July 1, 2008 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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BBTS SHARED EXCLUSIVES - GI JOE: COBRA DESERT & ARCTIC ASSAULT SQUADS We are now able to announce these new shared exclusive sets, and your COBRA armies will never be the same! The two new sets, the COBRA Desert and Arctic Assault Squads, each have seven figures dressed appropriately for their environment along with all of the accessories they might need. Take a look at the pics from the two sets, and place your order today!

HOT TOYS 1:6 BATMAN BATMOBILE "THE TUMBLER", BAT-POD Hot Toys is releasing 1:6 scale vehicles from the Batman movies to go with their Movie Masterpiece figures. The Bat-Pod vehicle from the new movie is made for the new Dark Knight Movie Masterpiece Batman, and the Tumbler Batmobile is the perfect fit for the Original Costume Batman Movie Masterpiece figure. Due to the huge size of these items, our import costs and retail pricing are quite high - but these look to be the ultimate Batman collectibles.

GUITAR HERO MCFARLANE FIGURES From the fantastic game franchise come these new figures by McFarlane Toys. The first wave includes the God of Rock, along with leather-covered Lars Umlaut, rocker Axel Steel and punker Johnny Napalm. These figures come with interchangeable guitars, so any character can rock out with any guitar.

HOT TOYS 1:6 BATMAN IN NEW DARK KNIGHT COSTUME Hot Toys' newest Movie Masterpiece figure is Batman in his new costume from this summer's "Batman: The Dark Knight." This 1:6 scale figure fits in great with the previous Batman Movie Masterpiece releases, and is the perfect figure for the Hot Toys Bat-Pod, listed below.

MEDICOM RAH DARK KNIGHT BATMAN & JOKER Medicom is bringing new Real Action Heroes of the hero and villain of the new "Batman: The Dark Knight" movie. These 1:6 scale figures will contain a variety of accessories, and should have good sculpts. These are priced at $159.99 each.

PREDATOR ON HORSE STATUE This statue of a Predator Warrior atop his Alien-hybrid looking steed is the first release of this figure outside of Japan. Sideshow Toy will be importing this statue in the first quarter of next year, so take a look and place your order today!

NECA'S BIONIC COMMANDO NATHAN SPENCER FIGURE NECA is creating this figure based on the new version of Bionic Commando in the works. For those who don't go back that far, the original Bionic Commando was an 8-bit games from the arcade and Nintendo in the eighties, who fought to protect the world from Adolf Hitler's disembodied brain. Now, he'll be back, with upgraded power - get your figure ordered now!

INDIANA JONES WAVE 4 - CASE & SET The newest wave of Indiana Jones figures come from the "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" film. This wave includes a new Indy along with Short Round, Willie Scott, Temple Guard, Temple Thug and Mola Ram. We also have the case assortment available, also listed under the Indiana Jones toys.

HELLBOY 2 - LIFE SIZED HELLBOY BUST Straight from the new movie comes this life-sized bust of Hellboy himself. Sculpted in the likeness of Hellboy actor Ron Perlman, this bust is over two feet tall and would be the centerpiece of any Hellboy collection.

LOTR - MORIA ORC PREMIUM FORMAT FIGURE This 19" tall figure of one of the Orcs of Moria that menaced the Fellowship of the Ring in the Mines, this bloodthirsty fellow is clad in full orc armor, with curved sword and jagged shield at the ready. Sideshow's Premium Format figures are popular figures with collectors, so get your pre-order in today.

"20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA" NAUTILUS REPLICA Due to customer requests, this reproduction is a re-release of the original 1000 piece run on this replica. The new run is 500 pieces (1001-1500) and individually numbered. The detail on this ship must be seen to be believed, and the ship includes a detachable skiff and mirrored blue base.

BRAVE GOHKIN GAKEEN The newest entry in the Brave Gohkin line is the title robot from Magne Robo Gakeen. Gakeen is set to release in August and is to include a wide variety of extras and accessories.

REVOLTECH FULL DRILLIZED GURREN LAGANN This new Revoltech is similar to the original release, only this time he's covered by a large number of offensive drill spikes all over his armor. This powered-up form of the Gurren Lagann combo will look great next to the original, or in any Gurren Lagann collection.

REVOLTECH FULL METAL PANIC LAEVATEIN This mech is named for a weapon that appeared in an old Norse Edda, said to be able to kill the ageless bird at the top of Yggdasil. Created for Sousuke Sagara, now you'll be able to have one of these for your collection!

REVOLTECH FRAULEIN REI AYANAMI - BANDAGED VERSION This new NGE Revoltech Fraulein figure shows Rei wounded and bandaged after one of her battles with the Angels. This variant may well count as an iconic version of the character, as she seems to spend as much time bandaged as she does healthy.

RAH YOUNG INDIANA JONES Continuing their Indiana Jones line, Medicom is now soliciting the newest figure, Young Indiana Jones. Based on River Phoenix's portrayal of Indy from the beginning of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," this figure should be shipping out later this year.

HELLSING S&D AWAITING - RED SDCC EXCLUSIVE This new version is the same sculpt as the original "Awaiting" figure of Alucard in a chair, but redone in a new color scheme, giving Alucard a chance to lounge in red. Grab this exclusive today!

SUPERSIZED XTREME DFORM STATUES Hollywood Collectibles has announced that the next five of their Xtreme Dform statues will be supersized to 9" tall. We've got pre-orders listed for them now - we've got Chucky from "Child's Play," the T-800 and Endoskeleton from "Terminator 2," John Rambo and Robocop all ready to order.

SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC WAVE 3 CASE This new case includes a number of figures and new recolors. We're not sure exactly what will be in the case assortment, but it will include one or more of Spider-Man, Black Costume Spider-Man, Venom, Carnage, Iron Spider-Man, Green Goblin and more.

BERTIE THE PIPEBOMB Artist Ashley Wood and Bigshot Toyworks have teamed up to bring this creative new figure to the collector's market. Bertie the Pipebomb comes in Dirty Deeds black or Desert Combat tan, has 46 points of articulation and loads of accessories.

SOUL CALIBUR 3 IVY STATUE This Ivy statue from Enterbain is listed as Alternate Color, and Ivy's armor is gold with pearly cloth and her whip has a green accent jewel at the crossbar. The statue is 1/6 scale, and would be a great gift for any fan of the game - especially with SC4 right around the corner!

GURREN LAGANN KAMINA & YO-KO FIGURES In the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kamina is the dreamer who recruits young protagonist Simon into his Gurren Brigade to reach the surface, and Yo-ko is a marksman who uses her firearms to help Simon and Kamina. Now both of these characters will get figures courtesy of Eye Up, and they will be available this November.

ALIEN WARRIOR VCD A follow-up to Medicom's original Alien VCD (still on the way), this one is mostly black, with silver nails and teeth, and a black opaque skull. The Alien Warrior is scheduled to get here in the 4th quarter of this year.

SAW 4 - SAW PUPPET From the newest movie in the franchise comes Medicom's new Saw Puppet Vinyl figure. This figure has articulation at every sculpted joint, making it like two toys in one. Don't miss out on this movie collectible.

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TRANSFORMERS ENCORE OMEGA SUPREME Our shipment of the newest Encore Transformer is here - Omega Supreme! This huge transformer was the Autobot's transportation on space-based missions, as well as a powerful line of defense for the Ark. This new release has all of the bells and whistles of the original - in stock now at $114.99

TF BINALTECH BT-19 BLUESTREAK & BT-20 SPEED VERSION SILVER MEISTER We've also received our shipment of the newest Binaltechs out of Japan. Bluestreak is redone here in a pure blue paintjob, without all of the decals and designs that marked his original Binaltech release(s). Meister, or Jazz as he's known in the States, is redone here, not only in a silver paintjob, but also using some of the alterations from the Laserwave version of this Mazda mold - $59.99 each for these die-cast beauties.

WARCRAFT DELUXE PALADIN Our shipment of Deluxe Draenei Paladin Vindicator Maraad has just gotten in. This World of Warcraft character is a huge blue-skinned humanoid with cloven hooves and a giant purple mace/fammer. We're sure that fans of Warcraft and World of Warcraft will love this figure, and he's priced at only $24.99!

DARK KNIGHT DELUXE JOKER We've re-upped our inventory on this one - the first shipment flew out of here like it had wings! This great figure continues to be the best seller of all of the new movie toys, even before we're able to enjoy Heath Ledger's performance of the classic villain. Get yours today!

DARK KNIGHT BUSTS These two new DC Direct busts from the upcoming movie are in stock now and ready to go. Batman is dressed in his new costume, and the Joker is flashing his hand of cards at the audience. Get your order in for these new Batman collectibles today!

HELLBOY 2 FIGURES We've just received our first shipment of Mezco's figures and busts from the new Hellboy movie releasing in a couple of weeks. We've got sets of six that include Liz Sherman, Johann Krauss, Abe Sapien, Prince Nuada, Wink, and Hellboy himself. Our shipment had its Hellboy figures split 50:50 between the Big Baby Shotgun version with black t-shirt and cigar, and the sword version with scowl and no t-shirt. These will ship randomly with your set.

HELLBOY 2 BUSTS We've also received our shipment of rotocast mini busts from Mezco. There's the Hellboy mini bust that has Big Red in a standard scowl, and also the Right Hand of Doom rotocast mini bust, by itself on its base. Order yours today, at only $25.99 each!

CLASSICS ASTROTRAIN Another shipment of Transformers Classics Astrotrain has just arrived, and we've got them ready to go. This 'classic' triple-changer has received an upgrade to his vehicular forms, along with an attitude adjustment to a more aggressive and warlike posture.

TRENDMASTERS VOLTRON We've managed to dig up a few more of these great Trendmaster sets from 1997. Each set contains all five Lions with their individual weapons, as well as Voltron's Blazing Sword and Shield. Don't miss out on these vintage sets!

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: Over 1000 new items have been listed since the last newsletter - so be sure to check out the single quantity vintage/retail items here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=1014
and also the individually graded vintage items here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/productlist.aspx?browse=1&mode=vintage&list=recent