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On Sale This Week from DST: Marvel, Star Trek, Star Wars and Lenore!

February 1, 2013Rob Leave a Comment

It’s a big week for Diamond Select Toys! Comic shops and specialty stores will get in a variety of new products from DST this Wednesday, including the latest Marvel Select, Marvel Minimates and Star Trek electronic starship releases! It’s the best of all worlds! Check out the full list below!

Star Trek Electronic Enterprise B
The long wait is over! The Enterprise B is finally ready to leave drydock! One of the most fan-requested Star Trek ships, the Excelsior-class starship is finally on its way as an electronic ship replica from Diamond Select! Packaged in a “Try Me” window box so customers can test its movie-accurate lights and sounds, the Enterprise B measures 16 inches long and comes with a display stand. SRP: $60.00

Marvel Select Rhino Action Figure
The Hulk. The Thing. The Abomination. The Juggernaut. DST’s oversized Marvel Select action figures have been dazzling collectors for years, and now they’re ready to do it again… with the Rhino! The leather-skinned Spider-Man foe stands over 8 inches tall with 16 points of articulation, and is ready to tear through your Marvel toy collection like tissue paper. Comes ready to display in oversized collector packaging. Designed and sculpted by Gentle Giant! SRP: $21.99

Lenore 7″ PVC Statue
The cute little dead girl has risen from the grave! Celebrating her 20th anniversary, Lenore was created by artist Roman Dirge back in 1992, and has gone on to star in a long-running (and recently revived) comic book and even an animated series! DST is celebrating the occasion with a PVC statue of the ghoulish urchin. Figure stands 7 inches tall and comes in a window box. Sculpted by Joe Menna! SRP: $45.00

Best of Marvel Minimates Series 2
The best Marvel Minimates DST has ever made are back for a second series! This time, eight more of Marvel’s most famous heroes and villains get the ultimate Minimate treatment: Mr. Fantastic & Dr. Doom, Daredevil & Venom, Punisher & Deadpool and Hulk & Loki! They’re the best versions of Marvel’s best characters, and they’re only available at specialty stores! Each Minimate stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation and a variety of interchangeable parts and accessories. SRP: $9.99

Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker Vinyl Bust Bank
The hit DST bank line continues with our first ever Clone Wars-themed bank release! Anakin Skywalker is the star of the Clone Wars animated series, and now this galactic hero makes his bank debut! Measuring 8 inches tall, this vinyl bust of Anakin features styling from the hit Cartoon Network show, and includes a slot on his back for inserting your loose change. Sure to be our most popular Star Wars bank yet! Sculpted by Oluf Hartvigson! SRP: $19.99

Marvel Minimates Series 48: Fantastic Four
Diamond Select celebrates the return of Johnny Storm to the Marvel U. with this series of Minimates depicting the Fantastic Four! The assortment includes Flame-On Johnny Storm and Blastaar, Mr. Fantastic and the Puppet Master, the Invisible Woman and Moloid, and a rare variant set featuring the Puppet Master’s stepdaughter Alicia Masters and Moloid! Each Minimate stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation and a variety of removable and interchangeable parts and accessories. The figures in this assortment will only be available in comic shops and specialty stores, so don’t miss out! SRP: $8.99/two-pack.

Star Wars Boba Fett Neon Sign
The newest neon sign from Diamond Select is from the Star Wars galaxy, and depicts the famed bounty hunter Boba Fett! Measuring 11.5 inches tall, this light-up portrait of the Mandalorian manhunter comes with a base that allows for wall mounting or upright tabletop display, which makes it perfect for your desk or your basement cantina! SRP: $125.00

Star Trek Communicator and Tricorder Set
Get ready to join the away team! Whether your next mission is to explore Ceti Alpha V or attend your local sci-fi convention, you’ll be ready to report back your findings with this set of detailed role-play items based on the original Star Trek TV series. The classic communicator and science tricorder both feature authentic lights and sounds, and are the crowning touches to any Starfleet uniform. Sold in a window box with try-me packaging. SRP: $75.00

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

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!

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!

Eat the Dead! The Walking Dead Silicone Tray and Gelatin Mold Coming Soon

November 8, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

Whether you love the comic book, the TV show or the taste of human flesh in your mouth, it’s never been a better time to be a Walking Dead fan! The third season is a winner, and the comic book is still going strong after 100 issues, which means there’s an opportunity almost every week for us to immerse ourselves in the zombie apocalypse. Luckily, Diamond Select Toys has come up with a couple of officially licensed kitchen items that will add a little something-something to that new comic book or episode.

The Walking Dead Silicone Tray lets you cast up chunks of ice, chocolate or gelatin in the shape of zombie body parts, as well as the famous Walking Dead comic book logo — perfect for a cool drink and a snack with the latest issue of TWD. And the Walking Dead Silicone Gelatin Mold reproduces a quivering 9″ by 5″ zombie head in whatever color gelatin you like. Turn any dinner into a dinner party, and any dinner party into a night of unspeakable horror!

Pre-order both items at your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer! Visit comicshoplocator.com to find your nearest comic shop!

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Halloween Never Ends With New Walking Dead and Universal Monsters Toys from DST!

November 7, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

Think Halloween is over? It’s not over! Halloween can never die! That’s why this Wednesday a.k.a. New Toy Day will bring four more horror-themed collectibles that the month of October could not contain! Check out what Diamond Select Toys has brought back from the grave, and then dig them up at your local comic book shop or specialty toy store!

Universal Monsters Black-and-White Legacy Series 2 Box Set
Between 1923 and 1958, Universal Studios released over 60 different monster movies, all in black-and-white, that gave the film world some of its most iconic characters. In honor of that legacy, this deluxe collectors’ box set presents three of the most famous Universal Monsters — Dracula, Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein — in their original-black and-white appearances! These exclusive 7-inch scale figures will only be available as part of this set, and come in a display-quality window box. Designed and sculpted by Rudy Garcia, Gabriel Marquez and Jean St. Jean!

Walking Dead Zombie Vinyl Bust Bank
Unlike the characters in Robert Kirkman’s ongoing comic series The Walking Dead, our future isn’t threatened by a zombie apocalypse. So why don’t you start saving for it? Put aside money for your zombie-proof dream house in this 8-inch vinyl bank depicting a lurker (or is it a roamer?) from the Walking Dead comic book, via the change slot in his back. Perched atop the book’s now-famous logo, this gruesome character will keep any weak-stomached burglars from plundering your nest egg. Sculpted by Eli Livingston!

Universal Monsters Frankenstein Bust Bank
Spinning out of DST’s successful line of Star Wars bust banks comes the all-new Universal Monsters series! The most famous monster of all, Frankenstein, will kick off this new line of 8-inch vinyl banks, which features highly detailed sculpts and paint. From the front it just looks like a high-quality bust, but turn it around and there’s a slot to keep your change in! Nobody will want to raid your savings when they’re safe inside this resurrected giant! Sculpted by Gabriel Marquez!

Universal Monsters Creature from the Black Lagoon Bust Bank
The second release in DST’s new line of vinyl banks was a no-brainer. After all, if you were going to make an 8-inch bust featuring highly detailed sculpts and paint, what monster would you want to see done right? The Creature from the Black Lagoon, of course! The scaly mer-monster has never looked better than in this detailed bank, and if you turn him around you can insert your loose change in a slot behind his gills. He’s the next evolution in banks! Sculpted by Bill Mancuso!

Visit comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest comic shop, and ask about the limited black-and-white editions of all three banks! Get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!