Space Force is Ready for Take Off with Upcoming Funko Pops

The new comedy Space Force has finally made its debut on Netflix. The comedy series shows off the people behind the scenes working at establishing the newest military branch. The sixth armed services branch, the United States Space Force has its challenges ahead and Mark Naird is ready to accept those challenges. General Naird is portrayed by the hilarious Steve Carrell and Funko made him one of the highlights for their first wave of Pop vinyls. There will be two separate General Mark Naird figures with one being a Target exclusive showing off his new Space Force uniform. Each figure features a similar mold with an aircraft in hand. Speaking of Target Exclusives, Ben Schwartz character F. Tony Scarapiducci will also be in this wave. Holding his cell phone he is ready to tweet up about his newest Funko Pop vinyl. The last figure is the Space Chimp Marcus as seen in the 2nd Episode "Save Epsilon 6". This figure also features the same mold as the Umbrella Academy Pogo but with a spiffy new outfit. Each of these are a nice and refreshing start to a new series of upcoming Pops.

Space Force fans will be very excited to get their hands on these figures. These are only rough draft figures and are currently still in development. Some of these could be canceled if certain properties do not get approved. If Space Force makes its launch, I'm sure we will see more characters released in the future. Pre-orders for all of the Space Force figures can be found in one place including the Target Exclusive figures. They are not scheduled to release until 2021 and you can find them located here.

Erin Naird, Uniformed Naird (Target Exclusive), F. Tony Scarapiducci (Target Exclusive), and Space Chimp Marcus Pop Vinyls, photo from Funko.

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Christian Cooper, Central Park and The Daily LITG, May 28th 2020

These are strange times, but The Daily LITG is becoming a valuable way to quantify just what comic book geek culture is up to in this time of trial. Yesterday, it was still all about what former Marvel editor and writer, and keen ornithologist Christian Cooper encountered in Central Park. Welcome all, to the daily Lying In The Gutters, a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here.

Christian Cooper, Central Park and The Daily LITG, May 28th 2020. Screencap.

Christian Cooper and the ten most-read stories yesterday

Bleeding Cool continues to report from the comics industry shutdown, as it starts to ramp up, but yesterday it was all about former Marvel Comics writer and editor, Christian Cooper and his confrontation with Amy Cooper – no relation. With me wondering if any publicity-seeking comics publisher has gotten in touch, Keep up with your Daily LITG.

1. Marvel Comics' Christian Cooper In Central Park Racial Confrontation
2. Watchmen Creator Damon Lindelof Kicks Us in Our Season 2 Feels
3. Street Fighter Swimsuit Special From Udon Entertainment For August
4. Legend of Korra Cast Returns for Second Dark Horse Comic Book Reading
5. Psych Star James Roday on Why Twin Peaks, Bobby Briggs Mattered
6. No Improvement In DC Comics' #ConnnectedTogether Messages
7. Funko Announces New Star Wars Pops That Include Revan and Malak!
8. Could Warren Ellis's Wildcats Still Be A Thing? "Never Say Never…"
9. Emma Frost Has Own Weapons Of Mass Destruction in Marauders #10
10. How The Justice League Really Despise Each Other (Spoilers)

The most-read stories from a year ago.

From a time when whether or not Frank Miller's Superman Year One was or was not in the same continuity as the Dark Knight Returns was our biggest concern.

1. 'Supernatural': Will Sam and Dean Get Their "Butch/Sundance" Ending?
2. The Biggest Change Frank Miller is Making to Superman in Year One (Spoilers)
3. Heroes In Crisis #9 Review – A Narrative Failure With Some Lovely Vistas and Headshots
4. How Scott Snyder Has Been Preparing For Batman: Last Knight On Earth… For Some Time (Spoilers)
5. Marvel Collects All the Tigra Comics They Can, Ahead of the TV Show

Comic Book Events happening today

There would also have been signings, appearances, symposia, all manner of comic book-related events. But a few have gone online, and here are some still happening today, on the Daily LITG. And we are returning to events in the flesh as well.

• Barbican Comic Forum / What comic would you like to live in? hosted by London Graphic Novel Network, 5.30-7.30pm BST
• Ultimate Comics FB Live show, Readers corner Trades and comics, 7-10.15pm EDT

Comic Book birthdays today

There may not be much of a party atmosphere right now. All depends on which state you are living in. But comic folk are still getting older and still celebrating that special date.

• Lynn Johnston, cartoonist of For Better Or For Worse
• Charles Marshall, writer on Planet of The Apes and Mortal Kombat.
• Chad Hunt, artist on Wolverine, Freak Force, FemForce and Outsiders.
• Geoffrey White, writer of Married… With Children
• Andrea Di Vito, artist on Dungeons & Dragons, Brath, The First and Nova.
• Sebastian F Piccione, writer of Sunday Knight Comics
• Chris Farnsworth, writer on 24 Legacy: Rules On Engagement and Dead Man Running
• Alicia Hollinger, artist on Heavy Metal Magazine
• Mike Imboden writes on Fist Of Justice.

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Today's Funko Shop Exclusive Pop Is the Mythical Kraken

Funko is ready to unleash the mythical sea monster, The Kraken. This will be the newest Pop to release in their exclusive Pop Myths line. The Pop Myths line has been picking up a lot of traction lately with some of their recently released Pop like Medusa gettings values of up to +$100. It is very hard to predict what figures will or will not be popular but that is the risk of collecting. This new design will be the first 6" in the series and is well worth this size. The Kraken is colored with blue and purple design and the monster is holding a ship. The elegance of this creature comes alive with this Pop and its cute Funko design will be a beloved collectible for any Pop Myths collector to Kraken fan.

The Funko Pop Myths Kraken will be limited to 2 purchases a customer. They will be priced at $20 each and you will be able to find the link for them located here. The expanding world of their Pop myths line is a great set of figures. They are capturing myths and legends and given them a Funko twist which will reach their audience nicely. While I can't tell you if this figure will be worth anything for price collectors it will be a great addition to any fans collection. We do not get as many 6" Pops anymore so it'll be nice for fans to bring the mighty Kraven home and make their collection really Pop. I'm sure they will continue to expand this line and I would love to see a couple more designs for Bigfoot and Loch Ness Monster. Only time will tell what will be on the horizon and don't forget to check out some of the other Pop Myths still available on the Funko-Shop today.

The Mighty Kraken, photo from Funko.

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Tyler Roberts

Funko Funkoween All the Spooky Reveals in One Place

Funko Funkoween was a nice break from reality to see what will be upon us in the future. Of course this whole reveal was themed around Halloween and Horror. This is not a bad thing as horror fans never have enough collectibles out there and Funko sure delivered. We got some amazing confirmations of some Pop lines teased during the Toys Fairs earlier this year and some new waves entirely. Some of these very pleasant surprises like Zombieland getting their Pop debut and will have a Zombie Bill Murray. Edward Scissorhands will be returning to the Funko Pop game since 2013 with a whole new wave of figures. Other big list reveals were Corpse Bride where both characters from the Tim Burton animated film get Pop-ified. One of my favorite announcements was the Marvel Zombies figures. Not only is there common reveals but the wave is getting retailer exclusives, mystery minis, and some kick ass Funko Pop tees. These figures are the perfect combination of superheroes and horror in a very fun and amazing way.

All of these reveals were very well done and get us excited for the fall. There were a lot of big moves getting new Funko Pops in the future like Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, The Craft, Scoob, and even Child's Play. From a 10" Chucky to the Chase Mayor from Nightmare Before Christmas there are plenty of things to get excited about. Most of these Funko Funkoween Pop reveals we're common releases and you will be able to pre-order them here. Of course with collecting there are exclusives so check the photo gallery below to find out what figures you need to be in the lookout for. Some retailer exclusive pre-orders are available today but others won't drop till the August and September 2020 release dates. Check out all of the Funko Funkoween Reveals below. What was your favorite reveal for Funkoween?

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Funko Creates A Special “Thank You” to the Front Line Heroes

In honor of the first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Funko is excited to announce the new line of Pop! Heroes to commemorate the nurses and doctors who are giving their all to help treat patients. In association with this collection, Funko has made a donation to GlobalGiving, a 501c non-profit organization based in the United States that provides a global crowdfunding platform for grassroots charitable projects. It is the first and largest global crowdfunding community that connects nonprofits, donors, and companies in nearly every country around the world.

GlobalGiving makes it possible for local organizations to access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more effective at making our world a better place. Since 2002, more than 950,000 donors to GlobalGiving have raised more than $430 million to support more than 24,000 projects in 170 countries. They currently work with 300 partners in 76 countries, on what they say is most important in their communities, whether it is: personal protective equipment, sanitation, and/or meals.

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Beetlejuice and Pennywise Get Funko Funkoween Reveals

It is always a pleasure to see massive reveals of upcoming Funko Pops and their most recent theme was Halloween in May with Funkoween. This opened the door on a huge wave of upcoming horror related Pops from a new 10" Chucky and the first reveal of Zombieland Pops to Creepshow and now we are getting some new Beetlejuice. This was a pleasant surprise for all those horror fans who have been waiting for more collectibles to buy. Everything special comes to an end though with these final Funkoween reveals. The first one we are looking for is the first modern expansion of the Funko Soda line. It looks like the new Pennywise from IT is getting the treatment. This figure will be limited to 20,000 pieces which is the biggest edition size by far. Pennywise will also have a Chase variant similar to the Walmart Exclusive Funko Pop with the blowing hair over his face. The design of this figure is pretty disturbing and will be an interesting figure for the Funko Soda line. The next one is of course from Beetlejuice as Barbara and Adam Maitland are getting their horror transformations Pop-ified. These are two great additions to the Beetlejuice line and will defiantly please any dedicated fan.

The Funkoween event was a very nice way to show some of the Pops that have made the cut this year. It was quite a surprise to see the Pennywise Funko Soda. The figure itself is pretty creepy and it shows the collectible line is expanding. The Beetlejuice figures are pretty amazing and are designed quite well. This makes me wonder if we will see the normal versions of these figures. Until them fans will have some horror transformations to get their hands on and are all common and set to release between August and September 2020. You can find the Pennywise Funko Soda here and he is priced at $12.99. The Barbara and Adam Transformation Beetlejuice Pops are also up for pre-order and you can find them located here. Make sure you lock down what pre-orders you want to secure these bad boys and girls. Funko will be limiting shipments this year so a pre-order will secure yours.

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