PREVIEWS Catalog Exclusive Rocket Raccoon Sofubi from Medicom Toy

(BALTIMORE, MD) – (April 6, 2016) - The April PREVIEWS catalog features the exclusive soft vinyl Sofubi of Guardian of the Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon!  From the MEDICOM Toy Corporation, this expert marksman is available for fans to pre-order!

The classic Marvel Sofubi series continues with this hand-painted exclusive soft vinyl replica of the classic Japanese “sofubi” vinyl toys of yesteryear! Standing at 13.5” tall, Rocket Raccoon is prepared to save the galaxy with his detailed features and impressive stature.

Marvel Hero Sofubi PX Rocket Raccoon is available to order at comic book shops for a retail price of $80.00 using the item code APR163011  from the April PREVIEWS Catalog.

Fans are encouraged to pre-order their own Rocket Raccoon Sofubi at their local comic book shop from the April PREVIEWS catalog. Find a comic shop at www.comicshoplocator.com.

Toy Art Gallery to Release Joseph Harmon's Bright Orange Wolf Thing Bat Mother Soft Vinyl Figure Today!

Toy Art Gallery will be releasing Joseph Harmon's Bright Orange Wolf Thing Bat Mother Soft Vinyl Figure today, Wednesday April 6th at 12 Noon Pacific HERE for $35. Limit 1 per customer. 

"The WOLF BAT stands 5" tall and is articulated at the head and legs. Concept and gorgeous sculpt by Joseph Harmon and produced by Toy Art Gallery."

LEGO Marvel's Avengers FREE Ant-Man DLC Pack Available NOW for PS4 & PS3 + New Video Unveiled Today

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of the latest downloadable content (DLC) for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, the Marvel’s Ant-Man Character & Level Pack, along with a new video showcasing this mighty cast of Super Heroes.

Based on Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man,” the highly acclaimed Marvel Studios film, this add-on content is available today as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 players.

On Sale This Week: Joker, Thor, Catwoman and Superman from DST

Another week, another New Toy Day at your local comic shop, although this one belongs in a museum! This week, Diamond Select Toys is shipping out two new resin busts from the DC Animated line – The Joker and Superman – and two new resin statues from the Premier Collection – TV’s Catwoman and a classic Thor. Read on for details, then reserve yours at your local comic shop, or order from your favorite online retailer! 

Batman Classic TV Premier Collection Catwoman Resin Statue

A Diamond Select Toys release! When the bat's away, the cat will play! Continuing DST's Premier Collection, this resin statue captures Catwoman, from the Batman Classic TV Series, in all of her seductively dominating majesty! Wearing her famous black catsuit, Catwoman (as played by Julie Newmar) points imperiously at an underling, perhaps ordering him to deal harshly with intruders! Measuring approximately 12" tall on her pedestal base, this statue is limited to just 1,966 pieces, and comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Sculpted by Clayburn Moore! (Item #OCT152200, SRP: $150.00)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/batman-classic-tv-series-premier-collection-catwoman-resin-statue

Marvel Animated Minimates Series 2.5 Revealed and Series 2 Hits Walgreens

Marvel Animated Minimates Series 2.5 Revealed as Series 2 Hits Walgreens!

The Marvel Animated Universe is expanding at Walgreens! With Series 2 of Marvel Animated Minimates shipping to stores now, Diamond Select Toys is ready to officially announce Series 2.5 of the Walgreens-exclusive mini-figure line! The all-new assortment features two-packs from Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man, including Super Heroes, Super Villains and the first-ever Minimates of the Squadron Supreme!

Series 2.5 will include four different two-packs, each containing two 2-inch Minimates mini-figures. The assortment includes:

-          From Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, Thor will come packaged with the Squadron Supreme’s Nighthawk. This is the first Minimate of Nighthawk ever made! Thor will include an alternate hair piece and his hammer Mjolnir, and Nighthawk will feature a removable mask.

-          Also from Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, Iron Man faces off with the Squadron’s Power Princess. This is the first poseable figure of Power Princess ever made in any toy line! Both characters’ helmets are removable, and Power Princess will include her hammer and an alternate hair piece.

-          From Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man, SHIELD Armor Spider-Man comes with his teammate Power Man! Spider-Man comes with a blaster, and Power Man includes an alternate head with a new facial expression.

-          Also from Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man, the medieval hero Spyder-Knight teams up with Man-Thing, one of SHIELD’s Howling Commandos. These are the first Spyder-Knight and Man-Thing Minimates ever made!

Pre-Order Mondo's TMNT: Mousers 1/6 Scale Figures

Pre-Order Mondo's TMNT: Mousers 1/6 Scale Figure (set of 2) for $50 HERE.

"Approx. 4" (10.16cm) in height. Material: PVC/ABS. 20 points of articulation."

Pre-order for Mondo's Exclusive TMNT: Mousers 1/6 Scale Figure which includes 3 unique rats (crawling, standing and dead) for $55 HERE. The pre-order for this is only open for 48 hours so the pre-order will end on Wednesday, 4/6 at 12PM CST.

Entertainment Earth's 20th Anniversary Sale Day 1

Entertainment Earth is celebrating it's 20th anniversary! For 24 hours only, get $50 items for only $20! Choose from some of our most popular vinyl figures, statues, action figures, and a whole lot more. Don't wait, because these hot items are sure to go fast.

Loot Crate's Level Up Versus Collection

So what exactly is Loot Crate's LVL UP? LVL Up or Level up is a Monthly Mystery Apparel and Accessories Package. If you're not into getting collectibles or toys from the regular Loot Crate box this is the best alternative. There are 4 different subscription options you can choose from on LVL UP - Socks, T-Shirts, Wearables and Accessories. The subs range from $8.99-$14.99.

They also offer a Bundle and Save for Socks & Wearable starting at $20.99 or Accessories & T-Shirt starting at $19.99.

Checking Out Loot Crate's Loot Pets Box of Geeky Goodies for Your Pet

We finally got our hands on Loot Crate's Loot Pets Box. This is the March Versus themed box. The majority of the items in this box are for dogs. We're going to unbox this like we do with all of our boxes that we get every month. This is our first Loot Pets box so needless to say we couldn't wait to open it up and see what's inside. We were more excited for the box than our dog was lol.

MULTIVERSE STUDIO ANNOUNCES STREET FIGHTER MINI FIGURE BOX ART

LOS ANGELES, Calif., (March 31st, 2016) – Leading toy manufacturer Multiverse Studio Inc. today released new images of their Street Fighter® Mini Figure Collection, including never before seen box art. Officially licensed by Capcom US, the Street Fighter® Mini Figure Collection is a series of 4 highly detailed figures representing the classic World Warriors through the visionary art stylings of up and coming illustrator Miguel Wilson. 

Wondercon 2016 Recap

Wondercon 2016 took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center this year. The LA Convention Center is huge. If you don't know where you're going you could get lost. For the most part there was a good amount of space so you are spread out when exiting the exhibit floor. For the bigger panels etc.. they used the Microsoft Theater. They had 2 sections for Food Trucks while there were also places to eat inside the convention center.

Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016 Recap

Silicon Valley Comic Con has come and gone. For the first show, it was pretty good. Lots of interesting things to look at on the exhibit floor and a good amount of panels throughout the 3-day show. The show was packed during the weekend. On Friday. as it was preview night and only open for a few hours was crowded but not bad.

There were exhibits from Rancho Obi-Wan which featured Star Wars items and next to it was items from Stan Lee's Museum featuring artwork and props from various Marvel Comics and movies etc... Finally there was the Cartoon Museum Exhibit which wasn't done with set up on Friday and we forgot to go back during the weekend to get some pictures.

Ready! Set! Loot Crate Versus Box Unboxed!

Are you ready for this month's Loot Crate Versus box reveals? This month focused on vs or versus such as Batman vs Superman, Alien vs Predator, Daredevil vs Punisher etc...

Checking out the Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty Cantina Box

Funko announced that the Cantina Box would have 2 new POP! Sculpts but what they didn't tell you until after the boxes shipped was that there was also a chase POP! sculpt which would technically make it 3 new sculpts because the chase POP! is a bit bigger than the regular version. (we'll reveal the POP! figures further down this post)

So as you know the Theme for the Smuggler's Bounty box this month is Cantina. Ah the good 'ol Cantina!... Grab a drink and read on for our unboxing...

Inside the Legion of Collectors Batman v Superman Debut Box

By now everyone should have received their Legion of Collectors Batman v Superman Box. Legion of Collectors is the newest subscription box line with this being it's debut box. This subscription along with Smuggler's Bounty and Collector Corps are all subscription lines from Funko. If you like Funko's products as well as Star Wars, Marvel or DC then these are a must have for you. We're ready to open this box and check out the contents. (Yes we're probably in the minority for not doing video unboxing but there's so many out there already. It's not to say we won't do any in the future...)