Funko Pop! collecting is quickly becoming an online-only hobby

Funko Pop! collecting is quickly becoming an online-only hobby - Bent Corner

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 & Noble, and GameSpot all have a much smaller footprint dedicated to Funko Pop! figures than they …

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Funko raises prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures

Funko raises prices on all 3.75 inch Pop figures – Bent Corner

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 I was sent in the email: I found the announcement to be kind of …

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Could Western Maryland become part of West Virginia?

Republican state lawmakers are proposing the idea of Western Maryland leaving the state of Maryland and becoming part of West Virginia. From Pamela Wood and Bryn Stole of the Baltimore Sun: The secessionist cadre — a group of five state legislators from Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties — sent a pair of letters to top …

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Why are the Black Star Wars action figures easier to find?

I don’t collect Star Wars action figures. I used to a long time ago. Even though I haven’t collected Star Wars stuff in years, I still like to walk down to action figure aisle to see what’s available. From what I’ve been noticing lately, I think if I were to start collecting Star Wars action …

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Invasion Toys kicked out of NYCC due to mask violations

Invasion Toys kicked out of NYCC due to mask violations - Bent Corner

Reed Pop’s New York Comic-Con (NYCC) is taking place this weekend. Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool published a story about a vendor that had to be removed from the event for refusing to adhere to city and event rules on wearing masks. Rich’s article included a tweet from comic book artist Andy Price about the expulsion: …

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Facebook has fallen and can’t get up

Facebook has fallen and can't get up – Bent Corner

Facebook went down today around 12:00 PM EDT. Because Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp, those sites are down too. Thankfully, Facebook doesn’t own Twitter. Facebook is using Twitter to inform everyone what’s happening. We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as …

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