April 1, 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 some new preorders and a ton of great new arrivals. We've had truck after truck the last few days so there are a ton of great new items in stock.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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GI JOE HALL OF HEROES Hasbro put the assortment of this case up to a vote and over 75,000 people voted their favorites into the mix. Each figure features updated paint and/or accessories - the Viper for example comes with a chrome face mask instead of silver, the B.A.T. comes with a different backpack, and Storm Shadow goes sleeveless. The packaging is also greatly improved. The pictures on our site do not do them justice, each card has gold foil trim and the collector box that holds each card looks great. The full set of 10 is in stock at $109.99 and singles of all figures are also available.

DC UNIVERSE SERIES 7 - ATOM SMASHER WAVE The seventh series of DCU figures is now in stock, most singles are priced at $13.99, and the set of 7 is available at $89.99. The set of seven gets you all the pieces needed to build Atom Smasher. Variants of Booster Gold and Big Barda are available as well. If you order a set as well as a variant, we'll make sure you get one of each version of Big Barda and Booster Gold.

TRANSFORMERS ENCORE #15 CASSETTE BIG MISSION SET The latest release from Takara is now in stock for $47.99. This nice little box set includes one each of new reissues Eject, Rewind, as well as versions of Ravage and Laserbeak. G1 versions of Eject and Rewind are often in bad shape, so get a fresh pair of them here.

MP-08 GRIMLOCK - GOING FAST These are sold out in Japan and we won't be able to get anymore of them, so if you are planning on an MP-08, we would advise ordering within the next few weeks - in stock now at $143.99

300 - PREMIUM FORMAT LEONIDAS This very cool 21" statue of 300's protagonist is in stock now at 259.99. He is adorned with red cape, spear, and a shield riddled with arrows.

GORMITI RESTOCK - STARTER PACK, 4-PACK SETS, 2-PACK SETS This hot new game sold out very quickly the first time around, we've just now been able to get a refill of starters and boosters. Take a look here

TRANSFORMERS G1 JETFIRE BUST Diamond Select's new bust is in stock now at $49.99 - Jetfire is limited to 1000 pieces and features his photon missile launcher and a decorative base.

DC UNIVERSE MASKLESS BATMAN BEYOND & SONIC ARM CYBORG EXCLUSIVE SET Even more DCU items have just arrived. This pair of figures was previously a store exclusive. The pair is in stock now at $29.99

DISNEY TRANSFORMER BLACK & WHITE MICKEY The full color version of Mickey sold out instantly, but here is a chance to get the mold in a monotone color scheme. The figure is fairly detailed for being relatively small and is available now at $44.99

STAR WARS CLONE WARS ANIMATED WAVE 5 A nice looking wave that includes Padme, Space Clone Trooper,Magna Guard Droid, Jar Jar (Jedi Robe), Battle Droid (Jet Pack), Clone Trooper (New Deco - Green), Kit Fisto. Sets, Singles & Cases are available

STAR WARS BUILD-A-DROID WAVE 5 INTERNET EXCLUSIVE CASE This case gives you one 2x Space Trooper and one each of 10 other figures from wave 5. Parts to build extra droids are included and the case is in stock now at $99.99

TRANSFORMERS MP-02/MP-04 ACCESSORY SET - CLEAR VERSION This set is limited to only 500 pieces and features clear versions of Rollar, Magnus Gun, and gas pump - in stock now at $34.99

C-19 CLASSICS MINIBOT SPY TEAM Takara brings us a cool multi-pack of Universe Legends figures in import packaging. This set contains Cosmos, Warpath, and Wheelie, with differing paint versions.

ROGUE 16" COMIQUETTE Sideshow was able to get a few more of the Rogue Comiquette for us and we don't expect them to last long. This statue is 16" tall and priced at $144.99 - take a look here

WOLVERINE MOVIE FIGURES SERIES 2 The second set of movie figures is now in stock, we have full cases at $99.99, and also sets of the 4 new figures at $34.99. New figures include: Logan with Bone Claws, Logan with Jacket,Sabertooth (black outfit), and Deadpool

FORCE FX LIGHTSABERS - OBI-WAN, DARTH VADER, LUKE (BLUE) We've restocked all the Hasbro Force FX Lightsabers, Luke is available at $109.99 and all the rest are $99.99

MARVEL SUPERHERO SQUAD 2009 WAVE 2 - CASE, SET, SINGLES Another all-new wave of figures from Hasbro is now in stock. The set of 4 is priced at $34.99 - it includes: Ben Reilly Spider-Man & Bullseye, Spider-Man & Tigra, Thorbuster Iron Man & Thor, Human Torch & Silver Surfer

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HOT TOYS DX-01 JOKER - "PERS" EYE SYSTEM Just when you thought figures could simply not get any cooler, Hot Toys has somehow raised the bar even higher. The new MMSDX-01 Joker figure features the police Uniform as well as his standard outfit, many extra hands, grenades on a string, and other accessories. The coolest feature is their new Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS) - this allows you change the position of the eyes within each figure's head for the ultimate end-display purposes. We have the MMSDX-01 Joker listed preliminarily at $174.99, once we know final pricing we may be able to adjust downwards slightly.

MARVEL UNIVERSE 3-3/4" SERIES 4 Hasbro has just unveiled the next wave of the extremely popular 3.75" Marvel lineup. This assortment adds Red Hulk, Moon Knight, Hobgoblin, Union Jack, and Blade. Sets, Singles and Cases are available here

HOT TOYS JOKER & BATMAN RESTOCK We are happy to announce that we'll be able to restock the Hot Toys Joker (original version), Joker - Bank Robbery Version, and Batman - Dark Knight Suit. Preorders have been opened at $149.99 to $159.99 - if you missed them before, here is another chance

IRON MAN MOVIE MARK II HELMET REPLICA This piece is limited to only 250 pieces worldwide and we were able to secure what remaining stock from Museum Replicas had on hand. Only 10 pieces are left for preorder at $369.99 each - and they will be arriving within a week.

SUPERHERO SQUAD 2009 SERIES 3 The latest wave of Superhero Squad figures features these all-new 2-packs: Spider-Man & Green Goblin, Black Costume Spider-Man & Iron Fist, Wolverine & Bishop, Deathlok & Iron Man 2020

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS 2009 WAVE 2 More new Spider-Man figures - this set of 7 features Black Costume Spider-Man, Underwater Mission Spider-Man, Classic Spider-Man (Red/Black), Classic Spider-Man (Red/Blue), Carnage, Venom III, and Juggernaut

GI JOE RECON WAYPOINT 12" FIGURE ENVIRONMENT WITH TIMBER Sideshow has put together a cool new display base environment that features Timber and room to display a few of their upcoming 12" GI Joe figures. Take a look here - it is priced at $124.99 and looks quite cool

LEGOLAS PREMIUM FORMAT FIGURE The Legolas Premium Format figure is a stunning 1:4 scale museum quality piece. Legolas warily moves forward through the Mines of Moria, bow at the ready, prepared to defend against attacking Orcs. Each figure is cast in high-quality polystone, hand-finished and hand-painted, dressed in a stunning replica of the costume. Preorders available at $269.99

STAR WARS CLONE WARS FIGURES WAVE 6 We don't have any images of the new figures yet - but take a look at the case listing here for info on the latest wave of Animated figures

MCFARLANE SPORTS PICKS - Quite a few new lines are available now:

-- NHL SPORTSPICKS SERIES 22 (2009 WAVE 2)

-- NHL SPORTSPICKS SERIES 23 (2009 WAVE 3)

-- NHL SPORTSPICKS LEGENDS SERIES 08

-- NHL SPORTSPICKS MONTREAL CENTENNIAL TWO-PACK

-- NBA SPORTSPICKS LEGENDS SERIES 5

-- NBA SPORTSPICKS SERIES 17 (2009 WAVE 2)

BRAVE GOKIN 23 - EX TETSU KYOJIN New Mecha from CM's Corporation - preorders available at $189.99

BRAVE GOKIN 25 - GAOGAIGAR VERSION 2 Another large sized GaoGaiGar figure - this one is up for preorder at $219.99