Last month, PiercingMetal recently attended the 2024 edition of the Big Apple Comic Con at the New Yorker Hotel. During the convention, a number of exhibitor interviews were done for YouTube and some of these were collected into website posts. The second of these can be perused on the website by clicking HERE.
The folks at Business Show Media have announced the acquisition of the White Label World Expo. Their press release has been shared over on “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” and you can learn more by clicking HERE.
DC Studios has just released the highly anticipated glimpse of next Summer’s hopeful blockbuster “Superman”. You can check out the Official Teaser Trailer over on PiercingMetal by clicking HERE.
The Press Release:
The Toy Book® has been on the Pulse of Play™ as the leading trade publication serving the North American toy industry since 1984. To celebrate its 40th volume and the forthcoming 40th anniversary of its first print edition (released in February 1985), The Toy Book reveals the finalists for the inaugural Pulse of Play Awards™ — a celebration of the individuals, companies, and activations that shape the heartbeat of the toy industry and drive its pulse across toys, licensing, entertainment, and the overall business of play.
Congratulations to the 2025 finalists! Click here for the official Pulse of Play Awards hub, and look for more information on the finalists in the weeks ahead!
PURVEYORS OF PLAY*
DISPLAY OF THE YEAR – Honoring achievements in merchandising and display at retail across major channels, including special sections, themed pull-togethers, endcaps, main aisle features, pallet trains, PDQs, and window displays.
Schleich: Toronto Zoo Larger-Than-Life Displays
Mattel: Walmart’s Fisher-Price “Childhood Starts Here” Trendpod
Moose Toys x MINISO: XOX Kweenie
PMI Kids’ World: Stumble Guys Toys Half Pallet Display
Spin Master’s GUND x Saatchi: Toys “R” Us at Macy’s Herald Square, International Friendship Day Presentation
Continue reading The Toy Book Reveals 2025 Pulse of Play Awards Finalists
Image Comics will celebrate 10 years of “I Hate Fairyland” by Skottie Young for next years “Free Comic Book Day”. More about this celebratory freebie can be gleaned over on PiercingMetal by clicking HERE.
