Category Archives: Minimates

Marvel Minimates Secret Wars Figures Revealed!

Posted on by July 5, 2015
Secret Wars Marvel Minimates Figures Series

Before this summer’s mega-blockbuster Secret Wars comic book event even began, we already knew that Disney/Marvel had lined up all of its biggest licensees to create tie-in merchandise for the crossover storyline. And while the biggest Marvel toy company–Hasbro–hasn’t gotten around to revealing any of its Secret Wars Marvel Legends plans yet, smaller licensees like Gentle Giant Ltd. and Hot Wheel have already begun. And now, we can add a new line of tie-in figures to the list: the Diamond Select Toys Marvel Secret Wars Minimates figures have now been revealed!

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Minimates Marvel Zombies Age of Ultron Set Revealed!

Posted on by June 17, 2015
Marvel Minimates Zombies Age of Ultron Box Set

No matter how much I fuss and insist I’ll never buy certain lines of Marvel items, the best companies usually find a way to drag me in. Kotobukiya did it with their Bishoujo Jubilee statue, Medicom baited my with their Retro Rocket Raccoon Sofubi, and now, Diamond Select has somehow managed to lure me in for zombies (yes, zombies)! Coming this fall: the Minimates Marvel Zombies Age of Ultron box set is now up for order!

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Walgreens Exclusive Marvel Minimates Animated Figures!

Posted on by June 16, 2015
Marvel Animated Minimates Spider-Man 2099 Figure

With somewhere around a thousand Marvel Minimates figures released over the years (no, seriously–there’s right around a thousand), it might seem like there’s not a lot of fresh directions for Diamond Select Toys to take the mini figures line in.

But in a real surprise move, it was announced today that there actually is a new frontier of untapped potential for Marvel Minimates. An all-new line of Minimates Marvel Animated figures is on the way–and it’s exclusive to Walgreens!

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SDCC 2015 Exclusive Minimates Ant-Man & Age of Ultron Sets!

Posted on by May 25, 2015
SDCC 2015 Minimates Avengers Age of Ultron Box Set Exclusive

Yesterday I talked about the first San Diego Comic-Con 2015 exclusive Funko figure, but that’s not the only exclusive already announced! There have been exclusive Marvel Minimates box sets at San Diego Comic Con for so many years in a row that there was never really a question of whether there would be SDCC 2015 Exclusive Minimates figures–the only real question is how many there will be! And while we still can’t answer with certainty how many total exclusives will be at the event, we do know at least two exclusive sets that will be on sale there: the exclusive SDCC 2015 Minimates Ant-Man & Avengers Age of Ultron Sets!

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Minimates Age of Ultron Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch Released!

Posted on by May 3, 2015
Minimates Avengers AOU Scarlet Witch Quicksilver Released

Yesterday I talked about the Toys R Us Exclusive Avengers: Age of Ultron 3 3/4″ two-packs, which contain the only super-articulated Hasbro Marvel Universe-scale AOU figures. But those aren’t the only notable exclusives new to Toys R Us shelves! They’ve also got exclusive dibs on what I expect to be the hottest of all the Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates sets–the Marvel Minimates Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch figures!

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C2E2 2015 Photos: Diamond Select Toys Marvel Figures!

Posted on by April 24, 2015
C2E2 2015 Marvel Select Doctor Strange Figure

I’m a homebody and try my absolute hardest not to go any further away from New England than New York (although London is looking good next summer).

Luckily, I’ve got friends without those compunctions, and one of them was kind enough to take photos of the new Marvel figures at the Diamond Select Toys booth at C2E2 2015 today–including the Marvel Select Doctor Strange and the big reveal of the two top-secret Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates figures!

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Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates Wave 2 Revealed!

Posted on by April 15, 2015
Hulkbuster Iron Man and Vision Minimates Avengers Age of Ultron Wave 2

Diamond Select Toys can be pretty hit or miss with releasing movie Marvel Minimates in time for a new flick’s theatrical release, as corresponding Minimates sometimes hit months after a film’s release.

But the first set of Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates was right on schedule and is currently on store shelves–and now we can look forward to Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates Wave 2 arriving late this summer, including Vision, Bruce Banner, Hulk and Hulkbuster Iron Man!

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Marvel Minimates Wave 62 AXIS Figures Up for Order!

Posted on by January 22, 2015
Wave 62 Marvel Minimates AXIS Figures Revealed

If there’s one action figure line in all the land that keeps up with the current happenings in the Marvel Universe better than any other, it’s the Diamond Select Toys Marvel Minimates. So, even though the Avengers & X-Men: AXIS comic book series just wrapped up last month, DST already has a whole series of AXIS Marvel Minimates lined up for this summer! Headlined by Marvel Minimates Falcon Captain America and the Red Onslaught, the Marvel Minimates Wave 62 AXIS figures are now up for order!

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Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates Revealed & Photos!

Posted on by January 16, 2015
Minimates Age of Ultron Figures Scarlet Witch Quicksilver Iron Man

With just three and a half months until the theatrical release of the “Avengers: Age of Ultron” movie, the time for secrecy is over, and merchandise for the film is finally being revealed in droves! And while Diamond Select Toys put the Avengers Age of Ultron Minimates figures up for order long ago, we hadn’t gotten to see the actual Minimates Age of Ultron figures themselves–until now! And, oh yeah, there’s also this exclusive pair of super-powered siblings coming…

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Marvel Minimates Infinity Box Set Figures Released! Thanos!

Posted on by December 4, 2014
Marvel Minimates Infinity Box Set Thanos Thane Armored Hulk Space Captain America

Earlier today I posted about the surprise set of Marvel Minimates Wave 19 Toys R Us Exclusive figures that’s going to be released later this month–but those aren’t the only new Marvel figures Diamond Select Toys has lined up for us before the end of the year! Way back in May 2014, DST held a vote to determine the four figures who would appear in the Marvel Minimates Infinity Box Set. The set went off-the-radar following the vote, but now Diamond Select has not only revealed the winning characters today–but the figure set itself has already begun to start hitting stores!

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Marvel Minimates Wave 19 Figures Revealed! Vision! Quicksilver!

Posted on by December 4, 2014
Toys R Us Minimates Series 19 Marvel Now Vision and Quicksilver Figures

2014 has been an unusually heavy year for fans of movie-based Marvel Minimates, as the year has been positively crammed with Amazing Spider-Man 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men Days of Future Past and Captain America The Winter Soldier Marvel Minimates movie figures. Consequently, we’ve gotten far fewer comic book-based Marvel Minimates this year. But out of nowhere and totally unexpectedly, Diamond Select Toys has swept in with a final set of 2014 Toys R Us Exclusive Marvel Minimates Wave 19 figures–including favorites like Quicksilver, Vision and Mysterio!

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NYCC 2014 Marvel Minimates Wave 60 Revealed! Banshee! Blob!

Posted on by October 22, 2014
Marvel Minimates Wave 60 Banshee Jubilee Storm Gambit Figures

Most of the exhibitors at New York Comic Con 2014 put out all of their new Marvel collectibles on the first day of the show, but at least one company held something glorious back in reserve. Diamond Select Toys had a great booth and display case full of Marvel toys when NYCC 2014 opened, but the display case got even better later on in the show, when an all-new wave of Marvel Minimates figures appeared–the Marvel Minimates Wave 60 Classic X-Men and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants series!

UPDATE: Marvel Minimates Wave 60 is now up for order!

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Guardians of the Galaxy Minimates Figures Released! Yondu!

Posted on by July 29, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy Yondu Sakaar Soldier Minimates Figures Set

It was fun while it lasted, but now it’s time to put the craziness of SDCC 2014 behind us and get back to business as usual–and that means new toys hitting stores! The Marvel Minimates Guardians of the Galaxy figures series is running late, and won’t make it into stores in time for the movie… or so we thought! While perusing my local Toys R Us, I did a double-take when I walked past their exclusive blue-skinned, red-mohawked figure, accompanied by (most) all his friends! The Guardians of the Galaxy Minimates figures have now been released, including the exclusive Yondu figure!

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Classic X-Force Marvel Minimates Box Set Figure Revealed!

Posted on by June 18, 2014
Marvel Minimates Classic X-Force Box Set Figures Cannonball Cable Domino Shatterstar

Diamond Select Toys seems bent on making the most comprehensive Marvel action figures line ever with their Marvel Minimates. The Marvel Minimates line has been running now for over a decade, and includes hundreds of different figures. At this point, the Minimates Marvel Universe even includes multiple versions of some characters that otherwise haven’t gotten action figures in many years–and we can add several more to the list with this latest set! The Classic X-Force Minimates box set of figures is now up for order!

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SDCC 2014 Exclusive Minimates X-Men Days of Future Past Set!

Posted on by June 14, 2014
SDCC 2014 Exclusive X-Men Days of Future Past Minimates Set

With a month and a half to go until San Diego Comic-Con 2014, most companies have unveiled the details on their SDCC 2014 exclusives. Today we can add Diamond Select Toys to that list, as they’ve now revealed their Marvel Minimates exclusive set for SDCC 2014: the X-Men Days of Future Past Minimates box set is now up for pre-order! We may not be getting much in the way of X-Men Days of Future Past movie toys, but now we at least have some more comic-based X-Men Days of Future Past figures to look forward to…

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