Hey Folks!
I’ve been racking my brain all morning about what to write about this week, but, frankly, there’s not much new going in the store this week. I mean, I could talk about how Hillman finally has his voice back after the throat surgery he went through last week because that was the most exciting event in my life. Hillman went for his post-op doctor’s visit yesterday morning and we were both relieved that the humongous mass that was clogging his vocal cords was not cancer and was a run of the mill papilloma, albeit a huge one. There is the concern that it will grow back at some point and he’ll have to repeat the procedure, but it looks like clear sailing once he completely heals and attends some speech therapy sessions. The speech therapy is apparently meant to essentially teach his vocal cords the proper way to work after nearly a decade of being held open by the papilloma.
“But what’s his voice sound like now, Ed?” I can hear you enquiring. (Yes, telepathic abilities are part of the skill set for comic book retailers.) Well, I was kinda hoping for a James Earl Jones baritone, but I certainly wasn’t disappointed in the end result. Hillman’s voice essentially, well, closely resembles his old vice, but without the sound of strain of trying to force the sounds through a massive lump of flesh. It was silky smooth and it was a joy to hear after a week of enforced silence while the healed from the surgery. I’m trying to talk him into doing a Facebook Live video as soon as he recovers a bit more so that everyone can hear what the new Hillman sounds like. I’ll keep you posted…
Meanwhile, back at the store, we have a whole new bunch of Funko POP figures that have been solicited to our market this week. I’m never really sure anymore when or where these things get released anymore, but I always want to make sure you are aware of them so I can take any preorders. This new round of POP figures include POP Marvel First Appearance Black Widow, POP Marvel First Appearance Scarlet Witch, POP Specialty Ser Marvel 80th 1st Appearance Kingpin, and POP Specialty Ser Marvel Fantastic Four Human Torch Vinyl Figures. I don’t believe any of these are exclusives to comic stores, but they are available for preorder with an FOC of 10/21. The estimated release dates are Black Widow (12/18), Scarlet Witch (1/29), Kingpin (1/8), and Human Torch (1/15). Let me know ASAP if you are interested in any of these figures and I will make sure we have one for you when they are released!
We will be receiving a ton of new POP figures next week that I solicited orders for months ago. The new figures include POP Heroes DC Batwoman PX (just in time for her new CW show!), POP Marvel 80th First Appearance Angel and Cyclops, POP Marvel 80th First Appearance Namor, POP Marvel Holiday Groot and Thanos, POP Movie Moment Batman 80th Light Up Bat Signal, and POP Marvel Into the Spider-Verse Casual Miles Morales PX! All of the POPs retail for $10.99 except for the POP Miles which is $12.99 and the POP Bat Signal which is $34.99. Additionally, those of you who preorder sets of the Original X-Men figures will get their POPs for $10 each. I am going to try and send out reminders to everyone who preordered these figures and we will hold them for two weeks unless you contact us and make other arrangements. Hopefully, the remaining original X-Men POPs will materialize before the end of the month! I have limited supplies of all of thee figures for the shelf, so make sure you stop by next week if you are interested in any of them.
That’s it for me, Folks! I better get cracking on posting the new shipping list and subscription form before the day gets much older. There are a few Marvel variant covers on the sub list this week that I have EXTREMELY limited quantities on, so order them quickly before they sell out and disappear from the list.
Have a great weekend!
Eddie