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 Mezco has sent out a press release announcing an auction of a limited Living Dead Doll set to support the HeavenSent Bulldog Rescue organization. Keep reading for full details

 Within 48 hours of being announced to fans, the Living Dead Dolls 2012 Valentine Day Mystery Box, a limited edition of 250 pieces worldwide, sold out.  Now, die hard fans have a second chance not only to add a very exclusive set of gruesome goodies to their collections, but to help animals as well. A single set of the 250 sets produced produced will be sold on the popular auction site eBay. 100% of the sale price of the items will benefit HeavenSent Bulldog Rescue.
The charity exists to rescue Bulldogs from abuse, neglect and shelters; take bulldogs whose owners surrender them & find stable, loving homes; rehab Bulldogs by providing medical treatment & training; reduce population of unwanted pets by spaying/neutering pre-placement; place Bulldogs in suitable homes safely & quickly, so they can enjoy new lives, while carefully screening applicants; educate prospective adopters about unique needs of bulldogs.

The darkly romantic set of Living Dead Doll items includes:

• 1 child size heart soft foam “stress ball” with the Living Dead Dolls logo. This limited edition item is exclusive to the LDD 2012 Valentine Day Mystery Box.
• 1 large the Living Dead Dolls postcard featuring Violet and Rose on the front and a never before published long form poem relating to the dolls on the back. This limited edition item is exclusive to the LDD 2012 Valentine Day Mystery Box. Perfect for mailing to your secret love.
• 1 smaller the Living Dead Dolls postcard featuring Violet and Rose on the front and a never before published long form poem relating to the dolls on the back. This limited edition item is exclusive to the LDD 2012 Valentine Day Mystery Box.
• 1 pin set. These 1inch “concert size” pins feature Died and Doom, the Living Dead Doll bride and groom set. Each pin pictures one figure on a holographic foil background. This limited edition item is exclusive to the LDD 2012 Valentine Day Mystery Box.
• 1 still sealed copy of the Living Dead Dolls 2012 calendar (not shown) This is not exclusive to the V-day set. 

Those interested can bid on the auction by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/775ch9b

Matty’s had a rough week; subscribees received a cryptic email yesterday that Fearless Photog had moved to February with no explanation from Matty. ToyGuru then announced that to address some shipping delays and to ensure that product is in-stock on it’s respective sale date – then product lineup for the first half of the year has been moved around. The current release schedule is below, but be mindful that it is subject to further changes:

January
Star Sisters – Club Eternia multipack

February
Sorceress – Club Eternia figure
Fisto – Club Eternia figure
Fearless Photog – MOTU 30th Anniversary Series figure
Shadow Weaver & Preternia Map – shipping automatically to sub holders, not for sale*

March
Kobra Kahn – Club Eternia® Figure

April
Thunder Punch He-Man – Club Eternia variant with mini-comic issue 1!
Draego-Man – MOTU 30th Anniversary Series figure

May
Stinkor – Club Eternia figure
Slush Head – Club Eternia figure
Snake Mountain Stands – non-subscription item

June
Horde Prime – Club Eternia figure
Snake Man-at-Arms – Club Eternia variant figure with mini-comic issue 2
the Mighty Spector- MOTU 30th Anniversary Series figure

July
Griffin – Club Eternia beast
Monthly Club Eternia Figure – to be revealed at NYTF!
MOTU 30th Anniversary Series Figure – to be revealed at NYTF!

Mezco sent out a notice today that their 13th Anniversary Varient set is now available on their Mezco Direct site.  This series tributes the first set of Living Dead Dolls and replicates the original paint operations, accessories and packaging of that first set.   The 5 dolls in the set are:

• Sadie- Accessories include knife, coffin purse, and bouquet
• Posey- Comes complete with her rose
• Sin- Comes complete with pitchfork
• Eggzorcist- Comes complete with basket and oversized roach
• Damien- Comes complete with his slingshot and trio of “books”

This set is limited to 240 pieces and available from Mezco Direct.

Mimoco essentially invented the designer USB flash driver, carving out a nice niche for themselves.  Today they unveiled their Mimomicro line – a smaller drive that can be used as a USB flash drive, or as a microSD card reader.  The Mimomicro drive – smaller than 2″ H by 1″W features a flip-out USB plug, a built-in keychain and an LED light. Launching in March of this year, initial offerings will include Star Wars (Darth Vader,Yoda, C-3PO, Chewbacca, the Millennium Falcon) and DC Comics (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman).  along with characters from DC Comics including Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Check out images below, or head to www.mimoco.com for more information.

2012 is quickly becoming a banner year for Classic Doctor Who figures. The rumor mill was abuzz this weekend with rumors and an (now disappeared!) image of a ‘Seeds of Doom’ set. This set featured the long-rumored Krynoid figure (a repaint of the Axon), a 4th Doctor (from the 11 Doctors set) and 2 seed pods. As soon as the set is officially announced, I’ll update with pics.  Happy times to be a Whovian, indeed.

Super7 has teased their 2nd release in their Super Shogun series.  Released a few years ago, the Super Shogun Stormtrooper will be joined this year by a Super Shogun Boba Fett.  The teaser image implies that he’ll have firing wrist rockets. Looking forward to seeing more details of the finished figures; but really wish it was a Darth Vader. Check out the teaser image below.

Funko sent out a new set of images this afternoon, and I’m pretty excited about one of their upcoming releases. Star Wars helmet speakers, due April 5th, are 3 inches tall.  These have both a standard headphone connector and a USB connection. There are three varieties – a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader and Boba Fett.  All are awesome, and I can’t wait to see these in person.

The second set of product, due April 12th, are the Ugly Doll Blox vinyl figures.  Following the same aesthetic as other Blox figures – these feature Ugly Doll characters such as Ox, Wage and Ice Bat.  Check out images of all these upcoming products in the gallery below.

There’s a lot of great content being generated by my fellow action figure bloggers (many of whom are my twitter friends – you should join it). Occasionally I see a post that I just have to share with you all.  Today GeneralJoes.com posted a top 10 list of design and articulation enhancements in G.I. Joes.  This list serves pretty well across all the Hasbro 3 3/4″ lines – as alot of articulation schemes are shared between lines.  You can check out this well thought article here – give it a read!

Clearly Underground Toys knew that I could do with a pick-me-up this morning as they announced a pair of new releases in their Classic Doctor Who line.  First up, from ‘Attack of the Cybermen’ is Peri in a pink top and a rogue Cyberman – featuring a removable faceplate. This is the pink Peri that had been floating around on ebay last year, solving the mystery of what she’ll be paired with.

The second announcement today made the rumor from earlier this week official.  From ‘Rememberance of the Daleks’ come the destroyed Dalek and Davros as the Emperor Dalek. The destroyed Dalek looks really great!  Check out images of both sets below. As soon as preorders or release dates are identified, I’ll let you know.

Robocop seems to be on the pop culture radar! Last year NECA released a rockin’ 6″ figure. This year it’s Hot Toys’ turn as a 12″ figure has been announced and previewed by Sideshow Toys. As with all Hot Toys figures, I’m sure this is going to cost a pretty penny – but be second to none when it comes to the quality and accuracy of the sculpt. I’m looking forward to seeing a detailed preview, but until then, this teaser will have to suffice.