J-POP SUMMIT 2016 Announces Japanese Pop Culture Inspired Song & Dance Contests

J-POP SUMMIT 2016 ANNOUNCES A FUN VARIETY OF JAPANESE POP CULTURE INSPIRED SONG AND DANCE CONTESTS

The San Francisco Bay Area’s Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event Announces The Return Of J-POP IDOL Karaoke Contest, Odottemita Dance Contest And Popular Cosplay Masquerade; First-Ever “J-POP Queen” Drag Contest Also Announced

San Francisco, CA, May 26, 2016 – J-POP SUMMIT 2016, one of the world’s biggest Japanese pop culture events, has detailed a fun and colorful variety of festival contests, open to attendees and set to be hosted and judged by notable festival Guests of Honor.

J-POP SUMMIT 2016 takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 23^rd and 24^th at the historic Fort Mason Center located in San Francisco’s Marina district. This year, J-POP SUMMIT attendees will be able to experience a vibrant 2-Day celebration of Japanese pop-influenced culture including edgy fashion events, pop art exhibits, live music, interactive showcase and session, accented by ramen vendors, sake-tasting, and additional attractions also highlighted by celebrity Guests of Honor. Full details on 2016 J-POP SUMMIT are available at: www.J-POP.com.

Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Steven Universe Amethyst 3" Titan Vinyl Mini Figure

Pre-Order Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Steven Universe Amethyst 3" Titan Mini Figure HERE for $11.99.

Entertainment Earth's Announces Buy 4, Get the 5th Free on In-Stock Funko POP! Vinyl Figures

Entertainment Earth has a Buy 4, Get the 5th Free on all in-stock Funko Pop! Vinyl Figures.

Legion M Partners with Alamo Drafthouse

Legion M Joins Forces with Alamo Drafthouse Paving New Paths for Creative Filmmakers

Partnership Brings Film Expertise, Advisory and Distribution Pipeline to Legion M's Esteemed Creative Alliance

Silicon Valley, CA- May 26, 2016 – Legion M, the world’s first fan owned entertainment company and Alamo Drafthouse, the leading independent theater chain and distribution company announced today a strategic partnership to further the development and distribution of high quality genre content, including feature films, shorts and virtual reality.  

Alamo Drafthouse brings unprecedented access to the film industry, spanning exhibition, festivals and distribution and will service Legion M with scripts, projects and talent for potential investment. Legion M provides instant access to a legion of fans and helps to extend the reach and engagement of any project. Alamo Drafthouse will also serve on Legion M’s advisory board and help evaluate potential projects. 

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass Details Announced

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced further details on the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass, which grants players access to a variety of downloadable content (DLC), including new game levels and story-driven content, as well as additional characters from across the Star Wars galaxy.

The Season Pass features three (3) brand new Level Packs that extend the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens adventure with exciting new content not seen in the movie. Each add-on pack will allow players to experience key events from the film in different ways, including Poe Dameron’s journey back to the Resistance base after crash landing on Jakku, the assault on Maz Kanata’s castle through the eyes of Kylo Ren and the collapse of Starkiller Base from the perspective of two Resistance pilots. The Season Pass will also include five (5) Character Packs featuring well-known Star Wars heroes, villains and Droids.

Joe Ledbetter x HMNIM Limited Edition Skateboad Decks

Joe Ledbetter teams up with HMNIM (Hi My Name Is Mark) and collaborated on these limited edition custom shaped Octopus board comes in 2 colorways, and each are signed and numbered by yours truly. They will be available from the official  Hi My Name Is Mark web store starting Thursday May 26th at 10am PST. The blue/yellow variant is an edition of 77 and the purple/blue is an edition of 73. They make for sweet cruiser boards or a great piece for your wall.

Ghostbusters Limited Edition Loot Crate!

Loot Crate announced that they will have a Limited Edition Ghostbusters Crate. Go HERE and sign up to get notified when these go up for sale. The Ghostbusters Crate will cost $55.

Loot Crate's June Theme is DYSTOPIA

Loot Crate announces their Theme for the June Crate which is Dystopia. If you are a fan of Fallout, Terminator, The Matrix, Bioshock and Robocop then you do now want to miss out on this Loot Crate! Go here to purchase this Loot Crate... Last day to purchase is June 19th at 9PM Pacific Time.

What's Loot Crate you ask?
Loot Crate is a monthly subscription box service for geeks, nerds, comic book lovers, and pop culture aficionados. Every month, subscribers receive a mystery box full of collectibles, figurines, apparel, and memorabilia. Each box contains at least $45 in value and many items are exclusively created for the Loot Crate community. Each crate also has a theme centered around major franchises, theatrical releases, and events. 

Diamond Announces PREVIEWS SDCC 2016 Exclusives

(BALTIMORE, MD)- (May 25, 2016) - Diamond Comic Distributors is offering over 25 extremely limited PREVIEWS exclusives for this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego (July 20-24). The list includes several variants of Marvel’s current hit, Civil War II, an exclusive Outcast cover from Image just in time for the show’s premiere on Cinemax, a slew of Diamond Select Toys items, and more!! Comic-Con attendees will be able to preview the items at the Diamond PREVIEWS booth #2401 and purchase from participating retailers on the show floor.  

Check out their exclusives below:

2016 SDCC PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVES

Comics & Graphic Novels

SDCC 2016 OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #19

(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Paul Azaceta, Elizabeth Breitweiser

Answers are given and secrets are revealed, as the start of a new story arc finds Kyle and Sidney having a conversation that will change everything. Kyle has never been in more danger. (MAR168714) Limited to 5,000 copies.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens FINN Character Spotlight

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the next video in a series of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens character vignettes spotlighting Finn, one of the newest heroes to join the Resistance in the fight against the First Order. The video showcases Finn’s LEGO character in full form through key gameplay moments, cinematic cutscenes and authentic audio lines, all with signature LEGO humor. The vignette also features original dialogue recorded by actor John Boyega, who plays the role of Finn in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens film.

Super7 Announces Prototype Green Beastman Power-Con Exclusive Soft Vinyl Figure

Super7 teams up with Gargamel to bring you this awesome 4" Beastman Soft Vinyl figure in an unpainted prototype green. Beastman also comes with his whip. Power-Con is June 4th-5th in Los Angeles. This will only be sold at Power-Con!

Pre-Order Star Wars Boba Fett Mandalorian Symbol Ceramic Stein

Pre-Order Entertainment Earth's Exclusive Star Wars Boba Fett Mandalorian Symbol 20 oz. Ceramic Stein HERE for $14.99. Scheduled to arrive in September!

ComiXology Debuts Subscription Service

May 24, 2016 – New York, NY – ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading platform, today introduced comiXology Unlimited — the best way to explore the amazing world of comics, graphic novels and manga at an unbelievable price. For just $5.99 a month customers can explore selections from thousands of incredible titles, like The Walking Dead, Attack on Titan, Hellboy, Adventure Time, Peanuts, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lumberjanes, Saga, The Umbrella Academy, Outcast, Transformers with more on the way. ComiXology Unlimited is available today on the comiXology app for Fire Tablet, Android, iOS and on the web at comixology.com. Start your free 30-day trial at comixology.com/unlimited.

Spider-Man Character Pack Coming to LEGO Marvel’s Avengers TODAY

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that a new Super Hero will be available in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Spider-Man! The Spider-Man Character Pack will be available starting today as a complimentary download for all consumers who purchase the game. This exciting new content will feature six (6) fan-favorite web-slingers in full LEGO form, including the character's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as seen in the recently released blockbuster, Marvel's Captain America: Civil War, and classic versions from select Marvel comics. This downloadable content (DLC) will be available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One®, Xbox 360®, Wii™U, and Steam® (Windows PC).

NECA Announces TMNT Arcade Turtles & Foot Clan SDCC Exclusive Box Sets

Can't be anymore excited by NECA's SDCC Exclusive announcement today! They announced that they will be releasing 2 TMNT Arcade 4-Figure Box Sets which will feature the Ninja Turtles and the Foot Clan from the Classic TMNT 4-player Arcade Game. Watching this video brings back so many memories of going to the arcade and playing this game! Both sets will come package to re-create the look of the actual arcade cabinet. More details will be announced later this week from NECA.

It looks like this year NECA will be doing pre-orders to pick up their exclusives at SDCC this year. Can't remember if they did that last year but the Pre-Orders will only be open to those attending SDCC to pick these up in person.

For now check out their reveal here and for more updates.