Patty's Pimping Thread

[Patty]

As of late last week, we have fulfilled another allotment of our Advance Orders on the "first wave" of action figures from the "classic series" of DOCTOR WHO. We are currently able to take new orders again on the following in-stock figures:

* 4th Doctor [Tom Baker]
* 5th Doctor [Peter Davison]
* 6th Doctor [Colin Baker]
* Sea Devil [from the 3rd Doctor story "The Sea Devils"]
* Zygon [from the 4th Doctor story "Terror of the Zygons"]

We have stated the following information on our website:

(Limited re-supplies Received 13 November 2008)

We will fill all orders to the limit of supplies, as supplies are received, starting with Advance Orders, on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional limited supplies can now be ordered, with expectations of quantities of this assortment being made again in December, 2008, by the manufacturer until orders can be filled. Due to uneven quantities in this assortment, we plan on limiting our own purchases at some point, so Advance Orders placed early are highly recommended.

*STARTING NOVEMBER 17, 2008, WE ARE SUSPENDING NEW PRE-ORDERS OF THE D84, SV7, and Greel & Mr. Sin FIGURES IN THIS SET UNTIL WE HAVE A FIRM DISTRIBUTOR CONFIRMATION OF FURTHER SUPPLIES.

We expect to be able to fulfill previously placed standing orders on the remaining three figures in that original assortment, but will be unable to take new orders on these for the present time.

Please do feel free to continue to send your want lists, and we appreciate your continued patience.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

New items in stock. All preorders have been filled, and new orders are welcomed.

AUDIOS:

* Bernice Summerfield #9.4 - The Diet of Worms [1CD]



Starring Lisa Bowerman as Professor Bernice Summerfield and featuring Thomas Grant and Catherine Harvey.

DVDs:

* Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series [6-disc set], starring David Tennant as The Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.



Includes the Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned" and the Children In Need special "Time Crash", as well as "Doctor Who Confidential" and other special features.

* Doctor Who - The Infinite Quest DVD



Feature-length animated adventure starring David Tennant as The Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.

As always, please feel free to send us your want lists and comments!

Thank you for your support.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

Some items newly arrived towards the end of last week, ready for ordering:

* The newest release in the BLAKE'S 7: THE EARLY YEARS audio drama miniseries is out now. EYE OF THE MACHINE focuses on Kerr Avon, voiced by Colin Salmon, and his encounters with Professor Ensor, played by Geoffrey Palmer, and Anna Grant, portrayed by Keeley Hawes. POINT OF NO RETURN concentrates on the early career of Travis, played by Craig Kelly.

* DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE, Issue 402 and DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE Special Edition 21 are now available.

As always, please feel free to send us your want lists, and thank you for your support.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

We have a limited number of tickets available for purchase for New York Comic Con, held at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan from February 6th through 8th, 2009. We have weekend passes available, and tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday attendance as well.

Prices are as follows:

FRIDAY $30.00
SATURDAY $40.00
SUNDAY $30.00
WEEKEND $50.00

Please feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail for more information.

To find out more about NYCC 2009, please visit their website at www.nycomiccon.com or their blog at www.MediumAtLarge.net.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

Just in time for colder weather here in the Northern Hemisphere... the best time of the year to snuggle in with a good read or a good listen.

1] BOOKS

* We now have autographed copies of Michael A. Burstein's I REMEMBER THE FUTURE, a collection of original short stories first published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact.

* The newest Short Trips collection from Big Finish is here. The holiday-themed ST#27 - CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD contains stories about the first Eight Doctors and is edited by Xanna Eve Chown.

* The latest Bernice Summerfield hardcover, also from Big Finish, is THE VAMPIRE CURSE - a collection of three interconnected novellas about the life and times of the intrepid galactic archaeologist.

2] AUDIOS

* DOCTOR WHO #115 - FORTY-FIVE, featuring Sylvester McCoy as The Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace.

* DOCTOR WHO - THE STAGE PLAYS #3 - THE CURSE OF THE DALEKS, featuring Michael Praed and Nicholas Briggs.

* THE COMPANION CHRONICLES #3.5 - HOME TRUTHS, featuring Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom, companion to The First Doctor during the course of "The Dalek Master Plan".

As always, thank you for your support, now through the holiday season and long into the future.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

Another test post, please feel free to ignore. Just trying to size action figure pictures for my own reference without stabbing people in the eye.

[Patty]

First off, let us start off by giving thanks to our very loyal customers who've been bearing with us and waiting patiently for the newest wave of Series 4 Doctor Who action figures. We have filled most of the Advance Orders we have for the single figures and will be filling the remainder from the Build-A-Figure sets we expect in January / February 2009.

Hopefully most or all of your questions regarding this particular batch of figures has been answered at mikescomics.livejournal.com/37620.html

The figures we do and don't have currently in stock from the newest two assortments of 5-inch DW action figures are:

* Vashta Nerada
* River Song (SOLD OUT - ON ORDER)
* (Red) Supreme Dalek (SOLD OUT - ON ORDER)
* Davros
* Hath Peck
* Time Lord (SOLD OUT - DISCONTINUED)
* Sontaran Trooper (LIMITED SUPPLIES - ON ORDER)
* Natural Ood (SOLD OUT - ON ORDER)
* Ood Sigma
* Donna Noble
* 10th Doctor with Adipose (Sonic Screwdriver accessory NOT included - LIMITED SUPPLIES)

We can take your orders for those items still in stock. We are most likely going to be severaly allocated on the items that are currently listed as "On Order", so we will have to observe a strict first-come, first serve, especially on the River Song figure.

We will keep you informed of any changes to upcoming assortments that may include figures previously in short supply. Please keep watching our website.

Thanks, as always, for your support, and happy holidays!

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

Happy holidays from Mike's Comics!

While some retailers take this time of year to go into hibernation, we use it as an opportunity to sharpen our pencils and reward our customers for their loyalty. This year is no different!

First, we're offering our best sale prices ever on many of our Doctor Who toys and action figures.

www.mikescomics.com/TOYS2W.html

Second, we're making some "Scratch 'n' Dent" items available via our Doctor Who Toys page for the first time...quantities are very limited, but offer a special savings.

www.mikescomics.com/TOYS_EX1.html

Third, we're matching the UK sale pricing of Blake's 7 audios from B7 Media, as listed in the current issue of Doctor Who Magazine.



Finally, we've got a special offer for our North American readers and customers....

...Make any purchase of $250.00 or more from items we currently have in stock, including items at sale prices if you want, and we'll give you FREE USPS PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING AND HANDLING with your order!

So, if you were saving up to get a bunch of Doctor Who audios, or wanted to catch up on the Farscape DVDs you missed, now's the time to save money on shipping, as well as getting our competitive prices at the same time. Or, if you're someone who likes getting big boxes of Doctor Who toys and figures, but couldn't see paying the outrageous shipping charges to Canada, now's your chance!

And don't forget, we have many other items that deserve their own moment in the spotlight...

www.mikescomics.com/CONSIGN1.html - Novelties on consignment... books, anime soundtracks, anime cels, etc.



www.mikescomics.com/GAMING.html - Roleplaying games and gaming supplies



www.mikescomics.com/BOOK3.html - Books for children and adults





www.mikescomics.com/cards/index.html - Greeting cards





www.mikescomics.com/CD5Others.html - Spoken word and music CDs




www.mikescomics.com/CALENDAR1.html - Collectible calendars



Remember, this sale is limited to supplies currently in stock, and the sale is over at close of normal business (9PM Eastern US Time) on Saturday, January 3, 2009.

Best wishes to our loyal customers all over the world during this holiday season. Thank you, as always, for your support through 2008, and we look forward to serving you through 2009 and beyond.

---Michael Salvo & Patty Cryan
General Partners, Mike's Comics
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

We have received the following DVDs in stock and are taking orders now, to ship in compliance with their January 6th street date:

* DOCTOR WHO - THE WAR MACHINES



Featuring William Hartnell as The First Doctor and Jackie Lane as Dodo, and introducing Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben.

* DOCTOR WHO - FOUR TO DOOMSDAY



Featuring Peter Davison as The Fifth Doctor, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, and Janet Fielding as Tegan.

More titles like this can be found at www.mikescomics.com/DVD1.html and also at www.mikescomics.com/DVD4.html.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

A note from my partner:

Doctor Who Action Figures - News & Information

We've been nearly overwhelmed by the number of calls and e-mails we've received in the past few days about upcoming releases of Doctor Who action figures. As I've promised many of you, I'm posting to tell you what I've found out, and with some updated information, now that I finally have some.

We've probably been solicited already for all the action figures we're going to get released for Doctor Who until at least June, 2009, and probably into July, 2009. We are still asking for some additional information about some solicited items, but we are told not to expect any additional offerings to be released before SDCC (San Diego Comic Con). Of course, this is subject to change, but we feel this is accurate based on current plans.

We have ordered and expect to get all five different 2009 SDCC "Exclusives" when they are made available. We have agreed not to post pictures of these yet. Further, we have agreed not to post the retail price expected to be charged at SDCC, nor our own pricing on these items, until they are available for sale at SDCC, nor to disclose that information in advance of official release.

The five items are:
Sixth Doctor with ‘Real Time’ Blue coat
Second Doctor with Telos Cyber Tombs Cyberman 2 Pack (color)
Second Doctor with Telos Cyber Tombs Cyberman 2 Pack (black & white)
First Doctor with Dalek Invasion Of Earth ‘Black’ Dalek 2 Pack (color)
First Doctor with Dalek Invasion Of Earth ‘Black’ Dalek 2 Pack (black & white)

We have also agreed for now not to list the 2009 SDCC Exclusives on our web site, though we are allowed to accumulate Advance Orders starting immediately...so long as we do not charge customers for these items until their release, which is how we normally operate. Within reason, we are not limiting quantities you can order, but there is a fixed total amount we'll be supplied.

There is likely to be some amount of further information we're simply not allowed to disclose about these figures. While we invite questions at any time, we may need to respond in some cases that we are simply not allowed to comment...at the risk of losing not just these figures, but future releases as well. Trust me, we always want to tell you more, but we have to respect the rules!

We expect also to be limited in selling these Exclusives only to the US and Canada. We definitely can't sell them into Great Britain, even to retailers. Those are simply the rules. However, we are working with our supplier to ask about other countries. If we can sell to other countries in special circumstances, we'll hope to know soon, but we expect it is more likely we'll have a list of recommended resellers in other countries, and we're working on getting that information...we'll likely either put this on our Links page, or will respond with specific recommendations in e-mail. But, please understand we may not have this particular list together until about 2/16 or 2/23.

We will try to be competitive as always on price, and from what we've seen so far, we strongly recommend people to consider buying these figures in sets while they are available. We do not expect to be able to re-order, or add to our initial orders in the future...we've ordered a certain amount, and once they're gone, they're gone forever. And, demand at this point is already higher than I can remember for any figures so soon after solicitation, and we haven't even posted a listing on our main site yet!

Back to other figures, I'm told not to expect a Series 4 set of 10 figures in a TARDIS box, as we had for the first three series...at least it's not in the plans yet for 2009. However, it's possible we'll start seeing new releases late in 2009, and I'm playing a hunch in saying there could still be some interesting releases in time for the Christmas holiday season for 2009...but, we got no specific indications from the US distributor this was happening.

Finally, we are trying to re-stock a few recent sets, especially as many figures have completely sold out. In very limited numbers, we're trying to re-stock the Vespiform build-a-figure set, and a couple of other assortments that we may sell only as sets...we're trying to figure that out still. This may include a very tiny number of the first assortment of Classic Series figures...again, we're considering only taking orders for figures if they're bought as part of a set. While this hasn't been the way we've traditionally done things, we are also trying to find ways to keep our prices down in the face of rising wholesale prices and very sharp shipping cost increases, so we need be careful not to sell only the "chase figures" from assortments and nothing else. We'll update our site upon confirmation of those supplies, and when we're sure how we'll be selling them.

Thanks, as always, for your support.

---Michael Salvo
Mike's Comics
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

The next few weeks look to be banner weeks as far as receiving new DOCTOR WHO toys.

www.mikescomics.com/TOYS2.html

* This week, we received the River Song (Future) Sonic Screwdriver. All preorders have been filled, and we are still taking new orders.

* We also received our first allotment of two other items... The Journal of Impossible Things and Captain Jack Harkness' Vortex Manipulator.

We have started filling orders on these, but were allocated. We expect resupplies towards the end of next week. New orders for either or both of these items are still being taken.

* Other items expected to arrive in the next few are the Gelth Build-A-Figure assortment, the Cyberman Build-A-Figure assortment, and the Time Squad 15-piece set. Please let us know if you would like any or all of these added to your standing orders.

As always, many thanks for your support.

---Michael Salvo & Patty Cryan
Mike's Comics
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

Two new audio releases from Big Finish:

* DOCTOR WHO #118 - THE DESTROYER OF DELIGHTS, part of the "Key 2 Time" crossover series, starring Peter Davison as The Fifth Doctor and Ciara Janson as Amy, and featuring David Troughton as The Black Guardian.



* DARK SHADOWS 2.6 - THE PATH OF FATE, starring Lara Parker and David Selby.



As always, thank you for your support.

---Michael & Patty
www.mikescomics.com

[Patty]

We are still taking orders for the newest DOCTOR WHO Region 1 releases on DVD; these titles are street-dated for May 5th and are ready to ship.

* DOCTOR WHO - BATTLEFIELD, starring Sylvester McCoy as The Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Jean Marsh as Morgaine.



* DOCTOR WHO - THE E-SPACE TRILOGY, starring Tom Baker as The Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana, and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric.



More titles like this can be found at www.mikescomics.com/DVD1.html.

[Patty]

Probably of most interest to Mario....

This week saw our receipt of the newest release in the FACTION PARADOX audio series from Magic Bullet Productions.



FP#5 - OZYMANDIAS features Gabriel Woolf, Wanda Opalinska, Jane Lesley, Tracy Russell, Robert Lock, Jet Tattersall, David Bickerstaff and Edward De Souza.

Other titles in this audio series can be found at www.mikescomics.com/CD1H.html. We are happy to take your special orders and want lists!

Thank you, as always, for your support.

---Michael & Patty
Mike's Comics
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
www.mikescomics.com

[michaelpaciocco]

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