PEANUTS Celebrates the 47th Anniversary of “Franklin" This Friday!

On Friday, July 31, PEANUTS Celebrates the 47^th Anniversary of “Franklin,” it’s First African-American Character!

"Harriet Glickman, a school teacher wrote a letter to the comic strip’s creator Charles M. Schulz following the death of Martin Luther King urging him that an African American character needed to be added to the popular comic strip.  “Franklin Armstrong” was introduced on July 31, 1968, representing the importance of desegregation."

20th Century Fox and PEANUTS would like you to post a photo on social media on Friday, July 31st using the hashtag #HappyBirthdayFranklin, as well as online in an effort to highlight “Franklin’s” role in the PEANUTS franchise throughout the years and his next appearance in The Peanuts Movie on November 6!

Plastik Surgery Workshops

Lunartik aka Matt Jones announced that they have 2 Plastik Surgery Workshops to teach you how to make resin toys. The workshops will be in Vienna (August) and Berlin (October). The Berlin Workshop has sold out. For more information on how to schedule a workshop near you, send a message to info@plastik-surgery.com . Check out the new Plastik Surgery Website HERE.

Loot Crate Announces Fallout 4 Limited Edition Crate

Loot Crate and Bethesda Softworks Announce Fallout® 4 Limited Edition Crate

Exclusive Game-Related Collectibles
Will Be Available November 2015
 

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (July 29th, 2015) -- Loot Crate, the monthly geek and gamer subscription service, today announced their partnership today with Bethesda Softworks® to create an exclusive, limited edition Fallout® 4 crate to be released in conjunction with the game’s worldwide launch on November 10, 2015 for the Xbox One, PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system and PC.  

Adventure Time Fionna and Cake Nesting Dolls

Pre-order Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Adventure Time Fionna and Cake Nesting Dolls Set of 5 from Bif Bang POW! HERE for $24.99. Scheduled to arrive in October.

JAPANESE POP/ROCK BAND GACHARIC SPIN COMES TO U.S. FOR SPECIAL CONCERT

Flamboyant All-Girl Pop Rock Outfit Plays West Coast Show In San Francisco In Support Of Latest Single “Don’t Let Me Down” Featured On Dragon Ball Kai Anime Series

Before He Was Amazing…He Was SPIDEY!

Before He Was Amazing…He Was SPIDEY!
New Series Within Continuity Starring Teenaged Peter Parker!

                                                                                                                                                                           

New York, NY—July 28^th, 2015— Today, he’s the world’s greatest super hero. But long before he swung from rooftops as the Amazing Spider-Man, he was just a spider-powered teenager who knew that “with great power must also come great responsibility.” Today, Marvel is pleased to announce SPIDEY #1 – a brand-new ongoing series launching as part of All-New, All-Different Marvel! Follow the adventures of teenaged Peter Parker in a new series set within continuity from rising star writer Robbie Thompson (TV’s Supernatural, Silk) and blockbuster Marvel Young Gun artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine and the X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy)!

VIZ MEDIA Highlights LEGEND OF ZELDA Panel From COMIC-CON

At the recently concluded Comic-Con San Diego, VIZ Media hosted a panel to celebrate all things THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, covering the beloved and internationally bestselling Nintendo video game, as well as the manga and graphic novels inspired by them!

The fun event was moderated by Chris Kohler, the founding editor of Game|Life, the video games section of WIRED - please check out the panel videos here:

2015 J-POP SUMMIT Details Kawaii Fashion Events w/ MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON

2015 J-POP SUMMIT PRESENTS FRESH AND VIBRANT NEW SIDES OF JAPANESE POP FASHION WITH MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING

S.F.’s Annual Japanese Pop Culture Festival Partners With ASOBISYSTEM To Showcase Fast Rising Stars Of The Harajuku Fashion Scene With Model Runway Shows, Live Musical Performances, Karaoke Fun, Photo Sessions And Special Shopping Opportunities

Entertainment Earth's Exclusive ReAction Star Trek: The Original Series Beaming Captain Kirk and Spock Figures

Entertainment Earth has up for pre-order their exclusive Star Trek: The Original Series Beaming Captain Kirk and Spock ReAction Figures. You can purchase Captain Kirk & Spock for $12.99 each. Both are scheduled to arrive in August.

Fandor Goes "American Punk"

Fandor is going "American Punk"
 

More than music, the anti-establishment movement of Punk crashed onto the scene in the mid-to-late 1970s and spread like wildfire around the world. But it all started in Cleveland, Ohio. The films in AMERICAN PUNK celebrate the sub-culture with insightful rockumentaries of the early Punk scene and narratives made in the height of its popularity.

SDCC 2015 Recap - Part 11

We are definitely down to the end of our SDCC 2015 Slideshows. We will have 2 posts later this week featuring some of the free swag/giveaways as well as exclusives that we picked up.

Our final slideshow hold over 400 pictures and features just about everything from Cosplayers, Mattel, Hasbro, Legendary, Disney Infinity, TNT's The Last Ship, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Walking Dead, Black Sails, Capcom, Disney's Tsum Tsum, Nintendo Wii, Monogram, Cartoon Network, MTV, Namco, Bandai, Toynami, LEGO, Dark Horse, Sanrio, EFX Collectibles and more...

SDCC 2015 Recap - Part 10

Probably one of the most anticipated events was Super7's Skeletor's Lair. You needed to obtain a Skeletoken from either Super7 or Mattel. Once you got it, you had to show them your Skeletoken at the door in order to get in. There really was no vacancy on Preview night. The line to get in stretched almost around the whole block. We stopped by on preview night and saw the line but didn't wait as we decided to come back another day.

SDCC 2015 Recap - Part 9

Another favorite booth that we saw this year was Mondo. They had a lot of cool prototypes of TMNT, Madballs etc... Above is a Casey Jones Mask replica prototype.

SDCC 2015 Recap - Part 8

We're at part 8 of our SDCC recap features the Bluefin and Bluefin Tamashii Nations. One of the coolest things we saw this year was this Hulkbuster (pic above) by Comicave Studios. They also had a prototype of huge diorama of the Avengers: Age of Ultron on display. We have videos for both. Check out our slideshow and videos below:

SDCC 2015 Recap - Part 7

Sideshow's booth always has the one of the best booths at SDCC. Eye Candy all around with so much to see. This year they had a lot of Hot Toys, Star Wars and they brought back the Court of the Dead Exhibition. New this year was the R2ME2 Exhibition which featured customized R2-D2 figures by various artists. Check out our slideshows below: