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WC12: The Marvel Comics Costume Contest – Comic Book Resources
by Action Figures - Google News | March 23, 2012 at 7:03 pm

WC12: The Marvel Comics Costume ContestComic Book ResourcesHonorable mention went to Li'l Hawkeye and Whiplash, both of whom received action figures. Photographer Caitlin Holland documented the event, which saw the likes of Baron Strucker, Captain ...

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Forget the Plot. What Nail Polish Is She Wearing? – New York Times
by Action Figures - Google News | March 23, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Forget the Plot. What Nail Polish Is She Wearing?New York TimesSuch is the hope of Hollywood cross-promoters these days, as movie tie-ins go beyond lunch boxes and action figures and move into beauty products like perfumes, hair gel, curling irons and ...

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Ichiro museum opens window to Japan’s baseball icon – The Seattle Times
by Action Figures - Google News | March 23, 2012 at 5:11 pm

Ichiro museum opens window to Japan's baseball iconThe Seattle TimesSaike points out the tiny alloy action figures on the desk's shelves and says Ichiro used to play with them. On the left side of the desk the blue jacket with a baseball and th...

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Saga examines human nature’s dark corners – TheNewsTribune.com
by Action Figures - Google News | March 23, 2012 at 7:32 am

TheNewsTribune.comSaga examines human nature's dark cornersTheNewsTribune.comFrom lethal Lara Croft of “Tomb Raider” to marauding Beatrix Kiddo of “Kill Bill,” pop culture has provided plenty of action figures with Barbie-doll forms. But

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Setting the scene: NCAA East Regional style – WEEI.com
by Action Figures - Google News | March 22, 2012 at 10:30 pm

Setting the scene: NCAA East Regional styleWEEI.comBy Mike Petraglia With temperatures soaring into the mid-80s Thursday, the action figures to be hot and heavy indoors at TD Garden as the East Regional finals begin. The region favorite – and No. 1 s...

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Star Wars TIE Fighter Replica Sold On Craigslist After Ad Goes Viral (PHOTOS) – Huffington Post
by Action Figures - Google News | March 22, 2012 at 9:37 pm

Star Wars TIE Fighter Replica Sold On Craigslist After Ad Goes Viral (PHOTOS)Huffington PostOfficial Star Wars toys and action figures have raked in $9 billion over the years, according to 24/7 Wall St. But that doesn't include fan projects like Da...

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Hot Toys Goes Behind-The-Scenes of Their 1989 Batmobile
by JuliusMarx | March 22, 2012 at 9:36 pm

Latest News from Hot Toys: Hot Toys just released some backstage photos of the highly anticipated 1989 Batmobile. Let’s share with our fans the most updated and improved prototype of our Batman (1989): Batmobile collectible right before mass production. To perfect the outlook, we have further improved the streamline of the Batmobile, making it more [...]

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Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird React to the Michael Bay TMNT News
by JuliusMarx | March 22, 2012 at 8:48 pm

As expected, when word of Michael Bay changing the origins and a base principal of the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ for the upcoming film the internet turned to the original creators Eastman and Laird for their reaction and in some instances help with defeating Bay’s idea of turtles from space. While it’s interesting to get [...]

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Movie power rankings: ‘Hunger Games’ stays on top – HitFix
by Action Figures - Google News | March 22, 2012 at 7:40 pm

HitFixMovie power rankings: 'Hunger Games' stays on topHitFixAction figures are on the way. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth are becoming household names before our very eyes. And -- I almost forgot -- the reviews are mostl...

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Chipper Jones Lego! Retirement can’t stop toy figure from playing – Yahoo! Sports (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | March 22, 2012 at 6:34 pm

Yahoo! Sports (blog)Chipper Jones Lego! Retirement can't stop toy figure from playingYahoo! Sports (blog)You're not really a ballplayer, you know, until you have an action figure made in your likeness. And Legos are hot these days, so the OYO S...

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