Four With Phil – Episode 3: Fairest of the Fair

In this episode, Phil talks Toy Fair 2015 – ASM’s plans for coverage as well as who to follow for live tweets. Also, he screws up and forgets that Toy Fair starts Saturday — not just for Hasbro, but the entire show itself. [youtube id=”EnserEgfwII” align=”center”] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnserEgfwII Download the MP3 (4 MB)

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Four With Phil – Episode 1: What the Hell Am I Thinking?

It’s the debut of the grand(ish) experiment: a new podcast from ASM! Low tech, around four minutes, updated every so often, just me talking to you.  In this episode, I talk about what I plan to do, as well as talk about Toy Fair. And I screw up the URL for Radio Free Cybertron. [youtube id=”3ACjGsCstkM”  align=”center”] http://youtu.be/3ACjGsCstkM Download the MP3 (4 MB)

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Funko Launches Marvel Collector Corps

Funko Launches Marvel Collector Corps, the Official Marvel Collectibles Subscription Service Featuring Exclusive Avengers: Age of Ultron Figures, Apparel and Accessories Funko has collaborated with Marvel to build a first-of-its-kind subscription box service – Marvel Collector Corps – featuring 100% exclusive collectibles, apparel and accessories from some of the biggest events in the Marvel movie and comic book universe. The debut box ships in April and will feature items from Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, including an exclusive 6” Iron Man Hulkbuster Pop! vinyl collectible only available through Marvel Collector Corps. The box contents also include a T-shirt featuring one

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HASBRO INVITES TRANSFORMERS FANS TO CREATE MASSIVE TRANSFORMER CHARACTER TO ENLIST IN THE COMBINER WARS

      HASBRO INVITES TRANSFORMERS FANS TO CREATE MASSIVE TRANSFORMER CHARACTER TO ENLIST IN THE COMBINER WARS Fans Can Soon Create an All New Transformer in “Fan Built Combiner Poll”   Pawtucket, R.I. (January 26, 2015) -TRANSFOMERS fans around the world are invited to help create a new character for the popular TRANSFORMERS brand – but not just any character. Following on the heels of the 30th anniversary “Fan Built Bot” poll, which led to the fan-assisted creation of the popular AUTOBOT character, WINDBLADE, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is launching the new “Fan Built Combiner” poll. This crowdsourcing project seeks fan input

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Hasbro to Hold 2015 Transformers Combiner Wars Fan Built Character

  HASBRO INVITES TRANSFORMERS FANS TO CREATE MASSIVE TRANSFORMERS CHARACTER TO ENLIST IN THE COMBINER WARS   Fans Can Soon Create an All New Transformers Character in “Fan Built Combiner Poll”   Pawtucket, R.I. (January 15, 2015) —TRANSFOMERS fans around the world are invited to help create a new character for the popular TRANSFORMERS brand — but not just any character. Following on the heels of the 30thanniversary “Fan Built Bot” poll, which led to the fan-assisted creation of the popular new AUTOBOT character, WINDBLADE, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is launching the new “Fan Built Combiner” poll. This crowdsourcing project seeks fan input

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WizardWorld Chicago Comic Con 2014 – A Look Back

[Editor’s Note: The dreaded Con Funk infected us here at ASM headquarters, causing the delay in this article.] We’ve been going to WizardWorld Chicago, also known as Chicago Comic-Con, for over a decade, so we’ve seen the convention go through many changes over the years.   We’ve seen the convention grow, we’ve seen the floor layout expand and change, we’ve seen the focus switch from a comic convention to a pop-culture gathering.  So, while we like to look at each year as its own separate entity, it’s hard to not compare the convention to those from the past. WizardWorld Chicago 2014

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