If Seattle needs a hero to help its downtown emerge from a pandemic-induced funk, that person might just be wandering around Emerald City Comic Con this weekend. The event is… Read More
Everett, Wash.-based Funko, sellers of pop culture toys and collectibles, has acquired Mondo, an Austin-based company that makes vinyl records, posters, apparel and more. Mondo was founded in 2001 by… Read More
Funko is taking the popularity of its pop-culture collectibles into the future and embracing the hysteria around NFTs. The Everett, Wash.-based maker of toys and figurines announced Thursday that it… Read More
Move over Captain America, Hulk, Princess Leia, Russell Wilson and every other pop culture icon in Funko’s world of Pop! figurines. There’s a new hero in town. It’s me! And… Read More
Pop culture fans missing the chance to geek out in person will have to wait another year, as Emerald City Comic Con announced Tuesday that the Seattle event is now… Read More
Organizers of Emerald City Comic Con announced Tuesday that the annual pop culture extravaganza in Seattle will be cancelled due to ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a… Read More
— How did Outlook’s mobile app reach 100 million users since launching in 2015? Hear from Outlook Mobile team leader and longtime Microsoft employee Michael Palermiti talk about his learnings… Read More
Funko has always been a bit Hollywood, with a product line nodding to some of the biggest franchises in pop culture. Now the Everett, Wash.-based company has actually gone Hollywood,… Read More
— Every Labor Day weekend, thousands of gamers descend upon the Washington State Convention Center for PAX West, the Pacific Northwest’s largest gaming convention. The 2019 edition marks the… Read More
Do you like to find a product on Facebook that you likely wouldn’t have known about otherwise? (That cool coding toy made an excellent gift for my daughter.) Likewise, do… Read More
Pickles that yodel. Foot-tall punching nuns. Inflatable unicorn horns for cats. A rubber chicken museum. And, of course, a wide variety of rubber chickens to go with it, from pocket-sized… Read More
Stan Lee, the legendary writer and publisher for Marvel Comics, whose decades of work is still felt today in blockbuster superhero movie franchises, has died at age 95. Lee’s creations… Read More
You’ve probably seen “Toy Story.” Now, you’ll want to see a different type of story about toys. “Making Fun — The Story of Funko” is a documentary feature about the… Read More
Alana and Marko are interspecies lovers. They erupt onto comic book panels amid scenes of childbirth, intense battles, and robot sex. They quickly flee into an otherworldly sewer system. It’s… Read More
Shares of Funko Inc. rose more than 5 percent this afternoon after the Everett, Wash.-based maker of the Pop! figurines issued its first earnings report as a public company and announced… Read More
Those science-fiction film lobby cards you rescued from the back of a movie theater about to shutter? That dusty prop a relative who used to work in television production gave… Read More
There can be magic in an object that represents a beloved memory or moment. But, as with any pursuit of love, sometimes there’s a misunderstanding. Take an exhibition about Avatar… Read More
Ever since the success of Valve’s Half-Life nearly 20 years ago, video games of all types have been increasingly expected to have a detailed narrative. Now, writers of those games… Read More
From the perspective of one of science fiction’s best-selling and longtime authors, the state of science fiction is golden. Golden age, that is. Greg Bear, whose popular works include three… Read More
If you ever want to pop on by the new headquarters and flagship store for Funko in Everett, Wash., giant versions of the company’s signature POP! figurines mounted outside will… Read More