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AIC NEWS: Week of September 15th, 2024
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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 September 15th, 2024!
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New Beetlejuice Figures Announced
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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 Let's get you caught up on the toy news highlights as we head into a fresh week Say it with me, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Last week, Sideshow Collectibles, Tamashi Nations, Mezco, and NECA all celebrated everyone's favorite bio-exorcist with reveals and or pre-orders of new Beetlejuice figures.
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You can pre-order the 1.6th Scale Premium Format Figure at SideshowCollectibles.com and the 1.12 Collective Deluxe Figure from Mezco and 7-Inch Neko Ultimate Figure from Entertainment Earth. All the
Pre-order Options and Links
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links for those three products can be found at aicpodcast.com forward slash links.
Teaser for Beetlejuice SH Figure Arts
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As for the Bandai Tamashi Nations version, we just got a teaser and a preview, so look for more on that very, very exciting SH Figure Arts version coming soon.
Transformers 1: Animation and Story Praise
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A few weeks ago, the AIC team had the opportunity to see Transformers 1 during anime NYC, and good news everybody, it's out in theaters this week.
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Without spoiling anything, I can comfortably speak on behalf of the entire team here when I say that the movie was nothing short of incredible. From the animation style to the story and to the repositioning of 40 years worth of Transformers lore, I think this movie will thrill old and new fans alike as it sure did us.
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Don't let the trailers fool you either while kids will certainly enjoy the ride and should experience the ride with you. This film is just as much for adults with a healthy balance of comedy and depth. The voice actors did a great job. The new characterizations are fantastic. It is the story that you love from Transformers. And honestly, for me, the best way that I can say it is the Transformers do all of the things that you wanted to see the Transformers do in your head. ah The things that you imagined with the toys growing up.
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it it is It is fantastic. Check out Transformers 1 in theaters on September 18th. I just checked. It already has a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is fantastic. I also was reading the other day that apparently there is already a sequel lined up provided this movie sticks the landing with audiences. So please, please, please, please give it a shot. Go see it. I promise you, you will not be disappointed.
Hasbro PulseCon Highlights
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Speaking of Hasbro,
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PulseCon happened last week. And while there's way too much to cover completely here, you can find out all the coverage, see all the reveals, all the pre-orders, all that good stuff at AIC see underscore podcast on Instagram. But I'll give you some quick highlights here. Starting with Marvel Legends, Dragon Man is up for pre-order now through October 17th. There is no order minimum. This is not a Haslab, it is a made to order item. You give Hasbro $85 and you will get a massive Dragon Man in return.
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If you are going to order Dragon Man, I highly recommend get yourself the Hasbro Premium ah membership. It's $50. It gets you free shipping on Dragon Man, as well as a bunch of other stuff throughout the year. Totally worth it if you are invested in any of the lines that we're talking about through Hasbro. The Marvel Legends team also announced the full wave of Secret Wars themed figures on beautiful retro cardbacks with lenticular shields. It's all there. Very, very cool.
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um and the final for now, air quotes for now, VHS 2-pack for Spider-Man the Animated Series featuring Vulture and Spider-Man. GI Joe showed off renders for Law and Order as well as Heavy Duty and put the latest wave of four new Joes up for pre-order. The Transformers team put their final legacy wave up for 2024, that's up for pre-order, and the Star Wars team revealed the latest Black Series and vintage collection releases and pre-orders including a new Farm Boy Luke for vintage collection and a Moss Eisley street playset. And this is all, of course, a part of that Return to Tatooine project. For those of you that backed the Cantina, the Farm Boy Luke and and street level playset for Moss Eisley obviously meant to interact with that Hazlab that closed earlier this year. So the set does interconnect with the Cantina.
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All the pre-orders from Hasbro Pulse Con are up ah on Amazon at aicpodcast.com forward slash links or for the the Hasbro Pulse exclusives like Kang like the Dinobot core class, Stardustr, those are all up on Hasbro Pulse and they are readily in stock so you can visit HasbroPulse.com for those.
Hasbro at New York Comic Con
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Lastly from Hasbro they will be returning to New York Comic Con for the first time in a while in ah in a more official capacity rather than just
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the Marvel Legends team hanging out at the Marvel booth, so be sure to look out for them there and look for more news from Hasbro. Dave,
Zombie Sailor's Heels and Faces Series 4
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over to you. This week, Friend of the Pod Zombie Sailor announced the anchor figure for Heels and Faces Series 4, and it is a bloody brick flare.
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He joins Mike Awesome, Tajiri, Bad News Alan, and Abdullah the Butcher in the upcoming series. Watch this space for more information as it comes.
Mattel's Tag Team 2 Pack Release
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This week, the latest Mattel Creations Tag Team 2 pack went up for pre-order. It's Mosh and Thrasher, the Headbangers.
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These first time in the line elite figures include vintage WWE wwe tag team titles, soft goods t-shirts, and soft goods kilts. The
McFarland Toys' SportsPix UFC and NFL Figures
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figures are $50 at metelcreations.com and are due to be released in October. Do you celebrate UFC Saturdays? How about NFL Sundays? How about both? McFarland Toys has you covered.
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This week, the first four SportsPix UFC-posed figures were announced and launched for pre-order. Sean O'Malley, Israel Adesanya, John Jones, and Conor McGregor include Octagon Bases and a Digital Collectible.
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There are also 11 new sports picks NFL figures up for pre-order. They cross 9 individual figures and 2 two-packs.
AIC News Brief Conclusion
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Of course, you can be on the lookout for chases as well, and you can pre-order these figures now at McFarlandToyStore.com. On behalf of the entire AIC team, this has been your News Brief.
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