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AIC NEWS: Final Week of June 2023
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Welcome to AICNN (Adventures in Collecting News Network) where toy news matters! This is your AIC NEWS brief. Give us a few minutes, and we'll give you the goods.
This week the AICNN anchors highlight toy industry news from the final week of June 2023.
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Summer Festivities and Toy Hunts
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The summer is here. That means outdoor festivals, comic-cons, and the perfect weather for toy hunts.
Hydration Tips: Liquid IV Promotion
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AIC News: Toy Updates and Entertaining Hosts
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AICNN, where toy news matters. Welcome to AIC News. Give us a few minutes and we'll give you the goods. I'm the orange brick tool that Lego gives you in the nice sets, and I'm here with the Jacks Pacific Paul Bearer urn.
Toy Announcements: SH Figure Arts and Indiana Jones
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Dave and Eric are out.
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Say it with me everybody, not the mama, not the mama, not the mama. Originally seen last year for the first time at New York Comic Con, NECA's Jim Henson's Dinosaur's Ultimates are now available for pre-order for $40 each on Entertainment Earth. Daddy and baby Sinclair are ready to come home with you this fall.
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Bandai and Tamashi Nations continue their 15th anniversary celebrations with two new SH Figure Arts pre-orders available exclusively on Premium Bandai.
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After voting concluded, you can now grab Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegeta, complete with the Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan God Red Hair head sculpts, and Karama Link Mode Naruto, now at adventuresincollectingpodcast.com forward slash links again exclusively on Premium Bondi. The dog's name was Jindiana.
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Timing up well with the release of Dial of Destiny, the team at Hasbro put the next wave of Indiana Jones Adventure Series figures up for pre-order. The wave includes Indiana Jones, Henry, Elsa, and the Grail Knight from The Last Crusade, as well as Valor and Ronaldo from The Dial of Destiny. The whole wave builds a very intricate grail altar, so that way you can have your figures posed and you can choose
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wisely. Get them all on amazon.com now, or again visit adventuresandcollectingpodcast.com forward slash links to get them.
WWE and Bruce Lee Figure Highlights
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Oh yes, Paul Baron over to you for the WWE figure news coming out of London. First off, we got to see some new photos of some previously announced figures. Ringside collectibles kicked things off with the Ultimate Busos two pack.
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You can pre-order these at ringsidecollectibles.com. Make sure to use code AIC to save 10%. We also saw the Undertaker and Gobbledegooker Amazon Ultimate Survivor Series two-pack. We also saw the Walmart exclusives coming soon in the form of the Vader and Captain Lou Albano Superstars figures. We also saw the next two waves of ruthless aggression figures and the ruthless aggression ultimate figures.
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We also saw a new Legends ring with the big blue steel cage. That's not all as Elite 103 and 104 were shown, as well as the latest top picks, basics, and championship showdown two packs. The main event came at the end of the week when we got to see some new reveals. EO Sky and Braun Strowman are coming to Elite 105. We saw the Royal Rumble wave of Beth Phoenix, the British Bulldog, Ridge Holland,
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Batista, and the Virgil Bilder figure. The Best of Ultimate Series 2 showed the updated articulation for Steve Austin and the Ultimate Warrior. We also saw an upcoming Bobby Lashley Ultimate figure. Legends and Greatest Hits figures also got the spotlight. Best of Legends 1 includes Bruno Sammartino, Terry Funk, Honky Tonk Man, British Bulldog, and the Ultimate Warrior. The upcoming Greatest Hits figures include Seth Rollins,
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Earthquake, Typhoon, R-Truth, Brutus Beefcake, Bray Wyatt, Roddy Piper as John Nada, and The Rock as the Scorpion King. That was not all for reveals, however. Friend of the Pod Zombie Sailor announced the latest person to be involved in the Heels and Faces line, and this one is outside of wrestling. That's right, Bruce Lee is coming to the Heels and Faces line.
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The pre-order will be this coming Wednesday at zombiesailor.com. On behalf of myself and a pallbearer urn, this has been your AIC news brief.
BlendJet 2: Portable Blending Solutions
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to get 12% off your order and free 2-day shipping. Shop today to get the best deal ever.
Program Details and Licensing
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