Monday, June 19, 2023

BATTLE CHASERS Back with a Vengeance

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The return of Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers has made waves with longtime fans and the new story arc launch has sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics will fast-track a reprint of Battle Chasers #10 in order to keep up with growing demand.

"Ludo and I were both blown away by the reception to Battle Chasers #10," said Madureira. "To say we were nervous about continuing a 20 year old story would be a huge understatement. Just knowing there's still such a demand for these characters and this world definitely strengthens our resolve to keep making more!"

Battle Chasers #10 kicks off a long awaited new story arc to the beloved fantasy series with an action-packed new story featuring artwork by game and comics sensation Ludo Lullabi.

Bumpas: The Plush That Hugs You Back

Bumpas Weighted Plush Dolls

With travel season upon us, parents know the joys and fears of traveling with children. Whether on a plane, train, or in the car, kids can experience anxiety when away from the security of their daily routines. 

Much like a weighted blanket used to provide comfort from an anxious world, Bumpas dolls are designed to take on your travels and hug you all the way. Weighing 3lbs, and recommended for ages 3+, the oversized plush dolls have arms that are weighted and stay in place when gently draped around your shoulders.

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live In Concert To Launch August 27

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An all-new national tour launching August 27 in Jacksonville, Florida will bring fans in more than 60 cities a whole new way to experience their favorite box office hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The Academy Award-winning film from Sony Pictures Animation will be accompanied by a live orchestra, band and turntables with a scratch DJ playing music from the score and soundtrack. Joining the tour is The Broadway Sinfonietta, an all-women and majority women-of-color orchestra. Emily Marshall will serve as the tour’s conductor. Today’s tour announcement comes on the heels of the show’s sold-out world premiere at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn this past March. Now, the concert tour will spin and weave its way through the U.S. 

White Rabbit to Publish Extensive Biography of The Cure

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Over the past five decades, The Cure have created a musical mythology and canonical body of work that straddles the worlds of music, film and art, which continues to resonate with audiences around the world with their irreverent, defiant and mythical spirit.

On 9 November, the UK’s leading music book imprint White Rabbit will publish Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure - an encyclopedic biography of The Cure written by one of the UK’s greatest music writers Simon Price with a foreword by Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite and illustrations by Andy Vella - the designer behind The Cure’s iconic visual identity for the past 30 years.  Curepedia is the definitive guide to the band’s past and present, painting a comprehensive portrait of the band’s inimitable legacy, politics, image and rich cultural influences from existentialist writers like Albert Camus; Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series set in a decaying Gothic castle; to the menacing literary, musical and cinematic connotations behind ‘A Forest’ - a definitive, epically long single that has mutated over the years through series of covers. 

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Bandai Tackles the Video Game Legends of TEKKEN

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Gaming is a massive business, and no matter which way the pendulum of good fortune is swinging for the industry as a whole, toy companies have always been there to create little plastic people from your favorite titles. Recently, movies like Sonic and The Super Mario Bros. movie have exploded onto screens large and small, reminding all points of commerce of a simple fact... Once a hit, always a hit. That said, it should have come as no surprise when Jada Toys began releasing their Street Fighter action figure line, and following close behind is Bandai with a new figure series called GAME DIMENSIONS!

Friday, June 16, 2023

Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights Dares Guests To Survive "The Last of Us"

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Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights dares guests to survive “The Last of Us” as Naughty Dog and PlayStation’s award-winning post-pandemic video game comes to life – for the first time – as an all-new haunted house at Universal Orlando Resort, beginning Friday, September 1, and at Universal Studios Hollywood, beginning Thursday, September 7.

Set in a ravaged civilization, where Infected and hardened survivors run rampant, Naughty Dog and PlayStation’s “The Last of Us” video game, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, has captivated audiences since its release. And now, guests can immerse themselves in a real-life experience that puts them directly into the game’s frightening world.

Bone Chilling Teaser for The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart with Sigourney Weaver

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 Today, Prime Video released the teaser trailer for Amazon Original series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, launching exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories on August 4. Three episodes will be released on August 4, with one episode rolling out weekly until the series finale on September 1. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is the latest addition to the Prime membership.

GHOSTBUSTERS: SPIRITS UNLEASHED Launches on Switch This Year

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Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed - Ecto Edition, a 4v1 haunt-or-hunt action-packed video game from the asymmetrical multiplayer experts at IllFonic, will be joining the Switch family this year. Rated 10+, the game will be available in the My Nintendo Store.  A physical version of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed - Ecto Edition will be released with our physical partners, Nighthawk Interactive. Fans of Ghostbusters and Nintendo will now have the chance to unite forces or rally against current PC/Epic Games Store, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One users as the game will play seamlessly across platforms.

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Familiar Freaks Join the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Mutant Mayhem!

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Coming straight from the sewers, the stable of mutants and villains featured in this summer’s highly anticipated movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” arrives on shelves June 25, 2023. Playmates Toys, the headquarters for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures, vehicles, playsets and more, revealed the authentically decorated and detailed classic mutants and villains, just like in the movie.

We got an excellent look at the premiere line of action figures, vehicles and a killer playset at The Play Date from our buddy Gil Mikita right HERE a couple months back. Now we dive into the mutant freaks of the non-turtle variety. 

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

TRANSFORMERS And G.I. JOE Launch A New Shared Comic Book Universe Today

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Today, it was announced that two of the world’s most popular franchises – Transformers and G.I. Joe – have a new comic book home as part of the historic partnership between toy and game company Hasbro and Skybound, effective immediately. 

Comic book fans who picked up their copies of Void Rivals #1 in comic shops today were the first to learn the news, as the blockbuster Oblivion Song team of writers Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and artist Lorenzo De Felici (Kroma), along with colorist Matheus Lopes (Step By Bloody Step) and letterer Rus Wooton, revealed that the highly anticipated series was actually a stealth launch of this new shared “Energon Universe” with the surprise first appearance of iconic Transformers character Jetfire. 

Three upcoming releases, alongside Void Rivals, mark the beginning of the interconnected “Energon Universe” featuring both the characters and franchises you know and love, along with entirely new concepts developed in partnership by Hasbro and Skybound. 

Metalocalypse: The Complete Series - On Digital & DVD August 15th

Adult Swim Metalocalypse The Complete Series DVD

Get ready to shred with the heaviest metal band ever assembled - Dethklok! Join lead vocalist Nathan Explosion, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Toki Wartooth, William Murderface, and Pickles, as they tour the globe annihilating places and melting faces. For the first time ever, all episodes from Adult Swim's award-winning original adult animated series are brought together in one set with Metalocalypse: The Complete Series. Binge all 62 episodes of the four-season run, previously released special features, and the final death rock opera Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera. Metalocalypse: The Complete Series will be available to purchase Digitally and on DVD on August 15, 2023.

The quarter-hour animated series chronicles the world's most popular entertainment act in the known universe—extreme metal band, DETHKLOK—as they balance their rabid popularity with the brutality of everyday life. Metalocalypse originally premiered in 2006 on Adult Swim and was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha.

ROAR Along With GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP


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For the first time ever on vinyl GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS attacks your stereo. Mondo exclusive housed inside a gloss laminate gatefold sleeve featuring a double LP with a screen printed side D numbered edition of 2000.

The LEGO Group and Disney Unleash new Hocus Pocus Set

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Today, the LEGO Group and Disney unleashed magical mayhem with the new Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters Cottage set! 

Based on the iconic cottage from the 1993 hit blockbuster, the bewitching story has come back to life once more, revealing all the magical events that happened in the Sanderson home, now in brick form. It's been more than 30 astonishing years since the original Hocus Pocus film premiered, and last year saw the much-anticipated sequel Hocus Pocus 2, expanding the story of these iconic characters.  Fans can now build and display their own piece of Hocus Pocus history.

Alamo Drafthouse Announces Immersive Pop-Up For Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City"

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At a gala sneak preview event last night in lower Manhattan, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and visionary director Wes Anderson lifted the curtain on a faithful recreation of ASTEROID CITY. The cinema-eatery’s lobby and bar were unrecognizable after being transformed into the titular town for a unique, immersive experience. Guests arrived at an entryway fully wrapped in art from the film before exploring the sights of ASTEROID CITY, including a replica of the Arid Plains Meteorite, an alien-themed gift shop, an Asteroid Day-themed bar, a costume display, and multiple photo opportunities that pulled them into Wes Anderson’s vision of the fantastical desert town. This one-of-a-kind experience is free and open to the public from June 13th to June 26th. ASTEROID CITY opens at Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn on June 16th before expanding to locations across the country on June 23rd. Tickets are available now at drafthouse.com.

Jakks Pacific Shelf Talkers Spit Quotes So You Don't Have To

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Coming soon to a shelf near you, it's Shelf Talkers from Jakks Pacific! Remember the Elf movie 12 inch plush with the plastic noggin we showed off ages ago? THERE'S MORE ON THE WAY!! Just pull the string to hear one of the 14+ memorable quotes from the movie the character calls home.

The lineup hitting this August/September includes:

Andy from The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Quotes include:

  • "Como Se llama!"
  • "Do you like to do it yourself?"
  • "I really don’t swear this much."
  • "Hey, how many pots have you smoken?"
  • "Hope you have a big trunk..."
  • "...because I’m putting my bike in it."
  • "I’m a Virgin. I always have been."
  • "Is it true that if you don’t use it you lose it?"
  • "Do you mind if I use your uh Magnum?"
  • "You know what guys, this is not a good look for me!"
  • "I’m not trying to be sexy man."
  • "I should tear up the hardwood and see if there’s carpet under."
  • "Sweaty Pie Hole!"
  • "Oh, that tasted like shellfish."
  • "There were two sides to that billboard and they both hurt equally."

 Open up Andy's shirt to reveal a surprise moment from the film.