Raving Toy Maniac

Captain Picard Gets Packaged! Plus: Star Trek on Ice!

December 2013 - Star Trek fans who have gotten the chance to play with the first two figures in the Star Trek Select action figure line have been waiting for their chance to get their hands on the next one, and he's almost here! Captain Jean-Luc Picard, from Star Trek: The Next Generation, will be joining the original series' Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock in the 7-inch scale, and we've got packaging shots!

New Products for Spring 2014: Godzilla, Aliens, Batman, Ghostbusters and Captain America: The Winter Soldier

November 2013 - The new issue of Diamond Comics Distributors' Previews catalog won't be out for a couple of weeks, but retailers are already offering some of the great items Diamond Select Toys has listed in its pages! From bottle openers to banks, this month sees the first DST products from Godzilla and Alien, as well as merchandise based on Captain America: The Winter Soldier! Plus, more Batman , Ghostbusters and Marvel Comics items! Check out the products arriving in Spring 2014 below, and pre-order your favorites at your local comic shop (www.comicshoplocator.com) or favorite online retailer!

Marvel Minimates Series 55 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Asst.

On Sale This Week: Thor, Silver Surfer, Invincible, Zombies, Universal Monsters and More!

November 2013 - The holiday season is growing ever closer, and Diamond Select Toys just made shopping for presents a whole lot easier. Eight new products hit comic shops and specialty stores this week, and each item would make any fanboy or girl on your list scream with joy! Whether they love classic Marvel Comics, modern Image Comics, iconic movie monsters or horrific zombie villains, there's something here for everyone! Including you!

Invincible Minimates Series 1 Box Set

Invincible and Thief of Thieves Minimates Get Packaged!

November 2013 - They're almost here! The first-ever Minimates based on the comics Invincible and Thief of Thieves will be in stores next week, and we've got packaged shots of both sets! Both comic titles were created by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman for his Skybound Entertainment imprint at Image Comics, and neither one has received poseable action figures before now!

The superhero epic Invincible will receive figures of Invincible, Atom Eve, Omni-Man and Allen the Alien, while crime saga Thief of Thieves will get figures of Redmond, Celia, Augustus and Agent Cohen. Both sets will only be available at comic shops and specialty stores, starting this Wednesday, so reserve your set at your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer!

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New Photos of Thor: The Dark World Jane Foster Figure Revealed!

November 2013 - Thor: The Dark World is now out in theaters, and that means Diamond Select Toys can finally reveal the top-secret accessory included with their Marvel Select Jane Foster figure! In addition to her regular head, Jane comes with an alternate head, with piercing blue eyes to reflect her possession by the Aether. Both heads are based on the likeness of Natalie Portman, and they are easily interchangeable, so you can switch back and forth between Plain Jane and Dark Jane in an instant!

Thor: The Dark World Minimates Packaging Revealed!

November 2013 - Thor: The Dark World is in U.S. theaters today, and while the series of Marvel Minimates based on the film is still a ways off, we couldn't wait to show off the packaging in our new YouTube video broadcast! Check out the four two-packs in Marvel Minimates Series 53: Thor vs. Malekith, Loki vs. Heimdall, Selvig vs. Dark Elf and Darcy vs. Dark Elf!

Standing 2 inches tall with a variety of interchangeable parts and accessories, this series will be available in early December, but only at comic shops and specialty stores - these figures will not be at Toys "R" Us! Check out the packaged pics below, and find your nearest comic shop at www.comicshoplocator.com to reserve your set! Or pre-order online!

On Sale This Week: Thor, Ghostbusters and The Walking Dead!

November 2013 - Thor fights elves. The Ghostbusters fight ghosts. Rick Grimes fights zombies. It's a bad week for the supernatural, as Diamond Select Toys rolls out three new products that will give any mythical creature a reason to run! With a new Walking Dead vinyl bank, a new Marvel Select figure and a new light-up Ghostbusters statue hitting comic shops and specialty stores this Wednesday, it's looking like another great New Toy Day!

Walking Dead Rick Grimes Vinyl Bust Bank

In Stores This Week: New Universal Monsters Banks! Plus: ThunderCats Minimates! Star Trek Minimates "The Cage" Enterprise!

October 30, 2013 - Happy Early Halloween! It's the last New Toy Day before The Big Day, and Diamond Select Toys is putting out some more horror products just under the wire! Their two latest vinyl banks of classic Universal Monsters are finally here, just in time to join your Halloween party decorations! Plus, the latest ThunderCats Minimates set from Icon Heroes hits comic shops! Stop by your nearest location today!

Universal Monsters Wolfman Vinyl Bust Bank

New in Previews: TV's Batman, the Return of the Ghostbusters and Deadpool, Deadpool, Deadpool!

October 2013 - The monthly Previews catalog from Diamond Comic Distributors is always chock-full of awesome new products, but this month's Diamond Select Toys offerings are even more awesome than ever! Not only is DST soliciting its new line of Batman resin busts in the new issue, they've got an upsized Mr. Stay Puft bank, the first Ghostbusters Minimates in eons, and the most Deadpool-tastic Marvel Minimates box set ever! Plus Knight Rider, Dawn and more Marvel Select! The catalog hits at the end of the month, and the products wont be out until early 2014, but you can take a gander and pre-order them now!

Batman Classic TV Series Batman Bust

Marvel Minimates Villain Zombies Coming Your Way for Halloween Comicfest!

October 2013 - Fans of Minimates, zombies and scary Marvel comics alike celebrated when Diamond Select Toys announced that they would be bringing zombies back to the Marvel Minimates line. Well, we've got even more good news! Not only do we have pics of the new, horrific packaging for the Villain Zombies Box Set, we're also happy to say that it is on the way to U.S. shores!