The record-setting 43rd Series of Marvel Minimates is in comic shops and specialty stores now, and if you haven’t picked them up, you’re missing out! New figures of black-costume Spider-Man, Daredevil, J. Jonah Jameson and the classic SHIELD agent make this a must-have assortment for any Marvel fan. Plus, this wave of 2-inch mini-figures is the first toy line to tackle the famous “Jean DeWolff” storyline from the pages of Spectacular Spider-Man, which means it includes some characters who have never been made as toys before! Police detective Jean DeWolff is one of them, with her 1940s fashion sense and an alternate badge hand, while the other is the murderous Sin-Eater, shotgun at the ready. The Sin-Eater also comes with a removable mask and two interchangeable heads with hair pieces, so you can reveal your tiny assassin to be the copycat killer or the real McCoy! Check out the photos in our gallery, and pick up a set at your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer.

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Diamond Select Toys has been out of the Marvel statue game for a little while, but at one point they were slowly documenting every corner of the Marvel Universe, and one of the crown jewels in the line was their assortment of Spider-Man 3 busts and statues. Since they had so much fun working on the movie version of Ol’ Web-Head last time, they decided to get back into the game for the new movie, The Amazing Spider-Man! There are four busts and one mini-statue in the works, and they’re all designed by Gentle Giant Studios, based on digital data from the movie. Designed to be displayed individually or as a group, all of the busts stand 9-10 inches tall (The Lizard is enormous) and feature character-specific patterning on their bases; the battle-damaged Spider-Man bust even comes with interchangeable masked and unmasked heads, as well as an interchangeable left hand! The statue is slightly smaller, at 8 inches, and shows Spidey perched on the translucent wall of a New York City skyscraper. Pre-order yours today online or at your local comic shop, and look for them to arrive this June!

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There’s a Storm coming! No, I’m not forecasting the weather, I’m telling you about the next figure in the 7-inch-scale Marvel Select line! Storm will be joining the ranks of the Danger Room X-Men series, which means her base will connect with those of Cyclops and Gambit. Sculpted by Sam Greenwell and painted by Jason Wires, look for her later in 2012, and be on the lookout for a rare variant featuring a more civilian hair style.
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The second wave of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates minifigures is in stores now, and they’re spoiling for a fight! Spider-Man, Chris Redfield, Wolverine, Viewtiful Joe, Crimson Viper, Super Skrull, Jill Valentine and Storm have joined Series 1 on the pegs, which means there are now 24 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates in all! Even though they’re only 2 inches tall, Minimates pack enough articulation, accessories and interchangeable parts to create some crazy fight scenes. Our challenge to you is to stage a fight scene between two or more Marvel vs. Capcom Minimates and send us a picture of it! The winner will get a set of Minimates from every Minimates line we make, plus some rare MvC3 prizes!
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The new wave of Minimates mini-figures based on the hit video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is in stores now, and they look amazing! Diamond Select Toys wanted to take their product for a test-run, so they threw the entire specialty wave’s line-up into the ring one two-pack at a time and took pictures of the fighters facing off. (They even threw in a couple fighters from Wave 1 for good measure!) Each 2-inch mini-figure comes with a display base and most come with a bunch of accessories, so check out the gallery here!

MvC3 Minimates Series 2 is available in comic shops and specialty stores now — to find your nearest comic shop, visit comicshoplocator.com. And be on the lookout for more exclusive MvC3 figures coming soon to Toys “R” Us!

Congratulations to everyone who entered Diamond Select Toys’ Colossal Marvel Select Photo Contest! While only four winners were chosen, DST received almost 30 photos of the Marvel Select Colossus figure, each one better than the last! You’d think that so many pictures of the same steel mutant would get repetitive after awhile, but the sheer variety of backgrounds and displays and lighting choices made each new entry a wonder to behold. Here are the winners!
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It’s a massive, Marvel Select-centric edition of Ask DST, with your host, DSTChuck! We’ve also got some Miscellaneous questions to field, so take it away, Todd!

Todd Fitzgerald
Hello, I was wondering if the Dawn action figures that were shown a couple years ago have any chance for release?
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Penciled MvC3 Minimates poster artwork by Uriel Caton.

This week, Minimates artist and designer Uriel Caton talks about his Marvel vs. Capcom 3 work!

When I first heard that we were going to work on a line of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates, I could hardly contain my inner 12-year-old — this was a fanboy dream come true. Not only have I been reading and enjoying Marvel Comics since I can remember, it certainly looked like my video game addiction was paying off. All my favorite things were coming together in one big project, and I was feeling like the luckiest artist of the month. I was very familiar with almost all the characters involved and was overjoyed at the opportunity to turn them into Minimates.
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The year 2012 may be humanity’s last, so why not stop by your local comic shop and pick up your own harbinger of doom? The light-up Ghostbusters Terror Dog Statue hits comic shops today, along with Marvel Minimates Wave 43, focusing on the landmark Spider-Man storyline “The Death of Jean DeWolff,” and the Marvel Select Punisher figure! They’re only available in comic shops and specialty stores, so read more below, then find your nearest comic shop at comicshoplocator.com!
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While one high-profile superhero movie is hogging all the attention right now, another one is waiting in the wings, ready to swoop into the spotlight once it has the summer all to itself. That movie is The Amazing Spider-Man, and it looks like it’s going to take the Spider-Man film franchise to a whole new level of action and excitement! Plus, the movie is going to be getting some of Diamond Select’s best Minimates mini-figures yet!
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