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STEPHEN HAWKING RECEIVES COMIC BOOK TREATMENT OF HIS LIFE STORY

May 2013 - Bluewater Productions newest comic book release this week tells the story of the physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking. Released today "Stephen Hawking: Riddles of Time & Space" features an illustrated version of his life story.

Stephen Hawking is one of the most brilliant minds of this century. Bluewater Productions is bringing you his life story in this unique comic book format. Find out all about the man the myth and the legend!

"Stephen Hawking: Riddles of Time & Space" is written by Michael Lent & Brian McCarthy with art by Zach Bassett. The comic book features a cover by Robert Aragon.

Southern Connection - JUNE RELEASES from outsmART originals

May 2013 - outsmART originals is proud to announce the release of 4 new t-shirt designs for June.

From Argentina is the new shirt design by Patricio Oliver aka PO! based on his globally popular Tenebrae mythos.

Also from Argentina, the design group known as Dgph Topo featuring their newest vinyl creation, Ultramole. The shirt will make way for the release of this highly anticipated vinyl figure.

From Brazil and part of the mega talented group of artists, Red Mutuca is the first release from Igor Smolii Migliano Ventura called Silence.

Newest GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® Title Presented to TOMY for World's Tallest Toy Train Track

TOMY set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for Tallest Toy Train Track, building tower that reached 17 feet 4 inches with innovative Chuggington StackTrack™, in front of hundreds of excited kids and their families on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

May 23, 2013 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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TEAM FORTRESS 2 BLU PYRO & DEMO - LIMITED EDITION
Just put up for preorder are the BLU versions of the Pyro and Demo characters from Team Fortress 2. They are listed at $21.99 each.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=neca%20fortress

DAFT PUNK S.H. FIGUARTS THOMAS, GUY-MANUEL
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk are the newest S.H. Figuarts figures to be announced. Each figure includes seven sets of alternate hands and is priced at $44.99.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=figuarts%20daft%20...

SUPER ALLOY 1/6 SCALE JUSTICE LEAGUE SUPERMAN

May 2013 - Funko has announced a new batch of 2.5-inch Mystery Minis, this time based on The Walking Dead.

Expect to see these blind-boxed cuties in stores around June 20th. This first series includes Daryl Dixon, Merle Dixon, and eight different zombies, including the Well Zombie that you can actually pull apart.

Variants include blood-spattered versions of the Dixon brothers, blood-spattered zombies, and glow-in-the-dark zombies. Check out the rarity scale below to find your favorite.

The Hulk Smashes Through the Ages in His Own Marvel Minimates Box Set!

May 2013 - Fans love the Marvel Minimates "Through the Ages" box sets because they offer a chance to collect some of the coolest alternate looks for the character featured in each set. But in Diamond Select's next box set, Hulk Through the Ages, you can collect four of the Hulk's coolest alternate personalities!

From Las Vegas enforcer Joe Fixit to futuristic despot The Maestro, from the peace-seeking Barbarian Hulk to the rage-filled Composite Hulk, the four Minimates in this set represent the Hulk at his best and worst, and thanks to the Hulk's unique psychiatric problems, each could be called a different character, and not just a costume change. (Although the Maestro does come with an interchangeable cape and helmet, while Joe Fixit has a interchangeable shirt and hair.)

Check out packaged photos below, and pre-order the set today at your local comic shop!

May 20, 2013 - Listed below are the toy (and child-related) recalls from this week; these links go to the official announcements on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.

- Powell Company Recalls Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs Due to Suffocation and Strangulation Hazards

- Deezo Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Zulily Due to Strangulation Hazard

May 16, 2013 - A late-night email from http://HasbroToyShop.com included a coupon code!

Use code SPRING2013 to save 20% off your entire purchase.

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

20% off on most orders at HasbroToyShop.com website toward the purchase of products currently available on the site. Discount applies to pre-tax and pre-shipping amount. Offer excludes purchases of HasbroToyShop.com exclusives, FURBY toy, and Fundraising Kits. Other exclusions may apply. This offer cannot be combined with any other coupon or offer. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Not valid on previous orders. Offer valid in contiguous U.S. only. Offer may expire without notice due to error, fraud or other unforeseen circumstances. Subject to terms and conditions of use and HasbroToyShop.com policies. Offer expires May 31, 2013, at 11:59 PM (ET). ©2013 HASBRO. All Rights Reserved.

Check Out the Star Trek Select Kirk and Spock Figures in Action!

May 2013 - The ultimate Star Trek action figures are almost here! Arriving next month, the first two figures in Diamond Select Toys new, deluxe Star Trek line will be a classically-styled Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, each with interchangeable parts and a diorama base. We got in a couple of packaged samples, and couldn't wait to bust them open and send them on an away mission! Check out the pics of Kirk and Spock in action on an alien planet – and in the Enterprise's engineering section – demonstrating their various interchangeable parts, including hands, legs, heads, accessories and more! Pre-order both today at your favorite online retailer or your local comic shop!

Captain Jean-Luc Picard is the Next Star Trek Select Figure from DST

May 2013 - Star Trek Select Kirk and Spock are on their way to U.S. shores, and fans are already looking beyond them to see who will follow in their footsteps. Well, Diamond Select Toys has unveiled the next Select, and it's the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise D and E, Jean-Luc Picard! Wearing his classic TV outfit, Picard has been captured in the middle of a previously unseen engagement with the Borg, firing his phaser aboard a Borg ship, with a fallen foe at his feet. The figure will feature limited articulation and a detailed likeness by Patrick Piggott (prototype shown), and will come in shelf-ready Select display packaging. Look for him to beam down this fall, and join Captain Kirk and Spock in the Select hall of fame! Pre-order him today at your favorite online retailer or your local comic shop!