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A KOTOBUKIYA Japanese import! For the next incredible Street Fighter Bishoujo statue from Kotobukiya we are proud to present a new, alternative take on the very first and most popular character in the series with the amazing CHUN-LI -BATTLE COSTUME-LIMITED EDITON NYCC 2018! You can pre-order this now on the Koto website.

A Diamond Select Toys release! How deadly is your Gallery? The DC Gallery line of PVC dioramas accelerates with another addition to the Dark Nights: Metal series of sculptures - Red Death! With bat-shaped speed lightning whipping around him as he screeches to a halt, this Speed Force-empowered Batman is the perfect addition to any Batman or Flash collection! The 10-inch diorama features detailed paint applications and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar and sculpted by Alterton! Look for this to be released in March 2019.

A Diamond Select Toys release! Another Legend is in the making! One of the Muppet Show's most iconic Muppets, Electric Mayhem drummer Animal, is the first felt fellow to be made into a half-scale bust in the Legends in 3D line! Standing approximately 10 inches tall, this resin bust of Animal was sculpted by Rocco Tartamella from a design by Joe Allard. Limited to only 1,000 pieces, each bust comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color, hand-numbered box. Look for it to be released in March 2019.

Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan and Asia, has detailed a wide array of notable products and “First-to-Market” show exclusives from the Bandai Shokugan brand that will be displayed and available for purchase at the 2018 New York Comic Con. Bluefin will be located in Booth #1612. The 2018 New York Comic Con (NYCC) takes place October 4th – 7th at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan and is the East Coast's biggest pop culture convention. The annual event plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. This year, Bluefin will proudly exhibit the Bandai Shokugan Shogun Megazord, Ninja Megazord, and White Ninja Falconzord Super Mini-Pla kits, which are among the final Bandai Power Rangers releases for North America. These kits will be set for release in time for the holidays this coming December but will be showcased for the first time at NYCC. Bandai Shokugan “First-to-Market” NYCC Products Don’t miss a special opportunity to be among the first to acquire these new Shokugan kits that will debut for the first time anywhere at 2018 NYCC. These kits are scheduled to debut to general retailers in Q4. Super Mini-Pla Mega Man X Ride Armor Sets “Chimera Armor” & “Vile’s Ride Armor” · MSRP $40.00 each Following the success of the Power Ranger Megazord and Dragonzord kits, fans can now enjoy a pair of special advance releases of Mega Man X with the Chimera Armor and Vile’s Ride Armor sets. The Chimera Armor set comes with a Kangaroo unit and Vile’s Ride Armor is outfitted with a Hawk unit. Mega Man 66 Action Vol. 2 Blind Box Units · MSRP $9.00 each Called “66 ACTION” because the figures each stand 66 mm (2.58”) tall, these compact, kits combine high quality molding with impressive articulation. These are the highly anticipated Vol. 2 releases and include X (Mega Man X), Vile (Mega Man X), Mega Man (Mega Man Star Force) Super Armor Mega Man and Cut Man. Each kit comes with multiple interchangeable hand accessories. All of these figures are able to be combined with the Super Mini-Pla Mega Man X Ride Armor for enhanced play and poseability value. Additional Bluefin Bandai Shokugan Products Kingdom Hearts Key Blade Collection · MSRP $10.00 each A collection of all die-cast renderings of the iconic weapons from the Kingdom Hearts anime series. The collection features Key Blade products of the Kingdom Key, Three Wishes, Crabclaw, Oathkeeper, Oblivion and the Ultima Weapon. Each item is in a blind purchase box, but an option to purchase a box with all 6 inside. A perfect Holiday item in anticipation of the release of new Square Enix video game, Kingdom Hearts III, slated for release in January 2019.

STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – IMPERIAL CADET #2 (of 5) ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) LEONARD KIRK (A) Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA VARIANT COVER BY MARCOS MARTIN THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED! • After spending a night in the brig, HAN SOLO is given one last shot at flight school… • Will Han be top gun, or will he crash and burn? • Crash and burn if one of his top competitors gets his way! This mysterious rival is ripped from the pages of CLASSIC STAR WARS COMICS! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY ADAPTATION #3 (of 5) ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) WILL SLINEY (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE GALAXY! • QI’RA is alive! But she’s working for the ruthless gangster DRYDEN VOS, who forces HAN, BECKETT and QI’RA into an impossible heist. • But where will this trio find the fastest ship in the galaxy to make the dreaded KESSEL RUN? • Enter LANDO CALRISSIAN and the MILLENIUM FALCON! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. This is the Age of Star Wars! STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC, AGE OF REBELLION and AGE OF RESISTANCE chronologically tell a series of spectacular adventures featuring your favorite characters from ALL THREE STAR WARS TRILOGIES! Starting with AGE OF REPUBLIC this December, writer Jody Houser teams with artists Cory Smith and Luke Ross to spotlight four of the greatest heroes and four of the coolest villains from the prequel films during the waning days of the Old Republic. Witness the never before seen moments that define the characters, the incredible battles that shaped them and the eternal conflict between the light and the dark, good and evil! It all starts here in the pages of QUI-GON #1 and DARTH MAUL #1. With covers by Paolo Rivera, Luke Ross, Cory Smith and more! Checklist: STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC December 2018 QUI-GON #1 DARTH MAUL #1 January 2019 OBI-WAN #1 JANGO FETT #1 SPECIAL #1 February 2019 ANAKIN SKYWALKER #1 COUNT DOOKU #1 March 2019 PADME AMIDALA #1 GENERAL GRIEVOUS #1 STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC - DARTH MAUL #1 JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A) Cover by PAOLO RIVERA Variant Cover by LUKE ROSS Concept Design Variant Cover by IAIN MCCAIG PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY TBA (2 OF 27) Movie Variant Cover Also Available RISE OF THE SITH! A living weapon of rage and bloodthirst, DARTH MAUL has stayed in the shadows of CORUSCANT waiting for his chance to strike against the JEDI ORDER! However, since tasting his first blood, the SITH lord struggles to contain his desire for destruction and questions the wishes of his methodically plotting master. Could Maul have had another path in life, or was he always fated to follow a dark road? Guest-starring DARTH SIDIOUS! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC - QUI-GON JINN #1 JODY HOUSER (W) • CORY SMITH (A) Cover by PAOLO RIVERA Variant Cover by CORY SMITH Concept Design Variant Cover by IAIN MCCAIG PROMO VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & ELIA BONETTI PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY TBA (1 OF 27) Movie Variant Cover Also Available JEDI ORDER…OR CHAOS? Considered one of the greatest Jedi Knights or the one who led them to their doom, maverick QUI-GON JINN is one of STAR WARS’ most controversial heroes. The JEDI MASTER is known to bend the rules and it’s gotten him into plenty of trouble with the COUNCIL. Now, in the face of a mission that goes awry, he’s forced to confront his conflicting beliefs. What will Qui-Gon uncover about his loyalty to the Jedi vs his loyalty to the FORCE? Guest-starring MASTER YODA! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #27 SI SPURRIER (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A) Cover by ASHLEY WITTER GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS WORST AMONG EQUALS: PART TWO! • Rogue archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA has ten hours to cross a hostile megacity before the bomb implanted in her throat blows up. • No big deal, right? And even if there ARE, say, insane cops and bounty hunters on her tail—she’s got a partner to help her! • (Unfortunately that would be TRIPLE ZERO: the astonishingly unpleasant murder droid who yearns to see her dead.) 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. STAR WARS #58 KIERON GILLEN (W) • ANGEL UNZUETA (A) COVER BY JAMAL CAMPBELL Action Figure Variant Cover by John Tyler Christopher Galactic Icon Variant Cover by Rod Reis “THE ESCAPE” – PART 3 • Is there romance in the air for Luke and Tula? • Is there romance in the air for HAN AND LEIA?! • Is there romance in the air between a bunch of stranded rebels and enormous ravenous monsters? • No. This last one is no. 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. DARTH VADER #25 CHARLES SOULE (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MORE (A) Cover by ELIA BONETTI & GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI VARIANT COVER BY GABRIELE DELL’OTTO GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS FORTRESS VADER: FINALE! • The FORTRESS is complete. The door will be opened. • VADER finds everything he has ever desired. • THE DARK LORD gets everything he deserves. 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99 Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd.

BigBadToyStore.com has up for pre-order the 3rd wave of new 3.75" Vintage Collection figures from Hasbro which includes: Range Trooper, Doctor Aphra, Captain Cassian Andor and Jedi Master Luke Skywalker from Last Jedi. Like with the first two waves it seems Hasbro is mixing new figures with ones recently released in the Walmart exclusive Black Series 3.75" line. With this wave Luke is a re-release and likely so is Andor.

DARK NIGHTS: METAL BATMAN: THE DAWNBREAKER STATUE based on the art of GREG CAPULLO sculpted by ADRIENNE SMITH WITH DARKNESS BLACK I CHOKE THE LIGHT, NO BRIGHTEST DAY ESCAPES MY SIGHT. I TURN THE DAWN INTO MIDNIGHT, BEWARE MY POWER...DAWNBREAKER’S MIGHT! Rocking into our world from the pages of DARK NIGHTS: METAL comes Batman: Dawnbreaker, a sinister fusion of Batman and Green Lantern from the Dark Multiverse. This statue is crafted with delightfully creepy details from the book, which will make it stand out on any shelf. • Limited to 5,000 pieces • Figure measures 7.39" tall • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from images shown • Approximately 6 units per carton ON SALE MAY 2019 • $85.00 US BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES GRAY GHOST, H.A.R.D.A.C., SCARECROW AND TWO-FACE ACTION FIGURES Based on the beloved, Emmy Award-winning Batman: The Animated Series, this line recreates the unforgettable neo-noir visual style of the show in beautifully rendered 6" action figures and accessories. Coming in 2019 are long-awaited figures for the line featuring iconic Super-Villains such as Two-Face, Scarecrow and H.A.R.D.A.C., plus the fan-favorite Gray Ghost! GRAY GHOST—6.24" Tall SCARECROW—6.5" Tall H.A.R.D.A.C—6.25" Tall TWO-FACE—6.25" Tall • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from images shown • Approximately 8 units per carton ON SALE MAY 2019 $28.00 US • EACH FIGURE SOLD SEPARATELY BATMAN BLACK & WHITE: BATGIRL BY BRUCE TIMM STATUE based on the art of BRUCE TIMM sculpted by JACK MATHEWS As one of the co-creators of the beloved Batman: The Animated Series, Bruce Timm has endeared himself to generations of Bat fans. His distinct character styles are vibrant and playful and iconic. This BLACK & WHITE statue showcases the hallmarks of Timm’s work as Batgirl flies through the air. This polyresin statue is a great addition to the collection of any fan of Batgirl, Bruce Timm or the DC Animated Universe. • Limited to 5,000 pieces • Figure measures 6.99" tall • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from image shown • Approximately 6 units per carton ON SALE MAY 2019 • $80.00 US BAT-FAMILY: BATGIRL MULTI-PART STATUE sculpted by CHRIS DAHLBERG Following the success of the TEEN TITANS MULTI-PART STATUE, DC Collectibles is back with a new line of combinable statues, this time featuring the Bat-Family! This new set features five statues that can be posed individually or combined into a massive showpiece. The second piece of this set is the Darknight Damsel, Batgirl! Bounding into the Gotham City sky atop a gargoyle with a grapnel gun in her hand, Batgirl is ready for any challenge the night may bring her. This polyresin statue is a standout by itself, but when combined with the rest of the Bat Family statues, Batgirl becomes an enviable piece of a collector’s showcase. • Limited to 5,000 pieces • Statue measures 8.2" tall • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from image shown • Approximately 6 units per carton ON SALE MAY 2019 • $80.00 US DC COVER GIRLS: WONDER WOMAN BY JOËLLE JONES STATUE designed by JOËLLE JONES sculpted by JACK MATHEWS Amazonian by birth and a leader by trade, Wonder Woman—as designed by Joëlle Jones—is a natural addition to the DC Cover Girls statue line. In this statue, Wonder Woman is armed with the Lasso of Truth as well as a smoldering glare; her legendary beauty, grace and power make her standout in any space she inhabits, be it a battlefield, the Hall of Justice or a Joëlle Jones-drawn comic book cover. • Limited to 5,000 pieces • Statue measures 11" tall • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from images shown • Approximately 6 units per carton ON SALE MAY 2019 • $125.00 US DC BOMBSHELLS: POISON IVY SEPIA TONE VARIANT STATUE designed by ANT LUCIA sculpted by TIM MILLER This exclusive Poison Ivy “Sepia Tone” variant is part of a Bombshells limited-edition series designed to evoke the color tone that was frequently found in photos of the past. • Limited to 5,000 pieces • Figure measures 10.6" tall • Allocations may occur • Final products may differ from images shown • Approximately 6 units per carton • High-quality polyresin ON SALE MAY 2019 • $125.00 US

The International Man of Mystery is back and ready to exponentially increase your collection’s groovy factor. Pop! Austin Powers looks devilishly handsome in his blue suit while secret agent Vanessa Kensington is deadly, gorgeous and ready to help Austin Powers face. Dr. Evil who of course is accompanied by Mr. Bigglesworth his cat. Austin Powers looks just as handsome in his red suit as a GameStop exclusive. Look for all of these to be released in August.

Storm Collectibles will be releasing bloody variant versions for their 1/12 Mortal Kombat Smoke, Ermac & Rain figures which will be sold as BigBadToyStore.com exclusives. All three are currently up for pre-order now.

Boss Fight Studio has announced the next figure for their 4" Bucky O'Hare line which will be a deluxe version the character known as Bruiser The Betelgeusian Berserker Baboon. Stay-tuned for more details to be released soon.

Storm Collectibles presents their 2018 New York Comic Con Exclusive - Street Fighter V Chun-Li Battle Costume, so called “Hot Chun-Li”, a brand new design of one of the most iconic character in Street Fighter franchise, and the first produced in action figure. Hot Chun-Li will be available exclusively at New York Comic Con, Javits Centre, October 4-7. Check out the official images for the figure down below.

Remember posts have to be made in this section https://forums.toynewsi.com/forums/forum/130-toy-news-international-news/ which includes the Action Figure News , Entertainment News. and Toy Reviews You of course are welcome to post in any of the areas of the fourms but for the purpose of the contest the above is the only places where the posts will count towards the drawing.

The TNI Forum give-away is back and this time we are giving away $100 store credit to either BigBadToyStore.com or Megalopolis.Toys. If you win you get to choose which TNI sponsor between the two you want to spend the credit at. Here is what you have to do in order to be entered for a chance to win. 1. You have to be a registered member of the TNI Forums. 2. Any contributing post made in THIS SECTION of the forums between today (9/15) and September 23 will get you entered into our drawing for the store credit. Every contributing post you make will get you an entry in the drawing, so the more you post the better your chances of winning are. Posts much be contributing to the topic or discussion though. ONE WORD posts or posts deemed as SPAM will not be counted towards the drawing. The drawing will be held on Monday, September 24 and the winner will be contacted by JayC via PM on the message boards that day. Once the winner has claimed their price we will also announce the winner on the forums as well. Our goal is to create the ultimate online action figure collecting community and this contest is our way of saying thank you for checking us out and being part of that community. Good luck to everyone.

Amazon has put up for pre-order their exclusive DC Multiverse 6" Aquaman Movie Vulko figure from Mattel which will be released on December 14. The figure comes with a sword and some kind of map-like accessory which I am sure plays a role in the movie. Check out images below.

Shown below are two upcoming sets from Mattel based on the new Aquaman Movie. One set features a 6" Aquaman figure with a 18" Warrior Shark that he can ride on and the second set features Vulko with a Hammerhead Shark. These sets include basis 6" figures which means they are a bit smaller and less articulated than the Multiverse figures but the sharks should work with Multiverse figures as well. Amazon has both sets currently listed with an October 1 release date and the Aquman set costs $29.99 and the Vulko set costs $19.99.