Geek Dad Life
The news was abuzz during this year’s Spielwarenmesse and now it’s official! Mattel and Hasbro announced via press release a joint multi-year licensing agreement to create co-branded games and toys from some of their most popular properties. This news comes ahead of the two highly anticipated movies coming from each company this summer: Barbie (Mattel/Warner Bros) on July […]
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IDW Publishing and Dark Horse Comics announced a comic book crossover between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Stranger Things. The first issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things will be out on July 12. The plot sees Eleven, Mike, Max, Will, Lucas, and Dustin taking a summer trip to NYC, where “a threat both […]
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New Hallmark 2023 TMNT Mutant Mayhem Leonardo Ornament [The Old Turtle Den] For anyone interested, I (Colleen aka Geek Dad Wife) had the controversial Midge doll from the 1990’s. It’s probably still in storage at my parents’ house. I remember the baby coming out of her stomach and everything. Here’s a history of Midge for […]
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In a press release, Hasbro announced two new additions to the company’s executive leadership team. Tim Kilpin will join as President, Toy, Licensing & Entertainment, effective April 24, 2023, and Gina Goetter will join as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 18, 2023. From the release: “We are excited to welcome Tim and Gina to Hasbro,” said […]
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Power-Con just announced that exclusive pre-sales for non-attendees will begin on Saturday, April 15th at 12:00pm ET. More information will be available on their website before April 15. According to their website: While Attendee pre-sales were stronger than any previous Power-Con, we feel comfortable offering up a percentage of the stock to Non-Attendees so they […]
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Hasbro sent out an PR email tonight announcing that they’ll be bringing back window packing and blisters to their 6-inch fan figures, including G.I. Joe Classified, Power Rangers Lightning Collection, Star Wars Black Series and Marvel Legends. The change goes into effect later this year and into 2024, and will eventually expand to all new […]
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Super7 has unveiled Wave 6b of its G.I. Joe Reaction line: a Cobra Escape 3-pack featuring Baroness as a nurse, Cobra Commander as an old lady, and Destro as a city worker. This set is listed for $65 and comes in graffiti-scrawled subway car slipcase-style packaging. Accessories include a grocery bag, hammer, and medical bag. […]
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Another update to the Funko/Mondo drama. Mondo released a statement this afternoon pushing back on last week’s news that parent company Funko had laid off a lot of its staff and ended the poster and records divisions. The statement, seen below via Tweet, is from Funko CEO Brian Mariotti and claims that its trying to […]
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Over on Instagram, Mattel Package Designer Roy Juarez gave us a first look at the packaging and artwork that he and his team did for MOTU Origins Collectors Edition Skeletor and Screeech 2-pack, inspired by Rudy Obrero’s vintage artwork. Check them out below and let us know what you think about them in the comments! Packaging […]
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Update: Amid all of the drama on Friday, Gizmodo reporter Germain Lussier, who was working on his story about the layoffs, Tweeted that he had heard from his sources that Funko had not officially ended the Mondo poster line. Meanwhile, a rep for Mondo told Collider that although layoffs did take place, “the poster business will […]
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