Attention All Skylanders! Activision Blizzard Studios Expands "Skylanders Academy" To Season 3

Kaos (Richard Horvitz) and Glumshanks (Norm MacDonald)  plotting evil schemes in Season 2 of SKYLANDERS ACADEMY coming to Netflix in 2017

Netflix Renews the Critically Acclaimed Animated Series for a Third Season

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – February 2, 2017 – Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that its Netflix original series “Skylanders™ Academy” has been renewed for a third season. Production on the third season of “Skylanders Academy”—the first television series developed and produced by Activision Blizzard Studios—will begin in February, with animation again created by the renowned TeamTO studio in France.

SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS ON STORE SHELVES NOW

SKYLANDERS® IMAGINATORS ON STORE SHELVES NOW -- KIDS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SKYLANDERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AWARD-WINNING TOYS-TO-LIFE VIDEOGAME

Fans to Receive a Free, Fully-Playable Kaos Toy with Purchase of
Skylanders Imaginators Starter Packs

Skylanders Creator App Extends the Magic

of Creating Skylanders Beyond the Living Room!

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Oct. 17, 2016 –  Ready, Set, Create! Skylanders® Imaginators is now available at major retailers worldwide from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI). For the first time, Portal Masters can create their own Skylanders, designing the wildest characters imaginable including customizing appearance, powers, abilities, names, catchphrases, musical themes and much more. Fans will also enjoy Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex as guest star Skylanders, as well as a new mobile app Skylanders™ Creator and the upcoming Netflix original series, Skylanders™ Academy.

WHO WILL YOU CREATE? SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS WANTS TO KNOW!

For the First Time in Toys-To-Life History, Fans Can Bring their Imaginations to Life with Custom 3D Printed Skylanders!

Month-Long Celebration Counts Down to Launch and More; Kick-off Begins with Skylanders Creator, a New, Free Mobile App that Lets Kids Create Skylanders on the Go!

Santa Monica, Calif. –  Oct. 3, 2016 – Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Skylanders® Imaginators is dedicating the entire month of October to creation and bringing imaginations to life. The month-long celebration includes the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, this year’s tentpole console game release; Skylanders™ Academy, the Netflix Original series; Skylanders Creator, a new mobile app that allows kids to create characters on-the-go; and much more.

Skylanders and Autism Speaks Partner for Autism Awareness Month with Limited-Edition Skylanders Superchargers Toys

Leading into World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, 

Collaboration Brings Attention to Important Cause

that Supports Affected Kids and Families around the World

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - February 29, 2016 - To support the millions of families affected by autism, Skylanders®, the beloved kids videogame franchise, and Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to autism science and advocacy, invite fans to "Light it up Blue" with one-of-a-kind toys. Through this creative collaboration for April's Autism Awareness Month, Skylanders and Autism Speaks are raising awareness for an important cause -- and in true Skylanders fashion, are having fun while doing it.

Skylanders Battlecast

SKYLANDERS, LEADER OF THE TOYS-TO-LIFE CATEGORY,

 BRINGS CARDS TO LIFE WITH SKYLANDERS BATTLECAST  

 

Skylanders Delivers Brand-New Adventure with

Free-to-Play Mobile Card Battle Game

 

IDW Publishing NYCC Exclusives

IDW Publishing announced their NYCC Exclusives. Stop by their Booth #1844. Download the ultimate IDW 2014 NYCC Exclusives Shopping Guide PDF for full descriptions and cover images.
 
ARTIST’S EDITIONS

Walter Simonson Manhunter Artist’s Edition HC
NYCC will the launch this Artist's Edition which presents the original run of Manhunter, as well as a classic Batman story, Dr. Fate, Metal Men, and Captain Fear tales with a gorgeous convention-variant cover.
$125, Limited to 175 copies, 2 per person

Marvel Covers Artist's Edition HC
This unique Artist's Edition features an amazing "Best of" selection of gorgeous covers by a veritable who's who of the medium, from Neal Adams to Art Adams, Frank Miller to Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko to Jim Starlin complete with a convention-variant cover featuring Frank Miller’s landmark cover to Daredevil #181.
$125, Limited to 175 copies, 2 per person

SKYLANDERS "GOES DARK" AT COMIC-CON® INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO

TTENTION FOOLISH HUMAN FOOLS!

 SKYLANDERS "GOES DARK" AT COMIC-CON® 

INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO

Skylanders Trap Team™ Dark Edition Featuring Ultimate Kaos Trap Debuts

Activations Include Consumer Hands-on Gameplay, 

First-Ever Skylanders Comic Book Unveiling

Skylanders at SDCC

Stop by the Skylanders Booth #303 at SDCC and check out a new level of Skylanders Trap Team. Skylanders will also have a panel on Thursday, July 24th 6-7PM in Room 7AB. Every attendee will receive limited edition Skylander giveaways.

"Join the Skylanders team for an inside look at the creative process that brings toys to life™ –and for the first time, life to toys. Panelists include:

• ·         I-Wei Huang, character director at Toys for Bob, will explain the process of creating Skylanders’ charming roster of characters
• ·         Richard Horowitz, famed voice of Kaos, discusses the critical role that voice-over acting plays in animating each character
• ·         Renowned comic-book writer, Ron Marz, will delve into the comic world of Skylanders and how this brand extension is taking Skylanders to a new level
• ·         John Coyne, senior vice president of consumer marketing at Activision, will also reveal an exciting update to the Skylanders franchise"

IDW Announces SDCC 2014 Exclusives & Debuts

IDW just announced their SDCC 2014 Exclusives & Debuts. Some of their exclusives are available to pre-order right now and you can pick them up at the show. Here's the link. Still need help deciding on which exclusive to get, IDW also made a dowloadable guide to their SDCC exclusives HERE.

Activision & IDW Announces Skylanders Comic Book

Activision & IDW just announced the Skylanders Comic Book which will debut at the San Diego Comic Con this July starting with Issue #0. Expect to Skylanders to also come in Micro Comic Fun Packs. More info from the press release below: