SDCC 2018: Bumblebee and his Japanese cassette tapes

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Transformers exclusives from Hasbro for San Diego Comic Con this year. And yes, of course it’s a Bumblebee. This Bee is a Classic Camaro, done with a special metallic gold-look finish in packaging made to resemble a cassette tape. Why, you ask? To suit the “real” stars of the set, reissues of two very rare vintage, Japanese G1 cassette Transformers! Yes, this exclusive includes reissues for the first time of Dairu and Zauru (apparently renamed Uruaz here), two dinosaur cassettes from Japan’s The Headmasters line, which could combine together to form a humanoid robot. The reissue cassettes aren’t exactly identical to the originals in color, especially for Uruaz/Zauru, but we expect collectors who hold these rarities in high esteem might not mind so much, given the chance to own them for just $60.

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SDCC 2018-MARVEL TELEVISION AND MARVEL ANIMATION DESCEND UPON SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON WITH NEW AND RETURNING FAN-FAVORITE SERIES

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MARVEL TELEVISION AND MARVEL ANIMATION

DESCEND UPON SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

WITH NEW AND RETURNING FAN-FAVORITE SERIES

 

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger to Make San Diego Comic-Con Debut

Including Interactive Fan Activation

 

Marvel’s Iron Fist in First Ever San Diego Comic-Con Panel

 

Marvel Animation’s Next Generation of Marvel Super Heroes,

Marvel Rising, to also Headline the Weekend

 

Marvel Animation Presents is Back Again for Another News-Breaking Panel

 

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cast Return to Make Special Appearance at Marvel Booth

 

Visit Marvel Booth (#2329) for Autograph Signings, Exclusive San Diego Comic-Con

Giveaways, Livestream Broadcasts from Marvel.com and More

 

 

Los Angeles, CA (June 28, 2018) – Marvel Television and Marvel Animation are returning to San Diego Comic-Con with a jam-packed lineup of panels, signings, and fan-first experiences, including Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, Marvel’s Iron Fist, Legion, The Gifted, Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest and the brand-new project Marvel Rising. Join us for not-to-be-missed panels with exclusive footage and surprise appearances, as well as star-studded autograph signing sessions – all starting Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22.

 

For more exciting Marvel highlights and news during San Diego Comic Con 2018, tune in to the Marvel livestream at http://marvel.com/SDCC2018 starting Thursday, July 19. Join the conversation using #MarvelSDCC.

 

FULL SCHEDULE OF MARVEL TELEVISION PANELS & ACTIVATION:

 

THURSDAY, JULY 19TH

MARVEL ANIMATION PRESENTS: MARVEL RISING 

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM in Room 6DE

Marvel Rising brings together the next generation of Marvel Super Heroes for the next generation of Marvel fans. This is your chance to be among the first to see a sneak peek of this group of powered teens and their adventures that are full of heart, action, comedy, and powerful messages for every kind of Marvel fan. Join our Quake Chloe Bennet (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nashville) our Squirrel Girl Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us, Silicon Valley), our Ms. Marvel Kathreen Khavari (Big Little Lies, Marvel’s Avengers), our Patriot Kamil McFadden (K.C. Undercover, Grown Ups 2), Mairghread Scott (Writer, Marvel Rising), Cort Lane (SVP, Animation and Family Entertainment), Marsha Griffin (VP, Animation Current Series and Development), and Sana Amanat (VP, Content and Character Development) as well as additional surprise guests for an action-packed panel that will showcase the first look of the animated shorts, special announcements, and so much more.

 

MARVEL’S IRON FIST

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM in Ballroom 20

Be among the first to get the exclusive inside scoop on what’s in-store for season two of Marvel’s Iron Fist as Danny Rand and Colleen Wing set off on a new adventure as the protectors of lower NYC. Join Executive Producer and Marvel’s Head of Television, Jeph Loeb, and surprise guests in what is sure to be a high-octane panel you don’t want to miss!

 

MARVEL’S CLOAK & DAGGER – FAN ACTIVATION (on-site through Sunday)

10:00 AM Petco Park

Freeform is bringing Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger to “The Experience” at Petco Park. Starting July 19th at 10am, fans will have the opportunity to engage with two different interactive activations over the course of four days.

 

Tying into the “divine pairing” theme from Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, Freeform will recreate the iconic moment between the two leads Tyrone and Tandy when their powers interact. To recreate this, Freeform is fabricating a physical experience where participants are harnessed to a bungee that will propel them backwards from the force of their powers. A slow-motion recording will capture the moment which will also include an overlay effect that shows both the light and dark energy emitting from the participants. Fans will have the opportunity to share their videos on social media.

 

Fans can also stop by the ROXXON Corp station to create their own customized ROXXON Corp badge and lanyard. Each badge will include a secret code that is connected to a wide range of prizes from Sony PlayStation Vue and Freeform. After receiving their customized badge, fans will be able to pose for a photo with the ROXXON Corp sign.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 20TH

 

MARVEL’S CLOAK & DAGGER

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM in Ballroom 20

San Diego will be getting a little taste of New Orleans! Meet series stars Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Emma Lahana, Ally Maki and executive producer/showrunner Joe Pokaski of the new hit summer series that redefined the super hero genre, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger. Don’t miss this action-packed panel featuring a lively Q&A moderated by executive producer and head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb, along with a special look at exclusive, never-before-been-seen footage. And don’t forget to tune-in to watch all-new episodes, Thursdays, 8/7c, on Freeform.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 21ST

 

THE GIFTED

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM in Ballroom 20

(EXTENDED SEASON 2 SNEAK PEEK)- From 20th Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television, season 2 of The Gifted picks up after the explosion of the Atlanta Station.  The Mutant Underground search for their friends and family who left with The Inner Circle. Having tracked them outside of Washington, D.C., they must contend with new groups with extreme ideologies, both human and mutant alike, to stave off a brewing conflict.  Join executive producers Matt Nix and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb along with stars Stephen Moyer, Sean Teale, Jamie Chung, Emma Dumont, Blair Redford, Natalie Alyn Lind and Skyler Samuels for an exclusive first-look at the upcoming second season; returning Tuesdays this Fall on FOX.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 22ND

 

MARVEL ANIMATION PRESENTS

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM in Room 6A

Marvel Animation returns for the always action-packed, news-breaking panel where you’ll get eyefuls of never-before-seen information and sneak peeks… plus…as always…some surprise guests that’ll reveal waaay too much! GET THERE! You’ll also have a chance to meet the stars of your favorite Marvel Animation series at signing events at the Marvel booth (#2329) throughout the weekend.

 

LEGION

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM in Hall H

Legion, is the story of David Haller, a man who believed himself to be schizophrenic only to discover that he may actually be the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen. Along with a team of other extraordinarily gifted people, David learned to accept his true self and set out to defeat The Shadow King, who was on a path to attaining infinite and world-ending power. In season two, a series of mind-bending twists and turns called into question who is the hero, and who is the villain. Legion is based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz. Join Executive Producers John Cameron and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb, along with co-EP, Nathaniel Halpern, plus cast members for a conversation on what to look forward to from Season 3.

 

MARVEL TELEVISION AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SCHEDULE – Booth #2329:

 

JOIN CAST MEMBERS AND PRODUCERS OF YOUR FAVORITE MARVEL SERIES AS THEY MEET THE FANS AND SIGN AUTOGRAPHS! ***Please note that signings are ticketed events and passes will be available to win on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9:15 AM on Thursday, July 19, Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 at the Marvel Booth (#2329).

 

THURSDAY, JULY 19

 

Marvel’s Iron Fist – Signing Event

2:30 PM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

Marvel Rising– Signing Event 

5:00 PM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

SATURDAY, JULY 22

 

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger – Signing Event

10:00 AM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Signing Event

12:30 PM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

The Gifted – Signing Event

3:30 PM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

SUNDAY, JULY 23

 

Legion – Signing Event

11:45 AM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

Marvel Animation – Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest – Signing Event

3:00 PM at the Marvel Booth (#2329)

 

Stay tuned to www.marvel.com for all the breaking news from Marvel Television at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Follow @Marvel on Twitter and “like” Marvel on Facebook for minute-by-minute updates on all things in the MCU.

 

Join the conversation using #MarvelSDCC.

 

About Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Television

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.

Marvel Television develops and produces some of the world’s most creative and popular live-action and animated programming for broadcast and cable television networks plus digital platforms including a historic deal with NETFLIX. Its portfolio of self-produced series includes “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” for ABC, “Marvel’s Runaways” for Hulu”, Marvel’s Daredevil,” “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “Marvel’s Iron Fist,” and “Marvel’s The Punisher for NETFLIX,  and “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” (Freeform)  Marvel is a co-producer on “Legion” (FX) and “The Gifted” (FOX).  For more information, visit marvel.com.  ©2018 MARVEL

 

Good smile company: Ninja Batman,Overwatch and Naruto

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Batman Ninja: TAKASHI OKAZAKI Ver.]

” A moment of time captured in perfect detail. “

From the animated film “Ninja Batman” comes a 1/6th scale statue of the main character, Ninja Batman. The figure is based on an original art piece by character designer Takashi Okazaki, and will be limited to 1000 pieces worldwide. Standing approximately 700mm in height, the overwhelming presence of the figure cannot be denied, and the fabric of his outfit as well as the chainmail have been sculpted with careful attention to the texture together with intricate airbrush paintwork. The pose features Ninja Batman with his Sengoku Batman armor removed, jumping up into the air capturing a dynamic moment in exquisite detail for fans to enjoy in their collection. The cut rope that swirls around the main figure is sculpted with a waving motion as if just cut, further adding to the depth of the movement captured with the figure. The base of the figure is designed to look like a crumbling roof of a Japanese castle to capture the setting of the series, with each of the tiles and the wooden frame beneath sculpted with great care. The finer features of the figure beg to be looked at in close detail, and no matter what angle you choose to look from the figure boasts superb sculptwork. In addition, we also have a similar figure of Sengoku Joker currently in production, that is designed to be displayed as a set together with this figure! Whether you choose to display both or just Batman, be sure to add this piece of art to your collection! Batman Ninja: TAKASHI OKAZAKI Ver. is a high-quality art piece, and only 1000 will be made available worldwide. Each product will be engraved with a unique serial number. (Serial numbers will be distributed at random. You cannot select which number you will receive.)

Nendoroid Gaara

“When did you all choose to forsake yourselves?”

From the popular anime series “Naruto Shippuden” comes a Nendoroid of the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara! He comes complete with his iconic sand gourd which also comes with sand effect parts which can be attached to the opening to display him using his sand manipulation techniques.

Two large sand parts are included which can be used on other Nendoroids to recreate his Sand Coffin technique, or instead be placed in front of him to display him defending himself with his Ultimate Defense technique. He can also be posed shaking hands with Naruto to recreate the scene after Naruto and the others rescued him. In addition, a clear sheet featuring his tailed beast, Shukaku, is also included to display by his side!

Nendoroid Junkrat

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Junkrat will be the next character from Overwatch, Blizzard Entertainment’s internationally acclaimed team shooter, to become part of Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid series of collectible figurines, joining the previously announced Nendoroid Tracer, Mei, Mercy, Genji, Hanzo, D.Va and Sombra. From the globally popular multiplayer team based shooter Overwatch, comes the eighth Nendoroid figure from the series, Junkrat! His artificial arm and leg, the multiple patches on his pants and various other details from his Classic Skin have been carefully included on the Nendoroid design! Nendoroid Junkrat’s neck features a double-joint allowing for more acrobatic poses as he propels himself through the air! The RIP-Tire on his back can be detached and comes with its own stand to pose it as if moving along as if Junkrat has used his ultimate ability! A concussion mine part as well as the switch to detonate it are included allowing him to be posed waiting to trigger the mine on an unsuspecting enemy. His steel trap is also included and can be opened and closed allowing you to display heroes trapped by the metal-toothed trap, and can even be held in his hand to recreate his Vaudeville emote in Nendoroid size! Be sure to add him to your collection and display him with the previously announced heroes in the Overwatch Nendoroid series!

Portal bound 4

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PORTAL BOUND #4

Mark Roslan; Gabe Carrasco – Story / Alex Arizmendi – Art / Wes Hartman; Jesse Heagy – Colors

Their Future Depends on Each Other as Aspen’s newest hit series continues!

Sybil has abandoned her friends! As she makes her way to face her father alone, an unexpected but familiar face lies in wait, but are they friend, or foe? Meanwhile Emperor Atilus has all but completed his plan to return Havos to the war-world it was in the glory days, and the Portal Bound crew faces it’s biggest challenge yet… Brett?

Aspen’s brand new action-adventure saga continues from writers Mark Roslan (BubbleGun, Broken Pieces) and newcomer Gabe Carrasco, art by Alex Arizmendi (Edge of Venomverse: War Stories, Secret Empire: Brave New World) and Maro Renna (pgs. 1, 2, 8, 11, 14, 16), colors by Wes Hartman (pgs. 1-7), Jesse Heagy (pgs. 8-15), and Omi Remalante (pgs. 16-20), and lettering by Zen!

PORTAL BOUND #4 is in stores July 4th, 2018!

FC 32 pages $3.99

Leading OTT Channel, AsianCrush, Will Premiere the Classic, Epic Anime Series THE TWELVE KINGDOMS on 6/29

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LEADING OTT CHANNEL, ASIANCRUSH,
WILL PREMIERE THE CLASSIC, EPIC ANIME SERIES, THE TWELVE KINGDOMS, ON JUNE 29

New and Classic Anime Programming Ramps Up on
Digital Media Rights’ AsianCrush and Genre OTT Channel,
Midnight Pulp, with New Releases from Top Japanese Studios
Such as NHK, King Records and KBC Japan
New York, NY (June 27, 2018) — This June, voyage to a distant, fantastical kingdom with the classic anime epic, THE TWELVE KINGDOMS, which will premiere on AsianCrush, one of the leading OTT channels featuring Asian programming. Currently the sole service to be streaming the popular fantasy series, all 45 complete episodes will be available on June 29, 2018 across all of AsianCrush’s platforms. The announcement was made by David Chu, President of AsianCrush parent company, Digital Media Rights, a pioneer in digital distribution.
Adapted from a series of fantasy novels written by Fuyumi Ono and influenced by Chinese mythology, THE TWELVE KINGDOMS follows the incredible adventures of Yoko Nakajima, an unhappy high school student who suddenly discovers that she’s the rightful heir to a mysterious kingdom. Once transported to this other world with two of her classmates, their status as “kaikyaki” (people who come from Earth) make them hunted fugitives, so they set off on a journey of danger, magic and political intrigue. The Studio Pierrot production originally aired on Japan’s NHK in 2002-3.
THE TWELVE KINGDOMS is the newest addition to AsianCrush’s classic ’80s ,’90s, and early aughts anime library containing other fan-favorite series and feature-length films (released with both English subtitles and English dubbed versions) including JIN-ROH, URUSEI YATSURA 2: BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, ARCADIA OF MY YOUTH, BLACK JACK: THE MOVIE and FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: THE MOVIE, CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: THE MOVIE and STREET FIGHTER II. Sister OTT channel Midnight Pulp, a highly-curated premiere destination for genre fare, also carries much of the same anime.
“The acquisition and premiere of ‘The Twelve Kingdoms’ marks a new commitment to anime across our AsianCrush and Midnight Pulp OTT channels,” says Chu. “We have strong relationships with prominent Japanese animation studios such as NHK, King Records, and KBC Japan, as well as American home video distributor Discotek Media, and we’re looking forward to bringing our dedicated viewers the very best of the anime genre in the coming months.”
Both AsianCrush and Midnight Pulp, available on the web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast and additional platforms, feature thousands of streaming titles, with new titles programmed each week. The OTT channels are available to consumers on a hybrid model, and they can choose to view the channel for free or with a premium subscription. Registered users can watch videos for free with commercials while premium subscribers can access the entire selection of titles without commercials, in addition to early releases, director’s cuts and bonus features. Premium subscription pricing starts at $4.99 a month for each channel.