One of the most-iconic names in film history — a character brought to life via several actors in decades of films — is hitting toy stores in a new way soon.
It’s James Bond.
Funko revealed on Monday its plans for the first wave of Pop! Movies toys for two Bonds and a number of memorable characters from the film legacy of the British Secret Service star known as 007.
KISS and Vampirella — seems like an unusual yet still natural crossover, right?
That’s just one of the comic books arriving this month — this one specifically today — via Dynamite Entertainment, a Mt. Laurel, N.J.-based publisher that has a tie to something beyond the typical realm of comic book characters.
KISS/Vampirella arrives with six different covers for issue No. 1 — all seen in a gallery below along with a sketch cover — and that’s a common trait for other series from Dynamite, many of which come with ties to movies, video games, famous book and comic strip characters, Internet stars and more.
Bond, James Bond is gone.
Roger Moore who played Britain’s iconic spy in seven 007 films died Tuesday after a “short but brave battle with cancer,” according to his family. He was 89. Moore had a lengthy film career and took on the Bond role in 1973’s Live and Let Die. He continued in the spot until 1985 and was the longest-running actor of the six who have played the character.
“Being eternally known as Bond has no downside,” Moore told The Guardian. “People often call me ‘Mr Bond’ when we’re out and I don’t mind a bit. Why would I?”
And it’s because of that role that collectors have a number of certified autographs of him to chase today.
What: 2017 Rittenhouse James Bond Archives – The Final Edition
Arrives: May 24
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
What’s buzz-worthy: James Bond gets another run on cardboard but includes something pretty big and pretty notable — Sean Connery cut autographs — that are a first but only found in the rare Archive Boxes.
Keep reading for more.
Younger collectors may not know it, but there was a time when Topps published comic books and magazines
And that time is back with the first issue of Garbage Pail Kids issue No. 1 — “The Worst of 2016” — which is being sold only initially via Topps.com. The books are $19.99 with a pair of stickers (Grim Jim and Nervous Rex) also included. A discount is available for those buying five copies of the book. It will be printed to order just like its other recent online GPK releases, according to the company’s site.
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The box: 2008 Donruss Americana Celebrity Cuts
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 6
Base set completion:
3 of 100 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Base cards (3) – Ashley Judd, John Wooden, Ron Howard
What: 2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Archives: Spectre Edition trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack box with some boxes also including memorabilia cards
What’s buzz-worthy: The James Bond universe’s newest movie gets cardboard treatment with members of the Spectre cast woven in with stars from past films.
Keep reading for more. We’ll have a full gallery of images here soon.
What: 2016 Rittenhouse James Bond 007 Classics trading cards
Arrives: April 27
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack box with some boxes also including memorabilia cards
What’s buzz-worthy: The James Bond universe gets chronicled in Rittenhouse’s second release of 2016 with a 72-card base set that revisits The World is Not Enough starring Pierce Brosnan along with several inserts and a deep autograph checklist.
Keep reading for more. We’ll have a full gallery of images here soon.
The newest James Bond movie, Spectre, arrives in theaters today with the latest in silky smooth suits, fast cars, creative-but-lethal technology, big villains and everything else one has come to expect from the series that began back in 1962 and has spawned 24 movies since.
While there haven’t been quite as many Bond trading card sets, there have been plenty of interesting cards created by Rittenhouse Archives though the past few years with many of the incarnations of Bond reflected on autographs, memorabilia cards and standard releases that even the most-casual of Bond fan could appreciate.
Check out the trailer for the film above and keep reading for our choice of five James Bond trading cards that are worth a look.
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