MuggLab.com was one of the first Mighty Muggs websites I found when I started getting serious about collecting Mighty Muggs. The site is chock full of great info on the various Mighty Mugg lines, as well as covering the world of customs Mighty Muggs.

Now, to help fund the continuing efforts of the website, Dr. Mugg is organizing a fundraiser sale on eBay of some excellent custom Muggs, created by some of the coolest Mugg artists going around. Check out the eBay listings here, and place a bid on something you like!

Seems that Marvel Mighty Muggs had the run of Hasbro’s Mighty Muggs display at last weekend’s Comic-Con 2009 in San Diego. More specifically, a re-launching of the Marvel Universe waves (reportedly up to 3 new waves of figures), including some new characters such as Warhammer, Juggernaut, Deadpool and another Wolverine (that makes 4 versions now!). There are some great pics over on The Blot of these guys, and some shots on ToyArk.com also show the hooded version of Spiderman on display as well.

I’m so happy to know that more Mighty Muggs are planned. Even though some of the lines have been discontinued, the popular Star Wars and Marvel lines look like being in good shape for a bit longer at least.

A friend of mine alerted me to this story – seems the StarWars.com folks have got a fundraiser on for Make a Wish Foundation, auctioning a range of custom-made Mighty Muggs from prominent artists. Called “The Empire Muggs Back“, the exhibition and auction will take place at San Diego Comic Con, but we’re told to keep watching StarWars.com for “in-depth Empire Muggs Back coverage, info on the online charity auction, Mighty Mugg crafting tips and artist profiles.” Can’t wait!

A little while back we heard the news of a metallic finished Optimus Prime Mighty Mugg release for SDCC this year, but were expecting at least one other as well.

Today, images have started circulating of the newly announced companion to the Transformers re-release – it’s an X-Men Origins movie version of Wolverine – complete with retractable claws!

Being an Aussie I have no problems with the Hugh Jackman styled design, which I think they have nailed very well. From the side of the box shot here I think there may be some classic “Wolverine scratches” across the artwork around the back.

Overall a pretty cool choice for an exclusive I reckon, and I’m glad to see that there’s life still in the Mighty Muggs brand. Rumours still circulate about a new Transformers line “Revenge of the Fallen” themed Mighty Muggs, but no confirmation on that front as yet.

As I won’t be making it to SDCC this year (just to clarify – I’ve never been to any SDCC’s at all, but there’s always hope!) I’ll be pinning my chances of picking up this Wolverine through either eBay or perhaps an online retailer who starts stocking them after the conference. Out of the 4 SDCC exclusive Mighty Muggs released so far (Commander Gree, Fertility Idol, Peter Parker, Iron Man), I’ve picked up two from online retailers in Australia (Gree, Idol) and hope to one day buy the others without having to sell a kidney.

I’ve bought Mighty Muggs from quite a few online sources now, and one of them has been Yogee.com.au. They have a pretty good selection of the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Transformers lines at the moment, but they’re also running a special offer until June 30 – buy 3 Mighty Muggs and you’ll receive a randomly selected 4th Mugg for free. The selection will be made from one of the four Muggs from Star Wars Wave 5, which included Anakin Skywalker, Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress and Capatin Rex. Happy shopping!

I know this has been a bit of a Mighty Muggs site recently (when I have had the chance to post – which unfortunately hasn’t been that often!) but hey, it IS what I’m collecting a lot of at the moment. I’ve actually had a bit of a break from any mass purchases, but the pocket money has been building, and yesterday I saw that my favourite online shop Saga Central had received their shipment of Waves 8 & 9 of the Star Wars Mighty Muggs lines. So out came the fantastic plastic and Wave 8 should hopefully be arriving at the man-cave here fairly soon. Included in Wave 8 (as picture above) is Wicket (the Ewok), Qui Gon Jin, Imperial Guard and the Wampa. I’m most excited about Imperial Guard, as I had this guy as an original action figure when I was a kid and he was one of my favourites. Something about the long mask and robe that was just always so cool.