by Nick Lucier
LAUNCHING SOON: With the new Avengers movie coming out, of course there will be a nice line of Pop!s coming out, much like Funko made for the first Avengers movie. The movie titled: Avengers: Age of Ultron of course means that Ultron is now getting his own Pop!, he is a regular size piece as well are the others in the line up. Some of these are up for Pre-Order Now (released in March), and others will follow. The line up features:
Hulkbuster (6")
PLUS: Savage Hulk (Hot Topic Exclusive)
The Hulkbuster is the second 6" Marvel Funko Pop! that will be made, the first being Thanos from Guardians of the Galaxy that will be released in a month. Knowing the popularity of the Avengers movie these pops are sure to sell fast, so you better make sure you get yours before they are gone and hard to find. The Iron Man has the most unique and different design a Marvel pop has had so far, the boosters are pointed to the ground, to make it look like he is launching into the air as seen in his films, they also have a clear transparent look, making this piece a must have for any collector.
The first wave of Avengers pops were very popular, in the line were Nick Fury, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America. Those pieces are now known as "retired" and have now doubled (or more) in retail value and are sought-after pieces. Knowing this will make the next line for the Age of Ultron movie very desired and wanted. Along with the new line of Pop!s, Funko is also releasing a line of Mystery Minis (Pre-order for April release) for the movie as well, characters include Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Vision, Ultron, Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor, Captain America, Black Widow, Nick Fury and Hawkeye, as well as variants for them. There will also be Fabrikations released for the movie, with Hulk, Captain America, Thor and Iron Man being the ones announced. For the last items Funko will release for this movie, there will be keychains, which will be of Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America.
All of these figures have a release date sometime in the month of March. I am sure with this movie, and all the figures coming out for it will surely be the blockbuster of the year. With Marvel's popularity growing faster and faster I cannot wait to see what suprises they will have in store at the end of this film.
We hope to see other movies get huge Funko releases like this in the near future!