Diamond Select Toys has announced it will be giving away its Battlestar Galactica Chief Tyrol action figure to the first 750 people to give blood during the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive at the San Diego Comic-Con.

“After the last three years’ extremely successful campaigns, we’re delighted to once again be contributing to the Robert A Heinlein Blood Drive,” said Chuck Terceira, Director of Diamond Select Toys in a prepared statement.  “They’ve broken three consecutive records, so we’re hoping for even more blood to be donated this year!”

Wouldn’t it have been cooler to give away that SDCC exclusive blood splattered Cylon to those that participated?

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the next wave of its Marvel Minimates line will be on the way soon, with all new characters, villains, and costumes.

Series 23 will contain several two-packs featuring characters taken from the past twenty years of Marvel history. Nova will be paired with Gamora, Cloak will team up with Dagger and the Spymaster will take on War Machine in this all-star lineup. The variant War Machine featuring Jim Rhodes will also be available as a limited chase figure.

With the ongoing success of the Amazing Spider-Man, it was only a matter of time before his villains got their due as Minimates! Series 24 will feature two-packs consisting of Spider-Man & Shocker, Cosmic Spider-Man & Transformation Venom, “Back in Black” Spider-Man & Kraven and the limited Tarantula variant. Additional pieces will also be included for transforming Transformation Venom into Eddie Brock and each Spider-Man into Peter Parker.

If you were/are worried that the Minimate line was getting thin to the point of being canceled, fear not, as DST has assured Major Spoilers there are going to be Minimates well into the future.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the online retailer Big Bad Toy Store will be the exclusive distributor of the Marvel Select Red Hulk. While the sculpt is similar to the green golliath, the head change and paint job set this figure off from the rest.

Fresh from his debut in Hulk #1, this mysterious mayhem-making menace has just begun his assault on the Gamma-powered individuals of the Marvel Universe and he’s shown no signs of slowing! As with the upcoming Marvel Select Hulk figure, the Red Hulk stands approximately ten inches tall and features multiple points of articulation as well as a rubble-heavy base.

Pre-orders are being accepted now for the figure that will ship in the fall. The figure is a tad pricey at $24, but it also stands 10-inches high.

Full image after the jump.

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Now here is a San Diego Comic Con figure exclusive I’m actually excited about. With all the hoopla surrounding the return of the Skrulls - or rather the revealing of the Skrulls that have been around for a long time - Diamond Select Toys has unveiled the Elektra Skrull action figure.

In addition to getting Matt Murdock’s girlfriend all glammed up in green paint and funky chin (sorry no Jennifer Garner likeness), the seven-inch figure will also include a variety of martial arts weapons, and interchangeable arms and legs. Best of all the figure is packed with her very own Skrull soldier - not just any Skrull soldier, but the creepy old school outfit Skrull.

The Skrull two-pack will be available at the San Diego Comic Convention for $20.

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The Invaders are set to make an appearance at the San Diego Comic Con in a big way. Or rather, a small way, in the form of an exclusive set of Minimates.

Featuring the four most famous members of the all-star Invaders team, this set includes Steve Rogers as Captain America, James Buchanan Barnes as Bucky, Prince Namor as the Sub-Mariner and Jim Hammond as the original Human Torch! These legendary heroes were instrumental in the defeat of the Axis powers in WWII and will appear throughout 2008 in the aptly-titled Avengers/Invaders limited series.

I like that there are multiple costume and accessory items to configure your heroes the way you like.

Now I’m really sad I’m not going to the show this year. Oh well, there’s always eBay…

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the next line of Minimate figures from Art Asylum features the original team (minus Thor) assembled for the first time.

The Avengers #1 Minimates box set contains Iron Man in his original gold armor, the winged Wasp, the diminutive Ant-Man and the Jack Kirby-style Incredible Hulk.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the third wave of Stargate Atlantis figures will be based on the third and fourth season of the popular Sci-Fi Channel show.

The core release will include Dr. Samantha Carter and Dr. Jennifer Keller as they appeared in the show’s fourth season, a hulking and imposing Wraith Drone, the limited Garrison Uniform Sheppard in his on-base black uniform and the Previews Exclusive warrior, Ronon Dex. Also included in each case will be a special edition case-topper figure featuring a new version of a Stargate legend – General Jack O’Neill in his blue garrison uniform! This limited figure will be included within each sealed case and will only be available from your local retailer.

All the figures are sculpted by Jean St. Jean Studios and will stand 7-inches tall.

Take the jump for two cool shots of the figures.

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I’m growing more and more restless as we crawl ever closer to the weekend and the New York Comic Con. I’m also growing more and more jealous of those who are going to the New York Comic Con. One of the things I like most about these shows is getting to see the prototypes and exclusive toys coming from the various manufacturers.

Diamond Select Toys has sent Major Spoilers the rundown for the panels the company will appear on, as well as some of the exclusives at the show.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the next figures from the company’s Star Trek retro line will be none other than Mr. Sulu and the alien Gorn!

These cloth figures are based on the MEGO figures from the 1970s. Sulu is a brand new sculpt, while Gorn is an update to the original figure.

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Marvel has announced Captain America will get an all new action figure based on Bucky Barnes appearance in Captain America #34.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the next wave of Marvel Minimates will feature characters from Marvel’s Civil War.

Civil War Captain America – Sporting a battle-damaged look, Steve Rogers returns (briefly) for this Minimate version of Captain America complete with removable mask, gloves and even a shackle accessory to recreate his shocking assassination.

Civil War Iron Man – The first Iron Man Minimate to feature his upgraded Extremis armor, this version also includes additional body parts and armor to create your own “un-armored” Tony Stark!

Civil War Spider-Man – While it may not have lasted for long (not counting those new-fangled Scarlet Spiders), Spider-Man’s latest look is captured in two-inch scale for the first time, along with a removable mask and alternate Peter Parker mode!

Civil War Nitro – The mutant that started it all, now you can bring home the villainous Nitro to reenact all your favorite Civil War moments. Just try to keep the explosions to a minimum, okay?

These are New York Comic Con EXCLUSIVES, so best get your tickets for the show, that runs from April 18-20 in NYC.

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If you’ve been collecting Minimates for a while, you more than likely already have an Iron Man figure or two (or three or four in my case).  Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum are releasing a new set based on the upcoming Iron Man movie.

The core assortment of Iron Man Movie Minimates will feature all-new armor designs as well as supporting characters and villains from the big-screen blockbuster.  Mark III Iron Man & Pepper Potts, Iron Monger & Tony Stark and Mark I Iron Man & Jim Rhodes will make up this wave along with a limited Mark I Iron Man & Mark II Iron Man variant two-pack.

In addition to the regular moving parts, this collection will feature plenty of removable armor so you can recreate your favorite scene from movie - or lose amongst your ever growing collection of crap collectibles.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the figures that will be released in wave 2 of the Star Trek: Deep Space 9 line.

The new figures ship late this year. Take the jump for the line-up of figures.

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Check out the collection of Battlestar Galactica Minimates that arrive in stores this week to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original show. Not only do you get original scary cylons, there’s also Starbuck, Apollo, Muffit, and don’t forget Daggit.

Heh…Daggit…

What’s great about this collection is you can play with it alongside your new BSG figures (Starbuck vs. Starbuck) or Marvel and DC minimates. Not that I would know anything about that… really…

The new (and final) season of Battlestar Galactica kicks off soon, and thankfully it looks like we’ll make it through the year without an updated Daggit.

Heh…Daggit…

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Diamond Select Toys has images of the next waves of Star Trek Minimates. Take the jump for old and not so old versions of Scotty, Kirk, and McCoy, the Borg, DS9, and more.

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