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Last night it was time again: The Oscars were awarded for the 94th time! After the Covid-related savings last year, the celebration was held on a glamorous scale with a red carpet and moderation. This was taken over by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. Quite sympathetic - but only half of the gags were real hits.

The decision to award the prizes for the eight categories of documentary short film, editing, make-up and hairstyles, film music, production design, animated short film, short film and sound in advance and not live in order to streamline the event a bit, was certainly also somewhat disrespectful.

The New Zealand-Australian western THE POWER OF THE DOG entered the running with 12 nominations, but was only able to score the one for best directing. Jane Campion asserted herself as the only woman among the nominees against guys like Steven Spielberg!

DUNE was nominated 10 times and scooped up six Oscars, including cinematography, editing, special effects and score. Congratulations to Hans Zimmer!

Best supporting actors were Ariana DeBose for WEST SIDE STORY and deaf actor Troy Kotsur for CODA. For best actress in a leading role, Jessica Chastain was honored in THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE. The male lead award went to Will Smith as KING RICHARD.

The Oscar for best picture was a surprise! Here, CODA was able to assert itself against nine tough competitors. The film also won the award for best adapted screenplay. All three nominations for CODA clinched the coveted golden boy. Best original screenplay went to Kenneth Branagh for BELFAST which was nominated seven times.

Once more speaking about "disrespectful": anyone who didn't stay awake last night and searched YouTube or social media for impressions of the Oscar night during breakfast inevitably stumbled across an incident. After Chris Rock made a tasteless joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, her husband, Will Smith, went on stage straight away and slapped Rock! Then a short and precise verbal f-bomb followed... crazy number - but we also thought that the "G.I. Jane 2" joke was really off!

Here you can see all the nominations and winners at a glance :).

We have a premier within our Postcard Collection in March, because for the first time, the motif comes from a foreign toy-photographer! Due to the motto »Let's go whole hog«, we were able to gain dear Rhys from Australia for a contribution.

During his stay in Germany with his buddy Patrick in Wonderbunk-Town, Rhys grabbed a bunch of Mythic Legions figures and set them in scene in front of his camera. We are very thankful and happy about this awesome picture which he gave us for the March postcard. Thanks so much, Rhys - it was a real pleasure!

If you became curious about Rhys and his story, then check out ABGESPACED episode 18 on YouTube - becuase he actually also visited us for a few days!

It's been seven years since »The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt« was released. Now a teaser picture tells us that there will be a fourth part. The artwork for »The Witcher: A New Saga Begins« (which is the current project title) shows a new Witcher medallion. Since the cat medallion can be assigned to Ciri, it's most likely that the young heroine will be the focus of the new game. However, the development is still in its infancy and so no details of the content are known.

Just this much: CD Projekt Red has confirmed that The Witcher 4 will be an open-world role-playing game. Again, a separate story from the Witcher universe is told without accessing the original novel. It's not necessary to have played the predecessors - although it doesn't hurt. Since the developer studio is talking about a new saga, it can be assumed that more games will follow.

So let's be surprised. There will still be a lot of water flowing down the Pontar before the game is released.

To finish work today, we have a little streaming tip for you! The first two seasons of the HBO Europe sci-fi crime series »Beforeigners« are available until April 4th for free streaming in the ARD media library. Here is a little appetizer:
https://youtu.be/ASr0n5LnWnU

Suddenly people from the Stone Age, the Viking Age and the 19th century appear in the port of Oslo. This is happening in other parts of the world aswell, and the migration of time travelers is continuing. A few years later, the newcomers have partly integrated into Norwegian society, but they also form parallel societies. The series focuses on investigators Lars Haaland (Nicolai Cleve Broch) and Viking time migrant Alfhildr Enginsdottir (Krista Kosonen), who work together to investigate the murder of a Stone Age woman. But not everything is as it first appears...

The series is extremely entertaining and deals with culture clash and xenophobia in an exciting and humorous way. Therefore we can give you this recommendation in case you already fully watched NETFLIX and co. ;).

https://www.ardmediathek.de/sendung/beforeigners/staffel-1/Y3JpZDovL2Rhc2Vyc3RlLmRlL2JlZm9yZWlnbmVycw/1

It's been negotiated for quiet a while - now the deal is done: Amazon Prime Video bought the Hollywood veteran MGM for a whopping $8.5 billion. This means that exclusive access to a large number of licenses ends up exclusively with Amazon. The official press release mentions 4,000 films and 17,000 television episodes.

We are very excited to see which MGM classics will appear in the streaming provider's regular program...

Since yesterday, the first trailer on the new Disney+ series »Ms. Marvel« which will launch on June 8th is online:
https://youtu.be/m9EX0f6V11Y

To us, the trailer makes the impression that the mini-series is pretty much aiming for the younger Marvel audience. Visually still cool as always, the whole thing though looks like a teen-story which probably won't be at the taste of everybody.

On top of that, the script deviates from the comic template and it's reminiscent of a mixture of Eternals and Shang-Chi with a pinch of sitcom...

Well, let's be surprised how the crew of the Marvel Studios will introduce the young Ms. Marvel to the MCU. She already booked her next appearance for 2023 - then probably more mature, in »The Marvels«, the sequel to »Captain Marvel«!

The rumor mill has been bubbling for days: will AMAZON grab another promising franchise for a tv series adaptation?

As several portals haven been reporting, the giant is planning a live-action conversion of the video game »God of War« in the form of a series. If this will actually become real, that would be awesome! We think that the story about Kratos has a lot of potential. The timing of such an announcement would also be appropriate: with GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK, the next part of Kratos' adventure is due to appear on PlayStation later this year.

Of course we will keep you updated about it in our news and speculate until then who could take over the role of the god of war. Our crew would already have a few desired names in mind ;). Who would be the perfect match for you?

With »The Boys« Amazon has landed a real Prime Video series hit! Finally there was a teaser for last weekend - with a powerful mix of impressions from the upcoming season, which, as is well known, starts on June 3rd.

The teaser video, cut associatively to the IMAGINE DRAGONS song »Bones«, doesn't tell us too much in terms of content, but it really lets it rip and isn't stingy with explosions and fake blood fountains. This arouses a lot of anticipation for the new eight episodes.

It is also known that the comic story »Herogasm« was adapted for the new season. In it, the superheroes celebrate an excessive sex orgy on a remote island, with drugs being handed out ad infinitum. Sounds like wonderfully weird, politically incorrect entertainment again.

We are particularly excited about the two prominent new additions to the ranks of superheroes. Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) plays Soldier Boy, a role loosely based on Marvel's Captain America. Laurie Holden (The Walking Dead) is Crimson Countess, which is based on Scarlet Witch. We are very curious!

Are you looking forward to the new season?

Well finally! Disney respectively Lucasfilm dropped the long-awaited trailer for the upcoming »Obi-Wan Kenobi« series yesterday: https://youtu.be/TWTfhyvzTx0

We were totally blown away by the first impressions, if you haven't seen it yet, you gonna do the following now: stay hidden, turn up the volume and dive right into it!

Disney+ is bringing us back to Tatooine on May 25th...

»The Batman« hit theaters last week! Our Mick was finally able to watch it yesterday (compared to the rest of the S.P.A.C.E Crew) and he is completely enthusiastic: a great movie and a refreshingly atypical Batman.

It's largely a classic film-noir tale like in hard-boiled detective fiction with a good dose of »Se7en«. Everything in a magnificent look - night-time, rainy Gotham has never looked so good. Robert Pattinson as young Bruce Wayne / Batman does a good job and the chemistry between him and Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman fits well. The film follows its investigative dramaturgy calmly with relatively little action - but when it crashes, then things really get down to business!

A new Batman movie is always a highlight. Especially when the most popular comic book hero in the world finds a new cinematic incarnation, all collectible manufacturers push extra shifts and try to outbid each other with great collectibles. But then there is something for everyone: from Hot Toys, of course, high-end figures in 1/6 scale, space- and money-saving, small action-figures from the DC Multiverse from McFarlane Toys, statues in the popular 1/10 Art Scale format from Iron Studios (everything already listed on our website) - or really impressive in the museum-like 1/3 scale of Prime 1 & Blitzway (full reveal of this »The Batman« piece of cake is announced for the coming weekend).

You can find all collectibles for »The Batman« easiest and fastes through this link.

Today we have some more exciting news for all 1/6 collectors among you - this time especially for all horror fans! If you're into "creeps" and also have a heart for the classics of the genre, then it will probably beat faster now: Trick or Treat Studios have announced a whole bunch of new 1/6 figures during Toy Fair 2022 season!

There will be two new Michael Myers figures, namely for »Halloween H20« and »Halloween: Resurrection«. But we are particularly pleased about Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) from the original 1978 »Halloween«.
https://youtu.be/drh1mXP_xHM

The day will come when the saw wants to saw! And it can do that three times over with Leatherface from »The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2«, »Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3« and »The Texas Chainsaw Massacre« (2003).
https://youtu.be/IQdWGQVfxHM

A feast for all »Hammer Films« and Christopher Lee fans! A real 1/6 premiere is Frankenstein's monster from »The Curse of Frankenstein«. Trick or Treat Studios also presents Lee in his signature role as »Dracula«.
https://youtu.be/Pn5Q4Ed585A

Brains... more brains! Two other new announcements are dedicated to »Return of the Living Dead«. They introduced the Tarman and a super-cool trioxin accessory set featuring a zombie in a barrel.
https://youtu.be/F118S4lteSc

We wish "bon appetit" with these horror delicacies - even though it will most likely take 'till summer for us to be able to list them for pre-order...

Today the manufacturer QUEEN STUDIOS hit a bang that almost left us speechless! With the headline »THE NEXT GENERATION OF SIXTH SCALE FIGURES ARE COMING SOON«, the company which is known above all for its high-quality statues and life-size busts is actually moving into the popular 1/6 scale!

Under the new own brand or subsidiary »INART« we will probably soon be served with 1/6 figures that will supposedly raise the quality and details to a next level. That sounds super exciting, doesn't it?!

As far as the licenses or themes are concerned, little is known so far. Only a teaser image was published for the time being, which invites you to guess. The silhouettes suggest Lord of the Rings, Batman (The Dark Knight), Harry Potter, Dune and The Matrix...

Whatever INART will implement - we are extremely excited about it, because some of Queen Studios' work so far is really "next level"...

Last Friday, the manufacturer IRON STUDIOS had us glued to the screen for a few hours, because it was once again »Inside Iron Studios«.
As we know after the last few weeks at the latest, the Brazilians are shooting out one highlight after the other, in the style of their former top striker Ronaldo. So it was clear to us that we would see exciting new collectibles again.

Of course we were not disappointed, so we want to present our favorites to you right away:
First we have to mention the grandiose »X-Men Phoenix« as a 1/10 Deluxe BDS Art Scale Statue, which is emblazoned in front of a huge fire phoenix! A real eye-catcher!
Our next favorite is »Nathan Drake« from the movie Uncharted, also in 1/10 scale as a Deluxe Art Scale Statue.

The Mini Co. collectors will get their money's worth with the four Turtles, Batman fans can look forward to a Knightmare Batman from »Zack Snyder's Justice League« or Joker and Harley Quinn from »Batman The Animated Series«.
There is also something new for all lovers of the first »Avengers« movie:
1/10 Hulk Battle of NY - BDS Art Scale Statue
1/10 Captain America Battle of NY - BDS Art Scale Statue
1/10 Iron Man Battle of NY - BDS Art Scale Statue
1/10 Thor Battle of NY - BDS Art Scale Statue
1/10 Black Widow Battle of NY - BDS Art Scale Statue
1/10 Hawkeye Battle of NY BDS Art Scale Statue

Last but not least, Iron Studios has two statues from the Harry Potter series ready, namely the 1/10 Dementor Art Scale Statue and the 1/10 Severus Snape as a Deluxe Art Scale Statue and as a normal Art Scale variant.

We are already very excited about the collectibles and can't wait to see what else Iron Studios will bring in the next few weeks!

Winter is coming to an end... The manufacturer McFarlane Toys took this as opportunity for the »Winter Showcase« and presented a colorful mix of novelties past weekend!

In addition to the first DC Direct statues (Batman and Riddler from »The Batman«, as well as a Joker), which are now under the care of Todd McFarlane, we were also able to catch a glimpse of further figures from the DC Multiverse series. The huge »Joker Dragon« is a real eye-catcher here, as well as the first figures from »Man-Bat« and »Killer Croc«. Many fans have been waiting for the »Ghost-Maker« and the first reactions are consistently positive!

The third wave of the Spawn series was also announced with the »Overtkill«, »Spawn Deluxe Set«, »Ninja Spawn«, »Haunt« and »Raven Spawn (Small Hook)«. A little info on the side: McFarlane Toys will soon start a Kickstarter campaign for a new Spawn figure - we are extremely excited! The rumor mill is bubbling and suspects a Medieval Spawn!

It continued with the following new announcements:
- Warhammer 40K: Chaos Space Marine and Dark Angels Assault Intercessor Sergeant
- Disney Mirrorverse: Maleficent and Captain Hook
- My Hero Academia: Overhaul and Hawks (there was a “first look” here)

A "mega cool" also flitted from our lips to the new »Page Punchers«. A comic including a figure (2.5 - 3 inches) awakens our collector's heart and reminds us of "the good old retro times".

You see: Todd McFarlane seems to be on the fast lane with full speed. We actually wonder though if all this is not a bit too much on quantity? Sometimes, less could be more... we think that some really detailed and extravagant highlights would be more welcome.

In March 2022 we are celebrating a premiere with regard to our product of the month: for the first time we are chosing an item from the Japanese manufacturer GOOD SMILE COMPANY in this month, namely the Meliodas PVC statue from the »Pop Up Parade« line!

The leader of the »Seven Deadly Sins« is incredibly detailed despite his small 15cm size and, above all, is beautifully painted. You could almost think that the Dragon Sin (deadly sin of wrath) was pulled straight from the anime into reality. Normally it's the other way around in anime ;).

We are sure that all of you otakus will be satisfied with our choice. GSC's »Pop Up Parade« has cought our attention quite for some time now in a very positive way, as the price/performance ratio is really still okay here. Exemplary!

If you want to go on a journey of discovery, you are very welcome. Meliodas also has a few loyal comrades at its side: Fox Sin Ban (deadly sin of greed) and Elizabeth Liones are also in stock as »Pop Up Parade« statues.

Although February is best known as the shortest month of the year, we loaded the current ABGESPACED episode heavily and full so that you should prepare a lot of snacks and of course have enough time.

Besides countless novelties we took a First Look on the breath-taking »Sova« statue by SIDESHOW. Also unboxed and inspected is the »Battle-Damaged Iron Man Mark L Helmet« as Master Craft Statue by Beast Kingdom. And, as usual, we have a lot of news, trailer highlights and a awesome goodie for you!

Toby and Sven - and of course the rest of the S.P.A.C.E Crew - would love to see you tuning in:
https://youtu.be/WIe8JR9v5fc
 

"The Golden Order has been broken. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between."

Today is the day - the long-awaited and latest creation from FromSoftware Inc. is coming to the market: ELDEN RING. From now on, some Tainted will certainly try to realize the opening quote and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

Probably the most extensive work from the Japanese development studio, which was created in cooperation with George R.R. Martin and BANDAI NAMCO, has already been showered with laurels and has an incredible Metacritic of 97. Also one or the other from the S.P.A.C.E Team will dive into the fantasy open world and get an impression of the game.

With BANDAI NAMCO taking over the production of »Elden Ring«, it is not surprising that TAMASHII NATIONS (part of the Bandai group) has already announced that they will be serving the fans with figures. We are looking forward to the first announcements - you too?

It's a pity, but unfortunately the Toy Fair New York cannot take place again this year due to the pandemic. Luckily though, Covid-19 cannot prevent that a lot of new collectibles are being introduced to us!

The manufacturer NECA has set up an in-house toy fair in the past few days and blasted out numerous and super exciting new announcements via social media:

One of the first highlights was the »Elton John Live in 75« 8-inch clothed action-figure which shows him during his legendary performance at Dodger Stadium in 1975.
There's only a work-in-progress video of the two versions of the »Dog Thing« from »The Thing«, but the creatures look pretty scary.

For all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans, there's a lot of new stuff going on here:
Another TMNT crossover with the Universal Monsters is in the starting blocks, this time Michelangelo has dressed up as »The Mummy«. For all fans of the cartoon series, there are two new 2-packs - »Smash & Zach« and »Rock Soldier Infantry & Crooked Ninja Turtle Goon«. Movie fans will be given a »TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze Turtles 4-Pack« and an »Accessory Pack«. But that's not all, because we can look forward to a TMNT Adventures »Slash« and a »Renet« from the Mirage Comics - also a really nice »The Last Ronin« and a 1/4 Scale Leonardo in the cartoon style.

However, NECA's new accessory packs will not only be available for the Turtles. More accessories are coming for the Gremlins series (including a little pink speedster for Gizmo) and the »Ultimate Mummy« can finally rest in the long-awaited sarcophagus.

There are more highlights in the list of new announcements:
- four Ultimate Gargoyles
- Defenders of the Earth: Lothar, Mandrake and Garax
- Predator 2: Shaman Predator
- Stone Heart Predator
- An American Werewolf in London (Toony Terrors)
- Halloween 3: Trick or Treaters (Toony Terrors)
- Chucky and Tiffany Replica Dolls

What we don't want to leave unmentioned: NECA has shown another teaser picture for the forthcoming »Krampus« - unfortunately still without the figure itself. With this they push the arc of suspense to the limit!

Speaking of arc of suspense... NECA and TARGET have announced their joint »Haul-a-thon« - a global event for collectors to present more exclusives and news! It all starts on March 18th on haulathon.com and we're already bursting with curiosity. So are you, probably ;).

We have already been able to list the first products of the »NECA Toy Fair« in our shop. The rest will definitely come in the next few days - so get ready!

Whaaat?! It's already the 23rd of February?? Then we are overdue to show you the current motif of the S.P.A.C.E Postcard Collection... before the month reaches its "end-time".

February's postcard, which we created together with Christian (@anotherworldx75), does actually smell like this sort of "end-time". What you see here is the »Legion« 1/6 figuren from the »Mass Effect 3« game - a great figure, of course stunningly set in scene and therefore another enrichment for our fund.

THANKS to Christian for the motif - and to you guys: have fun collecting our cards. As always, you will get the current design for free in every package!