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Happy St. Patrick’s Day From WonderCon 2012
by JuliusMarx | March 17, 2012 at 9:07 pm

DARK HORSE JOINS THE GEEK & SUNDRY PROGRAMMING SLATE WITH REVOLUTIONARY NEW MOTION COMICS!
by JuliusMarx | March 17, 2012 at 6:08 pm

MARCH 17, ANAHEIM, CA—Today at WonderCon, it was announced that Dark Horse would be bringing their most well-known characters to Felicia Day’s all-new YouTube channel, Geek & Sundry, beginning on April 2! This highly anticipated premium YouTube channel and company, founded by Felicia Day and the producers of the hit web series The Guild, today [...]

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ACTIVISION AND HASBRO TEAM UP TO CREATE TRANSFORMERS PRIME™ VIDEO GAME BASED ON THE HIT TELEVISION SERIES
by JuliusMarx | March 17, 2012 at 5:47 pm

New Action Brawler Game Planned to Launch this Year Exclusively on Nintendo Platforms Santa Monica, CA – March 15, 2012- Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI), is bringing the ultimate TRANSFORMERS video game experience to kids of all ages with the TRANSFORMERS PRIME video game. Based on the hit [...]

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Melrose residents help Bread of Life’s Easter event come together – Wicked Local
by Action Figures - Google News | March 17, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Melrose residents help Bread of Life's Easter event come togetherWicked LocalBread of Life welcomes donations of gift items for the project, such as pinwheels, paddleball, pocket-size games, small puzzles, small dolls, action figures and rubber bal...

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New fantasy heroine no Barbie action figure – Victoria Times Colonist
by Action Figures - Google News | March 17, 2012 at 9:24 am

BBC NewsNew fantasy heroine no Barbie action figureVictoria Times ColonistBy Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune March 17, 2012 From lethal Lara Croft of Tomb Raider to marauding Beatrix Kiddo of Kill Bill, pop culture has provided plenty of action ...

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Universal Monsters Minimates Series 3 Scares Up Some New Monsters!
by JuliusMarx | March 17, 2012 at 8:55 am

As Diamond Select enters its third year of making officially licensed Universal Monsters toys, they’re expanding their Minimates mini-figure line to include a new monster, as well as resurrecting a monster from the vault! The first specialty-exclusive 4-pack due out this fall is based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Universal’s first film adaptation of [...]

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Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Channel Press Conference
by JuliusMarx | March 17, 2012 at 6:26 am

Chris Hardwick held a press conference with the most respected journalists to announce the line-up for his Nerdist YouTube Channel launching April 2nd. The press was excited to hear about shows featuring talent like Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Zombie, Weird Al Yankovic, Alex Albrecht, Alison Haislip, Harry Knowles, Kids in the Hall and many, many [...]

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‘Hunger Games’ protagonist walks a different path – Guelph Mercury
by Action Figures - Google News | March 16, 2012 at 8:08 pm

Telegraph.co.uk'Hunger Games' protagonist walks a different pathGuelph MercuryFrom 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 The Hunge...

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Campaign 2012: Maryland’s executives open their wallets – Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
by Action Figures - Google News | March 16, 2012 at 7:58 pm

Campaign 2012: Maryland's executives open their walletsGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineThe Marriotts each gave $750000 to Restore Our Future, a new “super” political action committee supporting Republican Mitt Romney, in the past yea...

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DST Announces Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Photo Contest! Minimates… Fight
by JuliusMarx | March 16, 2012 at 5:49 pm

The second wave of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates minifigures is in stores now, and they’re spoiling for a fight! Spider-Man, Chris Redfield, Wolverine, Viewtiful Joe, Crimson Viper, Super Skrull, Jill Valentine and Storm have joined Series 1 on the pegs, which means there are now 24 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates in all! Even [...]

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