BITCH PLANET RETURNS IN FORCE
Issue #6 is a stand-alone before the new arc begins, featuring art by Taki Soma

Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and special guest artist Taki Soma (SINERGY, Rapture) will launch a special stand-alone issue in the ongoing bitingly satirical series BITCH PLANET this January.

Previously in BITCH PLANET, a new crop of non-compliants settled in for their stay on the Auxiliary Compliance Outpost. When a small group was offered a chance to earn their freedom, they took it, knowing the odds would be stacked against them at every turn.

In BITCH PLANET #6, Meiko Maki’s past is uncovered: how she went from promising engineer to killer—and the ace up her sleeve.

“I’ve wanted to work with Taki since we met, and Val and I were so pleased when she agreed to take on Bitch Planet,” said DeConnick. “Her art style matches Meiko’s personality, I think. There’s a vulnerability to it, an honesty, buffered with a sense of humor—which I think is critical for this title. And that’s not an easy thing to balance. Val makes it look effortless, but it’s not. Taki was able to step into our world and meld beautifully, and at the same time, entirely be herself.”

She added, "After lengthy discussions between ourselves, we’ve decided to run this issue with the following content advisory: 'The following is a flashback issue, covering the events that lead to Meiko Maki's incarceration. It contains plot elements and images relating to sexual assault. The creators encourage you to evaluate your comfort level before deciding to proceed. Bitch Planet's main narrative will resume next month with Issue 7. The series recap therein will not recount the assault.’ It’s similar to the tack we’ve taken with racial epithets—these things have to exist in the world of Bitch Planet, we have to talk about them, but we’re trying to figure out a way to do it that isn’t exploitative, that doesn’t contribute to trauma.”

"I gotta say, this has been a dream project,” said Soma. “In this particular issue, you really GET where Meiko Maki comes from in a way that's integral to the overall Bitch Planet title. If that doesn't excite you, let me just say that I feel sad for you and may I suggest that you look into your pet's eyes and hug it a lot."

BITCH PLANET #6 (Diamond code: NOV150504) hits stores Wednesday, January 6th. Final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, December 14th.

 

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

WIZARDS OF THE COAST AND VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCE A SECOND MAGIC: THE GATHERING ART BOOK –

THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING  – INNISTRAD

San Francisco, CA, November 30, 2015 – VIZ Media and Wizards of the Coast have jointly announced the expansion of the Magic: The Gathering® publishing catalog with the addition of a second art book to the collection. Set for release in Summer 2016, THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – INNISTRAD will feature full color illustrations showcasing the mysteries of Innistrad – its peoples, provinces, and monsters.

In THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – INNISTRAD, terror falls from the skies on blood-spattered wings and nameless horrors lurk in the shadows. These pages, lavishly illustrated with the award-winning art of Magic: The Gathering, are your entry into a world beset by terrible evils on all sides and betrayed by the hope it held most dear. Tread lightly as you follow the heroic Planeswalkers of the Gatewatch as they investigate these dark mysteries.

THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – INNISTRAD edition joins THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – ZENDIKAR, a previously announced art book set to debut in January 2016 from VIZ Media that will feature images from popular strategy card game Magic: The Gathering. The 240-page book will feature full color illustrations from some of Magic's best artists, such as Aleksi Briclot. MSRP will be $39.99 U.S. / $45.99 CAN.

Throughout its 22-year history, Magic: The Gathering has visited many richly imaginative worlds through card sets and stories. In its newest set, Battle for Zendikar (www.BattleForZendikar.com), Magic returns to the fan-favorite world of Zendikar, where united tribes of elves, vampires, and humans battle the monstrous Eldrazi across strange floating ruins and beautiful landscapes. The Battle for Zendikar card set launched October 2, 2015.

“Innistrad is a favorite plane of Magic fans,” said Elaine Chase, Senior Director of Global Brand Strategy and Marketing for Magic: The Gathering. “We are thrilled to be able to help fans and players explore it in a whole new way through this beautifully illustrated second art book, The Art of Magic: The Gathering – Innistrad.”

“We are very excited to work with the Wizards of the Coast team to release another exceptional art book,” says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director, VIZ Media. “THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – INNISTRAD is a wonderful companion to the THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – ZENDIKAR, which debuts early next year. We look forward to Magic fans and players exploring all of the exotic characters, worlds and monsters in these collectible new editions.”

THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – INNISTRAD will be available at Amazon.com and other retail and hobby gaming stores worldwide Summer 2016.

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About Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is the world's best strategy game, with more than 20 million players and fans worldwide. In this innovative card game, players build personalized decks using cards they have collected from booster packs and by trading with friends. Magic offers a robust gaming experience for its community of passionate fans through face-to-face play events and social gatherings in more than 7,000 hobby game stores around the world, complemented by its Magic Duels and Magic Online digital games. For more information, visit MagicTheGathering.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets, and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies—Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd.—VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English-speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump and blockbuster properties like Naruto, Bleach, and Inuyasha, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance, and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction, and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video, and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

Prepare for Battle as the ‘BORUTO: NARUTO THE
MOVIE’ Exclusive Event Comes to Select U.S. Cinemas
Nationwide for Two Nights Only 

 

Fathom Events, ELEVEN ARTS and VIZ Media to Bring Exciting New Installment
of NARUTO Series to the Big Screen for a Special Event on December 13 and 14

DENVER – November 30, 2015 – Charge into another dimension with an action-packed anime adventure when Fathom Events, ELEVEN ARTS and VIZ Media present an exclusive cinema event featuring “BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE” in select cinemas nationwide on Sunday, December 13 at 12:55 p.m. local time and Monday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. local time. This special event will also feature a special introduction from New York Comic Con, featuring opening remarks by Masashi Kishimoto, the film’s executive producer and the creator of the bestselling manga (also published by VIZ Media), as well as the famed Japanese voice of Naruto, Junko Takeuchi.

 

Tickets for the “BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE” event will be available for purchase beginning Friday, December 4 online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 235 movie theaters. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

 

“BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE” will be presented with original Japanese dialogue and English subtitles. The plot centers on Naruto as the Seventh Hokage, as Hidden Leaf Village is planning to host the Chunin Exams to train new shinobi from the village and from their allied villages. Among the entrants are Sasuke's daughter, Sarada, Mitsuki, an exceptionally talented, yet mysterious shinobi and Boruto, Naruto's talented, but impetuous son. Meanwhile Sasuke, who’s been on a mission in another dimension, appears before Naruto to warn of a strange impending threat. Shrouded with an evil aura, Momoshiki and Kinshiki appear and attempt to assassinate Naruto. Petrified, Boruto is shielded by Naruto, only to disappear in front of Boruto's own eyes. 

 

“We are pleased to partner with ELEVEN ARTS and VIZ Media, to give cinema audiences exclusive insights into the latest ‘NARUTO’ title including exclusive interviews with the creator and Japanese voice of Naruto,” said Fathom Events CEO John Rubey. “Now, anime fans nationwide have the opportunity to enjoy this exciting and highly anticipated event with other shinobi and kunoichi nationwide.”

 

“The NARUTO series has captivated millions of fans internationally and has had a tremendous impact on the pop culture landscape,” says Charlene Ingram, Senior Animation Marketing Manager. “At this exclusive Fathom screening event, fans current & new around the country will be thrilled by BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE with its mix of action and comedy, gripping storyline, as well as get a behind-the-scenes peak at the creation of the movie!”

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About Fathom Events

Fathom Events is the recognized leader in the alternative entertainment industry, offering a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, the performing arts, major sporting events, music concerts, comedy series, Broadway shows, original programming featuring entertainment’s biggest stars, socially relevant documentaries with audience Q&A and much more. Fathom Events takes audiences behind-the-scenes and offers unique extras, creating the ultimate entertainment experience. It is owned by a consortium called AC JV, LLC., comprised of AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest movie theater circuits in the United States. In addition, Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live events to 820 locations in 177 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

 

About ELEVEN ARTS

ELEVEN ARTS is the Los Angeles based film distribution company that has brought many acclaimed Japanese films, live-action and animation, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include Japan Academy Awards winner Memories of Tomorrow (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director (with The Twilight Samurai in 2004) Yoji Yamada’s samurai film Love and Honor. ELEVEN ARTS is also a respected distributor of popular animation titles such as the Evangelion franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 1: Beginnings/ Part 2: Eternal, Blue Exorcist: The Movie, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie- Rebellion, EXPELLED FROM PARADISE, The Last: Naruto the Movie and  Boruto: Naruto the Movie.

 

About VIZ Media

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan.  Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages.  VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products.  Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

CRACKLE RELEASES DECEMBER 2015

STREAMING TV & MOVIE OFFERINGS

DRAMA, COMEDY, THRILLER AND MORE HOME TO CRACKLE FOR THE HOLIDAY’S INCLUDING ALI AND DRIVE– PLUS CRACKLE’S ORIGINAL
WEEKLY GAME SHOW SERIES, “SPORTS JEOPARDY!”

WATCH FOR FREE USING THE CRACKLE APP FOR TVs, CONNECTED DEVICES, GAME CONSOLES AND MOBILE DEVICES, OR ONLINE

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2015) – Crackle, Sony’s free streaming service adds more than two dozen new titles in December, including all-new weekly episodes of the only streaming game show, “Sports Jeopardy!” featuring a special edition episode on December 12 where Dan Patrick’s Danette’s will compete in a game for charity and brand new episodes of the critically acclaimed stop motion animated series, “SuperMansion” with the season finale streaming on December 17.

Crackle’s December programming slate also includes awards movies such as Will Smith’s Ali and Ryan Gosling’s Drive, Adam Sandler’s comedy Click, Kate Beckinsale’s Underworld and Underworld: Evolution and Insidious.

Fans of Jerry Seinfeld will find a lot to love about Crackle in December– in addition to “single shots” of Seinfeld’s Crackle original series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Crackle will present December’s “Happy Festivus: White Elephant” theme, which includes the 1989 premiere episode.

Viewers will not want to miss what Harper’s Bazaar calls the “#1 Best New Fall TV Show.”  Crackle’s first original scripted drama series, “The Art of More,” which premiered on the network in November is streaming all ten episodes.  Set in the glamorous cutthroat world of premium auction houses, “The Art of More” is a seductive and thrilling new drama exploring the dark underbelly of a multi-million dollar business filled with hustlers, smugglers, power mongers, and collectors of the beautiful and the esoteric. 

Below is a complete list of what’s new to Crackle on December 1 and leaving the network at the end of the month.

New Crackle Originals:

·         Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shots, Season 3 (Every Wednesday at 11:30pm EST)

·         Sports Jeopardy! (Weekly Wednesday at 9:00am EST)

·         SuperMansion (Weekly Thursday; Season Finale on 12/17)

What’s New:

Spy Game

Weird Science

Available One Month Only:

A Few Good Men

A Fighting Man

Ali

Anaconda

Arena

Basic

Blood: The Last Vampire

Brian's Song

Brothers In Arms

Cleaner

Click

Cowboy Up

Curse Of The Golden Flower

Deep Winter

Drive

Fools Rush In

Insidious

Meeting Evil

Revolver

Seinfeld Episodes - Happy Festivus: White Elephant

·         Seinfeld                                     S1           E1

·         The Robbery                              S1           E4

·         The Baby Shower                       S2           E4

·         The Heart Attack                        S2           E11

·         The Revenge                             S2           E12

·         The Pledge Drive                       S6           E3

·         The Gymnast                             S6           E6

·         The Race                                   S6           E12

·         The Jimmy                                S6           E17

·         The Strike                                 S9           E10

Sister Mary Explains It All

The Lazarus Project

The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc

The Right Temptation

Truth Or Consequences, N.M.

Underworld

Underworld: Evolution

Unthinkable

We Own The Night

Year One

Last Chance to Watch:

21

6 Bullets

American Crude

American Hardcore

American Movie

Arlington Road

Assassination Games

At Any Price

Attack Force

Bachelor Party Vegas

Balls Out: Gary The Tennis Coach

Beats, Rhymes & Life: A Tribe Called Quest

Beverly Hills Ninja

Bobby Jones: Stroke Of Genius

Booty Call

Candyman

Can't Hardly Wait

Cemetery Junction

Company of Heroes

Crumb

Death Race 2

Death Race 3: The Inferno

Desperado

Detention

Double Team

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Drive, He Said

Drunken Master

Easy Rider

Edison Force

Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control

Fat City

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Flight Of Fury

Fragments

Game of Death

Glory

Godzilla 2000

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Grateful Dawg

Guess Who

Hard Luck

Harry Brown

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal 2000

Hunt For Eagle One

Hunt For Eagle One: Crash Point

I Spy

Intolerable Cruelty

It Might Get Loud

Jackie Chan In Shinjuku Incident

Jackie Chan's The Myth

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

Layer Cake

Legend Of The Millennium Dragon

Lockout

London

Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie

Night of the Creeps

No Good Deed

Olympus Has Fallen

Out For A Kill

Puff Puff Pass

Resident Evil: Damnation

Resident Evil: Degeneration

Retreat

Sex, Lies And Videotape

Shadow Man

Shottas

Spanglish

Spectre: Official Trailer

Starship Troopers

Steamboy

Straw Dogs

Sunset Park

Tekkonkinkreet

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

The Armstrong Lie

The Beach Boys: An American Family Part 1

The Beach Boys: An American Family Part 2

The Cable Guy

The Damned United

The Devil's Own

The Fog of War

The Greatest

The Hard Corps

The Hungover Games

The Legend Of Zorro

The Mothman Prophecies

The Nines

The Raid: Redemption

The Razor's Edge

The Return

The Squid And the Whale

Things Are Tough All Over

Today You Die

Tokyo Godfathers

Traffic

Ultraviolet

Urban Justice

Vantage Point

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Wilder Napalm

*Note the above is subject to change.

About Crackle

Crackle, a unit of Sony Pictures Television, programs Hollywood movies, popular TV shows, original series and feature films for the worlds connected audience.  Available in 21 countries on every screen, Crackle is always freely accessible with no subscription or commitments required.  The streaming service houses a robust library of original programming available anytime, anywhere on every connected device. Crackle is available on Facebook or follow @Crackle for real time updates.  For additional information, please go to www.crackle.com.

Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans Captain America VIP Attendees to Receive Exclusive 'Civil War #1' Limited Edition Variant Cover By Michael Golden, January 8-10

Captain America VIP Attendees To Get Variant Cover Available At Ernest N. Morial Convention Center At Registration

NEW ORLEANS, November 30, 2015 -- Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced that “Rogue” co-creator Michael Golden has drawn the Civil War #1 variant cover to be provided free to all Captain America Platinum VIPs at Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, January 8-10.

A conflict has been brewing in the Marvel Universe for over a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother--and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse. As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships, and families begin to fall apart.

Civil War, a Marvel Comics event in seven parts, stars Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon. Civil War - the crossover that rewrites the rules - begins here in this double-sized first issue.

A hugely popular Wizard World guest, Michael Golden has penciled everything from Batman to Captain America to Vampirella. If a fan brings up a character, Golden has probably worked on it at some point in his career. His 'Storytelling' panel is not to be missed by aspiring artists, or those who just want a little more insight into this iconic artist's work.

Captain America stars on the Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans celebrity roster are Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Hayley Atwell, Anthony Mackie , Frank Grillo, and directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Other top guests include Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Jenna Coleman (“Doctor Who”), Norman Reedus, Jon Bernthal, Chandler Riggs, Steven Yeun, Emily Kinney and Scott Wilson (“The Walking Dead”), Ben McKenzie (“Gotham,” “The O.C.”), William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”) and Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Cars 2), WWE® Hall of Famer Ric Flair® and Diva Charlotte™, Edward James Olmos (“Battlestar Galactica,” Stand and Deliver), Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Spin City”) and Chris 51 (“Epic Ink”).

Wizard World is also the home of the most creative comics artists and writers on the planet. In addition to Golden, Artist Alley will feature Peter Kuper (“SPY vs. SPY,” “World War 3”), Gene Ha (“Justice League,” “Batman”), Christos Gage (“Daredevil,” “Buffy”), Billy Martin (“TMNT,” lead guitarist, Good Charlotte), Rafa Sandoval (“Action Comics,” “Catwoman”), Tom Cook (“He-Man,” “Superfriends”), Sara Richard (“My Little Pony,” “Jem and the Holograms”), Rob Guillory (“Chew”), Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”), Danny Fingeroth (“Spider-Man,” “Iron Man”) and many others.

Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The first event on the 2016 Wizard World calendar, New Orleans show hours are Friday, January 8, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, January 9, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, January 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

For more on the 2016 Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, visit http://wizd.me/NewOrleansPR.

  

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (http://www.wizardworld.com ) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™, a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

The 2016 Wizard World Comic Con schedule is available at: www.wizardworld.com/wizcon.html.

BLUEFIN ANNOUNCES 2015 NORTH AMERICAN GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP CHAMPION

Annual Worldwide Contest Held In 13 Countries To Determine The World’s Best Gundam Model Builder; North American Finalist Selected For The Contest’s Championship Round To Be Held In Japan In December

Irvine, CA, November 19, 2015 – Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, has announced the finalists of the North American qualifier for the 2015 GunPla Builders World Cup (GBWC). 

The Bandai GunPla Builders World Cup is an annual contest sponsored by Bandai Hobby to determine the world’s best Gundam model builder who is awarded the title of GunPla World Cup Champion. Qualifying rounds for the 2015 tournament have been held across 13 countries that include North America, Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and Italy.

Bluefin is the leading North American distributor of GunPla (Gundam Plastic Models) and hosted a series of live qualifier events across the country this past year. 

North American GunPla Builders World Cup finalists include:

·         Kevin Zhang for his original creation “Dash’s Legendary Mobile Suit Mixcoalt”

·         Nate He for his customized “MG Jesta HAVOC”

·         Michael Wine for his diorama titled, “Officer Down”

Kevin Zhang who won the New York qualifying round was selected to represent North America in the GunPla Builders World Cup Finale being held in December in Japan.  Zhang wins a free round trip to Japan and the opportunity compete against the world’s finest Gundam model builders.

Gunpla fans everywhere are invited to check out the complete list of competitors and winners of each regional event for the 2015 GunPla World Cup North American qualifiers on the Bluefin website that also features links to interviews with each of the winners at: www.bluefincorp.com/catalog/gbwc2015.

The Gundam anime series was created by Sunrise studios and features giant robots (or "mecha") called "Gundam.” The original series debuted in Japan in 1979 and spawned a substantial and massively successful franchise that continues to this day and has produced multiple TV series, feature films, and OVAs as well as a wide array of manga, models, toys, apparel, video games and other consumer products. The worldwide popularity of Gundam has made it a multi-billion dollar franchise. The Gundam Plastic Model, called “GunPla,” from Bandai Hobby are available in multiple sizes and levels of build complexity and are renowned for the wide variety of kits, their innovative construction, and high level of detail.

For more information on a wide array of Gundam model kits available from Bluefin, please visit: http://www.bluefincorp.com/catalog/gundam-models.html.

About Bluefin

Based in Irvine, CA, Bluefin built its reputation as a leading distributor of Japanese toys, collectibles, novelty and hobby products. In recent years, Bluefin has grown to include a range of high quality collectible lines from the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore and established itself as the official North American consumer products and retail development partner for Studio Ghibli. Selling to thousands of specialty, chain and independent stores, Bluefin is an official North American distributor for Bandai Hobby, Kotobukiya and Capcom, is the sole provider of Bandai Tamashii Nations products, and is also the exclusive and official distributor for Hero Cross, Beast Kingdom, Comicave, Mr. Hobby, SEN-TI-NEL and X-Plus. Bluefin also represents TruForce Collectibles products worldwide. Additional information is available at: www.bluefincorp.com.