Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Anchor Bay Entertainment Celebrates 20th Anniversary At San Diego Comic-Con

Anchor Bay Entertainment Celebrates 20th Anniversary
At San Diego Comic-Con (Booth 4536)

WHO: Join Anchor Bay Entertainment at Comic-Con for exclusive photo opportunities and limited edition giveaways.

WHAT: Anchor Bay Entertainment, a leader in home entertainment, is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Stop by Booth 4536 to take pictures with a customized walker from AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and the skull helmet from Northmen – A Viking Saga.

Mike Tyson Mysteries Mike Tyson Astronaut 8-inch Action Figure with Pigeon SDCC 2015 Exclusive

Entertainment Earth x Bif Bang Pow! announced another SDCC 2015 Exclusive which is Mike Tyson Mysteries Mike Tyson Astronaut 8-inch Action Figure with Pigeon. Limited to 1968 pieces. If you're not attending SDCC you can pre-order it HERE for 24.99.

"Nerdist Presents The Hive" Coming To San Diego Comic-Con

June 24th, 2015 – (Burbank) This fall, Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Industries brings you a new vision of terror with sci-fi horror film The Hive, the first release under his Nerdist Presents film label. Nerdist is bringing the film to Comic-Con for fans to get their first look at the future of horror; a film James Gunn calls, “The most horrifying love story ever!”

Give Comics For Halloween with HCF Mini-Comics!

The mini-comic packs are only available to pre-order from the July PREVIEWS catalog, so parents, educators, teachers, librarians, dentists and anyone else who wants to give comics for Halloween this year have a limited time to get their orders in! 

Morgan Spurlock Presents Geeks for Peace Party at Comic-Con

Morgan Spurlock will host the first-ever Geeks for Peace event on Friday, July 10th at 7:00 PM at the Moniker Warehouse in San Diego during Comic-Con.  The party will be co-hosted by Kevin Smith and Gotham Chopra and will feature special guests including Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Frances Fisher, Greg Grunberg (Heroes), Scott Grimes (American Dad, Justified), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Eddie Matos (Finding Carter) and Adrian Pasdar (Heroes, Agents of Shield).  The Band From TV will perform and guests will also include an art auction.

The Geeks for Peace event was conceived by Spurlock after he was presented with the Peace Hero Award by the youth of Kids for Peace in 2013 for his commitment to kids, peace, healthy living and using his voice for good. Funds raised during Geeks for Peace will help Kids for Peace support and expand their programs to underserved youth in the U.S., Pakistan, Iraq, Liberia and Kenya.

Woot Bear Squared: 12x12 Art Exhibition

Join Woot Bear on Friday, July 3rd from 6pm-9pm for the opening reception of Woot Bear Squared: 12x12 Art Exhibition featuring local Bay Area artists. Each artist was asked to create a one of kind art piece on a 12x12 square platform.

Munky King Announces Luke Chueh's "Black on Black on Black" BITCH SDCC 2015 Exclusive

Munky King announced another SDCC 2015 Exclusive which is Luke Chueh's BITCH "Black on Black on Black" Figure. Edition of 30 and will cost $75. Luke will be siging on Friday from 1-3pm at Munky King's Booth #4851.

DKE Toys Announces SDCC 2015 Exclusive "Star Warhol" by Killer Bootlegs

DKE Toys announced another SDCC 2015 exclusive release which is Star Warhol by Killer Bootlegs. Hand cast and painted 3" carded figure and is an edition of 50. $75 each.

LEGO's SDCC 2015 Exclusive Arsenal Mini Figure

LEGO announced their next SDCC 2015 exclusive on The Wall Street Journal which is DC Comics Arsenal (Roy Harper) Mini Figure. LEGO will be giving away 1500 of these on Thursday.
"Only SDCC attendees with an official badge can enter the daily drawing for a minifigure, which will take place at the Pavilion Terrace of San Diego convention center at 12:30 p.m. every day from Thursday, July 9, to Saturday, July 11. Lego will give away 1,500 minifigures of Arsenal on Thursday."

Kidrobot Announces Junko Mizuno's Violet Soda Lady & Berry Chocolate Lady 8" Dunnys

Kidrobot announced Junko Mizuno's Violet Soda Lady 8" Dunnys which will come in 2 different colorways. The Violet Soda Lady will be released in stores and online in July while the Berry Chocolate Lady will be released exclusively at SDCC 2015. Both dunnys will retail for $100. Haven't collected dunnys in quite a while but have to say that these look really nice. Can't wait to see these in person!

If you're going to be at SDCC, make sure to stop by Kidrobot's Booth #5645 as Junko Mizuno will be signing on Thursday and Friday from 1pm-3pm.

On Sale This Week: Predator, Green Goblin and the Comic Book Men from Diamond Select Toys!

With Comic Book Men slated to return for a fifth season in the fall, there’s never been a better time to celebrate, so why not do it with some of the geekiest bottle openers known to man? This week, three new items hit comic shops and specialty stores from Diamond Select Toys: our Comic-Book Men Minimates Box Set, featuring all five of the Men; our metal bottle opener of the Green Goblin on his glider, and our metal opener of the Unmasked Predator! Read on for more details, then pick yours up at your local comic shop, or order through your favorite online retailer!

Hanna-Barbera Animation Icons Unite in "Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest" Available Now!

Adventure Begins for "Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest"

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) spotlights a fun, action-packed mash-up of Hanna-Barbera icons with the release of Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest,  a brand new, action-packed, full-length animated film. 

The heart-stopping adventure features the tussling twosome of Tom and Jerry alongside Jonny Quest and his pal Hadji as they embark on a dangerous spy mission to try and save the world. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest retails for $19.98 SRP on DVD, and is also available on Digital HD.

SUICIDEGIRLS ANNOUNCE “THE ULTIMATE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON EXPERIENCE” AUCTION

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Entertainment Earth Announces SDCC 2015 Exclusive Bizarro Chair Cape

Entertainment Earth announced another SDCC 2015 exclusive which is a Bizarro Chair Cape by DC Comics for $24.99. The cape is 24 inches long and limited to 1200 pieces. Not going to SDCC? Pre-order it now HERE.

Do note that these will be sold at SDCC first and whatever is left will go to those that pre-ordered.

VIZ MEDIA WELCOMES ULTRAMAN MANGA CREATORS TO 2015 COMIC-CON

Manga Artists/Creators Eiichi Shimizu And Tomohiro Shimoguchi Make First-Ever International Appearance To Celebrate New Action Series Inspired By The Classic Japanese Sci-Fi Property

San Francisco, CA, June 23, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, proudly presents the first-ever U.S. appearance by the creators of the new ULTRAMAN manga series at the 2015 Comic-Con International: San Diego.