These dates represent our best estimated in-store dates and may change as production warrants. We’ll be updating these dates through our blog in an effort to bring customers the most up-to-date information possible. See the full list after the jump.
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When you first shivered at the sight of the Mummy, cowered in fear from the Wolfman and felt the cold, clammy hands of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, were the monsters in bright, vibrant colors? No, of course not — they were in black and white, and they still are to this day! That’s why Diamond Select Toys has made this exclusive box set of black and white Universal Monsters action figures, which we’re calling the Legacy Series. It includes the Mummy, the Creature, and the Wolfman just as they were intended to be, and Imhotep willing, always will be. No fan of the original monster movies is going to want to be without this set! Available exclusively at the following retailers now!

Redford Films: http://www.redfordfilms.com
Hastings: http://www.gohastings.com

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This Christmas, you’re getting a car. Not just any car — the Knight Industries Two Thousand, or “KITT” to his friends! That’s right, our third assortment of Minimates Vehicles will include not only a new Pirate Raiders pirate ship and a Minimates MAX Armored Personnel Carrier, but also KITT himself, star of the Knight Rider TV series in the 1980s along with some guy named Hasselhoff.

The 4-inch-long vehicle will come with a two-inch Michael Knight, with opening doors and room for a passenger, and it will only be available at Toys R Us in late November, along with Robert Deal’s pirate ship with Undercover Anne Bonny. But, since KITT needs his nemesis, we’re also releasing the evil KARR with Garthe Knight in that wave’s specialty-store and comic-shop-exclusive assortment, along with a British Navy ship with officer! Order both through your local retailer!

And if that’s not enough? A special-edition version of KITT, featuring his Super Pursuit Mode transformation, will be available a month later, just in time for the new year and only through Diamond Comics Distributors’ Previews catalog. Which means you should tell your local comic book shop to order it in! Don’t get left in the dust!

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You’ve seen them out-of-package, and in the classroom, but here they are in the box! These four all-new Marvel Minimates — Angel, Cyclops, Iceman and Marvel Girl — are based on their appearances in the X-Men: First Class comic books. Look for them in comic and specialty shops in September! Pick them up with that new Trapper Keeper you’ve been eyeing.

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The deadliest series of Halo Minimates ever is in stores! To track them down, center your targeting scope on these packaged examples of the Toys “R” Us-exclusive Warthog sets, as well as the specialty-market-exclusive Series 3 box set!

Having trouble keeping track of everything you need to see and do at San Diego Comic-Con? Of course you are. It would take a computerized brain to remember everything that’s going on, so we thought we’d help you remember the important stuff — namely, everything Diamond Select Toys is doing at the show! Use this as your handy-dandy checklist for all things DST-related! Exclusives, giveaways, panels, events… Consider this your Diamond Select field guide!
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Minimate fans only beyond this point, please.
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Can’t bear to be separated from your Minimates collection? We understand. But with over 1,000 Minimates out there, it’s tough to haul them around without drawing some stares. Well, luckily, Diamond Select has re-issued the Minimates carrying case! Not only does it hold up to 72 Minimates, it comes with an exclusive glow-in-the-dark version of the Pirate Raiders cartographer Minimate (originally available with the glow-in-the-dark pirate ship) that you can’t get anywhere else! That way, your Minimates won’t get scared of the dark. Coming in September!

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Popular for going on 80 years now, the Universal Monsters are as undying in real life as they are in the movies. Since their debut, they’ve been reincarnated numerous times, through films, TV shows, model kits and especially toys, but their latest incarnation may be their most unspeakably beautiful. The Universal Select line of figures captures the world’s most famous monsters in the 7-inch scale Diamond Select has made popular, with incredibly detailed bases and accessories. But if the accessories aren’t as important to you, there’s a more bare-bones line of Universal Monsters for sale at Toys “R” Us, with a third figure not available anywhere else. Following up on Series 1’s Wolfman, Mummy and Creature from the Black Lagoon, we present Series 2, available in September 2011!
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With all of the Avengers movie madness going on, you would think we’ve forgotten their comic book roots. But fear not! We’re pleased to unveil classic Hawkeye, the first in Diamond Select’s line of Disney Store-exclusive Marvel Select figures! Hawkeye comes with the Wasp (perched on an arrow) and a detailed base featuring the battered remains of Ultron, and will be followed up by classic interpretations of Thor, Captain America and the Black Widow! Hawkeye and Thor hit in August, while Cap and BW will follow in September. More pics to come!