This figure has now been sent to print, we hope to have it on display at Wizard World Des Moines but it all depends if it makes it in time!
If it does not arrive I will have pics on my phone so anyone can come up and ask to see it
We have 2 more figures we will be teasing over the next two months as well 🙂
Long time MWOTR support Jerry took a look at our C2E2 Series 2
http://www.actionfigurebarbecue.com/2015/05/minifigure-review-metallic-black-yvonne.html
I have told you guys many times the wheels around here are always turning, with the next colorway of Series 2 coming at the end of June/beginning of July we are already looking ahead to Series 3
I posted a tease on Instagram this week, Simon is still refining the sculpt but there is a possibility we might have a prototype print at the upcoming Wizard World in Des Moines the 2nd weekend of June!
The only hint I will give is that he is in the comic books, but that could be several characters. I know once he is done Lee Burbridge might have an OH MY GOD moment 😉
I am also working on some tighter social media integration. With Instagram its easy to get those posts added to Facebook, Twitter and Flickr without doing anything but not so easy to migrate them to WordPress…hoping in the next few weeks to change that.
Its been crazy around here since C2E2, this picture represents all that is left of the Metallic Black C2E2 Goliath
There are maybe 5 copies of the Trade Paperback remaining. Series 2 three packs have sold about 2/3 of the way and are on keeping pace with Series 1 Metallic Black sales (which is a good thing).
We intend to have our next colorway of Goliath possibly around Mid July or Early August.
And as always we are working up what to do next, we have about 4 different production options we are looking at. If left up to MWOTR fans it would be all 4 but that just won’t happen 😉
We may expand the brand again and go with an entirely new size/type of figure, we might revisit Evolution with a long desired Giant, or we might add some more minifigures to flesh out your play areas with commentary , referees and of course more wrestlers 🙂
Our con tour continues into our backyard of Des Moines next month, so if you are anywhere near the heart of Iowa then stop by and say Hi!!
We have seen very high demand for Volume 4, tonight we sold our last copy! We have placed a 2nd printing order which should arrive in Mid-June
Lee and I both thank the entire MWOTR nation for their support and feedback on this issue. We wanted to tell this story for a long time , and are anxious to get Volume 5 out to you guys this fall!
It has been a whirlwind last two weeks, from the prep to the actual con itself things were very busy!
We have shipped 99% of orders placed from Sunday-Today, those final orders will ship tonight. We thank everyone for their patience and hope you enjoy your packages when they arrive!
The response to our Series 2 has been phenomenal, we have a small bag of Goliath bundles left and are already working out what our next colorway will be (aiming for a July release).
We have about 3 copies of Volume 4 left, the demand for this issue has been much higher then we have seen for any other issue. We will be talking to the printers in the morning.
And speaking of Volume 4, our good friend Chris did us the honor of coloring the awesome cover by JB Roe over the weekend.
We had a blast over 2 days at C2E2, there are not many pictures because we were so busy with customers to take our usual amount.
I did take some wacky photos when I was just messing around with stuff
And here is one of me and JB Roe , the cover artist for Volume 4 and our Sheldon Sabre sticker
What stock is remaining is now online in the store in the way of 2 bundles to reflect how it was sold at the Con (Where you could buy an extra Goliath when you bought a bundle)
Bundle 1 is Series 2 & a Goliath figure $15
Bundle 2 is Series 2 & 2x Goliath figures $21
Marty let us know late yesterday that he had finished hand painting a few artist proofs of the 5″ scale Takeshi Sumo
They will cost $120 each and are hand numbered and signed by Marty “THEGODBEAST” Hansen
We will offer them at C2E2 Friday and Saturday and if any remain they will go up on the store.
Also people have been asking when C2E2 items will be available if they can’t make it to the Con. We will only be there Friday and Saturday so any remaining stock will go up for sale Saturday night and ship between Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Now that Series 2 is here we figured we should give you guys a heads up on how things will work
We will be in the Block again this year, for those that are new to C2E2 the Block is a area reserved for indie artists. You will find our retail partner Rotofugi, as well as quite a few others from the “indie” scene.
Specifically we will be at Nerd City for the third year in a row, hosted by Ben Spencer we will be anchoring the corner with Marty “THEGODBEAST” Hansen, True Cast Studio, and for the first time RawShark Studios (makers of the Glyos character Calgrim)!!
We will ONLY be at the Booth (760) on Friday and Saturday, some fans showed up on Sunday last year and were upset we were not there. So we are going to let you know in advance that Friday and Saturday will be the days to see MWOTR, we will be leaving Sunday for the Kane County Toy Show and won’t be in attendance.
Normally we just offer our figures in their pack configurations, however this release is extra special to us and because of that has its own rules. We started this venture three years ago, two years ago we launched resin figures at C2E2. Last year we released Metallic Black Series 1 at C2E2.
Because of this we are offering Goliath as part of a Series 2 bundle for $15 ($9 + $6) with the option to buy extra Goliath figures once a bundle has been purchased.
Now we know some fans might only collect the Glyos Goliath but this colorway was specifically chosen to celebrate the minifigures and the brand. We felt celebrating the arrival of Series 2 and the success of Goliath as a milestone for the MWOTR label at the place where it launched was just too much fun 🙂
So with that said here is the listing of items, there may be a few resin items that pop up but we have been so focused on Series 2 and Goliath that some other projects have been pushed down a few weeks/months.
Can’t make it to C2E2 or have nobody to help you, unless we sell out completely at the Con (which is a possibility given the emails I have been getting) the remaining stock should go up for sale as early as Sunday May 26th.
C2E2 is right around the corner and Series 2 has now officially arrived in the United States, get your first look at it as well as some other details surrounding its release at the Keshi Drop!
http://spiderearthblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/keshi-drop-exclusive-first-look-mwotr.html
JB Roe (www.jbroe.com) delivered this morning to us the final colored image of our Sheldon Sabre sticker for C2E2. This sticker will be given away to any and all, JB will have some to give away and we will be putting it with any store order after C2E2 until stock runs out.
We don’t officially celebrate 3 years till September but we figured given the importance of C2E2 to our brand and what we will be releasing there this year with Series 2 making its debut it was a good time to start the celebration early!
