It’s almost July, which means it’s time for another batch of pre-orders from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd. ! This month, The Crow rises, Cobra strikes, Magneto wins, Elektra dares, Kraven chases, She-Hulk smiles, Ahsoka returns, Leia infiltrates, and a Purge Trooper, er, purge! It’s the best of both worlds! They will all ship in early 2023, so pre-order at a store near you, or at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!
The Crow Eric Draven 1/6 Scale Resin Mini Bust
A Diamond Select Toys release! It can’t rain all the time! Eric Draven returns from the dead in this first resin mini-bust based on The Crow! Eric wears his borrowed trench coat, with the crow over his shoulder, atop a base inspired by the roof of his apartment. Standing approximately 6 inches tall, this 1/6 scale mini-bust features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and is limited to just 2000 pieces. It comes with a certificate of authenticity in a color box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Rocco Tartamella!
Mini Bust MSRP: $120.00
https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/eric-draven-mini-bust/
GI Joe Minimates Series 2 Cardboard Box
A Diamond Select Toys release! The forces of Cobra strike back! This new footlocker box set includes four carded GI Joe: A Real American Hero Minimates, and they’re all Cobra Agents! Cobra Commander, Storm Shadow, Destro, and The Baroness each come on a retro-style blister card, and each 2-inch Minimate features multiple points of articulation and fully interchangeable parts. All four miniatures on card come in a footlocker style storage box. Designed by Barry Bradfield!
Box RRP: $39.99
https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/gi-joe-series-2-minimates-box-set/
Legends in 3D Marvel Comics Magneto 1/2 Scale Resin Bust
A Diamond Select Toys release! Magneto was right! Show your allegiance to the former villain, former leader of the Brotherhood, now X-Man in good standing Magneto with this new 10 inch bust! Digitally sculpted in approximately ½ scale, this 3D Legends bust sits on a detailed base depicting the rubble of the Xavier Institute and is limited to just 1000 pieces. It comes with a certificate of authenticity in a color box. Designed by Joe Allard, sculpted by Sandro Luis Sampaio!
Bust RRP: $175.00
https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/magneto-legends-in-3-dimensions-bust/
Marvel Comic Gallery Elektra PVC Diorama Daredevil
A Diamond Select Toys release! There’s a new Hell’s Kitchen protector, and it’s not Matt Murdock! Matt’s former lover Elektra dons the red mask as the all-new Daredevil, as seen in recent Marvel comics. Made of high quality PVC, it stands approximately 10 inches tall and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. This sculpture is packaged in a full color window box. Sculpted by Alterton!
Diorama RRP: $59.99
https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/elektra-as-daredevil-gallery-diorama/
Marvel Comic Gallery Kraven the Hunter PVC Diorama
A Diamond Select Toys release! It’s time to hunt the most dangerous game! Sergei Kravinoff, aka Kraven the Hunter, makes his way into the Marvel Gallery Diorama line, and he’s targeting Spider-Man! This approximately 10-inch PVC sculpture features Kraven, spear in hand, as he crouches among bamboo, and is packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar, sculpted by Alterton!
Diorama RRP: $59.99
https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/kraven-the-hunter-gallery-diorama/
Marvel Animated Style She-Hulk Statue
A Diamond Select Toys release! Cutest avocado ever! Hot on the heels of her first TV trailer, this animated-style sculpt of She-Hulk is based on Skottie Young’s Marvel Comics variant cover art! Measuring approximately 5 inches tall on a black disc base, it is limited to just 3000 pieces and comes with a certificate of authenticity in a full color box. Sculpted by Casen Barnard!
Statue MSRP: $49.99
https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/she-hulk-animated-style-statue/
Star Wars Rebels Ahsoka Tano 1/6 Scale Mini Bust
A Gentle Giant LTD release! The return of Togruta! As seen in Star Wars: Rebels, Ahsoka Tano appears, wearing a white robe and holding a staff with her friend Morai over her shoulder. This approximately 6-inch 1/6 scale resin mini-bust features detailed sculpt and paint applications and is limited to just 3,000 pieces. It comes with a certificate of authenticity in a color box.
MSRP Mini Bust: $129.99
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-rebels-ahsoka-tano-mini-bust/
Star Wars Rebels Ahsoka Tano 1/6 Scale Deluxe Mini-Bust
A Gentle Giant LTD release! The return of Togruta! As seen in Star Wars: Rebels, Ahsoka Tano appears, wearing a white robe and holding a staff with her friend Morai over her shoulder. And this web-exclusive Deluxe version includes a separate Clone Trooper helmet, branded with Ahsoka’s troops! This approximately 6-inch 1/6 scale resin mini-bust features detailed sculpt and paint applications and is limited to just 500 pieces. It comes with a certificate of authenticity in a color box.
MSRP Mini Bust: $129.99
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-rebels-ahsoka-tano-deluxe-mini-bust-web-exclusive/
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Purge Trooper Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue
A Gentle Giant LTD release! Beware the Jedi! As seen in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+, the Purge Trooper is trained for one purpose: to hunt Jedi! This 1/7 scale statue stands approximately 10 inches tall and depicts a black and red armored Purge Trooper walking with his blaster ready. Limited to only 3000 pieces, it comes with a certificate of authenticity in a color box.
Statue MSRP: $200.00
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-purge-trooper-first-collection-statue/
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Leia in Boushh Disguise Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue
A Gentle Giant LTD release! Princess Plus, Leia Organa goes undercover to save her true love in this brand new Star Wars statue from Gentle Giant Ltd. Dressed as Boushh, a bounty hunter, Leia wields an electroshock lance and features an interchangeable head so she can wear or hold her helmet, and if you swap out her right arm, she holds a thermal detonator! Standing approximately 10 inches tall and limited to just 3000 pieces, it comes with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box.
Statue MSRP: $200.00
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-leia-organa-in-boushh-disguise-first-collection-statue/
Daniel Pickett
AFi’s founder and editor, Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett, has been around toys his entire life. The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Superhero line in the 70s. He’s been surrounded by collectibles ever since. In 1999 he was baffled by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite lines of toys he collected. Since he couldn’t find the information, he decided to search for it himself, thinking that other people might also be interested in the same news. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and an action figure for a toy news site and within a year he tripled the site’s daily traffic with his updates, reviews and features. of products. He has established relationships with all the major toy manufacturers and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He has turned his hobby into a global expertise that the industry has embraced. In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they started their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com. Daniel has been quoted both in the industry and in the mass media. Over the years, Daniel and AFi have been sought after as experts in the field. Daniel has been featured regularly on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 Network as a top contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our homepage has been linked to USA’s “Pop Candy” blog twice. Today. Daniel’s content has also been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC.com, Time.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, AssociatedPress.com Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo .com, Ain’t It Cool News, the official Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet, and Toy Fare magazine, among many others. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows. But it all sounds really cocky and ‘tootin’ his own horn’ – basically it’s that Daniel loves toys and LOVES talking about them.
