We are just having fun reviewing and discussing comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime/animation, music and movies that we have recently read, listened to or watched.
Fantasy Flight Games was able to officially announce that it is releasing a Star Wars: X-Wing – The Force Awakens core gaming set. The slated release date is for September 16, just right around the corner. The set will include one T-70 X-Wing and two TIE/fo Fighters. This set will also be able to be used with existing expansions and rules for squad building of the Star Wars: X-Wing game. So keep an eye out in your gaming stores.
Wizkids is getting “Rad” with their upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix‘. The TMNT HeroClix will be a have a verity of Turtle versions. As you can tell from the picture above that one version is of the Original Comic Book plus other comic book, classic animation, and CG animated versions. There will be four products gamers and collectors can purchase: Mouser Mayhem Starter Set; TMNT Fast Forces Packs; individual Foil Packs; and TMNT Dice and Token Packs. WizKids has only stated that the TMNT HeroClix will be released in February 2016.
If you like your manga and comics in the digital format here is good news for you. Kodansha Comics has made a deal with Comixology to distribute 350 titles on their digital platform, to include titles such as Attack on Titan and Fairy Tail. Enjoy all that reading!
WizKids has plans in place for new waves of Star Trek: Attack Wing in 2016. Wave 23 will be available in February and Wave 24 in March. Pictured above is the U.S.S. Montgolfier, which is part of wave 23 along with I.K.S. Amar and I.R.W. Jazkal. Then wave 24 will have Assimilated Vessel 77139, I.K.S. Klothos, and I.R.W. Devoras. Each wave will have three ships and will be at a $14.99 price point for each ship. So enjoy the new pieces whether you just collect the miniatures for display or play. To see images of the other five ships follow the link to ICv2 article, which has a picture gallery of them: http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/32322/star-trek-attack-wing-universe-continues-expand
Panini America will be releasing the next wave to their Dragon Ball Z trading card game, Dragon Ball Z: Evolution. Come October 30 Dragon Ball fans will be able to pick up new starter decks and booster packs for their collections, which will be centered around the Androids. The starter decks will contain 60 cards, which will include 4 parallel cards and 6 prizm cards. The booster packs will have 12 cards per pack to make a 140 card set. Each box of packages of booster packs will have a chance of purchasers getting 24 rares, 8 foil parallels, and 1 ultra rare card, again that is in each box of booster packs. So all you TCGer’s get ready for more cards to add to your collections.
This is interesting. IDW Publishing is trying something new in the collectible market with the Star Wars license. They are producing blind packs for Star Wars Marvel minicomics, 3-D posters, 3-D glass, and trading cards that are puzzle pieces to form comic covers. All this for $3.99. Sounds good until you look at the break down of what’s in the packet. You have a chance to get one of the six mini comics, a chance to get one of the six 3-D posters, a pair of 3-D glass. Doesn’t sound to bad yet, but then you get to the trading cards. You get a chance of getting 1 of 36 cards. That’s going to be a lot of duplicates to get a full set of the 36 trading cards.
Don’t get me wrong everything looks neat and all and there will be collectors that love this, but for my wallet it’s just beyond my means.
I just had to share this diorama from the 2015 GenCon, that ICv2 has on their site. This diorama was built I believe by the company Pulposaurus Entertainment and not a gamer to help gather interest in their KickStarter for the game Conan: Rise of Monsters game they want to produce and launch. This is just to cool looking! If they would sell the diorama with the game I think several gamers would be interested. If you want to check it out jump on over for more information – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2060871444/conan-rise-of-monsters?ref=nav_search
Marvel’s latest Netflix series, Jessica Jones, is set to debut in the fourth quarter of 2015. Not to far away, but could also mean in December. I bet it’s sooner though. The series will star Kristen Ritter, in this next Hell’s Kitchen installment.
With talks of Wonder Woman getting a movie again, hopefully it will happen, Chris Pine has been cast as Steve Trevor, according to The Wrap. The picture above gives a comparison of Pine with one comic book version of Trevor. For me that casting works. Pine will play opposite Gail Godot’s Wonder Woman and the director assigned to the film is Patty Jenkins.
IDW and Seven24 Films announced that the rights to Beau Smith’s Wynonna Earp have been optioned by the SyFy channel. Wynonna Earp is a U.S. Marshall, whom is a decedent of Wyatt Earp. It is basically a modern day western/horror story where Earp tracks down and deals with supernatural creatures. It will star Melanie Scrofano, pictured above, and the showrunner/producer will be Emily Andras.