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Captain Planet is Returning in a New Comic Series

The 90s environmental hero Captain Planet and his Planeteers are making a return in comic book form this April when Dynamite Entertainment launches an all-new Captain Planet series! Written by David Pepose (Space Ghost) with

Diamond Comics Distributors is Filing For Bankruptcy

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Diamond Comics Distributors, one of the biggest companies involved in getting comic books and graphic novels into the hands of retailers for purchase, is filing for bankruptcy and scaling its business back.

LEGO Has Announced a Gameboy Set Coming in October

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LEGO and Nintendo have unexpectedly announced a special new set on social media! Although there is not a lot of information, or any images, they revealed in a short teaser video that a model of the 1989

Super7 is Adding Silverhawks To It’s Reaction Figures Line

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Super7’s ’80s-inspired line of ReAction Figures expands with the SilverHawks team. SilverHawks Wave 1 includes Bluegrass with Hot Licks, Mon*Star (Pre-Transformation), Quicksilver with Tally Hawk, and Steelheart with Rayzor. Standing at 3.75 inches tall, these

Fun.com Is Your Best Option For Holiday Shopping

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There’s nothing like online retail therapy. Just ask my bookcase full of dolls. The only thing more fun than shopping for yourself is shopping for the special people in your life and fun.com has something

Idris Elba Joins Masters of the Universe Movie Cast

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Idris Elba is reportedly in early talks to play Man-at-Arms in the live-action feature film adaptation of the iconic Mattel franchise “Masters of the Universe”. Elba would star alongside Nicholas Galitzine in the role of

Burger King is Testing a Return of ’90s Favorite Cini Minis

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Burger King is testing bringing back Cini Minis for a limited time, but only at participating locations in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas. Burger King’s Cini Minis feature bite-sized cinnamon rolls with icing for dipping. Cini Minis were

Alien: Romulus Available on VHS

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Alien: Romulus, the seventh installment in the Alien franchise is getting a retro release in the form of VHS tapes. Yes, that’s correct you can buy a new movie on VHS! 20th Century Studios issued

Burger King is Offering an Advent Calendar For 2024

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Burger King gets into the advent calendar game with the upcoming release of its first-ever BK Advent Calendar starting November 22, 2024. The limited-edition BK Advent Calendar features a “whimsical holiday village design inspired by this season’s BK

Sega Will Be Delisting Tons Of It’s Classic Games Soon

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Sega is set to delist a huge swathe of its classic back catalog games from digital storefronts in December, including the Sega Genesis Classics collection and several much-loved games from the Dreamcast era. According to a FAQ on

McDonald’s Happy Meal Boo Buckets Return on Oct. 15th

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Happy Meal Boo Buckets make a limited-time return to McDonald’s for the 2024 Halloween season starting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The plastic pails feature new Monster designs and come in four colors white, orange, green, and, new for this

MeTV Announces Back to School Marathon

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Grab your pencils and pack your lunch for this full-day event reliving all the fun of going back to school, from first class to graduation. And don’t forget your homework! Make the end of summer

LEGO Launches The Nightmare Before Christmas Set

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The LEGO Ideas Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas set is 2,193 pieces and features three models of different locations found in the film: Spiral Hill, Jack Skellington’s house, and the Halloween Town Hall. The set

Marvel Announces Miniatures Game ‘Crisis Protocol’Earth’s Mightiest Core Box

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Marvel: Crisis Protocol Earth’s Mightiest: Core Box puts you right into the fight with the Avengers featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Captain Marvel, joined by Spider-Man. These heroes face off against the villainous

A Hero Rises Against the Darkness in KARDAK THE MYSTIC!

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When a shadowy figure creeps into our world, witness the heroic return of KARDAK THE MYSTIC, on shelves today! In the all-new story by Joe Corallo and Butch Mapa, Kardak is a struggling stage magician, trying to keep the audience on

The Rolling Stones Are Getting a Trading Card Set From Panini

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Panini America is producing “the first fully-licensed career spanning trading card set” for the Stones, featuring the band members; variations of their logo; stage designs; cover artwork; and concert/tour documentary posters. The deal with the