Prepare For The Biggest Marvel Event Ever With The SECRET WARS PRELUDE TPB!

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Prepare For The Biggest Marvel Event Ever With The SECRET WARS PRELUDE TPB!

New York, NY—March 10, 2015— Universes are colliding. The Marvel Universe as you know it is about to be destroyed. SECRET WARS #1 is just around the corner. But the path to 2015’s event to end all events can be found in the SECRET WARS PRELUDE TPB! Hitting stores the same day as SECRET WARS #1, this epic collection is the perfect chance to get caught up in time!

An event 30 years in the making, relive important stories and signposts on the road to SECRET WARS #1! What does the senses-shattering conclusion to the original 1984 Secret Wars have to do with the Secret Wars of today? What secrets lie in the Illuminati’s discovery of the Incursions? What threats lie in a universe created by Doctor Doom? The Ultimates face a foe more powerful than the gods – and Reed Richards is its leader! But why? And what does Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man have to do with it all? It’s all been leading to this!

“These primer TPBs have become hugely successful over the years for both retailers and readers,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “A single volume of stories, these collections are the perfect way to catch up, see the building blocks of the event, and be ready to jump head first directly into the first issue! Carefully handpicked tales from Marvel’s SVP Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, this volume is chock full of the titanic tales you need to read, or reread, before the release of Secret Wars #1!”

Collecting New Avengers (2013) #1-3, Secret Wars (1984) #10-12, Fantastic Four #611, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1 and Ultimate Comics Ultimates #4, relive again or for the very first time these important stories leading up to SECRET WARS #1!

War is coming. Are you ready for it? Now you can be with the epic SECRET WARS PRELUDE TPB!

Pre-Order SECRET WARS PRELUDE on Amazon

 

SECRET WARS PRELUDE TPB (FEB150858)
ISBN: 0785193995
Pre-Order on Amazon

240 Pages

FOC – 03/16/15, On-Sale 05/06/15     

The Knit Hat Makes the Man: Firefly exclusive

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A Knit Hat Makes The Man 
Exclusive Jayne Cobb Figure from Firefly coming to comic book specialty shops this May
(BALTIMORE, MD) – (March 10, 2015)- The bright orange knit hat makes the man as Funko brings fans of scifi TV series Firefly  the Jayne Cobb with Hat PREVIEWS Exclusive Legacy Collection Action Figure.  Available to pre-order from the March PREVIEWS catalog, the “Hero of Canton” Jayne figure will be released in comic book specialty shops in late May 2015. 

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“Browncoats” or fans of Joss Whedon’s Firefly can add tough guy Jayne Cobb to their Firefly collection with their very own 6” tall sculpt of actor Adam Baldwin who plays the fearless mercenary, wearing his memorable orange knit cap. The figure features 20 points of articulation and is packaged with three of Jayne’s top choice weapons he can be posed with to complete his hard-core appearance.

Fans are encouraged to pre-order their own Jayne Cobb Legacy Collection Action Figure (Item Code: MAR152150, SRP: $19.99, page 482) at their local comic book shop from the March PREVIEWS catalog to ensure they get it when released. Find a comic shop at www.comicshoplocator.com.

MARVEL COMICS WASP BISHOUJO STATUE

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Through an unforeseen and tragic alien encounter Janet van Dyne sought to avenge her father’s death with the help of Dr. Henry “Hank” Pym. By taking on the persona of the Wasp Janet became a winged, insect-sized heroine with a mighty sting!

 

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  • Kotobukiya continues their lineup of stylized Bishoujo statues based on super heroes and villains from the pages of Marvel Comics with Wasp!

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  • Based on a new character interpretation and illustration by master Japanese artist Shunya Yamashita.

 

  • Wasp lightly touches down on a special base designed to look like a splash of water.

 

  • Wasp looks great in her black and gold costume and iridescent wings.

 

  • Display alone or alongside other Marvel character inspired Bishoujo statues from Kotobukiya.

 

  • 7 inches tall (27 cm)

 

  • Item Number: MK172MK172_wasp_0034_1

 

  • UPC: 812771023382

 

  • Available September 2015 in North America.

 

  • SRP: 69.99

 

new Kit Kat Chocolatory is opening soon in Hokkaido

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new Kit Kat Chocolatory opening up in Hokkaido, with a new flavor  butter.

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Limited-edition sweets pay tribute to local culinary traditions. This is why KitKat is so popular. As one of the few regions of Japan with ample pasture space, Hokkaido is home to a large number of the country’s dairies. That’s why when the newest Chocolatory opens on March 7 in Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital city,people will be able to purchase not only traditional chocolate Kit Kats, but also the Chocolatory Special Butter flavor.

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The flavor was picked as the winner in a contest organized by the Tsuji Group culinary school.

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The Special Butter flavor will be available in packs of 12  for 1,200 yen, or in four-piece boxes for 400 yen.

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While there get your Green tea on as well!

Wicked Cool Toys To Introduce Girl Scouts Cookie Oven and Role-play Toys Based on Iconic Girls’ Brand

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Wicked Cool Toys introduces a delicious baking experience with the first-ever Girl Scouts Cookie Oven™, as well as a line of role play products, inspired by the preeminent girls’ leadership organization in the U.S.  The Girl Scouts Cookie Oven will feature mixes inspired by some of the most popular Girl Scout Cookies®, such as Thin Mints® and Trefoils®, and, along with the Girl Scouts On-the-Go Wagon and Cookie Stand will give girls a chance to express their creativity, learn new skills and experience the fun of Girl Scouts all year long.
The Wicked Cool Toys Girl Scouts line is expected to hit mass market retailers throughout the US beginning in Fall 2015.
Girl Scouts Cookie Oven – The Girl Scouts Cookie Oven lets aspiring bakers experience the hands-on fun of making their own Girl Scout Cookies.  A real working oven, it comes complete with tools and mixes that allow girls to make cookies that look and taste just like the real thing. There’s also a viewing window that lets bakers see the treats they’re making and a warming station to heat and melt delicious cookie coatings and frostings. The Girl Scouts Cookie Oven comes with mix to create Thin Mints®, a spatula, baking pan and measuring tool.     SRP is $59.99.
Basic Refill Packs – Popular Girl Scout Cookie flavors as well as classic cookie favorites give young bakers the opportunity to make cookies everyone will love, and include Thin Mints®, PB Sandwich, Trefoils®, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coconut Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Sugar and Oatmeal. SRP is $6.99.
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Thin Mints® & PB Sandwich – With two of the most popular Girl Scout Cookie flavors – Thin Mints® and PB Sandwich – the Deluxe Refill Pack includes Thin Mints® mixes, and PB Sandwich mixes to bake these favorites at home.  SRP is $14.99.
Deluxe_ThinMints_ChocPBTrefoils® – Three is definitely NOT a crowd in this Deluxe Refill Pack. It includes everything you need to make Trefoils®, Chocolate Shortbread and Lemon Cookies with chocolate and lemon icing. SRP is $14.99.
Chocolate Peanut Butter and Coconut Caramel – Recreate two of the most popular Girl Scout Cookie flavors – Chocolate Peanut Butter and Coconut Caramel! This Deluxe Refill Pack includes everything you need to make these popular Girl Scout Cookies at home. SRP is $14.99.
Deluxe_CoconutCar_SandwichChocolate Chip, Sugar, Oatmeal – The classics never go out of style and neither do these cookie flavors. Make your own Chocolate Chip, Sugar and Oatmeal Cookies with this Deluxe Refill Pack. SRP is $14.99.

Girl Scouts On-the-Go Wagon –This classic wagon design has a wooden base with height-adjustable metal mesh framed walls with a Trefoil pattern and holds lots of Girl Scout Cookies, toys, sports gear and more. It includes a removable cookie stand to display your inventory, along with a chalkboard and a clipboard. SRP: $129.99.

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Girl Scout Cookie Stand – This classic wooden cookie stand provides hours of engaging playtime and conveniently folds up and fits into its carrying case so that girls can easily set up shop and sell their delicious cookies anywhere they go! It includes cardboard printed “play” cookie boxes, chalkboards, chalk, an eraser, pins to “bling your booth” by adding signs or fun decorations, and fabric shelves to beautifully display cookies on top of and below the stand. SRP: $79.99.
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We’re Girl Scouts of the USA
We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. It began over 100 years ago, with one woman, Girl Scouts’ founder Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low, who believed in the power of every girl. Juliette organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, and every year since, we’ve made her vision a reality, helping girls discover their strengths, passions, and talents. Today, as yesterday, Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. And with programs for girls from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to do something amazing. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.girlscouts.org.

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About Wicked Cool Toys
WickedCool, LLC is a Pennsylvania-based toymaker with offices in Pennsylvania, California and Hong Kong. Founded in the Summer of 2012, Wicked Cool has a diverse portfolio of playthings for all ages. The Wicked Cool Toys management team is led by co-Presidents in the US Michael Rinzler and Jeremy Padawer, and in Hong Kong, Thomas Poon. The Company develops and brings to market proprietary lines and licensed product, including, Cabbage Patch Kids®, GSUSA®, WWE®, Wild Kratts, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles®, Garfield, The Wiggles, Crashlings, My Girl’s Dollhouse, Vrüm, Disney Princess®, Minnie Mouse®, Marvel®, Batman®, Superman®, Iron Man®, Sponge Bob®, Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer®, and Monster Jam®. Visit www.wickedcooltoys.com and follow the Company on both Facebook and Twitter.  www.facebook.com/wickedcooltoys    @wickedcooltoys

Strawberry Shortcake – 35th Anniversary! *Press Release*

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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE™ TURNS 35 AND CELEBRATES COAST TO COAST
THE PARTY KICKS OFF AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK, TOY FAIR & THE OSCARS
New York – February 16, 2015 – AG Properties (AGP), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, is pulling out all the stops for a yearlong 35th birthday celebration honoring one of their sweetest characters, Strawberry Shortcake™. The birthday bash kicks off this month with a fun-filled week of stylish parties, events and high fashion adventures from New York City to Los Angeles.
“We are excited to share this milestone with the generations of fans who have grown up with Strawberry Shortcake and her friends and are now introducing them to their children and grandchildren,” said Janice Ross, Vice President of Brand Marketing and Public Relations for AGP.  “This year will be an adventure that will connect fans to Strawberry Shortcake through in-person events and special brand activations as we celebrate her milestone birthday and build excitement about the future.”
A SNAPSHOT OF THE FESTIVITIES:

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112th New York International Toy Fair
Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Character Parade – Saturday, February 14
Strawberry Shortcake will be on hand to open the annual New York Toy Fair.

35th Birthday Media Preview – Monday, February 17
Strawberry is honored at a fancy fete in master toy partner The Bridge Direct’s booth #2051. Media will preview her fall 2015 toy line, new stylish greeting cards debuting this year at Papyrus stores nationwide and the latest Fox Home Entertainment February 10 release Snowberry Days.

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
AMCONYC & StylingOn Runway Show and Pop-Up Shop – Sunday, February 15
Strawberry Shortcake joins an exclusive invitee list of fashion-forward celebrities, stylists, local entrepreneurs and influencers for a chic rooftop affair to unveil her stunning new Bella Pilar greeting card line with Papyrus, available spring 2015.
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Mercedes-Benz Official Launch Party – Monday, February 16
Strawberry Shortcake will step out in sophisticated style to continue showing off her Papyrus greeting card line to fashion celebrities, industry insiders and innovative talent.

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87th Annual Oscars
Oscar Preview Luxury Suite – Thursday, February 19 to Saturday, February 21
Strawberry Shortcake heads cross country to “Tinsel Town” to hobnob with A-List celebrities at the TMG Oscar Preview Luxury Suite where she will commemorate the occasion by sharing birthday cake with the stars.

IMG_0287About American Greetings Corporation
For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love.  The Company’s major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards.  American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at www.AmericanGreetings.com.  In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the AG Properties group.  Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $2 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.  For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

About AG Properties
AG Properties (AGP) is the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation.  Built upon the successful re-launches of Care Bears™ and Strawberry Shortcake™ licensed products, AGP develops multi-platform campaigns for its properties through digital media, entertainment, marketing and merchandising.  In addition to Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake, AGP’s active classic brands include Holly Hobbie™ and Madballs™, as well as new properties Boofle™, Packages from Planet X™ and Twisted Whiskers™.  Children can experience AGP online at
www.agkidzone.com. For more information on AGP, visit www.agpbrands.com.
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Find Strawberry Shortcake on Facebook: www.facebook.com/StrawberryShortcake
See Strawberry Shortcake on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/StrawberryAGP
Follow Strawberry Shortcake on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/StrawberryAGP

Take to a new level with Mega man Kicks

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These amazing canvas style snickers are produced by Tokyo-based shoe company Ubiq, they are available through fashion label “Super Groupies”. Super Groupies offer items with subtle nods to their source material that hard-core fans will automatically notice.

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The Mega Man sneakers (Rockman in Japan) come completely covered with the artwork of the titular robot, done in the overtly simple yet childhood inspiring pixel style from his glory days of the NES.

You’ll also find large illustrations of the E-tanks that replenish Mega Man’s life energy cover up most of the tongue.

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The sneaker covered in images of Mega Man doing his iconic moves from the 8-bit game like running, jumping, and shooting.

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The shoes come laced with “bold” blue laces that are a color match to the character’s costume.

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Preorders for the 9,800-yen (US $83) sneakers can be placed between now and March 15  on the Super Groupies website. Delivery is scheduled for late June.