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August 31, 2011 : Marvel Minimates Series 41 Brings Big Changes!

Big changes are afoot for Marvel Minimates 2-packs starting with series 41! That’s right, from now on out, Marvel Minimates will feature all-new packaging! Check it out, we think it’s a big improvement over the old style. Look for the wave in comic shops and specialty stores now!


 
 
 
 

August 27, 2011 : Universal Select: All You Have to Fear… is More Monsters!

We showed you the Toys “R” Us exclusive assortment of Universal Monsters Series 2 figures, but here are their specialty-store counterparts! Frankenstein has a different paint scheme and comes with his lab table as an accessory, while Dracula has a new head sculpt and comes with a wolf and a new base! They’ll both come in the larger Select packaging to accommodate their new pack-ins, but will hit around the same time as their non-Select friends — October! Just in time for Halloween!

Pre-order them here, and get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter!


 
 
 
 

August 26, 2011 : Movie Captain America and the Red Skull Marvel Select Packaging Shots

Wondering where you can get a high-quality Captain America movie collectible? Well, wonder no more! Now that the Marvel Select Captain America is out in stores, and the Red Skull is set to arrive on August 31st, you can re-enact the climactic battle around their combined Cosmic Cube diorama. These figures feature all of the articulation and detail you have come to expect from Marvel Select figures, and they even come in the same, roomy, artfully designed packaging. Look for Cap in a specialty store near you, and await the Skull’s arrival next week!


 
 
 
 

: Somebody Rescue Minimates MAX Series 2 from Their Packaging!

How do we fit all of the stuff that comes with each MAX two-pack in a tiny blister card? We have no idea, but here they are, fit to bursting, with two Minimates in every pack, but enough clothing and accessories for three. Look for them at Toys “R” Us in September!


 
 
 
 

August 25, 2011 : School Supplies: X-Men First Class Minimates Box Set

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.

To see more of our Marvel box sets, check here, then sign up for updates on Facebook and Twitter!


 
 
 
 

July 1, 2011 : New Marvel Minimates Packaging to Debut With Wave 41!

With Series 41 only a month away, we thought we’d show everyone what the new Marvel Minimates packaging will look like! The larger window will better show off the figures and their accessories, and the brighter colors were scientifically chosen to make them look awesome. Coming to comic and specialty shops in early August!

Get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter! And check out the rest of our Marvel Minimates offerings here!


 
 
 
 

June 14, 2011 : An Army of 13: Halo Minimates Series 3 Fights for Freedom in July

After the Fourth of July weekend, what better way to celebrate your independence than by a building an army? In early July, Toys “R” Us will also get the MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems) Warthog with a red CQB, and specialty and comic-book stores will also get the Arctic Warthog with an exclusive white Spartan Mark VI. Then, in August, Toys “R” Us gets a new wave of Halo Minimates two-packs:

- Spartan ODST (white) with Brute Stalker (active camouflage)
- Spartan Mark VI (blue) with Elite Combat (blue)
- Carter with Kat
- Spartan CQB (green) with Brute Stalker.

At the same time, comics and specialty shops will get an exclusive four-pack of reinforcements: CQB (khaki), Rogue (cobalt), Jackal Sniper and Elite Combat Armor (gold). Just in time for Halo Fest on August 26-28! That place is literally gonna be a war zone.

Get regular DST updates on Facebook and Twitter! And check out the rest of our Halo Minimates offerings here!


 
 
 
 

September 3, 2010 : Howl! Wolf Men at DST!

Entertainment Earth has partnered with Diamond Select to bring you a super special Universal Monster Action Figure:

The Wolf Man in black and white!

He’s not just scary in color anymore…
Be afraid. Be very afraid!


 
 
 
 

September 2, 2010 : Don’t Look Under the Bed… the Universal Monsters Figures are Here!

Our newest line of action figures continues with Creature from the Black Lagoon (with swimming victim,  Kay Lawrence!) and the ancient Mummy!

Your childhood will never be the same.
Look for them in stores!


 
 
 
 

September 1, 2010 : Great Scott! Are you thinking fourth dimensionally!?

We do at Diamond Select!

That’s why we’ve created our newest vehicle after Doc’s science experiment from Back to the Future 3!

The Back to the Future 3 Time Machine!

It includes sound effects and light-up effects,  but what makes this one really special is the hood-mounted components and the white-wall tires! Straight from the film!


 
 
 
 
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