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8:00 AM on 03.20.2013

Eaglemoss elects Lex Luthor as its king

The votes are in: Lex has been crowned King! ...you know, because I assume Eaglemoss had a secret ballot among their staff members when Lex Luthor was selected to represent the black king in their DC Justice League Chess Coll...

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5:00 PM on 12.20.2012

Eaglemoss adds black rook Killer Croc and more

Eaglemoss's latest batch of pre-orders includes (black rook) Killer Croc and (white pawn) Azrael for its Batman-themed chess set as well as Spider-Man 2099, Wiccan, and over-sized Executioner for its Marvel figurines. Plus fo...

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5:00 PM on 12.05.2012

Celebrate the holidays with SLUG Christmas zombies

What's the first thing to pop into your head when you hear the word "Christmas"? Zombies, right? If so, you're not alone because JAKKS Pacific has released four holiday-themed S.L.U.G. Zombies 3-packs. These packs feature eig...

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5:00 PM on 11.19.2012

Eaglemoss adds more Batman pawns, Marvel characters

Eaglemoss's Batman chess set expands with two new pawns, Ventriloquist (black) & Black Bat (ironically white in spite of the name), as well as giving fans two new Marvel figurines. One of the biggest problems with Batman'...

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12:00 PM on 10.23.2012

Eaglemoss adds more Batman with 2 Batmobiles, Alfred

Eaglemoss Publications' latest additions to its wealth of Batman merchandise include two Batmobile sets (part of their new Batman Automobilia Collection) and an Alfred Pennyworth white pawn chess piece. The Batman Automobilia...

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5:00 PM on 09.23.2012

More Eaglemoss chess figurines and others for pre-order

Eaglemoss continues to fill its Batman and Lord of the Rings chessboards with new pieces and, for you non-chess fans out there, Eaglemoss has some new regular Marvel figurines available for pre-order as well. The Eaglemoss ch...

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7:00 PM on 09.03.2012

Department 56 offers classy, low-key Halloween town

Like the concept of a Halloween town but not Spooky Town's humor? Go classy with Department 56's Snow Village Halloween. Snow Village Halloween makes use of the same concept as Spooky Town (that of a Halloween-themed Christma...

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5:00 PM on 09.03.2012

Mattel's DC Action League somewhat less dead than assumed

Mattel's DC Action League (the continuation of a Batman-themed Action League) really hasn't seen many announcements or updates in the past year. A Flashpoint-themed wave was supposed to hit retail late last year (although man...

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4:00 PM on 08.25.2012

Under the Radar: S.L.U.G. Zombies

Tomopop is not perfect. In fact, it's downright embarrassing some of the things that somehow escape our (almost) all-seeing gaze... as with the case of these really cool S.L.U.G. Zombies figurines. Much like OMFG! series, the...

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11:00 AM on 08.24.2012

Eaglemoss to add Lord of the Rings to their chess sets

A good many years ago I saw an impressive Lord of the Rings chess set, with magnificent board, at a trendy upscale shop. Unfortunately, that set was as expensive as it was incredible and Eaglemoss's Lord of the Ring-themed se...

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9:00 AM on 08.09.2012

X Plus USA's Robby the Robot may steal your job

X Plus USA is becoming rather adroit at pilfering childhoods to sell us some nostalgia. While I was surprised to see them make Hanna-Barbera figurines, nothing is more shocking or unusual than their follow-up in the form of t...

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11:00 AM on 08.04.2012

Pre-order Herculoids Tundro (Zandor sold separately)

X Plus USA's first wave of Hanna-Barbera figurines may not be out yet but already we're seeing the newest addition to their line: the oversized Herculoid Tundro (who you might remember as that strange rhino-armadillo thing th...

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