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JoeCon 2012: G.I. Joe MicroForce Line Introduces New Style to the Brand

Hasbro also sent us these images for the G.I. Joe MicroForce, a “brand new expression” for the Joe brand. According to the TerrorDrome (I’ve been following @terrordrome for their live updates from JoeCon), these are smaller than Combat Heroes and more like the Star Wars Fighter Pods.

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Hot Toys Updates Avengers Movie Lineup with Improved Thor, New Black Widow, and More

Hot Toys has already announced an impressive lineup of Avengers figures to accompany the movie, which recently became the third movie to top $600MM box office receipts in the United States (the other two being Titanic and Avatar) , but they keep on going. Over the past few weeks, they’ve highlighted:

  • Improvements to the Thor head sculpt
  • Pictures of the muzzle and cuffs for Loki
  • A new Black Widow, updated for her Avengers look
  • A tease of the upcoming Mark VII armor for Iron Man

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SDCC 2012: ThunderCats Minimates Set at Action Figure Xpress

The fearless leader of the ThunderCats, Lion-O holds both the Sword of Omens and his iconic claw shield in the collection.

AFX’s exclusive ThunderCats Minimates set will fill the Panthro-sized gap in my collection. I was terribly disappointed that Bandai’s classic ThunderCats action figures never really got off the ground, in either the 8-inch or 6-inch scale. The Minimates format is probably the best bet for less expensive Thundercats, with the show no longer in Cartoon Network’s lineup.

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Hasbro Amazing Spider-Fan Free Stuff Giveaway

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It’s taking every ounce of my great power to do right by my great responsibility, and not call this box of Spider-Man toys “amazing.” So let me just say that one lucky Spider-fan will get this very cool promo box of toys from our pals at Hasbro. That’s right – it’s another Free Stuff giveaway, and just in time for the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man movie (July 3). Inside, you’ll find a couple of electronic role play items (Spidey mask and glove), a larger scale electronic Spidey, and Spidey and Lizard from the 3.75-inch line.

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