Why Are They So Popular Our Licenses Funko Pop New
funko pop short´s
index Introduction p3 Why Are They So Popular p5 - p10 Our Licenses p13 - p15 Funko Pop New p23 - p24
funko pop short´s
introduction In this magazine you can read and learn about how a small American company came to create a market that would lead them to be one of the most representative brands of ancient, modern and probably future pop culture. In the first article you can read about how to start the company as it did to grow in the giant company that is today, you would learn from its origins until they got the three big licenses that led to success being Star Wars, Marvel and DC along with licenses for a smaller name.
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In the next article we will talk about a couple of the licenses that funko pop has, considering that the enormous amounts of licenses that it has is what helps it to stay successful by covering too many markets and fandoms, you can expect that the licenses are diverse, in eh articles you will see things of marvel, dc, series, video games.
In the news you can learn from the news that was given in the last toy-where certain things that you can expect for the future were revealed, you would learn new licenses of series and popular movies, as well as new pop will be revealed as new ones will be released Pop waves of licenses that they already had. Apart from all the articles and news you can enjoy performing the following funkos that are about to come out, as well as some photos of funkos already on sale and a couple of photos.
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brian mariotti in his office
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Brian Mariotti’s office is absolutely crawling with toys. Recognizable characters from Star Wars, Marvel and DC Comics, My Little Pony and the TV show Arrested Development line the shelves and litter the floors. But among all those items, one relatively obscure, “Oh My Darling, Clementine”-singing pooch from 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoons is especially close to the Funko CEO ‘s heart. “Oh, Huckleberry Hound!” exclaims Mariotti, picking up the tiny, mouthless pooch. “I’ve basically got a rainbow of different color variants [of] Huckleberry. He’s my favorite.” The one thing these disparate toys from the four corners of the pop-culture universe have in common: They are all Funko “Pops!”
the company’s signature vinyl collectible. Whether it’s Huckleberry Hound, the Incredible Hulk or The Big Bang Theory‘s Howard Wolowitz, the average Pop figure adheres to the same template: It stands 3.75 inches tall in a neutral pose. It has a square-shaped head with rounded edges — one large enough to account for half the piece’s height. It should have pupil-free, button-like black eyes, a small nose and no mouth. Most importantly, it should be adorable. Using these simple stylistic guidelines, Mariotti’s Everett, WA-based collectible company has depicted a vast array of pop culture icons, real and fictional alike. According to the CEO, the roster currently includes around 180 unique licenses from movies
brian mariotti and mike becker
TV, comic books, video games, sports and other cultural flotsam (like breakfast cereal mascots) — pick a hot franchise, and there’s a good chance Funko has either secured the rights to its signature characters or is currently doing so. Star Wars, Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, The Big Bang Theory, the Disney canon, musicians from Kiss and the Ramones to Run DMC and Tupac, World of Warcraft, WWE, MLB and the NBA: these are only a handful of the properties Funko has in play. The diversity increases the likelihood that there’s something for everyone. “We were in the $40 million range for revenue last year — and $28 million of that was from Pop figures alone. The company’s history begins 1998, when a T-shirt designer and toy enthusiast named Mike Becker was in the market for a vintage
coin bank depicting the Big Boy restaurant mascot. Finding that the item he wanted was going for hundreds of dollars on eBay, he figured that he could produce his own replica in China for about the same price. Soon after, he launched Funko from his house in Snohomish, WA, selling bobbleheads, banks and hand puppets based on nostalgia-friendly niche properties. His initial line-up of licensed items featured Popeye, Dick Tracy, General Mills cereal characters such as Count Chocula — and, of course, the Big Boy mascot. While his venture was successful, Becker was less concerned with using Funko to establish a wider audience than with reviving his favorite brands. By 2005, he was growing uninterested in the company and considering folding it when Mariotti jumped at the chance to snap it up.
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. A former nightclub owner and a serious collector (he made his house’s first down payment by selling his Pez dispenser collection), Mariotti eventually persuaded a reluctant Becker to sell him the business with the assurance that key employees would be kept on. “I don’t think he thought much was going to come of [the sale] because I had no experience,” says Mariotti. “But we were always looking for that next product other than a bobblehead to brand us as a company.” So, at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Mariotti decided to debut a prototype the company had been working on, known as Funko Force 2.0. He brought four figures made of DC Comics characters — Green Lantern, Batgirl and not one but two Batman collectibles — to the convention. They didn’t click initially. “The early results from my fan base were fairly negative,” he admits. “They didn’t like the look, the feel…the fact it didn’t bobble.” Still, Mariotti did receive enough positive feedback from customers of all ages — most unusually, women and Comic-Con veterans who’d never purchased Funko items before — that was motivated to keep it going. Using the company’s three big licenses, what would become the Pop line was put into production. Soon, Funko was able to secure 25 more licenses, and eventually pushed the product into outlets other than comic-book and collectible shops — thinking outside of the box by placing the toys in big-box stores and mainstream online retailers.
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Soon, devoted fans began posting on forums about the figures, making spreadsheets about the brands and blogging about their customized Pops; once Game of Thrones cast members started endlessly posing with their figures, Funko’s cultural cachet allowed the company to expand its empire even further. “When licensors see that your products are getting into the marketplace and there is a coolness factor to them, they want to be a part of that,” Mariotti says. The rest is history.
Thanks to the vast array of choices and a thorough colonization of every fanscape under the sun — along with the line’s $9.99 pricetag, which allows for folks to build collections quickly — Funko Pop has managed to turn the line into, per Mariotti, “a gateway drug for collectibles.” And though the line adheres to a strict aesthetic template, part of the appeal lies in how certain characteristics (Walter White looking haggard in his tighty-whiteys, or the inherent creepiness of horror icons like Halloween‘s Michael Myers or It‘s evil clown Pennywise) are retained, oh-so-adorable figure or not.
“You don’t want to lose what people love about the property, even though we’re putting it into a format,” says Ben Butcher, Funko’s Vice President of Creative. It’s another huge part of how the team have managed to keep bringing in new, and unexpected, franchises. Anyone could make figures for fans of TV’s superhero series Arrow and next year’s blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron; only Funko could produce those Comic-Con-friendly characters alongside recently acquired partnerships with the license-holders of Gotham, The Godfather and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and still serve every one of those demographics without diluting the brand.
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a few of
our licenses
Spider-Man: Homecoming: a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the second Spider-Man film reboot and the sixteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by the writing teams of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Watts and Christopher Ford, and Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau.
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Spiderman into de spiderverse: Young Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a Spider-Man. However, when Wilson “the Kingpin” Fisk uses a Super Collider, another Spider-Man from another dimension, Peter Parker, accidentally ends up in the dimension of thousands. As Peter trains thousands to become a better spiderman, they soon join four other Spider-Man’s from all over the Spider-see including Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham. As all these crashing dimensions begin to raze Brooklyn apart, thousands must help the others stop Fisk and return them all to their own dimensions.
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: THE DAWN OF JUSTICE: Superman has become the most controversial figure in the world. While many still believe that it is an emblem of hope, another large number of people consider it a threat to humanity. For the influential Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), Superman is clearly a danger to society, his power is reckless and far from the hand of the government. Therefore, before the fear of the actions that can carry out a superhero with almost divine powers, he decides to put on the mask and the cape to put the superhero of Metropolis at bay. While public opinion debates the question of what the hero they really need is, the Man of Steel and Batman, confronted with each other, are plunged into a contest against each other.
Helboy: Born in the flames of hell 60 years ago during World War II, Hellboy was sent to Earth by the diabolical madman Grigori Rasputin to do evil. Destined to be an omen of the Apocalypse, Hellboy was rescued by the Allied Forces led by Professor Broom, founder of the clandestine I.I.P.D. who raised him as a son and developed his extraordinary paranormal powers. Despite its obscure origins, Hellboy becomes an extra-or hero of good, who fights against the forces of evil that threaten our world.
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Monster Hunter World: is the return of the series to desktop consoles, allowing us to hunt giant creatures in a wild environment, either alone or with three hunters with a new drop-in multiplayer system that allows cooperative between regions. It will keep the signs of identity, its creation system and equipment to hunt monsters, while improving our skills. The resources can be used for improvements and other equipment. Its playability makes it easy to explore the map without transitions, with a time cycle.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by WB Games. Based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, it is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Played in an open world with a third-person perspective, players control protagonist Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter known as a witcher, who is looking for his missing adopted daughter on the run from the Wild Hunt: an otherworldly force determined to capture and use her powers. Players battle the game’s many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete main-story and side quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to increase Geralt’s abilities and purchase equipment.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: is the title of the first installment of the Power Rangers franchise, produced by Saban Entertainment, Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment and MMPR Productions in collaboration with Toei Company, and aired on Fox Kids from August 28, 1993 to November 27, 1995, consisting of 145 episodes divided into three seasons. The first season consists of 60 episodes, the second of 52 and the third of 33. As every season of Power Rangers is based on images of the Japanese Super Sentai Series, in this case coming from Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
Mega Man: known as Rockman in Japan, is a science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker “Mega Man”. Mega Man, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, was the first in a series that expanded to over 50 games on multiple systems. As of December 31, 2018, the game series has sold 34 million units worldwide, The original Mega Man series consists of eleven main games, a spin-off titled Mega Man & Bass, as well as all Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear and other console games featuring the original design of Mega Man.
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Chapulin Colorado: TV series Created by humorist Chespirito as a parody of superhero programs, he was born within the space “The supergenios of the square table” and, from 1972 to 1979, developed as his own series to later join the series “Chespirito”. Chapulín, frequently, and by mistake, caught the innocent people and let go of the criminals, causing funny situations. However, in the end everything became clear and the bad guys were finally taken to jail, Chapulín getting all the credit for his capture, although not all episodes had a pleasant ending by factors of the plot.
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El Chavo (originally known as El Chavo del Ocho) is a Mexican television sitcom that gained enormous popularity in Latin America as well as in Spain, the United States and other countries El Chavo first appeared in 1971 as a sketch in the Chespirito show which was produced by Televisión Independiente de México In 1973, following the merger of TIM and Telesistema Mexicano, it was transmitted by Televisa and became a weekly half-hour series, which ran until 1980. After that year, shorts continued to be shown in Chespirito until 1992. At its peak of popularity during the mid-1970s, it had a Latin American audience of 350 million viewers.
Captain America: Civil War: is a film of American superheroes of 2016 based on the personage of Marvel Comics Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Captain America: the first avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the thirteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and is starring Chris Evans as Captain America, along with a choral cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo and William Hurt.
Daredevil: ‘Daredevil’ revolves around Matt Murdock, a day lawyer and night superhero. Despite being blind, he has an incredibly developed ear, scent, strength and agility. Without rest, Matt Murdoch will travel the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, in New York, hunting for all types of criminals that can not be punished by a court.
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Buckle up dear Funko pop fans, because today (February 15th, 2019) promises to be one of the biggest days ever for Pop figure releases of all time thanks to New York Toy Fair 2019. Since We’ve been told that it will be considerably larger than the wave they released for London Toy Fair back in January, which should put the situation into perspective. That having been said, we expect Funko to announce new Pop figures every 15 to 30 minutes throughout the entire day today. The announcements began at around 5am EST and there’s no telling how long they will go.
Joker (Persona 5)
Goku (Dragon Ball Z)
Aragorn (Lord Of The Rings)
Mickey (Kingdom Hearts)
Kurt Cobain(Nirvana)
Deku (Boku No Hero)
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