Coming Soon Funko: Pop! Royals!

Pop! Royals

Funko is honored to introduce our new Pop! Royals figures coming to stores this winter.

This new series spotlights some of the most well-known and beloved members of the British Royals.
Our introductory figures feature the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II (featured with one of her beloved corgis), Charles the Prince of Wales, his sons Prince Harry and Prince William, and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

Diana, Princess of Wales, will also be available as a chase piece, featured in a spectacular red gown. This figure will be available as a 1 in 6 variant.

Add Pop! Royals to your collection this winter!

These products are our fun characterisation of the icons they represent, but they have not been endorsed or approved by any member of the Royal Family.
They do not have any connection with and are not of a type supplied to any member of the Royal Family.

Coming in February!

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Daniel Pickett

Toy Review: Funko Mystery Mini Retro Games

I’m a complete sucker for blind boxes — especially when they’re on clearance at my grocery store and are retro gaming-themed. While I tend to dabble more on the pinball side of things, I do genuinely love retro video games and arcade cabinets. The packaging for this Funko Mystery Mini blind box is awesome — it looks like an old arcade cab, specifically Dig Dug from Namco.

Honestly, Funko did an exceptional job with the packaging. I didn’t want to open it just because it looks so cool, but I needed to know what toy was inside. You could get any of the 12 on the back, and I was slightly hoping for Pac-Man.

So, naturally, I got Dig Dug out of the Dig Dug blind box. I didn’t buy any of the others, so I have no idea if the Pac-Man box comes with Pac-Man. But this was largely anti-climactic. That being said, the toy is stupidly cute. Look at how determined he is to dig. The design is simple and executed well, and it even stands nicely on his own. For $2, I can’t really complain. He makes an excellent addition to my toy shelf. If you find these out in the wild, they are worth buying. I may just go back and get the rest of the set today!

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Lauren Sisselman

Funko Pop Versions of the Royal Family Coming in February

Funko is releasing the Royal Family in Pop form. The figures will be available in February, before the big Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle in May.

Funko is honored to introduce our new Pop! Royals
figures coming to stores this winter.

This new series spotlights some of the most well-known
and beloved members of the British Royals.
Our introductory figures feature the late Diana, Princess of Wales,
Queen Elizabeth II (featured with one of her beloved corgis),
Charles the Prince of Wales, his sons Prince Harry and Prince William,
and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

Diana, Princess of Wales, will also be available as a chase piece,
featured in a spectacular red gown. This figure will be available as a 1 in 6 variant.

Add Pop! Royals to your collection this winter!

These products are our fun characterisation of the icons they represent,
but they have not been endorsed or approved by any member of the Royal Family.
They do not have any connection with and are not of a type supplied
to any member of the Royal Family.

I have to say, walking into a store and asking if they have the Chase Diana Princess of Wales Pop is going to be hilariously awkward for some people. They nailed the looks of their real-life counterparts, though. Prince William especially looks great as a Funko Pop. The Kate Middleton one will sell like crazy. I only wonder why they didn’t produce a Meghan Markle — they would sell a ton of those in the spring. Maybe there will be a wedding set! I desperately want to see pictures of the Queen holding her own Funko Pop.

These are an interesting choice of Pop — kind of like when they did the election ones here in the US last year. Those were pretty popular, so maybe these will be, too.

You can preorder them right here.

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Jeremy Konrad

King Features Secures New Archie Licensees

Archie, Betty, Veronica and other characters from the popular franchise inspire new products from Spencer’s, Funko, Torrid and more.

NORTH AMERICA–King Features has secured a slate of licensing deals for the classic Archie Comics brand across categories including apparel, accessories, novelties and more.

First, Spencer’s Gifts has signed on to create a robust product assortment that includes apparel, accessories, glassware, costumes and novelty items. The new items will be available in the U.S. and Canada in early 2018. In addition, Spirit Halloween, which is part of Spencer’s Gifts, will be showcasing new Archie Comics costumes next year.

Plus-size retailer Torrid.com is also on board to create a fashion collection inspired by the brand’s classic characters Betty and Veronica. The line will feature dresses, tops, sweaters and more, and will be available in summer 2018.

Meanwhile, Ripple Junction will feature Archie, Betty, and Veronica on a variety of apparel and novelty items. Highlights from the range include fashion tops, fleece tops, jackets, cellphone accessories, enamel pins, and hats. The collection will be available in mass market stores, mid-tier stores, department stores, specialty stores, catalogs and e-commerce websites in the U.S. and Canada.

Funko has signed on for a collection of Pop! vinyl figures, classic figures, plush, apparel, bags and accessories. The licensee will also produce a digital collection of figures, trading cards, emojis and stickers, which will launch at Comic-Con International 2018.

 

For more information check out the story at Licensed Global.

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Daniel Pickett

Coming Soon From Funko: Bright Pop!

Pop! Movies: Bright

The Netflix Original film Bright is the latest to join Pop!

This series features characters from the urban fantasy crime film, including partners Daryl Ward and Nick Jakoby, and the young elf Tikka featured with wand.


Look for Leilah – a witch seeking control of the wand.
Only at Target!

Don’t forget to watch Bright streaming December 22, 2017 only on Netflix!
Pop! arriving in stores February.

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Daniel Pickett

Kylo Ren Gets a Special Holographic Funko Pop at Target

Kylo Ren invades theaters this weekend, but Target stores and Funko fans will welcome a special Pop version of him on January 5th. Only available online, a special holographic version of Kylo Ren packaged with a Pop t-shirt will be up for purchase. This is the first of eight weeks in a row that a new Target exclusive Pop will be available for purchase.

The moment millions of Star Wars fans have been waiting for is almost here: Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters this weekend. And we’re celebrating with some out-of-this-world gear plus special Weekend Deals. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Here’s something cool to look forward to in the New Year: “Funko Fridays.” Starting Friday, Jan. 5 and every Friday for eight weeks, we’ll reveal a new, limited-edition Funko figure—only at Target. And the first will have Star Wars fans rejoicing!

Let’s just say that you never know which fun pop-culture icons will make their appearance as Funko figures (you’ll have to stay tuned to A Bullseye View each week for the big reveal). But waiting is hard—and there’s so much Star Wars excitement in the air—that we just have to reveal the first feature a bit early…

Starting Jan. 5, you can nab a Target-exclusive Funko Pop! holographic Kylo Ren figure, including a special-edition t-shirt. But act fast—it’ll only be available on Target.com, while supplies last.

These holographic Star Wars Pops are pretty cool. I have a few of them, and some of them have gone on to be very expensive on the aftermarket due to their popularity. Do an eBay search for “Holographic Darth Maul” sometime. Since all of them have been exclusives as well, making them even more desirable.

The Target exclusive Holographic Kylo Ren Funko Pop and Pop shirt combo is available on January 5th.

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Jeremy Konrad

There is a Documentary on the Way About the History of Funko

Making Fun: The Story of Funko is a new documentary about the history of the company that in the last few years has become one of the most popular toy brands in the world. We were shown some footage from the film at Funko Fundays at SDCC this past July, and now we have a trailer for the film. Watch it below:

From a small garage in Redmond, Washington to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko’s story is one that is centered around the fans and the global community that arose from their unique passion – a story that spans twenty years, full of joy, ambition, adversity, and… well… toys.

The Eddie Grace film crew spent two years traveling to dozens of locations around the globe, from Vietnam to NYC, Philippines to Everett, Washington, to meet and document the unique and diverse individuals who have shaped the story of Funko.

Come for the toys, stay for the people!

No date yet as to when this will release or where you can watch it.

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Jeremy Konrad

The Weekly Static S01E18: Hogan, Hardwick, and Co-Opting Holidays

Sing it for the boys, sing it for the girls! Every time that you lose it sing it for the world! Sing it from the heart, sing it till you’re nuts! Sing it out for the ones that’ll hate…The Weekly Static!

Now that we’ve gotten our “dos cucharadas” of My Chemical Romance goodness out of the way… I was wondering that maybe if you weren’t doing anything Saturday night, we might:

The Weekly Static is my righteously desperate-yet-endearing attempt at finding the lighter side of and an interesting perspective on the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets.

Our goal? Pretty simple:

● Offer a blunt, honest perspective on a handful of random TV news posts from the past week that also highlights your relentless team of news-thirsty Bleeding Cool writers and the quality work they do.

● Spotlight a news item we missed, but we’re pretty damn sure you’ll find it interesting.

● Feed my insatiable ego with humble offerings of praise, adulation, social media shares, pizza, Superman Funkos, a plethora of Eisner Awards, at least one write-in vote in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (and I wish I was joking about that one) and a chance to yell, “Live ! From New York! It’s Saturday Night!” from NBC’s Studio 8H.

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DC in DC: MLK Weekend Filled with DC Superheroes and Premieres

Warner Bros’ Machinima Launches Three New Series for Facebook Watch

“Machinima, a provider of digital entertainment for gamers, announced three new series for Facebook Watch: gamer dating show Co-Op Connection, sketch comedy show Dank/Fire and comic-book-focused talk show Action Figures Comics.

Facebook has been working to secure professional, episodic video content to its Watch feature, which it launched in August. The social network’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged to spend $1 billion on original content over the first year…”

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Ray Flook

#Funko Announces One-Day Star Wars Shop Sale – 15% off of #StarWars Products!

To celebrate the opening day of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Funko is offering 15% off Star Wars purchases with code LASTJEDI!

That’s right! For one day only, honoring the opening day of the release of the new Star Wars movie, Funko is celebrating by offering 15% off any Star Wars shop purchase!

Now’s the perfect time to visit the newFunko’s Star Wars Shop and pick up something nice for the Jedi in your life; and don’t forget about the exclusive Smuggler’s Bounty subscription box The Last Jedi!

Act Fast! This promotion expires Friday, December 15th @ 11;59PM EST

DEAL: 15% OFF STAR WARS

CODE: LASTJEDI

VALID THRU: 12/15/17

Click here to get this deal! – 15% off Star Wars Shop Purchases

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Daniel Pickett

Coming Soon From Funko: Minecraft Pop!

Pop! Games: Minecraft

Funko is excited to announce the blocky video game Minecraft is coming to Pop!

Minecraft is all about building and exploring. The series of Pop! features characters Steve and Alex, an adorable Ocelot, and watch out – enemies Skeleton and Creeper.

Collect them all this Winter!

Check out these exclusives!
A glow version of Creeper can be found at FYE.

Look for Charged Creeper, Only at GameStop.

At Walmart find a Steve in Gold Armor and Alex in Enchanted Armor.

Skeleton with Fire, available at Target.

Steve with Enchant Armor and crossbow at Toys“R”Us.

Alex in Diamond Armor can be found at Best Buy.

Coming in February!

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Daniel Pickett