SDCC 2014 exclusive announcement 3

SDCC 2014 exclusives!

Funko have some more exclusives:

 

 For the Funko and Super 7 ReAction line we have two firefly characters with what looks like extra accessory.

Jayne with beanie.

 Malcolm with coat.

Exclusive Pop!

We have what looks like a blood splattered Hannibal Lecter.

This appears to be some crazy two pack sponge Bob teenage mutant ninja turtles exclusive. Plankton Shredder is adorable.

Also Disney Mystery Mini's!

Lost in Space Robot B9

B9

The Lost in Space Robot

 
The B9 robot from the Lost in space series.

The box for the Robot is cool, he is number 92 in the Funko vinyl Pop's Television line.

 The Robot looks awesome and very show accurate.

He even has the chest details. 

His clear head looks good and the bauble on top spins, but that's the only thing that moves, i have to call it no articulation.

 

Overall the figure is nicely sculpted and painted.

 The legs are one piece there is no entry flap.

 Here he is with another from my collection.

The biggest flaw and a huge issue i have with this figure is that it is not really a Funko pop figure.
Well it is officially, but it is not made of the same material or in the same way, it feels like a cheap knock off.
It feels like a hollow squeaky dog chew toy but is lacking the squeak!
Perhaps i am wrong and someone substituted a cheap knock off for my Pop collectable figure?

Who would win in a fight: Well it has to be Robby because he is built to the standards of a Funko Pop figure and B9 robot is not.

Video Review:

           

Preview: Buffy

Buffy
The Vampire Slayer:

 


Funko are releasing vinyl Pop figures for the hugely popular Buffy series.

First up we have Buffy and Mr Pointy, she looks cool.I worry she may have "Daenerys syndrome"...

Oz the hot redhead werewolf, sadly without his guitar. 

Willow was everyone's favorite lesbian Witch, she rocks.I hope she does not have "Daenerys syndrome".

Spike the hottest vampire on the show looks awesome.

 

This is supposed to be a Vampire faced chase figure, not an exclusive, i am not sure what the sticker says. He looks nice all lumpy faced.

  

The Gentlemen, well one of them looks suitably creepy. This character is possibly one form of inspiration for the Slenderman creepy pasta.

The other vampire, until i re-watched the show on DVD i remembered him being a minor character, brought in for the later seasons, isn't that weird.

SPOILER: Most remembered for selfishly destroying the ring that was meant for Spike and killing a whole lot of people.

Opinion:

The figures look cool, one can only assume that there will be a wave two as we don't even have the full "scooby gang" yet.

Do i still have to give spoiler warnings for a series that was aired in 1997? What is the proper spoiler etiquete here? we are sensitive to the spoiler issue in Australia as we often got shows three seasons behind the rest of the world.

Release: 

September 2014

Preview: Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

 

So i have to admit right here, that i have never seen an episode of Breaking Bad, i saw a movie i thought was called breaking Bad about a kid that throws a huge party, but that is not this, and i cant seem to find any evidence of that movie ether, so lets just smile and move on.

Note:

Some of these figures are subject to licensing approval.

Saul Goodman of whom i know nothing about.

Walter White, it is a mystery to my why he is only wearing his tiny whities, glasses and shirt, also he has a gun.

Walter also comes dressed in a chemical suit, which reminds me that this series is about making and selling drugs to some extent. 

He has only one name, like Madonna, so he must be important.

Jesse Pinkman looks cool. 

And Jesse is in the chemical suit as well, now maybe their not just drug cooks but also work in professional cleaning or a factory.  

Should i watch the show?

He kind of reminds me of John Locke from Lost for some reason. Also i imagine him waving that gun yelling "Get off my lawn!"

Hank might be wearing a police badge around his neck.

Now the only thing i know about this character is that he is gay. I am told its not explicitly stated on the show but wouldn't that have been something, to have an openly gay African American as a regular of a tv series.

Hmmm Gus seems to be having some trouble with his face. Is he a zombie? Has he turned into a Two-Face style super villain. I um well shrugs...

Verdict:

I have been a little silly with my descriptions, having never seen the show. I mean no disrespect to the fans and i hope one day to watch this series, i have heard good things. I didn't want to look into these characters for fear of major spoilers, like whatever happened to Gus face...

Availability:

The Breaking Bad Pop! Series will be available in July at Hot Topic, Barnes & Noble, and EntertainmentEarth.com.

Preview: True Blood

True Blood:

 

 

 

Funko are launching a series of True Blood vinyl pop figures to commemorate the final season of True Blood.

 

Sookie Stackhouse is done really well, i really like the Merlots uniform and the tray of true Blood.

Eric Northman is a bit disappointing, he looks kind of generic. I like the little fangs and the blood. He looks like a cool vampire pop but he should be taller and i don't know somehow hotter.

Alcide is more like it, very nice figure and immediately recognisable. 
But oh my gods, where are the poor werewolves nipples? Is that what the last season is all about? Some villain has stolen Alcides nipples and the gang have to get them back! 
A wolf Alcide might be cool also.

Pam is such a cool character, i don't know if they nailed it with this figure. I am undecided, i like the teeth and the outfit but i don't know if it screams Pam? Thoughts?

Lafayette is pretty cool, he looks very nice, I don't know what else they could have done to make a pop anymore Lafayette. I also applaud them for making another gay character pop! It can be easy for company's to bow down to bigotry and Funko has done well.
 Now we need Jesus and Tara, to go with Lafayette.

Bill is a rather generic bland looking character, i wish Funko luck in making him look unique.
Bill Compton figure will be on sale a few weeks after the initial  launch.

Verdict:

I feel these are a bit hit and miss. I really want to like them, but something seems missing somehow with a few of them. Ill reserve judgement until i see them in package. Lafayette is a must by for any non-bigoted collector,  i think Sookie and Alcide will find her way onto my shelf as well.

Release:

July 2014 (With Bill a little later)

Robby the Robot, Forbidden Planet review

Robby the Robot

Funko have released their Robby the Robot figure. Robby first appeared in the 1956 science fiction movie Forbidden Planet. 
He went on to appear in many other movies, series and even did some commercial advertising. He is in the Robot Hall of Fame.

 A poster from the Forbidden Planet movie, from which Robby is most well known.

 Robby is number 89 in the Funko vinyl pop movies line of figures.

 

Robby has his big feet and tire like legs.

 

 Robby looks like hims self, is well painted and is quick a sturdy heavy figure.

  

He has nicely painted and accurate dials on his chest unit.

  

His head is also nicely sculpted.

 

Here he is with the Lost in space Robot, Robby also appeared in Lost in Space.

 Robby is a classic and much loved robot.

  Video Review: