Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Funko Announces "Empire Strikes Back" Pop Diorama for 40th Anniversary 

Last year, Funko greeted us with a special Avengers Assemble Pop Diorama that will feature all 6 original Avengers in an amazing connected diorama. This is a huge step up from the usually Funko Pops we see and it looks like it wasn't the last. Funko has recently announced that in honor of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and its 40th Anniversary is this year it'll be getting special Pops. These Pop will all connect and create the opening scenes from Empire Strikes Back and we get a look at the 1st of 6 Pops coming out. The first pop is of the iconic Star Wars alien the Wampa and features a new mold and detail than before. These figures will be released every other month over the next year and are exclusive to Amazon. The Funko Deluxe piece is priced at $24.99 and is up for pre-order already. You can find links and more located here. For the other 5 deluxe Pops it looks like we will also be getting:

  • Han with Lightsaber
  • Roaring Chewie 
  • Imperial Probe Droid
  • Princess Leia 
  • Darth Vader with Imperial Officer 

Can't wait to see what the other figure will look like and how awesome it'll look when fully connected.

May the Force be with You.

Funko Announces Funko Announces

Funko Pop! Deluxe Star Wars: Battle at Echo Base Series Figure 1 of 6

Wampa features a level of detail not captured by the original Funko Pop! made back in 2014. Throughout 2020, 6 figures will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon, starting with Wampa to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Empire Strikes Back. All 6 figures will nest into the next to form one larger set piece recreating the opening scene from Empire Strikes Back.

Funko Announces
Credit: Funko
  • The Star Wars, Battle at Echo Base Funko Pop! Deluxe Series is a brand new set of combinable figures exclusive to Amazon. All celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, and the ice planet of Hoth.
  • The Pop! Deluxe: Battle at Echo Base series will feature 6 brand new uinque figures, with combinable bases, starting with a 6" Wampa!
  • This series will capture iconic characters and moments from the planet Hoth. The figures will feature bases that can be combined to nest together in any order you wish! When all the figures are combined, they will make for one cohesive side by side shelf display!
  • These figures feature a level of detail not captured by original Star Wars Funko Pops! The next figure will be announced when the previous figure begins shipping.
  • Each figure will be available for individual purchase, as they are announced. Figures will continue to be announced and made available throughout 2020. Start you Battle at Echo Base series today by securing the first figure, 6" Wampa, exclusively on Amazon.
Funko Announces
Credit: Amazon

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Funko Announces More Anime Pops with "Soul Eater"

One of the small tidbits to come out of the Funko booth at the New York Toy Fair was the statistics of what Pop series was the hottest. Funko stated that they have seen a rise in Pop Animation sales with the increased popularity of shows like My Hero Academia and the Dragon Ball series. This is not surprising, as I keep saying that the anime and manga world is untouched gold mines for collectibles. Funko is seeming to get a grasp on this concept so I expect more shows will be coming throughout the year like the newest anime Soul Eater. Fans of this series have something to look forward to with 5 new Pop vinyl figures, one of them even is a retailer exclusive Patty. Black Star, Death the Kid, Liz, and Tsubaki are coming soon and ready for your collection.

Pre-orders on all of the Soul Eater Funko Pops are up for and located here. The GameStop Exclusive Patty is also up and can be found here. They are set for an April 2020 release date so not that long of a wait lies ahead. 

Funko Announces

Coming soon: Pop! Animation – Soul Eater

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The Daily LITG, 11th March 2020, Happy Birthday Dani Colman

Welcome to the pretty-much-mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. A run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here.

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One year ago…

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  3. Black Cat Objects to Shoddy Female Representation in Amazing Spider-Man #17
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Happening today…

Happy birthday to…

The Daily LITG, 11th March 2020, Happy Birthday

  • Comics writer and editor Dani Colman
  • Steve Novak, comic creator of The Bad Guys.
  • SSDG! creator Rob Bass.
  • Sal Abbinanti, artist and official art dealer of Alex Ross and Bill Sienkiewicz.
  • Tiina Birgitta Räisänen, artist of Bella.
  • Arthur Goodman of Favourite Crayon Comics

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