THE KRE-O BRAND FROM HASBRO “BUILDS” A MAJOR PRESENCE AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL AND UNVEILS NEW STAR TREK TM AND TRANSFORMERS BUILDING SETS Teaser Trailer for KRE-O STAR TREK Digital Short Produced by Bad Robot Also Unveiled in Anticipation of Premier Pop Culture Event in San Diego
Continue readingPress Release: Mezco Reveals 2012 Summer Exclusives
Mezco Toyz just E-mailed us a press release of their San Diego Comic-Con 2012 exclusives. Hit the jump for the news and pics!
Continue readingPress Release: Hasbro Delivers The Hottest Special Edition Toys At San Diego Comic-Co
HASBRO DELIVERS THE HOTTEST SPECIAL EDITION TOYS AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON, FEATURING TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, MY LITTLE PONY AND MORE San Diego Comic-Con 2012 starts in a couple of weeks, and Hasbro has release news and pictures of their exclusives! The big news is that JEM is coming back thanks to a partnership between Hasbro and Integrity Toys. You can see pictures of all the exclusives in the Geekly Rewind Gallery at http://www.asmzine.com/gallery/toys/press-images/hasbro/SDCC-2012-Exclusives/index.html Hit the jump for the release!
Continue readingMeta Con Announces Internet Star LittleKuriboh
Bloomington, Minnesota – June 9, 2012 – Meta Con, the largest massively multi-media pop culture convention to come to Minneapolis, is excited to announce that Martin Billany, more famously known as Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged creator LittleKuriboh, will be appearing at the 2012 Meta Con convention in Bloomington, Minnesota. Meta Con will be held from August 31 to September 2nd, 2012, at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel. The three-day event lasts from 10am to 2am each day, with events that include autograph signings, Q&A sessions, screenings, an exhibit hall, and much more.
Continue readingMetaCon 2012 Guest Announcement – Michael Copon and Nakia Burrise
Bloomington, Minnesota – April 30, 2012 – MetaCon 2012, the largest upcoming comicon, sci-fi, and anime con to come to Minneapolis is thrilled to announce that two more stars from Power Rangers will be joining the convention in 2012. Michael Copon (Blue Ranger, Time Force) and Nakia Burrise (Yellow Ranger, Turbo, Zeo, Mighty Morphin’) will join MetaCon from August 31 – September 2, 2012 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, Minneapolis for autograph signings and question and answer sessions. MetaCon will gather thousands of fans of TV, comics, sci-fi, anime, and popular culture to the Minneapolis, Minnesota area for
Continue readingPress Release: 18th Annual Transformers Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HASBRO BRINGS ‘MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’ EXCITEMENT TO DALLAS WITH THE 18th ANNUAL TRANSFORMERS CONVENTION The TRANSFORMERS Global Entertainment Phenomenon Rolls Into Texas With Special Guests, Interactive Experiences and Much More PAWTUCKET, R.I. (April 24, 2012) – Thousands of TRANSFORMERS fans from around the world will celebrate the iconic brand from Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) in Dallas as the TRANSFORMERS fan convention known as “BOTCON” serves up a Texas-sized helping of AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS from April 27-29. Hasbro and the TRANSFORMERS Collectors’ Club, will be offering opportunities to engage in and learn about the TRANSFORMERS brand
Continue readingMetaCon 2012 Guest Announcement – Jason Faunt and Jessica Rey
Meta Con Announces Power Rangers Stars Jason Faunt and Jessica Rey Bloomington, Minnesota – April 23, 2012 – MetaCon 2012, the newest and hottest comic, sci-fi, and anime con to come to Minneapolis is excited to announce stars of Power Rangers: Time Force and Power Rangers: Wild Force, Jason Faunt and Jessica Rey, will be appearing at the 2012 Meta Convention. MetaCon will gather thousands of fans of TV, comics, sci-fi, anime, and popular culture at the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, Minnesota for a three-day weekend celebrating fan culture. Jason and Jessica will be joined by numerous other
Continue readingC2E2 2012: Costume/Cosplay Roundup
As in past years, the costumers came out in full force for C2E2 in 2012. The creations of these talented and creative fans are one of the highlights of the convention floor. The convention is simply too large to see every costume, so I’m sure our team missed out on seeing many fantastic costumes throughout the weekend. We did our best to photograph as many as we could to share with our readers.
Continue readingC2E2 2012: Transcript of our live tweets from the Josh Gates – Destination Truth panel
In case you missed it (or in case you don’t use Twitter), here is the transcript of our live tweets from Josh Gates’s Saturday evening panel at C2E2. Josh, the host of Destination Truth on SyFy, took some questions from Twitter and the audience. In the days prior to C2E2, Josh had promised that a big announcement would be made during this panel. Follow the link and read the transcript of ASM’s tweets for the full scoop:
Continue readingC2E2 2012 Day 1 – The Displays
On the show floor were multiple displays from Marvel, DC Comics, Diamond Select Toys, The CS Moore Studio and The Captain America Auction. We’ll be getting more pictures over the weekend, but for right now, check out the galleries below: CS Moore Studio DC Comics and Collectibles Diamond Select Toys Marvel The Captain America Auction The props from Captain America and Thor were AWESOME! I wish I had unlimited funds so I could bring some home. More pictures tomorrow! All our C2E2 Galleries can be found here!
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