Mighty Jaxx has teamed up with Nickelodeon and Jim Davis to produce a new line of Freeny’s Hidden Dissectibles. So yes, if Garfield bothered you before, now you can double down on his eerieness by seeing him half-dissected in several different poses.
Each Garfield is $12.99 and can be ordered from Mighty Jaxx directly, or you can find them in the wild.
These are great if you’re a fan of vivisection. Or if you detest the sloth-like cat and imagine him meeting a grisly demise, or at the very least ending up like a more severe version of Two-Face.
This first series is comprised of six figurines and one chase figure. Unfortunately, since these are blind bag/blind box toys, you’ll have to buy a bunch of them to complete the set, hopefully. Well, if you spot them at a Walmart or Target, odds are someone has already ripped a bunch of them open, looking for the ones he/she is missing. Yeah, people suck.
Where exactly does this series go after this first wave? Please tell me that Series 2 is all Nermal. Or all Odie. Or all Jon. Why do I know who all of these characters are?! Am I trapped in some sort of Gorefield nightmare? Help!
Mighty Jaxx
What do you think of Garfield and why is it unending rage? Why do you think the Garfield brand has lasted so long? Is it a pact with an unspeakable evil? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Mighty Jaxx]
The Only Good Garfield Is A Freeny’s Hidden Dissectibles Garfield
The Upcoming Paramount+ Halo TV Series? Don’t Worry. It’s Not Canon.
Halo’s videogame lore fans can rest safe knowing that the Parmount+ series set to debut next year is not canon. Kiki Wolfkill, who oversees 343’s transmedia projects, clarified that the TV series and game storylines are independent.
Much like how Paramount now has the original and ‘Kelvin’ timelines for Star Trek, the series based on Microsoft’s long-running flagship title will be given a title differentiating it from the established property. The series that will appear on Paramount’s streaming series will take place in the ‘Halo Silver Timeline’ according to an interview found on Halopedia’s Twitter account.
This should not be too surprising. As we’ve seen with many adaptations from anime or video games to other mediums, some characters have undergone noticeable changes that set them apart from the originals. For example, with Cowboy Bebop, there were numerous weird changes to the race and sex of characters. However, with Halo, the most noticeable is the changing skin color of Captain Keyes, who will be played by Danny Sapani (Harlots).
Rather than making these changes and ignoring questions about the TV series being in the same universe as the games, 343 clarifies that right out of the gate. Hopefully, this will limit any potentially toxic fans from crapping their pants when the series premieres next year.
The upcoming Halo TV show now has its own canon status! It falls under something called the "Halo Silver Timeline".
According to @k_wolfkill, this was done to help protect both the Core Canon and the TV show's story, letting each evolve to best suit the medium that they are on. pic.twitter.com/e3YAv5UDUm
— Halopedia (@Halopedia) December 16, 2021
This announcement means that the creative time behind the TV series has much more freedom to explore and alter characters in (hopefully) meaningful ways. However, if they turn Master Chief into a cowardly clown who runs away from the battle to hide on a long-forgotten planet, I’ll pass.
If anything has been learned from The Last Jedi or Cowboy Bebop, you do not antagonize the fans. You’re upfront with them. They may be vocal, but that is because they’ve invested not only time but money into a franchise. The proven recipe for failure is dismissing their concerns and thinking topical sociopolitical messages are suitable for character development.
What do you think of the upcoming series? Let us know in the comments.
[Source: Twitter]
X-Men’s Apocalypse Is Ancient But Still Tears Things Up In This Statue
It would appear Iron Studios have no plans on stopping when it comes to classic X-MEN statues. I’m not complaining, as I grew up reading mainly Uncanny X-MEN and Wolverine in the ’80s. However, seeing the mutants, both heroic and villainous, get statues celebrating their iconic status is refreshing when all of the post-modern media attempts to tear characters down.
The newest edition to the mutant dioramas depicts the super-being known as Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur). The ancient mutant is a devastating force as he is tearing apart a sentinel with one hand.
Or, if you prefer, showing off his powers of molecular manipulation by forming his arm into a cannon. Either, or if you pick up this deluxe Apocalypse statue for $349.99. He’ll be demanding your subservience in the fourth quarter of 2022.
With his massive gray body encased in armor created by the race of cosmic giants called the Celestials, the ancient Egyptian mutant uses his ability to control the molecules of his own body to shape his right fist of a plasma cannon or a large tapered combat drill. Showing all his fury and power, the Eternal Pharaoh, considered the first mutant of humanity, presents himself triumphant over a base full of wreckage and pieces of mechanical parts from the remains of a robotic Sentinel.
Apocalypse has yet to be successfully realized on film. Yes, we did get that X-MEN movie where Ivan Ooze pretended to be the god-like mutant, but the sooner we forget about that travesty, the better. Maybe he’ll be the big bad for Phase V of the MCU … if it ever gets there.
Let us all hope that we get a scene like this in the MCU version:
Why? Because it is problematic for some and because we haven’t had a sexy version of Rogue on-screen yet!
[Source: Iron Studios]
Relive The Early 2000s With Marvel Legends Series 1 Hulk!
Hasbro is continuing to delve into the origins of the Marvel Legends line by releasing another character from the long-running toylines first series. Hasbro Pulse announced that The Incredible Hulk would be joining Iron Man and Captain America figures next year with retro packaging and comic book backdrop.
Hulk will come with a ground-pounding effect base and two interchangeable heads. He is a bit of a pricy boy, too. Banner’s gamma-fueled rage monster is listed at $43.99. That’s more than twice as much as he cost in the early 2000s.
He can be pre-ordered directly from Hasbro now and has a release date of May 2022.
Hasbro
Then there’s this Hulk. The original Legends Hulk had only an angry yelling face, but the weirdness was with the eyes. He looked like he was wearing mascara. He was going through a bad breakup or had just gotten home from a very interesting party. Hasbro left out the weird wash with this new release, but the face looks familiar…
What do you think of the new figures based on the first Legends series? Are the prices of these figures deterring collectors? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Hasbro Pulse]
New Makoto Shinkai Movie is Revealed
At the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo a press conference was held to announce the new movie by Makoto Shinkai. The new movie is called “Suzume no Tojimari“, which translates to “Suzume’s Door-Locking“. The anime movie is set to open in Japan in the fall of 2022.
The director, screenwriter, and original story creator, Makoto Shinkai describes the movie as action-oriented film, set in modern day times. The main character is 17 year old Suzume who comes from a quiet Kyushu town. Suzume meets a young man who is looking for a door. They find a door within ruins in the mountain, and Suzume opens it. Soon, more doors begin to open around Japan, bringing disasters from the other side. The film depicts Suzume’s liberation and growth, as she closes the doors that are causing disaster.
Makoto Shinkai noted three important points about the film: It is a road movie that takes place all over Japan, a story about “closing doors” as opposed to “opening doors”, and a reason to visit the movie theaters.
After fans saw the movies “Your Name” and “Weathering With You“, Shinkai would get requests for his next movie to showcase their town. So Shinkai tried to think of a way to show different parts of Japan in one movie. A move he admits to being indulgent, making this a very audacious film.
Unlike opening doors, Shinkai explained that closing doors could refer to identifying individual opportunities that we lost and finding proper closure in order to move forward. Starting something can be easier than ending something.
Makoto Shinkai wanted to create a film that would bring people to the movie theater. Streaming has become the norm and easy to enjoy on your own time. But there is something special about being a dark room with a big screen, the feeling of being so immersed in a story through the visuals and sounds.
Mone Kamishiraishi, who voice Mitsuha in “Your Name“, and Nana Mori, who voiced Hina in “Weathering With You“, were also guest speakers at the press conference. Both of them explained having already seen the storyboards for the film and gave their impressions of the story and what they took from the messaging of the film and what it meant to them.
Makoto Shinkai’s other anime films include 5 Centimeters Per Second, Voices of a Distant Star, She and Her Cat, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, The Garden of Words, and Children Who Chase Lost Voices.
Source: ANN, Live Stream Press Conference
Doctor Strange’s New Hot Toys Figure Is Far From Home
After watching the trailers for Spider-Man: Far From Home, I’m wondering if Marvel is setting Doctor Strange up for a heel turn. You think the master of mysticism would know better than tampering with anything that could mess up the multiverse.
Hot Toys had its hands full when it came to the MCU’s Doctor Strange. He has a load of special effects associated with him in each movie, and what would his action figure be without a way to represent his mystical magic? As a result, you’ll get a lot of accessories with the upcoming figure that can be pre-ordered through Sideshow right now for $315.
Strange will be taking his sweet time coming to our universe, though. He isn’t expected to be here until January or March 2023.
Hot Toys
- Nine (9) pieces of interchangeable hands including:
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- One (1) pair of open hands
- Two (2) pairs of mystic power-using hands
- Four (4) gesture hands
- One (1) right hand for holding ropes mystic art effect
- Each head sculpt specially hand-painted
Costume:
- One (1) red-colored cape (The Cloak of Levitation) adorned with intricate embroidery and special magnetic clip-on design
- One (1) navy-colored under-tunic
- One (1) multi-layered blue and navy-colored tunic
- One (1) dark brown-colored cummerbund
- One (1) pair of dark blue-colored pants
- One (1) pair of black and blue-colored boots
Accessories:
- One (1) The Box
- One (1) LED light-up platform with mystic art effects (battery operated)
- One (1) amulet (The Eye of Agamotto)
- Two (2) sling rings
- Thirteen (13) pieces of mystic art effects including:
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- One (1) bundle of orange-colored ropes mystic art effect
- One (1) orange-colored square-shaped mystic art effect
- One (1) strand of orange-colored mystic art effect
- One (1) pair of orange-colored mandalas of light
- Two (2) pairs of orange-colored mandalas of light in different sizes (wearable on forearms)
- Two (2) pairs of green-colored mandalas of light in different sizes (wearable on forearms)
Regardless of the plans for Strange, we know in this upcoming movie that he is going to be in a bit of a feud with Spider-Man. Will that kid never learn?
This Doctor Strange figure must be the one that delivers the most bang for the buck. That’s a lot of extra effects and accessories. His multi-layered costume also looks like a work of art. What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Source: Sideshow]
‘The King’s Man’ Final Trailer Released
The final trailer for the British spy thriller ‘The King’s Man’ has dropped the week before its scheduled release in theaters. The film serves as a prequel to 2014’s ‘The Kingsman: The Secret Service’ and its 2017 subsequent sequel.
Originally slated to be released in November 2019, the movie was pushed back several times due to pandemic lockdown mandates affecting cinemas.
The plot is described as follows, “As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King’s Man.”
You can check out the trailer below:
The movie sees the return of director Matthew Vaughn who has worked on every film thus far in the franchise. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance.
“Get up close and personal with the villains of 20th Century Studios’ The King’s Man and watch the action-packed, brand-new trailer released today. The King’s Man, a prequel to Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman films set in the World War I era, brings historical villains to life with larger-than-life personas and Vaughn’s signature style and thrilling action. Check them out—from Mata Hari to Rasputin—and get ready to see them all in action next Wednesday, December 22, when The King’s Man hits theaters,” Disney said on their website.
The movies are based on the Icon Comics series ‘The Secret Service,’ created by writer Mark Millar and artist Dave Gibbons. Originally, MI6 was frequently mentioned in the comic books, but following the release of the newer graphic novels they were removed as the series was retooled as “Kingsman.”
A third film is planned as well as a spin-off titled “Statesmen.”
Sc-Fi Anime ‘Deep Insanity: The Lost Child’ Is Getting An English Dub
‘Deep Insanity: The Lost Child’ is a science fiction anime directed by Shin Oonuma and produced by the Japanese animation company Silver Link. The series has been licensed by Funimation for an English dub to be released on their streaming service.
The English voice cast includes Lee George as Shigure, Kate Bristol as Sumire, Josh Grelle as Leslie, Morgan Lauré as Kobato, Matt Shipman as Larry, Erica Schroeder as Vera, Alan Lee as James, Luis Bermudez as Nicholas, and Natalie Van Sistine as Solvy.
You can watch the trailer below:
According to an Anime News Network report, “Jad Saxton is directing the English dub, and Madeleine Morris is the assistant director. Rickey Watkins is the lead engineer, and Bob Romans is the assistant engineer. Clayton Browning is writing the English script, and Bonny Clinkenbeard is supervising. Bradon Peters is in charge of ADR prep.”
MyAnimeList describes the synopsis as follows,
“Madness and unawakening sleep, Randolph syndrome. This new illness is slowly but steadily approaching humanity, caused by the huge underground world Asylum that appeared in Antarctica. There are strange creatures different from the earth, and unknown resources. People bet their lives on the depths of the mysterious new world to get huge wealth, organizational plots, or their own ambitions. And here alone, a young man with a wish in his heart is trying to challenge the front line of Asylum.”
‘Deep Insanity: The Lost Child’ is part of a multimedia franchise from Square Enix that includes the manga series ‘Deep Insanity: Nirvana,’ written by Norimitsu Kaihō and Makoto Fukami with illustrations by Etorouji Shiono. It was run through the Monthly Big Gangan magazine.
The franchise also includes the RPG video game ‘Deep Insanity: Asylum,’ which follows the character Woo Inominetas (voiced by Yūichirō Umehara), the sole survivor of a hospital massacre.
Pirate Santa and Jack Frost Join The Naughty or Nice Toy Line
The last time we checked in on Fresh Monkey Fiction’s Naughty or Nice toy line, the company took pre-orders for the Artist’s Proof Santa. While browsing the Big Bad Toy Store, I came across two new Santa action figures and Jack Frost!
Previously we’d covered Santa variants like Cyborg Santa and Robo Santa. Now we finally get Pirate Santa! Complete with a candy cane hook and peg-leg, this guy maybe the best of the line. OK, I may be biased because I come from Tampa, the home of the Bucs.
Aside from Pirate Claus, there is also a more traditional Chris Cringle called Jolly Santa. This version of Father Christmas comes with a new head sculpt with a different bear, glasses, and a darker skin tone. He also has a few unique accessories like a pipe and bell.
The third figure is another elf with a frosty blue color scheme. Add that to the character, and you’ve got Jack Frost. Jack comes with the same alternate heads that the other elves have, but they too are molded in what looks like translucent blue plastic. It may just be solid blue plastic. Hard to tell from the images.
- Treasure map
- Stocking
- Present
- 3 Gold nuggets
- Hand bell
- Cutlass
- 7 Interchangeable hands
- Santa’s present bag
- Naughty or Nice list
- Milk and Cookies
- Gloved hands
- Christmas Bell
- Hand with pipe
- Christmas Present
- 3 Head sculpts
- Candy cane
- Present
Pirate Santa is $49.99, and Jolly Santa is priced lower at $36.99. Since Jack Frost is a more petite figure, he will only run you $19.99. All of the figures in this line are slated for release during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Remember that these are somewhat crowdfunded because they’re made in small batches. So, if not enough orders for these are received, they may not be made. Check out Fresh Monkey Fiction’s website for more info.
[Source: Big Bad Toy Store]
Make ‘First Contact’ With The Borg Queen’s Skull Replica
The Borg Queen met with a rather sticky end during the conclusion of Star Trek First Contact. Though she tried to change the destiny of mankind by destroying our first successful moment of warp travel, her plans were foiled by Data. A quick dip in a cloud of toxic gas and the matriarch of the Collective was no more … for a little while.
What remained of the Borg Queen is now available as a highly detailed replica from Factory Entertainment. Constructed out of “polyurethane resin with an electroplated chrome finish,” this prop is something to behold. In addition, the prop is fitted with LED lighting to replicate the final moments of the Queen’s life in that body.
The amazing Alice Krige has signed each plaque for this limited edition prop. This isn’t some thousand pieces run; only 250 are being made. Factory Entertainment expects to ship these out by First Contact Day (April 5th) 2022.
Our Borg Queen Skull Signature Edition Replica has been copied directly from the surviving prop in the CBS archives to ensure accuracy.
The main body of the replica is cast from heavyweight polyurethane resin with an electroplated chrome finish. The replica is augmented by various plastic and rubber parts to match the original prop and features an articulated spinal cord. On screen the prop was presented as being heavily damaged by corrosive plasma, so each replica has been hand-weathered to lend a ‘battle damaged’ appearance.
What are your favorite Borg Queen moments? I like her sparing with Janeway, but Krige’s performance in Star Trek First Contact was special. Only the woman who made specters sexy in Ghost Story could make the Borg Collective look so alluring.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
[Source: Factory Entertainment]
