Loot Crate - December 2014 - Anniversary

By now everyone should have received their December 2014 Anniversary Loot Crate. This month's box is filled with Anniversary themed merchandise from properties such as as Marvel (75th Anniversary) etc... As you can see when you open this month's loot crate box, you will see the exclusive Funko POP! Vinyl which is DC Comics The Joker Batman-Batman and Dancing Groot Socks.

Super7's Secret Society (SSSS) Re-Opens

Super7 has re-opened their Super Seven Secret Society (SSSS) for the 2014-2015 year. If you collect a lot of Super7 toys etc... this is something that you need to join. The cost to join is $125 and you get a t-shirt, 2 toys throughout the year as well as first dibs on purchasing toys before events and before the public. The doors to SSSS won't be open for too long so better get in while you can. Get your membership today HERE.

"New initiates to the SSSS will find Super Secret Special Surprises at every turn within the the SSSS Haunted Clubhouse! Membership carries its benefits, including a membership T-Shirt, two exclusive toy packages and advanced ordering access to all regular and convention exclusive Super7 releases, all for the admission price of $125 for a one-year membership."

Join SSSS by December 19th or you'll have to wait until next year to join.

Comikaze Expo 2014 Recap

Comikaze this year was bigger and better this year. Lots to see and do. We arrived on Friday, the first day of the convention. Parking was a breeze. Unfortunately this year, we were pressed for time as there were so many events going on within the first 2 weeks of November and unfortunately we don't live in Southern California. If only these events were spread out a bit more.

The show was bigger. If you missed out on seeing Stan Lee's Museum collection the previous years, it was there again this year.

Hot Topic had the main stage and was a major sponsor again this year. They had their own booth with exclusive Funko POP! vinyl figures. Dave & Busters was also there this year for the first time. The video game museum which showcases all the old retro video games were back again.

Right when you walk into the convention lobby, you're greeted with a huge Big Hero 6 Baymax. Disney had a small booth where you could enter to win a Baymax figure and also a spinning wheel where you can win prizes from Big Hero 6.

One of the booths that we had to stop at was the Flophouse booth. They have some amazing products and their packaging is unique and top notch. Currently they have only been selling at conventions but they recently announced that they will open their online store soon.

There were quite a few exhibitors that were similar to Loot Crate. We found Boxychan (themed mystery boxes) and My Geeky Goodies (has either a POP! vinyl figure or a geek/nerd t-shirt). We haven't tried out any other services besides Loot Crate. They are all pretty similar. 

If you're in the LA area, it's definitely a show worth going to. Check out some pics we took from the show! Enjoy!

Hello Kitty Con Recap

Hello Kitty Con 2014 was held for the first time ever in Los Angeles, CA at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Hello Kitty Con sold out weeks before the show started. As you probably can imagine, once you stepped inside everything was Hello Kitty'd Out! One of the other perks on getting a ticket to Hello Kitty Con was getting free admission to the Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty Exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. As long as you showed your Hello Kitty Con badge you were allowed to enter.

We had passes for Friday and promptly picked up our passes and proceed to stand in line to get in which pretty much went almost around the block.

In the above picture was our starting point waiting in line to get into Hello Kitty Con! Well at least we got to see that.

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As our line moves we pass these signs and the JANM. We couldn't wait to check out this exhibit! If you haven't gone yet to see it, you should! It's there until April of 2015! We'll have another post fill with our pics from the Hello Kitty Exhibit.

REVIEW: Unboxing Loot Crate October 2014 - FEAR

A couple of days late but here is our Review & Unboxing of the October 2014 Loot Crate with the theme being FEAR. Our photos are intentionally dark as they were taken outside at night with minimal lighting. We didn't receive our crate early enough to add more spooky elements so this will have to do with the time that we had. We were actually traveling to cover shows on Halloween. Anyways, pretty sure you've all seen the contents of the FEAR Loot Crate. If not, well then sit back and relax and follow along as we unbox the October Loot Crate!

Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo Starts Tomorrow!

Who's going to Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo this weekend?!?

Hello Kitty Con!!!

Hello Kitty Con started today! See you soon Hello Kitty!

Tetris to Set World Record at Comikaze

TETRIS® BRAND TO SET WORLD RECORD AT COMIKAZE WEEKEND

Hundreds of Fans Dressed as Life-Sized Tetris Pieces to Converge at LA Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 1, to Create Longest Link of Human Tetriminos

November Previews and New Lower Price Starting Next Year

The November PREVIEWS catalog is now live, meaning products from the November issue can now be seen on the PREVIEWS website, in addition to physical copies of the catalog being available from comic book specialty shops next Wednesday Oct,. 29^th.  Also starting in January 2015, the price of PREVIEWS will be reduced from $4.99 to $3.99, making the 500+ page catalog the cost of a comic book!

Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation @ Stan Lee's Comikaze

Cometdebris' 2014 Unlucky Bags Teasers!

Cometdebris has been teasing us on instagram with what could be in this year's Unlucky Bags. No date or time has been announced yet but who wouldn't want one of these Unlucky Bags?

STAN LEE’S 4TH ANNUAL COMIKAZE WEEKEND RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES FOR HALLOWEEN

STAN LEE’S 4TH ANNUAL COMIKAZE WEEKEND RETURNS
TO LOS ANGELES FOR HALLOWEEN

LA’s Biggest Comic & Pop Culture Convention to Host Celebrities, Activities, Contests and More for
Comic, Horror, Sci-Fi and Gaming Fans – Plus the Ultimate Trick-or-Treating Experience

Voltron Celebrates 30 Years!

                VOLTRON CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF DEFENDING THE UNIVERSE
Year-Long Celebration Includes Collaborations with Top Partners, Fan Events and Social Activations
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Let’s Voltron! is what fans will chant once again as their favorite robot celebrates a milestone – 30 years of defending the universe. The 1984 television series Voltron:Defender of the Universe tells the legend of a team of five pilots who power robotic lions that combine to form the mighty Voltron.

During its 30 years, Voltron has become a pop culture phenomenon: According to the Urban Dictionary, “Voltron” is commonly used as a verb meaning “to combine forces to achieve a common goal.” Many rap and hip-hop artists have paid tribute to the robot and celebrity fans have made a statement wearing retro styles that pay homage to the franchise.

Loot Crate : GALACTIC - September 2014

Another month has come and gone. The September 2014 GALACTIC Loot Crate was filled with Science Fiction from Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, Alien etc... Not every month is going to cater to your specific liking. The best things from this month was the Funko x Super7 Alien ReAction Figure, Funko "MAL" Mystery Mini and the Quantum Mechanix Star Trek Tribble. The "MAL" Mystery Mini and Tribble were exclusives to the Loot Crate this month. You won't be able to find these anywhere else except in your September Loot Crate or through Loot Crate themselves.

Mezco Toyz The All Treat-No Trick Mystery Box

It's that time of year again and Mezco Toyz has up for sale their The All Treat-No Trick Mystery Box for $20 each HERE. Each box contains at least $40 worth of Mezco products.

" It could be one $40 item, two $20 items, an assortment of smaller items, or some other combination. Only 310 mystery boxes are available, and random boxes will receive treats worth up to $200. You may receive items from such popular Mezco lines as Universal Monsters, Chucky, The Living Dead Dolls, Sons Of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Mez-Itz, Axe Cop, or others."

What's New in the October PREVIEWS?

Diamond Announces Contents of the October 2014 PREVIEWS

October's PREVIEWS Features a Hero's Return in DC Entertainment's Robin Rises Alpha

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (September 17, 2014) — The October edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ monthly PREVIEWS catalog arrives in comic shops, hobby stores, and other specialty outlets on September 24th. October's PREVIEWS offers over 2,000 new items and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning December 2014.

Lionsgate x WWE Studios See No Evil 2 Release

​VOD & DIGITAL HD | October 17, 2014

BLU-RAY & DVD | October 21, 2014 

 DIRECTORS | Jen & Sylvia Soska

 

CAST | Glenn "Kane" Jacobs, Danielle Harris, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Katharine Isabelle, Lee Majdoub, Chelan Simmons, Greyston Holt, Michael Eklund  

 

SYNOPSIS | A group of friends pay a late-night visit to the city morgue hoping to surprise Amy (Danielle Harris) on her birthday.  But the surprise is on them when the one-eyed corpse of brutal psychopath Jacob Goodnight (WWE Superstar "Kane") unexpectedly rises from a cold sub-basement slab.  Their wild party quickly turns into a terrifying slay-fest as the sadistic mass-murderer resumes his savage rampage complete with hooks, surgical knives and power saws in this blood-soaked sequel to See No Evil, directed by the notorious Soska sisters.   

Medicom's Godzilla Vinyl Wars & Marvel's Spider-Man Sofubi Pre-order

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 Pre-order Medicom's Godzilla Vinyl Wars & Spider-Man Sofubi in the September issue of Previews!

SacAnime this Weekend!

SacAnime is this weekend well actually starting tomorrow, Friday, August 29th - August 31st at the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel.

Review - August "Heroes" Loot Crate