San Diego Comic-Con 2023: Some of the Coolest Stuff We Saw On the Floor
San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is officially open and, as usual, it’s filled with all sorts of goodies. The main convention floor is over 2 million square feet and no matter…
The Coolest Exclusive Toys and Merch of San Diego Comic-Con 2023
Image: Mattel, Penguin Random House, NECA, and Mondo It’s a weird year for San Diego Comic-Con, as this week the show opens with a raft of absent studios and amid…
Funko Is Actually *Doubling* Its SDCC 2023 Presence
Image: Funko It feels like the closer we get to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the more we’re mostly hearing about how big studios are pulling away from the premiere…
Marvel’s Sean Gunn and Maria Bakalova on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Music Faves
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 out this week, wrapping up the era of James Gunn’s misfit band of Marvel heroes, we find ourselves asking “please don’t stop the…
Rock This Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Gear
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This Week’s Toy News Goes Across the Spider-Verse
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest toy news hitting the internet shelves. This week: Hasbro gets us ready to thwip with an entire legion…
Funko CEO Explains Future Mondo Strategy, and It’s Pretty Bad
Days after several core members behind the success of Mondo were fired by Funko, Funko’s CEO released a statement explaining what comes next. And it’s not great. Getty Images Wants…
An Ode to Mondo, Featuring All the Posters Currently on My Walls
Photo: Germain Lussier/io9/Mondo Mondo has had a huge impact on my life. As far back as I can remember, I always loved movie posters. Growing up, I’d buy posters at…
Funko Lays Off Original Mondo Employees, Ending an Era
It’s a sad day for fans of pop culture collectibles as Funko has let go of almost half of the 40 or so employees working for Mondo, the Austin, Texas-based…
A Goofy Movie’s Powerline Headlines WonderCon 2023 Funko and Loungefly Exclusives
Image: Funko/Loungefly Convention season is gaining momentum, and for WonderCon 2023 Funko and Loungefly have the goods for the spring fandom fling. io9 has the first look at the Disney…