Marvel Select,Munsters and more

December 5, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

The holidays are fast approaching, and you can check off a couple more people on your shopping list by heading to your local comic shop for New Toy Day! In addition to case assortments of their Marvel Select Storm action figure, Diamond Select Toys is shipping three more brand-new items to stores that would be perfect for the TV or comic geek on your list.

The Munsters Munster Koach 1:15 Electronic Vehicle Fans of ’60s television rejoice, because this 1/15 scale replica of the Munster family Koach has arrived! From the popular TV show The Munsters, the half-hot rod and half-hearse designed by auto legend George Barris measures 14 inches long and features working lights and sounds from the show, including a revving engine and squealing tires! With fully detailed moving parts, you’ll find yourself humming the theme song every time you look at it. This kar is a klassic!

Marvel Minimates Venom Through the Ages Box Set (Previews Exclusive) It’s time to form a symbiotic relationship with your local comic shop! Why? Because that’s the only place you can get the this box set of Marvel Minimates focusing on the symbiote-wearing anti-hero known as Venom. This Previews-exclusive 4-pack includes Classic Venom, She-Venom, Transformation Venom and Flash Thompson as Venom. Each Minimate stands 2 tall with 14 points of articulation and a variety of removable and interchangeable parts and accessories. Set comes packed on a blister card.

Star Trek Retro Cloth Mirror Universe Kirk & Spock DST’s popular line of classically styled 8″ figures returns to Star Trek: The Original Series! This assortment depicts Kirk and Spock in their mirror-universe looks from the classic episode “Mirror, Mirror.” Both feature real cloth costumes in the retro 1970s style, as well as episode-specific accessories and facial hair! Designed and Sculpted by EMCE Toys!

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Knight Rider 1/15 KITT and Marvel Select Storm

November 27, 2012Rob Leave a Comment

Wednesday, a.k.a. New Toy Day, is almost here, and it’s a big day for Diamond Select Toys! In addition to the next figure in their popular Marvel Select action figure line — Storm of the X-Men — comic stores and specialty shops will receive the first electronic vehicles of KITT vehicles from Knight Rider!

Knight Rider 1:15 Scale K.I.T.T. Electronic Vehicle The Knight Industries Two Thousand (K.I.T.T.) was an experimental vehicle developed by the Knight Foundation as a deterrent to criminal activity. Outfitted with numerous cutting-edge technologies — most of them defensive and nonlethal — the car’s systems were controlled by an advanced artificial intelligence, partnered with a human operator. This 14-inch replica is based on K.I.T.T.’s appearance in the 1984 television series Knight Rider, and is capable of replaying key dialogue and sound effects from the original broadcasts at the push of a button. Features the original voice of K.I.T.T., authentic sound effects, and light-up fog lights, tail lights, sensor bar, voice box, instruments and monitors!

Marvel Select X-Men Storm Action Figure The X-Men series of Marvel Select figures continues! Cyclops, Colossus and company are now joined by Ororo “Storm” Munroe in her original costume. Standing 7 inches tall, Storm features 16 points of articulation, and comes with a section of the Danger Room featuring saw and torch pieces, which can be displayed alongside the sections that come with her fellow X-Men figures. Retailers who buy a case will get five regular figures and one figure with an alternate pinned-up hairstyle. Storm comes in oversized collector packaging, and is only available on the specialty market! Sculpted by Sam Greenwell!

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