Black Friday Action Figure Deals for the Armchair Shopper

A few years ago I got myself hyped up enough to go hit a Wal-Mart on Black Friday – and the closest one is about 40 minutes away. I didn’t have a plan or anything specific I was looking for, so it wasn’t a great use of my time. So even though I no longer venture out on these cold Black Fridays, that doesn’t stop me from looking for great toy deals online.

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Marvel Select Deadpool Packaged Pics

I said it when Diamond released pics of the Marvel Select Magneto, and I’ll say it again here – these alternate heads really should be pack-ins for otherwise very nice figures.

Marvel Select Deadpool comes fully equipped

This figure is one tough customer and he comes with all the tools of the trade. Deadpool features guns, sais, and swords. In short, he is almost unstoppable! Not only does he come in a wicked masked version, you can also get the variant unmasked version featuring his severely disfigured head! Be on the lookout for both versions at a comic store near you.

via Art Asylum Blog » Marvel Select Deadpool comes fully equipped.

New York Comic Con 2010 – Diamond Select Toys

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Here’s a quick look at some of the Marvel items that Diamond Select Toys had on display at New York Comic Con, including the show exclusive Age of Apocalypse Marvel Minimates and the Marvel Select Gambit. DST announced Gambit as the newest Marvel Select figure back in August.

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Marvel Legends Toys R Us Exclusive Fan’s Choice Winners 2-Packs More Quick Pics

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About a week and a half ago, gunbuster718 shared some pics he took of his set of Marvel Legends Fan’s Choice Winner 2-packs – Black Widow / Winter Soldier, Deadpool / Warpath, and Valkyrie / Hulk. I was lucky enough to get 4 out of the 5 sets from that initial batch that showed up at Times Square Toys R Us – thanks GrownNerd! Here’s some quick shots that I took while still in NYC for New York Comic Con.

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New York Comic Con 2010 – Hasbro Marvel Update

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Hasbro added a few new figures to their Marvel display at New York Comic Con, including:

  • New Captain America figures from the Comics series
  • New Thor figures from the Movie series
  • Marvel Legends 2-packs (from the series hitting TRU now, not from the 2012 relaunch)

They also rearranged figures in the Marvel Universe section, so we got some more shots.

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