March 13, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

GI JOE SWORDS: Museum Replicas will be releasing two very cool life sized swords - The Sword of Snake Eyes and The Sword of Storm Shadow, these items are each limited to 2500 pieces and we have them listed well below the MSRP at $159.99 each. Each weapon captures the essense of the
character quite well.

WWE WRESTLING: We've just listed a ton of new preorders for the Jakks Pacific wrestling lineup for 2006. We have very reasonable pricing on all the upcoming sets of figures including: Ruthless Aggression, Pay Per View Series, Ring Giants, Adrenaline 2-Packs, Rings, Role Play, Ring Rage and more! We'll have a comprehensive WWE selection going forward.

SILVER AGE SUPERMAN: DC Direct will be releasing the Silver Age Superman set of 5 in May - this set is available to preorder at $59.99 and includes a variety of classic characters, and a monkey!

1/48 MACROSS: Yamato will release a repainted version of its very popular Armored Parts set - the Low Visibility Armored Parts are up for preorder at $129.99 and this is a limited edition release.

1/4 SCALE SPIDER-MAN: Another great premium format release from Sideshow, this large figure shows Spider-Man crouched and about to release a web - preorder now below the MSRP at $234.99

FINAL FANTASY VIII: Three new figures from Square Enix are now up for preorder at $21.99 including Selphie, Squall, and Rinoa.

JAWS MAQUETTE: Sideshow will be producing only 250 pieces of this beautiful lunker - The maquette will weigh in at nearly 20 pounds and has row after row of sharp pointy teeth. Pre-order now under the MSRP.

TERMINATOR 2: Sideshow will release a variety of Bobble Head figures as well as two new 12" figures later this year. 12" figures include Arnold as the T-800 and the very tough T-1000. Bobble Heads include the main cast of characters for only $12.99 each.

BLUE BOX 1:18 VEHICLES: A few new listings for upcoming BBI items, the 1/18 Apache, F-18 Hornet, and P-51 Mustang are now up for order.

WOLVERINE COMIQUETTE: The Iron Man Comiquette has pre-sold-out, so don't miss out on this equally impressive Wolverine version - preorders available for $174.99.

CORPSE BRIDE: 5 more imported Collection Dolls have been listed including the Piano Box Doll Set, Scraps, Skeleton Girl & Boy, Pastor Galswells, and Elder Gutknecht.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: A stunning new 1/4 scale Premium Format Buffy will be released by Sideshow, it captures her well and is priced at $229.99 - We also have the "You're Welcome" Cordelia Exclusive up for order at $14.99

FRIDAY THE 13TH: The Jason Vorhees Final Chapter 12" figure from Sideshow is now available to preorder at $41.99, another nice release for the Jason faithful.

R.LEE ERMEY: More foul mouthed action from your favorite drill sergeant. The P.T. version and Dress Blues version are each available at $41.99

ANGEL: Sideshow's 12" Angel from the TV Series - $41.99

SCARFACE: Final Battle Scarface 12" figure with sound - $41.99