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Bif Bang Pow! Enters Licensing Deal for Mike Tyson Mysteries Collectibles

July 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment

MikeTysonMysteriesBif Bang Pow! is partnering with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) to release a collection of action figures from the upcoming animated comedy series, Mike Tyson Mysteries, which will premiere this fall. The collection includes a Mike Tyson Mysteries Mike Tyson with Boxing Gloves 8-Inch Action Figure, a convention exclusive for Comic-Con International: San Diego.

This venture between Bif Bang Pow! and Warner Bros. builds upon the companies’ existing partnership for products based on the TV series, The Big Bang Theory. The Mike Tyson Mysteries line will be available to order at Entertainment Earth.

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Lego Shows Off New Products at Comic-Con International: San Diego

July 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment

LEGO_LogoAt Comic-Con International: San Diego this week, Lego Systems Inc. will unveil new products, including two Lego Super Heroes: DC Comics sets scheduled to launch next year, one of which is an 1,800-piece tumbler.

Meanwhile, in anticipation of this December’s theatrical release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Lego Systems will preview one of the new Lego the Hobbit sets slated to arrive in stores this October. The company will also show off an upcoming set based on The Lego Movie, as well as sets based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series and new feature film.

Finally, Lego Systems will unveil the fourth wave of Lego Mixels characters and content, set to launch next year.

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SuperFanArt Launches, Lets Fans Be Creators Using Hasbro Brands

July 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment

SuperFanArtHasbro Inc. and Shapeways are launching SuperFanArt, a web site that enables fans inspired by Hasbro brands to showcase their artwork and sell their 3-D printed designs on Shapeways, a 3-D printing marketplace and community. Through the site, the Hasbro fan base will have license to create new art and product offerings.

SuperFanArt will launch with the My Little Pony franchise, and additional Hasbro brands will be introduced in the coming months. At its launch, SuperFanArt will showcase work by several talented fan artists, and consumers can click through to each artist’s shop to place an order. Additional artists and 3-D printed products will be featured on the site in the future.

The artwork featured on SuperFanArt will also be on display at Comic-Con International: San Diego.

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Collins to Publish The Little Book of Bananagrams

July 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

This fall will see the release of The Collins Little Book of Bananagrams, which contains hints, winning strategies, and insider secrets for fans of the word game. Deej Johnson, the Bananagrams brand’s creative consultant, and word-game champion Mark Nyman wrote the book. It includes two ways to turn titles that save vital seconds, things that a player must do in their first move, and other tips.

The book, which will be available globally this fall from Collins, also offers general word game advice, such as 135 proper nouns that can be played in any word game.

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Marvel Comics Touring Attraction Teams Up with Hollywood Veteran Jerry Rees

July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment

MarvelExperienceAs reported by Los Angeles-based entertainment company Hero Ventures, Jerry Rees will lead the creative team responsible for producing The Marvel Experience, an innovative, traveling attraction that affords guests the opportunity to actively participate with dozens of Marvel super heroes.

Rees is a director, producer, and writer of live-action, animation, and theme park attractions. He has directed 16 Disney Theme Park attractions around the world in California, Hong Kong, Florida, and Paris. [Read more...]

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Tech 4 Kids Partners with Flappy Bird to Launch Licensed Toys

July 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Tech4KidslogoTech 4 Kids is partnering with the most downloaded game of 2014, Flappy Bird, for new toy and lifestyle products in time for the game’s re-launch.

First to enter the market this October is Flappy Bird Mash’Ems, available in six different Flappy Bird characters. These will follow the popular Mash’Ems trend that continues to grow with kids of all ages.

Tech 4 Kids will announce further branded items through the end of the year.

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Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue Line Is Ready to Soar

July 11, 2014 By

Planes_fire_rescue_posterWith the hype of summer blockbuster Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue, Disney Consumer Products has released a line of products to celebrate.

The sequel has inspired a vast line of toys, including remote control and interactive toys, accessories, and books. The new products include an infrared deluxe R/C helicopter, the U-Command Fire & Rescue Blade Ranger by Thinkway, which propels itself with help from a wireless remote joystick. The sounds and effects of the new line allow kids to imagine, play, and recreate iconic film moments.

Other licensees for the new line include Mattel, Mobo Cruiser, Huffy, and more. These toys are available in stores as well as online at the Disney Store.

Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue is set to hit theaters on July 18.

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Domo Ghostbusters Co-Brand Comes to Life with New Partners

July 10, 2014 By

Domo.GhostbustersBig Tent Entertainment has lined up more partners to represent the pop-culture mash-up of Domo and Slimer. Underground Toys, Kelly Toy, and Funko will be releasing products portraying Domo as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Slimer, and a full-fledged Ghostbuster.

Underground Toys will create a line featuring plush, mugs, stickers, and more for department stores, specialty stores, stationery and gift stores, catalogs, and Internet retailers worldwide (excluding Asia). Kelly Toys will create multiple sizes of soft-sculptured toys for amusement parks and carnival and prize games in the U.S. and Canada.

Funko will be involved in a line of Domo/Ghostbusters-inspired pop vinyl figures for worldwide distribution (excluding Asia) at specialty stores, supermarkets, drug stores, catalogues, stationery and gift stores, online retailers, and mass market. [Read more...]

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McFarlane Toys Launches The Walking Dead Building Block Sets

July 10, 2014 By

McFarlaneToys.TheWalkingDeadMcFarlane Toys is unveiling new brick building toys based on AMC’s The Walking Dead. These building sets and figures will be available this fall at Toys “R” Us stores nationwide and online at toysrus.com.

The initial McFarlane Toys’ The Walking Dead brick building line will feature realistic and detailed sculpts, light-up and shaped features, iconic environments, and fan-favorite characters and walkers, allowing collectors and fans to recreate their favorite scenes.

The building sets include Daryl Dixon with Chopper, The Governor’s Room, and Prison Tower with Gate. Blind bag figures include Daryl Dixon, Michonne, The Governor, Carl Grimes, Riot Gear Walker, Michonne’s Pet Walker, and Herd Walkers.

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Special Alien: Isolation Content Unites Original Movie Cast

July 9, 2014 By

AlienIsolationAlien: Isolation will include exclusive pre-order bonus content, featuring the vocal talent and likenesses of key cast members of the 1979 Twentieth Century Fox movie, Alien. Sigourney Weaver (who played Ellen Ripley), Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronica Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean Stanton (Brett), Yaphet Kotto (Parker) and Ian Holm (Ash) are set to feature in two downloadable bonus missions, which allow players to relive classic scenes from the movie.

Anyone who pre-orders the game will get a free upgrade to the Nostromo Edition, which includes the bonus content, Crew Expendable. Players can choose to play as one of three surviving crewmembers, only moments after Brett’s death at the jaws of the creature. As Ellen Ripley, Dallas, or Parker, players can explore the Nostromo from habitation deck down through engineering, coordinating their efforts with Lambert and Ash to lure the Alien into the ship’s airlock. [Read more...]

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