Marvel Select The Wolverine Quick Pics by ActionFiguresRule

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Our good friend Richard, aka ActionFiguresRule, from the MATRIX Photo Booth and AFR Studio pinged me to see if we’d done anything with the Marvel Select Wolverine from Diamond Select Toys. Not yet, I told him, because I haven’t yet picked him up. He said he’d send me a couple of pics – and before I knew it, I had almost 20 sitting in my email. And he says there’s more to come…

The more I see of the figure, the more I’m convinced it’s the best value from DST’s Marvel Select line yet. The figure has got a great sculpt from Gentle Giant, with probably the best likeness for Hugh Jackman outside Hot Toys. It’s got a ton of articulation. I’ve heard from DST before that they are limited by their license as to how many points of articulation that they can add. I suspect that modern joints that provide multiple axes of movement, like an ab crunch / swivel, must still count as one. On top of that, there’s 3 pairs of hands, 3 heads, and a katana. Looks like I have another purchase to make.

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Take Pictures of Your Marvel Select Figures and Win! – DST Photo Contest

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Marvel Select fans – here’s your chance to win Marvel prizes from Diamond Select Toys in their Mega-Sized Marvel Select Photo Contest!

Break out your digital camera or smartphone, and start snapping. You can use as much or as little as you want from the Marvel Select line from the past 11 years, including figures and accessories, but nothing else. That means no customs and no figures or accessories from other lines. Also, DST wants you to highlight the figures, so no Photoshop or captions either.

There’s three prize packs in total, consisting of Marvel Select figures and unique or rare prototypes from the line. Makes me with I had more Marvel Select figures so I could compose a group shot worthy of the prizes. I’ve got an idea for a picture – you guys want to see it?

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Border Patrol: Marvel Legends Mutants – Rogue, Cyclops, and Juggernaut

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Marvel Legends Jim Lee Rogue by Draubner – I don’t remember when it was in the comics that Rogue turned into another hot X-Female – when she first showed up as an X-Men baddie, she was short-haired and homely – I don’t think it was Jim Lee’s doing, but he certainly designed one of Rogue’s most popular looks, and this custom captures it with an envy-worthy smooth paint job – ends soon at Aug 06, 2013 11:32:42 PDT

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

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SDCC 2013: Diamond Select Toys Marvel Select, Minimates and More

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We’re still working through pics from San Diego Comic-Con. This set is from Sandman’s visit to the Diamond Select Toys booth. They had a lot on display – the usual suspects like Marvel Select and Marvel Minimates were joined by some newcomers. In the “Select” brand it looks like DST will be adding a Sin City Select line as the sequel to the Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller hit comes to fruition. On the Minimates front, it looks like Tomb Raider will be joining the Marvel and Walking Dead lines. And who doesn’t love Femme Fatales?

I’ll have to review my own DST pics – I am surprised not to see Star Trek Select in here. I’m not sure if that’s because they didn’t have any on display or if Sandman hates Star Trek. I think I would recall if they had anything on display past Kirk, Spock, and Picard. [/Ron]

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Take 25% Off Your Entire Order at the MarvelStore.com – Today Only!

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I’m trying to wrap up Comic-Con by getting some exclusives for Talyn (no luck so far, sorry buddy), so I haven’t had the chance to see what kind of items are up for grabs, but 25% off at the MarvelStore.com with free shipping over $50 sounds like a pretty good deal. When I’ve browsed there in the past, their toys had a little premium on them, but with this discount they’d be more reasonable – they usually have Marvel Select and Marvel Minimates there. They usually also have cool t-shirts, which are often on sale already.

The MARVELPAL code expires today, so check it out, and make yours Marvel!

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