Preview: The Lion King

The Lion King

Funko are releasing a wave of Pop figures from The Lion King, in their Disney line.

 First we have Pumbaa in all his Boary goodness.

Another one for my monkey pop collection! He looks awesome. 

 Scar looks very cool.

 The star of the show, its Simba looking very cute.

Cheeky looking Timon.

Available:

August 2014

News: Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering

 

 Funko is making Magic: The Gathering Planeswalker figures for their popular Pop! Vinyl Figures.

 

 Probably my favorite figure in the MTG line. He is awesome. Grrr!

Dont know anything about her, does have a kind of steampunk vibe that may appeal to some.

The beast caller looks like an awesome figure. Probably my second choice.

Jace looks alright but doesn't do much for me personally. 

Another pass for me on this figure, but oddly she makes me want figures from the series Passions.

 Nissa is a fine figure and i am sure MTG fans will want them all.

Availability:

May 2014

Announcement: Magic the Gathering figures

Funko Magic the Gathering pop figures

Funko recently announced a licensing agreement with Wizards of the Coast to produce Magic: The Gathering Planeswalker figures.

The first wave will consist of Funko pop versions of Jace Beleren, Garruk Wildspeaker, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess, Ajani Goldmane and Nissa Revane.

They are scheduled for release in April 2014.

I think even non followers of MTG can appreciate these figures, the Ajani Goldmane looks awesome in my opinion. What do you think?

Preview: Thundercats

"Thundercats HOOOOOO!"

Thundercats is a cartoon television series created in 1985, the series follows the plight of humanoid felines from the planet Thundera as they flee their dying world and settle on Third earth. They must fight Mumm-Ra and the Mutants of Plun-Darr, who threaten the safety of the universe.

Lion-o

 Lion-o Is a Thunderian he wields the sword of omens and the claw shield. He is a humanoid lion.

Cheetara

 Cheetara is a female humanoid cheetah warrior. She is has psychic ability .

Panthro

Pantho is a martial arts warrior and is armed with the nunchaku, he is a panther humanoid.

Mumm-Ra

Mumm-Ra is a powerful and immortal evil priest. He is an ancient Egyptian mummy. He rules the Mutants of Plun-Darr, along with some evil natives of third earth.

 Snarf

 Snarf is a member of the slave race called the Snarfs.

Available

17th of December 2013

Prevew: Wizard of Oz wave 2

The Wizard of Oz 

 

The wizard of Oz is a 1939 film adaptation of the children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz released in 1900. 
 Therapist Robert Hopcke is quoted as saying that "The dreary reality of Kansas implies the presence of homophobia and is contrasted with the colorful and accepting land of Oz." As such the film is seen as empowering equality and the characters defying the odds to raise above the bigotry of there world.
This is wave 2 of the Funko pop movies Wizard of Oz figure line.

Tin Man also known as Tin Woodman Originally an ordinary man by the name of Nick Chopper the Tin man used to make his living as a lumberer. The Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his axe to prevent him from marrying the Witch's servant. The enchanted axe chopped off his limbs. Each time he lost a limb, Nick Chopper replaced it with a tin one. Finally, nothing was left of him but tin. Once Nick Chopper was made entirely of tin, he was no longer able to love the girl he had fallen for as he had not replaced his heart.

Scarecrow believes he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. In reality, he is only two days old and merely ignorant.

 

"I'm afraid there's no denyin', I'm just a dandy lion."

The Cowardly Lion believes that his fear makes him inadequate. He does not understand that courage means acting in the face of fear, though he does this a lot. This figure is obviously of "brave" lion as he his wearing his medal of courage proudly.

  Glinda is the most powerful sorceress in Oz, she is ruler of the Quadling Country, and the protector of Princess Ozma. Lyman Frank Baum writings make it clear that he rightly did not view witches as inherently wicked or have ant ridiculous notion of them in league with the Devil of another religion.

Avalable:

8th August 2013

01 Tyrion Lannister

" A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. "

01 Tyrion Lannister:

So my first Funko Vinyl Pop! figure is from the Game of Thrones line. 

Game of thrones is an excellent HBO TV series  based on the George R. R. Martin book series A song of ice and fire. The series is set in a very medieval world where magic is little believed in and monsters thought to be myth or long extinct. It follows the major noble houses as they squabble for political power and survival.

The first Game of thrones figure i could get my hands on is: Edition One 01Tyrion Lannister. Tyrion is the son of Lord Tywin Lannister, Tywin is the head of House Lannister, the richest house in the Seven Kingdoms and Lord of the Westlands.
Tyrion uses his intelligence to make up for any shortcomings he may have due to being a dwarf. 

  Game of Thrones 01 Tyrion Lannister:

The box is nice, with pictures of the figure and other figures from the line on the backside.

This figure has some nice details, like the gold rings on his hand and the printing on his shirt. Looking at the figure you should be able to tell who it represents.

Being a dwarf, Tyrion is a little smaller than other figures. He stands at about three and a half inches tall.
If you are interested you can click here to  Watch a video of this figure.

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