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AIC NEWS: Week of March 18th, 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 toy industry news from the week of March 18th, 2024.
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AICNN,
Introduction and AICNN Overview
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where toy news matters. Welcome to AIC News. Give us a few minutes and we'll give you the goods. I'm the unbranded chocolate bunny coming soon to your Easter basket. And I'm here with a misshaped Robin's egg malt ball. Dave and Eric are out.
Marvel Legends Madness: Mephisto's Victory
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Throughout the month of March, we've been running our first annual Marvel Legends March Madness tournament. Comprising 64 often requested characters, we held the final round of voting last week and are pleased to announce the winner. Congrats to Mephisto and all who voted for him as he toppled runner-up Danny Catch Ghost Rider by a margin of 4%. Now hopefully we'll see the Marvel Legends team at Hasbro get Mephisto back into the pipeline.
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Hasbro's Star Wars Imperial March Revelations
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of month-long celebrations, the Star Wars team at Hasbro is celebrating Imperial March with reveals and pre-orders every week. Last week, the team held a livestream with reveals and new characters from the upcoming Acolyte Disney Plus series for both the Black Series and the Vintage Collection, as well as a classic New Hope version of Leia and R2-D2 for the Vintage Collection.
Marvel Legends Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Pre-orders
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All the product they showed off and pre-orders are up on Amazon and you can get the links now by visiting adventuresandcollectingpodcast.com forward slash links. This week, on Tuesday, March 26th, pre-order the Marvel Legends Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3-pack featuring Nick Fury with a Nick Fury Jr. head, Dum Dum Dugan and Sharon Carter. This fan channel exclusive will be available on Hasbro Pulse and select fan channel retailers.
McFarland Toys' Legendary Rock Figures
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Lastly, you can pre-order the first two figures in the six-inch articulated music maniacs line from McFarland Toys, Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper. They will be joined eventually by Freddie Mercury, Iron Maiden's Eddie, Gene Simmons, and Slash. Moving away from the static look of the movie maniacs line, these figures look to articulate similar to McFarland's 1966 retro Batman figures. Robin's egg?
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Over to you. The
Jazzwares Vault Exclusive Launch
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Jazzwares vault is opening on March 27th at 12pm Eastern. Emerging from the vault are limited exclusives from the Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Ring of Honor, and All Elite Wrestling Lines. AEW will be represented by a Malachi Black Supreme figure and the first Ring of Honor figures produced by Jazzwares in the form of Kenny Omega and Claudio Castagnoli.
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Keep an eye out for more information on the jazzwares vault social media page. The
Mattel's WWE Exclusives Reveal
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Mattel creations revealed event occurred online this past Thursday and Friday. New WWE exclusives are coming to the Mattel creation storefront in the near future. The new legends of the territory line is included as part of these exclusives. This line includes two elite figures per two pack.
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The first two, two packs were announced. One features superstar Billy Graham and Harley Race. The other depicts the iconic confrontation between Gorilla Monsoon and Muhammad Ali. The next entry in the Coliseum collection was also revealed. Coming soon, our LJN-inspired Ultimate Collection figures of The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.
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The elite squad wasn't done yet. The retro line continues to move forward into WWE's new generation era. Alundra Blaze, Isaac Yankham DDS, Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog are the next four pack. Last but certainly not least was an elite two pack of Emperiums, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci.
Super 7's Slayer Anniversary Figure
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Slayer's debut album Show No Mercy is 40 years old, and Super 7 is celebrating by putting up a pre-order of Slayer's iconic minotaur character from the album's cover. However, this colorway is inspired by the song Black Magic.
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The pre-order for the Slayer Wave 2 Ultimate runs through April 21st at 11.59pm and will cost $55. However, if you pre-order at Super7.com, the figure includes an additional head and sword accessory. The figure is due to ship this coming August.
AICNN's Liquid IV Promotion
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