Recently, I decided to cut back on my subscription boxes by only ordering the ones I wanted when I was excited by the theme. When Marvel/Funko announced Doctor Strange was going to be the theme for their October box, I couldn't pass it up. I've been a fan of Doctor Strange since I was a kid and cannot wait for the upcoming film. This box coincides with the release of that film and as such, we get Benedict Cumberbatch's version of Strange. When you open the box, the first thing you see are the pin and patch. This month's patch features Cumberbatch as Strange. It wouldn't have been my first choice, but it's still cool. Now the pin, on the other hand, is awesome. It features the Eye of Agamotto, which would've been my choice for the patch. The exclusive comic this month, "Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1", features a trippy black light poster-inspired variant cover. I'm really digging on this cover and would definitely purchase a poster version if they ever become available. Next in the box is an exclusive POP! mug of Strange's...well...mug. I love the POP! mug collection and have several from past boxes, but don't necessarily need another one. Not a coffee drinker, so this is going to go to someone who'll get some use out of it.
This month's POP! Tee features, you guessed it, Strange. I really love the design and colors of this month's tee. We got a peek at some of the sketches for the design of the shirt and I'm glad they chose the one that they did. A lot of fans have recently been pretty vicious about the fact that we've been getting hats instead of tee's (personally, I love the hats more), so hopefully this will pacify some of those subscribers. Finally, we get to the exclusive POP! figure that is the main reason I get the box. This is one of the coolest POP! figures they've put in a subscription box. It's an Astral Projection levitating Doctor Strange. The clear yellow with glitter POP! is definitely the most fun POP! I've seen recently. This alone made the box for me; the rest is just icing.
Inside this month's box: -Doctor Strange Patch -Eye of Agamotto Pin -Doctor Strange POP! Tee -Doctor Strange POP! Mug -Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1 Variant Comic -Levitating Astral Projection Doctor Strange POP! Figure
I came across this edit on Reddit's Marvel Studios page. Redditor --zach-- edited scenes from Netflix's Luke Cage using the old TGIF family comedy 'Family Matters' as a template and created the perfect opening credits scene. I would watch the hell out of this Luke Cage comedy! This edit comes after another, where this same person did a 'Full House' version featuring The Avengers. Now all I need is an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. credits scene using the 'Friends' theme song...
BOOM! Studios and Loot Crate are excited to announce an exclusive cover illustrated by Nick Robles (Clockwork Angels) for the publisher's debut issue of Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York. The exclusive will appear in a yet-unannounced, upcoming Loot Crate box. Given a blessing by the two films' director, John Carpenter, and featuring a story by Greg Pak and art by Russ Manning Award nominee Daniel Bayliss, Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York pits together two characters made famous by actor Kurt Russell in an unlikely pairing. Issue #1 is on sale October 5th, with the Loot Crate exclusive to be announced.
via Mondo Batman Red Rain is a DC Comics Elseworlds tale in which the Dark Knight battles the infamous Dracula, ultimately becoming a vampire himself in the process. Inspired by Francesco Francavilla's poster of the same name, the Batman Red Rain statue depicts Batman as a vampire stalking the night and hunting his own kind while attempting to stave off his own hunger for blood. Incorporating elements from the poster, such as a tombstone from Batman's past and slain vampire skulls, this statue brings the dark beauty of the two dimensional art into the horrific third dimension! Pre-Order the Batman RedRain Statue here! Available in two versions.
LEVEL-5, Fathom Events, and Eleven Arts are excited to bring YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT to cinemas nationwide on Saturday, October 15 for a special one-day event! YO-KAI WATCH is the popular animated TV series which began airing on Disney XD and streaming on Netflix last year. Riding a wave of critical and commercial success, Season 2 began airing this summer in a premiere time slot. Fan support has been so vocal, that LEVEL-5 couldn’t wait any longer to bring the first movie to the US. In its initial release in Japan, the movie was so popular that it set a box office records for advance ticket sales, and was the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan in 2015! In YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT, Jibanyan, Whisper, and Nate meet a heroic Yo-kai named Hovernyan, and must travel back in time to team up with Nate’s adolescent grandfather to stop an evil Yo-kai from taking over the world! Can they discover the secret origin of the Yo-kai Watch and save humanity before time runs out!? This exciting one-day event also introduces a whole new tribe of Yo-kai, new locations, and ties-in with the YO-KAI WATCH 2 video games for Nintendo 3DS. Attendees of this event will receive an exclusive Yo-kai Medal* for the hero of the movie, Hovernyan! This medal will only be available to those attending the screenings. This exclusive Hovernyan medal will work with Hasbro's new Yo-kai Watch Model Zero toy AND you can scan the QR code on the back of the medal into the YO-KAI WATCH 2 video games for Nintendo 3DS to unlock a special reward! This is an action-packed event you don’t want to miss! Team up with your friends, get your tickets now and go to your local movie theatre! (*while supplies last)
Delilah S. Dawson is an established author, having recently written Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon, a tie-in title in the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens series. Under the pseudonym Lila Bowen, she is also known for Wake of Vultures, which is the first volume in "The Shadow" series about a reluctant, dynamic heroine in the Wild West who soon finds herself on the run from monsters. Her YA book, HIT, is about a teen who is forced to become an assassin in order to pay back a debt. Ashley A. Woods is known for Niobe: She is Life with writers Amandla Stenberg ("The Hunger Games") and Sebastian A. Jones, about a young, black warrior woman on a journey of self-discovery, as well as work on Erathune and APB: Artists Against Police Brutality. She is also working on a short story for Past the Last Mountain by Paul Allor (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
BOOM! Studios is excited to announce that Fox 21 Television Studios has optioned the TV rights to Polarity, the limited comic book series created and written by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis and illustrated by artist Jorge Coelho (John Flood) about a man with bipolar disorder who, after he stops taking his medicine, discovers he has super-powered abilities. The collected edition of the series was nominated for a Harvey Award in 2014. The pilot is being written by Max Winkler and Matt Spicer, who were recently hired by The Walt Disney Company to write the "Rocketeer" reboot. Winkler will also direct the pilot. BOOM! Studios' Ross Richie, Stephen Christy, and Josh Levy are set to executive produce with Jason Carden of Winkler's production company, Walcott Entertainment.
