March 2014 News

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Spring Sale - 7000+ Items! The Walking Dead, Aliens, DBZ, Sideshow, Transformers, Imports at Big Bad Toy Store

Big Bad Toy Store

March 31, 2014 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

SPRING CLEANING SALE - PRICES REDUCED ON 7000+ ITEMS!
Each of the three lists contains a variety of highlighted items as well as links to the full 7000+ item clearance menus. Part 1 contains Transforming Toys, Star Wars and GI Joe figures, Part 2 has figures from DC and Marvel, and Part 3 is full of movie, television and video game figures. There are a ton of great deals on a wide variety of items!
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=15560

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THE WALKING DEAD TV SERIES DELUXE 10" FIGURE - RICK GRIMES
Sheriff Rick Grimes will soon join Daryl Dixon as the next 10" Deluxe figure. He is listed at $32.99, $7 off the MSRP.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=MCF14135&mode=re...

THE WALKING DEAD TV SERIES 06 - CASE, SET, SINGLES

Coupon: 20% Off at Toys'R'Us

March 30, 2014 - Last week, a postcard from Toys'R'Us arrived in our mailbox with a coupon for 25% off your in-store purchase when you use your 'R'Us credit card. It also had a url to share!

Go to http://toysrus.com/friends to get a printable coupon for 20% off your regular (and sale) priced purchase at Toys'R'Us and Babies'R'Us. The coupon is good March 30 to April 5.

You can use code FRIEND20 at the checkout if you prefer to shop online.

Save 20% at HasbroToyShop.com

March 2014 - An email newsletter from http://HasbroToyShop.com included a coupon code!

Use code FRIENDS14 to save 20% off your entire purchase and get free shipping on most items.

The fine print at the bottom of the email excludes a few of the fun things you might be interested in buying:

20% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING WITH NO MINIMUM PURCHASE
20% off and Free Standard Shipping on HasbroToyShop.com orders of most products currently for sale on HasbroToyShop.com. Discount applies to pre-tax and pre-shipping amount. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer excludes purchases of HasbroToyShop.com exclusives, Gift Cards, PLAYSKOOL SESAME STREET BIG HUGS ELMO Toy & MONOPOLY RHODE ISLAND EDITION Game. Other exclusions may apply. Valid while supplies last. No rain checks. Not valid on previous orders. Offer may expire or be withdrawn without notice due to error, fraud or unforeseen circumstances. Offer valid in U.S. only. Void where prohibited. Subject to terms and conditions of use and HasbroToyShop.com policies. Offer expires April 7, 2014, at 11:59 PM (ET).
©2014 HASBRO. All Rights Reserved.

The Batman 75 Sweepstakes

March 2014 - DC has a new contest online, The Batman 75 Sweepstakes.

There is just a single prize package in this contest... but it is loaded with Batman goodies! To be more specific, the official rules for the contest describe the prize as:

Dynamite Brings Creators and Exclusives To Emerald City Comicon 2014

Dynamite Brings Creators and Exclusives To Emerald City Comicon 2014

March 27, 2014, Mt. Laurel, NJ - Kicking off our 10th Anniversary Celebration in style and premiering at this special Comic Con - Dynamite is proud to announce their creative guest line-up for this weekend's Emerald City Comicon, along with an ECCC convention exclusive, a talent-packed signing schedule and a panel which will spotlight some of the industry's most beloved creators.

Dark Horse Announces Emerald City Comicon 2014 Schedule

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES EMERALD CITY COMICON 2014 SCHEDULE!

March 2014 - MILWAUKIE, OR - Dark Horse Comics is headed to the Pacific Northwest's foremost, fastest growing and sold out pop culture convention – Emerald City Comicon.

Join us for signings at booth #206! All signings are free. Free signing cards or comics with each signing while supplies last.

Comics featuring ECCC exclusive variant covers are $5.00 each and available in limited quantities. Ten per person each day. All proceeds from the ECCC variant of The Witcher will benefit Sharon and Stan Sakai.

SIGNING SCHEDULE

Friday, March 28

11:00 AM - MIND MGMT, STAR WARS: REBEL HEIST - Matt Kindt
12:00 PM - SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND #1 EMERALD CITY COMICON VARIANT - Jenny Frison

1:00 PM - COLDER - Paul Tobin

2:00 PM - DREAM THIEF - Jai Nitz
- NEVER ENDING Adam Knave and D. J. Kirkbride

Reedpop Launches BookCon in NYC

REEDPOP TURNS A NEW PAGE IN LIVE EVENT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS WITH LAUNCH OF BOOKCON: WHERE BOOKS AND POP CULTURE COLLIDE

Unique First-of-Its-Kind Event Pairs Best-Selling Authors and Hollywood Heavyweights Including Amy Poehler, Martin Short, John Grisham, and Stan Lee in New York City on May 31

NORWALK, CT – March 26, 2014 – ReedPOP, the world's largest producer of pop culture events, is writing a new page in the world of experiential events with the launch of BookCon – a one-of-a-kind interactive consumer experience where books and pop-culture collide. Headlined by best-selling authors and the world's hottest Hollywood talent, BookCon will bring books to life through a series of panels, podcasts, author Q&A's, quiz shows, and more. Its introduction continues ReedPOP's innovation in the live event space and marks the third show that the company will host in New York City this year. BookCon will debut during BookExpo America (BEA), the number one book and author event in the United States, in New York City on May 31 at the Javits Center.

Power Lords Packaged Images

March 2014 - Four Horsemen - We got in packaged samples of the upcoming Power Lords releases and although there are a few minor tweaks here and there to be made, we think these things are looking amazing and we're really looking forward to hearing your opinions as well. We just sent our responses back and they're going into full production now, so it won't be long...

Pictured below are Adam Power, Lord Power, Ggripptogg, Ggrabbtargg and the Ggrapptikk Trooper – all fully painted and in the usual Four Horsemen collector friendly blister card (the figures can be removed from the cards for play, and then replaced back on the cards for packaged display).

Toy Pizza: Episode 8

March 2014 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode up!

Click here to check it out! This episode features Call of Duty from Mega Bloks and a Gundam model kit. There's also a contest!

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