Raving Toy Maniac

Halloween Never Ends With New Walking Dead and Universal Monsters Toys from DST!

November 7, 2012 - Think Halloween is over? It's not over! Halloween can never die! That's why this Wednesday – a.k.a. New Toy Day – will bring four more horror-themed collectibles that the month of October could not contain! Check out what Diamond Select Toys has brought back from the grave, and then dig them up at your local comic book shop or specialty toy store!

Universal Monsters Black-and-White Legacy Series 2 Box Set

Eat the Dead! The Walking Dead Silicone Tray and Gelatin Mold Coming Soon

November 2012 - Whether you love the comic book, the TV show or the taste of human flesh in your mouth, it's never been a better time to be a Walking Dead fan! The third season is a winner, and the comic book is still going strong after 100 issues, which means there's an opportunity almost every week for us to immerse ourselves in the zombie apocalypse. Luckily, Diamond Select Toys has come up with a couple of officially licensed kitchen items that will add a little something-something to that new comic book or episode.

November 2012 - Funko has announced four Wacky Wobblers based on The Walking Dead tv series: Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, and the RV Walker. All four should be shipping to stores in mid-December.

Diamond Select Toys Celebrates Halloween ComicFest with a Horde of Horror Toys!

November 1, 2012 - Happy Halloween! Over the past few years, Diamond Select has established itself as the preeminent purveyor of horror toys, and this Halloween they're pulling out all the stops! In addition to a black-and-white Walking Dead Minimates two-pack that's exclusively available at comic stores participating in Halloween ComicFest, they have a horde of haunted merchandise that's available in comic shops everywhere!

At comic shops and specialty stores now:
Alice: Madness Returns Select Figures Series 1
Mad Monster Party Figures Series 1
Munsters Select Eddie and Marilyn Figures
Muntsters Family Black-and-White Figure Box Set
Munsters Minimates Black-and-White Munster Koach with Hot Rod Herman
Universal Monsters Hunchback of Notre Dame Minimates Box Set

In Stores This Week: Mad Monster Party, Universal Monsters and The Munsters

October 23, 2012 - One more week until Halloween, and Diamond Select Toys has turned up the terror on New Toy Day! This week, they're shipping plenty of horror-themed items to comic shops across America, as well as a new issue of the Battle Beasts comic book from IDW, so check in with your local store to see what they're getting!

Mad Monster Party Select Action Figure Assortment

In Stores This Week: X-Men Minimates, Universal Monsters and the Walking Dead

October 17, 2012 - It's New Toy Day at your local comic shop, which means you need to head down there and stake your claim on the latest action figures from Diamond Select Toys! This week brings Minimates, 7" action figures and retro-style figures based on Marvel Comics, Universal Monsters and the Walking Dead! It's exciting and horrifying at the same time!

Marvel Minimates Series 47: X-Men vs. Brood

On Sale This Week: Walking Dead Minimates and Universal Monsters' Metaluna Mutant!

October 10, 2012 - The horror! The horror! With Halloween fast approaching, Diamond Select's most blood-curdling products of the year are creeping into comic shops and specialty stores across the country! First up, arriving in stores this Wednesday are the first series of Walking Dead Minimates and the Universal Monsters Select figure of the Metaluna Mutant!

Universal Monsters Select: Metaluna Mutant

New Walking Dead and Universal Monsters Banks to Debut at NYCC

October 2012 - With New York Comic-Con falling just two weeks before Halloween, Diamond Select Toys wanted to have some special horror-themed product to offer visitors to their booth. So they took three of their upcoming vinyl bust banks -- a Walking Dead zombie and Universal's Frankenstein and the Creature from the Black Lagoon -- and made black-and-white editions based on the original source material!

ANDREW LINCOLN AND ADDITIONAL CAST MEMBERS OF THE WALKING DEAD TO APPEAR ON PANEL AT NEW YORK COMIC CON

Other Panelists Include Showrunner and Executive Producer Glenn Mazzara; Executive Producers Robert Kirkman and Gale Anne Hurd

Norwalk, CT, September 14, 2012: New York Comic Con (NYCC) officials have confirmed that a high profile panel focusing on season three of AMC's hit television series The Walking Dead will take place at this year's pop culture extravaganza. Cast members including Andrew Lincoln will be joined by showrunner and executive producer Glenn Mazzara as well as executive producers Robert Kirkman and Gale Anne Hurd. Moderated by Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick, The Walking Dead panel, which will take place in the IGN Theater on Saturday, October 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm, will include an exclusive clip from the premiere episode of season three.

September 5, 2012 - Funko has announced four new The Walking Dead POP! Vinyl figures available in late September: Sheriff Rick Grimes, Daryl, RV Walker, and Bicycle Girl.

Season 3 of The Walking Dead premieres on October 14th, so you could pick these up to watch with you! Also look for the exclusive versions (blood spattered figures and packaging):

• Harrison's Comics - Rick & Daryl
• Gemini Collectibles - RV Walker
• Diamond Comics - Bicycle Girl

Funko also plans to make Wacky Wobblers from The Walking Dead.