Tuesday, January 6, 2009

All Hands, This is the Captain...

Diamond Select Toys is excited to announce by far the largest collectible this side of the Neutral Zone, the classic Star Trek Captain's Chair replica! That's right, Captain Kirk's instantly recognized command chair from the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise can finally be yours!

This iconic sci-fi release measures an astonishing 3 1/2 feet wide by 3 1/4 feet deep and stands just under 3 1/2 feet tall. The chair itself is constructed of high-quality fiberglass and features plastic, metal and wooden accents to recreate the legendary original prop. Highlights include a newly-engineered base to allow full 360° rotation, a leather seat cover, working indicators and switches as well as your favorite sound effects from the classic Star Trek series!

Detailed schematics of the Captain's Chair supplied by Paramount were used to iron out the various chair designs and create the ultimate Star Trek lifestyle accessory. The right-hand console includes settings for Yellow and Red Alert, Pod Jettison, Micro Tape and the ship's Intercom while the left-hand panel features Hailing Frequencies, Viewscreen Activation and Shuttle Operation controls - each with sound effects or light-up details.

This impressive piece can be ordered through any comic book store and will ship in two pieces. Due to varying shipping costs and the size of this item, we strongly encourage interested customers to request a shipping estimate from their retailer of choice prior to purchasing this item.
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The Next Generation of Marvel Heroes Returns in SECRET WARRIORS!

Nick Fury has assembled the next generation of Marvel super heroes—the sons and daughters of super villains—to fight the new order that Dark Reign has brought to the Marvel Universe! Secret Warriors #1, written by award winning scribes Brian Michael Bendis & red-hot Jonathan Hickman and featuring the stunning art of Marvel Young Gun artist Stefano Caselli, presents Fury’s battle to not only train the next generation of heroes—but to also defeat what may be the greatest threat he’s ever faced! You’ve seen the Warriors come together in the pages of Mighty Avengers and you’ve seen them push back the Skrull armada Secret Invasion—but what could rock their world even more? If that’s not enough, in addition to the eye-popping cover by Jimmy Cheung, Secret Warriors #1 also features the parents of these heroes on a variant cover by a top secret artist!

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Secret Warriors and all other Dark Reign tie-ins as the new status quo for the Marvel Universe continues to generate buzz!

Want to know more? Well, Nick Fury has been leaking some information all throughout the Marvel Universe and if you click over to www.agentofnothing.com and use the password “eagleeye” you’ll discover his secrets! There are additional passwords hidden in Marvel comics all throughout January, so keep your eyes peeled for even more special exclusive content!

Without S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury and his super powered allies must face the Dark Reign alone—but are they part of something bigger than they could imagine? Don’t miss the double-sized Secret Warriors #1!

SECRET WARRIORS #1 (DEC082326)
SECRET WARRIORS #1 PARENT VARIANT (OCT088174)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS AND JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JIMMY CHEUNG
Parent Variant Cover by TOP SECRET
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—1/15/09, On-sale—2/4/09


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Marvel's Assistant Editors Get Their Chance To Shine & It's No April Fool's Joke!

MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #1 & 2 (OF 2)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS, JASON AARON, CHRIS YOST, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, ADAM WARREN, WYATT CENAC & BRIAN PATCHETT
Art by JACOB CHABOT, RICHARD ISANOVE, JOH JAMES, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, TODD NAUCK & XURXO PENALTA
Cover by DAVID WILLIAMS
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 (each)
ON SALE APRIL 2009!
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DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES 1/6/09



SHIPPING CHANGES
NEW ENTRIES AND CHANGES LISTED IN ITALICS

Title Diamond Current Solicited
Item Code In-Store Date In-Store Date

DC UNIVERSE ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL. 1 HC JUN080241 1/7/09 10/22/08
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT 1:6 SCALE BANK ROBBER JOKER (DC DIRECT) OCT080243 1/7/09 12/17/08
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT 1:6 SCALE BATMAN (DC DIRECT) SEP080242 1/7/09 12/10/08
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT 1:4 SCALE BATMAN BUST (DC DIRECT) SEP080243 1/7/09 12/10/08
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT 1:6 SCALE THE JOKER (DC DIRECT) SEP080240 1/7/09 12/10/08
HOT TOYS DARK KNIGHT 1:4 SCALE THE JOKER BUST (DC DIRECT) SEP080241 1/7/09 12/10/08
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: STRANGE ADVENTURES VOL. 1 TP SEP080181 1/7/09 12/31/08
ARMY @ LOVE: THE ART OF WAR #6 (VERTIGO) NOV080224 1/14/09 1/7/09
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY ETHAN VAN SCIVER (DC DIRECT) JUN080341 1/14/09 1/7/09
THE DARK KNIGHT: BATMAN (ORIGINAL SUIT) VINYL STATUE (DC DIRECT) SEP080244 1/14/09 12/3/08
FINAL CRISIS #6 SEP080099 1/14/09 11/26/08
RESISTANCE #1 (WILDSTORM) NOV080212 1/14/09 1/7/09
SUPERMAN VS. DARKSEID STATUE (DC DIRECT) MAY080284 1/14/09 12/17/08
100 BULLETS #99 (VERTIGO) NOV080226 1/21/09 1/14/09
FINAL CRISIS: SUPERMAN BEYOND #2 NOV080122 1/21/09 1/14/09
GREEN LANTERN #37 OCT080147 1/21/09 12/31/08
HARLEY QUINN: PRELUDES AND KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES TP SEP080168 1/21/09 1/14/09
BATMAN #676 POSTER (DC DIRECT) JUL080260 1/28/09 2/11/09
BATMAN #676 POSTER PREPACK (DC DIRECT) JUL080261 1/28/09 2/11/09
FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS #5 OCT080097 1/28/09 12/31/08
GREATEST HITS #5 (VERTIGO) NOV080225 1/28/09 1/21/09
STORMING PARADISE #5 (WILDSTORM) SEP080198 1/28/09 11/5/08
SUPERMAN #675 POSTER (DC DIRECT) JUL080258 1/28/09 2/11/09
SUPERMAN #675 POSTER PREPACK (DC DIRECT) JUL080259 1/28/09 2/11/09
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 (WILDSTORM) OCT080206 1/28/09 12/31/08
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #4 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) OCT080207 1/28/09 12/31/08
1966 LIVE ACTION TV SERIES BATMOBILE REPLICA (DC DIRECT) MAY080285 2/4/09 12/10/08
AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #6 OCT080101 2/4/09 12/24/08
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 NOV080141 2/4/09 1/21/09
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 VARIANT EDITION NOV080142 2/4/09 1/21/09
GEARS OF WAR #4 (WILDSTORM) NOV080214 2/4/09 1/14/09
GEARS OF WAR #4 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) NOV080215 2/4/09 1/14/09
JLA TROPHY ROOM: BAT SIGNAL PROP REPLICA (DC DIRECT) APR080294 2/4/09 11/12/08
TOP 10 SEASON TWO #4 (WILDSTORM) NOV080209 2/4/09 1/7/09
FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #3 AUG080118 2/11/09 10/22/08
GREEN LANTERN #38 NOV080161 2/11/09 1/28/09
JLA TROPHY ROOM: GREEN LANTERN BATTERY PROP (DC DIRECT) JUN080332 2/11/09 1/21/09
SCALPED #25 (VERTIGO) NOV080237 2/11/09 1/21/09
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #55 OCT080140 2/11/09 12/24/08
100 BULLETS #100 (VERTIGO) DEC080194 2/18/09 2/11/09
BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 NOV080143 2/18/09 1/28/09
BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 1:25 VARIANT EDITION NOV080144 2/18/09 1/28/09
BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 1:50 SKETCH COVER EDITION NOV080145 2/18/09 1/28/09
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 BALANCED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT (DC DIRECT)
MAY080293 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 BALANCED ONE THIRD CASE ASSORTMENT (DC DIRECT)
MAY080294 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 WEIGHTED MASTER CASE ASSORTMENT (DC DIRECT)
MAY080295 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1 WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT (DC DIRECT)
MAY080296 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT)
MAY080297 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: BLACK CANARY ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT)
MAY080298 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: GNORT ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT)
MAY080299 2/18/09 12/10/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL SERIES 1: ICE ACTION FIGURE (DC DIRECT)
MAY080300 2/18/09 12/10/08
FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #4 OCT080095 2/25/09 12/24/08
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 1 HC (VERTIGO) OCT080227 2/25/09 2/11/09
STORMING PARADISE #6 (WILDSTORM) OCT080197 2/25/09 12/31/08
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #56 DEC080119 3/4/09 2/18/09
GEARS OF WAR #5 (WILDSTORM) DEC080188 3/11/09 2/11/09
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 4 HC NOV080176 3/11/09 3/4/09
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FINAL CRISIS #7 WRAPS UP EPIC EVENT WITH SEVEN EXTRA PAGES OF STORY AT NO EXTRA COST



FINAL CRISIS #7, the incredible conclusion to the epic miniseries that has shaken the DC Universe to its core, will arrive in stores with a bonus: Seven extra pages of story at no extra cost!

In this issue, the saga concludes with an apocalyptic battle for the soul of humanity that must be seen to be believed! Can the heroes of 52 Earths save the multiverse? And is the only way to save the multiverse to change it forever?

FINAL CRISIS #7 is written by Grant Morrison, with art by Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy and Tom Nguyen and covers by J.G. Jones and Marco Rudy.

FINAL CRISIS #7 (NOV080123) is on Final Order Cutoff on Thursday, January 8, and is scheduled to arrive in stores on January 28 with 48 pages and a cover price of $3.99 U.S. Check your orders today! Read more...

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