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We all know in the wake of COVID-19 that the majority of the conventions we have grown to love have been postponed until next year. That hasn’t stopped some of the major conventions like Wonder Con and San Diego Comic Con from conducting virtual conventions. In addition, SDCC exclusives for some companies will still be released. Entertainment Earth started today off with a bang announcing their SDCC exclusives. Take a look below and let us know what your favorite exclusive is!
Dragon Ball Super Dragon Stars Super Saiyan Gohan and Piccolo Cape Version Action Figure 2-Pack – EE Exclusive
Price: $49.99
Coming in July 2020
Purchase here
Naruto: Shippuden Anime Heroes Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha Action Figure 2-Pack – Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Price: $49.99
Coming in July 2020
Purchase here
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We all know in the wake of COVID-19 that the majority of the conventions we have grown to love have been postponed until next year. That hasn’t stopped some of the major conventions like Wonder Con and San Diego Comic Con from conducting virtual conventions. In addition, SDCC exclusives for some companies will still be released. Entertainment Earth started today off with a bang announcing their SDCC exclusives. Take a look below and let us know what your favorite exclusive is!
Dragon Ball Super Dragon Stars Super Saiyan Gohan and Piccolo Cape Version Action Figure 2-Pack – EE Exclusive
Price: $49.99
Coming in July 2020
Purchase here
Naruto: Shippuden Anime Heroes Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha Action Figure 2-Pack – Entertainment Earth Exclusive
Price: $49.99
Coming in July 2020
Purchase here
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The fight for police reform is heating up, and it’s hitting some nerves in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, tempers flared during a House hearing on the matter and it left Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond at odds with his Republican colleague Matt Gaetz.
During the gathering of the House Judiciary Committee, Richmond expressed his frustrations with GOP members of Congress who were attempting to dilute the bill backed by Democrats, with amendments pertaining to far-left political movement Antifa and other irrelevant issues that didn’t speak to the heart of the Justice In Policing Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17:Representative Cedric Richmond, a Democrat from Louisiana, speaks during a markup on H.R. 7120, the “Justice in Policing Act of 2020,”on June 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The House bill would make it easier to prosecute and sue officers and would ban federal officers from using choke holds, bar racial profiling, end “no-knock” search warrants in drug cases, create a national registry for police violations, and require local police departments that get federal funds to conduct bias training.(Photo by Erin Scott-Pool via Getty Images)“I’m offended and angry as hell,” Richmond said about Republicans’ efforts to thwart the measure, before warning his “good friends” on the other side of the aisle that “by the time I’m finished, you will be clear that we are not good friends.”
“As a Black male who went to the fifth best public high school in the country, who was a victim of excessive force, who has a Black son, who has worries that you all don’t, and to my colleagues— especially the ones that keep introducing amendments that are a tangent and a distraction from what we’re talking about— you all are white males, you never lived in my shoes and you do not know what it’s like to be an African American male.”
Richmond continued airing his grievances, adding, “All I’m saying is if you are opposed to this legislation, let’s just have the vote, but please do not come in this committee room and make a mockery of the pain that exists in my community.”
For reasons unknown, Gaetz (R-FL) believed that a proper follow-up to Richmond’s impassioned plea was to ask the former CBC chair if he was suggesting that none of his Republican colleagues had Black sons. It was an obviously moot point that led Richmond to reclaim his time.
“It is not about the color of your kids,” Richmond argued, recentering the discussion around Black lives being taken at the hands of the police. “And if one of them happens to be your kid,” Richmond added, “I’m concerned about him too, and clearly I’m more concerned about him than you are.”
The comments triggered Gaetz who is unmarried and without children. He attempted to take Richmond on, yelling across the House floor, “You’re claiming you have more concern about my family than I do. Who in the hell do you think you are?”
Richmond, in the most unbothered of tones, responded to Gaetz’s theatrics by simply saying, “If the shoe fits… A kicked dog hollers,” before calmly asking “Was that a nerve?”
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The Empire Strikes Back recently hit a big milestone, as the first ever Star Wars sequel celebrated its first four decades last month. And in honor of arguably the most iconic movie sequel of all time, the good folks at Bottleneck Gallery are releasing a special series of prints celebrating this classic film by artist Matt Ferguson. This is the same artist who did a special series of prints celebrating Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse for Bottleneck last year.
Matt Ferguson / Bottleneck Gallery / Lucasfilm
Several high quality versions of The Empire Strikes Back 40th anniversary poster have now gone on sale, including a black and white variant edition, and a Japanese language variant as well. The artwork is released in conjunction with Acme Archives, the official Star Wars licensee. You can check out the various versions of the prints below.
Matt Ferguson / Bottleneck Gallery / Lucasfilm
The regular The Empire Strikes Back print has a cool, icy blue tint to it. Perfectly evoking the ice planet of Hoth. There are some splashes of red, of course. This honors the depths of Cloud City where Luke and Darth Vader fought their first epic battle. There’s also bright green representing the laser fire of the Imperial TIE fighters. This poster print comes in at 24 x 36 inches, and will set you back $65, or $125 for the set. The hand-numbered variant edition of 475 comes at a price tag of $85.
Matt Ferguson / Bottleneck Gallery / Lucasfilm
Both the English and Japanese versions of this print will be available for sale starting Wednesday, June 17 at 12:00 P.M. ET at the official Bottleneck Gallery site. These poster prints will remain on sale through Sunday, June 21 at 11:59 P.M. ET. However many of the posters are ordered, that’s exactly how many will be printed. Hanging these on your wall is the perfect way to always celebrate. After all, this is the film that began Star Wars as a film franchise in earnest.
Matt Ferguson / Bottleneck Gallery / Lucasfilm
Featured Image: Matt Ferguson / Bottleneck Gallery / Lucasfilm
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