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Death, Taxes, and Unchecked Aggression

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Well, the Bif Bang Pow! love fest keeps rolling on. As if a nod of approval from New York magazine wasn't enough, our Urban Achiever Vinyl Dude and Walter have just been featured in the July/August issue of Death + Taxes magazine! We're number 2 on their list of 'Toys of Summer', and once again we're in good company with an unbreakable flask and a six pack of Newcastle. Hmmm, wonder if they're trying to tell us something....Anyway, run out and get your copy and be like the rest of the cool kids. It's a great magazine, and obviously it's editors have exceptional taste.

Lebowski takes Manhattan

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Lenzi here again, with a bit more info for the masses. Now I don't want this blog to turn into 'Stan's Soapbox' or anything, but there's a little bit of Lebowski Buzz that's occured recently that we here at BBP have been too modest to mention. But gosh darnit, I think it's so flippin' cool that I can't contain myself any longer. In addition to the numerous websites, action figure magazines and comic publications that have been spreading the gospel of Bif Bang Pow! and it's two fantastic first properties in recent months, there's one notable publication that has put us on a map of a different kind. In the May 14th issue of New York Magazine, The Big Lebowski action figures made it onto their Approval Matrix, in the LOWBROW: BRILLIANT section, natch. And we here at BBP are bursting with pride. The Dude making it into the same category as the Sandman, Elliot Smith and 'Heroes'? I'd say, without hesitation, that we've definitely a

The Dude Speaks....in San Diego

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Hey folks, Jason Lenzi here again, with more exciting news. Bif Bang Pow! is proud to announce it's very first exclusive, just in time for this year's San Diego Comic Con: The Dude Talking Bobble head! He'll be limited to just 1000 pieces, and will sell for $20.00. This being a SDCC exclusive, it's even more special, cause it's R rated! That's right, some of the more colorful lines you've come to know and love are taken directly from the film and will pour forth from The Dude's sweet bowling lane base. So get on down to San Diego and grab 'em before they're off like Maude's overcoat! Here are all the details: You can pick up your pre-paid merchandise at the Entertainment Earth booth beginning when Comic-Con opens on Preview Night—Wednesday July 25, 2007 through 11:00 am on Sunday, July 29, 2007.This "R" rated talking Dude has a lot to say! Packaged in a collectible window box, this limited edition resin bobble head is limited to

FLASH finally coming back to DVD!!

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He everyone, Jason Lenzi checking in again, with some terrific news for all Flash Gordon, Sci Fi, cult movie, and well, Queen fans: after a near ten year abscence, Universal's 1980 feature 'Flash Gordon' is finally getting a long awaited re-release on DVD this summer! Yup, the 'Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe Edition' DVD hits shelves on August 7, 2007. Not only that, but it'll have special exclusive artwork done by our old friend Alex Ross, who as you may already know, is not only the biggest fan of the film on the planet, but is also acting as artistic director on Bif Bang Pow!'s 7" FG action figure line. And here's a preview of the beautiful work he's done, check it out! 2007 is shaping up to be the year of Flash: the DVD release, a brand new, live action series debuting on Sci Fi Channel on August 10th, and the first official action figures and merchandise for the film coming out from us here at BBP. Wow, he just may stand for every on