Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Pulp Fiction POP! Vinyl Figures

Funko will be releasing Pulp Fiction's Vincent Vega, Jules, Mia Wallace & Jimmie in POP! Vinyl this April. Butch Coolidge will also be released later on in June.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Loot Crate March 2013 - TITAN

Another Month, Another Awesome Loot Crate! It's always a surprise since you don't know exactly what you'll get. For March 2014, the theme this month is Titan.

If you still haven't received your Loot Crate yet, don't look any further because after the jump will be spoilers.

Despicable Me 2 Finger Puppets

Despicable Me 2 Finger Puppets Series 1. These are blind boxed so you don't know which Minion you'll be getting. SRP $4 each. If interested in these, you should ask your local vinyl toy store to order these.

Friday, March 21, 2014

San Jose Super Toy, Comic & Collectible Show This Weekend!

The San Jose Super Toy, Comic & Collectible Show is this weekend! 2 Days filled with all kinds of collectibles. The show will be at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, CA. For last minutes update on show guests and ticketing info, check out their site here.

BlobPus Hormoler vs RAOH Release

BlobPus just released their Hormoler (GID) vs RAOH (Black) today which is made to order. You can purchase this set for 18,000yen + EMS shipping.

Don't want the set? You can also buy the figures separately.

Hormoler GID can be purchased for 8,400yen + EMS shipping.

RAOH Hell flame ver. (Black) can be purchase for 9,900yen + EMS Shipping.

The order deadline is March 27th Japan Time. Payment must be made by April 2nd and Shipping is scheduled for May 20th.

Send an email to shopping@blobpus.jp with the following info:

Name
Country
Address
Telephone number
PayPal address
The telephone number is necessary for EMS.
 
Also don't forget to put what you're ordering in the email. 

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Adventure Time Mystery Minis

Funko just announced the Adventure Time Mystery Minis and for the first time ever the minis will come in a collectible embossed tin. They are still blind box but now you can collect the boxes(tins) as well as the figures.
"Each PDQ includes 12 2.5" figures inside of one of 8 different 4" stylized tins.
These figures all have a 1/12 rarity, so the chances for each character are equal."
12 Possible Figures to collect.
 The Adventure Time Mystery Minis will hitting your favorite Funko retailer in May!

Stan Lee Promotes Free Comic Book Day


Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 3rd at participating Comic Book Stores. There are over 60 FREE comic books that kids & adults can choose from.
"Titles of comics include Guardians of the Galaxy, Spongebob, DC’s The New 52: Futures End, Teen Titans Go, Transformers vs. GI Joe, Power Rangers, Hello Kitty and more!"

Spider-Man Hero Holder

Status Media announces the launch of  "Hero Holder" which is the world's First Super Hero Mobile Device Holders.

The first exclusive and limited launch release is Spider-Man in advance of the upcoming film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The Black Spider-Man is a variant and is limited to 100pcs. You can pre-order both exclusively at ToyWiz HERE. Retail for the regular Hero Holder is $24.99 while the variant is $49.99.
“Hero Holder” comes with two sets of bendable arms that can hold any size mobile device or tablet (vertically or horizontally), including iPhones, Android mobile phones, full sized or mini-iPads, Kindles, or any tablets made for kids or adults. Chargers can easily plug in while your device is in the Hero Holder.  The Hero Holder line will be produced with Wicked Cool Toys and have the full creative support of the licensors for a wide array of Super Heroes, including Marvel, DC, and WWE, with more on the way.

The Simpsons 25th Anniversary Homer Simpson Mr. Potato Head

Get The Simpsons 25th Anniversary Homer Simpson Mr. Potato Head today at Entertainment Earth for $13 HERE. The sale is only good for today (3/20/14).

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

IDW Games to Release the X-Files Board Game

IDW Games announced that they will be releasing The X-Files Board Game this July with an SRP of  $59.99.
"Players will get the chance to take on the role of Mulder, Scully, and the X-Files team as they work to uncover global conspiracies and threats while going up against various members of the Syndicate."
 "The X-Files board game will focus heavily on material from the first three seasons of the television series, giving fans a chance to start from the beginning of the phenomenon."
"Designed for a playtime of between sixty and ninety minutes, two to five players will face off against one friend who will control the Smoking Man and his nefarious network."

Funko POP! Vinyl Sale at Entertainment Earth

Entertainment Earth

Entertainment Earth announced that for a limited time all Funko POP! Vinyl figures are Buy 3 and get the 4th one FREE and includes all in-stock, back orders & pre-order. The Sale Begins, Today, March 19th until April 1st 2014.

If you noticed, the POP Vinyl figures shown are the 2 new POP! Vinyl figures from Disney's Maleficent Movie which is coming out in May. Entertaiment Earth has the exclusive first pictures of the Maleficent & Aurora POP! Vinyl Figures.

Her Universe Announces "Geek Couture" Fashion Show at SDCC & Design Competition

Her Universe announced their first Fashion Show at SDCC which will take place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego which is close to the San Diego Convention Center. Nerdist Industries will produce & distribute the fashion show.

On top of that announcment they have partnered with Hot Topic and will be holding a Design Competition for designers to submit their own women's fashion design based on anything celebrated at Comic-Con. If you're not sure just check out Her Universe. 2 winners will be chosen to design a Her Universe Collection which will be sold at Hot Topic.

More detailed info from their press release below:

"NEW YORK, NY- March 17th, 2014- Fashion Week is coming to Comic-Con International: San Diego (Comic-Con) this year! Her Universe™, the groundbreaking sci-fi fashion apparel line announced today that they have joined forces to bring the first-ever full-scale "Geek Couture" fashion show and design competition,The Her Universe Fashion Show, to Comic-Con 2014 - the premier comic book and popular arts convention in the world. This premiere event is scheduled to take place during the convention, July 24th, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego just a few minutes' walk from the San Diego Convention Center. Fashion retailer Hot Topic, a Her Universe partner, will be providing two grand prizes for the winning fashion designers - an opportunity to co-design, with Ashley Eckstein, an exclusive Her Universe fashion collection for Hot Topic. In addition, event partner, Nerdist Industries, will produce all video and media distribution of the event.
What makes this inaugural Her Universe Fashion Show during San Diego Comic-Con even more special is that Her Universe is offering fans and amateur designers, male or female, the opportunity to submit their own women's fashion designs based on anything that is celebrated at Comic-Con, original or inspired by popular media. Designs must be fashions, not costumes, and can be "geek couture" or ready-to-wear outfits. Designers, 18 years and older, can submit designs to be considered for the fashion show starting today at HerUniverse.com. Thirty contestants will be chosen to participate in the show. The chosen designers can wear their own fashions on stage or opt to use their own model for the runway. The deadline for submissions is April 4th, 2014 and contestants will be selected by April 18th, 2014. Two prizes will be awarded: one prize to be chosen by a panel of judges which will feature experts from the world of fashion and the second prize to be chosen by the show audience. The Her Universe Fashion Show will be hosted by Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein. There are no tickets for this event. Entry will be first come-first served and admission is free with a San Diego Comic-Con 2014 badge.
"Fangirls are already using the halls of San Diego Comic-Con International as their runway to showcase custom fashions. We wanted to give these designers a bigger stage to share their talent and also provide an educational experience in the fashion industry," said actress and Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein. "It's an honor to partner with San Diego Comic-Con International on this ground breaking event. Together, we are excited to shine the spotlight on female fans and fashion," said Michael Rego, Chief Executive Officer of the Araca Group and Her Universe partner"

The Walking Dead Wacky Wobblers

Funko will be releasing The Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon wearing his leather biker jacket Wacky Wobbler and Merle Dixon in both living and walker Wacky Wobblers. These will be available in April!

Skinner's Bullet Belt "Purple Haze" Pre-Order

Unbox Industries will have Skinner's Bullet Belt "Purple Haze" up for Pre-order starting March 20th until the end of March. 12" tall and will cost $150 HERE. First 20 orders will be entered into a lottery for a chance to own a unique & special Nano Belt. Orders will start shipping in April.

Funko at Emerald City Comicon

Funko announced that they will be at Emerald City Comicon, March 28th-30th and you can find them at booth #117.

They will be debuting their DIY Male & Female POP! Vinyl Figures at the show first and you won't be able to get these again until May. So if you are going to ECCC, you might want to pick up a set of these.

Here's the Funko Exclusive Emerald Green DIY Male & Female POP! Vinyl Figures that you can only get at ECCC. There will only be 300 Emerald Green DIY for the entire show. They will be selling 50 of each male and female everyday so you should stop by their booth first thing when the show opens to make sure you get these.

Custom by Funko's own Robert Michschl
Funko also announced that they will be auctioning off over 20 customized DIY POP! Vinyl Figures on Ebay by ECCC after the show and all proceeds will benefit the Children's Hospital. The custom POP! Vinyl figures are by Funko Artists and Artists around the world.