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Daniel Pickett
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
BBTS Sponsor News: X-Men, Daredevil, Power Rangers, Street Fighter, Godzilla, Dragon Ball, Transformers & More!
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Daniel Pickett
Specialty Series from Funko: Hikari XS & Superman 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 a Hikari XS 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 Jack Skellington Hikari XS and Superman 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!
Hikari XS: NBC – Jack Skellington (Purple/Orange)
Coming this Fall!
Pop! Heroes: Superman – Flying Superman (80th Anniversary)
Coming this Fall!
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Daniel Pickett
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Kubo and the Two Strings Funko Pops Coming in October
Kubo and the Two Strings is a beloved film, and we all know that means eventually Funko will be making Pops from it. And here they are! There will be three in total, all available in October. The really good news? No exclusives or chase figures! Man, it seems like that is the exception and not the norm these days. Anyway, all three of them look perfect, fans should be very happy with the sculpting work on these. Kubo with Little Hanzo is my favorite of the three, with Monkey coming in a close second. Monkey just has one of the cutest faces on a Pop in awhile. I do love the paint aps on the armored version of Kubo as well, so I will keep my fingers crossed that I can find a good example.
Check out all three below!
“If you must blink, do it now”
Go on a fantastical journey across feudal Japan, through
time and unknown fantasy lands, accompanied by a snow
monkey named Monkey and an origami samurai warrior.
Or bring the journey home with a Pop! Vinyl Kubo, the adolescent
hero of Kubo and the Two Strings, accompanied by his
origami sidekick, Little Hanzo. The adventure wouldn’t be complete
without the Pop! Vinyl Monkey, a sage and undeniably adorable
magic-filled snow monkey who helps Kubo find his way.
And in case things get a little dangerous, there’s a
Pop! Vinyl Kubo wearing his father’s armor, ready to defend
against any attack the Moon King might mount.
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Coming Soon From Funko: Kubo Pop!
Pop! Movies: Kubo
“If you must blink, do it now”
Go on a fantastical journey across feudal Japan, through time and unknown fantasy lands, accompanied by a snow monkey named Monkey and an origami samurai warrior.
Or bring the journey home with a Pop! Vinyl Kubo, the adolescent hero of Kubo and the Two Strings, accompanied by his origami sidekick, Little Hanzo. The adventure wouldn’t be complete without the Pop! Vinyl Monkey, a sage and undeniably adorable magic-filled snow monkey who helps Kubo find his way.
And in case things get a little dangerous, there’s a Pop! Vinyl Kubo wearing his father’s armor, ready to defend against any attack the Moon King might mount.
Coming in October!
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Daniel Pickett
Monday, August 6, 2018
Coming Soon from Funko: Blind Bag Keychain Plush: Disney and Pixar!
Blind Bag Keychain Plush: Disney and Pixar
Nine of the coolest characters to ever get the happily ever after treatment are now assembled as Funko Blind Bag Keychain Plush!
Introducing Mickey Mouse, Tinker Bell, the silly old bear (Winnie the Pooh), the mermaid who brought us on a journey under the sea (Ariel), Pixar’s fiercest monsters (Sulley and Mike Wazowski), the toy who believed he was a real space ranger (Buzz Lightyear) and his cowboy pal (Woody) and Disney’s cutest blue extraterrestrial lifeform (Stitch) are ready to bring personality and charm to your keychain.
Collect them all this Fall!
Coming in September!
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Daniel Pickett
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Lying In The Gutters – 5th August 2018 – Red Cycle Mask
Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, Bleeding Cool’s weekly runaround of the most read stories on the site through the week. The passing of Marvel’s Tahlia Hehn continues to be the most shared and read story on the site. There may be more fan response to Scott Lobdell than may have otherwise been thought. And gossip about DC and Brian Bendis continues to be generated.
Let’s see what else you were reading this week.
Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week
- Marvel’s Tahlia Hein Died of a Stroke This Past Weekend, Aged 32
- Scott Lobdell Wanted Red Hood’s Helmet Gone – Here’s A Better Look at the New Costume and Logo
- Late-Night San Diego Gossip: Brian Michael Bendis and DC Comics
- Former WWE Star Brian Christopher Dies by Suicide: Report
- Rare ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Card Sells for Over $87k
- Funko Round-Up: Jaws Skateboard! Spider-Man, Coraline, Gremlins, and More
- Scotching Those X-Men 4Chan Rumours – And Telling You What Is Really Going On
- Edward Norton Thinks No Marvel Movie is as Good as Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy
- Grant Morrison’s Pitch for The Green Lantern – Not Trying to Compete With Geoff Johns
- That Time Kitty Pryde Had “Hot Claws” Before Wolverine in Chris Claremont’s X-Men Forever
- Does Adventure Time Make More Sense Now? John DiMaggio and Adam Muto Talk at SDCC
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Already More Successful Than Justice League
- DC Comics Cancels Shazam: The Monster Society Of Evil Hardcover Over Racist Concerns
- Sean Gordon Murphy’s Secret New Project for DC Comics
- Requiem Revealed and Yet More Major Deaths in Infinity Wars #1 (SPOILERS)
- Why the [SPOILER] Refused to Come Out in Avengers: Infinity War
- The Best Photo of Sam Neill and Dinosaurs Since ‘Jurassic Park’
- Rogue One Co-Writer Is “Disgusted” by the Way Fans Have Treated Rian Johnson
- DC Comics Asks… Batman No More?
- DC Comics’ Immortal Men Cancelled with Issue 6
And Ten You May Prefer
- Where Does Ariel Olivetti Get Those Wonderful Toys?
- The Absolute Authority Vol 2 Restores Everything Except Bush
- Captain America, The President, Foreign Powers and Secret Empire (Spoilers)
- Watch Leading Lady Parts Here… with Gemma Arterton, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey and More
- So What is Sanctuary – and Who Will Die There?
- Frazer Irving to Draw Gary Spencer Millidge’s Strangehaven
- Justice League #5 Rewrites the Future of the DC Universe in Lex Luthor’s Image (Spoilers)
- Chris Claremont is Looking For a Film Agent
- John Constantine Looks Like Sting Again in Batman: Damned
- Things to Do in London If You Like Comics: August 2018
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Saturday, August 4, 2018
Coming Soon From Funko: One Piece Pop!
Pop! Animation: One Piece S3
Join the crew of the Straw Hat Pirates and enjoy the camaraderie of sniper Usopp, archaeologist Nico Robin and cook Sanji. Battle Donquixote Doflamingo, captain of the Donquixote Pirates. Find the One Piece and crown your captain as the Pirate King.
Coming in October!
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Daniel Pickett
Friday, August 3, 2018
Infinity War Wave 2 Funko Pops Include Groot, Bucky, Eitri, and More!
Infinity War is now available to watch on digital platforms in the comfort of your own home, and now Funko has announced their second wave of Pops in support of the film. Way smaller than that initial wave, this one will contain five new Pops, and no exclusives! Well, almost. There is one. All five are great additions to the line as well, even though only one of them is new. Let’s take a look!
The epic battle against Thanos and his quest to destroy half the universe continues with the Super Heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Groot bears Stormbreaker and his fellow Guardian of the Galaxy,
Gamora, wields a dagger. Bucky Barnes, alias Winter Soldier,
is present and ready to fight. And Bruce Banner
is ready to fight for the universe despite
the fact that he is in the process of morphing into Hulk.Eitri, the king of the dwarves who crafted the Stormbreaker axe,
is present as a 6” Pop! Amazon exclusive.
Both Groot and Gamora are must-haves as far as I am concerned. That may be because I have a love for all things Guardians that is irrational. I love that they included Gamora’s dagger, perfectly balanced in her hand, as all things should be. The mid-change Banner is a genius idea, and Bucky is looking snazzy with his stubble and new arm. If there was one I am not a giant fan of (i’m sorry) it would be Eitri. He just looks a little odd to me, his clothes look too dark. That is a really nitpicky thing to say about it. It is cool that they made it a super-sized six-inch Pop though. He can be found on Amazon only.
Funko’s wave 2 Infinity War Pops will not be in stores until November. You can preorder them here now.
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Coming Soon From Funko: Cuphead Pen Toppers!
Assortment: Pop! Pen Topper – Cuphead
“Snake eyes! You lose!”
Hot dawg! Cuphead and his brother Mugman are taking a break from collecting soul contracts for the Devil to bring some old-school style to your writing implements.
They’ll prove exceptionally helpful as pen toppers in the event that you find yourself fighting bosses, slaying homework, or need a guide through the Inkwell Isles.
Let the runnin’, jumpin’, shootin’ and writin’ begin!
Coming in September!
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Daniel Pickett
The Culture of Comic-Con: Field Studies of Fans and Marketing
By Mike Sangregorio from San Diego Comic-Con,
On Sunday afternoon, with the Con soon coming to a close, there was a panel featuring a group of students, from various college and universities, presenting the results of an ethnographic study that they had conducted during the weekend.
This panel was part of the Comics Arts Conference a subsection of programming at the Con which focuses on academic study of comics and popular culture. This, the final one of the weekend, was #16 of the year’s series. It was introduced by Travis Langley, editor (Daredevil Psychology: The Devil You Know), while he was in Westworld cosplay.
Moderated by Dr Matthew J. Smith (Yes, ‘Matt Smith’ but not that Matt Smith), of Radford University, the students discussed what they had observed over the course of attending the Convention while interacting with other fans, professionals, and convention organizers.
This is Dr Smith’s 13th year of having the program at the Con and he estimates that he has had nearly 100 students attend to conduct their research, draw conclusions, and ultimately receive credit as a course for their education. Those interested in learning more about the program should visit here.
Each of the eight students, most of whom were attending the Con for the first time, had a particular focus as to how they would view the Con with the panel serving as an opportunity to present their initial results to those in attendance and answer some questions, which would further inform the study.
This year’s team, and their area of study, was Carlos Flores (‘toxic fandom’), Anthony Dannar (‘authentic fandom’), Abigail Tenshaw (‘women in comics’), Amari Page (‘expectations and disappointments’), Jordan Bennett (‘disabled accessibility’), Matt Lunga (‘video gaming and comics’), Margaret Clarke (‘cosplay’), and Abbie Keane (‘Funko Pops’).
The study was described as that of the “relationship between marketers and fans of popular arts,” one on display within nearly every aspect of the Con from the smallest vendor to the largest movie studio, and of political economy, defined as “how cultural industries operate in the service to existing power structures.” The program defines popular culture, at its most basic level as, “uncomplicated symbol systems, created as commodities for the masses.”
One student discussed how gatekeeping, the practice of some existing fans attempting to prevent newer fans from enjoying the same material in the same way, often has to do with “mainstreaming, that those who would be kept out by gatekeeping are the ones seen as taking up space that fans who would gatekeep should have.”
Dannar said that he had observed fans who would “list their credentials… and separate from stereotype” as two recurring types of behaviors. Fans list their credentials as a way of establishing what they enjoy, and how they enjoy it, often as a basis for comparison to others. Part of this is listing what a fan felt that they were not, namely if a subculture has certain stereotypes attached to it that then the fan is defined as specifically not having those attributes.
Bennett, who focused on the assistance provided to attendees with disabilities, mentioned that there were both positives and negatives. “The SDCC website is not screen-reader friendly for those who are hearing impaired” and “ADA lines were not easy to find, at least for Hall H” but that overall the Con organizers are trying to ensure every fan has a chance to participate, including having interpreters for the hearing impaired at many panels.
An audience member asked what the panelists felt the role of actual comic books were at the Con. Lunga answered that comics, which he referred to as “trans-media pop-art,” are the source for many of the mass media adaptations and influences that can overwhelm the Con but the comics themselves do not have as large a presence as might be expected.
Another student added that SDCC was quite sparse in comic related content. They compared it to New York Comic-Con in that the other show “has a much larger Artist Alley and is more likely to have more artists whose work I recognize.”
There was a brief discussion about the ubiquitousness of Pops. Keane mentioned that they represented the most obvious example of how the Con blends a wide variety of pop-culture together in a uniform, easy to consume product. She added that while she loved collecting them she worried about the potential for them to be used to prey on fans.
One fear she offered was that it would become standard practice to make one common character’s Pop in each wave exclusive to one venue. This would prevent every fan from having a complete set without paying the exorbitant prices that could be charged and having the added problem of getting to the venue in the first place. This would not be the same situation as when a variant of an existing Pop is made exclusive.
Though the results of the study would be for academic purposes only, several of those conducted in preceding years have been expanded and collected in a book that offers insight to the various cultures of the Con and how they interact.
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