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AIC NEWS: First Week of March 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 first week of March, 2023.
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Crowdfunding with Zencastr
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McFarlane Toys Winter Showcase
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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 Pewter Top Hat from Monopoly, and I'm here with Woody's Hat. Dave and Eric are out.
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McFarlane Toys has no chill for their Winter Showcase. Todd and Co. held their annual Winter Showcase revealing both their 7-inch and 5-inch Demon Slayer figures, the rebooted movie maniac's statue line, new spawn figures, and the latest DC multiverse figures. The big surprise at the end of the days-long event came when they revealed the upcoming 7-inch scale 1989 style Batmobile that will be featured in the upcoming Flash film.
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No pre-order information for this is available at the moment, but you can visit adventuresandcollectingpodcast.com forward slash links to pre-order much of what was announced from the program on Amazon.
Marvel's New Releases
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Marvelous Marvel live stream. Cladon, Flattle, Ryan, and Dwight may have been without Dan, but they were not without some heavy reveals. The team revealed 18 upcoming releases for 2023, including a Spider-Man themed wave with Miles, two versions of Ben Riley, Jessica Drew, Elektra Daredevil, Tarantula, and The Rose, and this coming fall's Avengers 60th anniversary program. Highlighted by a new super articulated bodied Black Widow,
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a Bruce Banner and Hulk 2-pack, a Thor and Destroyer 2-pack, and a 12-inch Super Adaptoid. These are all based on comic looks, celebrating 60 years of Avengers awesomeness. While all of those releases will be available at a later date, the Pulse-exclusive Spider-Man the Animated Series, Doc Ock, and Aunt May 2-pack that was revealed is currently up for pre-order, shipping later this summer.
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Lastly, Premium Bondi has the SH Figure Arts Orange Piccolo from last year's Dragon Ball Super Super Hero up for pre-order for $85. Will this be the last figure from the Dragon Ball Super Super Hero line? Only time will tell. Again, you can visit adventuresandcollectingpodcast.com forward slash links to pre-order. Woody's hat, over to you.
AEW Blood and Guts Pre-order Announcement
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This week, a surprise pre-order went up from the Jazzwares AEW team. The latest set in the Blood and Guts series was announced. It depicts the classic dog collar match from last year's AEW Revolution pay-per-view, between CM Punk
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and MJF. It includes alternate heads and hands and the aforementioned dog collar. This Ringside Collectibles exclusive two-pack is due out in early June and is $58.99. You can pre-order it now at ringsidecollectibles.com. Of course, remember you can use code AIC to save 10%.
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Speaking of AEW Revolution, Jazzwares showed off some upcoming figures this weekend leading up to the AEW Revolution pay-per-view. These included unboxings of Unmatched Series 6, Unmatched Series 7, and Supreme Series 3. We also saw both painted and unpainted prototypes of Danhausen, the House of Black, Abaddon, and the Butcher, the Blade, and the Bunny.
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The latest figure from our Friends of the Pod over at the Major Wrestling Figure podcast in the Major Bendy's line is up for a limited two-week pre-order that began on March 3rd. Hacksaw Jim Duggan includes a molded 2x4 and an exclusive trading card. There is also the chance to receive a Chase variant for you collectors out there. Hacksaw is $34.99, is due out in July, and can be pre-ordered at majorpodmerch.com.
Lego Disney Minifigs Launch
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Lego has shown off the latest wave of Disney blind bag minifigs. This Disney 100 themed wave includes 18 different characters to collect.
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The wave includes Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, The Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Stitch 626, Pocahontas, Cruella de Vil and a Dalmatian Puppy, Miguel and Dante, Ernesto de la Cruz, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Robin Hood, Prince John, Tiana, Dr. Facilier, The Queen of Hearts, Mulan, Aurora, and Baymax.
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They are $4.99 each and will be available on May 1st at LEGO.com.
Manscaped Product Launch
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On behalf of myself and Woody's hat, this has been your AIC News Brief. This is a public service announcement. Manscaped now has beer products and is going even further with their brand new Weed Whacker 2.0.
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Go ahead and tell the world the leaders in below the waste grooming are traveling north of your South Pole with their revolutionary grooming products. The new Weed Whacker 2.0 and their new beard line confirms they have all the best tools for your hygiene toolbox. It is time for you to upgrade your game. Go to manscaped.com and use our code AIC to save 20% off and get free shipping.
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The brand new Weed Whacker 2.0 offers improved blades and skin safe technology with a no tugging guarantee. It's never been so painless to mind your manholes.
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And now that you have your face looking great with the beard hedger, you have to try Manscaped's Performance Package 4.0 for the full body grooming experience. And this just in, the Performance Package 4.0 now comes with the Weed Wacker 2.0 and all of the other below the waist grooming products that Manscaped is known for.
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We love the full suite of grooming tools from Manscaped. It's never been easier to take care of our hair. What are you waiting for? Save on Manscaped today. That's right. Get 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com when you use code AIC. Always use the right tools for the job with Manscaped.
Creative Commons Licensing
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