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Kotobukiya and Sideshow Contribute to IGN for Haiti Charity Auctions

Kotobukiya and Sideshow are among the pop culture companies that have donated items for auction to the IGN for Haiti eBay store.

The items they’ve contributed include (among others):

There are plenty of video game, tv, and movie-related items, and all proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity.

IGN for Haiti

IGN for Haiti is our small effort to help those in need. All proceeds from all auctions in this store are donated directly to Habitat for Humanity to help earthquake victims in Haiti. All items sold are subject to IGN’s terms of service, which is found at http://www.ign.com/ignforhaiti/terms.html

via eBay Store – IGN for Haiti: Games, TV Movies, Comics.

Mini-Figure Broken Wall and Broken Window Dioramas

Minimate Broken Wall and Broken Window Dioramas

Luke’s Toy Store, who started a sponsorship campaign with us at the start of the year, sent over a set of their Mini-Figure Dioramas, including the Broken Wall and Broken Window sets.  I told Luke before he dropped the package in the mail that I’d be speaking my mind, and he was fine with that.  So let’s take a look!

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I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of packaging and contents – Luke’s is a family-run business – but I was impressed with what I received.  Each diorama was packed in a ziplock bag with a heavy cardstock four-color label depicting the final product.  Inside, the parts of the diorama and an instruction sheet, again printed clearly on heavy cardstock.

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DST Announces C2E2 and Con Exclusive Iron Man Minimates

Diamond Select Toys is throwing their weight behind C2E2 with an exclusive Iron Man Minimates 2-pack.  The innaugural Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo will run April 16 – 18.  They also revealed an Iron Man Minimates 4-pack exclusive to Action Figure Xpress for the convention season – this set will be available at C2E2, San Diego, and NYCC.

DST Unleashes C2E2 Plans & Exclusives!

With the dawn of a new decade comes another exciting year of comic book and pop culture fan gatherings – and 2010 is already shaping up to be one of the biggest and best convention seasons on record!  With both the San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con events already on the schedule for July and October respectively, we’re excited to announce our attendance at what is sure to be the largest and most extravagant convention in the Midwest – the first annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – C2E2!

Operated by convention veterans Reed Exhibitions (of New York Comic Con fame) and housed in downtown Chicago’s spacious McCormick Place, C2E2 is already shaping up to be one of the year’s premier shows thanks to an all-star guest list, special event programming and a host of convention exclusives – including two from Diamond Select Toys!

DST’s exclusive delivers two of the stars of this spring’s upcoming blockbuster Iron Man 2 in Minimate form!  The Iron Man 2 Stark Expo Minimates Two-Pack will only be available at this show and features Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark and Scarlett Johannson’s Natalie Romanova as they appear during the fictional Stark Expo event.  Each Minimate two-pack will retail at the show for $8.00.

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A second convention exclusive will also be available through Action Figure Xpress in the form of the Iron Man 2 Battle Tactics Minimates Box Set.  This con-only set includes battle damaged versions of both Iron Man and War Machine plus Racecar Tony Stark and the first-ever Iron Man 2 Nick Fury!

As always, DST will have personnel manning the booth to interact with fans and showcase upcoming releases – including a few surprises like our daily 2010 C2E2 Minimate giveaway!  Stay tuned for more updates and programming announcements as this monumental geek event approaches!

via Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles.

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