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AIC NEWS: Week of October 16, 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 week of October 16, 2023.
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Introduction to AIC News
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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 Caucasian flesh-toned WWE elite Seagrup hand you found at the bottom of your figure bin.
Toy News Highlights
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And I'm here with one of those plastic tags they used to tape to damage J hooks at toy stores. Dave and Eric are out.
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He doesn't say blah, blah, blah, but he certainly glows in the dark. Revealed at New York Toy Fair and seen again at New York Comic Con a few weeks ago, NECA announced on Bela Lugosi's birthday that their Remco-inspired Dracula, and subsequently the last figure in this Universal Monsters subline, will be coming soon exclusively to the NECA store online. More to come on this release in terms of date, as well as the Monsterizer.
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The turtles have the power! The long-rumored collaboration between Mattel's Masters of the Universe and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has officially been revealed, with the Turtles of Grayskull coming in early 2024. The pairing is not your typical mashup, though, and actually sees the TMNT crossover into Eternia with an accompanying comic book.
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The first wave will consist of Man at Arms with Shell-inspired armor, Donnie with Man at Arms-inspired armor, Leo with the Power Sword, Mutagen He-Man, Trapjaw with Baxter Tech, and Krang with his Android body. These figures appear to be on Origins, or slightly modified versions of Origins, bodies. Again, you can expect to see these coming in early 2024, so stay tuned for more.
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The Horrors of Plastic Meatball. The folks at Plastic Meatball are back with another partnering with Fright Rags, this time bringing their 1 18th scale retro charm to the Ghost Face brand. You can visit Fright-Rags.com now to get an array of Ghost Face inspired wares, including the three new Ghost Face figures from Plastic Meatball for $20 each. J-hook repair tag, over to you.
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A Friend of the Pod zombie sailor has shown pictures of the upcoming Mr. Hughes Heels and Faces retro figure. Mr. Hughes includes a removable fedora and an urn as accessories. The latest figure designed by the legendary Ron Rudat will be available in 2024.
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McFarlane Toys has made three big DC multiverse announcements this week. The first is a pre-order date for the upcoming Batman and Robin movie Build a Figure Wave. You can pre-order these highly anticipated figures on November 8th. Another upcoming pre-order is for the gold label, Lobo, and space hog figure and vehicle set from Amazon.
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That can be pre-ordered on October 27th. Last but certainly not least, we got to see a classic Wonder Woman figure. She will be available soon. Have you ordered your big rubber guys yet?
Pre-order Opportunities
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This week is your last chance to order the Macho Man Randy Savage, Andre the Giant in his black single strap singlet, and Andre the Giant in his blue single strap singlet.
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This pre-order from our Friends of the Pod at Major Bendy's ends on October 27th. You can order all three for $159.85 or individually. Randy Savage is $49.99 and the Andre the Giant figures are $54.99 each. They are due to ship in March and can be pre-ordered at majorpodmerch.com.
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On behalf of the entire AICNN team, this has been your AIC News Brief.
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