Thursday July 12, 2012
As we are announcing several new and exciting developments at Comic Con, we'd like to take a moment to inform all of our retailers who could not make the show of some of the exciting news!



First up, for those of you currently attending the show, we have our complete schedule of events announced on our website - HERE - including guest appearances by Morgan Spurlock and Stan Lee!





Now, for a look at some of the announcements being made!



(Please note that any figures mentioned below are not available for ordering at this time. We will announce when preorders open for each of these items at a later date)



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Predator 25th Anniversary Assortments - The Arrival of Dutch



We are pleased to announce we have secured the rights to use the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the character Dutch Schaefer from the 1987 Predator film. 2 of the initial prototypes of Dutch are on display at Comic-Con!



Various versions of Dutch will headline our upcoming 25th Anniversary Predator assortments in late 2012 and early 2013!



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1/4 Scale Gollum & Smeagol Action Figures



Another amazing announcement is the addition of 1/4 scale figures from The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Our first figures will be offered in an assortment of Gollum and Smeagol.



The figures stand over 12" tall and feature amazing detail and articulation!

Smeagol & Gollum will be offered by allotment and shipping in late October.





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Bioshock Infinite in 2013



We are proud to unveil 2 of the action figures from the years most anticipated game release! Bioshock Infinite is coming in early 2013 and we will have a full line of figures available for game launch.



At Comic-Con we are giving fans a look at the first 2, Elizabeth and one of the "Heavy Hitter" villains, the Boys of Silence.



These figures stand 6.5" - 7" tall and are loaded with detail and articulation. The Boys of Silence even feature an opening mouth mechanism that is central to their in game actions. Shipping right after Christmas!



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If you haven't noticed the incredible amount of Marvel presence as part of our 2012 Comic Con line-up, the next announcement should be the icing on the cake!





We are pleased to announce an amazing addition to our 1/4 scale figure line, the acquisition of the Marvel comics license for both comic book & feature film!



Our inaugural offering will be Robert Downey Jr. as Iron-Man in the Mark VII armor as seen in this years #1 film, The Avengers. The figure stands just over 18" and will feature loads of articulation, detail, and LEDs. More details and images in coming weeks.



Iron-Man will be available before Christmas and will be offered by allotment only.




Please note that any item mentioned in this email is not available for order yet. Please watch for upcoming notices as to when these items will become available for ordering.



Any item stated to be Allocated may not be offered to all retailers, and should not be presold to the public once preorders for retailers open, as NECA does not guarentee that a retailer will even receive the stock due to possible allocation requirements.