Hasbro and their Star Wars line may not be too happy with this leaked image of Kylo Ren,lucky enough this image doesn’t spoil too much!
Diamond Appointed Master Distributor for Bandai America Products
Diamond Appointed Master Distributor for Bandai America Products
Leading toy manufacturer signs with Diamond to distribute and market its products in the U.S.
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (August 11, 2015) — Diamond Comic Distributors has finalized negotiations with Bandai America Incorporated to become a Master Distributor for the leading toy manufacturer. The deal makes Diamond the preferred distributor on behalf of Bandai America to select retailers throughout the United States.
Bandai America is home to some of the most powerful entertainment toy brands, including Power Rangers, Big Hero 6™, GODZILLA™, and SprüKits®, as well as extremely successful Japanese hobby and collector lines.
“We have a long standing strategic partnership with Diamond,” said Michael Ciminera, Bandai America’s Vice President of Sales. “We fully believe in their ability to distribute and market Bandai products far and wide into the U.S. market.”
“We’re gratified by the trust Bandai America has placed in us to be their Master Distributor,” said Diamond’s Director of Vendor Development, Eric Burkhardt. “We look forward to partnering with them to grow Bandai America’s diverse and successful product lines to U.S. toy , hobby and specialty retailers.”
Diamond will support Bandai America launches through its monthly PREVIEWS catalog, innovative programs to its retailer partners, and other unique marketing and distribution services.
Save Your Papers with DC Heroes Statue Paperweights
Save Your Papers with DC Heroes Statue Paperweights
(BALTIMORE, MD) – (August 11, 2015)-Organize your workspace with new PREVIEWS exclusive paperweights featuring popular DC Comics heroes from The Flash and Arrow TV series. Created by Icon Heroes, these hand-painted, high quality resin statues are available to order from the August PREVIEWS and are sure to save your office from being ordinary. The paperweights are scheduled to release in comic book specialty shops in late November 2015.
Keep your papers from flying away next time a superhero races through your office with the collectible Flash statue paperweight. Featuring the likeness of actor Grant Gustin from the CW’s sensational breakout hit, this paperweight features the Scarlet Speedster in motion, getting ready to take off to save the day again.
The Arrow statue paperweight will certainly hit the mark for Arrow fans. Featuring Oliver Queen’s costume from the first season of the hit TV show when he was just known as the “Hood,” this paperweight is painstakingly modeled after Stephen Amell and is well-equipped to pin your papers into place.
Finally, fans will love feeling their clutter shrink with the Atom statue paperweight. Modeled off of Brandon Routh’s portrayal of the Silver Age hero Ray Palmer in both The Flash and Arrow, this paperweight would be perfect for fans eagerly anticipating the upcoming show DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
Flash TV Statue Paperweight (Item Code: AUG152807, SRP: $50)
Arrow TV Season 1 Statue Paperweight (Item Code: AUG152809, SRP: $50)
Atom Statue Paperweight (Item Code: AUG152810, SRP: $50)
Each statue paperweight is exclusive to comic book specialty shops and available to pre-order at any comic shop from page 598 of the August PREVIEWS catalog. Find a shop at www.comicshoplocator.com.
MARVEL CONTINUES TO EXPAND MARVELKIDS.COM WITH NEW ULTIMATE SPIDER-MANDIGITAL COMICS SECTION
MARVEL CONTINUES TO EXPAND MARVELKIDS.COM
WITH NEW ULTIMATE SPIDER-MANDIGITAL COMICS SECTION
New York, NY – August 10th, 2015 – Marvel is expanding the ways its younger fans can dive into the Marvel Universe with its all-new and kid-friendly digital comic book section; all part of the expanded MarvelKids.com. Beginning with the refreshed Spider-Man destination on MarvelKids.com, younger fans can begin reading the adventures of Ultimate Spider-Man,featuring everyone’s favorite web-head as he teams up with his amazing friends to fight the forces of evil.
Designed to captivate readers of all ages, MarvelKids.com’s Ultimate Spider-Man offers fans a guided reading experience using Marvel’s digital Infinite Comics platform to help younger fans navigate the panels. Taking full advantage of the latest technology, Marvel Infinite Comics showcase the new storytelling possibilities of a digital canvas while still staying true to the medium’s greatest strengths and brings a cinematic experience designed to captivate the next generation of Marvel fans.
With new digital issues arriving every week, theUltimate Spider-Man series begins with MarvelKids.com’s ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1: I THINK I’M PARANOID. After a routine run-in with the villainous Jack O’Lantern, Spider-Man is convinced that his spider-sense is on the fritz, when it starts warning him of danger seemingly at random. Turns out, there’s a bigger threat than Jack O’Lantern to worry about, though.
In addition to the high-flying action withinUltimate Spider-Man, fans can take on the role of Spider-Man in a variety of interactive and amazing games and take part in an excitingweb of activities including Spider-Man downloadable coloring pages, mazes, and word searches.
“The addition of the Ultimate Spider-Mancomics on MarvelKids.com is the perfect way for kids to experience the Marvel Universe and nurture a joy of reading,” says Daniele Campbell, VP of Digital Business Development & CRM. “Through the unique digital comic format, kids of all ages will be able to swing alongside Spider-Man in a way that is easy to navigate, kid-friendly, engaging, and most importantly – fun!”
MarvelKids.com will be continually expanding even more in the future with new Marvel Comics’ series and more digital features exploring everyone’s favorite Marvel Super Heroes!
Be sure to check out the MarvelKids.com sites here:
http://spiderman.marvelkids.com/
http://avengers.marvelkids.com/
Captain America: Civil War spoilers ahead
With next years highly anticipated film still being worked on,here is a huge spoiler for the film (if this is true of course)
Joining Captain America (Chris Evans)
on his crusade will be Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner),
Falcon (Anthony Mackie),
Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen),
Ant-Man (Paul Rudd)
and The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan).
While Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.)
will oppose them with The Vision (Paul Bettany),
Spider-Man (Tom Holland),
Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)
and War Machine (Don Cheadle).
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Julian’s Thoughts: Where are the tag teams?
Remember when the Dudleys were tag team champions in the WWE and were putting their opponents through tables each week?
Remember when the Hardys were jumping off of turnbuckles, ladders, stages, cages and probably other things to keep their tag titles? Remember when Edge and Christian were mocking their opponents and somehow found a way to keep the tag belts around their waists? Remember the Hart Foundation? The Outlaws? DX? Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection? (Many other great tag teams?) Don’t you miss when tag team matches/feuds used to be meaningful and entertaining? The tag team division has been in shambles for a while. There have been some decent teams lately but it seems like they don’t last.
I bring this up because it seems like they are setting up for a fatal four way tag match for the titles at Summerslam. They always seem to do this at Summerslam and Wrestlemania now. They do this so everyone can be on the show. Some of those teams definitely shouldn’t be on the show though. Los Matadores haven’t been relevant in a while. The Lucha Dragons are promising but they haven’t been used that much in stories or on PPV’s. The Prime Time Players are champs and are decent. I like Titus. They haven’t been overly impressive since taking the belts, but they haven’t been bad either. The New Day is hot. They have made a major turnaround since their debut as a team. Really though, the match at Summerslam should be the Prime Time Players vs. New Day. Less is more sometimes. Let those two teams finish this feud. Adding more teams doesn’t make it more exciting at all, especially since two of the teams haven’t been pushed in a while. If the Usos were in the match instead of the Matadores, then that would be better…but who knows when they will be back…
Wrestlemania 29 was the last time the tag belts weren’t defended in a fatal four way tag match at either Summerslam or Wrestlemania. (Or not defended at all) Now really, that’s only four PPV’s, but still that’s four PPV’s where WWE is just adding teams to try and make it more meaningful or to let people be on the show. If the crowd doesn’t react to them on a Monday Night Raw then why would they react to them at Summerslam or Wrestlemania? I didn’t really care about any of those matches. The teams in them are not teams that anyone cares about.
There have been decent teams since WM 29, but it seems like they never quite get a chance. Plus, once a team loses the titles it seems like they just get tossed aside. Team Hell No successfully defended their titles at Wrestlemania 29. They held the belts for 245 days. The Usos first reign was 202 days. Since the Usos had the belts, Goldust & Stardust had the titles for 63 days, Miz and Mizdow for 36 days, the Usos again, Kidd and Cesaro for 63 days, New Day for 49 days, and now the PTP. There’s no stability or dominant team at the moment. The Usos when healthy are the top team they have in the company. New Day is #2. PTP are currently third. As much as I like those three teams, it’s kind of sad that these are the top teams. They don’t stack up to top teams of the past and the depth of tag teams definitely doesn’t stack up to teams from previous years.
When I watch old segments on the network, sometimes a tag team faces top guys in the company. The Hardys had segments with Triple H and Stone Cold (Who were also a team for a while). Sure, New Day beat Orton and Reigns a few months ago but that was a one night thing. The Hardys/ HHH & Stone Cold thing lasted more than a week. Sure, the tag titles used to change hands frequently in the past. (Specifically the Attitude Era) But look at the teams from that era who won them. The Outlaws, Hardys, APA, Under taker had the titles with different partners, so did Kane, The Rock and Mankind, Edge & Christian, The Dudleys…that’s only part of them. Some of these teams won multiple times too, the teams now seem to be one and done.
So I guess it’s not official that there will be a fatal four way tag match at Summerslam, and hopefully there won’t be one. There’s not enough depth in the division to have one….plus…it has been done a lot lately. Don’t put teams on the show just because. If someone doesn’t get a reaction, then they probably shouldn’t be on the 2nd biggest show of the year. Tag team wrestling used to be a big deal but now it’s an afterthought. I almost wish WWE would bring back the Dudleys. It would be cool to see them again. It’s an upgrade from many teams that we’ve seen lately. New Day is the best on the show at the moment. The PTP are the champs so they should be at Summerslam, but those are the only two teams that should be on the card at Summerslam.
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Protect and Serve with Gotham Police Department Hoodies
Protect and Serve with Gotham Police Department Hoodies
(BALTIMORE, MD) – (August 6, 2015)- Show your support for Gotham’s Finest with the PREVIEWS exclusive Gotham City Police Department hoodie by Changes, Inc. The Gotham City Police Department hoodie is available to pre-order from the August PREVIEWS catalog and is scheduled to arrive in comic book shops exclusively in late October.
This hoodie joins the other superb PREVIEWS exclusive hoodies such as the Navy Captain America Shield Hoodie (JAN141588), the zip-up Deadpool Logo hoodie (SEP131573), and most recently the Spider-Gwen Womens’ Hoodie with Mask (JUL151949).
The navy blue zip-up cadet hoodie features the GCPD abbreviation on the front in bold yellow varsity-style letters. The back of the hoodie features “GCPD” written across the shoulders, as well as the name “Gotham City Police Dept.” and the department’s seal, all in bright yellow. The hoodie is available to order in size small to XXL and can be ordered using item code AUG152080.
To ensure correct sizing, fans are encouraged to tell their comic shop their desired hoodie size as individual item codes correlate to sizes SM-XXL. The hoodies can be ordered only from the August PREVIEWS, which is available in comic shops. Find a comic shop at www.comicshoplocator.com to pre-order yours today.
RETURN TO THE WORLD OF ‘AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER’ AND ‘LEGEND OF KORRA’
PREORDER ‘AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER—SMOKE AND SHADOW’ VOLUME 1 AND ‘THE LEGEND OF KORRA: THE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES—BOOK FOUR: BALANCE’ TODAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—The fan-favorite journeys from the hit-animated series The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra continues with the Dark Horse books.
This September, get ready for a double dose of theAvatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korrauniverse as Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru present the first chapter of Avatar: The Last Airbender—Smoke and Shadow and Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, and Joaquim Dos Santos go behind the scenes of the final season of The Legend of Korra inThe Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series—Book Four: Balance.
Both volumes are available now for preorder through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and your local comics store.
Avatar: The Last Airbender—Smoke and ShadowVolume 1 (MAY150050)
$10.99
978-1-61655-761-4
On sale September 23
PREORDER: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble |IndieBound | Local Comics Store
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series—Book Four: Balance (MAY150040)
$34.99
978-1-61655-687-7
On sale September 2
PREORDER: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble |IndieBound | Local Comics Store
Catch up on Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series!
Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise Library Edition
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search Library Edition
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series—Book One: Air
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series—Book Two: Spirits
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series—Book Three: Change
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Local Comics Store
On Sale This Week: Avengers, Kill Bill, Valiant, Sin City and Jay & Silent Bob!
This week’s New Toy Day sees Diamond Select Toys delivering a trio of titanic team-ups to your local comic shop! First up, Marvel Select action figures of Black Widow and Thor team up their diorama bases to re-create a scene from Avengers: Age of Ultron! Next, Bloodshot and X-O Manowar take a licking and keep on teaming up in the super-deluxe Valiant Comics Minimates Battle-Damaged 2-Pack! Thirdly, Bluntman and Chronic team up to take on Cock-Knocker in the Series 2 of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back action figures! Plus: Dwight teams up with the ladies of Old Town to take on the mob, while the Deadly Vipers team up to take down their old friend the Bride! They’re all coming to stores this week from Diamond Select Toys! Read on for more info, then team up with your favorite retailer to order!
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Select Action Figures Series 2
A Diamond Select Toys release! It’s an all-new assortment of 7-inch action figures from the popular Kevin Smith movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back! Comedy duo Jay and Silent Bob dress up like their alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, and face off against the villainous Cock-Knocker! Each figure comes with an energy-sword weapon and part of the Bluntcave set – collect all three to re-create the famous climactic scene of the movie! Each figure comes packaged in a display-ready Select blister card, with spine artwork for shelf reference.
Bluntman Figure (Item #JAN152166, SRP: $24.99)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/jay-silent-bob-strike-back-bluntman-select-action-figure
Chronic Figure (Item #JAN152167, SRP: $24.99)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/jay-silent-bob-strike-back-chronic-select-action-figure
Cock-Knocker Figure (Item #JAN152168, SRP: $24.99)
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Kill Bill Minimates Deadly Vipers Box Set
A Diamond Select Toys release! Black Mamba. Copperhead. Sidewinder. California Mountain Snake. Along with Cottonmouth, these four killers made up the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, commanded by the Snake Charmer, Bill. When Beatrix Kiddo was left for dead, she came back to kill every one of her old comrades, and now Beatrix, Vernita Green, Bud and Elle Driver make up the fourth Kill Bill Minimates box set! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure stands 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation, and features interchangeable parts and accessories. Packaged on a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #FEB152159, SRP: $19.99)
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Marvel Select Avengers Age of Ultron Black Widow Action Figure
A Diamond Select Toys release! Finally, the figure fans have been waiting for has arrived! After three blockbuster film appearances, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow joins the Marvel Select Avengers line-up, just in time for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron! This 7-inch scale figure features her look from the new movie, has 16 points of articulation, and includes a diorama base that connects to Age of Ultron Thor’s to create a scene from the film. She comes packaged in the now-famous Marvel Select display packaging, with spine artwork for shelf reference. Sculpted by Gentle Giant! (Item #FEB152166, SRP: $24.99)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/marvel-select-avengers-age-of-ultron-black-widow-action-figure
Marvel Select Avengers Age of Ultron Thor Action Figure
A Diamond Select Toys release! It’s time to put the hammer down! Thor, prince of Asgard, returns to Earth in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and DST is revisiting their sold-out action figure from Thor: The Dark World with an all-new paint scheme and an all-new base! Standing almost 8 inches tall, this Thor figure sports 16 points of articulation and a spot-on likeness of Chris Hemsworth from the film, and comes packaged in Select-style display packaging, with spine artwork for shelf reference. Sculpted by Gentle Giant! (Item #JAN152175, SRP: $24.99)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/marvel-select-avengers-age-of-ultron-thor-action-figure
Sin City Minimates Series 3 Big Fat Kill Box Set
A Diamond Select Toys release! Sometimes, sticking up for your friends means having to kill a whole lotta people. At least, in Sin City it does! The third storyline from the groundbreaking 2005 movie is now a four-pack of Minimates mini-figures, including Dwight, Gail, Miho and Jackie-Boy! Each 2-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation and interchangeable parts and accessories. Comes packaged on a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #JAN152170, SRP: $19.99)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/sin-city-minimates-series-3-big-fat-kill-box-set
Valiant Minimates Battle Damaged X-O Manowar and Bloodshot 2-Pack
A Diamond Select Toys Release! Prepare to enter the world of Valiant Entertainment! The Valiant Universe has been reborn, and heroes X-O Manowar and Bloodshot are back in new monthly comic-book adventures! Kick off your collection of Valiant heroes with this two-pack of X-O Manowar and Bloodshot fresh from a skirmish, maybe even against each other! Each two-inch Minimates mini-figure features 14 points of articulation as well as interchangeable parts and accessories. Packaged in a full-color blister card. Designed by Art Asylum! (Item #FEB152162, SRP: $9.99)
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/valiant-minimates-battle-damaged-x-o-manowar-and-bloodshot-2-pack
In Stores Next Week: Mr. Freeze!
Find your nearest comic shop using ComicShopLocator.com, or order through DiamondSelectToys.com!