Funko Reveals New “How To Train Your Dragon 2” Pop! Vinyls

Hiccup and the gang are back with DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2!  We have everyone’s favorite characters, along with a few new dragons, in Pop! form!  Toothless is particularly charming! Enter the world of Vikings and dragons by checking out the trailer HERE!  How to Train Your Dragon 2 is in theatres June 13th, and these figures from Funko’s Pop! Movies line will be available in April.

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Team Ninja & Dark Horse Launch Part Two Of The Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Digital Comic Series

A River of Fire Awaits Yaiba as The Legend of the “Heartless” Sword Continues Team NINJA and Dark Horse Comics today launched part two of the three-part YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z digital comic series continuing the saga of the cyborg ninja’s legendary sword named “Heartless”. Part two finds Yaiba continuing on his quest to attain the mystical “Heartless” sword, encountering a new ally along his way. With different motivations, but both ultimately in the name of revenge, the two must work together in unexpected ways to conquer “the River of Three Crossings” and reach the Storm Temple. Initially released digitally with an

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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,”

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Claremont, Adams, Rivera, Van Sciver Headine Comics Creators Roster At Wizard World Sacramento

Chris Claremont, Neal Adams, Paolo Rivera, Ethan Van Sciver Headine Comics Creators Roster At Inaugural Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con, March 7-9 Phil Ortiz, Humberto Ramos, Greg Horn, Michael Golden, Arthur Suydam Among 50+ Renowned Artists & Writers At Sacramento Convention Center SACRAMENTO, Calif., February 18, 2014 – Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams, writing legend Chris Claremont, Eisner winner Paolo Rivera and nominee Ethan Van Sciver are among the more than 50 leading comics creators scheduled to attend the inaugural Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con, March 7-9 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Adams, perhaps best known for having revived the “Batman” and “X-Men” franchises and Van Sciver (“Green Lantern,”

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“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

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CCP & 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

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Dark 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.

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Hasbro 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:

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Dark 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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Smith, Lee Meet & Greets, Evening Parties Highlight Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con Programming

Q&A Sessions With Matt Smith, Stan Lee, Evening Parties, Meet-And-Greets, Costume Contests Highlight Programming At Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con WWE® Diva AJ Lee®, Michael Rooker, Manu Bennett, Alan Tudyk, Dean Cain, Robert Englund Q&A’s, Comics Creator Sessions, Film Festival, ‘Kids Day’ Among Full Three Days Of Panels And Events   NEW ORLEANS, January 29, 2014 – Question-and-answer sessions with top celebrities like Matt Smith, Stan Lee, WWE® Diva AJ Lee® and Manu Bennett, meet-and-greets, adult and kids costume contests, film festival and an array of comics and pop culture themed panels comprise the robust featured programming schedule at Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, Feb.

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