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Marvel Select’s Rhino Charges Towards Stores This Month!

January 7, 2013Rob Leave a Comment

Watch out, Spider-Man fans! One of the web-slinger’s pointiest and most unstoppable foes is heading your way! The leather-skinned Rhino will arrive in comic shops and specialty stores in January, packaged in Diamond Select’s familiar Select-style packaging, suitable for shelf and wall display. Designed and sculpted by Gentle Giant, the Rhino nearly 8.5 inches tall with 16 points of articulation, and is ready to tear through your Marvel Select collection like tissue paper. Reserve one today at your local comic shop or your favorite online toy store, and look for him to hit stores in early 2013!

Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!

Gravity Gun Pre-Order Links Go Up 1/9!

January 7, 2013Rob Leave a Comment

This Wednesday – Pre-Order Links Go Live!

US and International links go live: Similar to our Portal replica release, the official list of retailers will be posted to our site this Wednesday. US and International retailers will be available.
Unpainted Gravity Gun Image

Link will be officially announced on our Facebook at a time to be determined and an email will follow soon after.

Half-Life fans, don’t miss out on your chance to pre-order the Gravity Gun Prop Replica! Links go live Jan. 9!

The countdown is on. This Wednesday, we’ll be putting up the new Half-Life 2 Gravity Gun Prop Replica pre-order links for authorized retailers in the US and internationally, which means you’re that much closer to being able to own one of these beautiful babies:
Half-Life-Gravity-Gun

The Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator (ZPEFM), is a full size 1:1 model of the tractor beam type weapon featured in the Half Life video games and used by Gordon Freeman. The replica is created directly from the digital data supplied by Valve and is fully accurate and authentic to the in-game model. The ZPEFM is nearly 2 feet in length and features glowing orange LEDs, 2 handles, 2 triggers, and 4 unique sounds directly from the game.

As a bonus, a carefully concealed fold away kick-stand allows you to display your device on the shelf or desktop when not in use.

Requires 3 “C” Batteries, not included

To see the original Gravity Gun reveal, click here.

Two Generations of the U.S.S. Enterprise are Headed Home in New Packaging!

January 7, 2013Rob Leave a Comment

Diamond Select Toys is moving two more Star Trek ships out of drydock, and this time their packaging is getting the refit! The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B (from Star Trek: Generations) and NCC-1701-D (from Star Trek: The Next Generation) are headed to stores in the next month, with lights and sounds from their screen appearances, and DST has revealed their new packaging design. Check out both new ships in their boxes below, and pre-order them from your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer!

Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!

He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner – Episode 108

January 4, 2013Rob Leave a Comment

Are you hungry for Episode 108 of He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner?
Val Staples, Danielle Gelehrter, Brian Rooney and Rob Base are back to discuss He-Man and She-Ra.

In this episode we discuss
Deadpool,
Dragon Blaster Skeletor’s dragon,
Princess of Power bios,
fluffy,
MOTU She-Ra digital comic,
She-Ra video game update,
Weapons for POP characters,
no Rotar go rotate,
He-Man and Barbie going on dates,
robots,
Songster,
key characters for sub exclusives,
new He-Man movie,
Star Sisters leg connectors,
reversed forearms,
success of online retailing and Matty Collector,
factory mistakes,
fan slot voting,
concept and new characters in MOTUC,
Power-Con,
Pixie Dan & wrestling,
Four Horsemen
and much more!

Another fan contribution are episode wallpapers and backgrounds, created by Matt Tyree also know as Tyree on the forums. Matt is commercial illustrator who you can find out more about at www.tyreeonline.com

Also, don’t forget the Roast Gooble Dinner iPhone App, which is great for organizing and downloading current and past episodes. Click here to get yours today!

And if you have a comment or a question, please call us at (310) 933-5993 or at our Skype account “roastgooble” and leave a voicemail (in Skype, please go to Call Phones and enter roastgooble as the phone number and dial in. Please do not add roastgooble to your contact list as we won’t accept the request. Sorry!) We’ll try to work your voicemail into the show, so please call! Otherwise, you can e-mail us at gooble (at) he-man (dot) org. One or more of the hosts will read your e-mail on the show. Please keep e-mails short and sweet!

So pull up your chair and fill up your plate! It’s time to chow down on a tasty serving of fandom here on He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner!

Runtime: 2 hour, 13 minutes, 08 seconds
listen here

Masters Comic Cast episode 7

December 25, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

Masters Comic Cast 07: Battle Cat
Welcome to Masters Comic Cast – the podcast that covers all new Masters of the Universe comics!This time the gang of Rob, Jukka and Joe take a look at DC Digital #3: Battle Cat!

Be sure to send e-mail to the show and it will be addressed in future episodes. What you think about the comics themselves or
the opinions of the hosts? E-mail: MastersComicCast@alternativeMindz.com

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Invincible’s Atom Eve Joins the Femme Fatales Statue Line!

December 24, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

Springing from the pages of the Image/Skybound comic book Invincible, it’s Atom Eve! Samantha Wilkins, the matter-manipulating heroine created by Robert Kirkman will join her fellow comic-book beauties Dawn, Kabuki, Lady Death and more in the Femme Fatales statue line. Depicted soaring into action with her signature energy effect, this Jean St. Jean-crafted PVC statue of Invincible’s love interest stands 9 inches tall and will come packaged in a window box. Pre-order today at your local comic shop or favorite online retailer! Coming summer 2013!

Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and check out the full line-up of Femme Fatales here! Get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!

Django Unchained Classic 8″ Action Figures!

December 24, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

Django Unchained hits theaters Christmas Day, and it just wouldn’t be Quentin Tarantino if there wasn’t some love for the ’70s involved.

True to the vibe of the film and to Tarantino’s aesthetic, our new Django Unchained action figures are classics in the truest sense — cloth clothing, window box packages, larger scale — and still they keep the level of movie-accurate detail you’ve come to know, love and expect from NECA.

As we said when we first announced the partnership with Django Unchained, we couldn’t be more thrilled to be producing these figures, and now that they’re ready, we think they came out great!

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Ghostbusters Light-Up Firehouse Mini-Statue Coming Soon!

December 24, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

The light-up Ghostbusters statue line continues with the famous Ghostbusters firehouse! Lit from within like someone just shut down the containment grid, this 7-inch mini-statue is the perfect accessory for any Ghostbusters fan’s desk, and has been deemed safe for indoor use by the Evironmental Protection Agency. Faithfully re-creating the iconic landmark, it stands atop a Ghostbusters logo-adorned base, and runs on two AAA batteries (included). But it’s limited to only 1,984 pieces, so pre-order today at your local comic shop! Still available: Slimer, Terror Dog and Mr. Stay-Puft!

Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and check out the full line-up of Femme Fatales here! Get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!

Iron Man 3 to Get Top-Secret Marvel Select Figures and Minimates in 2013

December 24, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

The third Iron Man movie is almost upon us, and the trailers are promising plenty of action and drama. Well, Diamond Select is promising toys! Not only will there be two new movie-based figures coming to the popular 7-inch-scale Marvel Select toy line, there will also be an assortment of Marvel Minimates, the 2-inch mini-figure line that’s celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2013!

This spring, collectors will have a chance to pick up Marvel Select figures of Iron Man in his new armor, as well as War Machine in his new “Iron Patriot” paint scheme. Each figure will stand over 7 inches tall and feature 16 points of articulation, as well as an interchangeable unmasked head of Tony Stark and James “Rhodey” Rhodes, respectively. Both will be packaged in the famous Marvel Select shelf-ready packaging, with character artwork on the spine. Images of the toys are under wraps until a later date, but you can pre-order them now, or keep checking our Facebook page for updates.

Like your toys a little smaller? The newest assortment of movie-based Minimates (designed by Art Asylum) will include two 2-packs shared between comic shops and Toys “R” Us, Iron Man with the Mandarin and Iron Patriot with a top-secret figure. It will also include two specialty store-exclusive sets, War Machine with Maya Hansen and Aldrich Killian with Cowboy Tony Stark, as well as two TRU-exclusive sets to be revealed later! We can’t show any of them to you, but we can say that each Minimate stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation and a variety of removable and interchangeable parts and accessories. Pre-order the specialty assortment today at your local comic shop, and be on the lookout for photos!

Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and check out the full line-up of DST’s Marvel products here! Get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!

final images will appear soon !

Round 2 of Street Fighter X Tekken Minimates is About to Commence!

December 24, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

The second series of Street Fighter X Tekken Minimates is fighting its way to stores as we speak, featuring some of the biggest names in both franchises! Each mixed two-pack includes two Minimates, one from the Street Fighter universe and one from Tekken, each standing 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation. Look for them in comic shops and specialty stores on January 2nd, and at Toys “R” Us soon afterwards, with exclusive characters at both locations! Check out the pics of the final product below, and double-check the line-up to see who will show up where!

Comic and specialty shops will get:

Ryu vs. Yoshimitsu
Abel vs. Kazuya
Hugo vs. Heihachi (exclusive)
Rolento vs. Kuma (exclusive)

Toys “R” Us and toysrus.com will receive:

Ryu vs. Yoshimitsu
Abel vs. Kazuya
Rufus vs. Julia (exclusive)
Chun Li vs. Hwoarang (exclusive)

Reserve the specialty figures today at your local comic shop! Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!