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Looks like wave 14 is starting to show up in Walmarts.

If I can't find them on my own, is there someone here willing to help me out?

Mattycollector 'Cyber Monday Sale' DCUC sets have been announced.

Adam Strange and Starfire Figures

Alexander Luthor and Ultraman Figures

Justice in the Jungle: B’Wana Beast and Animal Man Figures

Funny how they leave out the set that would be the most popular, Color of Fear.

Well, I might grab a couple extra sets.

A very fun article to read. I like the part about toy karma, so true. Sad about the JLU figures, those Parademon 2-packs coming out look super awesome.

Well, I finally have a real update... Not good news though.

All orders for the FF wave and the Ghostbuster wave have been canceled.

I will not be surprised if all the other minimates get the same fate. Maybe not Halo though, TRU Canada loves any Halo merch they can get.

Sorry Fellas

Thanks for the coupon hellpop

Got a Yellow Lantern Batman and Pharaoh today at the Watertown Kmart for myself and picked out a couple more for Christmas.

Also, apparently an express TRU opened in that mall and found myself the highly sought after Supergirl / Lex 2-pack.

Good day for the classics.

Well, some toy line spoiler alert here:

Battle Shifter dlx figure

Fig and Vehicle Asst

Hal Jordan vs Parallax

Power Slingers Assy

10" Galactic Scale Fig

3.75" Basic Figure Asst

6" Classic Collection

6" Movie Masters Figures

I wonder if the Classics Series 2 Preview figure will match the Movie Masters line or if it will be done to match the classics line.

Well, hopefully we will see Marvel wave 8 (FF) and a ghostbuster wave at the same time.

Also, for DST merch, we should also be getting the Halo piggy bank.

Noffin yet. Orders are made, just waiting on shipment to warehouse and then the distribution to each store. Once These items ship I will share the sku's so you all can harass your own stores.

Nothing yet, Hopefully soon, real soon. When I know they are coming, you will know. I will help you all as best I can.

But in other news. TRU Canada has a sale on (hasbro) Star wars and Marvel figures that are $9.99 where you buy one you get one for $1. Because IM2 mates are $9.99 they are also in this deal. Go to your closest TRU and buy them all up, the more they sell the more likely they are to order more in.

EDIT: oh, if anyone on here wants two Hammer Drone & Pepper Potts at this deal, pm me. 10.99 for two

I was able to get both the figures I wanted.

The Zombie from series 1 and the Spartan from series 2.

I did end up feeling up a lot of bags to find the one I wanted..... wait a minute....

okay guys, I just saw toy story 3 and I officially want a totoro plushie!

and also castle of cagliostro is probably my favorite miyazaki film ever

Totoro is in Toy Story?! Just looked up Castle of Cagliostro, I didn't know Miyazaki made a movie before Ghibli. I'll have to check it out, cheers.

Kind of mixing up two threads, but just saw

on a news site. It's a PS3 game designed by Studio Ghibli, looks pretty amazing (the graphics I mean, the gameplay looks a bit Pokemon-y in places).

The PS3 version is made to look like Ghibli animation. Studio Ghibli only did work on the DS game of the same name coming out this holiday season.

Miyazaki had a few great works before Ghibli. Another great one released in english is Panda! Go Panda!. More a Takahata Directed film but Miyazaki did all the animation.

Very Late reply and kinda a Necro, but I have not been around as much and felt the need to post something.

Hopefully we will be looking for these by the end of the month (I can only speak for Canada)

Thanks for the UPC'S in a couple of days ill call up my local toys r us later to see if they are in their system.It'll be awesome getting these by the end of the month

Looks like they have been pushed back a bit. To the second week of September.

All right. Day is done and I gots somes info.

Five possible UPC's that TRU Canada has attached to Marvel wave 8: (I say possible cause they can change at any moment)

0699788721025

0699788728642

0699788728659

0699788728666

0699788728673

Wow, that first one is a little more off then the rest.

Hopefully we will be looking for these by the end of the month (I can only speak for Canada)

The TRU Thing (prototypes I know, but it might turn out this way) is different then the regular wave 37 Thing.

TRU Thing has a '4' on his belt where the wave 37 Thing has no '4'. I wonder if this will be how the figures come out.

As an extra note for all my fellow canucks on here....I have been told that this wave will be the start of these TRU waves being available at Canadian TRUs!!!!!

Jeff of the Miniacs

Hopefully it will be

I will see if I can find the UPC's for this set.

It did that to me as well, but only when I tried to log on at the library.

Finally saw My Neighbor Totoro last night, it was great. Surprised how engaging it was the entire time, considering there's basically no plot, and the main two characters are some of the most believable children I've ever seen in a movie. That one shot at the bus stop is brilliant!

been wanting to see this again, I saw it when I was a kid, so i want to see it again now that I'm more older, but 20 bucks for the dvd seriously?

Well, that is what one would expect from Disney and their "vault." You could try to track down the older english dub released by Fox Studio. There is a chance it may cost more though.

Aug. 2 12pm EST all Matty SDCC items go on sale.

And if I address it to a Canadian relly they should be able to get it?

It may take more then two months though.

-Pulls out the book of Necronocimon to raise this post from the Dead-

Looks like another Ghibli Film will be coming to our North American Theaters.

Under the Touchstone Banner, Disney will finally release Tales from Earthsea on August 13.

Iron Man wave will be hitting stores sometime within the next couple weeks. Probably not the exclusive wave, but it will be awesome to see minimates in retail stores up here in the North.

Just a little tip for the Canadians. When TRU has flyers that read 25% (or the like) off all marvel action figures, this is not secluded to just hasbro toys. It will include the marvel minimates as well. So far anyway, if it changes, I will let you all know.

Great flipping news descriptions is all I will post and these have just been added so there are no orders made yet. It is not a guarantee that they will come either. Only that these have been added to their system. Here we go:

GHOSTBUSTERS MINIMATES

HALO MINIMATES SRS1 ASST

HALO MINIMATES SRS1 WARTHOG VEHICLE

MV-MARVEL MINIMATES SRS 8 ASST

MV-MARVEL MINIMATES SRS 9 ASST

MV-MINIMATES CAPTAIN AMERICA FAN POLL 4 (as in 4-pack)

MV-MINIMATES THE HEROIC AGE BOX SET

Good news or good news? Don't think that just because I stopped collecting does not mean ol uncle pickle won't stop by with something nice to say every now and then.

Two more sets on the way:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail

Another Statue and sign.

I love the show, but I no longer feel the need to own any of these. Guess you won't get $300 of my money after all DC.

Also, IDW is coming out with a comic series. This I am actually excited for

EDIT: God Magnus has a point, and I don't see any action figures on the horizon, so could a MOD put this in the statue forum. Thanks

I found myself going in cycles a lot in the past few years. It all started with minimates and just went screaming out of control from there. Bowen, GI Joe's, CCG's, Mighty Muggs, all sorts of stuff. My last big craze was DCUC, which I pretty much stopped cold turkey thanks to all those upcoming USA retail exclusives.

Now that I have an actual plan for what the wife and I are saving up for, I find it easier not to get into new crazes. I do find it hard some nights and find myself planning ways to get new collections of stuff I don't really want. Or even need for that matter. That, and Once I found my Holy Grail of collecting (Turner Supergirl statue) my desire to collect notably took a dive.

So, I am down to just collecting all sorts of things from Studio Ghibli (which a very friendly board member here helps me out with). Which I actually enjoy collecting. I can have fun with it and I don't feel the need to have EVERYTHING to feel my collection is satisfactory. Plus, it being very rare in North America, I can buy everything I see in person and really pick and choose what I purchase online.

The big problem is that now I have tubs upon tubs and boxes upon boxes of stuff just sitting in storage. Oh well, maybe someday my own kids will love them or I can think of it as my own personal pension plan.

It is a hard world out there when one feels the need to collect toys.... err, I mean collectibles.

Anybody find it strange that TRU Canada is soliciting the CBS wave of IM2 and not the TRU IM2 wave? Don't get me wrong, as a canadian, I'm happy as a pig in sh!t that minimates will finally be available @ TRU, but I was really hoping to snag the TRU wave, not the CBS wave. I hope there is a last minute change to the canadian line-up.

I can answer that. TRU Canada does not order from DST, they order from Diamond Comics. Thus there is no way of getting exclusive waves. Hopefully one day it will be different, but not any day soon though.