Tag: October 2018

Bandai Namco Acquires Bluefin; Bandai Namco Collectibles is Born

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Interesting news has broke online regarding Bluefin Corp, otherwise referred to as Bluefin Tamashii, the Japanese toy distributor. On Wednesday, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that they acquired an 80% controlling stake in Nippon Imports, LLC, the company that owns and operates Bluefin. Now, with this transaction Bandai Namco will establish a new subsidiary, Bandai Namco Collectibles in October that will continue operations under Bluefin. However, Bandai Namco Collectibles will effectively commence operations in January 2019.   Nippon Imports, LLC founder and CEO Steve Fujimura will serve as Bandai Namco Collectibles’…

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Marvel Zombie Returns this Fall

Ben Odinson

Coming at you with some comic news this morning. We’ve learned from the Marvel Comics October Solicitations that Marvel Zombie will be returning. For those who don’t know what Marvel Zombie is, it’s the concept of Marvel heroes facing off against zombie-fied versions of other Marvel characters. This series will be drawn by Stefano Raeffele with the writing done by Maxwell Prince. The cover art was done by Juan Ferreyra with the variant cover done by In-Hyuk Lee. To quote the summary of this issue number one. Years after an incurable zombie…

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New York Comic Con to Host Cowboy Bebop Writer & Designers

Michael Lederhos

Yesterday, Funimation Entertainment announced that it will be bringing screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, and mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane to New York Comic Con. They will be attending as guests to appear at the Cowboy Bebop 20th Anniversary retrospective panel. In addition, Funimation is hosting a contest to win a dinner with all three staff members. Entries are open to New York Comic Con attendees who have purchased Funimation’s Cowboy Bebop 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. Funimation will select three random winners from all of the entries submitted before…

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