June 15, 2007 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PREORDERS:
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FOUR HORSEMEN - FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE: We've just listed our latest exclusive! The Helm of Xaanm is a beastly warthog warrior from the Seventh Kingdom. This piece is limited to only 500 pieces worldwide and has been moving quickly, so don't miss out - preorder price is $29.99. There are 8 other figures in this year's set from a variety of fan and retail sites. FantasticExclusive.com has more info.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - WAVE 6: Another beauty from The Four Horsemen, this set features Battle Armor He-Man, Mosquitor, and Jitsu. We've opened preorders on all the previous waves. This is one of the coolest lines ever - preorders are up now at $57.99

2 METER OPTIMUS PRIME STATUE: An immense piece made by a company called 86 Hero in Hong Kong - the 2 Meter prime is limited to only 200 pieces worldwide and is licensed by Hasbro. The price tag is a bit steep at 4 grand, but it would be great for storefronts, home theaters, or as part of an ultimate shrine to Prime. Please see the listing for additional details.

STAR WARS MARA JADE LIGHTSABER: Master Replicas brings us an extremely limited new LE Lightsaber. The Mara Jade saber is signed by the model who portrayed her originally, and only 750 pieces will be produced. Preorders have been listed at $364.99

SPIDERMAN - TONNER CHARACTER FIGURES: Mary Jane gets a new figure in her Waitress outfit. This figure is up for preorder at $89.99 and is the 5th figure in Tonner's Spider-Man lineup

RESIDENT EVIL 10TH - WAVE 2: NECA continues its excellent work with a new wave of retro Res-Evil figures. We now have images for this awesome set of 5 figures - all of which are monsters - $59.99 for the set.

AXIS OF EVIL 5-PACK: Super Rad Toys & Plasticgod takes a fun look at what generally is not a fun topic. The Axis of Evil 5-pack includes Bush, Blair, Hussein, Bin Laden, and Kim - all set in 5" scale and limited to only 500 pieces

CYBORG 009: Two new figures from Chrono Gate - Cyborg 003 - Francoise Arnoul PVC Figure and Cyborg 009-1 - Mylene Hoffman are up for $79.99 each.

RUMBLE ROSES: From the exotic wrestling game, we have the lovely Dixie up for preorder at $57.99. This new figure from Yamato is a beauty!

STAR WARS FATHER'S DAY SET: A buyer was able to find a limited number of these exclusive sets for us. They won't be here in time for Father's Day, but should arrive shortly afterwards

KERBEROS - Takara brings us a new figure - Washio Midori In Protect Gear. This cool armored 12" figure is priced at $119.99 and is very nicely done.

HOT TOYS MILITARY - USMC II Marine Expeditionary Force - Special Operation Training Group has just been listed at $99.99. This figure comes with a huge list of accessories and looks very cool, Hot Toys is at the top of the market for accuracy and detail.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN - GX-06: Bandai continues to reissue long-gone Chogokin figures. The GX-06 will be arriving this summer and preorders have been listed at $144.99

STAR WARS R2-D2 SPEAKERS: Taito in Japan has come up with a very cool set of PC Speakers in the shape of your favorite droid. The set of two droids may vary in color, but they look to be fairly good sized with flip top speakers - $39.99 per pair.

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ROCKY V & VI: Another cool new wave from Jakks has just arrived, this one is in stock by the case for $109.99, or by the set of 6 figures for $59.99. Figures include: Tommy Gunn, 2 versions of Rocky Balboa, Mason Dixon, Mike Tyson,and Michael Buffer.

ROCKY GLOVE REPLICAS: A new prop set from Diamond Select Toys, These gloves come in a handy display box with background, and are in stock for $10 under MSRP at $139.99

HARRY POTTER - ORDER OF THE PHOENIX: NECA's second wave of 7" figures is now in stock - we have sets of 4 at $59.99 and a bunch of spare Harry & Sirius Black at $10.99 and $11.99 respectively

ART OF SHUNYA YAMASHITA: Two great items are in stock - Mirei-San is available for $37.99 and Shii is in stock for $42.99. Check out these two and the rest of this popular line here.

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Hannibal Lecter was one of the most evil characters to set foot on screen, and this new figure captures him directly after his famous dining incident. In stock for $13.99

MATTEL'S DC SUPER FRIENDS: This fun line features the big name DC heroes in child-friendly sculpts. Batman, Superman, and The Flash are all in stock along with the nifty My First Batmobile and several other vehicles.

RESERVOIR DOGS 5-PACK: Get all the key characters from this dark and brutal film for $46.99. Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Pink, and Mr. Brown. Each figures is highly detailed and comes with a gun, sunglasses, base, and more!

ARMORED CORE MODEL KITS: Two more cool kits have just arrived - the Dual Face and Close Combat kits are in stock for $26.99 and $23.99 respectively. We also have some add-on parts kits #10, #11, #12 in stock now at $5.99 each.

MARVEL STATUES & BUSTS: We've restocked around 50 different Diamond Select Marvel Statues & Busts - take a look at this menu to see some of the many items now available again.

DIRTY DETENTION GIRLS - The new Heather Hartlace 10" statue from Stolle Art is now in stock for $114.99. This has been quite a popular piece - check it out.

STARGATE ASCENSION 2-PACK: This cool 2-pack features Daniel & Anubus, we have it listed at $5 under MSRP at $24.99 and limited stock is available

BOWEN THOR STATUE: This is yet another truly nice statue from Bowen, Thor is sure to sell out quickly and we have a few left in stock at $194.99