Marvel Comics Promises to Change Their History Forever in the Autumn of 2019 #Marvel80

2019 is the eightieth anniversary of the publication of Marvel Comics #1 by Timely Publications, featuring the Sub Mariner and the Human Torch. It began the shared universe of storytelling that would become the modern Marvel Comics. And Marvel has plenty of publication plans.

Starting this month and continuing through the year, Marvel will bring back some classic and reimagined Marvel Super Hero teams; revisit some of Marvel’s early classic titles, like MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS and MARVEL TALES; release facsimile editions and trade collections of your favorite issues and storylines over the decades – exactly as you remembered them – and deliver brand new takes on Marvel’s history, characters, and more! Marvel will also be featuring special 80th Anniversary-themed variant covers throughout the year, kicking off with nine connecting variants from superstar artist Phil Noto on select titles in January!

And that also includes…

later this fall, stay tuned for an extra-special, extra-sized publication of a Marvel-ous Millennial Milestone that promises to change the course of Marvel history forever! (or at least until the 160th Anniversary!)

Will it indeed?

The cartoons are joining in. Avengers Assemble: Black Panther’s Quest on January 13th on Disney XD.

An epic adventure following King T’Challa as he goes on a vision quest through time, exploring the history of the Black Panthers, Vibranium, Wakanda – and the Marvel Universe itself.

While Marvel’s digital shows and podcasts will feature special tributes for Marvel’s 80-year history throughout the year, and launching Today In Marvel History talking about Marvel’s firsts in a bi-weekly animated series on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with #marvel80.

Then there’s the merchandise:

Products will include retailer exclusive collectibles, fashion and apparel, accessories, specialty products, and limited-edition toys, such as exciting new products from Hasbro, Funko and more! More details and collaborations will be announced in the coming weeks and throughout the year – with a special sweet collaboration with Ample Hills Creamery later in July.

And, well, lots more stuff…. all joined up at marvel.com/marvel80.

 

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Rich Johnston

Coming Soon from Funko: Kingdom Hearts III Vynl., 5 Star & exclusive Pop!

Disney: Kingdom Hearts III

Celebrate friendship and embark on an epic journey through a magical world inspired by some of Disney and Pixar’s finest characters.
If you’re in the mood for a Vynl. duo, Sora and Heartless are ready for an adventure.

 

If poseable figures, window box packaging and character accessories are on your must-have list, 5 Star Sora, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Soldier Heartless are the Disney figures of your dreams.

Look for Sora from Monsters Inc. at GameStop!

 

Look for exclusive Pop! versions of Sora from Monsters Inc. at Target and BoxLunch!

 

Coming soon!

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Daniel Pickett

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BC Toy Spotting: Captain Marvel, Funko, Batman, NECA, WWE, and More!

Welcome to the latest edition of BC Toy Spotting! We are in and out of stores pretty much every day, and we figure (ha!) why not show all of our fellow collectors what we are coming across on pegs and shelves. As collectors, we know that staying on top of what is in stores can be almost a full time job, so we are here to help you with your toy hunts and outings. This week we found new Captain Marvel dolls and Hot Wheels, new Funko (of course), WWE figures, Venom jack-in-thebox, and more! Let’s take a look.

On the Funko kick this week, two Jim Lee special edition Pops can be found at Gamestop, with the Joker Hush Pop and shirt combo and his Aquaman Pop showing up. nacho Libre, La Casa de Papel, and El Chavo are all available now, and How to Train Your Dragon 3 Pops were found at Gamestop and Hot Topic. IT Mystery Minis are also popping up. Finally, more Fortnite as Vynl two pack made their appearance.

Targets are getting their new Jurassic World Legacy Collection T-rex, which is a repaint, and the Hollywood Rides Ghostbusters Ecto-1 car.

Also at Target this week we found the whole wave of new WWE Top Picks Elite figures featuring Braun Stroman, Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, and Roman Reigns, along with new battle packs of Jason Jordan and Kurt Angle and the B-Team. Transformers BotBots are appearing more frequently, and we tracked down the new Target exclusive Thermal Vision Fugative Predator from NECA (look for a review of that this week).

Exclusives popping up in stores including a Jim Lee DST Batman Gallery statue at Gamestop and a Venom Jack-in-the-Box at Hot Tpoic showed up in stores this week.

And finally, Captain Marvel toys and such have started to invade stores. Two different Hasbro dolls, one with electronics and one that comes with Goose are available, and Hot Wheels character cars are flying off the pegs. Seriously, get ready for lots more Captain Marvel in the coming weeks in these columns.

What are YOU finding in stores right now? Let us know in the comments, or on Twitter using the #BC_ToySpotting

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Jeremy Konrad

Let’s Take a Look at The Loyal Subjects Masters of the Universe Wave 2

Masters of the Universe Loyal Subjects figures are some of the coolest that the company has ever offered. Their first wave was easy to track down, and while the ridiculous odds of putting a full set together make it a little less fun to collect, damn if they are not fun to have on the shelf. Wave 2 was shown off, and it took so long for them to come out that most of us forgot about them. When I walked into Hot Topic last week and saw the remnants of a case, I snatched up all they had left. Let’s take a look at them shall we?

These new Masters of the Universe figures feature the new type of boxes they are offering. Gone are the blind boxes of old, although some do have a paper over the bubble. Most come with a small window showing off the figure inside. Like always, the sides and the backs show off the rest of the figures in the wave including the really rare ones you will never get on the back. I really like this new box, and I hope they stick with it.

Comparing He-Man’s, you can see that these fit in smoothly with the first waves figures. The legs on these new ones seem sturdier though, and they don’t bow into the middle like previous figures. Little changes like that will keep me coming back. I got my hands on four Masters of the Universe figures in all: Battle Armor He-Man, Fisto, Mekaneck, and one of my most wanted figures, Mer-Man.

Sadly, each figure has flaws. Battle Armor He-Man doesn’t hold his weapons very well, Fisto falls over a lot when holding his sword, Mekaneck is missing his other head so I can’t display him with his neck extended, and he also came with two right arms. Mer-Man’s right arm comes off when you move it. Just a disaster on QC. For how much these cost, they need to do a much better job than this.

Overall, I can’t say I am happy with this purchase. If I was not a huge Masters of the Universe fan and a sucker for all things He-Man, I would gladly not give this line another cent after all the issues these have. As Hot Topic exclusives, good luck finding them as well. The sculpts are great, but that doesn’t do you any good when the figures have so many problems.

If you want to try your luck with these, head here.

 

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Jeremy Konrad