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New Activision Blizzard Lawsuit: “Alcohol-Soaked Culture Of Sexual Harassment”

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New Activision Blizzard Lawsuit: “Alcohol-Soaked Culture Of Sexual Harassment”

Oh, dear. Activision Blizzard, what the hell is wrong with this company? Yet another lawsuit is heading towards the embattled video game publishers/developer. Last time it was a wrongful death lawsuit; now it’s another sexual harassment claim.
Bloomberg Law is reporting that this latest filing in the Los Angeles County Superior Court looks to address what the plaintiff’s attorney, Lisa Bloom, unapologetically Activision’s “alcohol-soaked culture of sexual harassment.”
While a single employee filed this specific lawsuit, this could lead to a dam bursting moment. Allegedly, the claims of discrimination and sexual harassment rounded out at 700. Judging by the information readily available, the bias appears to be mainly surrounding how the female employees have been treated and not a racial issue … yet.
The “cause of action” listed in the lawsuit paints a rather grim picture of life as a female employee of Activision Blizzard, which the plaintiff ‘Jane Doe’ was. She was part of the company’s IT department from 2017:

Hostile work environment; quid pro quo; failure to prevent harassment; sexual favoritism; retaliation; sexual battery; intentional infliction of emotional distress.

According to Doe’s claims, she was pressured into consuming alcohol and being physically assaulted both in and outside of the office by Activision leadership. Her attempts to call out these issues led to retaliation and sabotaged career advancements. Her complaints eventually allowed her to leave the IT department, but that escape was to a position down the ladder in the company both in status and pay.
Jane Doe’s demands include the termination of the current CEO Bobby Kotick and something that may have already been put into action thanks to a previous lawsuit: an investigation into Activision Blizzard by an independent entity.
Activision Blizzard is in for a world of hurt, but will it make a difference now that Microsoft is absorbing the company? Could the software giant retain the programing talent while purging everything else? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
[Source: Bloomberg Law]

Thor, Black Widow, The Thing, and Green Goblin Enter The Retro Collection

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Thor, Black Widow, The Thing, and Green Goblin Enter The Retro Collection

The Kenner line of 3.75 Retro Marvel Legends action figures is about to get four more iconic heroes and a villain. Coming later this year, Thor, Black Widow, Thing, and Green Goblin will join the toyline. Each figure has just under ten points of articulation and sometimes an accessory or two.
This latest batch of Marvel Legends Retro figures will arrive via Hasbro Pulse around September 1st of this year. The entire set can be pre-ordered for $87.99. The reason for the increased price is because this assortment includes (2) Thors and (2) Things along with Symbiote Spider-Man and Black Panther.
They’ll probably be around $9.99 to $13.99 when they appear on store shelves.

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Hasbro Pulse
This line is limited when it comes to accessories. The Silver Surfer’s board and now Black Widow’s crossbow are some of the most significant extras I’ve seen packed in so far. Goblin’s glider is smaller than I expected, but at least he comes with his satchel. Unfortunately, there are no pumpkin bombs.
I will give Hasbro credit for making a more budget-friendly line for those of us who have kids. Unfortunately, the regular Legends line isn’t made for children and all the abuse their toys take. The Retro figures, on the other hand, are very durable. I’m pretty sure my daughter’s Spider-Man figure has been run over by the Batmobile a few hundred times so far, and he has yet to lose or break a limb.
I hope that Hasbro makes a toy line based on the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon one day. The designs, thanks to Ralph Bakshi, were memorable and have since lived on in meme form.

What do you think of the Marvel Legends Retro figures? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Hasbro Pulse]

The Powerful Psychic Jean Grey Joins Marvel’s X-MEN VHS Figure Collection

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The Powerful Psychic Jean Grey Joins Marvel’s X-MEN VHS Figure Collection

Hasbro Pulse has announced the next character to join the X-MEN Animated Series VHS line. It’s none other than the redheaded hottie Jean Grey. Oh, the tease. Always leading Logan on, only to settle for the boring Scott Summers. Why do you do such things, Jean?
Redheads…
Anyway, Jean is joining Storm, Jubilee, and Wolverine in a series of figures based on the 1990s Fox animated X-MEN series. Each figure comes in a VHS-styled box with artwork specific to the character.
The action figures in this series are priced, so far, at $27.99. Hasbro is really getting up there with NECA when it comes to pillaging our wallets for basic figures. Hopefully, future installments will come with more accessories to make these things a little more attractive financially.
Jean Grey is expected to ship around the 1st of October 2022. Click here to pre-order your coppertop in the skin-tight costume.

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Hasbro

Possessing near-limitless psychic potential, Jean Grey is Charles Xavier’s first student, and could someday become the greatest psychic on earth, and beyond.

Jean will come with the following accessories:

  • Head with ponytail
  • Head with luscious flowing red hair
  • Alternate hands
  • Jealous Wolverine is not included.

Honestly, I could have done without the ponytail head. Why not throw in some psychic power effects parts instead? As we mentioned earlier, the price of these things is close to what NECA wants for their figures, and they come with more accessories. The Marvel Legends line is pricing itself out of my interest.
While I’d like to believe this is mainly due to inflation and supply chain issues, I feel this is more about Disney trying to drain every penny out of the collectors’ market.
What do you think of this latest addition to the X-MEN VHS toy line? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
[Source: Hasbro Pulse]

Gasp! The Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, and The Vault-Keeper Bookends!

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Gasp! The Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, and The Vault-Keeper Bookends!

Hello, kiddies! Are you ready for a terrifying tale from the terrible tomes of EC Comics? It’s hard to believe that the government stepped in not too many decades ago because horror comic books were considered a threat to our children. The main culprit? EC’s Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror.
Although considered tame in today’s world, with comics like Faust, The Walking Dead, and Garfield on the market, EC Comics were once considered nearly pornographic. But, of course, that meant they were great! And what better way to celebrate the Crypt-Keeper, the Vault-Keeper, and the Old Witch than with this fantastic set of bookends from Dark Horse Direct.
The bookends measure about 9″ tall by 6″ wide each. They’re made of polyresin and limited to only 500 copies. The expected release date is between November 2022 and January 2023. Click here to pre-order yours for $299.99.

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Dark Horse Direct
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Dark Horse Direct

The first of your titular hosts up for viewing is The Crypt-Keeper, garbed in his iconic blue tattered tunic. Poised to recite the tale of his grim origin story Lower Berth, the scene features a sideshow of skeletal ventriloquism sure to terrify and delight you! Total height reaches 81/2-inches tall and 6 ⅜-inches wide with all the gory details.
Next in line for your bookshelf of woe are The Old Witch and The Vault-Keeper, lurking at a total of 9-inches tall and 6 ¼-inches wide. Similarly clothed in their respective robes of primary red and green, with a crude lantern and a shrunken head held in wait, the pair await their turn to usher you into their vault of dread!

Two of the 1970s films based on the comics are available on YouTube right now. Check out Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror below:


What do you think about the classic horror hosts of EC comics returning to the spotlight? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
[Source: Dark Horse Direct]

Mezco Made A Retro Plush Out Of Creepshow’s Raoul!

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Mezco Made A Retro Plush Out Of Creepshow’s Raoul!

The Creep, as he appeared in 1982’s Creepshow, is one of the most iconic characters to grace a VHS box. When you think old-school horror from the days of tapes, Raoul’s one-eyed skeletal visage always comes to mind. And that laugh. My god. That laugh.
Mezco is capturing that frightening and friendly face inspired by EC horror comics with a new retro plush doll. The Creep (Raoul) joins Pennywise in this line of 18″ tall floppy dolls based on horror movie legends.
The Creep is priced at $98 and should be snipping out later this year, possibly in time for Halloween.

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Mezco
Mezco
Mezco

Straight from the 1982 horror film, Creepshow, The Creep is here to fright and delight! This floppy Roto Plush is equal parts cuddly and creepy.
At approximately 18 inches tall, the MDS Roto Plush Creep features a menacing one-eyed stare and toothy smile. The decaying skeletal figure is outfitted in his iconic hood and robe and features rooted hair.
The MDS Roto Plush Creepshow (1982): The Creep comes packaged in a collector-friendly window box, perfect for display

The original puppet used for the film had been in terrible shape for years. Eventually, Raoul was rescued by Tom Spina Designs. Special effects master Greg Nicotero had the Creep in his possession and contracted Spina’s business to restore the prop. Click here to check out images of restoration.

Tom Spina Designs
Tom Spina Designs
Creepshow was an amazing anthology of tales in the spirit of EC’s Tales from the Crypt or Vault of Horror comics. It was a star-studded event written and directed by the team of George Romero and Stephen King.
The Creep shows up during the film’s opening in live-action form before morphing into an animated fiend. I wish we got to see a showdown between the Creep and Tom Atkins.

What do you think of the Creep doll? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Mezco]

Daniel Radcliffe Dismisses “Incredibly Flattering” Wolverine Rumor

Jacob Airey
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Daniel Radcliffe Dismisses “Incredibly Flattering” Wolverine Rumor

Following Hugh Jackman’s retirement from the role of Wolverine after the release of 20th Century Fox’s ‘Logan,’ there has been much speculation about how will take over the role following Disney’s acquisition of Fox and their desire to insert them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
One such person is ‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe with even fan art circulating on the internet and social media portraying the actor in the role.
Radcliffe seemed to put those rumors to rest during an interview with ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ where he called the possibility “incredibly flattering” but denied that he is being considered to wear the adamantium claws or suit up to battle sentinels.
“This is something that has come up every so often for the last few years and every time it comes up I’m like, ‘That’s not true, there’s nothing behind that’ and everyone’s like, ‘Ah he said it might be true,'” he explained according to a Digital Spy report. “No I didn’t! I said the opposite of that. And then every so often I’ll get bored answering the question in a sensible way so I’ll make a joke. Every time I make a joke I’m like, ‘Why did you do that?'”
“So the other day I was like, ‘Prove me wrong Marvel…’ and then that has ignited a whole thing. But yeah, I think it’s because Wolverine in the comics is fairly short – I think it’s people going, ‘Who’s a short actor? Him! He could maybe play him,'” he joked.
The ‘Guns Akimbo’ star is a recurring actor in the comedy anthology series ‘Miracle Workers,’ appearing in all three seasons for a total of twenty-seven episodes. The show has been renewed for a fourth season.
At one point, Daniel Radcliffe was considered for the role of Moon Knight for the Disney Plus series, but that role eventually went to Oscar Isaac.

Netflix Announces New Anime ‘Tekken: Bloodline’ Based On The Video Game

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Netflix Announces New Anime ‘Tekken: Bloodline’ Based On The Video Game

Netflix announced that they are launching a new anime adaptation of the hit fighting video game ‘Tekken’ with the release of the poster and trailer for ‘Tekken: Bloodline.’
“Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for a brand-new anime adaptation of the Bandai Namco 3D fighting game franchise in Tekken: Bloodline. The new anime series will be released later in 2022 and the first key art has also been released,” Crunchyroll reported.
The series is set between ‘Tekken 2’ and ‘Tekken 3’ although Leroy Smith from ‘Tekken 7’ appears in the trailer. Other characters include Jin Kazama, Jun Kazama, Ancient Ogre, Heihachi Mishima, Ganryu, King II, Paul Phoenix, True Ogre, Kazuya Mishima, and Devil Jin.
The trailer also shows Jin training with his mother Jin ahead of a tournament. Also, we see Jun and Ancient Ogre standing in their default stance from ‘Tekken Tag Tournament 2.’
You can watch the trailer below:

The Tekken Fandom Wiki describes the synopsis as follows,
“‘Power is everything.’ Jin Kazama learned the family self-defense arts, Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts, from his mother at an early age. Even so, he was powerless when a monstrous evil suddenly appeared, destroying everything dear to him, changing his life forever. Angry at himself for being unable to stop it, Jin vowed revenge and sought absolute power to exact it. His quest will lead to the ultimate battle on a global stage — The King of Iron Fist Tournament.”
The animation is done in a 3D style which is featured in other Netflix anime.
The first Tekken game was released in 1994 by Namco and made available for the Playstation. There have been ten games released in the main franchise. The series also had two animated films adaptions that came out in 1998 and 2011 respectively.
In 2010, a live-action film directed by Dwight H. Little was released starring Jon Foo, Ian Anthony Dale and Kelly Overton.

‘The Batman’ Actor Paul Dano To Pen ‘Riddler: Year One’ For DC Comics

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‘The Batman’ Actor Paul Dano To Pen ‘Riddler: Year One’ For DC Comics

‘The Batman’ actor Paul Dano might have played the Arkham Asylum inmate known as the Riddler, but now he is taking a turn at bringing the villain to life in pages of DC Comics in October 2022. Dano is partnering with artist Stevan Subic fox a six-part series detailing the origin of the master criminal in ‘Riddler: Year One.’
“For many film and comic book fans, Paul Dano’s portrayal of The Riddler in Matt Reeves’ The Batman (in theatres now) was arguably one of the most chilling and terrifying incarnations ever seen in a Batman film. This October, fans will have the opportunity to learn more about The Riddler’s origins in Riddler: Year One, a six-issue bimonthly DC Black Label series, written by The Batman actor Paul Dano, with art by acclaimed European illustrator Stevan Subic, making his DC debut,” DC Universe announced.
They continued, “This series explores the background of how accountant Edward Nashton went from a simple Gotham City nobody to becoming Batman’s nemesis, setting them on a collision course in the blockbuster feature film.”
Paul Dano spoke about portraying the Riddler in an interview with the Entertainment Weekly magazine.
“One thing [director Matt Reeves] and I spoke about immediately was the two sides of trauma,” the actor said. “Bruce Wayne, as a child, experiences this trauma and the Batman is born of that. Sometimes we can take our scars or whatever you want to call it, and that can be fuel for a fire that drives one towards greatness at times. There’s another side of that coin, where those traumas, scars, and pains drive you in another direction. And I thought that was really powerful in the script. I thought that the sense of good and evil was not as black and white as it often is in a superhero film. And I thought those gray areas were really exciting.”
The Riddler was created by Batman co-creator Bill Finger and artist Dick Spring. His first appearance was in 1948 on the pages of Detective Comics issue 140.

The Lost Boys’ David Joins The ReAction Figure Line From Super7

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The Lost Boys’ David Joins The ReAction Figure Line From Super7

Could you be persuaded to give up your mortal form if the handsome David offered you such an opportunity? No? Well, what if he were an affordable action figure? Would you give in then?
David is available in two forms, “human” and vampire mode. Most of the toy is the same, except for a different head sculpt and fiery left hand if you choose the bloodsucker one. “Human” David comes with the infamous Chinese takeout container and bottle of totally not blood.

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Super7

Sharing takeout and a drink with a friend can be an enjoyable way to kill an evening, unless that friend is actually a vampire like David who’s intent on turning the festivities into an evening of killing! This 3.75” articulated The Lost Boys ReAction figure of David shows him in his human form and comes with a Chinese take-out box and bottle accessory from the scene where he begins trying to convert Michael into a vampire. Don’t wait for him to try to trick you into joining his crew of vampires!

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Super7

“You’ll never grow old…and you’ll never die, but you must feed!” David knows there’s a lot of upside to being a vampire, but it comes at a terrible cost! Packaged on a special upside-down cardback, this 3.75” articulated The Lost Boys ReAction figure of David shows him in his vampire form, complete with snarling expression, exposed fangs, and red eyes, as well as burning hand detail from when he tried to capture Sam and the Frog brothers leaving his lair.

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The vampire version of this ReAction figure looks a lot closer to Kiefer Sutherland than the normal one. David’s “human” form looks more like Dog the Bounty Hunter.
Now, where is the Sax Man?!
What do you think of adding The Lost Boys to the ReAction line of retro-inspired toys? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
[Source: Super7]

Ramen Toys Next SilverHawks Figure Is Mon*Star!

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Ramen Toys Next SilverHawks Figure Is Mon*Star!

Ramen Toys is adding a new figure to their SilverHawks line, following up QuickSilver with the cartoon’s main baddie, Mon*Star.
Mon*Star was recently listed at the Big Bad Toy Store for pre-order. He’s a pricey fellow. This 9″ tall figure is $119.99. Like the previously announced QuickSilver figure, Mon*Star is not just a recreation of the animation model. He has a bit more detail with some liberties taken with the overall look of the metallic red villain. He’s not quite as top-heavy as the cartoon counterpart, but he looks a bit more demonic here.
Mon*Star will come with the following accessories:

  • 2 Head sculpts
  • 4 Pairs of hands
  • Rifle
  • Elbow thrusters & thrust effects
  • Sky-Shadow figure
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Ramen Toy

From the classic animated series SilverHawks, Mon*Star jumps into action as a 1/12 scale figure! Featuring 26 points of articulation, metallic finish, and interchangeable hand parts. The set comes in collector’s window box packaging for display.

We went to Ramen Toy’s official website, but it has not been updated to include Mon*Star. The QuickSilver figure was, for a time, being offered at nearly 30% off. Hopefully, this new addition to the SilverHawks line will get the same treatment.

Something that the Mon*Star figures have been lacking since the 1980s was a glowing effect. Nearly all of the character’s transformation sequences involve the Moon Star’s red beams, and you’d think a company would use that to add a light-up gimmick.
Only Burger King took advantage of the whole red light thing, but it was in the form of a decoder ring. The transparent red plastic on the ring would let you see hidden messages, like what you’d find on G1 transformer boxes.


What do you think of this reimagined Mon*Star action figure? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Big Bad Toy Store]

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