Brick and mortar retailers appear to be moving on from selling Funko Pop! Figures. The amount of floor space these retailers set aside for the collectible vinyl figures is drastically shrinking. Walmart, Target, FYE, Hot Topic, Books-A-Million, Barnes ... Continue Reading
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Funko raises prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures
Funko, the maker of collectible vinyl figures with giant heads, is announcing they are raising prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures, effective November 1. I received an email from online retainer Shumi announcing the price increase. This is the message ... Continue Reading
Wizard World sells conventions to Fan Expo
If one of your post-pandemic goals was to go to a Wizard World event, you're out of luck. Fan Expo agreed to purchase the six remaining Wizard World events. From Newsarama, the pinnacle of comic book news journalism: "Fan Expo HQ is devoted to ... Continue Reading
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for breach of contract. She claims Disney failed to adhere to their contract when it decided to release Black Widow on Disney+ as a $30 pay-per-view the same day as the movie's theatrical release. From the Wall Street ... Continue Reading
Can I interest you in a $399.99 Galactus action figure?
Toymaker Hasbro, through its crowdfunding platform HasLab, announced a new product today. It's a 32-inch tall action figure of Galactus, destroyer of planets. The scheme works because if HasLabs gets enough people to commit $399.99 to the project, they ... Continue Reading
Kirby Howell-Baptiste to play Death in Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’
Neil Gaiman's beloved comic book The Sandman is getting turned into a Netflix series. Like many people who are fans of the source material, I was worried the show's producers would botch the casting of the characters. It appears my worries were for ... Continue Reading