Now that this year’s Comic-Con is over, we’re busy ramping up for even more online fun here at Sideshow Collectibles! And of course we want you to let us know what you think. We would like to know which SideshowCollectibles.com Online Event you are most looking forward to within the next year! Could it be our annual Halloween Celebration, Spooktacular? Or maybe the February Toy Fair event, which showcases loads of new products and announcements. Choose your most-anticipated Sideshow Event in the lower-right poll area of the homepage at SideshowCollectbles.com, and remember to let you voice be heard in the comment section below this post – we guarantee you have a lot to look forward to over the next year! [Leave Your Comment] Plus, be sure to check out what the remainder of 2008 holds! [Upcoming Sideshow Events]

Happy Friday! What a wonderful surprise to wake up this morning and find a brand spankin’ new ‘Iron Man’ trailer online. The MySpace.com exclusive trailer reveals quite a bit more of the storyline as well as the technology created and used in the film. ‘Iron Man’ releases May 2nd, 2008 – make sure to tune into Sideshow during May for some great Iron Man related promotions! [Trailer] [Iron Man Products]

We have a fun new poll for you this week that coincides with our newest Diane Kamahele Memorial Auction item, the infamous Red Tie as seen in our most recent Backstage Pass videos! Our new poll asks you to choose which tie we should make our Production Manager wear in the next Backstage Pass video! The poll is located within the bottom right section of our homepage. And you can find out more about our fun and informative Backstage Pass videos in our Production Blog, including a hilarious blooper reel! [Click Here] To place bids on any of the items offered in our post-Toy Fair Memorial Auction, click the following link: [eBay Auction Page]

Join us in raising money to help support the children of our departed co-worker, Diane Kamahele, by bidding on a host of unique items! 100% of proceeds generated through these auctions will be donated to the Diane Kamahele Memorial Fund. The online auctions will begin Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Noon PST, with a new item being posted every 15 minutes. Don’t miss your chance to grab some unique pieces and, more importantly, to support a wonderful cause! [Information about the Auction] [Diane Kamahele Memorial] [Read about our previous auction]

Museum Replicas Ltd. announced February 22 an agreement with Lucasfilm to create licensed Star Wars products. The new line will include full-sized, wearable clothing and armor replicas from a wide range of iconic Star Wars characters, scheduled for debut at the 2008 Comic-Con International this July. Sideshow plans to support Museum Replicas with distribution, and will be offering the Star Wars costume and replica line for pre-order once details have been released. [Click Here]

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Sideshow’s Toy Fair 2008 celebration has come and gone, and we want to know which of our new product announcements got you the most excited! Our new poll asks you to choose your ONE favorite product, but feel free to use the comment area below this post to expand upon your choices and post your ‘best of’ lists. The poll is located within the bottom right section of our homepage. [Toy Fair Products]

Today is the last day for you to qualify for the 12-inch Obi-Wan Kenobi Clone Wars General PPO. In order to do so you must be a registered newsletter subscriber and Sideshow account holder by 11:59PM PDT today. Follow the links for more details. [What is PPO] [Obi-Wan Kenobi Clone Wars General Preview] [Sign Up for the Newsletter]

Toy Fair may be over until next year, but Sideshow’s still cookin’ up a ton of excitement for the rest of 2008! Join us at SideshowCollectibles.com in May for an a-may-zing month long celebration of Free Comic Book Day (May 3rd) and the unveiling of our San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives, plus the premiere of some awesome films such as Iron Man (May 2nd) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (May 22nd)! And don’t forget that we feature weekly announcements and new products in our popular E-Newsletter, so be sure you’re signed up today to stay on top of all the happenings at Sideshow. Thanks for joining us during Toy Fair 2008! [Sign Up for the Newsletter] [Toy Fair Product and License Announcements] [Toy Fair Videos]

Sideshow’s 3-D Creative Manager, Heath Hammond, joined us in our live Toy Fair chat at around this afternoon! He answered many questions about Sideshow’s new 12-inch body designs, Star Wars Clone Trooper armor, Gandalf the Grey 12-inch figure, and pretty much any of the behind-the-scenes arty goodness about our ANNOUNCED products that your fellow collectors threw at him. If you were unaable to join us, maybe the chatters will clue you in on what was discussed in the comments area below!