Equipment: Celebrate the Love of Ewoks with This Year’s Valentine’s Day Statue!

Yub yub! Time to celebrate! With the second Death Star destroyed, and Imperial forces on Endor’s forest moon on the run, it’s time for an Ewok party, featuring a drum solo on Stormtrooper helmets!

In the newest Gentle Giant LTD website-exclusive Star Wars Milestones Statue, the Ewok drummer, Breethupp, raises his drumsticks as he prepares to drop a beat on three helmets, in a scene straight out of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

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Equipment: Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Jurassic Park with Your Own Cryogenics Canister

To celebrate the upcoming 30th Anniversary of Jurassic Park from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Paragon FX Group has announced the newest addition to their product line, the Jurassic Park Cryogenics Canister (Cryo-Can). Paragon FX Group, the premiere manufacturer of high-quality movie prop replicas for film and television, has replicated yet another iconic piece of film memorabilia, Nedry’s cryogenics canister or the Cryo-Can as it’s come to be known.

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Hard Copy: Abrams ComicArts to Publish The Super Hero’s Journey by Acclaimed Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell

Abrams ComicArts and Marvel announce and reveal the cover of the September 26, 2023 publication of THE SUPER HERO’S JOURNEY (Abrams ComicArts; September 26, 2023; US $29.99; Hardcover with jacket) by multi-talented, internationally bestselling cartoonist and writer Patrick McDonnell, creator of the beloved syndicated comic strip Mutts. The book is the latest addition in the bestselling Marvel Arts series, a collaboration between Marvel Comics and Abrams ComicArts.

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Equipment: Hasbro Reveals New Ant-Man 3 Figure Wave and Pre-Order Info

Yesterday, Hasbro entered the Quantum Realm and revealed its brand new wave of Marvel Legends figures from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! The figures revealed include Ant-Man, Wasp and Kang the Conqueror, inspired by the appearances in the upcoming film, as well as classic comic-inspired characters Ultron, Egghead, Crossfire and Future Ant-Man. This wave also includes a Build-A-Figure figure based on the new film in Cassie Lang!

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E.V.A.: Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn Just Added to the Guest List for Motor City Comic Con this May!

Motor City Comic Con (MC3), Michigan’s largest and longest running comic book and pop culture convention since 1989, is thrilled to announce that Guardians of the Galaxy stars Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn along with writer, Andy Lanning will be attending this spring’s convention. In addition, another comic creator Sara Richard, will also be appearing at the convention running May 19 – 21, 2023.  Sean Gunn, Andy Lanning and Sara Richard will be attending all three days and Michael Rooker will be attending Saturday and Sunday. These guests have added to the list of recently announced guests including James Arnold Taylor, Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Stephen Amell, Tara Platt, Yuri Lowenthal, Catherine Tate, Kayden Phoenix, Mick Foley, Cory Hamscher, William and Bonnie Daniels, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner.  The annual Motor City Comic Con returns for the 34th year and will take place at the Suburban Collection Showplace located at 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, Michigan. To purchase tickets and for more information, please visit www.MotorCityComicCon.com

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Hard Copy: TOKYOPOP Launches Guardian of Fukushima Ahead of March 11 Anniversary

GUARDIAN OF FUKUSHIMA features a forward written by Roland Kelts, the Tokyo-based writer, journalist, scholar, and renowned authority on Japanese culture.  Bonus content in TOKYOPOP’s edition includes photographs of the disaster and its aftermath by acclaimed photographer and Fukushima resident, Ko Sasaki, along with photography and information about the tragedy by TOKYOPOP founder and Pray for Japan filmmaker, Stu Levy.

“When I discovered Matsumura-san’s life in the forbidden zone of Fukushima, I immediately was in awe of this man’s courage, modesty, and nobility,” recalls GUARDIANS OF FUKUSHIMA author Fabien Grolleau. “His story is full of hope and resonated with themes I was keen to explore as an author, such as ecology and nature, and with the vision I had of Japanese myths that I wanted to share through comics.”

 

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Vids: Rocky I-IV Film Collection Coming to 4K Ultra HD

Get knocked out by the new 4K contender – the ROCKY I-IV 4K 4-Film Collection newly remastered in stunning 4K Ultra HD. Sylvester Stallone stars in the greatest boxing saga of all time and triumphs as one of the most inspirational characters in cinematic history. Witness every epic, action packed fight and unforgettable moment as Rocky punches his way to the top against impossible odds when the ROCKY I-IV 4K 4-Film Collection is released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack on 02/28/23.

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Equipment: New in Stores from Diamond Select Toys: Doctor Doom, Boba Fett, Jubilee and More!

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for new toys to hit your local comic shop! This week, a whopping 11 items from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD are hitting stores, based on the worlds of Marvel and Star Wars, and they range from animated-style to comic-style to movie-style! Read on for details, then find a store near you at comicshoplocator.com! Or order online at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!

 

 

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Equipment: Hasbro Star Wars Fanstream Product Announcements

Yesterday, Hasbro had a fanstream announcing new Star Wars figures coming out later this year. One of the figures announced is one that fans have been waiting for, which is the Star Wars Black Series Rebel Endor Commando. The Endor Trooper is just one of the fantastic figures that are going to be released.

Among the products announced is a Black Series Revenge of the Jedi Darth Vader figure, which is a Star Wars Celebration Exclusive, a Retro Mandalorian figure and prop replica Biker Scout helmet.

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Equipment: Factory Entertainment Announces New Star Trek Prop Replica

Factory Entertainment proudly presents the latest entry in its prolific line of high-end officially licensed limited edition prop replicas, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Type-2 ‘Dust Buster’ Phaser.

As seen in the iconic TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Type-2 Phasers were issued to Starfleet personnel during the early 2360’s and are larger and more powerful than Type-1 Phasers. Unofficially referred to by production as ‘The Dust Buster,’ they were intentionally designed to be sleek, free-flowing and less pistol-like than previous prop Starfleet weapon iterations.

 

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