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Photo: Hot Topic, Lowes, Spirit Halloween, Box LunchThe trickle of trick-or-treat time goods has continued at popular retailers. Warner Bros. horror is making a big stamp at places like Hot Topic and Lowes. Spirit Halloween has debuted new exclusives as more of its locations open up. And kids are back in school, so those creepy Target aisles should be upon us soon. It’s another Code Orange round up of the best movie and TV-themed fashions, decor, props,and accessories available at online Halloween and horror retailers,…

Photo: io9Loungefly’s Liz DeSilva, VP of Creative, and Derrick Baca, VP of Business Development and Merchandising, are the minds behind the iconic mini-backpack line you see people wearing virtually everywhere, from conventions to theme parks to grocery stores. The versatility and imagery used on their products—including licensed franchises like Star Wars, Marvel, Amblin, and Stranger Things— has marked a new era of fandom fashion that goes beyond a black t-shirt with the logo slapped on it. io9 recently caught up with…

One clown isn’t enough!Image: Spirit HalloweenIf you’re a Halloween decor collector, you know how serious the horror merch game is as early as August. Spooky shoppers call out a “Code Orange” alert the moment the latest in seasonal decor drops, because it tends to sell out immediately. Even before physical Halloween store locations or Target aisles open, midnight online restocks get scooped up—just ask anyone who has tried unsuccessfully for two years to secure one of those 12-foot skeletons.Here’s our round up of the…

Mondo’s booth in Funkovill at Comic-Con 2022.Photo: io9/Germain LussierGrowing up, we’ve all had a moment where something special and niche we loved officially goes mainstream and becomes a bit less cool. Maybe it’s your favorite band finally having a massive hit album. Maybe it’s an awesome little movie you discovered getting a big Hollywood remake. The sad fact is, with anything smart and successful, it’s all but inevitable that something bigger will take it over and ruin everything good about it.For fans of the…

Uh, I’ll believe it when I see it A Funko platformer? Uh, maybe I’d play it! I mean it is Funko. But it’s also a platformer! I’m erring on the side of “this won’t excite a lot of people.” As for the details, well there isn’t much, but there’s something! Funko actually revealed the news at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this past weekend, noting that the partnership involves a development deal with 10:10 Games, and “some of the industry’s best creators.” The UK studio has no real pedigree right now as an organization (it…

, which is best known for its Pop vinyl figurines, is about to venture into new territory. It's making video games with the help of developer 10:10 Games. The studio is led by Jon Burton, the founder of Traveller's Tales and . “By partnering with 10:10 Games and utilizing the best creators in the business, we will have the talent to deliver games that reflect Funko’s unique look and feel across its lines and varied products," Funko CEO Andrew Perlmutter said in a statement. The first game under the partnership is an…

Funko, the company behind the top-heavy collectibles known as Funko Pops, has announced a new collaboration to make video games. The collectible sellers have teamed up with Jon Burton’s 10:10 Games to make “triple-A video games together” on both current and next-gen consoles and PC. The first game in this partnership is set to release some time in 2023. Check out the announcement video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZKEy9-CMaE Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, next year’s first game will be an action…

Just like how great power comes great responsibility, a brand new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever comes with toy companies’ ability to finally show off merchandise for it without spoiling anything. But this gallery of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends action figures and the traditional legion of Funko Pops might hold…Read more... Just like how great power comes great responsibility, a brand new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever comes with toy companies’ ability to finally show off merchandise for it without…

Both Liam and Noel Gallagher have been immortalised as vinyl figures, as Funko POP! releases its next wave of products. Available to pre-order now, both figures capture the brothers in their Oasis heyday. Liam Gallagher stands at 3.97-inches tall and can be seen clutching a tambourine behind his back while Noel is slightly shorter (3.85-inches tall) and is wielding his iconic Union Jack guitar. The figures will be released October 24. Today is gonna be the day, pre-order POP! Rock: Oasis Liam and Noel Gallagher to turn…

Loki fans will recall that the fifth episode of the first season aptly titled  “Journey Into Mystery” featured a cameo from Frog Thor (or Throg as he’s come to be affectionately known) imprisoned in a jar underground. A clear reference to comic creator Walter Simonson‘s acclaimed run on the Thor title, specifically Thor #365 (1985), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, or, It’s Not Easy Being Green” that featured the God of Thunder transformed into an amphibian courtesy of his mischievous brother Loki. as the result of a trick…