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Diamond Select: Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull MiniMates
Posted by adrian on Thursday, June 17, 2004

Diamond Select send word on a new Marvel Minimates exclusive at Tower Records that will see the release of Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull...

Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC and Tower Records have joined forces, offering must-have building block figures based on characters from "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine" with the Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull MiniMates Two-Pack.

"For more than 40 years, Marvel's Fantastic Four has attracted the comic book industry's top talent, who in turn created memorable runs that have entertained generations of readers," said Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles Marketing and Sales Coordinator Scott Braden. "Of the series' many high points, though, acclaimed storyteller John Byrne's legendary run in the 1980s stands out in the hearts of 'True Believers' everywhere. It's for that reason we asked the talented sculptors at Art Asylum to transform two characters who - although never meeting during Byrne's tenure on the title - are two of the celebrated creator's favorites, and make them exclusive figures that MiniMates collectors won't want to pass up!"

"Tower continues to focus on the Mini Block Figures as a major trend in the toy industry," said Tower Records Special Projects Director Kevin Winnick. "The Marvel MiniMates have simply exploded for Tower. Tower is proud to offer yet another exclusive from this incredible line. We anticipate that this two-pack featuring Super Skrull and Clobberin' Time Thing will be just as successful - if not more so - than our first single [MiniMate], The Silver Surfer! With the vast array of colorful and iconic characters that the Marvel Universe has, there seems to be no limit to the possibilities of the MiniMates collection!"

Produced by Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles - and available later this summer at all Tower Records locations and via the company's online shopping destination, TowerRecords.com - the Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull Mini-Mates Two-Pack comes with building-block MiniMate figures based on Byrne's depiction of these classic characters. Offered in closed box packaging, each of these MiniMates stand approximately 2" tall.

First produced by Art Asylum in 2002, MiniMates were created as a new style of collectible for all ages - with adult consumers and children alike embracing this popular toy. The fan-favorite MiniMates have been based on a wealth of pop culture characters, from the Marvel Super Heroes to Ozzy Osbourne to the lead players from New Line Cinema's blockbuster The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

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Re: Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull MiniMates

by nandoninny (nandoninny@hotmail.com) on Jun 17, 2004 - 04:05 PM
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i love the skrull but the thing looks gay in shorts.

Re: Re: Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull MiniMates by JusticeDemon on Jun 17, 2004 - 04:46 PM

Re: Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull MiniMates

by nagauthier on Jun 17, 2004 - 05:40 PM
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They should rename it "Village People Thing" or "Sweatin' to the Oldies Thing."

I wish they would give characters like Thing, Hulk, and Juggernaut a piece to make them a bit bulkier, sort of like Kingpin's suit, but less fat.

Re: Tower Exclusive Clobberin' Time Thing and Super Skrull MiniMates

by GunWitch (ZombieGunfighter@Bang.net) on Jun 17, 2004 - 05:46 PM
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These things are cute, but I just can't get into them.

That said, I want a SUPER SKRULL in the MARVEL LEGENDS line! Man, that thing would rock!!!