Diamond Select Toys has announced a new line of Minimates based on the Back to the Future Trilogy. Interestingly, the company has decided the first line of figures will be based on the second movie. Huh? Makes no sense what-so-ever, but then again, it’s been shown again and again that time travel messes with our reality.

The four figures will include Marty McFly, Doc Brown, Lorraine Baines, Biff Tannen, with chase figures of Marty and Lorraine in their Under the Sea outfits, and a Marty in his 50s clothing.  It’s unfortunate that Art Asylum and DST don’t go full out and build a DeLoreon ala the Batman C3 line that included complete playsets.

Even better than getting your hands on Doc Brown, Diamond Select Toys will also be making prop replicas including the Flux Capacitor.

The Minimates should be available in September.

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Last week, Diamond Select Toys announced the line up of the new Avengers themed Minimate line from Art Asylum and Marvel. Today, we have a look at the entire team together.

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Today Minimate Multiverse posted two new characters from series 16 of the Art Asylum/Marvel minimate line. Joining the other Avengers will be She-Hulk and Wonderman. She-Hulk fans should be happy as they can create cheesecake pinup cover spoofs of their own. I was a bit disappointed in Wonderman, as I think many Avengers fans were expecting Hawkeye.

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Today it was Raving Toy Maniac’s turn to unveil the next two characters from series 16 of the Marvel Minimate line from Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys. Joining Thor, Bearded Thor, and Loki are Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.

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Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys have announced additional figures for the 16th series of the Marvel Minimates line. First announced was Thor, and today Art Asylum is letting everyone know there is a variant to the Norse god in the form of Bearded Thor. In addition, Loki will be joining the line up to give Thor someone to match wits with.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the 16th series of the Marvel Minimate line will feature the Avengers. Heading the list will be the long awaited Thor. Throughout the week, DST plans on releasing new images of each of the new figures. Come back tomorrow and we’ll have the info on the next member of the team.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the 15th series of the Marvel Minimate line will feature characters from the upcoming Ghost Rider movie.

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In which we have too much free time on our hands

In the last few years, several companies have entered the arena with their rendition of DC’s pantheon of characters. Today, I’ll break down two of the contenders, and specifically, how the Batman figures stack up.

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