Q&A Sessions With Chris Hemsworth, Bruce Campbell, Evening Parties, Meet-And-Greets, Screenings, Costume Contests Highlight Programming At Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con WWE® Superstar Sheamus®, Julie Benz, Stan Lee, William Shatner, Other Celebrity Q&A’s, Comics Creator Sessions, ‘The 100’ TV Show Screening, Film Festival, Historical Discussions, ‘Kids Day’ Among Full Three Days Of Panels And Events SACRAMENTO, Calif., February 25, 2014 – Question-and-answer sessions with top celebrities like Chris Hemsworth, Bruce Campbell, WWE® Superstar Sheamus®, Julie Benz and Stan Lee, meet-and-greets, adult and kids costume contests, a screening of the new CW series “The 100,” historical discussions on comics and video games, a
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Phil is the Owner/Editor-In-Chief/Chief Reviewer of ASM. He is a long time Transformers fan, having been involved in the online fandom since the early 90's. He resides with his wife in Wisconsin, but no, he doesn't like to eat much cheese.
Fillion, Shatner, Campbell, Glau Headline Celebrities At Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, April 4-6
Nathan Fillion, William Shatner, Bruce Campbell, Summer Glau Headline Celebrity Guests At Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, April 4-6 Adam West, Burt Ward, Ralph Macchio, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Sean Astin, Michael Rosenbaum, Eliza Dushku, Top Comics Creators Also Among Stars At Pop Culture Festival At America’s Center ST. LOUIS, February 19, 2014 – Nathan Fillion (“Castle,” “Firefly”), William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “T.J. Hooker”), Bruce Campbell (“Burn Notice,” Evil Dead) and Summer Glau (“Firefly,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) are among the popular celebrities scheduled to attend Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, April 4-6 at America’s Center. The standout lineup will also include Daryl “DMC” McDaniels (“Run-D.M.C.”), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings, Rudy), Adam West (“Batman,”
Continue reading“Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “Legend of Korra” Products Coming from Dark Horse Deluxe
DARK HORSE DELUXE TO PRODUCE MERCHANDISE BASED ON THE HIT NICKELODEON TELEVISION SERIES, “AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER” AND “THE LEGEND OF KORRA!” NEW YORK-Feb. 19, 2014–Dark Horse Comics and Nickelodeon are expanding their incredibly successful publishing partnership to include a wide range of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “The Legend of Korra” collectable items. These brand-new products ranging from figures to plush will debut at International Toy Fair in New York February 2014, and will be released in May. This new program extends the success of the certified best-selling Dark Horse art books and graphic novels, based on the work of series
Continue readingCCP & Dark Horse Release Eve: True Stories Free Digitally
Issue #1 of CCP Game’s Anticipated EVE: True Stories Graphic Novel Available Now for Free Download via Dark Horse Digital CCP Games, the world’s leading independent developer of massively multiplayer games and creators of EVE Online, along with Dark Horse, are pleased to announce that the first issue of EVE: True Stories, “Thieves Among Us,” is now available as a free download from Dark Horse Digital or via the Dark Horse Android and iOS apps. Issue #1 of the EVE: True Stories graphic novel dramatizes the opening throes of one of the greatest gaming stories of the last decade – the
Continue readingToy Fair 2014 – Hasbro’s Transformers – Video Demos
Hasbro’s Transformers – Video Demos At the Hasbro Preview Party, Matthew Greenbaum of ASM was able to get some video demos of Bumblebee and Grimlock transforming, and in the latter, get sound effects as well. Take a look below, and be sure to see our Transformers show room pictures as well as press images! [youtube id=”-J0RUOFUw9A” mode=”normal” align=”center”] [youtube id=”IFJUgvIyTJs” mode=”normal” align=”center”]
Continue readingToy Fair 2014 Coverage Begins!
TOY FAIR 2014 IS HAPPENING NOW! Go to http://toyfair14.asmzine.com now! Keep following @ASMzine on Twitter for the latest!
Continue readingFunko Officially Announces The Legacy Collection: Game of Thrones
Hot on the heels of the news of Wave 2 of Dark Horses’ Game of Thrones line, Funko has officially announced “The Legacy Collection: Game of Thrones.” Pictures of the toys leaked earlier this week, and PoeGhostal.com has relayed the news that you can buy these now on BN.com. In the same scale/vein as Hasbro’s: Star Wars: The Black Series and Marvel Legends, these are articulated 6-inch scale figures featuring 6 iconic characters from the popular HBO show. These will be on display at Toy Fair and available at Barnes and Noble stores for the first month to celebrate the
Continue readingDark Horse Announces Next Wave of Game of Thrones Figures
We here at ASM love “Game of Thrones”. Each episode has been watched at least two times during the initial airing and multiple times in reruns or on Blu Ray. So, we’ve been watching Dark Horse’s new figure line with great interest. The initial offerings have looked great, and now Dark Horse has announced new figures due in July. These five figures include Cersei Baratheon, Arya Stark, Robb Stark, Jaime Lannister, and the White Walker, and we will see more at Toy Fair New York 2014. See pictures below and read the full press release after the break.
Continue readingHasbro Unveils TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION First Edition Optimus Prime Figure
Did you watch the Transformers: Age of Extinction commercial during the Bowl that was Super tonight? Well, get the first action figure from the movie now! Read on for the details! The First Figure Based On Upcoming Movie Available on Amazon Immediately Following Big Game Trailer PAWTUCKET, R.I. – February 2, 2014 – In celebration of the TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Big Game trailer, Hasbro and Amazon have teamed up to offer the first official merchandise inspired by the movie. The “TRANSFORMERS Headquarters Shop” is now live on Amazon.com in the U.S. featuring the first action figure available for purchase from Hasbro’s new TRANSFORMERS:
Continue readingDark Horse Announces “The Sakai Project”
Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of Usagi Yojimbo! JANUARY 31, MILWAUKIE, OR—The most amazing artists in the world have come together to celebrate thirty years of Stan Sakai’s marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo, in a new oversized hardcover benefit book: The Sakai Project: Artists Celebrate Thirty Years of “Usagi Yojimbo”! “It has been an absolute pleasure publishing Stan’s work over the years, and recently collaborating with him directly on 47 Ronin,” said Dark Horse’s president and founder, Mike Richardson. “With the thirtieth anniversary of his most beloved creation, Usagi, and in a time of need for Stan and his family, we are honored to publish
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