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[Toys] Pacific Rim Collectibles Unveiled!

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With Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim hitting theaters this Friday (review here), a wave of collectibles are being revealed in conjunction with the film. These include some killer action figures, statues, posters, a novelization, and a bunch more. Hit the jump for a look at the limited edition screen printed posters from Odd City, action figures from NECA, and Kaiju statues from Sideshow Collectibles. Pre-orders start this month, and products will ship in 2014.

ODD CITY- LIMITED EDITION SCREENS

Odd City, a limited edition screen print company based in the ATX, proudly announces its Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim limited edition print series. A company known for the highest quality limited edition posters, brings its unique approach to prints in honor of this epic movie. They’ve gathered an arsenal of some of the poster world’s most popular and cutting edge artists. The series debuts with Gabz and includes art from (in no particular order) Graham Erwin, Gordon Jones, NE, James Fosdike and Todd Slater. Odd City worked with each artist; along with the studio and Guillermo del Toro’s team; to art direct the concepts for each print. The final products pull from each aspect of Pacific Rim’s story to be retold in a glorious screen printed format.

NECA – ACTION FIGURES, HEROCLIX, CARD GAMES, AND MORE

NECA has created a merchandise and collectible program featuring characters and themes from the much-anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures film, PACIFIC RIM. The program features items from various product categories, including: Action figures, HeroClix (the most popular collectible miniatures tabletop game on the market), mini-game, card game, cuffs and bracelets, dog tags, back packs, baseball hats, key chains, buttons, stickers, magnets and pins. PACIFIC RIM is also featured in NECA’s online store, Mock.com as well as mobile applications Shuffling the Deck™ and Connect With Pieces™.

SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES – COLLECTIBLE STATUES

Sideshow Collectibles presents an extraordinary collection of Pacific Rim statues. Designed and developed in partnership with Guillermo Del Toro, the Sideshow Collectibles Pacific Rim collection includes some of the film’s most impressive Jaegers and fearsome Kaiju, all hand-crafted with outstanding attention to detail. Cast in high-quality polystone and measuring over one and a half feet tall, Sideshow Collectibles Pacific Rim statues are offered in limited edition releases, a perfect addition for any fan.

Sideshow is introducing four highly-collectible statues – including Gispy Danger, Knifehead, Striker Eureka, and Slattern. The products are like affordable works of art, and are sure to be the ‘crown jewel’ of any collection.

Prices range from $349.99 to $499.99.

Pre-orders will start within July and products will ship in early 2014.

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‘Witchblade’ is Getting Resurrected This Summer in New Comic Series from Top Cow and Image Comics

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Witchblade, the popular comic series that initially ran from 1995 to 2015 and launched a TV series, is getting resurrected in a new comic series from Top Cow and Image Comics. It’s set to unleash heavy metal, black magic and blood this summer.

Look for the new Witchblade series to launch on July 17, 2024.

In Witchblade #1, “New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life was forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power, or will she be consumed by it?”

The series is penned by NYT Best-Selling writer Marguerite Bennett (AnimosityBatwomanDC Bombshells) and visualized by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Suicide SquadPower RangersRed Sonja). The creative duo is working with original co-creator Marc Silvestri, who is the CEO of Top Cow Productions Inc. and one of the founders of Image Comics. They are set to reintroduce the series to Witchblade’s enduring fans with “a reimagined origin with contemporary takes on familiar characters and new story arcs that will hook new readers and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the 90’s Image Revolution that shaped generations of top creators.”

Bennett said in a statement, “The ability to tell a ferocious story full of monsters, sexuality, vision, and history was irresistible.” She adds, “Our saga is sleek, vicious, ferocious, and has a lot to say about power in the 21st century and will be the first time that we are stopping the roller coaster to let more people on. I’ve loved Witchblade since I was a child, and there is truly no other heroine like Sara with such an iconic legacy and such a rich, brutal relationship to her own body.”

“The Witchblade universe is being modernized to reflect how Marguerite beautifully explores the extreme sides of Sara through memories, her personal thoughts, like desire and hunger, in her solitude and when she is possessed by the Witchblade. So, I had to visually intersect a noir True Detective-like world with a supernatural, horror world that is a fantastic mix between Berserk and Zodiac,” Cafaro stated.

Marc Silvestri notes, “This is brand new mythology around Sara, and I can’t wait for you to fall in love with her and all the twists and turns. Discover Witchblade reimagined this summer, and join us as we bring all the fun of the 90s to the modern age and see how exciting comics can be. I can’t wait for you to read this new series.”

Witchblade#1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 17th, for $4.99 for 48 pages. And it’ll come with multiple cover variants.

  • Cover A: Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover B: Giuseppe Cafaro and Arif Prianto (Full Color)

  • Cover C: Blank Sketch Cover

  • Cover D (1/10): Dani and Brad Simpson (Full Color)

  • Cover E (1/25): Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto, Virgin Cover (Full Color)

  • Cover F (1/50): J.Scott Campbell (Full Color)

  • Cover G (1/100): Bill Sienkiewicz. (Full Color)

  • Cover H (1/250): Line art by Marc. Virgin Cover, Inks (B/W)

Witchblade #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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