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Hasbro took some time out to answer some questions:
1) What is the street date for the Wall Crawling Spider-Man, shown at Toy Fair 2008?
Spider-Man Wallcrawler will not be available in 2008.
2) With the Wal-Mart & Target exclusive wave, a lot of collectors are feeling frustrated. Usually due to limiting the wave to one store, and thus making them extremely hard to find. Is Hasbro planning on continuing this practice, or will they branch off into other outlets like Toys-R-Us, K-Bee, or K-Mart?
Don't be frustrated - you're an agent of SHIELD and you must perservere! The cases weren't limited, but the first wave of inventory did sell through incredibly fast. Not to worry, replenishment is on the way. You should see re-stocks in the next couple of weeks. Fury out.
3) Distribution with both Target & Wal-Mart has been horrible. Some locations getting a lot of the new wave, while other have none. Will you do anything to change this? Any suggestions for the collectors out there?
Don't be frustrated - you're an agent of SHIELD and you must perservere! The cases weren't limited, but the first wave of inventory did sell through incredibly fast. Not to worry, replenishment is on the way. You should see re-stocks in the next couple of weeks. Fury out.
4) The shelves are overloaded with Hulk & Iron Man movie merchandise. And they barely seem to be moving from the pegs. Can you consider not to have so much produced for the next couple of Marvel films?
Hulk and Iron Man are both box office monsters! You will definitely see a build up of this product on shelf as we're right smack in the middle of DVD launch for both properties. Don't forget that kids and parents are no doubt going to be looking for both of these guys as the holiday season approaches.
5) There have been complaints on the price hike for Marvel Legends. Are there plans to lower the price? And why is the price much higher now? Also Rumor has it that Hasbro is finished with BAF figures after the Nemesis wave. Are there any plans to include bases like the old Toy Biz figures did?
Pricing is actually ultimately set by retailers, but there are several factors that have generally contributed to rising prices over the past few years including the rise in material, manufacturing and shipping costs. It can also be said that in order to offer a Build a Figure as large as FOOM (the Largest Legends BAF ever), prices have to be higher than the standard BAF's. If you compare the price of Marvel Legends to other 6" BAF lines in the marketplace, you should find that the pricing is comparable.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Hasbro Q&A
Hulk Super Hero Squad
Hulk Super Hero Squad – Grey Hulk & Leader Villain, Hulk & Son of Hulk and Hulk & Samson
And The Lady’s Name Is…MADELYNE PRYOR!
Alfred Lord Tennyson said, “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” -Someone should tell that to Cyclops! Get your fix on all the heart-wrenching drama in Uncanny X-Men #504! Brought to you by the hard-hitting one, two combination of writers Ed Brubaker (Captain
“This book feels both classic, yet very modern…Fraction has been a much needed breath of fresh air and the book seems to have a concrete direction” Paul Steven Brown, TheComicAddiction.Com
“It's the clarity of the characterizations and the swift pace that make this story work.” -Timothy Callahan, ComicBookResources.com
“Brubaker, Fraction, and Land have managed to really capture my interest and have crafted an accessible book”—Nicholas Slayton, ComicsBulletin.Com
If you haven’t picked up the all-new, all-different Uncanny X-Men this is the place to start! You can’t afford to miss part one of ‘Lovelorn’ the new arc beginning in Uncanny X-Men #504!
UNCANNY X-MEN #504 (SEP082388)
Written by ED BRUBAKER & MATT FRACTION
Pencils & Cover by TERRY DODSON
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC 10/30/08, On-Sale 11/19/08
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES 10/22/08
SHIPPING CHANGES
NEW ENTRIES AND CHANGES LISTED IN ITALICS
Title Diamond Current Solicited
Item Code In-Store Date In-Store Date
CATWOMAN: CRIME PAYS TP JUL080154 10/22/08 10/15/08
CLASSICAL MEDLEY VOL. 1 (CMX) JUL080228 10/22/08 10/15/08
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL. 5 (CMX) JUL080230 10/22/08 10/29/08
DMZ #35 (VERTIGO) AUG080224 10/22/08 10/15/08
FINAL CRISIS #4 JUL080107 10/22/08 9/17/08
FINAL CRISIS: SUBMIT #1 AUG080115 10/22/08 10/8/08
FRIDAY THE 13TH VOL. 2 TP (WILDSTORM) JUL080195 10/22/08 10/15/08
GON VOL. 6 (CMX) JUL080233 10/22/08 10/15/08
GREEN LANTERN CORPS 1:6 SCALE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE (DC DIRECT)
MAR080265 10/22/08 10/29/08
HEAVY LIQUID HC (VERTIGO) MAY080261 10/22/08 9/24/08
HELLBLAZER #248 (VERTIGO) JUL080215 10/22/08 9/17/08
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: ENEMY RISING HC JUN080247 10/22/08 10/15/08
NORTHLANDERS VOL. 1: SVEN THE RETURNED TP (VERTIGO) JUL080221 10/22/08 10/15/08
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLDS FINEST VOL. 2 TP JUL080167 10/22/08 10/15/08
THE SPIRIT: FEMME FATALES TP JUL080171 10/22/08 10/15/08
Y: THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION BOOK 1 HC (VERTIGO) JUN080308 10/22/08 10/15/08
BATMAN: DEATH MASK COLLECTED EDITION (CMX) JUL080231 10/29/08 10/15/08
CHUCK #5 (WILDSTORM) AUG080211 10/29/08 10/9/08
GREEN LANTERN: IN BRIGHTEST DAY TP JUL080158 10/29/08 10/22/08
HELLBLAZER: FAMILY MAN TP (VERTIGO) JUL080214 10/29/08 10/22/08
JLA TROPHY ROOM: SUPERMAN’S CAPE AND BELT REPLICA SET (DC DIRECT)
MAR080252 10/29/08 10/1/08
JOKER HC JUL080124 10/29/08 10/22/08
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #26 AUG080168 10/29/08 10/22/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THE NEXT AGE TP JUL080163 10/29/08 10/22/08
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER TP (ABC) JUL080193 10/29/08 10/22/08
MIRROR’S EDGE #1 (WILDSTORM) SEP080201 10/29/08 11/5/08
RANN/THANAGAR: HOLY WAR #6 AUG080135 10/29/08 10/22/08
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #53 AUG080152 10/29/08 10/22/08
SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE HC JUN080255 10/29/08 10/22/08
TOKEN (MINX) JUL080205 10/29/08 10/22/08
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #12 (WILDSTORM) AUG080214 10/29/08 10/15/08
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #2 (WILDSTORM) AUG080215 10/29/08 10/22/08
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ASHBRINGER #2 VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM) AUG080216 10/29/08 10/22/08
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL. 5 (CMX) JUL080230 11/5/08 10/29/08
DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 3 TP JUL080157 11/5/08 10/29/08
FINAL CRISIS: RESIST #1 AUG080116 11/5/08 10/22/08
JLA TROPHY ROOM: THE JOKER CANE PROP REPLICA (DC DIRECT) DEC070317 11/5/08 7/30/08
NEW TEEN TITANS ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC JUN080248 11/5/08 10/22/08
NIGHTWING: FREEFALL TP JUL080164 11/5/08 10/29/08
THE QUESTION VOL. 3: EPITAPH FOR A HERO TP JUL080165 11/5/08 10/22/08
SGT. ROCK: THE LOST BATTALION #1 SEP080101 11/5/08 11/12/08
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2 TP JUL080168 11/5/08 10/29/08
STORMING PARADISE #4 (WILDSTORM) AUG080207 11/5/08 10/1/08
SUIHELIBE! VOL. 01 (CMX) JUL080229 11/5/08 10/29/08
SUPERMAN VS. BRAINIAC TP JUL080169 11/5/08 10/29/08
TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE TP JUL080170 11/5/08 10/29/08
UN-MEN VOL. 2: CHILDREN OF PARADOX TP (VERTIGO) JUL080224 11/5/08 10/29/08
AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #4 AUG080122 11/12/08 10/29/08
BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY JIM APARO (DC DIRECT) APR080304 11/12/08 11/19/08
FABLES: COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC (VERTIGO) JUN080293 11/12/08 10/29/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #20 AUG080169 11/12/08 10/29/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #20 VARIANT EDITION AUG080170 11/12/08 10/29/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: SUPERMAN #1 SEP080162 11/12/08 11/5/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: SUPERMAN #1 VARIANT EDITION
SEP080163 11/12/08 11/5/08
MANHUNTER #36 SEP080153 11/12/08 11/5/08
NIGHTWING #150 SEP080127 11/12/08 11/5/08
NIGHTWING #150 VARIANT EDITION AUG088197 11/12/08 11/5/08
BATMAN #681 AUG080132 11/19/08 10/29/08
BATMAN #681 VARIANT EDITION AUG080133 11/19/08 10/29/08
THE DARK KNIGHT BATMAN VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA (DC DIRECT) MAY080291 11/19/08 10/29/08
DMZ #36 (VERTIGO) SEP080217 11/19/08 11/12/08
HELLBLAZER #249 (VERTIGO) AUG080231 11/19/08 10/22/08
JLA BUILD-A-SCENE STATUE: PART 2 (DC DIRECT) FEB080318 11/19/08 9/17/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: MAGOG #1 SEP080158 11/19/08 11/12/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: MAGOG #1 VARIANT EDITION
SEP080159 11/19/08 11/12/08
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #3 (JOHNNY DC) JUL080175 11/26/08 9/24/08
FINAL CRISIS #5 AUG080114 11/26/08 10/29/08
FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS #4 SEP080100 11/26/08 11/12/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: THE KINGDOM #1
SEP080160 11/26/08 11/19/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL: THE KINGDOM #1 VARIANT EDITION
SEP080161 11/26/08 11/19/08
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SGT ROCK VOL. 2 TP AUG080188 11/26/08 11/19/08
VERTIGO TAROT DECK SET 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (DC DIRECT) APR080305 11/26/08 11/5/08
BATMAN #682 SEP080111 12/3/08 11/12/08
BATMAN #682 VARIANT EDITION SEP080112 12/3/08 11/12/08
CHUCK #6 (WILDSTORM) SEP080199 12/3/08 11/12/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #21 SEP080156 12/3/08 11/26/08
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #21 VARIANT EDITION SEP080157 12/3/08 11/26/08
FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #3 AUG080118 12/3/08 10/22/08
DC UNIVERSE ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS VOL. 1 HC JUN080241 12/10/08 10/22/08
DETECTIVE COMICS #851 OCT080108 12/10/08 12/3/08
DETECTIVE COMICS #851 VARIANT EDITION OCT080109 12/10/08 12/3/08
JLA BUILD-A-SCENE STATUE: PART 3 (DC DIRECT) MAR080253 12/10/08 10/8/08
BATMAN #683 SEP080113 12/17/08 11/26/08
BATMAN #683 VARIANT EDITION SEP080114 12/17/08 11/26/08
JOKER 1:2 SCALE BUST (DC DIRECT) MAR080254 12/17/08 10/22/08
WONDER WOMAN 1:4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE (DC DIRECT) APR080306 12/17/08 11/5/08
STORMING PARADISE #5 (WILDSTORM) SEP080198 12/24/08 11/5/08
BATMAN #684 OCT080110 12/31/08 12/24/08
BATMAN #684 VARIANT EDITION OCT080111 12/31/08 12/24/08
BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #4 (JOHNNY DC) AUG080191 12/31/08 10/29/08
FINAL CRISIS #6 SEP080099 12/31/08 11/26/08
STORMING PARADISE #6 (WILDSTORM) OCT080197 1/28/09 12/31/08
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DC COMICS DETAILS FEATURES OF WATCHMEN COLLECTIONS
In response to questions from retailers, DC Comics offers this guide to the features of the four different WATCHMEN collected editions. All four collect the entire Hugo and Eisner-Award winning epic written by Alan Moore with art and cover by Dave Gibbons.
The WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406) is the original WATCHMEN collection, running 416 pages, featuring the high-quality, recolored artwork found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. As a reminder, this edition is available to retailers on consignment sale now through December 1.
The WATCHMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITION TP (JUL088045) runs 416 pages and features recolored cover art by Gibbons that originally appeared in WHO’S WHO UPDATE ’87 #5 and the high-quality, recolored artwork found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. It is available in the
The WATCHMEN HC (JUL080172) runs 436 pages, with newly colored cover art by Gibbons that previously appeared in the WATCHMEN ABSOLUTE EDITION. In addition, this edition includes the two text pieces written by Moore and Gibbons in 1988 for the Graphitti Designs edition, as well as a nine page Gallery section with selected art from the Absolute Edition. It is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 12.
The WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC Fourth printing (JUL080174) is an oversized, slipcased hardcover running 464 pages. This edition includes the two text pieces written by Moore and Gibbons in 1988 for the Graphitti Designs edition, as well as a 37-page section with the original WATCHMEN proposal, an expanded selection of rarely seen artwork and a sample of the script for issue #1. It is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 12.
Also offered in the October Previews is the WATCHMEN #1 New Printing (OCT080158), a 32-page facscimile edition of the historic issue that began the WATCHMEN phenomenon in 1986, offered for the first time in years at its original cover price of $1.50 U.S. and scheduled to arrive in stores on December 3.
JOKER GRAPHIC NOVEL PREVIEW PAGES ARE NOW ONLINE
MYSPACE, NYMAG.COM, IGN, MTV's Splash Page Blog and Newsarama have all unveiled exclusive previews of the JOKER hardcover original graphic novel, which goes on sale on October 22.
Expect an extensive and widespread publicity campaign to unfold in the weeks ahead, with significant review coverage scheduled for mainstream press and comic trade press outlets alike.
Look for JOKER preview pages at:
MYSPACE:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=92159514&blogID=440757461
NYMAG.COM:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/10/comics_joker.html
MTV’s Splash Page Blog:
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/10/16/dc-comics-delivers-an-exclusive-sneak-peek-at-joker/
NEWSARAMA:
http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=23383
IGN:
http://comics.ign.com/articles/921/921227p1.html
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