Designer Submission Process Opens Today for 2015 Her Universe Fashion Show!

Designer Submission Process Opens Today for 2015 Fashion Show! Will YOU be the Next Winning Designer to Create a Fashion Collection for Hot Topic?

 

Calling all designers for the chance of a lifetime! The ultimate runway for fangirl fashion is back bigger and better for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con with the 2015 Her Universe Fashion Show and Design Competition! The submission process opens today and designers, 18 years and older, can submit designs to be considered for the fashion show at the link below. The deadline for submissions is April 22nd, 2015 and the 25 contestants will be selected and announced by April 28th, 2015.

New Batman vs Robin Clip

The clip features Nightwing (voiced by Sean Maher) and Damian/Robin (Stuart Allan) squaring off for a spirited training session.

The film is now available to own via Digital HD, and will be available as a Blu-ray Deluxe Edition, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on April 14.

Wondercon Anaheim 2015 Recap

Wondercon has now come and gone. Tickets sold out. Even if there were tickets still available you couldn't just walk up and buy a ticket. First off, one of us was nursing an injury which made it hard to walk or stand too long thus the lack of coverage. Getting injured a couple days before traveling to cover Wondercon was not fun. Was definitely hoping to have healed before the show.

Upon arriving and making our way to pick up our press badges, we noticed the huge line which extended from the convention center that all the attendees were waiting in to pick up their badges or get inside to wait for the exhibit hall to open. If you had purchased a 3-day Badge, you were able to pick it up on Thursday.

There were lots of exhibitors but still smaller than SDCC since the exhibit hall still had lots of space that wasn't used. There weren't too many spectacular looking booths at Wondercon with the exception of a few. The majority of the big exhibitors will bring out the big guns for SDCC. Wondercon is a great venue for comic book companies, independent publishers, artists etc... that usually get forgotten or passed up at SDCC.

Wondercon was still a great event to attend as it's not as daunting to get into panels like at SDCC where you have to line up the night before to get into a panel. Wondercon grows every year and with that it's always a good thing. 

As you all know, Wondercon announced that next year they will be moving the Los Angeles Convention Center.  Still hoping they would move back to Northern California where they started but there's still hope for 2017 as long as they don't any multi-year deals yet.

See you next year Wondercon in Los Angeles! Check out our slideshow above!

Did you miss out on the Alien Egg Chamber Playset?

So you didn't pre-order the Alien Egg Chamber Playset last summer? Well, the good news is that Super7 made a few extras in case some were damaged or lost in shipping. All the playsets that were made to order have all been shipped to everyone that pre-ordered one so the extras will now be available to the general public starting this Thursday, April 9th at 12 Noon Pacific HERE for $100 + shipping.

Cometdebris' Kappa Shonen ToyCon UK Exclusive

Cometdebris' next ToyCon UK Exclusive is Kappa Shone on Glow Vinyl. Pick this fella up at Booth 38.

Super7 x Secret Base "Acidic Orange" Alien Soft Vinyl Figure Release

Super7 x Secret Base's "Acidic Orange" Alien Soft Vinyl figure will be released on Thursday, April 16th at 12 Noon Pacific HERE for $50. The Acidic Orange Alien is cast in translucent orange soft vinyl with black paint rub.

Cometdebris' Kappa Kid ToyCon UK Exclusive

Cometdebris is starting to release their exclusives for ToyCon UK. The first one announced is an awesome Green Marbled Vinyl Kappa Kid. Pick this guy up at booth #38.

New Super7 x Mishka NYC Keep Watch Mummy Boy Release Coming Soon!

New Super7 x Mishka NYC Keep Watch Mummy Boy in a swirled fusion of red and purple will be released Thursday April 16th. More details TBA.

New Products From DST This Week

Diamond Select Toys announces these new products that will be hitting your local comic shops/specialty stores on Wednesday, April 8th.

Batman Classic TV Series The Joker Vinyl Bust Bank
A Diamond Select Release! The clown prince of crime is now his own worst enemy! With its ability to store your pocket change, this 8″ vinyl bank of The Joker is the perfect target for The Joker, who loves himself even more than he loves money. Based on the likeness of Cesar Romero as he appeared in the Batman Classic TV Series, this vinyl bust bank has a coin slot on his back and an access door in his base. Packaged in a clear polybag. Sculpted by Jean St. Jean!  (Item #NOV142177, SRP: $22.99)

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/batman-classic-tv-series-joker-vinyl-bust-bank

THE STAR WARS DIGITAL COLLECTION

Disney, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Announce

 

The most iconic movie collection of all time

Becomes available for the first time

On Digital HD on April 10, 2015

 

Now the Force will be with you - everywhere!

As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20th Century Fox today announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. For the first time ever, all six epic films in the Saga, from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, will be available on Digital HD throughout the galaxy - or at least here on Earth - globally beginning Friday, April 10.

J-POP SUMMIT Announces Dates & New Format for 2015 Festival

J-POP SUMMIT ANNOUNCES DATES FOR

2015 FESTIVAL THAT WILL OFFER A WIDER ARRAY OF JAPANESE POP CULTURE ATTRACTIONS

The Bay Area’s Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event Moves To Historic

Fort Mason And Transitions To A Ticketed Event Offering An Even Wider Variety Of Japanese Film, Food, Fashion, Music And Entertainment

San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2015 – The J-POP SUMMIT, the Japanese pop culture celebration held annually in San Francisco since 2009, has announced that its 7^th annual event will take place Friday, August 7^th through Sunday, August 9^th.

The 2015 J-POP SUMMIT kicks off on Friday, August 7^th with a very special Friday night premiere event at the historic Castro Theatre in association with the 2015 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco.

This year, the popular Bay Area annual celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, art, anime, fashion, and film moves from Japantown, where it has been held since 2009, to the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco’s Marina district.

The J-POP SUMMIT also transitions to become a ticketed attraction this year. Tickets will go on-sale on April 10^th. Details and information on featured performers and events will be posted at www.J-POP.com.

Mondo's The Boxtrolls 2XLP Release

Continuing in the tradition of CORALINE & PARANORMAN, we're honored to present the soundtrack to Laika's third animated gem: THE BOXTROLLS, available for the first time on vinyl. Composed by Dario Marianelli, and featuring songs by Loch Lomond, the soundtrack perfectly captures the whimsical & frantic energy of the fictional world of Cheesebridge, where a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls must stop a sinister exterminator from his selfish campaign to rid the town of the titular scavengers. The record will go on sale at a random time tomorrow, April 7th.

Funko Announces Star Wars Celebration Hikari Exclusives

Funko announced their Star Wars Celebration Hikari Exclusives which are Verdigris Greedo, Matte Black Boba Fett, Icey Storm Trooper and Star Clone Trooper. Pick these up at Booth #1410.

Gentle Giant's Star Wars Celebration Exclusives

Gentle Giant Announced their Star Wars Celebration Exclusives which is C-3PO Droids Jumbo Figure and General McQuarrie Mini Bust. If you are a Premier Guild Member you have the chance to pre-order right now unless they are sold out. C-3PO will cost $100 and General McQuarrie is $120.

Previews Exclusive TMNT Figures From Good Smile Company

Exclusive Good Smile Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures are coming to comic book shops (BALTIMORE, MD) – (April 6, 2015)- Get the pizza ready for the crime fighting brothers who are looking to kick some serious butt as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are posed and ready for action with the final release of the PREVIEWS Exclusive TMNT Donatello figure from Good Smile. Donatello is available to pre-order from the April edition of the PREVIEWS catalog and will release in comic book shops in late September 2015.

Based on the acclaimed artwork of James Jean's original rendition of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Good Smile has created four individual sculptures of Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo that combine into one large diorama! Each figure is crafted with outstanding detail, right down to the battle damage on each shell, skin texture, and weapon of choice. Each figure is posed on a faux marble rooftop base that connects to the others in the series for one large TMNT scene that any TMNT fan would proudly want to showcase.