We’re less than three months away from Thor’s fourth solo film hitting theatres. Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder will be the director’s second attempt at making the God of Thunder an interesting character. Regardless if he finally succeeds or fails, we’re getting new action figures and roleplaying merchandise.
This first wave of Marvel Legends toys popped up at Figures.com. This line gives us three Thors, Valkaryie, Gorr the God Butcher, Groot, and Star Lord. By purchasing six of the seven action figures, you’ll be able to assemble Korg. Honestly, the only reason to buy this line is to make the stone warrior who Waititi voices. Look for these to be in stores later this month.
The figures are pretty good, but I’d expect them to be since the Legends line has been inching towards $30 lately. Gorr leaves much to be desired, though. Is that All-Black the Necrosword he is holding? Hmm. At least we get another crack at picking up Mjolnir. The Legends line makes these replicas right, and I’ve been looking to pick up Thor’s hammer now.
What do you think of these new figures? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Figures.com]
[Source: Marvel Studio’s YouTube Channel]
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This Hot Toys ‘Moon Knight’ Figure Has Random BS To Throw!
Moon Knight appears to be going along pretty solidly at Disney+. Good news for those of us who are burnt out on the MCU and prefer some of the darker heroes. Now, where’s the Sleepwalker series?
That day may never come, but what is on the way is a $285 Hot Toys action figure of Marc Spector’s alter ego, Moon Knight. The figure is being distributed by Sideshow Collectibles and will ship sometime during the second half of 2023.
Inspired by his iconic appearance in Moon Knight series, the sixth scale Moon Knight figure features a newly developed head sculpt with LED light-up function; wrapping bandages are fully sculpted to capture his mystic appearance; a finely tailored Moon Knight costume consisting of armor parts also cape covered with ancient symbols and patterns, fabric belt in addition to the sculpted boots; his signature crescent blades comes in a variety of sizes, a crescent moon backdrop, and a figure stand.
Here’s what Moon Knight comes with:
- Newly developed head sculpt with hood and LED light-up function design on eyes (white light, battery operated)
- Wrapped in sculpted bandages
- Body with 30 points of articulation
- Approximately 29cm tall
- Ten (10) pieces of interchangeable wrapped hands including:
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- One (1) pair of fists
- One (1) pair of relaxed hands
- One (1) pair of gesture hands
- One (1) pair of hands for holding crescent blades
- One (1) pair of hands for throwing crescent blades
- Each head sculpt is specially hand-painted
Costume:
- One (1) grayish white-colored suit with ancient symbols, patterns, and crescent moon chest emblem
- One (1) set of grayish-white, bronzed colored Moon Knight armors
- One (1) grayish-white colored fabric belt
- One (1) grayish-white colored cape (equipped with bendable wire)
- One (1) pair of yellowish-white boots
Weapons:
- Eight (8) crescent blades in different sizes (large, medium, small)
Accessories:
- One (1) crescent moon character backdrop
- A dynamic figure stand with series logo and character nameplate
If you’re wondering how to achieve something like what happens in the panel below, I’d suggest looking into the accessories that come with some Gunpla models. There are small bendy transparent plastic pipes you can use with a little bit of adhesive, and that should do it:
What are your thoughts on the Moon Knight figure and the Disney+ series? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Sideshow Collectibles]
English Voice Cast Announced For ‘Tomodachi Game’ Horror Anime
‘Tomodachi Game’ is a psychological thriller and horror manga created by Mikoto Yamaguchi with writing and illustrations done by Yuki Sato. It was published by Kodansha through their ‘Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine.’ The Japanese animation studio Okuruto Noboru picked up the series for an anime that was released in April 2022. Crunchyroll has announced that they had acquired the rights to produce an English dub.
Crunchyroll said on their website that the cast includes:
- David Matranga (Bertholdt Hoover in Attack on Titan) as Yuichi
- Josh Bangle (Li in Fire Force) is Tenji
- Caitlin Glass (Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) as Shiho
- Dani Chambers (Mansherry in One Piece) as Yutori
- Aaron Campbell (Gauma in SSSS.DYNAZENON) as Makoto
- Kiba Walker (Makio Tanihara in Horimiya) as Manabu (rotating role)
- Monica Rial (Bulma in Dragon Ball Z) as Tsukino
- Sara Ragsdale (Miranda Wallace in Wise Man’s Grandchild) as Maria
You can watch the trailer below:
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“Yuuichi Katagiri has battled financial hardships his whole life but has learned to stay content and positive thanks to his close circle of friends. To keep a promise he made to them, Yuuichi saves up enough money to join them on the school trip. But when the gathered money mysteriously goes missing, suspicion falls on two of Yuuichi’s friends: Shiho Sawaragi and Makoto Shibe, who were in charge of collecting the payments. Although innocent, Shiho and Makoto take responsibility for the failure to protect the money when no one else comes forward.
A few days later, Yuuichi and his friends receive mysterious letters which trick each of them into meeting up. Upon arrival, they are ambushed and knocked unconscious. They wake up in a mysterious room in the presence of “Manabu-kun,” a character from a controversial children’s show that stopped airing due to its malicious content. He informs the group that one of them indirectly gathered them together in order to settle a large debt. They are to play a “friendship game”: a series of games that will test the strength of their bond and trust in each other. As the group’s faith wavers due to the growing number of secrets and betrayals, Yuuichi must figure out who of his “friends” he can actually trust and ultimately discover the identity of the traitor.”
The anime is directed by Hirofumi Ogura and written by Kenta Ihara with music by Michiru.
Uncharted’s Amy Hennig Returns To Helm A New ‘Star Wars’ Game!
Remember the dark days of Star Wars games? When EA put out a half-complete Battlefront title and almost nothing else. The dark times when the massive game publisher shut down the studio behind the classic horror titles Dead Space 1 & 2. With the death of Visceral Games, we not only lost another Star Wars experience that had been in development but gone also were any future titles that could have involved Uncharted‘s creative director Amy Hennig. That is, until now!
After Hennig departed EA’s house, she started Skydance Media. According to Gamestop, said company is now partnering with Lucasfilm Games to create a new Star Wars title. In a press release from Hennig, she expressed her ongoing love for the Star Wars films and that she is “elated” by this new partnership.
If we take a trip back to when EA was given the exclusive rights to the Star Wars franchise, there was a lot of apprehension and excitement. EA, at the time, still had several solid developer studios alive and kicking. In 2014 we all learned that the head writer of the Uncharted series was going to create an action-adventure game called Project Ragtag that would take place in a galaxy far, far away.
Then it was all snatched away because EA’s management prefers to liquidate studios that create solid video game experiences rather than allowing them to do what they do best. Since then, we’ve seen Lucasfilm try to correct the exclusivity error. At least one studio (Respawn) was able to pump out a new title that wasn’t based on a movie and involved primarily new characters. That was Jedi: Fallen Order.
The VP of Lucasfilm Games, Douglas Reilly, recognizes Hennig’s talent and said that her company has the “ambition to create a unique Star Wars adventure. Their vision for making inviting, cinematic interactive entertainment makes this collaboration very exciting. We’re working hard with their team of experienced and talented developers, and we’re looking forward to sharing more with Star Wars fans when the time is right.”
I hope Reilly is right. I truly do. Gaming is the last thing I’m holding onto as far as Star Wars is concerned. The movies leave a lot to be desired, but sometimes, video games don’t have as much studio meddling.
All we know about the game so far is that it’ll be an action-adventure title. So what are you hoping to see come from the Skydance Media and Lucasfilm Games partnership? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Gamespot]
Marvel Comics April Releases Include Deadpool, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, And More
Marvel Comics announced that they are releasing a plethora of comic books and graphic novels to be released at the end of April 2022. There are some new titles being released as well as some new editions of some fan favorites. Captain America, Dr. Strange, Deadpool, and Spider-Man are all listed in some publications.
Marvel lists the titles as follows:
New comics include:
- AVENGERS (2018) #55
- CAPTAIN AMERICA (2018) #0
- DOCTOR STRANGE: NEXUS OF NIGHTMARES (2022) #1
- HULK (2021) #6
- SHANG-CHI (2021) #11
- SPIDER-GWEN: GWENVERSE (2022) #2
- WOLVERINE (2020) #20
These are the new collections:
- AMAZING FANTASY TREASURY EDITION (2022) #1
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER VOL. 10: GREEN GOBLIN RETURNS TPB (2020) #10
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BEYOND VOL. 3 TPB (2022) #3
- INFERNO HC OPENA COVER (2022) #1
- MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: PLAYTEST RULEBOOK TPB COELLO COVER (2022) #1
- REIGN OF X VOL. 11 TPB (2022) #11
- THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK OMNIBUS HC FRANK CHO COVER (2022) #1
- X-FORCE EPIC COLLECTION: ZERO TOLERANCE TPB (2020) #3
Here is what is coming to Marvel Unlimited:
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #85
- DAREDEVIL: WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR #1
- DARK AGES #4
- DARKHAWK #5
- DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE: BLOODSTONE #1
- DEVIL’S REIGN: SUPERIOR FOUR #1
- FANTASTIC FOUR #39
- HAWKEYE: KATE BISHOP #3
- MARAUDERS #27
- MARVEL’S VOICES: HERITAGE #1
- MS. MARVEL: BEYOND THE LIMIT #2
- SPIDER-WOMAN #18
- STAR WARS #20
- STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #20
- STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – EYE OF THE STORM #1
- THE THING #3
- WASTELANDERS: BLACK WIDOW #1
- X-MEN LEGENDS #10
- X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC #31
- SQUIRREL GIRL INFINITY COMIC #1
“A new era of Captain America is about to begin in this week’s Marvel Comics,” Marvel Comics said on their website. “In CAPTAIN AMERICA #0, Arnim Zola launches a catastrophic attack on New York City, but he meets his match in Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers. In the explosive battle that follows, two Captain Americas prove better than one, and Sam and Steve decide they might just keep a good thing going…Tochi Onyebuchi, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Mattia De Iulis are about to kick off an incredible new CAPTAIN AMERICA saga—you won’t want to miss what comes next!”
Look for these titles to be released on April 20th.
Fantasy Light Novel Series ‘The Unwanted Undead Adventurer’ Gets Anime Adaption
Originally releases as a webcomic, ‘The Unwanted Undead Adventurer’ is a light novel series written by Yu Okano and illustrated by Jaian. It has been published by Overlap Bunko with the English translation being released digitally by J-Novel Club. Overlap has announced that an anime adaption has begun development.
The series is also known as ‘The Unwanted Immortal Adventurer’ or ‘Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha’ in Japan with Crunchyroll reporting that over 1.4 million copies have been sold in Japan since it was launched in 2017. There is no report yet on the studio, crew, or cast for the upcoming series.
Overlap Bunko also dropped a teaser with some visuals from the series to celebrate the announcement.
You can watch the teaser trailer below:
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“Rentt Faina, a twenty-five-year-old adventurer, has been hacking away at monsters for a decade. However, without much talent for the job, Rentt finds himself stuck hunting slimes and goblins for meager amounts of coin every day. Little does he know, all this is about to change when he comes across a seemingly undiscovered path in the Labyrinth of the Moon’s Reflection. What awaits him at the end of the path, however, is neither treasure nor riches, but a legendary dragon that wastes no time swallowing him whole! Waking up a short time later, Rentt finds himself not quite dead, but not very alive either—he is nothing more than a pile of bones! Armed with nothing but his trusty sword, tool belt, and ghoulish new looks, Rentt sets off on his quest as a newly reborn Skeleton to achieve Existential Evolution, hoping to one day return to civilization with a more human form.
Will Rentt succeed, or will the labyrinth consume him for the rest of his un-death…?”
There has been no word yet on a release date.
Marvel’s Squirrel Girl Has A Sirius XM Radio Show For Some Reason
As of today, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl has an official radio show on Sirius XM. Surprised? Me, too! I had forgotten that Squirrel Girl was a Marvel character or scripted podcasts were a thing. You learn something new every day. The official name of her show is a mouthful: Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show.
According to Superhero Hype, the podcast is a continuation of Ryan North’s 2019 Squirrel Girl comic run. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl ran for 50 issues before Marvel pulled the plug. While no official statement was released from the publisher, sales of the comic may have been meager from what I can find out.
This podcast is probably a welcome return for fans of the hero and her arc in those comics. Well, that is until you listen to it. Oh, dear. At least Milana Vayntrub returns to voice the main character after her stint in Marvel Rising.
Squirrel Girl has taken down Thanos and Doctor Doom, but now she faces something far more terrifying… living authentically. The new series follows Empire State University college student, Doreen Green, who has recently been outed as a Super Hero: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Hoping to unify her personas in the public eye, she and her friends create a student radio show on ESU’s own college station.
I’d almost try to listen to all six episodes so that we could review them, but the sample above did my head in. It reminded me of lousy parody skits from the Bubba The Love Sponge Show, but with less sexual innuendo and profanity.
It’s not clear who the comic book or character is aimed at. Perhaps to school-age kids, similar to what happened with Ms. Marvel? I only remember the character when she appeared in a short Iron Man story from the early ’90s.
Have you listened to the first episode? What did you think? Let us know your opinions in the comments section below.
[Source: Sirius XM]
[Source: Bounding Into Comics]
‘Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs’ Gets A Dub
‘Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs’ is a light novel slice-of-life comedy series written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Monda. The series has been published by Micro Magazine since 2018. Japanese animation ENGI picked it up for an anime adaption in 2022 with Crunchyroll acquiring the rights to produce an English dub.
According to their website, the cast list includes:
- Jordan Dash Cruz (Shaun in SHADOWS HOUSE) as Leon
- Jad Saxton (Shinju in My Dress-Up Darling) as Olivia
- Kristen McGuire (Alice in The Duke of Death and His Maid) as Angelica
- Jim Foronda (Isanari in The Quintessential Quintuplets) as Luxion
- Sarah Wiedenheft (Tohru in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) as Marie
- Ricco Fajardo (Roland in The Case Study of Vanitas) as Julius
- Aaron Dismuke (Senku in Dr. STONE) as Chris
- Clifford Chapin (Bakugo in My Hero Academia) as Greg
- Ian Sinclair (Ronaldo in The Vampire Dies in No Time) as Jilk
- Justin Briner (Daida in Ranking of Kings) as Brad
- Ray Hurd (Arnolt in MAGATSU WAHRHEIT) as Balcus
- Alex Mai (Akane in Toilet-bound Hanako-kun) as Nicks
- Michelle Rojas (Ninym in The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt) as Luce
- Linda Young (Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho) as Zola
You can watch the trailer below:
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire… of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!”
The ‘Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs’ anime is directed by Kazuya Miura and Shin’ichi Fukumoto with music from Kana Hashiguchi.
‘Panda! Go Panda!’ Is Getting A Limited Theatrical Release
‘Panda! Go, Panda!’ is a 1972 children’s movie by director Isao Takahata and writer Hayao Miyazaki who made the movie for Tokyo Movie Shinsha and A Production (now TMS Entertainment.) Shortly after announcing a home video release for the United States, GKids announced that they will also give the film a limited theatrical release.
“GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced today it will bring the newly restored PANDA! GO PANDA! to select theaters nationwide, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The seminal early work from Studio Ghibli co-founders Isao Takahata (The Tale of The Princess Kaguya), and Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) will open at the IFC Center in New York on May 6 and the Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles on May 13, with additional markets to come,” they said on their website.
You can watch the trailer for the film below:
Wikipedia describes the plot synopsis as follows,
“The plot follows Mimiko, a bright little girl left alone when her grandmother leaves on a trip to her grandfather’s memorial service in Nagasaki. Making a few stops at some local stores, Mimiko comes home to her house in a bamboo grove and finds a baby panda named Panny (Pan-Chan) sleeping on the back doorstep. She quickly makes friends with the little panda, and invites him in for a drink. His father, PapaPanda, soon comes to visit, and they decide to become a family after PapaPanda offers to be Mimiko’s father (Mimiko never had any parents). The three adjust to life together during their first night together, while Mimiko writes the first of many letters to her grandma.”
Takahata and Miyazaki would go on to found Studio Ghibli. Kevin Seymour served as the English voice director for the dubbing production company Animaze. The movie was originally released in North America by Pioneer Entertainment in 2000.
Amazon Picks Up Aussie Crime Drama ‘Troppo’ For Freevee
Amazon is picking up the Australian television crime drama ‘Troppo’ for their IMDb TV streaming app, soon to be rebranded as Freevee. The show is set to be released on May 27th.
Amazon Studios said in a press release, “From AGC Television, Troppo is the story of Ted Conkaffey, played by Thomas Jane (The Expanse, The Vanished), an ex-cop falsely accused of committing a disturbing crime, who has escaped to hide away in the tropics of Far North Queensland. As he tries to avoid discovery, he’s drawn into investigating a wild murder and a missing person, alongside a complicated woman named Amanda Pharrell (played by Nicole Chamoun), with dark secrets of her own.”
They continued, “Adapted for television by Yolanda Ramke, Troppo is based on the book Crimson Lake, the first novel in a gripping contemporary crime series set in Queensland, Australia, written by #1 New York Times best-selling author Candice Fox.”
Fox’s first novel ‘Hades’ won the 2014 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.
You can watch the trailer for the series here:
“Troppo is an EQ Media Group and Beyond Entertainment production for AGC Television in association with Renegade Entertainment, with major production financing from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, AGC Studios in association with Aperture Media Partners, and Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland and with support from the city of Gold Coast. Creator Yolanda Ramke,” Amazon added.
“Series producer Karl Zwicky. Executive producers: Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, and co-executive producer Matt Bankston (AGC Studios); Greg Quail, Lisa Duff, and Simonne Overend (EQ Media Group); Mikael Borglund and David Ogilvy (Beyond Entertainment); Sally Riley and Andrew Gregory (Australian Broadcasting Corporation); and Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn (Renegade Entertainment); and Yolanda Ramke. Australian Broadcasting Corporation Deputy Head of Scripted Production: Alex Baldwin. AGC International is handling worldwide distribution,” they explained.
