#NYCC – Hasbro’s Star Wars Reveals

Tonight, Hasbro held a pre-NYCC cocktail party called “Twas the Night Before…”  This party gave media sites the chance to preview new product as well as mingle with fellow fans.  Here’s what Hasbro debuted for Star Wars: BLACK SERIES – 6-Inch Tonight’s reveal was all about Episode III, with the debut of Anakin Skywalker. STAR WARS® BLACK SERIES 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES (Approximate retail price: $19.99; Ages: 4 & up; Available: Spring 2014) In 2013, Hasbro took collectible STAR WARS action figures to the next level with the introduction of the six-inch BLACK SERIES action figure line! This exceptional collection of

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#NYCC – Hasbro’s Transformers Reveals

Tonight, Hasbro held a pre-NYCC cocktail party called “Twas the Night Before…”  This party gave media sites the chance to preview new product as well as mingle with fellow fans.  Here’s what Hasbro debuted for Transformers. TRANSFORMERS Next summer, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction will be released to theaters, and tonight Hasbro showed off the first toy from that movie: Leader Class Optimus Prime: TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS OPTIMUS PRIME Leader Scale Figure (Ages: 4 & up /Approx. Retail Price: $44.99/Available: May 2014) The Leader Scale OPTIMUS PRIME figure from Hasbro is part of the TRANSFORMERS brand’s popular GENERATIONS action figure line and is inspired

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#NYCC: Dark Horse Releases “Mandala” Digitally

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES STUART MOORE AND BRUCE ZICK’S MANDALA  Read the first chapter of an all-new original graphic novel on Digital.DarkHorse.com today! NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 9—New York Comic Con is still a full day away from opening its doors to the public, but we’re keeping the announcements coming! Today, Dark Horse premieresMandala, an upcoming OGN written by Stuart Moore (Web of Spider-Man, Conan: The Mask of Acheron), with art by Bruce Zick (Thor)! The earth—here and now. Humankind is secretly enslaved by a global mind-control cage called the GRID. Mike Morningstar and his spiritual spec-ops unit, known as “The Thirteen,” must alter time and take down

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Guided View Native New Debuts On ComiXology

  NEW YORK COMIC CON 2013: Comixology Kicks Off New York Comic Con With New Guided View Native Titles For The Ultimate Digital Comics Reading Experience World’s leading digital comics platform celebrates 200 million-download milestone with exclusive new Guided View-authored content, Android Holo app update, collections debut from DC Entertainment, new publisher relationships and an amazing ‘The Walking Dead’ sale Giveaways, signings and other fan fun galore at the comiXology Javits Center booth October 9th, 2013 – New York, NY. – ComiXology – the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web – kicks off New York Comic Con 2013

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Mezco Reveals Limited Edition Test Shot Axe Cop For NYCC

New York – He’s a cop…with an axe…he’s AXE COP! Mezco’s 1st series of Axe Cop action figures doesn’t hit stores until 2014, but you can get a special Axe Cop early, only at New York Comic Con and MezcoToyz.com http://www.mezcotoyz.com/limited-edition-test-shot-axe-cop This is the first time a test shot has ever been released from the Mezco Axe Cop line of figures. This 4inch scale Axe Cop figure is a limited edition of 500. He is comes packaged in a poly bag with an information card. As a test shot, he is unpainted and presented in his glorious raw plastic form. Axe

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ComiXology’s NYCC Exclusives & Signings

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2013: ComiXology Takes Comics Further During NYCC With Exclusive Giveaways, Signings & Offers At Booth #1928 Limited Edition Art Cards during signings by Nick Dragotta (East of West), Greg Rucka & Michael Lark (Lazarus), Katie Cook (My Little Pony), Sara Richard (My Little Pony), & Doug Braithwaite (Unity #1) All Art Cards limited to 100 first come, first-served First 5 fans at Larry Hama signing receive Free G.I. Joe: The Best of Larry Hama Hardcover Joshua Hale Fialkov & Joe Infurnari Will Sign Free The Bunker #1 special sketch card with free code for first issue October

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NYCC: Dark Horse Announces New York Comic-Con 2013 Schedule!

OCT 3, MILWAUKIE, OR— It’s here! New York Comic-Con 2013 is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is delivering a full slate of signings from your favorite creators! SIGNINGS IN DARK HORSE BOOTH #1636 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 3:30 p.m. ELFQUEST: Richard and Wendy Pini 5:00 p.m. HALO: Frank O’Connor, Christopher Schlerf 6:00 p.m. MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters 7:00 p.m. EVE ONLINE: B. Börkur Eiríksson 8:00 p.m. Tommy Lee Edwards: Project TBA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 10:00 a.m. SCIENCE FICTION COMICS: Ron Randall (Trekker), Michael Dialynas (Amala’s Blade), Ulises Farinas and Erick Freitas (Gamma) 11:00 a.m. MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters 12:00 p.m.

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Ashley Eckstein, The Araca Group and ReedPOP Bringing a Universe of Fangirl Fashions to NYCC

New Apparel From Star Wars, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead and Star Trek New York, NY – October 3, 2013 – Actress and entrepreneur, Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and The Araca Group, one of the most innovative theatrical production and brand management companies in the world are partnering again with ReedPOP to bring their fangirl fashion apparel company, Her Universe™, to New York Comic Con,October 10th through the 13th at the Javits Center in NYC. Several new Her Universe designs and exclusive pieces will be available at NYCC for the first time. “We’re excited to bring

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NYCC: Dark Horse Announces New York Comic Con Exclusives

OCTOBER 2, MILWAUKIE, OR—New York Comic Con, the largest pop culture event on the Eastern Seaboard, is right around the corner, and Dark Horse is bringing you the latest and greatest in exclusive comics and Dark Horse Deluxe products! The Star Wars #1 NYCC 2013 Exclusive (Limited Edition of 1,000) Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas’s rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Price: $5.00 Availability: Two per person, while supplies last Elfquest: The Final Quest Special NYCC 2013 Exclusive (Limited Edition of 500) Elfquest is a

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