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Daniel Pickett

The Top 5 Spider-Man 2099 Collectibles You Should Own

Spider-Man 2099 is making headlines yet again. This is one of my all-time favorite Marvel comics superheroes as I fell in love with the 2099 comic series of back in the 90s. I want to take the time in a step back from the world of comics and look at the other modes of collectibles this character offers. This will be the first of many posts coming where I’ll list the top five collectibles for a wide variety of characters. This time we are in a dive into the world of 2009 and look at The best five Spider-Man 2099 collectibles. 

Starting off the top collectibles for Spider-Man 2099 is the old 90s toy that is a Spider-Man 2099 action figure and comic book bundled set. This action figure set came with a very special white cover second printing variant of Spider-Man 2099 #1 (1992). This figure was sold by 20 beers it is quite hot on the market whether it’s toy collectors or comic collectors this 2099 collectible pack is worth adding to your collection.

You can’t have a top collectibles article that doesn’t mention Funko. Funko has released so many collectibles that are almost very hard to find something that they didn’t make. One of my personal favorite Funko Pops in my collection is the Walgreens exclusive Spider-Man 2099 Pop. This Pop is very simplistic the basic design but the red and blue colors really “pop” here. I am surprised we didn’t get to see another version of this come out with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse line with him at the end credits. Unsure if these can still be found in stores but this is one Funko vinyl that if you have a Spider-Man collection it should be added to their web.

Credit: Funko

Marvel Legends has its fandom and is just as big as Funko so it’s no surprise that the Marvel Legends series is on here. With the recent Spider-Man 2099 comic, the Marvel Legends figure is a must have on for our Spider-Man 2099 collectibles list. He has great detail it is fully articulated so if you’re an out-of-the-box collector you can post them however you want. 

Staying in the world of Marvel Legends I have to throw in the second version of his costume that was recently added to the Marvel comics world. When Miguel O’Hara came back to the past Peter Parker helped him make a new suit and Marvel Legends solidified that suit from the recent run of Spider-Man 2099 with this figure. This light blue and red suit shows some elements of some futuristic tech and is a must-have to display next to the previous Marvel Legends Spider-Man 2099 figure. I would suggest either Marvel Legends figure for any Spider-Man fan or a fan of the 2099 series.

Finally, I have to throw out the big bad Sideshow Collectibles statue. This is a little pricier on the collectibles scale but for the amount of detail in the statue its worth every penny. This actual statue features Miguel O’Hara a.k.a. Spider-Man 2099 with a futuristic displayed. He stands on some sort of futuristic orb and the orb lights up. This massive statue would bring all eyes to it into any collectibles room. While the statue is currently sold out on Sideshow Collectibles you can’t find it throughout other avenues. I wish I bought one when I could have until the end of the collectibles hunt will continue until I own one or my collection.

Credit: Sideshow Collectibles

Credit: Sideshow Collectibles

These are the top five Spider-Man 2099 collectibles out on the market. This Spider-Man character is not popular by a lot but for the fans that are it is nice to know that we do you have something to collect besides comic books. I hope in the future we can start seeing more Spider-Man 2099 collectibles whether it’s new versions of Marvel Legends figures, Funko Pops or even some new statues. Stay tuned here at Bleeding Cool for more top five collectibles countdown featuring some of your favorite characters! 

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Tyler Roberts

Rick and Morty Get Season 4 Funko Pops Before Shows Premiere

Rick and Morty Season 4 is only days away from premiering. So the hype is finally upon us as we will finally be blessed with Season 4. To help celebrate Funko has announced new products from the upcoming season. Teleporting in first are two new Rick and Morty figures. The figures showcase Rick and Morty in space suits and they will also have metallic a variance that will be exclusive to Walmart. Following up the figures will be the cute and cuddly Rick teddy bear plush. So adorable little fella gets us pumped for season four just because of the shenanigans that will come out of this season. Now on to what you all want to know is the upcoming wave of Season 4 Rick and Morty Funko‘s. There is five common release Funko Pop’s coming in this wave one of which has a chase variant. Coming first is Rick Sanchez in some interesting character designs. We will be getting our Rick as a wasp and then Rick as a teddy bear and Teddy Rick will have a bloodied chase variant. Next, we will be getting a red version of the Meeseeks also known as Kirkland Meeseeks as well as a Death Crystal Morty. There were also be a Walmart exclusive Death Crystal Morty where he is floating too so be on the lookout for the second version of this Funko Pop there. It’s hard to dive into these characters as we have not seen the episodes of Season 4 but they do get us excited for all the miscellaneous adventures we are about to get into. Lastly, for the common releases, we will be getting a hologram Rick which leads us into two more exclusives that will all be Hologram Ricks. Each one seems to have a different sign or facial expression. There will be a glow in the dark version that is exclusive to Amazon and we will be getting another serious face Rick hologram exclusive to Hot Topic. These Funko figures give us the gift of the future and time will tell how these characters will be introduced to us in Rick and Morty Season 4.

These Rick and Morty Funko Pop’s have seemingly already started to hit retail stores today. Some of the other retailer exclusives will hit at a later date. The Teddy Rick Chase should be a 1:6 ratio so try your chances and add this Chase to your collection. They will all be priced at a normal cost which varies from retailer to retailer between $8.99 to $12.50. If you want to bypass the traffic pre-orders for these are already available and located here.

Rick and Morty Season 4 airs on November 10th on Adult Swim

“Let’s go. In and out. Twenty minutes adventure.”

Wubba lubba dub dub! Rick and Morty fans who miss out on this wave of all new characters from the latest season would certainly be in great emotional pain. Alleviate the pain get stellar with all new Space Suit Rick and Space Suit Morty action figures. Metallic versions of Space Suit Rick and Space Suit Morty action figures are also available exclusively at Walmart.

Teddy Rick is available as a Galactic Plushie.

Bring home Pop! Teddy Rick with a Chase, Pop! Death Crystal Morty, Pop! Kirkland Meeseeks, Pop! Hologram Rick Clone and Pop! Wasp Rick.

Pop! Hologram Rick is a glow in the dark Amazon exclusive. And Pop! Hologram Rick Protestor is a Hot Topic exclusive. Pop! Floating Death Crystal Morty is available as a Walmart exclusive.

Coming soon!

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Tyler Roberts

Star Wars Funko Pops Embrace the Dark Side in Newest Wave

It’s time to say goodbye to the Jedi and embrace the dark side and join in the Sith. With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker little over a month away the hype is getting real. This is a movie I am excited and honestly can’t wait to see you. Funko isn’t helping the high as they have released a new wave of upcoming a Star Wars Funko pops. This one seemingly in braces at the dark side completely. Starting off The newest wave is three sets of upcoming Star Wars Mystery Minis. There will be three retailers getting exclusive versions of these mystery minis. Walmart, GameStop, and Target will all have their exclusive characters each for you to collect. I do believe the ratio is 1/12 so it won’t be too hard to find the ones you want. The ones I would love to get would be the mysterious and Knights of Ren these little mysterious nights will help my complete transition to the dark side. Coming out of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is Supreme Leader Kylo Ren who is making his rounds in this wave. First up it looks like we will be getting lights and sound electronic Funko Pop of Kylo Ren. This would go great with the upcoming Darth Vader electronic Pop that has already been revealed from Funko. We will then be seeing Supreme Leader Kylo Ren with his very own at 10 inch Funko Pop that will be glow in the dark. Next, Kylo Ren will be joining Rey in an exclusive at Barnes and Noble two-pack. Staying in the trend of two-packs we will be getting the lovable droids a BB-8 and D-O in a pack that will be exclusive to Books-a-Million. Now moving back onto the dark side will be getting up for retailer exclusive Knights of Ren Funko Pops! Each one is designed after the retrospective Knight of Ren for the upcoming fil and would be perfect to display with Kylo Ren. There was a 5th Knight that has it been read least in the past Smugglers Bounty Funko subscription box from Amazon so be on the lookout for him to finish the set. But if you don’t want to complete all six of the Knights of Ren through retailer exclusives there will be a set of six silver chrome varaints. They look immortalized in the chrome versions almost as if they are statues and would still be badass for any Sith’s collection. Last but not least are my two favorite reveals in this wave. First, up will be getting the red eyes C-3PO Funko Pop that we have seen in the Star Wars convention and trailer. We will also be getting dark side Rey from that trailer as well. Whether these are teasers or maybe potential spoilers I can’t wait to see what happens. Out of this wave, I will be purchasing the Sith Rey and I hope we can see more companies give us this fallen Jedi Rey.

These dark side Funko Pops do not have a release date just yet they could be releasing it before the film or after the film. Excluding the retailer exclusive variants, the rest will be commons are already up and available for pre-orders and you can find them here. As for prices the commons and exclusives will vary between the $8.99 and $12.50. The 10-inch supreme leader Kylo Ren will be roughly $30 and the electronic one should be around $15-18 that is going off of the Iron Man Avengers light up to and adding a little extra for sound.

Join the dark side. We have cookies.

Coming Soon: Star Wars™: Rise of Skywalker—Pop! Star Wars™ and Mystery Minis
Celebrate the most stellar fandom of them all with your favorite Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker characters in Mystery Mini form. Target exclusive Mystery Minis include Knight of Ren™ (Arm Cannon), Knight of Ren (Heavy Blade), Rey™, Poe Dameron™, Finn™, Kylo Ren™, Lando Calrissian™, D-O™, General Pryde™, Sith Trooper™, Jannah™, and Knight of Ren (Club).

Walmart exclusive Mystery Minis include Knight of Ren (Sythe) Knight of Ren (Heavy Blade), Rey, Poe Dameron, Finn, Sith Jet Trooper, Lando Calrissian™, Zorii Bliss™, General Pryde, hooded Kylo Ren, First Order Jet Trooper, and Knight of Ren (Blaster Rifle).

 

Gamestop exclusive Mystery Minis include Knight of Ren (Scythe), Knight of Ren (Cannon), Rey, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren, Sith Jet Trooper, Lando Calrissian, Zorii Bliss, D-O, Knight of Ren (Axe), Mon Calamari™, and Rose.

Bring home an electronic Pop! Kylo Ren, hematite chrome Pop! Knight of Ren (blaster), hematite chrome Pop! Knight of Ren (club), hematite chrome Pop! Knight of Ren (scythe), hematite chrome Pop! Knight of Ren (cannon), hematite chrome Pop! Knight of Ren (blade) and hematite chrome Pop! Knight of Ren (axe), a 10” glow in the dark Pop! Kylo Ren, Pop! Dark Rey, a metallic Pop! C-3PO™ with red eyes.

A Pop! Knight of Ren (Club) is available exclusively at Hot Topic. Pop! Knight of Ren (Cannon) is available exclusively at Walmart. Pop! Knight of Ren (Blade) is available exclusively at FYE, Pop! Knight of Ren (Blaster) is available exclusively at GameStop, a two-pack Pop! D-O and BB-8 is available exclusively at Books-A-Million and a Pop! two-pack Kylo Ren and Rey is available exclusively at Barnes and Noble.

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Tyler Roberts

The Daily LITG, 4th November 2019, Remember, Remember, Oh Wait, No, One Day Early…

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.

The 10 most-read stories yesterday

1. “Terminator: Dark Fate”: Fantasy Writer Joe Abercrombie Contributed a Major Element to the Movie
2. Jessica Fletcher From Murder She Wrote Meets Bluto in Animal House in New Funko Pop Figures
3. The X-Men Take on a Sentinel in New Iron Studios Statue
4. New Star Wars Figures Announced by Hasbro at Italian Convention
5. Opinion: Pioneer Bans Will Be Fierce – “Magic: The Gathering”
6. Why Domino Refuses to Take a Blood Test in X-Force #1 [Preview]
7. When Guillem March’s Catwoman Was Just Too Naked For DC Comics
8. Reed Richards Seeks Scientific Proof He’s Not a Cuck in Fantastic Four #16 [Preview]
9. Opinion: Why We Should Support “Magic: The Gathering”
10. Get Your Final League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest, Signed by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill

One year ago…

1. Alleged Kentucky Kroger Shooter Complained About Racebending Superheroes
2. How Tom King and Andy Kubert’s Superman Pushes Walmart’s Buttons
3. Wanna Know Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 5 Favorite Musicals?
4. Marvel Comics Announces Old Man Quill at Lucca
5. Mark Waid Legal Response to Richard Meyer’s Defamation and Tortious Interference Lawsuit
6. Milo Manara and PornHub Debut Sex Card Game This Weekend at Lucca

Happening today…

• Brian Schirmer signing Fairlady Vol. 1, Forbidden Planet Megastore, London, 1-2pm.
• Dia De Los Muertos Life Drawing Session. Art Model Collective’s partnership with the Cartoon Museum continues with a session inspired by the Day Of The Dead. Entry includes admission to the museum and free art materials courtesy of GreatArt. Tickets: £20 (concs for students and unemployed available). Cartoon Museum. Wells St, London. 1-4pm.
• Writing Comics and Original Graphic Novels with Simon Jowett. In the first session, participants ask, “Why Write Comics?”, delving into challenges and opportunities of writing for a medium that is both visual and literary. Clean Prose, 2 Charlotte Road, London. £180.
• Men’s Mental Health Comic Group, Mind Matters Project, Volunteering Matters (Gwent),, Commercial Street, Pontypool

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Rich Johnston

Opinion: Why We Should Support “Magic: The Gathering”

Yesterday, an article was posted on Bleeding Cool‘s “Comics” hub about how Magic: The Gathering is becoming an institution that isn’t supporting its player base. In this article, I intend to rebuke this as well as I can, because I feel strongly that Wizards of the Coast is doing their sincere best in accommodating their players.

Source: Wizards of the Coast

On Magic‘s R&D

So, the first thing that Ken Stewart, who is affiliated with Rodman’s Comics through Gamers’ Palace Comics and Games, notes is that Wizards of the Coast’s Magic R&D team has been deliberately pushing certain cards of a higher rarity in order to sell cards. My first response is that Wizards of the Coast is a subsidiary of Hasbro, which is a big-name toy and game company, if not the biggest name today; of course they’re going to want to sell their products! So Oko, Thief of Crowns is pushed to mass-usage in major tournament scenes and is a $50+ card in financial terms. That’s not going to remain a problem when they ban it in the formats where it proves a problem. Look at Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis, and its impact on Modern. It had an impact and now it’s banned. Wrenn and Six isn’t banned yet because it’s easy enough to kill it with an early-game burn spell in Legacy and Modern. Oko is a likely candidate for a Standard ban given some more time to prove how ridiculous the card is.

Source: Wizards.com

Of these examples that you originally gave, Hogaak has been dealt with, W6 doesn’t necessarily need to be dealt with, and Oko is probably on its way out come November 18th. The counterbalance to poor quality of cards is a healthy ban list. This game has seen instances where cards needed to be banned often and en masse in the past. Look at Mirrodin Standard season. Artifact lands, Disciple of the Vault, and Skullclamp were all banned from Standard. That is seven cards banned in not even just a single Standard season, but in a single block of sets! Comparatively, the current Standard season is child’s play. Modern is clearly also being slowly phased out in favor of Pioneer (despite what Wizards is saying), but that’s meant to breathe life into the game, and it looks like it’s working.

On Ken’s WPN Status

On to the next complaint: Ken Stewart losing his status as a Wizards Play Network affiliate. On the surface (as I can’t speak as a store owner so can’t go further down), this feels like a gripe that is his own problem. He claims that while the WPN status is linked to stores with an emphasis on tabletop gaming, Wizards of the Coast, with its “[PC] games, books, [licensed] intellectual property for tv shows, toy lines, and movies and many other random things”, tabletop gaming is not 75% of its priority.

I’m sorry,  what?

Firstly, elaborate on those “many other random things”. How many of those things are completely unrelated to Magic: The Gathering or Dungeons & Dragons? Remember Dungeons & Dragons? I certainly do. It’s Wizards of the Coast’s other big seller and, more relevantly, is a tabletop game that is still very much supported by the company.

Anyway, your main concern was with Magic, and still, you’re in the wrong because without the cards printed for tabletop, we wouldn’t have the Magic: The Gathering: Arena game, the books associated with the storyline of the game, any of the toys by Funko or thereabouts (including Arena of the Planeswalkers, a tabletop boardgame spin-off), the movie (which is still in development hell), or the Netflix show. And if you think for a moment that Wizards of the Coast won’t be pressured by Hasbro to provide tabletop card game material as tie-ins for the Netflix series, you’d be sorely mistaken.

Anyway, back to your lost WPN status. You are sore about this because they rejected your reapplication on the grounds that your bathroom “shows signs of rust”, and you defend this by saying the building is over a century old. I’m no expert on infrastructure, but so was my childhood home. I lived in Rockaway Park, in New York, which is a suburban part of the state close to the water and was devastated by Hurricane Sandy back in 2012. And you know what my family did when the basement showed signs of rusting and mold? We fixed it. It took a fair amount of contracting, but we took the initiative to fix that basement. And we didn’t even have a huge influx of people visiting it every day, so there wasn’t a huge incentive to do so. But please, do gripe about how you want to keep your bathroom rusty. I’m sure your players enjoy using it.

On a similar note, I’ll tell you about a store that I saw lose its WPN status. Perhaps you have heard of it; it was called A Store Of Fire And Dice, and its WPN status was revoked for reasons of a highly-controversial nature. ASOFAD lost its status because they had defaced the poster that was given to them by WPN about store etiquette, and also flew the flag of “Kekistan”, an alt-right troll-created fake country, in open sight.

This isn’t okay. At all. Source: Reddit

This store is still functioning and is based in Long Island, New York. Before I moved upstate, I frequented the store. It was only once I moved that I learned about the revoked status. The owner, Jesse DeMarco, is still spouting alt-right philosophies and throwing shade towards Wizards of the Coast on his Twitter and Facebook pages. A lot of people across the Magic community see the place as a blemish and him as a madman. As someone who identifies as agender and is therefore in a demographic that is marginalized by the alt-right (among many others), I don’t believe they’re wrong. Wizards of the Coast cares about the players in all demographics. Have you noticed the initiatives they’ve taken to support marginalized groups? They’re definitely there.

I also know of a few really good WPN-affiliated stores, such as Alterniverse in Hyde Park, New York, which despite downsizing to a major degree and moving to a more rural area than previous locations, is still being supported by the Wizards Play Network. I don’t know about rural stores being the problem. Anthony Just, the owner, even happens to sell comics as a primary focus, so I don’t know about the comic focus being the problem either.

A comic book signing at Alterniverse. Source: Facebook

So yeah, if there’s one thing I can agree with Ken on it’s that we should voice our opinions to the Wizards Play Network, however we see fit. But honestly, they close places for good reasons. If he wants to complain about Magic when it’s specifically the WPN that’s letting him down, he has every right to do so, but in doing so he’s wrong to misguide his frustrations.

Ken: Do you really want to be another Jesse DeMarco just because your bathroom isn’t up to snuff? Or would you rather be an Anthony Just, and make it despite the odds? Maybe your piece is enough to let Wizards see that you’re trying. But really, you should do more than complain, because actions speak far louder than words.

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Joshua Nelson

Jessica Fletcher From Murder She Wrote Meets Bluto in Animal House in New Funko Pop Figures

We have a new list of to-be-revealed Funko Pop figures coming down the pipe… for all manner of fanbases. Look for visuals to drop soon. Any here that take your fancy in a conceptual fashion?

• Schitt’s Creek: Moira, Johnny, David, Alexis
• Murder She Wrote: Jessica with trenchcoat, Jessica with trenchcoat/flashlight,
• Magnum PI; Thomas Magnum
• Fantasy Island: Tattoo, Mr Roarke,
• Cobra: Johnny Lawrence, Cobra: Daniel Larusso
• Star Wars: Han In Carbonite
• Pop Rocks: Weezer: River Cuomo, Slayer: Tom Araya, Slayer: Kerry King, Slayer: Jeff Hanneman,  Shania Twain, James Brown
• Smokey & The Bandit: Trans Am, Bandit,
• Romy & Michele: Romy, Michele
• Hobbs & Shaw: Hobbs, Shaw, Hattie, Brixton with Orange Eyes,
• Fight Club: Tyler Durden with buddy,
• Big Daddy: Scuba Sam
• Animal House: Bluto, Bluto In Toga, Toga Bluto Keychain,
• American Psychopath: Patrick Bateman,
• Lucky Leprechaun Keychain, Capn Crunch Keychain, Trix Rabbit Keychain
• Ninja
• Harry Potter: Voldemort with Nagini 10 inch, Dumbledore with Fawkes 10 inch, Harry 18 inch,
• Archie Comics: Veronica, Betty, Jughead, Archie
• Yu Gi Oh: Yugi Mutou, Red Eyes Black Dragon, Maximillion Pegasus, Joey Wheeler, Exodia,
• Monster Hunter: Ratha, Frostfang, Avinia.
• Animation: Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha Vs Sesshomaru, Brillo,
• Buddy Monster Hunter: Lute with Navirou,
• Banyana: Rainbow Banyana Plush, Pirate Banyana Plush, Pink Banyana Plush, Flower Banyana Plush, Emo Banyana Plush.

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Rich Johnston

BLIZZCON® 2019 BRINGS RANGE OF NEW CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND FAN EXPERIENCES FOR BLIZZARD COMMUNITY

Blizzard Entertainment’s epic community celebration returns November 1–2 in Anaheim

 

The Darkmoon Faire, BlizzCon Store, and Publishers Row all return, with event collectibles, gear, trade opportunities and autograph sessions throughout the show

 

New highlights include first previews of the brand-new Small World – World of Warcraft^® board game and new Blizzard franchise novels

 

Blizzard fans from around the world will once again take over Anaheim, CA for BlizzCon^® 2019, which runs November 1–2 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Attendees will have access to a multitude of exclusive event activities over the weekend, including first looks of new, upcoming consumer products; BlizzCon-featured collectibles and trading; autograph signings; and BlizzCon Store all-access gear sales, including products from Overwatch®, World of Warcraft®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and more.

 

The popular Darkmoon Faire will also return to BlizzCon 2019 with an immersive, one-of-a-kind experience allowing attendees to collect and trade exclusive BlizzCon items with fellow players. Attendees can also check out the returning Publishers Row and the BlizzCon Store for autograph opportunities and merchandise featuring their favorite games, worlds, and characters. And for the first time at BlizzCon 2019, players will get a sneak peek of Asmodee’s newly announced Small World – World of Warcraft board game, as well as previews of Scholastic’s upcoming novels for World of Warcraft and Overwatch.

 

BLIZZCON EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLES, TRADING AND GEAR SALES

 

Darkmoon Faire (Collector’s Guide)

The popular and interactive Darkmoon Faire returns to BlizzCon 2019. This dedicated area located in North Hall Level 2 hosts activity-based retail experiences where fans can collect and trade unique pins, badges, vinyl figures, capsule toys, and other collectibles—including a variety of items celebrating the World of Warcraft 15^th anniversary.

 

The Darkmoon Faire area will be open November 1–2 with activities at the Darkmoon Faire & Badge Trading Booth, Wonderworks Pop-Up Shop (featuring D.E.H.T.A. plush toys), Capsule Toy Depot, and other exciting booths.

 

Timewalkers’ Treasure Chests (with World of Warcraft 15^th Anniversary Gold Patina Sylvanas Funko POP! exclusive figures) are also available for collectors at the show, while the March of the Murlocs starts on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. in the entrance of Hall D. Attendees can purchase the all-new 2019 murloc kigurumis at the BlizzCon Store.

 

BlizzCon Store (All-Access Gear Sale)

 

The BlizzCon 2019 All-Access Gear Sale is now live and open to all Blizzard players attending the show, as well those participating from home. For those attending BlizzCon in person, Blink shopping is now available, which allows customers to shop online or through the mobile app and pick up their purchases at the convention starting Thursday, October 31 at the BlizzCon Store located in North Hall Level 1.

For Blizzard community members watching the festivities online or wanting loot shipped straight to their doorstep, BlizzCon 2019 merchandise is available now at the Blizzard Gear Store. Please note that the BlizzCon All-Access sale is only available on the US version of the Gear Store.

 

FIRST LOOKS OF NEW CONSUMER PRODUCTS

 

Small World – World of Warcraft Board Game (Asmodee)

 

Blizzard has teamed up with Asmodee, one of the leading international board game publishers worldwide, and continues the BlizzCon tradition of first-looks with the fan preview of assets from the upcoming Small World – World of Warcraft board game. Small World – World of Warcraft extends the iconic game experience onto the tabletop where players vie for conquest and control of Azeroth and its world filled with orcs, elves, and more.

 

Small World – World of Warcraft will be available in Spring 2020. First assets from the board game will be on display BlizzCon.

 

World of Warcraft: Traveler – The Shining Blade Novel (Scholastic)

 

BlizzCon 2019 will also give followers of the popular World of Warcraft: Traveler trilogy a treat with a sneak peek of its final installment, The Shining Blade, from Scholastic. Penned by bestselling author Madeleine Roux and featuring stunning artwork, the epic conclusion to the Traveler series sees Aramar Thorne and Makasa Flintwill continue their journey across Azeroth to seek out shards of the legendary Diamond Blade and reveal its truth – all while taking on dangerous mercenaries and sorcerers such as Malus and the Hidden.

The Shining Blade, the epic conclusion to the World of Warcraft: Traveler trilogy, releases December 26, 2019 and is available now for preorder at retailers nationwide and online.

 

Overwatch – The Hero of Numbani Novel (Scholastic)

 

BlizzCon 2019 attendees will get a special first look at upcoming novel The Hero of Numbani from Scholastic. This epic adventure, from the minds of the Overwatch game team and critically acclaimed author Nicky Drayden, centers on hero Efi Oladele and the futuristic African city of Numbani, where humans live in harmony with humanoid robots known as omnics. When the terrorist Doomfist aims to shatter that unity, Efi rises to the occasion and builds Orisa, a true guardian for Numbani, in an effort to stop Doomfist’s forces before it is too late!

 

The Hero of Numbani novel is available now for preorder at Amazon and releases on May 5, 2020 at retailers nationwide.

 

AUTOGRAPH OPPORTUNITIES

 

Publishers Row

 

Publishers Row returns at BlizzCon 2019, featuring novel and art book autograph sessions with fan-favorite authors, writers, artists, and more. Highlighted guests will include New York Times bestselling author and member of Blizzard’s story and franchise development team Christie Golden (World of Warcraft novels); author Chelsea Monroe-Cassel (Overwatch: The Official Cookbook); fantasy artist/illustrators Gerald Brom and Blizzard’s own Samwise Didier (The Art of Diablo); Blizzard story/cinematic writers Robert Brooks, Matt Burns, and Andrew Robinson; and many other Blizzard creators and talent.

 

Autograph sessions will be held throughout BlizzCon at Publishers Row in the Darkmoon Faire in North Hall Level 2. Daily schedules for signings will be posted on site.

 

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About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone, Overwatch®, the Warcraft, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes twenty-two #1 games* and numerous Game of the Year awards. The company’s online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net®, is one of the largest online-gaming services in the world, with millions of active players.

 

*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and reports from key distributors.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:

Information in this media that involves Blizzard Entertainment’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about BlizzCon 2019, are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

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Daniel Pickett