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MARVEL CELEBRATES 10 MILLION COMBINED FANS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER! 

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MARVEL CELEBRATES 10 MILLION COMBINED FANS ON

FACEBOOK AND TWITTER! 

 As a Thank You, Marvel Offers Exclusive Content and Digital Giveaways

New York, NY – November 17th, 2014– Marvel is excited to announce that it now has reached over 10 million fans through Marvel’s Facebook and Twitterpages. To celebrate this massive social achievement, Marvel is offering visitors to the Marvel Facebook and Twitter pages exclusive and unlocked first-looks at upcoming Marvel projects and FREE digital comics throughout the day.

Starting at 10AM EST, with new content unlocked every hour, Marvel Facebook and Twitter fans will be the first to see exclusive content and download FREE digital comics for a very limited time* to read through the Marvel Comics App (for iPhone ®, iPad ®, iPod Touch ® & Android™ devices) and the Marvel Digital Comics Shop.

With over 10 million fans through Facebook and Twitter, we want to thank you for making yours Marvel, but that’s not all, because we’ll have even more Mighty Marvel surprises up our sleeves that Marvel Facebook and Twitter fans will only have access to! With so many ways to get your daily dose of all things Marvel, you’ll definitely want to get involved! 

With all the Marvel content available throughout the day, don’t miss out! Follow Marvel on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/marvel join in the conversation on Twitter with #Marvel and be sure to stop back throughout the day.

For more on all things Marvel, please visitmarvel.com.

Sailor Moon tortilla chips

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Sailor Moon tortilla chips 

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As part of a tie-up with Japanese snack food makerKoikeya, from November 21 the series’ core cast, in theirSailor Moon Crystal forms, will be gracing bags of tortilla chips. All five of the Inner Sailor Senshi (Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus) will make appearances, as will cape-wearing, rose-tossing ally Tuxedo Mask.

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Marvel vs Attack on Titan

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Here come the guardians

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the “Marvel/Attack On Titan” crossover have finally emerged, including the news that The Guardians of the Galaxy will also take part in the tale.

Through Anime News Network, we now know that the Marvel Universe/Anime mashup will feature The Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers, Female Titan, Colossal Titan, Armored Titan, and more in a New York City-based story. Past artwork has confirmed that Spider-Man will also participate in the story.

Details on the story’s creative muscle have also surfaced. Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama will provide the “Scenario” (which we assume is the plot), Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development C.B. Cebulski will provide the “Breakdown” (which we assume is the actual scripting), and artist Gerardo Sandoval will provide the art. Marvel’s Executive Editor Tom Brevoort edited the series, with fellow Marvel editor Jake Thomas assisting. In an introduction to the comic story, Cebulski teased that a major Titan characters could die in the crossover, saying that “Nothing is sacred.”

The issue hits shelves tomorrow, as a special feature inside the latest issue of Japanese pop culture magazine, Brutus. The story will be published in English, with Japanese translations. We don’t know if the story will be published in the North American comics market, but hopefully it’s just a matter of time.

Gundam Burgers at Tokyo station

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AnimeAnime reports that the Tokyo Station Gundam Cafe is being turned into McDaniel Hamburgers Gundam Cafe. The restaurant appeared in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundamanime as a secret meeting place for the Anti-Earth Union Group, and now it will appear in Tokyo starting November 19.

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McDaniel Hamburgers will serve up Sleggar Burgers, Gundam Burgers with cheese, Char’s Zaku Burgers with tomatoes (top pic), Zaku II Burgers with avocado slices to eat in the cafe or for take out.

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Review: The Carol Burnett Show Box Set

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By Robert  Greenwood

It isn’t often that we get a really great collection of a series that has lasted as long as The Carol Burnett show did. Even less, all the hours of extra content that is provided.

Before I jump into this collection, let me explain who Carol Burnett is (just in case you may not know). Born on April 26, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas, Carol Burnett became popular through television guest appearances and specials before receiving her own comedy-variety program, The Carol Burnett Show, in 1967. The show ran for 11 seasons. Burnett has also appeared in a number of feature films and on Broadway. She published her autobiography, One More Time, in 1986. In 2013, she became the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, one of the most respected awards given to the creative minds who influence American culture with their art.

Growing up in the 80s, I was privileged to watched a series called Carol Burnett and Friends. This syndicated series was edited from the original broadcast of The Carol Burnett Show.
To this very day, it is still one of the funniest sketch comedy serials to have ever aired on American television.
It made household names out of great performers like Tim Conway and Harvey Corman. It was also where we first were introduced to Vickie Lawrence’s iconic character Mama.

This massive collection has 50 hours of The Carol Burnett Show as well as 20 hours of bonus features. What makes this collection a must own is the hours of bonus material.
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Seeing Carol on set with icons like Sid Caesar and Lucille Ball is ground breaking and funny as the day it aired. Sketch comedy shows to this very day need to thank Carol Burnett for what her show paved the way for.

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This is a perfect collection for anyone who was a fan or grew up on the show. It is a great Christmas present and is something every house hold should have in their DVD library

If a negative can be said about this collection its the lack of outtakes that we have all seen online. Other than that, this collection is pretty much perfect.

I give The Carol Burnett Show box set a 5 out of 5 and it is sure to make everyone screaming in a Tarzan voice!

WINNER

“Best Vintage TV Series on Disc”

Home Media Magazine Awards (2013)
“One of the crown jewels of the musical-variety shows”

— The Los Angeles Times

“A top-notch effort and a real treat for fans of the show… will keep you entertained for hours and hours.  Highly Recommended”

— DVD Talk

THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW, one of television’s landmark variety shows, debuted on CBS in 1967 and ran for 11 years, receiving 25 Emmy® Awards and five Golden Globes, making it one of the most honored shows in television history. And, TIME Magazine named THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW one of the “100 Best Television Shows of all Time”.  Now, thanks to StarVista Entertainment, THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION delivers to comedy lovers and TV DVD aficionados an unprecedented collection – simply the most definitive, extras laden version of the program ever released.

Housed in a collectible box, THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION ($249.95) contains 50 classic episodes hand-picked by Carol herself and more than twenty hours of new bonus features.  Along with a 18-page memory book, bonuses include three episodes fromThe Garry Moore Show where Carol got her start, including the “Supergirl” episode, where Carol did her Tarzan yell for the first time; rare sketches from the first five seasons of show, not seen anywhere in over 40 years with guest appearances by Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Betty White, Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers, Bernadette Peters, Sammy Davis Jr., Dick Van Dyke, Shirley MacLaine, Rock Hudson, Vincent Price, Phil Silvers, Joel Grey, The Smothers Brothers, Stiller & Meara, Tony Randall and many others; and a raucous 3-part Cast Reunion with Carol, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and Lyle Waggoner. Exclusive featurettes also include “I Want to Push That Button…”-The History of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW”; “Leading Lady–Carol as a Television Pioneer”; and, “Breaking Up Is Hard…Not to Do — The Ensemble Chemistry and Famous “break-ups” on THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW”, a 90-minute, rarely-seen emotional and revealing interview with Harvey Korman and Conway at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles, and over 20 interviews with guests (including Betty White, Carl Reiner, Jerry Lewis), writers and current performers influenced by Carol (Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Lynch and Amy Poehler).

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STARZ RAISES THE DEAD   NETWORK RETEAMS SAM RAIMI, BRUCE CAMPBELL AND ROB TAPERT FOR A NEW TV SERIES BASED ON THEIR CLASSIC HORROR FILM THE EVIL DEAD

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STARZ RAISES THE DEAD

 “This is my BOOM STICK ” : Ash

NETWORK RETEAMS SAM RAIMI, BRUCE CAMPBELL AND ROB TAPERT FOR A NEW TV SERIES BASED ON THEIR CLASSIC HORROR FILM THE EVIL DEAD
 
RAIMI TO DIRECT FIRST EPISODE OF NEW SERIES,

“ASH VS. EVIL DEAD”

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BRUCE CAMPBELL TO STAR AS TITLE CHARACTER, ASH

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Beverly Hills, Calif. – November 10, 2014 – Starz announced today the greenlight of the network’s next original series, the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film franchise The Evil Dead. The project reteams the original filmmakers, director Sam Raimi, with longtime producing partner Rob Tapert and star Bruce Campbell.

The STARZ Original series officially titled “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” will be 10 half-hour episodes.  Bruce Campbell will be reprising his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead.  When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons –personal and literal.  Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its “Evil” grip.

“Starz first worked with Sam and Rob on ‘Spartacus,’ and we are thrilled to be back in business with them,” said Carmi Zlotnik, Managing Director of Starz.  “With Sam writing and directing and Bruce Campbell returning to the screen, we are certain the show will give Evil Dead fans around the world the fix they’ve been craving.”

“Evil Dead has always been a blast. Bruce, Rob, and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to tell the next chapter in Ash’s lame, but heroic saga.  With his chainsaw arm and his ‘boomstick,’ Ash is back to kick some monster butt. And brother, this time there’s a truckload of it,” said Sam Raimi. 

“I’m really excited to bring this series to the Evil Dead fans worldwide – it’s going to be everything they have been clamoring for: serious deadite ass-kicking and plenty of outrageous humor,” said Bruce Campbell.

“STARZ has always been a great creative partner and we are excited to be working with them on this project,” said Robert Tapert. 

Raimi will direct the first episode.  “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” was written by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi (Darkman, Army of Darkness, Drag Me to Hell) and Tom Spezialy (“Chuck,” “Reaper,” “Desperate Housewives”).  Sam Raimi will also serve as executive producer, along with Rob Tapert (Evil Dead, “Spartacus,” Xena: Warrior Princess”) and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”).  Ivan Raimi will Co-Executive Produce and Aaron Lam (“Spartacus”) will serve as producer.

The original Evil Dead film followed Ash and his friends who travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release demons intent on possessing the living.  The film became an international success and is critically lauded to this day as one of the best horror movies of all time.  It also spawned a media franchise, including two sequels, as well as video games and comic books and a recent reboot that grossed $97 million worldwide. 

“Ash Vs. Evil Dead” project was packaged by CAA and Craig Jacobson at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller.  Marta Fernandez will serve as the executive in charge at STARZ.

The series will air on STARZ in 2015. 

Starz will retain all domestic and international multiplatform rights including television, home entertainment, and digital.

 

Mezco Toyz Acquires Mortal Kombat License 

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 Mezco Toyz Acquires Mortal Kombat License

 

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New York- Mezco Toyz is proud to announce it has entered into an agreement with Warner Brothers to create a new series of collectibles based on the popular video game franchise: Mortal Kombat.

Mortal Kombat is one of the most successful and influential video game franchises ever created. Having celebrated over two decades of success and with nine games in its legacy and an all new next gen platform game being released spring 2015, the Mortal Kombat brand is a top rated and earning game brand that is a fan favorite.With gamer anticipation at a record high, millions of units of the game have already been pre-sold.

Mortal kombat is well known for its unique characters, engaging fighting style and most notably, its finishing moves. Since its initial release in 1992,  Mortal Kombat has won numerous awards, setting previously unimaginable sales records.  With cumulative sales topping 40million games sold, Mortal Kombat has been called “One of the reasons for people to own a gaming console…”.

Mezco is in development on numerous lines based on the world of Mortal Kombat and starting with the new up coming Mortal Kombat X game. initial offerings include: 3.75 inch figures, 6 inch scale figures, accessories, bobble heads, plush figures, clip-ons and key chains and more.

 

Mezco previewed several of the 6inch scale Mortal Kombat figures at New York Comic Con in October.  

 

Additional figures and more details will be revealed at Toys Fair in February 2015. Mezco’s Mortal Kombat lines will be available in stores starting 2015.

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