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Game of Thrones. Like, yesterday. (I haven't gone through the whole thread, but I'd be surprised if I didn't suggest this months ago)

Speaking of Alpha Flight and Dale Eaglesham, I was REALLY digging his art in the latest Red Hulk story - Mayan Rule - guest starring those Canucks. He's got a style that screams DC (where he's done a LOT of work) and that brings an interesting take on the Marvel characters, in my mind and eye.

I haven't seen every movie ever made (wouldn't want to), but I consider myself enough of a cinephile to at least know of most movies...and I've never even heard of "This Island Earth"... T.I.E. isn't part of what I consider the "classic" Universal monster movies - Creature from the Black Lagoon barely qualifies (if they didn't meet Abbot & Costello, they don't count :tongue: ) but it's a great design, so it works – but if anyone is really hankering for some Metaluna love, may I suggest the latest wave of Outer Space Men: http://www.shopfourhorsemen.com/alphwa5alphd.html

sorry if this has been asked and answered before, but I was looking at some pix from SDCC... Is this wave going to be available at TRU? http://i.marvelousnews.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=2012_San_Diego_Comic_Con%2FPreview_Night%2FDST&pic=IMG_0217.jpg&dispsize=800&start=0

I went Old School with Falcon and Black Knight, but then thought GAH! no Nighthawk and Hellcat!

I went with Hydro Iron Man and Blue Ghost Rider. Why not. I'm more interested in the later polls anyway.

Just bought the Queen Anne's Revenge pirate ship playset at Walmart - on clearance - for $15!! Couldn't pass it up! Me 'mates look terrific on board! If you ask me, minimates are better-scaled to this ship than the POTC figures are! Plus there's plenty of room for all of them! Which is also the downside - this thing is nearly 3 feet long and easy 18 inches high. I've got a nice OSM Astro-Nautilus/kraken climbing up the side to boot! Yarrr.

I finally broke down and picked up all 4 pairs this past weekend. I would have done it sooner, but 2 of the 3 TRU near me have sold out of these guys, plus there's only one pair left on the website! I also have the 4 pack on order and will be getting the ship soon too. The detail on these guys is incredible!

Hey Salami! What's "local" for you?

FINALLY in Connecticut. I was getting tired of hitting the Norwalk store day after day. Worth the wait - they are some nice ones!

My mouth hung open for about two minutes when I saw the news! Awesome selection! That said, my local TRU is choking on Thor/Lady Loki's, Cap/Wolvie's, hell, even plenty of Klaw/Storm's. I hope the market isn't getting too flooded, drowning the golden goose (to mash a metaphor) (...isn't that a Dateline NBC program?)

So, would that mean that comic shops will be getting these? Yep. No big surprise there. Whenever AFX doesn't sell out of an exclusive they offer to certain other MiniMates stores such as BBTS and Luke's. If they still don't sell out, they offer to Diamond and sometimes those orders could be allocated based on remaining stock. It's usually a waiting game and sometimes a risk, but usually they can turn up at comic book stores. I wonder how long it will be before the Chicago Expo Iron Man 2 2-pack will be available through Diamond... That is a set I definately want, but won't be able to go to the expo for it. ...and both X-sets are on my DCBS shipping list for this week, so looks like they'll be in LCS this week (or next - that was FAST)! Can't wait to get my hands on these!

So, would that mean that comic shops will be getting these? Yep. No big surprise there. Whenever AFX doesn't sell out of an exclusive they offer to certain other MiniMates stores such as BBTS and Luke's. If they still don't sell out, they offer to Diamond and sometimes those orders could be allocated based on remaining stock. It's usually a waiting game and sometimes a risk, but usually they can turn up at comic book stores. I wonder how long it will be before the Chicago Expo Iron Man 2 2-pack will be available through Diamond... That is a set I definately want, but won't be able to go to the expo for it. C2E2 pack is in the April Previews, and I just noticed the Original X-Men 4-pack is NO LONGER available at afxpress.

Some 4 pack thoughts... Warriors Three 4 pack (see what I did there?) Inhumans - Medusa, Gorgon, Triton, Karnak Wrecking Crew Defenders completer - Nighthawk, Hellcat, Gargoyle, SOS Red Hulk family (Red She Hulk, Lyra She Hulk, Doc Samson, A-Bomb) Intelligencia (imagine a MODOK minimate?!) - Leader, Red Ghost, Wizard Legion of Monsters - Morbius, Man-Thing, Werewolf, and uh,.... Old School New Mutants Old School Guardians of the Galaxy (see Bowen busts for reference) Alpha Flight - Snowbird, Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Shaman, Marrina, Guardian, Vindicator (two 4-packs, that is) I'm drooling just thinking about these.

Looks like Action Figure Express has them now too...but still not Toywiz where I ordered mine. darn Looks to me like AFX still has 34 listed as a preorder.

Both X Men and X Factor boxed sets are in this month's Previews!

I haven't poured through the posts here, but a thought occurred to me: I'm not the only one to swap heads on the Kree Soldier to make a First Appearance Captain Marvel, am I?

Yeah, I gotta second that.

Vigilance has paid off (like, going to the same TRU EVERYDAY for weeks vigilance) They finally got the Marvel mates in, and I got there to find the Angel pack right up front. There were so many pkgs on the pegs, I thought they got 2 cases in, but it was a Ghostbusters 2 case. I left the other MM/SW set for some lucky gal, guy or scalper. they also got more BSG craft.

I think that has less to do with the BSG mates' popularity and more to do with all the credit card scam problems CSC has been dealing with in the last 6 (?) months...

Speaking of the Colorforms Aliens (or Outer Space Men)... http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090930-Outer-Space-Men.html I actually bought this book a couple of months ago - it's a fun read, and if it helps grease the skids to get these toys (re)made, all the better!

There was a GUN?

I found the Viper & Raider last night (yay me!) but my Hot Dog doesn't have any hair... Let me try that again - I didn't find any separate hairpiece for the minimate in the Viper package. Was it packaged in an out-of-the-way place? When my Wolverine was missing a shoulder pad last month, I wrote DS Customer Service and they sent an entire replacement Wolverine, including alternate hands and hair! You can never have too many Wolverines...

SON OF A I *just* sucked it up and ordered that set (and a bunch of others to get up to $50 for free shipping) last week! kick in the crotch indeed. ...and I just noticed the Secret Wars set is no longer up for pre-order........

I don't know if that's true anymore. Harry Potter is the best selling book series ever, fantasy or any other genre. Every time a new movie comes out it whips the fever up all over again. I think that if they were timed with the release of one of the final 2 films and put in a major retail location (TRU, Wal-Mart, Target, etc.) DST could print their own money. Oh, how I agree with that! Collect 'em all!