While we receive tons of sold out and back to print announcements from publishers, it was a surprise to see a similar announcement from WizKids, makers of the HeroClix line.  Seems the Super Skrull: Illuminati figures have completely sold out, prompting the company to a first-ever brick figure reprint.

“After the Crisis ‘Buy it by the Brick’ program, we did some serious evaluation of it in anticipation for Secret Invasion and built in the possibility of a reprint”, said Justin Ziran, Managing Director of WizKids. “With this second sell out, we’re glad to see that we succeeded in continuing to deliver a premium program benefiting brick and mortar retailers and pleasing HeroClix consumers alike.”

WizKids currently needs 300 more unfulfilled brick figure orders before October 24th to issue an unumbered version of the Super Skrull: Illuminati figure.

For more information on this offer visit the WizKids Games website.

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WizKids has announced it has sold out its entire Crisis inventory in the U.S. and Canada. Because of the scarcity, WizKids will be importing a limited number of booster packs from Europe, but after those are gone, the worldwide supply of the game figures will be gone.

“We are pleased and surprised with the outstanding results of the sale of Crisis,” said Joe Hauck, WizKids® executive vice president. “Diamond and Alliance sold in two weeks what historically would have sold over the course of four months. The tie-ins between this HeroClix set and the rich DC Comics storylines created a product that really resonates with our total customer base.”

The company claims the success of the sell out is due in part to its “Buy by the Brick” campaign.

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Fan of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Identity Crisis, Infinite Crisis, or Final Crisis?� Want to play out battles with DC characters from many Earths?

WizKids has announced the new DC HeroClix: Crisis line that will feature Superman, Batman, The Flash,, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and the Anti-Monitor.

The figures will be released in February and April of 2008.

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WizKids, Inc. has announced the release of DC HeroClix: Justice League that features 60 individual characters. The booster packs now include five figures, character cards that add more powers and abilities, keywords that link heroes to their allies, background info on each character, feat cards, bystander tokens or battlefield condition cards.

Take the jump for more info and an image gallery of the complete line!

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The first ever HeroClix World Championship was crowned at Gen Con Indianapolis 2007 as part of the fifth anniversary of HeroClix.� There were 32 players that included five international champions at the event.

Sadly, US champ Scott Crampton didn’t win, instead Italian Antonio Santangelo took home the trophy - a replica of Thor’s Hammer from Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles.

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WizKids announced the conclusion of its Coming of Galactus HeroClix event that celebrated the fifth anniversary of HeroClix. The winner of the event received the 2007 Galactus colossal figure.

900 retailers participated in the world wide event, and from the information WizKids provided it seems it was a good money making event for the stores involved.

The next big event from WizKids is Starro Attacks!

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I’ve got my fare share of DC and Marvel Heroclix figures cozied away in a secret room I have yet to reveal to the Major Spoiler masses. I haven’t picked up any in quite a while, mainly because the local store has stopped carrying the line, and I really don’t have anyone to play against.

But I am super excited about the Starro Attacks Heroclix event featuring the new Justice League booster packs with several exclusive Starro related figures.

Wizkids Games has sent us some high-res images of the figures including a huge Starro that should put that Sinestro figure to shame.

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