Wednesday, January 20, 2016

STARZ Releases NEW “BLACK SAILS” Season Three Graphic Illustration From Celebrated Artist Fiona Staples

Starz released today the seventh and final graphic novel illustration by celebrated artist and illustrator Fiona Staples created for the STARZ Original series “Black Sails.” The season three image released today follows six previous graphic novel illustrations for seasons one and two also created by Staples, and is the only one to feature the third season of “Black Sails,” which premieres Saturday, January 23rd at 9:00 pm ET/PT only on STARZ. The previously released season one and season two images are available here and below.

Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator, who is best known for her work on “North 40,” “DV8: Gods and Monsters,” “T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents,” and “Saga.” Other work includes “Mystery Society,” “Done to Death,” “Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor,” “Jonah Hex,” “Northlanders,” “Criminal Macabre,” “Superman/Batman,” “Archie,” and more. She has been the recipient of the prestigious Harvey (2013, 2014, 2015), Eisner (2013, 2014, 2015), Hugo (2013), and Joe Shuster (2014)awards for her work on the continuing series “Saga.”

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS "CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS" #1

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #1!
Steve Rogers Returns as the Star-Spangled Avenger for an All-New Marvel Comics Series
                                                
New York, NY—January 20th, 2016 — This spring, Marvel’s Steve Rogers takes back the iconic moniker that gave him notoriety and returns to the mantel of Captain America with CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS from writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz.

First revealed on ABC’s "Captain America: 75 Heroic Years," Steve Rogers will once again don the red, white, and blue and continue the adventures of Marvel’s Sentinel of Liberty in this all-new series, with an all-new mission statement while proudly carrying an all-new shield. And today, Marvel is pleased to present your first peek inside the bold new series that will take Captain America in a whole new direction! 

Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Wonder Woman Variant Resin Statue

Entertainment Earth announced their exclusive Fantasy Figure Gallery Wonder Woman Variant Resin Figure which is up for pre-order HERE for $249.99. The Entertainment Earth variant version features the Amazon with her shield and sword in her hands, wearing a different outfit that slightly exposes her chiseled midriff. Wonder Woman also sports a different pair of long red-and-silver boots. Includes a numbered display plate, art card, and certificate of authenticity.The Wonder Woman Statue stands 12 1/4" tall and this is limited to 500 pieces.

Mondo's TMNT Raphael 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure Pre-Order

Mondo has up for pre-order TMNT Raphael 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure HERE for $149.99. The regular version is still available for pre-order. If you wanted their exclusive version which comes with an exclusive Casey Jones Mask and limited to 500, you are out of luck.

LEGO Dimensions Adds Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Back to the Future and LEGO Ninjago

LEGO® Dimensions Adds Five New Expansion Packs Based on World’s Biggest Entertainment Brands: Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor WhoBack to the Future, and LEGO Ninjago!

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of five, highly collectible LEGO Dimensions expansion packs based on Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor WhoBack to the Future and LEGO Ninjago. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 3 Level Pack, Team Pack and Fun Packs which provide additional gameplay, buildable characters, and rebuildable 3-in-1 vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. All expansion packs provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game. Plus, any expansion pack character can unlock the corresponding Adventure World of the same brand to provide players with additional open-world gameplay content based on that entertainment property.

Bluefin Releases New Star Wars Samurai "DAISHO" Darth Vader Figure

Highly Detailed Collectible Figure Of The Dark Sith Lord Of The Empire Is Available From Leading Retailers This Month And Incorporates A Unique Japanese Samurai Aesthetic

Irvine, CA, January 2016 Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, moves to the Dark Side for its latest Star Wars collectibles product with the release this month of the Samurai General “Daisho” Darth Vader. The high-detail, 7 inch poseable figure is newest addition of the Meisho Movie Realization Star Wars figure line by Tamashii Nations.

The Meisho Movie Realization Star Wars line pays homage to the Samurai aesthetic and artfully reimagines iconic Empire characters from the legendary films with feudal-style Japanese armor and weaponry.

The new “Daisho” Darth Vader figure depicts the Dark Sith Lord as a Samurai General, clad in sinister black “Death Star” armor, and debuts with an MSRP of $92.99 from authorized Bluefin retailers nationwide and also from a variety of leading online outlets. The figure is constructed with hybrid materials and features 15 points of articulation to create endless posing possibilities.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Pre-Order Mezco's Scaled Annabelle Doll Prop Replica

Mezco Presents Scaled Annabelle Doll Prop Replica
 
Horror fans first met Annabelle in the sleeper hit THE CONJURING. Then she wowed fans with her star turn in ANNABELLE as she dug her cold plastic hands into their hearts.
 
From her sinister grin to the malevolent gleam in her dead eyes, no detail has been overlooked. Mezco's award-winning design team has captured every nuance of Annabelle's frightening visage. Mezco's  Annabelle doll stands eighteen inches tall and features rotocast head, hands, and feet. Her torso, legs, and arms are screen-accurate plush. With her film matched clothing and rooted hair  you will swear she stepped right out of the silver screen! 
 
Annabelle, the sinister conduit to the damned, comes complete in a collector-friendly window box that may help keep the malevolent entity the cultists conjured contained...then again, it may not.

Pre-order yours HERE for $94 + shipping.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Yvonne Strahovski, Sean Maher, Travis Willingham Take Center Stage for World Premiere of BATMAN: BAD BLOOD

Yvonne Strahovski, Sean Maher, Travis Willingham
Take Center Stage for World Premiere of
BATMAN: BAD BLOOD
Tuesday, January 19 at Paley Center for Media in New York 
 

Director Jay Oliva, Character Designer Phil Bourassa
Also Join Festivities to Celebrate Latest DC Universe Original Movie
 
Yvonne Strahovski, Sean Maher and Travis Willingham will be featured guests when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents the world premiere of Batman: Bad Blood at The Paley Center for Media in New York on January 19, 2016.

Director Jay Oliva and character designer Phil Bourassa will join the trio of actors for red carpet interviews and a post-screening panel at the spotlight event to celebrate the release of the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Original Movies

PREVIEWS Announces Their Rancor Exclusive

Face the Rancor with a PREVIEWS Exclusive POP! Figure Pack 
(BALTIMORE, MD) – (January 15, 2016)- Feel the Force of Funko and PREVIEWS with an exclusive POP! Star Wars: Rancor with Luke & Slave Oola vinyl figure 3-pack. Perfect for Star Wars fans, the 3-pack is available to pre-order exclusively from the January PREVIEWS catalog and is scheduled to arrive in comic book shops in late May.

Recreate the iconic Rancor battles in Jabba’s Palace from
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi with the figure pack, featuring a 6” supersized Rancor POP! and two 3 ¾” vinyl figures of Oola, Jabba the Hutt’s Twi’lek slave dancer, and Luke Skywalker wearing his black Jedi costume and wielding a bone. Whether you’re a collector of Star Wars toys or Pop! figures or just a kid at heart, the POP! Star Wars: Rancor figure set is a must-have for Star Wars fans.

The figure pack can be found on page 518 of the January PREVIEWS catalog and is available to pre-order for $39.99 at any comic shop using item code JAN162387. Find a shop at www.comicshoplocator.com to order your own figure pack.

ABOUT PREVIEWS-PREVIEWS is part magazine, part catalog, featuring all comics and pop-culture merchandise found at your local comic shop. The catalog is broken down into sections: Comics & Graphic Novels; Books; Magazines; Trading Cards; Toys, Statues & Models, and more. Each month there is a detailed listing for almost every comic book and pop-culture product that will be available in two months. For more information, visit PREVIEWSworld at www.previewsworld.com.

ABOUT DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS (DCD)—Diamond is at the nexus of comics and pop culture. Based in Baltimore, MD, DCD is the world's largest distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and related pop-culture merchandise, serving thousands of retailers worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at www.diamondcomics.com.

MARVEL INTRODUCES “ASK MARVEL”

MARVEL INTRODUCES “ASK MARVEL”
New video series gives fans the chance to have their Tweets answered by
some of the biggest names from Marvel
                                                                                                              
New York, NY—January 15, 2016— Inquiring minds want to know! Beginning today, Marvel is excited to present an all-new video series devoted to giving fans the chance to have their Tweets answered by some of the actors, creators and names that are synonymous with the House of Ideas with ASK MARVEL.

Available today Marvel.com and on Marvel’s YouTube page, ASK MARVEL places Drax himself, Dave Bautista, in the hot seat to grill him with some of the most thought-provoking and off-the-wall questions that intend to offer a new and never-before-seen side to Dave “The Destroyer” Bautista. 

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Alien Internecivus raptus Statue

“You still don’t know what you’re dealing with do you?”

Alien: Internecivus raptus Statue by Sideshow Collectibles
  • Capturing one of the most iconic movie creatures ever committed to the big screen, Sideshow is proud to introduce the Alien: Internecivus raptus!
  • Faithfully rendered with H.R Giger’s visionary bio-industrial aesthetic, the specimen is suspended in an elegant pose.
  • Towering 22” tall over a monochromatic chamber themed base
Release Date: Thursday, January 14th, 2016
URL: http://bit.ly/getalien
Price: $449.99
Payment Plan for as little as $50.62/month

Captain Marvel Premium Format Figure

“Captain Marvel. The name will always define the best of us!”
 
Captain Marvel Premium Format™ Figure
By Sideshow Collectibles
  • One of Marvel’s hottest superheroines has landed! Sideshow is proud to introduce the Captain Marvel Premium Format™ Figure!
  • Standing at a dynamic 23”, she soars above a fantastically detailed ‘Brood ship’ base.
  • Outfitted in her modern superhero flight suit.
  • Exclusive includes alternate helmeted head portrait.
Release Date: Thursday, January 14th, 2015
URL: http://bit.ly/getcapmarvel
Price: $499.99
Payment Plan for as little as $56.25/month

Warner Bros, Lionsgate, AMC, More Celebs Sign Up for Silicon Valley Comic Con

WARNER BROS. PICTURES, LIONSGATE AND AMC’S “HALT AND CATCH FIRE”
SIGN UP FOR SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON 2016


New Celebrity Guests: Karen Gillan (“Guardians of the Galaxy”), Charisma Carpenter (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite”) and Julie Benz (“Dexter”)

Technology Leader Additions: Renowned Theoretical Cosmologist Janna Levin (“How the Universe Got Its Spots”) and Beamed Energy Expert Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux (Co-Founder of Escape Dynamics)

San Jose, Calif. - Jan. 14, 2016 - More details have been released for Silicon Valley Comic Con (SVCC), Steve Wozniak’s pop culture and technology expo, as more Hollywood studios, celebrities and technology icons are confirmed to appear at the show.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Funko Announces Legion of Collectors Subscription Featuring DC Comics

Funko just announced a new subscription called Legion of Collectors which will feature DC Comics. Of course this was bound to happen with their successful subscriptions of Collector Corps (Marvel) and Smugglers Bounty (Star Wars). As with all of their subscriptions, everything is 100% exclusive to these boxes. The first box's theme will be Batman v Superman which will be released in March.

As with their other subscriptions, you can purchase a yearly plan or monthly plan. Check out the Legion of Collectors website HERE. These boxes gets released bi-monthly.

If you're looking for good quality items and if you love Funko products their subscriptions for Marvel and Star Wars is amazing. Some of the best items is the patch and pin that they come with. We're hoping the DC Comics boxes comes with the patch and pin as well.

Super7 x Funko Releases Super Shogun Boba Fett "Prototype" Version

Both Super7 and Funko just released the Super Shogun Boba Fett "Prototype" Edition today for $200 HERE or HERE. Limited to 400 pieces! This is inspired by the original concept design of an all white bounty hunter by Ralph McQuarrie.