Even Super Heroes have to make curfew! In
the world of MARVEL RISING, super-powered kids balance their ordinary lives with their extraordinary ones to discover that their greatest powers lie within! Strong on their own, but even stronger as a team, these super teens use their unique skills and experiences to unlock their potential and find the confidence to better the world! With MARVEL RISING, heroes like GHOST-SPIDER, SQUIRREL GIRL, AND MS. MARVEL ignite their inner power and team up to protect the world. With Marvel Rising, the mission is clear: Stand Out. Rise Together! Continue reading
Equipment: Hasbro Announces Marvel Rising-Secret Warriors Toy Line
Vids: X-Men Trilogy Coming to 4K Ultra HD
Coming this Fall, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
is releasing a fan favorite in 4K Ultra HD™. Grab the enhanced X-Men Trilogy on September 25th.
Relive the original X-Men excitement with the first three films starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. Follow the group of mutant outcasts as they learn to control their powers in the first X-MEN. Then, watch as the X-Men join forces with their enemies to save all mutants in X2: X-MEN UNITED. Finish the trilogy with X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, as the discovery of a “cure” for the mutation starts a war. Continue reading
Vids: Ant-Man and The Wasp Coming to Home Video this Fall
Moviegoers are still buzzing about Marvel Studios’
“Ant-Man and The Wasp,” the follow-up to 2015’s “Ant-Man” and the 20th consecutive Marvel Cinematic Universe film to debut at No. 1 opening weekend and ranked in the box office top 10 for six consecutive weeks this summer. On Oct. 2, fans can instantly watch the laugh-out-loud super hero adventure Digitally in HD and 4K Ultra HD™, and on Movies Anywhere; and on Oct. 16, take it home on Blu-ray™ and Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD™. Continue reading
Equipment: Darth Vader Black Series Centerpiece Statue from Hasbro
Darth Vader has to be one of the most feared
villains in fiction and the most identifiable. Even casual fans know the story of how young Anakin Skywalker was tricked into embracing the dark side and becoming the right hand of the evil Darth Sidious. The first time we saw Vader on screen was when the Tantive IV was captured by the Empire and was boarded by Stormtroopers and Darth Vader. Continue reading
Equipment: A True Blast from the Past…Mego Returns to Make its Mark on the Toy Market
Long before Star Wars became the licensing
juggernaut it is there weren’t many toys based on movies and television. There was, however one company that did produce toys based on existing properties such as Star Trek, Happy Days, The Rookies and of course Marvel and DC superheroes; that company was Mego. The figures Mego produced stood 8 inches tall with cloth uniforms and had multiple points of articulation. There was something for everyone because no matter what you were interested in Mego probably had a figure. Continue reading
Equipment: New Goodies from Diamond Select In Stores Now: Superman, Deadpool and Nightmare Before Christmas
This week is a big one for comic and specialty
shops, as they welcome some very important guests into their stores! From Diamond Select Toys, 1000-issue superstar Superman gets his first comic-based Gallery PVC diorama, box office champ Deadpool returns in an all-new Gallery piece, and the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas celebrates their 25th anniversary in style with new deluxe action figures! Read on for details, then visit your local comic shop to grab yours! Continue reading
Hard Copy: Young Adult Books Feature Rose Tico and Her Sister Paige from Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi introduced fans to yet
another strong female character, Rose Tico. Rose was a maintenance worker on the Rebel flagship when she is introduced but her story didn’t start there. According to the book Rose Tico Resistance Fighter by Jason Fry, Rose came from a mining colony before becoming a member of the Rebel Alliance. This book adds depth to the character we saw on the screen. Continue reading
Vids: Batman: The Complete Animated Series Deluxe Limited Edition has a New Street Date and Digital Copy
Batman: The Complete Animated Series Deluxe
Limited Edition, one of the most anticipated Blu-ray™ releases of 2018, will now include a Digital version in the all-encompassing package befitting the series’ revered place among all-time fan-favorite entertainment. Remastered for the first time since its broadcast airing from 1992-1995, the stunning Blu-ray™ box set ($112.99 SRP) will now be available from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment on October 30, 2018. Continue reading
Hard Copy: September’s Previews Cover Features the Return of Firefly
The September edition of Diamond Comic
Distributors’ monthly PREVIEWS catalog arrives in comic shops and digitally on August 29th and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale beginning November 2018.
ON OUR FRONT COVER: Greg Pak and Dan McDaid take readers back to The ‘Verse as BOOM! Studios launches a new era of Firefly comics. Continue reading
Vids: Some People Take Their Games Seriously…See How Serious when Tag Comes to Home Video
Join five highly competitive friends as they hit the
ground running in the most epic game of the summer when “Tag” arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital. From Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Broken Road production, this true story (We’re not kidding!) will now be yours to take home. Continue reading
