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Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids
Entertainment chronicler Greg Ehrbar pens this comprehensive, 344-page review of one of the world’s most influential entertainment companies. Setting this particular history apart is the first extensive Hanna-Barbera discography ever published, plus more than 140 photos and illustrations bringing the studio’s story to life.
[Univ. Press of Mississippi | $110 HC / $30 PB]
Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum
Historical research, firsthand accounts and Walt’s own words come together with 250 images from the Museum’s vast collection in this book to illustrate the incomparable storyteller’s life and career. Compiled by Walt’s grandson, Walter E. D. Miller, with Executive Director Kirsten Komoroske and museum staff, the assemblage of artifacts from the Museum archives and exhibits each tell their own tale.
[Walt Disney Family Museum | $50]
The Art of Marvel Studios’ What If…?
Peer into all the possibilities of the MCU with an animated lens in this image-packed hardcover. Authored by Marvel games scholar Paul Davies and bookended by exec producers Bryan Andrews and Brad Winderbaum, the book explores the toon transformation of your favorite Marvel characters through interviews with the show-makers and a universe of production art.
[Abrams | $50]
Futurama Presents: Bender’s Guide to Life — By Me, Bender!
The worst best advice for human meatbags from the galaxy’s best-worst robot — fully illustrated!
[Rizzoli Universe | $22]
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Inside Out 2
Pixar’s mega-hit sequel arrives in style with a SteelBook featuring beautiful box art and Blu-ray bonus features including two new featurettes with the cast & crew discussing the new emotions and an exploration of Riley’s repressed memories, plus deleted scenes.
[Disney | $80 SB | $40 BD | $35 DVD]
Macross Plus Ultimate Edition
Anime Ltd. has prepared a reverent treatment for the iconic mech anime, created by Shoji Kawamori and co-directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. The set collects the sci-fi drama series and four-part OVA with on-disc extras including an interview with Kawamori and FX director Ichiro Itano, bundled with 180-page art book, Sharon Apple poster and nine art cards.
[Crunchyroll Exclusive | Oct. 31 | $190]
Arcane Season One
Bonus features: Bridging the Rift: The Making of Arcane ⠂ Making Mel featurette ⠂ “Happy Progress Day!” / “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down” / “Ekko vs. Jinx” / “The Monster You Created” scene breakdowns.
[GKIDS/Shout! | $60 4K / $45 BD]
Robot Dreams
Bonus features: Pablo Berger interview ⠂featurettes: From Reality to Animation / A Once-in-a-Lifetime Friendship / The Sound of 1980s New York / The Art Direction / The Animation / Soundtrack / A Love Letter to New York / A Film without Words.
[Neon | $27 BD | $20 DVD]
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BoxLunch’s Tasty Toon Collabs
A perennial must-browse option for our annual Holiday Gift Guide (coming soon!), BoxLunch is already making a play for your pocketbook with new, extensive collabs. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of One Piece, the e-tailer has a legendary treasure trove of cool figures, street-chic apparel, home goods and so much more. Impossible to choose “one piece,” but the exclusive Chopper Cotton Candy cropped knit tank is one seaworthy option.
And it’s pure puppy love with the Bluey collection — for kids and adults! Apparel, accessories, plush pillows and more,like the fuzzy Our Universe figural mini backpack [$75], are waiting to come home with you.
[boxlunch.com]
Tabletop Heroes
Skybound has teamed up with Indie Boards & Cards to bring the world of its hit superhero series to deck heads with Invincible: The Card Game, built on the Aeon’s End / Astro Knights system. Be among the first to play by backing the Kickstarter campaign — already funded five times over!
[kickstarter.com]
