Raving Toy Maniac

On Sale This Week: Aliens, X-Force, Universal Monsters and Jay and Silent Bob Monopoly

January 2015 - It's a new year, and the new year brings Diamond Select Toys' first big New Toy Day! With six items hitting comic shops and specialty stores this week, it's the perfect time to head down to your local store to check out the new items in person! A new box set of Marvel Minimates, a new bank and Minimates set from Aliens, two new Universal Monsters banks and the first-ever board game set in the View Askewniverse are all shipping this week! Read on for details, then place your order or reserve your items today!

Alien Egg with Facehugger Vinyl Money Bank

In Stores This Week: Guardians of the Galaxy, Aliens and Ninja Turtles!

October 2014 - There's a whole legion of strange invaders hitting comic shops and specialty stores this Wednesday from Diamond Select Toys! Brand-new Guardians of the Galaxy Minimates are finally landing, as well as Aliens Minimates, a new Aliens Bottle Opener and a Ninja Turtles Bottle Opener! Read on for more details, and find your nearest store at the Comic Shop Locator!

Marvel Minimates Series 57 Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Asst.

New DST Items in the July Issue of Previews!

June 2014 - Is it a new month already? Well, not quite, but we're getting a jump on July by opening up a ton of new Diamond Select Toys items for pre-orders! These products will all be in the July issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews catalog, but after you check out the list below, you can pre-order any item on the list through your local comic book shop or specialty toy retailer! Find the nearest one at www.comicshoplocator.com!

Alien Minimates 35th Anniversary Box Set

Coming This Fall from DST: New Items from Back to the Future, Aliens, Pulp Fiction and more!

June 2014 - Summer's here, and the time is right for a whole bunch of new product announcements from Diamond Select Toys! These items are all in the June issue of Previews, the monthly catalog of Diamond Comic Distributors, and most will be released sometime in the fall, but you can pre-order them all today at your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer!

Aliens Alien Warrior Vinyl Bust Bank
A Diamond Select Toys release! What's inside an alien besides acid blood, a metal tongue and spite? Your money! This 8" vinyl bank of a warrior-class xenomorph from the sci-fi classic Aliens may have a coin slot on the back and an access door on the bottom, but it looks just like a high-quality collectible bust! A detailed sculpt and paint job make this a must-have item for any Aliens collection. (Item #JUN142092, SRP: $22.99)

Coming Soon from DST: New Items from Sin City, Aliens, Kill Bill, Batman, Jay & Silent Bob and ASM2!

January 2014 - First! It's a huge month for Diamond Select Toys, with several new licenses making their debuts in Diamond Comics' Previews catalog. The February issue won't be out for a week or so, but retailers are already offering pre-orders on a bunch of new DST items, including the first Sin City and Amazing Spider-Man 2 Select figures, the first Aliens and Kill Bill Minimates, the first Batman bottle opener and the first Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back bank! It's a month of firsts! Check out what's coming and pre-order at your local comic shop, your favorite online retailer, or the DST Web store!

Jay & Silent Bob Minimates Dashboard Jesus & Mooby 2-Pack

Things You Are Searching For - November 2013 Edition

November 2013 - Each day, I check the log files on the site to see what the spammers are up to, and some of the entries are the search terms people are using in our search box. Here are a few things that you have been searching for recently but perhaps are not finding... for a few of the terms, it is because we have no content about them, and for others, it is because the stuff on the older version of RTM doesn't show up in the new search box.

- Baby Alive - While we do cover a pretty wide range of toys, we don't really do much with actual baby dolls. For more about Baby Alive dolls, check out these sites:

• Hasbro's official site for Baby Alive (US version)
• Hasbro's online store - Spanish/Latin American version, results for Baby Alive

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.

Announcing the Aliens Light-up Alien Egg with Launching Facehugger!

August 2013 - NECA - This incredibly detailed recreation of the mysterious eggs from the Aliens film glows with an eerie green light when closed, but press the button concealed on the back to launch a rubbery Facehugger into the air!

Click to see a video of the Alien Egg & Launching Facehugger in action!

Available September 2013!

April 2013 - Funko has announced five new POP! vinyl figure based on some of your favorite movies from years past.

Expect to see the Alien, a Predator, Hannibal Lecter (with handcart!), and Robocop in stores around May 16th.

Ace Ventura will follow around May 21st.

NECA UNVEILS NEW PRODUCT LINE-UPS AT NEW YORK TOY FAIR

Agreements with Sanrio and DC Comics Intensify Extensive Movie and Video Game Licenses

(RTM note: for pictures of the toys mentioned below, please check out the galleries over at AwesomeToyBlog.com.)

NEW YORK, NY - February 10, 2013 - National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA), a world leader in licensed consumer goods, revealed a robust line-up of new products at the 110th American International Toy Fair in New York.

Along with a substantial list of movie and video game licenses, the company announced a new partnership with Sanrio for a line of products targeted at adult fans of Hello Kitty and friends.

"We are honored to be part of such a beloved brand with such a rich history," said Joel Weinshanker, President and CEO of NECA. "So many fans, our team included, grew up with the Sanrio brand, and we're thrilled at the opportunity to serve this adult market."