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Daniel Pickett
Thursday, March 8, 2018
BBTS News: Avengers: Infinity War, DBZ Majin Buu, Kingdom Hearts, Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim & More!
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Daniel Pickett
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Specialty Series From Funko: Masters of the Universe Vynl. & Green Hornet Pop!
Funko Specialty Series
Every store deserves an amazing Funko exclusive!
In an effort to recognize our most special accounts and loyal retailers, Funko is continuing our Specialty Series. Every month, we’ll be announcing two major exclusives – this month includes Vynl. and Pop!
Why is it so special? You’ll only be able to find these Specialty Series exclusives in boutique retail, specialty stores, local comic book shops and from qualified online retailers. This is your chance to help support local businesses and smaller retailers, and you’ll pick up an amazing exclusive item in the process!
Our latest exclusives are a Vynl. Masters of the Universe and Green Hornet Pop!
Remember, these two fantastic pieces are exclusive to the Specialty Series.
So pay a visit to your favorite specialty store or your local comic book shop and let them know to order the Specialty Series from Funko.
Keep following Funko and subscribe to our newsletter to find out about next month’s Specialty Series exclusives!
Vynl.:Masters of the Universe – Prince Adam & Cringer (2-Pack)
Please Note: Final Images Coming Soon.
Coming in June!
Pop! TV: Green Hornet (1960)
Please Note: Final Images Coming Soon.
Coming in June!
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Daniel Pickett
Unboxing the DC Legion of Collectors Green Lantern Funko Box
Always leave them wanting more. For what may in fact be the final DC Legion of Collectors Funko box, they gave us the best one that they have done. The Green Lantern-themed box is one that fans and subscribers wanted almost from the start, and anyone who picked this one should be more than happy with its contents. There were a lot of possibilities with a Lantern box — which Corps would be represented? Which characters? Which Corps leaders? Would we get a fidget spinner?! Thankfully no on that last one. Let’s take a look at what we got.
The box, of course, is just like the others. I will say that I have always enjoyed the silhouette artwork they used for these the most of any of the boxes. I will miss that.
Once opened, you see that the only Corps really represented is the Green Lanterns. Nothing wrong with that at all; this is a Green Lantern box after all. The Lantern stress ball is okay — nothing too exciting there. I do like the shirt, even though John Stewart is not looking his best here. I wish it had been a Pop shirt.
Anyone who has ever read any of my Funko articles on here knows how much I love the Pint Size heroes. And these became two of my favorites as soon as I laid eyes on them. Sinestro looks incredible, and the Hal Jordan is adorable. They even have little rings on their hands. Even the packaging is great. I only wish we got more exclusive Pint Size in other boxes.
Which brings us to maybe the best Pop exclusive in any of their boxes. This Pop three-pack Ch’p, Guy Gardner, and Kilowog are three of the best-sculpted, best-looking Pops I have ever seen. Each one has very distinct looks — Ch’p with his tail, Guy with the lapels, and the entirety of his figure. Kilowog is one of my favorite Pops in my collection already. He was always one of my favorite Lanterns, but man, does he make a great Pop.
If this is the last DC box, then it is by far the best one just on the Pop alone. While I have not always liked every DC box, there were more hits than misses. Let us hope that the DC Legion of Collectors box is not gone forever and does in fact come to be a retailer exclusive.
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Friday, March 2, 2018
Oscar-Nominated Film The Shape of Water and Guillermo del Toro Get Funko Pops!
The Shape of Water is the most-nominated film in the 2017 awards season, and the aquatic love story has hit a chord with fans the world over. The gothic beauty of a girl-meets-monster story was perfectly brought to the screen by del Toro via FOX Searchlight, and now to your shelf and desk by Funko.
That’s right — Funko has released a set of POP! vinyls featuring Guillermo, Eliza (played by Oscar nominated actress Sally Hawkins), and the Amphibian Man (played by the should-have-been-nominated Doug Jones).
Del Toro’s figure sports glasses, his facial hair (with a tiny soul patch of grey), his signature golden ring, and a book. The Eliza has the custodian with her trusty broom, and green uniform dress. The Amphibian Man is raised on one leg, as though floating in water, with an outstretched finger.
Check them out:
One of the most talented directors in the film industry – our friend
Guillermo del Toro – will now be memorialized as a Pop!,
alongside characters from his Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water!The unique relationship between Amphibian Man
and Elisa is dramatized in one of the stand out films of 2017.
Now you can collect Amphibian Man and Elisa who is shown with a broom!
No release date has been set for these figures, but we’ll keep you updated.
Don’t forget to see how many Oscars The Shape of Water takes home when the 90th Annual Academy Awards air on Sunday March 4th.
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Coming Soon from Funko: Guillermo del Toro & The Shape of Water Pop!
One of the most talented directors in the film industry – our friend Guillermo del Toro – will now be memorialized as a Pop!, alongside characters from his Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water!
Please Note: Final Images Coming Soon.
The unique relationship between Amphibian Man and Elisa is dramatized in one of the stand out films of 2017.
Now you can collect Amphibian Man and Elisa who is shown with a broom!
Please Note: Final Images Coming Soon.
Add Guillermo del Toro and The Shape of Water to your Pop! collection this summer!
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Daniel Pickett
Weird Al, M. Night, Ronda Rousey, and More: The Weekly Static s01e29
I know you wanna leave me, but I refuse to let you go. If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy, I don’t mind cause you mean that much to… The Weekly Static!
A plague of locusts upon your homes if you didn’t know that was The Temptations – and I would’ve gotten away with it, too, if it wasn’t for you meddling…
The Weekly Static is our look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from an interesting and entertaining perspective. So The Weekly Static (myself, Rocky, Trejo, Bat-Murr and Margot Staten) makes you three promises…free of charge (minus postage & handling)!
● Offer blunt, honest perspectives on five TV topics from the past week covered by Bleeding Cool’s team of news-thirsty writers. Just to be clear? My views are my views and don’t reflect on the writers. We own what we say 110%.
● Spotlight a news item that we missed when it first hit, but we’re pretty sure you’ll want to know about.
● Feed my insatiable-yet-fragile ego with buckets of praise, adulation, social media shares, pizza, Superman Funkos, Eisner Awards, write-in votes for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (…damn right…) and a chicken parm hero.
But before we get to our “Top 5,” I think it’s time for a…
The Blacklist: Megan Boone Pledges No More Assault Rifles for Liz Keen
Heathers: Paramount Network Delays Series in Wake of Parkland Shooting
A.P. Bio: NBC Moves up Glenn Howerton’s Class Schedule by an Hour
John Oliver Victorious: Lawsuit Against Last Week Tonight Dismissed
Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Kurt Angle Welcome Ronda Rousey
Apple Lands Untitled M. Night Shyamalan Psychological Thriller Series as Wayward Pines is Cancelled
‘The Hamilton Polka’ from Weird Al Yankovic Is Here
Jennifer Carpenter & Morris Chestnut To Star In NBC Pilot ‘The Enemy Within’
“Written and executive produced by Woodruff and directed by Mark Pellington, The Enemy Within is a character-driven investigative thriller set in the world of counterintelligence. It focuses on former CIA agent Erica Wolfe (Carpenter), the most notorious traitor in modern history and most hated woman in America, who is brought out of a federal supermax prison by the FBI to help stop some of the most dangerous acts of espionage threatening the United States today.
Carpenter’s Wolfe is a highly intelligent codebreaker who learned her craft from her father and disclosed highly sensitive information to a former Russian intelligence agent. Chestnut will play Will Keaton, an FBI counter-intelligence agent who had brought down the traitor Erica Wolfe and whose fiancee had been murdered as a result of Wolfe’s activities.”
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Thursday, March 1, 2018
Tom Holland is First Avenger to Deliver Toys to Kids as Part of the Marvel: The Universe Unites Campaign
Tom Holland surprised children at the LAC+USC Hospital in LA with the first of $1 million of toys donated to charity through the Marvel: The Universe Unites charity campaign today. Holland, Spider-Man for those who don’t know, showed up in an Amazon truck to give the kids toys donated by everyone’s favorite Pop vinyl figure company Funko.
Marvel’s Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland, made a surprise visit to LA County + USC Medical Center today to personally deliver the first of $1 million worth of toys donated by Funko to Starlight Children’s Foundation. Tom arrived in Amazon’s Treasure Truck to make the special delivery before spending time with children at the hospital.
The surprise is part of Marvel: The Universe Unites, an epic charity campaign combining the super powers of the cast of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War to help support children’s charities and count down to the launch of movie related products on March 3.
Tom commented, “These kids are real-life super heroes – it was an inspiring experience to spend some time with them and deliver the first batch of toys from Funko. I’m honored to be a part of such an incredible cast and to support this great campaign that aims to bring joy to the lives of hospitalized children and their families.”
The week-long event kicked off with a social media challenge for the stars of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War. Cast members received special toy care packages filled with new products celebrating their Marvel character to be donated to children’s hospitals. Their mission? To create a picture or video to reveal the new toys to fans and post on social media with the goal of collectively reaching a million likes. The Super Heroes moved at record speed with their #HeroActs posts and reached the goal in less than 24 hours, unlocking a $250,000 donation to Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Super Heroes lending their support in this campaign include:
- Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
- Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier)
- Karen Gillan (Nebula)
- Paul Bettany (Vision)
- Mark Ruffalo (Hulk)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)
- Dave Bautista (Drax)
- Don Cheadle (War Machine)
- Zoe Zaldana (Gamora)
- Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther)
- Tom Holland (Spider-Man)
- Pom Klementieff (Mantis)
Starting on March 3, Amazon will also be supporting the campaign with a special Amazon Wish List where donations will be directed to Starlight.
The campaign will culminate this Saturday and Sunday March 3rd and 4th when shopDisney.com and Disney stores in the U.S. will donate 10% of sales of all Marvel products to Make-A-Wish® to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Gets a New Wave of Funko Pops
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will indeed be getting a second wave of Funko Pops this year. The film hits home on March 27th, some point after you can collect this wave of creatures and character updates for the always-expanding Star Wars Funko Pop line. There are some cuties here; Luke gets another Pop, more Porgs, and two new movie moments celebrating the most iconic scene from the film (no matter how you felt about it). Let’s take a look:
First, the Movie Moments. These two sets will honor the spectacular Throne Room scene from The Last Jedi when, for a brief moment, all was right in the galaxy and Kylo Ren and Rey fought side by side to take down Snoke and his Praetorian Guards. I love the little light bursts where the sabers and energy blades are meeting. Both of these will be must-buys.
After the movie moments, we get a six Pop wave of figures. The sad Porg is going to be popular, as will the Vulptex. That one is one of the cutest Star Wars creature Pops they have ever done. The Ahch-To caretaker is immortalized, along with resistance pilot C’ai Threnalli. Rose Tico’s brave sister Paige gets a Pop of her own, and finally a Force projection Luke Skywalker from the Battle of Crait rounds out the six. Man, is that Luke awesome. He should be in the brush-off-the-shoulder pose, but I digress.
There is no firm release date for this wave yet. There is also no info on whether any of these will be exclusive, but I don’t think that’s the case — they usually note that right away. I would say these would be out sometime in May/June before the summer convention season really takes off. Keep an eye here for preorders to go up.
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