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AIC NEWS: Week of July 7th, 2025
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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 what you need to know for the week of July 7th, 2025!
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Introduction & Toy Industry Updates
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AICNN, where toy news matters. i cnn where toy
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Welcome to AIC News. Give us a few minutes and we'll give you the goods. Everything that you need to know headed into a fresh week of toys.
Superman Giveaway & Participation Details
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So first, a little bit of housekeeping. Of course, it is July, which means our July 2025 giveaway is live over at AIC underscore podcast. And this month,
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As we celebrate Superman, the Man of Steel, with the ah with the the upcoming release of James Gunn's Superman, let's ah let's give a little nod to the the past Superman, Henry Cavill, with the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Platinum Edition, False God...
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Superman from the Snyder cut. So this is the patinaed Henry Cavill Superman with the graffiti on him. i You know the drill at this point. Visit us at AIC underscore podcast on Instagram. Look for the pinned post and throw your name in the hat to win yourself a super cool, rare, platinum edition of Superman. Again, that's at AIC underscore podcast
Prime Week Deals & Social Media Updates
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on Instagram.
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instagram uh this week is going to be a little crazy when it comes to links of course it is prime week over on amazon uh more than a day now so uh prime week look for all of the deals all of the sales we will do our best to collect them all and post them across social media so keep an eye out again at aic underscore podcast For all those links, we'll make sure that we scoop up and gather any of the deals that we think you need to see.
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So outside of that, before I hand it over to Dave to cover off on some AEW, Jazzwares, WWE, and more, let's jump
Comic-Con Exclusive Reveals
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in.
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So let's start off with some San Diego Comic-Con exclusive news. Our friends over at Bondi and Tamashii Nations have revealed their four San Diego Comic-Con exclusives.
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ah It is Beast Gohan from the Dragon Ball Super superhero film. ah It is Charging Godzilla Minus One. It is King Piccolo from Dragon Ball and the reissue, repainted... Great Ape Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z. So those four ah San Diego Comic-Con exclusives ah will be available at the show later on this month.
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Stay tuned for all the details we will share out as soon as they make that process available. While we're talking about San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, let's jump over to our friends at Jada Toys who have been teasing the Player 2 Deluxe Dalsam and M. Bison.
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These look fantastic. So again, Player 2 color variants of their Street Fighter 2 Dalsam and M. Bison figures. um They do come with ah the flame effect ah burning sprite.
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accessory So it's it's kind of like getting a second figure, right? um But you also get, especially with Dalsam, you get the the Yoga Fire, Yoga Flame, ah Blowing Face um in that grayish-blue Player 2 skin tone. But you also get that face and head sculpt for your standard Dalsam with that Deluxe.
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So look for those two Deluxes from Jada Toys. ah at San Diego Comic-Con. Again, that will be happening later this month.
Pre-orders & Exclusive Figure Launches
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On to our friends at Four Horsemen Studios. The next wave of Mythic Legions is up for pre-order, ah so you can experience the horror of Ein Samal, anchored around sick-looking werewolf figure.
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um There are... four, five, six, seven additional releases in that wave along with the werewolf. You can get that now at storehorseman.com.
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ah Speaking of of Superman at the top of the show, Hot Toys has put up their one-sixth scale ah deluxe Superman and Crypto. ah You can pre-order this one-sixth scale piece and at Big Bed Toy Store.
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um While it's not 1 6th scale, Mondo has put out a 1 8th scale Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop. There is both a deluxe and a standard version. The deluxe, of course, is a limited edition. So if you want to get that for yourself, make sure you visit MondoShop.com.
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dot com Again, just a reminder that this week is going to be a little zany as it comes to ah Prime Week. So we'll make sure once again that we have all those links sorted out for you.
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And with that, I'm going to kick it over to Dave. Dave, take it away. We start off with Jazware's AEW exclusives. First off is the ShopAEW.com exclusive, a 1 of 3,000, MJF representing his all-in 2024 gear when he rechristened the AEW International title to the AEW American title.
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This red, white, and blue gear is available now at shopAEW.com for $50. It includes entrance gear, an extra head, and extra set of hands, and again, is a limited to one of 3,000 figure.
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Up next, we have a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive one of 1000 Swerve Strickland. And this figure represents Swerve from the night he won the AEW world title at Dynasty 2024 in his Killmonger themed gear.
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It includes Swerve's full set of entrance gear, which was his robe and his shirt and mask, and two extra sets of hands. And once again, it is only available at San Diego Comic-Con.
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There are new Mattel WWE pre-orders up at our Friends of the Pod at Ringside Collectibles. First is w WWE Ultimate Edition Series 28 featuring Eddie Guerrero, Tiffany Stratton, and Uncle Howdy.
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We also have Elite Series 120 with Lola Vice, Joe Gacy, LA Knight, Roman Reigns, and Cody Rhodes with a chase figure.
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Up next is Elite Greatest Hit Series 9, featuring Logan Paul, the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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Last but certainly not least is Elite Top Picks 2026 Wave Number 1, featuring Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.
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And remember to use code AIC to save yourself 10% when you pre-order.
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Mask is back. That's right, the vintage Kenner Classic Toyline has returned and it's up for pre-order at Big Bad Toy Store.
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Now, The Loyal Subjects has brought this back as the vintage look with modern technology, and four vehicles and figure sets are up for pre-order. First is the Venom Leader Miles Wolf Mayhem in the high-tech helicopter vehicle.
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That is $89.99.
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Mask's leader, Matt Tracker, in his Thunderhawk vehicle, is available for $59.99.
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MASK's Condor vehicle with Brad Turner figure is $34.99, and the MASK Mobile Defense Unit vehicle with Matt Tracker and Bruce Sato is available for $124.99. Now there is a Big Bad Toy Store exclusive version of the Mobile Defense Unit with Matt Tracker, Bruce Sato,
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Scott Tracker and T-Bob available for $174.99. You can also pre-order the entire set, including the Big Bad Toy Store exclusive mobile defense unit vehicle for $324.99.
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Now these are available to pre-order at Big Bad Toy Store and are due to ship in late August of this year. If you want to see our affiliate link for this pre-order, you can go to AICpodcast.com slash links and look for that Big Bad Toy Store link.
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On behalf of myself and the entire AICNN team, this has been your AIC News Update.
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