On Sale This Week: Avengers, Kill Bill, Valiant, Sin City and Jay & Silent Bob!

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This week’s New Toy Day sees Diamond Select Toys delivering a trio of titanic team-ups to your local comic shop! First up, Marvel Select action figures of Black Widow and Thor team up their diorama bases to re-create a scene from Avengers: Age of Ultron! Next, Bloodshot and X-O Manowar take a licking and keep on teaming up in the super-deluxe Valiant Comics Minimates Battle-Damaged 2-Pack! Thirdly, Bluntman and Chronic team up to take on Cock-Knocker in the Series 2 of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back action figures! Plus: Dwight teams up with the ladies of Old Town to take on the mob, while the Deadly Vipers team up to take down their old friend the Bride! They’re all coming to stores this week from Diamond Select Toys! Read on for more info, then team up with your favorite retailer to order!

 
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Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Select Action Figures Series 2

A Diamond Select Toys release! It’s an all-new assortment of 7-inch action figures from the popular Kevin Smith movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back! Comedy duo Jay and Silent Bob dress up like their alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, and face off against the villainous Cock-Knocker! Each figure comes with an energy-sword weapon and part of the Bluntcave set – collect all three to re-create the famous climactic scene of the movie! Each figure comes packaged in a display-ready Select blister card, with spine artwork for shelf reference.

Bluntman Figure (Item #JAN152166, SRP: $24.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/jay-silent-bob-strike-back-bluntman-select-action-figure

Chronic Figure (Item #JAN152167, SRP: $24.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/jay-silent-bob-strike-back-chronic-select-action-figure

Cock-Knocker Figure (Item #JAN152168, SRP: $24.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/jay-silent-bob-strike-back-cock-knocker-select-action-figure

 
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Kill Bill Minimates Deadly Vipers Box Set

A Diamond Select Toys release! Black Mamba. Copperhead. Sidewinder. California Mountain Snake. Along with Cottonmouth, these four killers made up the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, commanded by the Snake Charmer, Bill. When Beatrix Kiddo was left for dead, she came back to kill every one of her old comrades, and now Beatrix, Vernita Green, Bud and Elle Driver make up the fourth Kill Bill Minimates box set! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation, and features interchangeable parts and accessories. Packaged on a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #FEB152159, SRP: $19.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/kill-bill-10th-anniversary-minimates-deadly-vipers-box-set

 
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Marvel Select Avengers Age of Ultron Black Widow Action Figure

A Diamond Select Toys release! Finally, the figure fans have been waiting for has arrived! After three blockbuster film appearances, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow joins the Marvel Select Avengers line-up, just in time for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron! This 7-inch scale figure features her look from the new movie, has 16 points of articulation, and includes a diorama base that connects to Age of Ultron Thor’s to create a scene from the film. She comes packaged in the now-famous Marvel Select display packaging, with spine artwork for shelf reference. Sculpted by Gentle Giant! (Item #FEB152166, SRP: $24.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/marvel-select-avengers-age-of-ultron-black-widow-action-figure

 
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Marvel Select Avengers Age of Ultron Thor Action Figure

A Diamond Select Toys release! It’s time to put the hammer down! Thor, prince of Asgard, returns to Earth in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and DST is revisiting their sold-out action figure from Thor: The Dark World with an all-new paint scheme and an all-new base! Standing almost 8 inches tall, this Thor figure sports 16 points of articulation and a spot-on likeness of Chris Hemsworth from the film, and comes packaged in Select-style display packaging, with spine artwork for shelf reference. Sculpted by Gentle Giant! (Item #JAN152175, SRP: $24.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/marvel-select-avengers-age-of-ultron-thor-action-figure

 
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Sin City Minimates Series 3 Big Fat Kill Box Set

A Diamond Select Toys release! Sometimes, sticking up for your friends means having to kill a whole lotta people. At least, in Sin City it does! The third storyline from the groundbreaking 2005 movie is now a four-pack of Minimates mini-figures, including Dwight, Gail, Miho and Jackie-Boy! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation and interchangeable parts and accessories. Comes packaged on a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #JAN152170, SRP: $19.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/sin-city-minimates-series-3-big-fat-kill-box-set

 
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Valiant Minimates Battle Damaged X-O Manowar and Bloodshot 2-Pack

A Diamond Select Toys Release! Prepare to enter the world of Valiant Entertainment! The Valiant Universe has been reborn, and heroes X-O Manowar and Bloodshot are back in new monthly comic-book adventures! Kick off your collection of Valiant heroes with this two-pack of X-O Manowar and Bloodshot fresh from a skirmish, maybe even against each other! Each two-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation as well as interchangeable parts and accessories. Packaged in a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #FEB152162, SRP: $9.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/valiant-minimates-battle-damaged-x-o-manowar-and-bloodshot-2-pack

In Stores Next Week: Mr. Freeze!

Find your nearest comic shop using ComicShopLocator.com, or order through DiamondSelectToys.com!

Carry Your Cash with PREVIEWS Exclusive DC Bombshells Wallets

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(BALTIMORE, MD) – (August 4, 2015) – The PREVIEWS exclusive line of DC Bombshells merchandise featuring the eye-catching, 1940’s inspired artwork of Ant Lucia continues to expand with six new wallets from Dinomighty Design, Inc. The wallets are available for preorder from the August PREVIEWS catalog and are scheduled for release in comic book specialty shops in mid-January.

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These Dynomighty Mighty Wallets are made of Tyvek, a series of interlocking plastic fibers in the origami construction designed by Terrence Kelleman. They are slim but expandable to suit your storage needs and are surprisingly, strong, resisting water and tears. 

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Fans can choose from six pinup designs featuring Batgirl, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Supergirl, or Wonder Woman. 

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DC Bombshells Harley Quinn Mighty Wallet (AUG152811, SRP: $15)
DC Bombshells Wonder Woman Mighty Wallet (AUG152812, SRP: $15)
DC Bombshells Catwoman Mighty Wallet (AUG152813, SRP: $15)
DC Bombshells Batgirl Mighty Wallet (AUG152814, SRP: $15)
DC Bombshells Supergirl Mighty Wallet (AUG152815, SRP: $15)
DC Bombshells Poison Ivy Mighty Wallet (AUG152816, SRP: $15)

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These exclusive DC Bombshells Mighty Wallets are available to order from the August PREVIEWS catalog found in comic shops. Find a comic shop at www.comicshoplocator.com to order yours today.

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Snoopy museum coming to Tokyo

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there’s always something new popping up in the neighborhoods of Tokyo. This time the new kid isn’t so new, welcome to the Snoopy Museum.

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Set to open it’s doors around March of 2016, the Snoopy Museum Tokyo is a “cooperative” effort between   Sony Creative Products and the Charles M. Schulz Museum.

The Snoopy Museum will display original artwork, vintage memorabilia, and other related artifacts on loan from the Research Center on a rotating, six-month basis.

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Advance tickets will become available this December, with pricing details yet to be announced. Oddly enough, the Snoopy Museum is being planned as a non-permanent (similar to the John Lennon museum) facility, and is tentatively scheduled to close its doors for good in September of 2018, we already have our eyes set on it.

Museum information
Snoopy Museum Tokyo / スヌーピーミュージアム
Address: Tokyo-to, Minato-ku, Roppongi 5-6
東京都港区六本木五丁目6番地

Trivia note: the name Peanuts wasn’t something the creator really like. Shultz said ” I have never been very fond of the name”

This Grinning Groot Mug Will Give You a Morning Boost

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This Grinning Groot Mug Will Give You a Morning Boost

“I Am Groot and I am an Awesome Mug”!

(BALTIMORE, MD) – (July 30, 2015)-Start your day smiling with a new PREVIEWS exclusive smiling Groot mug by Classic Imports. This exclusive mug, which made an appearance at the Diamond/PREVIEWSworld booth at Comic-Con International: San Diego in July, is available to preorder from the August PREVIEWS catalog and is scheduled to release in early January.

This molded mug features the fan-favorite living tree Groot from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy film giving a large, woody grin. You can’t help but start beaming too when you take a drink out of this unique mug!

Fans are encouraged to pre-order their own Groot mugs (SRP: $16.99) using the item code AUG15284 at their local comic book shop from the August PREVIEWS catalog. Find a comic shop at www.comicshoplocator.com to pre-order yours today!