Funko Celebrates Christmas with New “Nightmare Before Christmas” and “A Christmas Story” Pops and Wobblers

Funko sent over some images of new Christmas-themed Pop! Vinyl figures and Wacky Wobblers.  First up, from Pop!Disney are Santa Jack Skellington and Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as Santa Jack Skellington and Zero Wacky Wobblers. All are available as of September 5, save for the Santa Jack Wobbler, who will be available October 10. Keeping with the Christmas theme, Funko has also released Pop! Vinyl figures from A Christmas Story, including two versions of Ralphie and The Old Man.  “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” “Oh my God, I shot my eye out!” The Old Man includes the Leg Lamp?  Classic.

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Mezco Releases Breaking Bad: The Pink Teddy Bear Eye Limited Edition Keychain

New York – Mezco proudly presents one of the most mysterious and unusual icons of Breaking Bad; The Pink Teddy Bear Eye. Mezco’s life size keychain replicates the eye of The Pink Teddy Bear as seen in numerous episodes. The full size replica keychain stares up at  you…silently watching…judging…waiting. This limited edition item is only available on MezcoDirect.com and at Mezco’s New York Comic Con booth, #1855, while supplies last. The current whereabouts of the eye are unknown. Show the world you’re a Breaking Bad fan; use a Breaking Bad: The Pink Teddy Bear Eye Limited Edition Keychain on your keys or backpack. Each

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M Press Releases Digital Exclusive Novel, THE RIGHT EYE OF GOD

Race for the Gold writer Thorn Bacon returns in collaboration with Julie A. Mitzel! MILWAUKIE, OR – Released today is M Press veteran writer Thorn Bacon’s (Race for the Gold) first collaboration with Julie A. Mitzel in The Right Eye of God. It is estimated that more than 60,000 people were killed as a result of the war on drugs during the six-year reign of Felipe Calderon, the former President of Mexico. The Right Eye of God is a fictional tale of the ruthless pursuit of Thomas and Yuma, a desperate man and woman fleeing across the treacherous Chihuahuan Desert to escape unscrupulous

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Harry Potter, Star Wars, Superheroes, Cosplayers Among Fan Communities At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con

Local Groups Join Noted Cosplayers Eric ‘The Smoke’ Moran, Ivy Doomkitty And Famous Replica Batmobile, DeLorean Time Machine In Entertaining Fans At Greater Columbus Convention Center Next Weekend NEW YORK and COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 11, 2013 – Many of the most avid fans of popular cult movies, TV shows, comics and other characters will be roaming the floor as members of fan communities during Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, Sept. 20-22 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Followers of Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, and others will join famed cosplayers Eric “The Smoke” Moran and Ivy Doomkitty in a celebration of ultimate fandom

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“One-On-One” Sessions With Stan Lee, William Shatner, Evening Parties, Meet & Greets, Costume Contests At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con

Michael Rooker, WWE® Superstar Sheamus®, Diva AJ Lee™, Ray Park, ‘Firefly’ Q&A’s, Comics Creator Sessions, Film Festival, ‘Kids Day’ Among Full Three Days Of Panels And Events NEW YORK and COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 10, 2013 – “One-on-one” question-and-answer sessions with top celebrities like Stan Lee, Willliam Shatner and Michael Rooker, evening parties, meet-and-greets, adult and kids costume contests, movies and an array of comics and pop culture themed panels comprise the robust featured programming schedule at Wizard World Ohio Comic Con,September 20-22 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission. Some of the highlights of the schedule

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Nashville Comic Expo Debuts: Freddy Krueger & Walking Dead

September 9th, 2013 – The Nashville Comic Expo will debut on September 14-15 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Celebrity guests include: Robert Englund who portrays Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. Rory McCann who portrays Sandor “The Hound” Clegane in the HBO series, “Game of Thrones”. Lauren Cohan who portrays Maggie Greene in AMC’s, “The Walking Dead”. Steven Yeun who portrays Glenn in AMC’s, “The Walking Dead”. Drake Bell who starred in Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh”, Superhero Movie and currently plays the voice of Spider-Man. In addition, the following comic artist

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Mike Zeck Variant Cover of “The Walking Dead” #1 Debuts at Wizard World Ohio Comic Con

Skybound and Wizard World’s Sixth Limited Edition Cover in the Wizard World series Free to Full-Price Attendees; VIPs To Receive Additional B&W Sketch Cover NEW YORK, September 9, 2013 – Renowned creator Mike Zeck will create the sixth in a series of exclusive Wizard World variant covers of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #1 comic, provided for free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, September 20-22 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Wizard World and Skybound, Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, have teamed to produce the line based upon the Eisner Award-winning groundbreaking comic book series and best-selling graphic novels written and created by

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TFSS 2.0 Week full of reveals

For Immediate Release… This week, the Transformers Collectors’ Club has a full schedule of reveals, all leading up to the start of the subscription period for the Transformers Figure Subscription Service 2.0 (TFSS 2.0). Today, we are thrilled to announce that THREE of the TFSS 2.0 figures will come with an ADDITIONAL Micron accessory figure, which have previously only been available through the Arms Micron Transformers toy line! The three EXCLUSIVE Micron figures will be FRENZY, STYLOR and CATGUT. STYLOR and CATGUT will be partnered with their Generation 1 counterparts and FRENZY will once again be teamed with the original

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Random News Occupying My Brain – September 6 Edition

In Transformers news, the first pictures of two new Japanese (for now) releases appeared.  First, we have a redeco/remold of Masterpiece Soundwave as Masterpiece Soundblaster.  We all knew this was coming.  Supposedly, he can hold three tapes in his chest, and he comes with a new tape – Ratbat.  Hard to say if this will see American shores.  Hasbro has shown they’re willing to release multiple versions of Masterpiece toys, and it’s not like Soundblaster is foreign to our country anymore (see the Fall of Cybertron release).  Will it be released here with Ratbat at a lower price than Masterpiece Soundwave?

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Baltimore Comic-Con: Glass and Santos Get FURIOUS!

Harvey Award winner Bryan J. L. Glass brings his creator-owned superhero to Dark Horse Comics! SEPTEMBER 6, BALTIMORE, MD—Writer Bryan J. L. Glass (Mighty Marvel: Women of Marvel, Thor: First Thunder) and artist Victor Santos (Ghosts, Polar: Came from the Cold, Filthy Rich), two-thirds of the Harvey Award–winning Mice Templar team, will join forces once again for a creator-owned superhero series: Furious!   Furious is a five-issue miniseries where celebrity, fame, and superheroes meet. “Furious, the character, is driven by the same outrage and anger we all feel toward injustice, but as a superheroine she realizes she actually has the power to do something about it,” says writer Bryan

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