we've carried, they've added another beauty to the series at $84.99

-- ZATANNA 1/6 SCALE FIGURE Complete with tophat and fishnet stockings, Zatanna stands at 13" tall and is up for preorder at $84.99

EVANGELION - COOL GIRL KATSURAGI MISATO A cool import from Takara - Katsuragi is limited to 700 pieces and is up for preorder now at $224.99

FURYU TERMINATOR REAL FIGURE T-600, T-600 DAMAGED, SKULL HEAD Our first offerings from the Japanese company, Furyu, are now up for preorder at $19.99 each. Choose from T-600, T-600 Battle Damaged, and T-600 Skull Head

BACK TO THE FUTURE DIE-CAST 7" DELOREANS More new offerings from Furyu, these BTTF cars are quite a bit smaller than the cool version Diamond will be releasing soon. Each 7" car is priced at $19.99 and there are different versions for each of the three movies.

BRUCE LEE 1/6 SCALE REAL MASTERPIECE FISTS OF FURY FIGURE We are now buying directly from Enterbay and are proud to offer the Fists of Fury version of Bruce Lee - Preorders are a bit pricey at $319.99 each, but it should be an awesome figure

CINEMA OF FEAR TINY TERRORS SERIES 1 Mezco adds a new format to honor three of the greatest slashers around. Freddy, Jason, and Leatherface are each available in a format similar to the Star Wars 'Galactic Hero' line - $12.99 per set.

CINEMA OF FEAR 3-3/4" FIGURES SERIES 1 Another great new format from Mezco - Jason, Freddy, and Leatherface are available in 3.75" size at $27.99 per set.

LITTLE BIG PLANET FIGURES Reach into the magical world of LittleBigPlanet and bring SackBoy to life! Packed with interchangeable and customizable accessories. The only thing possibly more fun is the game! The first wave is priced at $34.99

LIVING DEAD DOLLS SERIES 18 This series will have a Halloween theme - Names and details have not been finalized but the assortment will contain: a ghoul, a vampire girl, a jester, a witch, and a skeleton. The set of 5 is priced at $99.99

LEGENDARY SCALE URUK-HAI BUST Another great looking large scale bust from Sideshow, this bruiser stands about 20" tall from base to sword and is priced at $189.99

12" INDIANA JONES IN GERMAN DISGUISE Indy looks great in Sideshow's latest 12" release, he comes with a variety of weapons including RPG and is priced at $86.99

ROYAL LADY DEATH RUBY EDITION STATUE Another beauty from C.S. Moore Studios - take a look at the white-skinned Ruby Edition here - $179.99 each

HALO ARBITER MINI BUST Gentle Giant continues its line of Halo 3 busts, the Arbiter looks great and is up for preorder at $49.99

STAR WARS SNOWTROOPER MINI BUST Another cool driver gets the bust treatment from Gentle Giant. Reserve your Snowtrooper now at $49.99

THE WIZARD OF OZ 1/6 & 1/3 SCALE BUSTS A variety of new busts have just gone up for preorder in various scales - check out the full selection here including: Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Witch of the West, Flying Monkey and more

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION H.R. GIGER PRINTS It's time to get more Giger into your collection, these high-end prints are signed by Giger and range from $275 to $370. Artwork includes Daemon, Biomechanoid, and ELP

"TIME FOR A CHANGE" OBAMA PRINT - REGULAR & ARTIST SIGNED The iconic image from Alex Ross is now available in print form. They are priced at $19.99 for the regular version and $34.99 for the signed version.

STAR TREK WALL MURALS What a great idea from York Wallcoverings - these Star Trek murals are room sized and can become an awesome backdrop for your collection room(s), or just spruce up the home office - Take a look at the different sizes & images here