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AIC NEWS: Week of January 12, 2026
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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 cover what you need to know headed into the week of Jan 12, 2026!
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Introduction to AICNN and its focus on toy 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. First, a little bit of housekeeping before we jump into the news you need to know in the toy world headed into a
Instagram giveaways: X-Men 97 figures and X-Men t-shirt
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fresh week. So first of all, on Instagram, we have two giveaways going right now to start off the new year. So ah both giveaways, we've partnered with somebody. So first up, ah we have an amazing ah giveaway with our friends over at the Power of X-Men podcast. This is your opportunity to win an X-Men 97 Marvel Legends Sentinel along with a giant size X-Men number one Marvel Legends Banshee and a really, really cool a White and Gold Industries X-Men t-shirt featuring art from X-Men number 28, and that is a size medium.
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ah So you can look for our pinned post over on Instagram at AIC underscore podcast, where you can enter to win those three really cool prizes.
Partnership with Chubsy Websy Toys and Super 7 Reaction 4-pack giveaway
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ah Like I mentioned, there is a second giveaway. So we have also partnered with our friends at Chubsy Websy Toys and Collectibles in the Little Falls, New Jersey, to ask yourself a very important question. Can you kick it? Yes, you can.
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ah You can enter to win an amazing Super 7 Reaction 4-pack. of a tribe called quest uh so again look for that pinned post as well as the pinned post for the uh the x-men themed giveaway really cool way to start off your 2026 uh with some cool giveaways so again that those are pinned uh to our instagram page at aic underscore podcast Now, before I kick it over to Dave to talk to you about some wrestling figure news, let's cover off on a couple of things that are going on in the toy world right now.
Pre-order opportunities for Marvel Legends Astonishing X-Men 2-pack and Mezco's Batman Year One
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So ah sticking with Marvel Legends, earlier this, earlier last week, I should say, the um Astonishing X-Men 2-pack of Kitty Pryde and Colossus went up for pre-order. This is a mainline release, so you can find this on Amazon and Big Bad Toy Store or wherever you choose to get your toys um In regards to all of the pre-orders that we will talk about in this news update, you can get links to those pre-orders at AICpodcast.com.
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So along with the Marvel Legends 2-pack, sticking with comic book news, the folks over at Mezco have added the latest version of Batman to their 112 Collective line. This is Batman Year One. So the iconic early form of Batman ah joins the 112 Collective,
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And you can pre-order that specifically at Big Bad Toy Store. um Sticking with Batman, one of the toy darlings of 2025 was the LPZZ Arkham Knight Batman, and they are not done.
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So headed ah to their 112 line will be Hush Batman. Looks like he is sporting a ton of accessories in the the teaser that they showed. Of course, this figure will only be solicited overseas in in in China and Asia and places like that, but you can look to places like AliExpress or 5K Toys ah to get your to get your fix for um the latest in ah in import Batman.
New releases: McFarlane Marvel statues, Bandai's SH Monster Arts, and Boss Fight Studios' Lucha Libre figures
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From action figures to statues, McFarlane's latest 110 and 1.6 scale Marvel statues are available now at Big Bad Toy Store. So look for the 110 scale Lizard, 110 scale Gambit, and 110 scale Spider-Man number six version two.
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So all of those 110 scale sc statues are available at Big Bad Toy Store. ah Along with that, Rounding out again before I send you over to Dave for some wrestling news, there is a lot of newness coming from the folks over at Bandai and Tamashii Nations. So in the SH Monster Arts line, you can now pre-order the Godzilla vs. Destroyah SH Monster Arts Godzilla Jr. and Destroyah Evolution set. Really cool set. Tons of pieces here. It comes with Godzilla Jr.,
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um who is perfectly in scale with Burning Godzilla, as well as the kind of early evolution of Destroyah before it reachs it reaches its fill full form. So that is expected to ship this summer. So you can pre-order that over at Big Bad Toy Store.
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as well as the some some new and re-releases from One Piece, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, and I ah think that's it. Yeah. So ah again, all of those SH Monster Arts and SH Figure Arts pre-orders are available over at Big Bad Toy Store. Dave, over to you.
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This week, Boss Fight Studios announced the two newest members of the Legends of Lucha Libre premium line. Wave 5 consists of the original belt collector himself, Ultimo Dragon, and the legendary El Solar.
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Both wrestlers come with entrance gear and three sets of hands. El Solar additionally comes with an alternate head and his Maestro trophy. They are available to pre-order now for $44.99 each and are due out in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Pre-order links are available at AICpodcast.com slash links.
Jazwares' Hiroshi Tanahashi ringside collectible in honor of retirement
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Last week, the Forbidden Figure Door was opened by Jazwares. In honor of the legendary Aces retirement at WrestleKingdom 20, Hiroshi Tanahashi is coming to the AEW figure line.
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Representing his look from his match against MJF at Forbidden Door 2023, this ringside collectibles exclusive includes an extra head, three sets of extra hands, and entrance gear.
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The Forever Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi figure is $34.99 and is due out in late September. Remember to use code AIC to save 10%. On behalf of the entire AICNN team, this has been your AIC News Brief.
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