I am assuming that the other two in the bundle (Bloody Khal Drogo, and Charred Deanerys) are also exclusive to that pack as well and will not be sold seperately. ~ Game of Thrones Rhaegal (part of the Amazon Exclusive 3pk) will NOT be released singularly. (Note: Also absent from the show floor this year, in any form: Blox, Cupcakes, and Invaders.) Instead, some lines will run 6″ Pop! Vinyls to flesh out their 3″ lines (like Stay-Puft from Ghostbusters and the Wampa from Star Wars, which are both coming out this year). ~ 9″ Pop! Vinyls are no more (at least not for the forseeable future).
Brian knows fully well how Toy Tokyo handled themselves in the past with the Blue Batmobile fiasco, but said that they have talked things over, and he is confident that things will be smoother in the future. In addition to the Batmobiles being different paint jobs, this time around the caped crusader will also be variant painted. A red one will be available in the near future, and a gold one will be available at SDCC. ~ There are plans for TWO more limited edition Pop! Rides Batmobiles… Both based off Japanese Tins and both exclusive to Toy Tokyo. Then we get the tidbits that might (and probably will) cause controversy within the hobby:
When asked if Bagheera will become to Pop! form to round out the Disney’s Jungle Book series (Baloo and King Louie were released in Series 4, and Kaa, Mowgli, and Shere Khan appear as concept art in the catalog), I unfortunately got a no from Brian. Allison did not know if there are any more slated (I hope not). There was a request about more Deadpools (personally, I think there are too many already). The Turtle Van, an upcoming Pop! Rides Release Aside from the ones already released and the couple of concept arts in the catalog, Allison does not believe that there are any new Pop! Rides coming out. Somebody also asked me to find out if there are any more Pop! Rides in the works. ~ Future Clear Pop! Vinyls (like the Bilbo baggins) Unfortunately, there has to be some bad….Īt the request of the community over at Funko Trading (our Facebook Group), these following lines have been labeled as “No”, “Not Continuing” or “No Action at this Time” by Allison: He specifically mentioned Bambi being too small and Flower and Thumper being too big, and Rafiki being way too massive. He did want to stress that all of the prototypes we saw on display (Bambi series, Maleficent Movies duo, Roger Rabbit Series, and Lion King series) will probably be tweaked here and there, mainly with size. ~ Brian is very excited about the new Disney releases coming out. ~ They are going to keep the Marvel line as Bobble Heads, as represented with the new Mystery Minis coming out. Forgot to confirm with Allison, but it’s still quite exciting. ~ I also overheard Ben telling a buyer that they hope to be able to do a burnt Stay Puft variant and maybe even marshmallow splattered variants of the Ghostbusters. ~ Ben also mentioned that, if Dragons 2 is a hit, this could easily lead them into other Dreamworks licenses… Shrek anyone? The sculpters of Toothless used an employee’s custom done years prior as inspiration, and he said we can expect exclusive variants of our favorite dragon down the road, possibly including one with glowing eyes.
~ Talked to Ben about the How to Train Your Dragon 2 Pop! Vinyls, which he is very excited about. He thinks Fabrikations will be the sleeper hit of the year, and has said that the Hikari line will expand that a lot of companies have signed up for the Hikari treatment, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Ghostbusters. ~ Brian is very happy with the excitement surrounding the new Hikari and Fabrikations lines. According to Ben, they are currently being sculpted. ~ Ben mentioned it on the show floor, and Allison confirmed: FROZEN Pop! Vinyls will be made.
~ Also an excitement to some, Workaholics has come up in discussion as a possible future Pop! line. ~ When asked about Breaking Bad, Allison confirms they are in discussion to bring them to Pop! form. Allison confirmed that she will be appearing at retailers soon. ~ In the catalog, Disney’s Princess Aurora Pop! Vinyl appears now as a regular release, and she appeared in a display case at the Funko booth this weekend. Details of the series are not known, but they will be made. ~ Allison said that there WILL be a Walking Dead Pop! Series 5. With that, I present to you The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. We chatted some about current lines, upcoming products, and what could be in the future. Left to right: Brian Mariotti, Ben Butcher, and Allison Nehls* While visiting the Funko booth this past weekend at Toy Fair, I had the opportunity to chat with three individuals from Funko regarding current and upcoming Funko news: Allison Nehls, Marketing Coordinator Ben Butcher, Vice President of Creative and Brian Mariotti, President.