Playmates:- Half Shell Heroes Dino FIgures 2 Packs

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If  you follow us on Instagram or twitter
You might have seen our posts about the new upcoming half shell heroes cartoon and of course our reviews of these great Turtles toys. Well, the fab four are making new friends and this time they take their sewer action back in time.

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The Half-Shell Heroes are going back in time for the ultimate rumble in the jungle!  The turtles and their pizza-loving prehistoric pets must stop a sinister alien dino race from changing earth’s future forever. Dino-mite! Ages 3+, SRP $6.99

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Marvel Minimates Series 20 Makes a Splash at Toys“R”Us!

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Diamond Select Toys is celebrating 20 series of Marvel Minimates at Toys“R”Us! Since 2008, Toys“R”Us stores have gotten their own unique assortments of Marvel Minimates, featuring heroes and villains from across the Marvel comic book universe, and even the world of Marvel films. The landmark 20th series dips into the realm of Marvel TV, and Toys“R”Us is offering collectors an amazing deal!

 

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Beginning Friday, November 6 through Friday, November 20, Toys“R”Us will offer a Buy One, Get One deal on all two-packs of Marvel Minimates Series 20*. That means that for every two-pack of Marvel Minimates Series 20 you buy, you get one absolutely free! That’s four Minimates mini-figures for the price of two!

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The assortment, based on the animated seriesMarvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man, includes three different two-packs: Spider-Man with Nick Fury, Nova with Carnage, and Stealth Suit Spider-Man with Sandman. Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation, as well as fully interchangeable parts and accessories. Spider-Man comes with a web line, Nick Fury comes with a pistol, Nova comes with a hairpiece and flight stand, Sandman comes with shape-shifting hands, and Stealth Spider-Man comes with an alternate chest block!

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Once Series 20 is gone at Toys“R”Us, it’s gone, so grab your set soon, and get ready for Marvel Series 21, featuring Secret Wars! Coming this holiday season!

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 Toysrus.com shopping link:

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Review: Contemporary Krampus

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By Steven Biscotti

Mike Drake, the “curator of curiosities” as Time Out New York magazine once named him is an interesting fellow.  Not only is he the director of special projects at Mezco Toyz, but he’s also an accomplished writer.  His current and most timely work can be found within “Contemporary Krampus: A Modern Look At An Ancient Legend.”  Admittedly, I wasn’t too familiar with the Krampus until a year or so ago, but with his “Contemporary Krampus”, I now feel as if the “Anti-Santa” has been a figure I’ve long known about, but have been too afraid to speak of… until now.

Mike Drake opens “Contemporary Krampus” with a forward introducing the reader to when the Krampus first entered his life.  “This is what my holidays have been missing!” Drake exclaims and he tells us of his long, passionate, and arduous road to bringing the Krampus into mainstream consciousness.  Despite many quote unquote “failed” attempts at which at this point only seem as if they were stepping stones in a much greater effort, Krampus is now a more household urban legend known throughout the world and no longer relegated to European Christmas stories.

Reading “Contemporary Krampus: A Modern Look At An Ancient Legend” is more akin to walking through one of the best exhibits currently not on display at one of New York’s finest of museums and art societies as opposed to just flipping through a curated book featuring diverse artists.  Mike Drake is truly a Krampus aficionado and has published a title which is not only frightening, but also compellingly endearing in several surprising ways.  “Contemporary Krampus” reflects more than fifty artists and their take on “Satan’s Little Helper.”  Each piece of art featured in “Contemporary Krampus” and curated by Mike Drake is nearly different as it is radical in how much the Krampus’ look could change based on the interpretation.  The Krampus, as depicted by Angus Oblong (Adult Swim’s The Oblongs) is rather friendly and cartoony whereas Lincoln Benefiel’s is more demonic in a classically scary way.  There is a Krampus for everyone within “Contemporary Krampus.”

The Krampus is a wonderfully entertaining Christmas character and a wildly striking monster with great visual appeal.  While he’s appeared on television and in film, it would appear as if Mike Drake’s “Contemporary Krampus” is one of the greatest efforts in offering the world an opportunity to learn more about a legend who we should be speaking of.  Sure, Santa Claus has his appeal, but just like Zwarte Piet or Black Peter, the Krampus is the mythological character that deserves his much needed attention and place during the holiday season.  The Krampus is the one coming for all the naughty children, those who gleefully misbehave and throw caution to the wind.  Beating, shackling, and shoving those into a basket?  “You better be good.”

“Contemporary Krampus: A Modern Look At An Ancient Legend” by Mike Drake is available now.  You could find it on Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Krampus-Modern-Ancient-Legend/dp/0578168073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446674373&sr=8-1&keywords=contemporary+krampus

Diamond Select toys:On Sale This Week: Batman, Predator and Rick Grimes!

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On Sale This Week: Batman, Predator and Rick Grimes!

Halloween may be over, but the terror is just beginning, as Diamond Select Toys unleashes a legion of fairly frightening fellows on comic shops across North America! The Dark Knight of Batman: The Animated Series. The Yautja hunter from the Predator films. Rick Grimes himself of The Walking Dead fame. All three are here to capture their prey and chew bubblegum, and they just threw their bubblegum off the side of a building. Read on for a full lineup of DST products shipping this week — including an impressive array of bottle openers — and reserve your faves at your local comic shop!

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Back to the Future Time Machine Metal Bottle Opener
Remember that time you wanted a refreshing drink, but didn’t have a bottle opener? Well, now you can plan for the future with this sculpted 4” metal bottle opener depicting the famous time machine from Back to the Future! It won’t travel back in time to open past drinks for you, but the magnets on the wheels will keep it mounted on your refrigerator so it will always be there, time after time. Comes packaged in a full-color slip case. (Item #JUN152100, SRP: $18.00)

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Batman The Animated Series Batman Resin Bust
Evildoers beware – Batman is kicking off the next big bust line from Diamond Select! Based on the iconic and revolutionary Batman: The Animated Series, this line of 6-inch resin busts will depict Batman and his friends and foes just as you remember them from the cartoons! The Caped Crusader himself will be the first release in the series, with his arms crossed atop an art-deco base inspired by the show’s distinctive style. Packaged in a full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Limited to 3,000 pieces. Sculpted by Steve Varner Studios! (Item #APR152298, SRP: $59.99)

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Ghostbusters Logo Metal Bottle Opener
You have the tools, you have the talent… but do you have a bottle opener? When you’ve defeated an invasive supernatural entity, and it’s time to celebrate with a cool beverage, be sure you have this 3” metal bottle opener handy. Scultped in the shape of the Ghostbusters logo, this opener has magnets on the back so it will stick to your refrigerator, containment grid or the hood of the Ecto-1. Packaged in a full-color slipcase. (Item #MAY152169, SRP: $18.00)

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Justice League Flash Logo Metal Bottle Opener
When you need a bottle opener, there’s no time to dilly-dally. Show your friends how fast you are at fulfilling your hosting duties with this metal bottle opener in the shape of the Flash’s logo from Justice League! Cast in solid metal and measuring approximately 4 inches long, this opener also has magnets on the back, so you can stick it to your refrigerator or global threat monitoring station for a more rapid response time. Thirst never waits! Packaged in a full-color slipcase. (Item #JUL152192, SRP: $18.00)

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Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington 16″ Coffin Doll
Halloween is coming, and so is Jack Skellington! The star of Tim Burton’s stop-motion masterpiece, The Nightmare Before Christmas, this 16-inch tall doll of Jack is a must for any home that embraces the spirit of Halloween. With a fully articulated body and a real cloth costume, this exacting re-creation of the classic Jack figure will rest comfortably in his coffin-shaped window box until the times comes for him to rise once again! Limited to 1994 pieces! (Item #APR152291, SRP: $49.99)

 

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Predator Minimates Foil Bag Counter Display Asst.
Get to the chopper! It’s a whole new line of Minimates mini-figures, based on the cinematic world of Predator! This first blind-bagged assortment features Billy and the Jungle Predator (masked, unmasked and thermal) from the first film, the City Predator (regular and battle-damaged) from Predator 2, and Edwin and Cuchillo fromPredators! There are eight different figures in all, with a full set in every display case of 18 foil bags, but Edwin is the rarest figure, with only one per case! Let the hunt begin! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation as well as interchangeable parts and accessories. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #MAY152178, SRP: $5.99/ea.)

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Predator Unmasked Vinyl Bust Bank
DST goes deeper into the jungle with this vinyl bust bank of an unmasked Predator! With his mandibles out and his shoulder cannon at the ready, this hunter is protective of his prize, and his prize is your loose change! Insert coins through a slot in the back and remove them through an access door in the base. With a detailed, collectible-quality sculpt by Eli Livingston, you’ll take one look at this bank and you’ll say, “You are one ugly money-saver!” Packaged in a clear polybag. (Item #APR152309, SRP: $22.99)

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Superman Animated Logo Metal Bottle Opener
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to remove a bottlecap in a single bound! Draw on the strength of the Man of Steel with this solid metal bottle opener in the shape of the Superman logo from Superman: The Animated Series. Like Superman himself, this 4” opener can bend metal and remove bottlecaps with ease, and two magnets on the back allow it to hover on your refrigerator until it’s time to swoop in and save the day! Packaged in a full-color slipcase. (Item #JUN152098, SRP: $18.00)

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Walking Dead Rick Grimes B&W Vinyl Bust Bank
A Diamond Select Toys release! Keep your money safe from zombies (and the living) with the unyielding glare of Rick Grimes! Based on Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book, this 7-inch vinyl bust bank of Rick Grimes has been rendered in black-and-white, just as he appears in the pages of the comic! With a coin slot in the back and an access door in the base, he’s a bank as well as a collectible-quality bust! Packaged in a clear polybag. (Item #MAY138201, SRP: $22.99)

Reserve yours at your local comic shop (http://www.comicshoplocator.com), order from your favorite online retailer, or visitdiamondselecttoys.com!

 

Episode II of Order 66 podcast – You Rebel Show

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Join Simon and Chris as they sit down and talk about Star Wars Rebels. What were their thoughts on season 1 and their thoughts of the 4 episodes so far of season 2? 

Fan of the movies? Next week Simon, Chris and Dave will be talking about Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. Tell them your verdict and thoughts of the first episode of tech prequels by emailingorder66podcast@gmail.com