Funko Friday: Batman Beyond and Nightwing Gotham Knights Funko Pops
This episode of Funko Friday is all about the black suit. It’s one thing to design a Funko that has color as part of the character’s outfit, another when all they wear is mostly black. Details still need to be added otherwise it’d be a boring Pop. Today we look at two black-suited superheroes, Batman Beyond and Nightwing. Two black suits. Two sets of details. Two awesome Funko Pops!
Funko Friday: Michael Keaton Batman and Jack Nicholson Joker Funko Pops
Summer of 1989. Bat-mania everywhere. It was a magical time for a superhero movie especially since nothing serious for the genre came out since Superman II. While Superman IV ran in 1987, it wasn’ a very serious take on Superman so when Batman came out in 1989 and was a first effort in capturing the darkness of the Dark Knight, it was a really big deal. Like, huge.
Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Jack Nicholson created something special and it certainly was a massive part of my childhood.
The Batman and Joker Funko Pops in this video are my personal little callback to that era and a chance to be a kid again.
Here we are with another vLog updating you all on my YouTube Journey. It seems good practice to do this even if just in the interest of archiving. It’s nice to have a record of how this channel has changed and grown over time and what you as a viewer can expect.
In this video we discuss updates since the last YouTube journey video and talk a bit about how the channel has morphed into one with some set programming on certain days.
I plan to iron out the programming part a bit more so you know which day of the week is what, but in the meantime, we’re doing pretty good with the following:
Canister X Mailbag – 1989 Batman Batwing Lamp Unboxing – Nov102024
Check out this awesome Batman 1989 batwing lamp! I got this as a birthday present from my kids. Means the world to me and I’m so grateful for having such thoughtful and amazing children. Plus, they know my love for Michael Keaton’s Batman so I guess they get some extra in the will haha.
This batwing is just like the one featured in the movie, details and all. And, of course, the ability to make the iconic batwing against the moon scene from the movie. It’s in this video so check it out!
Funko Friday: Winnipeg Comic Con Funko Pop Haul! Superman and He-Man |
Super Awesome Pops!
Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 was a blast. I tabled in Artist Alley and shared my books of superheroes and monsters with people of all ages. The Axiom-man superhero books and the Zomtropolis zombie book were bestsellers.
Winnipeg is really great at supporting the arts so, thank you, hometown.
While we were there, of course we did a little shopping and found these five wicked Funko Pops! for well below their value. We’re talking old-school black and white Superman never mind the He-Man was I after. (You guys might have decent pricing in the States but here in Canada some of this run-of-the-mill stuff costs way extra.)
Please check out this video for a Funko good time and check out this Funko Pop Haul!
Justice League The Snyder Cut – Black Suit Superman at Amazon here.
Live Stream No. 4: Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 Artist Alley Tour!
Join author and artist A.P. Fuchs live at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 as he takes through a tour of Artist Alley. Starting off at his table then eventually circling back, this tour offers a wonderful insight into the various artists and writers who were at the show entertaining the public. You also get to see some other neat items folks had up for sale. Even a few smiled and waved at the camera. Winnipeg is loaded with friendly creators.
Supporting the independent arts is important. It not only gives you a piece of entertainment, but it gives the creator a boost as well to keep on going and making stuff for you.
Check everything from superheroes to horror to independent comics and creators, to authors and books, and, of course, some fun Pop Culture fandom.
Live Stream No. 3: Dystopian YA Author Melinda Marshall at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024
Live at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 author A.P. Fuchs interviews author Melinda Marshall about her new Dystopian YA release, THE TYPHON PROJECT!
This book was a hot seller at the show and Melinda put a lot of work into it. The miracle of this book is the first draft was written in three days as part of a novel writing contest. Of course, it went through revisions and edits after, but getting a first draft out in three days is an impressive feat.
Listen to Melinda as she discusses her new book that debuted at the convention and found its way into many readers’ hands.
THE TYPHON PROJECT by Melinda Marshall:
Short synopsis:
To save humanity, Leah is among the chosen for genetic modification. She is sent to The Typhon Project with the hope of finding a cure to save what’s left of the planet. But she can’t shake the suspicion something isn’t right.
Available in paperback and eBook at your favorite bookstore or online vendor like:
Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 A.P. Fuchs and Melinda Marshall Books Unboxing – Dystopian YA and Monsters and Superheroes!
Winnipeg Comic Con is coming up on October 25, 2024, which is one week away from the posting of this video. Wonderful book stock just arrived and author Melinda Marshall and myself want to share the opening of these boxes with you because they contain new titles by both of us!
The big highlights are:
THE TYPHON PROJECT (Dystopian YA) by Melinda Marshall:
To save humanity, Leah is among the chosen for genetic modification. She is sent to The Typhon Project with the hope of finding a cure to save what’s left of the planet. But she can’t shake the suspicion something isn’t right.
AXIOM-MAN/CRIMSON CLOAK: SCARLET SYNERGY (Superhero) by A.P. Fuchs:
Surrounded by a strange red mist, Axiom-man finds himself in a world not his own. Not again. Meeting a man who calls himself the Crimson Cloak, Axiom-man and this red stranger must fight their way through a hotel of madness where each new floor brings on a deadly challenge.
CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS (Poetry) by A.P. Fuchs:
All right, World, this is how it’s going to be: Rhymes and verse, Melodies rehearsed, across life’s rocky sea. Read a poem, maybe two, pick three if you wish to dare. Ramblings and coherence, sometimes jots of incoherence, anything for poetic flare. Enjoy and explore, please do, I implore. Let’s talk about life bizarre ’cause it’s pretty complex stuff, said Harvey Pekar.
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie is one of my favorite stories of all time. It’s been presented in different ways over the years depending on audience, but the concept and background of the character has always remained the same. Being a superhero nut, I’ve always equated Peter Pan as a kind of swashbuckling superhero, “super” because he can fly.
These two Funko Pops hold a great meaning to me for a few special reasons of which are given in this video. Hope you check it out and join me as we take the second star to the right and straight on ’til morning to Neverland.
Peter Pan and His Shadow Funko Pops at Amazon here.