Win a Set of Star Trek Select Kirk and Spock Figures from Topless Robot

Topless Robot has a giveaway underway for the first two Star Trek Select figures – Captain James T. Kirk (with Khaaaaan!) and Commander Spock. And all you have to do is suggest scenes for future Star Trek Select figures and a plot for the third Star Trek movie, sans J.J. Abrams.

Live long and prosper!

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You know I’m a fan of these. Now it’s time to show me that you are. Because in addition to sending me a set of the first two figures in their new diorama figure line, Diamond is going to send a pair to one of you as well.

The set of Kirk/Khan and Spock/Horta retails for just shy of $50, so I’m going to make you work for it just a little bit.

via GIVEAWAY: Star Trek Select Kirk and Spock Figures – Topless Robot – Nerd news, humor and self-loathing.

Diamond Select Toys Reveals Exclusive Marvel Select Iron Man 3 Battle-Damaged Mark 42 and Iron Patriot

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I was kind of hoping the just-revealed new figure from Diamond Select Toys’ Iron Man 3 Marvel Select line would be some sort of Pepper Potts figure. After all, they wouldn’t have to change anything about the Mark 42 armor except to give it an alternate Gwyneth Paltrow head sculpt, right? (Sorry, spoiler!) Instead, we get a battle-damaged variant – a predictable but likely a highly-desired choice. If you had been wondering why DST made a War Machine figure when that version of the armor didn’t appear in the movie, DST Chuck revealed in the latest Ask DST that they often start work on a movie line before the movie is done. In the case of Iron Man 3, they had an early script that featured War Machine before the Iron Patriot re-deco.

The new Mark 42 and the Iron Patriot will be exclusive to Disney Stores and online outlets DisneyStore.com and MarvelStore.com next month.

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Star Trek Legacy Minimates Series 1 on Sale Today

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Star Trek Minimates get an infusion of blood from Khan Noonien Singh today and find new life at comic book and specialty stores. Star Trek Legacy series 1 brings four iconic Trek Captains (ok, it was a stretch for Archer) and equally compelling villains to the rejuvenated line, including Khaaaaaaaaaaan himself.

Also available from Diamond Select Toys today – the Star Trek Select Captain Kirk and a 4-pack of Hulk (through the ages) Marvel Minimates.

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Diamond Select Toys Announces San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Walking Dead Minimates 4-Pack

If you can’t get enough of zombie Minimates, then you’ll want to get to San Diego Comic-Con (or ask a friend) to pick up this exclusive 4-pack of Walking Dead Minimates. Sure, SDCC is a great time for this set, but I think Diamond Select Toys missed an opportunity to release these on Father’s Day – after all, you’ve got crotchety old Hershel and his zombie son Shawn here. Come to think of it, they could have included “gut-shot” Carl in this set to really nail the theme. Arm-chair product management is fun!

The Walking Dead Minimates Return to Hershel’s Farm at SDCC!

At Comic-Con International in 2012, Diamond Select Toys released the first two-pack from their line of The Walking Dead Minimates, based on the best-selling Skybound comic book by Robert Kirkman. The two-pack quickly sold out, and DST swore to top themselves in 2013. Now, with the third full series of Walking Dead Minimates in stores, DST and Skybound are proud to announce a new exclusive four-pack for this year’s Comic-Con!

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This year’s Comic-Con exclusive Walking Dead Minimates box set is titled Hershel’s Farm, and it includes four different Minimates based on the famous farmhouse story arc. Included in the set are Hershel, his deceased son Zombie Shawn, Lookout Duty Rick and a Barn Zombie. The Minimates come in a blister-carded four-pack, and each stands 2 inches tall, with a variety of interchangeable parts and accessories, including a pitchfork and a blanket. The set will be limited to only 3000 produced.

The set will be available at the Diamond Select Toys booth, #2607, as well as from various retailers around the show floor. Comic-Con International takes place July 18-21 at the San Diego Convention Center. For more information, visit artasylum.com!

via The Walking Dead Minimates Return to Hershel’s Farm at SDCC! | Art Asylum Blog.

WebSwipe: Diamond Select Toys is Making Invincible Minimates – Comic Book Resources

Sometimes I wish that Minimates didn’t exist – because with independent comics they present a much lower risk option. And for a comic like Invincible, I would love a Marvel Legends-scaled and articulated action figure line. But the days of Legendary Comic Book Heroes from Toy Biz are long gone, so I suppose Invincible Minimates are much better than nothing at all. Click through to Comic Book Resources – they have all the Invincible Minimates design sheets, and an Atom Eve statue too.

EXCLUSIVE: DST Gets “Invincible” With New Minimates, Statue – Comic Book Resources

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The pages of Robert Kirkman and company’s Image Comics/Skybound series “Invincible” may itself be in a constant state of expansion (and bloodshed!) as the writer reveals new heroes and villains in almost every monthly issue. But soon, the Invincible Universe will be expanding into our world.

This fall, Diamond Select Toys will debut a number of products inspired by the “Invincible” comic starting with a four-pack of Minimates based on series lead Mark Grayson, Omni-Man, Atom Eve and Allen the Alien. CBR News got an exclusive first look at the designs for the figures as well as the picture of their final form.

via EXCLUSIVE: DST Gets “Invincible” With New Minimates, Statue – Comic Book Resources.

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