Wow, The Blot never saw this news coming!!! After the successful debut of Super7’s new Alien ReAction Figure Line at San Diego Comic-Con 2013, S7 is teaming up with Funko to continue their ReAction Figure 3 3/4" toy line and give it wider distribution. How cool is it that two of my favorite toy companies are teaming up to produce a retro line of 3 ¾” action figures!?! According to Funko, in the next year we can look forward to retro Kenner inspired action figures based on movies such as Back to the Future, Aliens, Predator, Firefly, Universal Monsters, Terminator 1 and 2, The Goonies, Escape from NY and many, many more! This line is going to be HUGE!
If you’re wondering how the American sofubi kings Super7 ended up collaborating with Funko, the creators of Pop! vinyl figures and Wacky Wobbler bobble heads, all you have to do is look at San Diego Comic-Con. After sharing the same aisle at SDCC for years, Super7 and Funko saw an incredible opportunity to leverage each other's unique business insights into a more strategic partnership. Beginning with the launch of the highly anticipated Alien ReAction Figures, both companies look to establish a firm collaborative footprint in the market with the ReAction Figures toy line.
According to Brian Flynn, found of Super7, this collaboration will allow the ReAction Figure toy line wider distribution, higher production runs and lower retail prices. All this adds up to a win-win situation for fans and collectors! The new line’s first release, the Alien ReAction Figure Set, includes 5 figures (Alien “Big Chap”, Ripley, Ash, Dallas, and Kane in Spacesuit) and can be pre-ordered from Entertainment Earth for $64.99 here. Fans can also purchase the Alien franchise’s signature xenomorph “Big Chap” 3 ¾” action figure individually from Entertainment Earth for just $14.99 here.
