On Sale This Week from DST: Marvel, DC, Star Wars and More

It’s the dead of winter, but Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd. are heating things up at comic shops! A blistering 20 items shipped to stores this week, including items from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Avengers: Endgame, Bruce Lee, Cthulhu, Castlevania, Kingdom Hearts, the Rocketeer and The Nightmare Before Christmas! Read on for details, and find a comic shop at comicshoplocator.com!

Bruce Lee Select Series 2 Action Figure

A Diamond Select Toys release! The Dragon returns for Series 2 of Bruce Lee 7-inch-scale action figures! This shirtless, black-pants-wearing rendition of the legendary martial artist features the most articulation ever in a Select action figure, as well as multiple accessories and interchangeable parts. Packaged in display-ready Select packaging, with side-panel artwork for shelf reference. Designed by Yuri Tming, sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios. (Item #AUG192724, SRP: $29.99)

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The Nightmare Before Christmas 25th Anniversary Pop-Up Experience

The Nightmare Before Christmas 25th Anniversary Pop-Up Experience which also featured The Many Faces of Jack Skellington. This was a surprise during SDCC. Found out about this the day of the pop-up experience had opened and had to go and check it out since it was only there for a few days. It was held outdoors and they showed a selection of custom Jack Skellington heads by various artists. There was also a special magical tree that when you peered inside, you could see Christmas Town. See our pictures below:

Disney Treasures Haunted Forest Unboxing

The Disney Treasures Haunted Forest Box sold out weeks before the date cutoff to order. There must've been a lot of Maleficent collectors out there. The Maleficent 6" POP! Figure was the item that was shown from the box. Below is our unboxing:

The Nightmare Before Christmas Mystery Box Hot Topic Exclusive

For all The Nightmare Before Christmas Fans, this is the Mystery Box for you! This "Mystery" Box is exclusive to Hot Topic.

The box design is very nice and it is a pull out box unlike the regular boxes that you would normally get. Just an FYI, these boxes come shrink wrapped!

Loot Wear Horror Contents!

Ok, This is pretty late. We received this in early November but this was the October Horror Loot Wear. In case you weren't paying attention to what was inside last month's Loot Wear, here's what you could have received.

Funko Announces Mega POP! Plush

Funko announced their newest plush line called Mega POP! Plush. The first ones to be released in October is The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington, Sally and Santa Jack as well as DC Comics Batman and Harley Quinn.

As Seen at Comic-Con: New DC. Marvel, Ghostbusters, Predator and More Coming from DST!

By now we trust everyone has recovered from Comic-Con International in San Diego – even if you weren’t there, the deluge of information you’ve been slapped with is likely only now beginning to sink in. But now some of the items that made their debut at the Diamond Select Toys booth are open for pre-order through your local comic shop or favorite online retailer! Read on for the details on new DC Animated items, new Marvel Comics items, new Muppets items, and new movie items from Predator, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice and National Lampoon’s Vacation!

Batman The Animated Series Man-Bat Resin Bust

A Diamond Select Toys release! Beware the Man-Bat! The newest resin bust in the epic line based on Batman: The Animated Series depicts scientist Kirk Langstrom as his monstrous alter-ego, the Man-Bat! Measuring over 6 inches tall and approximately 8 inches in diameter, this detailed bust is set on top of an art-deco base inspired by the show’s distinctive architecture. Limited to only 3000 pieces, it comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Sculpted by Varner Studios! (Item #AUG162554, SRP: $59.99)

Diamond Comic Distributors Announces Halloween ComicFest 2016 Mini-Packs

Trick-or-Treat with Mini-Comics This Halloween

Halloween ComicFest mini-comic packs are available to preorder from comic book shops, available in stores on September 28^th

(Baltimore, MD)—(June 30, 2016)—Be the coolest house on the block this Halloween by handing out comic books to trick-or-treaters with the Halloween ComicFest mini-comic packs. Each pack contains 25 mini-comics appropriate for readers of all ages and is available to pre-order exclusively from your local comic book shop. Mini-comic packs will be available for pick-up and purchase starting September 28^th and throughout the month of October leading up to Halloween. 

 

Give kids an extra treat in their Halloween goodie bags with 13 great mini-comic titles to choose from, including Archie’s Madhouse, The BoooOOOoooM! Box Halloween Special, Grumpy Cat, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Manga, Pokémon X&Y, and more. Each pack carries a retail price of $4.99 and contains 25 copies each of a single kid-friendly mini-comic title. Parents, educators, comic book fans—and of course, dentists!—can feel at ease knowing they are providing kids with a healthier alternative to candy while giving kids a fun surprise on Halloween.

Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie Boogie Glow-in-the-Dark Dorbz Vinyl Figure

Pre-Order Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie Boogie Glow in the dark Dorbz vinyl figure HERE for $7.99. Oogie Boogie stands 3" tall and is scheduled to arrive in April.

The Nightmare Before Christmas Mystery Minis Series 2 Blind Box

Picked up The Nightmare Before Christmas Series 2 Mystery Minis Blind Box from Hot Topic which means that there are Hot Topic exclusive figures.

Last-Minute Gift Ideas Hit Comic Shops This Week from DST

It’s getting pretty late in the game, but there’s still time to shop locally for that last-minute gift idea! Luckily, Diamond Select Toys is shipping a whole variety of new products to comic shops nationwide on Wednesday, December 23^rd! This week’s New Toy Day sees the arrival of products from Aliens, Marvel, Back to the Future, The Muppets, Batman: The Animated Series, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Godzilla, Tarot, and Universal Monsters! Read on for details, then find your nearest comic shop at comicshoplocator.com, and see what they have in stock! 

Aliens Minimates
The game is not over, man! DST returns to the world of the classic 1986 action movie Aliens with an all-new assortment of 2-packs, including include Pvt. Vasquez with Pvt. Hudson, Jumpsuit Ripley with Newt, Pvt. Frost with Burning Alien and a rare, one-per-case set that has Pvt. Crowe with Attacking Alien and Eggs! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation and fully interchangpeable parts and accessories. And if you’re ready to level up, you can get two deluxe-sized sets containing two deluxe-sized Minimates! Ripley’s Power Loader comes with Ripley and a Battle-Damaged Alien Warrior, while the Queen Alien comes with Bishop (who can be impaled on her tail) and an Alien Warrior. Plus, both sets come with Alien eggs, facehuggers and chestbursters!
Aliens Minimates 2-Packs Series 2 Asst. (Item #JUN152094, SRP: $9.99/ea.)
Aliens Minimates Deluxe Power Loader & Alien Queen Asst. (Item #JUL152206, SRP: $14.99/ea.)
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Super7's SDCC 2015 Exclusive Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin King Ornament Jack & Sally

Super7 announced another SDCC 2015 Exclusive which is Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkin King Ornament with Jack & Sally ReAction Figures. $20 each and limited to one per person.

Funko's 8th Group of SDCC 2014 Exclusives

Funko revealed their 8th batch of SDCC 2014 exclusives through their prize pack giveaways on social media. This first one shown is Game of Thrones Legacy Collection Tyrion Lannister and as you can see has a new battle damage head sculpt with helmet.

Next one is Funko x Super7 ReAction The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington & Zero Early Bird Figure.

SAW's Glow in the dark Billy POP! Vinyl figure.

Ohhhh!!! From The Goonies, it's double the Sloth exclusives - ReAction Figure & POP! Vinyl Figure Sloth with his Superman t-shirt.

Entertainment Earth Reveals More ReAction Pictures

In our previous post, Entertainment Earth were the first to reveal the first pictures of  Funko / Super7's ReAction Figure Lines that are coming out this year. They only had some pictures of the ReAction lines but they just released the rest of the pictures. They are all up for pre-order right now. Check out the pictures and direct links below:

Back To The Future - Marty McFly, Doc Emmett Brown, George McFly, Biff Tannen

Firefly - Zoe Washburne, Hoban Washburne, Jayne Cobb, Kaylee Frye, Malcolm Reynolds

Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Angel, Buffy, Oz, Spike, Willow, The Gentleman

Pulp Fiction - Vincent Vega, Jules Winnfield, Mia Wallace, Jimmie Dimmick, The Gimp, Butch Coolidge, The Wolf, Marsellus Wallace

Goonies - Sloth, Mikey, Mouth, Chunk, Data

Universal Monsters - Wolfman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man, Phantom, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Mummy, Dracula

Horror Line - The Crow, Trick 'R Treat Sam, Hellraiser Pinhead, Halloween Michael Myers, Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees, Scream Ghostface, Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy Krueger

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Barrel

Entertainment Earth Reveals First Pictures of Upcoming ReAction Figures!!!

Entertainment Earth is the first ones to drop some pictures of Funko x Super7's Upcoming ReAction Figure lines. Obviously not all the lines have pictures yet but soon hopefully. This year the following lines are expected to be released - Firefly, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Escape From New York, Terminator, The Rocketeer, Back to the Future, Predator, Universal Monsters, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Goonies, Pulp Fiction, The Crow & Horror (Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, Michael Myers, Pinhead, & Sam). These can be pre-ordered through Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each. Click the direct links for each figure below to pre-order yours today!

Schedule of Release below - (release dates are subject to change)

Funko's Day of the Dead Jack & Sally POP! Figures & Beetlejuice Wacky Wobbler

Funko announces Day of the Dead Jack & Sally POP! figures will be released on August 1st!

Also coming soon is the Beetlejuice Wacky Wobbler which will be available September 19th.

Toy Tokyo's Funko POP! GID Jack Skellington & Sally NYCC 2012 Exclusives

Toy Tokyo will have 2 Funko Pop! Glow in the Dark Jack Skellington & Sally exclusive figures for NYCC. Make sure to stop by Toy Tokyo's booth #3303.