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After the leave of our Katharina end of June, we started a nationwide - actually worldwide - casting in order to find a worthy successor for Katha in the team "Service & Sales".

Our conditions have been tricky! Besides a full load of skills in office management, a very fine tuned and sensitive antenna for the belongings of our customers and of course some very deeply in the DNA anchored nerd genes, one thing was extremely important to us: he or she shall look roughly like Casey Jones!

This requirement alone actually limited our search pretty much. So it took a couple of months ... until we found HIM: our new colleague DANIEL!

Starting today, Daniel will give everything at the S.P.A.C.E frontline for you, dear customers. Allow him some time for a little groove-in-phase until he will also be available on our phone.

You can reach out to him right away under daniel@space-figuren.de, because "lookslikecaseyjonesandloveshorrormoviesandofcoursealsotheturtles@space-figuren.de" unfortunately was already occupied.

COWABUNGA and WELCOME to the S.P.A.C.E Crew, dear Daniel!

When we unpacked the new 1/6 scale Batman ARTFX PVC statue by KOTOBUKIYA in one of our SDCC live-streams, it was immediately clear to everyone that this magnificent Last Knight on Earth had to be the product of the month for August!

After Batman is shot by a boy, Bruce Wayne finds himself a patient in Arkham Asylum. A doctor who resembles the Joker tells him that he only imagined Batman and that he is now on the mend. Bruce can't believe this and tries to escape, whereupon Alfred explains that this was all staged to protect him from the bitter truth: Gotham and the rest of the world are gone! A short time later, Bruce wakes up in a desert and finds the Joker's talking head in a jar. Together, they travel through a post-apocalyptic world to find out what exactly happened.

Kotobukiya perfectly captured the Dark Knight as he thoughtfully wanders the earth with the head of his archenemy The Joker.
Standing at 30cm tall, this marvelous statue recreates the stylization and form of the unique design work in the comics.

If you are as amazed about this masterpiece as we are, then go and get it!

A long time ago, on a small blue planet, situated in one of the smaller spiral arms of the Milky Way ... a man had a dream. The dream he dreamed was a film that could not have been made with the resources available at the time. The man was George Lucas and the movie he dreamed of was named »Star Wars«.

In order to make the impossible possible, Lucas founded the special effects company INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC. And cinema should be different from that time on ...

As of yesterday, Disney+ started streaming the six-part miniseries »Light & Magic«, giving us a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the history of ILM. In addition to George Lucas and other filmmakers, many of those involved such as Dennis Muren, Richard Edlund, Phil Tippett, John Dykstra and Jon Berg themselves have their say and remember their adventures with spaceships and dinosaurs in more than 350 films, which were awarded with 16 Oscars.

It's informative, sometimes anecdotal and nostalgic, and always very entertaining. An absolute must-see for all film lovers (and not just Star Wars fans)!

https://youtu.be/DM_XwzOK_98

San Diego Comic Con is a fixture on studio and broadcaster calendars when it comes to feeding us fans new trailers. And this year was no different. There was a lot that excited us and tickled our retinas pleasantly.

We already talked about the emotional trailer on »Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever« the day before yesterday. Another Marvel highlight could be the more comedic »She-Hulk: Attorney at Law« series. We're looking forward to Tatiana Maslany as the green lawyer.

DC sent with »Black Adam« and » Shazam! Fury of the Gods« two very different superheroes into the race. Currently, our sympathies are somewhat greater with Shazam, probably because the first movie here surprised us so positively.

»John Wick: Chapter 4« promises us hard-hitting action and shows once again how to properly choreograph and photograph fight scenes.

There is also plenty of material in the pipeline for all fantasy fans. We're still a bit skeptical about » Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power«, but with every new trailer we're getting more Middle-Earth vibes. We're also excited to return to Westeros and dive into the prequel to the Game of Thrones saga in »House of the Dragon«. The trailer for »Dungeons & Dragons« really got us flashed. Here we expect grandiose popcorn cinema at its best.

Two series are entering their finale: The Apple TV+ series »See« with Jason Momoa ends after the third season and »The Walking Dead« ends after 11 seasons. Once one of our top 10 series, the zombie soap eventually lost us.

Now comes a clear "Please don't screw that up!" to the broadcasters. With Netflix, such fears are certainly justified after a few less successful adaptations. Let's hope »The Sandman« is worth something. The trailer for the series adaptation of the Anne Rice novel »Interview with the Vampire« at AMC looks quite atmospheric. We are looking forward to it.

Here you will find a compilation of all trailers and teasers shown at SDCC 2022:
https://youtu.be/c4jNT6_OFM8

What are you looking forward to the most?

If there was one panel at SDCC 2022 that was most eagerly awaited, it surely was be the MARVEL panel. El Presidente Kevin Feige didn't disappoint the fans either and gave an outlook on what awaits us at Marvel in terms of films and series in the next few years. Phases 4 to 6 are now officially titled THE MULTIVERSE SAGA. Phase 4 ends this year with »Wakanda Forever«.

Phase 5 then includes the following films and series:
»Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania« (movie), February 17, 2023
»Secret Invasion« (series), Spring 2023
»Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3« (movie), May 5, 2023
»Echo« (series), Summer 2023
»Loki - Season 2« (series), Summer 2023
»The Marvels« (movie), July 28, 2023
»Blade« (movie), November 3, 2023
»Ironheart« (series), Fall 2023
»Agatha - Coven of Chaos« (series), Winter 2023/24
»Daredevil: Born Again« (series), Spring 2024
»Captain America: New World Order« (movie), July 28, 2024
»Thunderbolts« (movie), July 28, 2024

IMDb: All About the MCU Phase 5
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi655475225/?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1

As the last Corona years have taught us, the planned release dates can of course still change.

The »Fantastic Four« have been officially announced for phase 6 (November 2024). In this phase there will be eight more films/series that have not yet been specified. Two new Avengers movies are also scheduled for release in 2025: »Avengers: The Kang Dynasty« (May 2025) and »Avengers: Secret Wars« (November 2025). Phase 6 will end with those two blockbusters.

So, lots of Marvel for the next three and a half years. For us collectors, this means we better start saving our money, because surely tons of new collectibles will be coming our way. We are excited ...

How fast time always goes by ...
The long-awaited San Diego Comic Con 2022 came to an end last Sunday. Some manufacturers of our industry surprised positively, with others one would have hoped for more.

Anyone who has watched our live streams diligently already knows almost all the highlights, but today we want to show you OUR favourites from the show:

Andrea: Fonzie Statue from Happy Days by Infinite Statue
Juli: The Wizard of Oz Art Scale Statues by Iron Studios
Sabine: AC/DC Figural Dolls by Neca
Mick: 1/6 Scale Nosferatu by Kaustic Plastik
Patrick: 1/6 Scale Starfighter N-1 by Hot Toys
Sven: He-Man Deluxe Art Scale Statue by Iron Studios
Tobi: Jim Henson's Dinosaurs Figures by Neca
Toby: Frankie Reborn Statue by Sideshow

You can check all this out also as a video on YouTube - tune in and don't forget to subscribe to our channel:
https://youtu.be/1GyH3hMMxbk

Let's grab a cool iced tea for now and add more new products to our shop :)!

At this year's Comic Con in San Diego, the sensational and very emotional first trailer for »Black Panther: Wakanda Forever« finally celebrated its premiere! Despite all the joy about the new film, there is also sadness about the premature death of Chadwick Boseman. In »Black Panther« he wowed us with his charisma in the lead role of T'Challa aka Black Panther. So we see this trailer as a tribute to the great actor.
https://youtu.be/RlOB3UALvrQ

MARVEL officials decided not to just recast T'Challa. So T'Challa died with Boseman and the script had to be changed respectfully.

Meanwhile, Marvel has also released the first synopsis of the film:
"Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death.As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livanalli."

We are very excited about the appearances of Tenoch Huerta as Namor, the King of Atlantis, and Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams aka Ironheart. Both will appear more frequently in future MCU films and series.

Of course, MARVEL isn't telling us yet who the new Black Panther will be. The final shot of the trailer is showing him (or her) extend the claws, but we'll probably have to wait until November to see who's gonna be wearing the black suit. »Black Panther: Wakanda Forever« then will end phase 4 of the MCU.

Unfortunately, it will be "Goodbye" again soon, but before that Mick and Sven really step on the gas again in the last live-stream for SDCC 2022! Hot Toys, Star Ace, Threezero, Kaustic Plastik ... Exactly, it's all about the 1/6 stuff now!

Fabio Varesi from KP will take us on an exclusive booth tour to present us the novelties both from Kaustic and from Infinite in detail. That's gonna be awesome!

Two more warhorses will take a seat in our studio: The Duke (John Wayne), our current product of the month, will be checked out precisely - and the Dude himself has the honor of posing for a first look.

A rough overview of what you can look forward to can be found here:

Stream #4
Saturday, July 23rd – 5 p.m.
1/6 Stuff (Hot Toys, Star Ace, Threezeero, Kaustic Plastik, etc.)
First Look: 1/6 Scale The Dude (The Big Lebowski) by Sideshow
Product of the Month: 1/6 Scale John Wayne (True Grit) by Kaustic Plastik

Also on today's Saturday we are sweating gallons of juice to hopefully not miss out anything from SDCC. Our 3rd live-stream will start at 3 p.m.!

Today Mick and Sven are in the studio and will introduce you to all the cool new things in the action-figure segment, from brands like Neca, Mattel, Mondo, Mezco, etc.

This time we are giving away a 1/4 scale Michael Myers figure by Neca as a goodie (perfectly matching the trailer of »Halloween Ends«) and exclusively present you the next S.P.A.C.E Postcard Collection motif for August!

A rough overview of what you can look forward to can be found here:

Stream #3
Saturday, July 23rd – 3 p.m.
Topic: Actionfigures (Neca, Mattel, Mezco, Mondo etc.)
Goodie: Sweepstakes of a 1/4 scale Michael Myers (Halloween) by NECA
Reveal: S.P.A.C.E Postcard Collection August 2022

It will continue soon, at 7 p.m. with our live-stream #2!

Patrick and Sven are excited to bring you the latest delicacies from Sideshow, PCS, Tweeterhead and Prime 1 Studio!

But not only that - we have another "guest" who we will check out with you in a First Look. 'Cause we actually didn't bring him here for a f*cking Happy Meal ;).

Are you as excited as we are?

A rough overview of what you can look forward to can be found here:

Stream #2
Friday, July 22nd – 7 p.m.
Topic: Sideshow, PCS, Tweeterhead, Prime 1 Studio highlights
First Look: 1/6 Scale Billy Butcher (The Boys) by Star Ace

The countdown is on: today at 5 p.m. CET we start our stream #1, live on our YouTube channel!

You can expect not only a concentrated load of novelties from Iron Studios & Kotobukiya, but also funny and informative conversations with Patrick and Sven as well as a lively exchange via our YouTube live-chat, this time with Toby at the comments. And as a small (or rather large) goodie, the 1/10 Scale Mandalorian & Grogu Art Scale Statue by Iron Studios as sweepstakes in the bag. Oh and: we will also unbox something :).

The biggest buzz though will be the direct call to San Diego to the Convention Center for an exclusive booth tour which Alexandre and Marcelo from IRON STUDIOS will give us!

A rough overview of what you can look forward to can be found here:

Stream #1
Friday, July 22nd – 5 p.m.
Topic: Iron Studios & Kotobukiya highlights
Goodie: Sweepstakes of a 1/10 Scale Mandalorian & Grogu Art Scale Statue by Iron Studios
Unboxing: 1/6 Scale Batman ARTFX PVC Statue (Batman: Last Knight on Earth) by Kotobukiya

Only a few hours until our studio turns into a sauna. Not only because of the extreme temperatures, but because we are expecting brand new products at the SDCC! And of course we want to share it with you - so here's our streaming schedule for the next few days:

Sven and Patrick (@wonderbunk) will start our stream #1 on Friday at 5 p.m. to take a close look at the innovations from Iron Studios and Kotobukiya. But stay tuned, there will be a sweepstakes at the end!

Our stream #2 will follow on Friday at 7 p.m.! Patrick and Sven show you the highlights of Sideshow, PCS, Tweeterhead and Prime 1. And: there will be a first look, live in our studio!

On Saturday we are up for you from 3 p.m.! This time Mick and Sven will guide you through various novelties in the field of action-figures, like Neca, Mattel, Mezco, etc.! As a goodie there is also a great raffle in stream #3.

Mick's master discipline then makes the final sprint on Saturday at 5 p.m., namely everything around the 1/6 area. Here we hope for cool novelties from Hot Toys, Star Ace, Threezeero, Kaustic Plastik, etc.! And at the end there will be another first look - this time we will unpack a brand-new 1/6 highlight for you!

We are really looking forward to experiencing the next few days with you guys!

From 11th to 19th July, SIDESHOW CON reported daily via YouTube to make our geek hearts beat faster and shorten the waiting time for San Diego Comic Con. Here are some highlights we're particularly looking forward to:

Let's start with two statues by renowned artists. FRANKIE REBORN by Olivia De Berardinis will not only make fans of the »Universal Monsters« erupt in enthusiasm - we can already see her decorating our studio. And the fantastic J. Scott Campbell's »Fairytale Fantasies Collection« continues royally with the EVIL QUEEN statue. It seems that there will be even more of this wonderful series coming up!

»Star Wars« is served by Sideshow in several imperial-sized formats. BOBA FETT & HAN SOLO IN CARBONITE and GROGU (as a set of 3) have memorable appearances with the well-loved Premium Format Figures. A highly focused YODA presents himself as a Legendary Scale Figure and is sure to be a fantastic highlight in any collection. Another BOBA FETT arrives as a giant life-size bust based on his appearance in »The Mandalorian«. And the sixth scale figures are growing with AHSOKA TANO and CAD BANE, both from the animated series »The Clone Wars«.

Fans of »DC Comics« can also look forward to two more statues. THE JOKER is honored and his ex, HARLEY QUINN, is also appearing as an enchanting Premium Format Figure from the movie »Suicide Squad«.

Last but not least, WOLVERINE: RONIN joins for »Marvel« the lineup of notable Premium Format Figures.

But now we are excited to see what other irons in the fire Sideshow will have at SDCC 2022 and are looking forward to the last few hours until the show finally kicks off in San Diego!

This month, our POSTCARD COLLECTION was enriched by another icon: the Joker, portrayed in »The Dark Knight« by the incredibly talented Heath Ledger!

Throught the years there were countless collectibles made of this character, but PRIME 1 STUDIO probably set the most dignified monument ever to the famous anti-hero with their new Museum Masterline Statue.

This strongly expressive portrait was provided to us by our customer Ronny - who actually is the lucky owner of exactly this statue - and it graces the cover of our July postcard. We are very thankful about this, dear Ronny! If you want to learn more about the very spontanous origin story of this postcard and of course of the collectible itself, then you should check out our latest ABGESPACED episode where we had Ronny on the "Red Telephone" for a chat.

Hey, why so serious? in case you haven't done it yet, just place an order in our shop and make sure to grab a free Joker postcard until the end of the month!

The »Resident Evil« video games have been among the most successful and popular survival-games for more than 25 years. So there's no question that film and series producers are always itching to bring the games to the big screen or tv.

The six »Resident Evil« movies with Milla Jovovich were financially successful, but they were always panned by the critics and are also frowned upon in gamer circles. After the reboot »Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City« flopped mercilessly in 2021 and the four-part animated series »Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness« was nothing more than TV fast food, the expectations for the new NETFLIX series »Resident Evil« were not too high.

Surely excited we watched the first three episodes yesterday - and we come to the following conclusion: Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker does his job well and the story about the two sisters in the 2022 timeline also has its moments. The monster design is quite well done, too. The 2036 timeline though is generic zombie action. Unfortunately, rather boring and if you expect horror - nope! As fan of the games, it is best to avoid the series.

In exactly one week it will FINALLY be that time again: the "real" SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2022 will open its gates and the Convention Center in San Diego will turn into the epic center of Pop Culture!

If Corona doesn't thwart our plans at short notice, we'll join virtually with various live streams on YouTube. Because we are damn hot about a mega geeky SDCC feature with you!

Four streams are planned (two on Friday and two on Saturday) where our friends and colleagues Mick and Patrick will be in the studio with us. There will be chatter, analysis, shop talk and surely drooling - because the manufacturers will certainly not be stingy with highlights.

We will announce more detailed information about the individual streams, the contents and the times in our news by mid of next week.

Are you already as much 🔥 on fire 🔥 as we are??

In fact, there's only a bit more than seven weeks left until the start of the Prime Video series »The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power«! Five days ago, there was a teaser that showed the flight of a meteor across the sky, while many pairs of eyes followed its path with meaning-laden gazes. The teaser ended by hinting at another teaser that was supposed to be coming today ...

Throughout the day we kept refreshing the Amazon YouTube channels - now the teaser is finally here and it turns out to be a real two and a half minute long trailer that actually spreads a Lord of the Rings feeling:
https://youtu.be/ewgCqJDI_Nk

Still, it's a complicated thing. As an inexperienced fantasy fan who has just seen the Peter Jackson movies, you can probably enjoy the series (along the lines of "tell me what you want, the main thing is that it's a good fantasy story"). But how might die-hard Tolkien fans take the series? Apparently the fears that the show will do violence to the beloved object of worship outweigh the fears. And everywhere there is more talk about diversity than about the story. With the new trailer, there is further material that invites exegesis.

For our part, we're curious about the series. We think that the trailer is a tasty appetizer. Whether it's in the spirit of Tolkien or the master will be turning in his grave in the end, we'll just have to wait and see. September is coming ...!

The countdown to this year's Comic Con is running! Starting next Thursday, San Diego will once again become the epicenter of pop culture. To get in the right mood for the event of the year, Sideshow is already presenting the »Sideshow Con« daily from July 11th to July 19th, raising the curtain and giving a glimpse of upcoming attractions. We will present the highlights to you in a summary next week.

Like every year, we will again celebrate the Comic Con with our guests at the S.P.A.C.E headquarters and get in touch with you live. Stay tuned!

Last week Empire Magazine published some new information and new exclusive pictures from the upcoming movie »Avatar: The Way of Water« by James Cameron.
One picture debuts Kate Winslet in her role as Ronal and Tonowari, played by Cliff Curtis. The two lead an underwater tribe of Na'vi.

Two people who died in the first movie are also back. However, Sigourney Weaver does not play Dr. Grace Augustine, but Kiri, the adopted young daughter of Jake and Neytiri. Playing a teenager is quite an achievement for the 72-year-old actress! Trick technology makes it possible.
Also the consciousness of the antagonist Colonel Miles Quaritch, played by Stephen Lang, seems to have survived and is now in a blue Na'vi body, which he probably doesn't like at all.

Talking to Empire Magazine, James Cameron compared his upcoming »Avatar« movies to Tolkien's »Lord of the Rings« novels and film adaptations. The big difference is, that with the »Lord of the Rings« films you could build on the book series, while for the »Avatar« series he had to create the template himself. So it's no wonder that we had to wait 13 years for the second part of his saga.

»Avatar: The Way of Water« will be released in cinemas on December 14th, 2022. So we have a good reason to look forward to winter.

Today we have a little "delicacy" for you - our product of the month July, the 1/6 scale John Wayne by Kaustic Plastik and Infinite Statue, is being examined more closely!

Mick, our in-house film encyclopedia on two legs, has now tackled the Duke in a very detailed review in the Action Figure District and illustrated it with a large number of photos. Check it out.