The first set launched this year in March during WonderCon, with a wider release in July. It featured video game characters from Sonic the Hedgehog and Five Nights at Freddy’s. Wreck-It Ralph and Tron, films inspired by video games, were also part of the launch. Other popular characters included Luke and the three-eyed alien from the Toy Story films. The Toy Story arcade emulates the claw machine, along with Five Nights at Freddy’s.

What makes these collectibles adorable is their small size while capturing the arcade cabinet feel with the joystick, buttons, coin slots, and retro designs. The tiny package includes the miniature arcade display and the Bitty Pop! figure inside a box. The figure and box can be inserted inside the arcade by putting the figure at the top and the box at the bottom.

The collectibles are available at Funko, Walmart, Target, Entertainment Earth, and more.

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I had the chance to interview the cast, including Neil Newbon (Astarion), Devora Wilde (Lae’zel), Jennifer English (Shadowheart), Tim Downie (Gale), Theo Solomon (Wyll) and performance director Aliona Baranova.

One of the prominent features in Baldur’s Gate 3 is the romance option. I remember my online gaming sessions with friends when we would fight over who we would romance. As for the actors, if they meet someone they know who has played the game, they would ask them about their romantic options.

“If we meet someone – like a friend or a friend of a friend – and they play it, yeah, absolutely,” English tells Nerd Reactor. “We grill them: Who’s in their party? Who do they romance? And we judge them harshly.” [she laughs]

“True,” Downie added. “I get a lot of friends who have deliberately and with malice of forethought romanced Gale. ‘I’ve known you for 20 years. Why would you do this?’ No, it was just a bit of fun.”

“People try not to romance Wyll, but once the rizz kicks in, I mean, they really have no choice,” Solomon said. “You know, the smooth talking, the horns.”

“We’ve all got horns for the horns,” English replied.

The cast has experienced a few wild encounters with fans.

“I’ve been asked to officiate at about four weddings,” Downie said. “I’ve been sent wedding invitations saying, ‘Please, would you come and officiate our wedding.'”

The new wave of Baldur’s Gate 3 Funko Pops are Lae’zel, Gale and Wyll with the horns. Of course, fans can still check out the existing figures including Karlach, Astarion and Shadowheart.

Newbon and Wilde have a new DnD podcast series called Dungeons & Dragons & Dramas.

“It’s called Dungeons a& Dragons and& Dramas, or we call it D3 as well for short,” Newbon said. “It’s like an improvised comedy radio show, set in the real world that goes into Faerun. So it’s about four amateur theatre nerds that are doing a bad amateur theatre play that then somehow gets sucked into the world of Faerun, and have to deal with each other. Kind of like Jean-Paul Sartre meets D&D meets Waiting for Guffman.”

You can check out the first episode below.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has sold 15 million copies, according to the Irish Independent, and has won Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards, the GDC Awards, DICE Awards, BAFTAs, and The Game Awards.

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Mondo celebrated the occasion and held a special event for fans on February 21st at Funko Hollywood Store in Los Angeles. Fans were in for a treat for a night of reveals, giveaways, and special guests. The Special Trading Card Game screenprints are available for purchase, with guests receiving a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Screenprinted Poster, an event exclusive available in-person only.

Check out the available figure and screen prints below:

YU-GI-OH! – Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Soft Vinyl Figure – Timed Edition

Concept Design by Brandon Gash & Hector Arce. Sculpt by Brandon Gash. Paint by Hector Arce. Packaging Design by Jordan Christianson. Estimated Shipping September 2025. $155

YU-GI-OH! Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Timed Edition) Screenprinted Poster

16” x 23.5”. Printed by DL Screenprinting. Ships to Select Countries. Estimated Shipping May 2025. $60

YU-GI-OH! Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Timed Edition) Screenprinted Poster

16” x 23.5”. Printed by DL Screenprinting. Ships to Select Countries. Estimated Shipping May 2025. $60

YU-GI-OH! Dark Magician (Timed Edition) Screenprinted Poster

16” x 23.5”. Printed by DL Screenprinting. Ships to Select Countries. Estimated Shipping May 2025. $60

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The Universal Monster Pack DLC retails for $9.99 and includes iconic monsters such as Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, Invisible Man and Wolf Man.

Synopsis: Battle foes and solve puzzles in colorful and expansive worlds that are rich with personality and filled with secrets. Select, unlock, and play with 60+ unique playable characters from over different 20 franchises, all lovingly recreated in Funko Pop! form. Then mash them up and take your favorite characters into different worlds!

Funko Fusion is available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Steam.

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Since I am representing House Hufflepuff, one of my buddies had to be the house’s mascot, the badger. The accessories I chose were the wand and suitcase.

The robe, accessories and buddies are encased inside a trunk-style box. Assembly is easy since you can pop the head off the figure and add it to the body and robe.

After you have assembled your Harry Potter Pop! Yourself figure, you can put it back inside the cardboard box, and then put that inside a protective cover. The Harry Potter Pop! Yourself figures go great next to other Funko figures.

To begin your customization process, visit https://funko.com/funko-blog-home/pop-yourself-hogwarts-style.html.

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Check out the highlights from Funko below.

Gary Vaynerchuk + VeeFriends

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur who has collaborated with Funko, and he held a signing at the Funko booth with Jolly Jack-O making an appearance as he signed the NYCC exclusive Pop!

Dave Arcade at Mondo

Illustrator and graphic artist Dave Arcade has collaborated with Mondo. During NYCC, he signed his exclusive Warriors Poster at the Mondo booth.

Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary is a composer who has worked on projects including Battlestar Galactica, Agents of SHIELD, The Walking Dead, God of War, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and many more. He was signing copies of the God of War vinyl, Rings of Power box set, etc at the Mondo booth.

Jim Lee

Legendary Marvel and DC artist Jim Lee, who is now the President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, made a surprise appearance at the Mondo booth. He signed limited-edition Mondo lithographs to a select number of fans after his panel.

Funko Fusion

Funko Fusion had a panel that teased what’s in store including collaborations with Jurassic World, Hot Fuzz, Sun Wukong, and Back to the Future.

Here’s the list of what to expect:

• Online Co-Op Coming Soon: The much-anticipated co-op mode will be coming to Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, beginning with Jurassic World and followed by Hot Fuzz shortly after.
• Free DLC – Jurassic World Bonus Pack: Alongside the launch of Jurassic World Co-Op, players can download this free DLC bonus pack featuring Dr. Ian Malcolm as a playable character, and a Fossil Outfit for the Dilophosaurus character.
• Free DLC – Sun Wukong: The mischievous Monkey King joins the Funko Fusion roster as a playable character, available now as free DLC!
• Free DLC – Back To The Future Outfits Pack: Four new outfits from Back to the Future and Back To the Future Part II are now available for Doc Brown and Marty McFly as free DLC.
• Bob Ross Pack DLC: Celebrate the joy of painting with the Bob Ross Pack featuring cultural icon Bob Ross as a playable character and bonus outfits –  available now for all platforms for $4.99.
• New from Invincible: New characters and outfits—Atom Eve (base + “Alternate Eve” variant outfit), Rex Splode, and Invincible’s famous Blue Suit outfit—coming 11/15 in the Invincible Pack DLC.
• The Office: Calling all Scranton fans – The Office DLC is coming later this year!

Funko Exclusives at NYCC 2024

Funko had NYCC exclusives available at the Funkoville International Airport across Funko, Loungefly, Mondo and more. Some of the exclusives included the following:

Funko

• Pop! Britney Spears (Me Against the Music)
• Pop! Metal Knuckles
• Pop! Deluxe Buggy the Clown
• Pop! Headless Freddy

Loungefly

• NYCC Limited Edition Godzilla Glow Full-Size Backpack With Sound Effects
• NYCC Limited Edition Deadpool & Wolverine Pop! & Bag Bundle
• NYCC Limited Edition Sanrio Hello Kitty Skeleton Costume Glow Mini Backpack

Mondo

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Soft Vinyl Figure Set – Mirage Variant
• The Warriors Poster
• An American Werewolf in London – Nightmare Demon Werewolf Soft Vinyl Figure – Blood Moon Variant
• Godzilla – Designer Vinyl Figure by James Groman – Psychedelic Variant

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The Halloween assortment is now available for a limited time and while supplies last.

Check out the list of costumes and accessories below:

New Bodies/Costumes:

• Body- FM NSK- Witch
• Body- ML NSK- Vampire

New Accessories:

• Bat
• Candelabra
• Cauldron
• Chalice
• Crystal Ball
• Spellbook
• Witch Hat

Funko Pop! Yourself Has Been Growing

Funko’s Pop! Yourself debuted last year, allowing collectors and fans to create their very own Pop! figure. Below you can see my Pop! Yourself figure I made last year. The assortments I chose reflect the things I love.

During San Diego Comic-Con 2024, guests had the chance to turn themselves into Deadpool and Wolverine which coincided with the theatrical release of the Marvel Studios film. I was able to turn myself into the Marvel characters complete a sword, Wolverine’s cowl, and more with Dogpool by my side.

I’m looking forward to seeing what else is in store for the Funko Pop! Yourself line.

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Funko has been a hot company on eBay with it being searched on the website 13,000 times per hour worldwide in 2022. With rare items, it’s one of the few places where collectors can try to get the Funko Pop! figures they want.

eBay will be having unique experiences and exclusive drops at its booth. Check out the details below:

• A display of retired Funko Pops! no longer in production and available only in limited quantities through resale – they’ll be available to purchase through a QR code and online during an eBay Live event with eBay seller Pop Queen.
• An exclusive drop from eBay and Funko: Insidious Zombie. (It’ll also drop on October 13th at 9:30 a.m. PT on eBay.)
• And in a thrilling twist, eBay and Funko have joined forces for a spine-tingling trick-or-treat style attraction at the Funko booth, designed to showcase this partnership to serve the collecting community. Tickets to this attraction are limited each day, so fans will have to stop by the eBay or Funko booths at NYCC to see if they get lucky!
• Fans could also get lucky and receive one of the first-ever Freddy Funko silver coins (only 25 available) – an exclusive, ultra-limited run collectible collaboration by eBay, Funko and Apmex, the leading Precious Metals retailer in the US. Attendees will have to stop by the eBay booth to learn more!

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The Pop! figures include two different versions of Wednesday Addams. The first figure has her standing, looking none too pleased about her surroundings and her Nevermore Academy uniform. The second features her playing the cello. These two figures show off her favorite color combination, black and white.

Her roommate and best friend Enid also gets the Funko! Pop treatment. Her colorful aesthetic is a great contrast to Wednesday’s greyscale colors.

Loungefly offers its own take on Wednesday Addams with the black and white backpack inspired by her Nevermore Academy uniform. Thing can be seen on the side, helping her out in any predicament she may encounter.

To check out the rest of the Wednesday collection from Funko and Loungefly, please visit https://funko.com/fandoms/movies-tv/classics/wednesday-the-addams-family/.

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Funko is celebrating Halloween with its annual Funkoween event, and the Pop! Yourself line will have your choice of skeleton and mummy costumes. Accessories for Halloween include pumpkins, a witch’s broom, a skull, etc. The Halloween goodies are only available for a limited time while supplies last.

The Pop! Yourself line is all about capturing you as a person, and that can mean celebrating important events in your life. There are many parents who love sharing photos of their babies, and with the introduction of babies, they can now customize and create their Funko Pop! babies. The babies will have their own boxes with existing or new accessories such as a baby’s bottle, teddy bear and doll. This is perfect for those welcoming a new baby into their lives, and if you’re thinking about what to get for a baby shower or event, this is definitely one to surprise them.

You can start customizing your very own Funko Pop! Yourself figure at https://funko.com/pop-yourself.html.

Check out our experience with the Pop! Yourself line below:

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