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Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Globe and Mail
JAKKS Pacific Reveals All-New SUPER MARIO, THE SIMPSONS, DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, BENDY and DOG MAN Toys and Collectibles at San Diego Comic-Con 2025
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) today, during a special panel at San Diego Comic-Con unveiled an all-new dynamic lineup inspired by iconic franchises including Super Mario, The Simpsons, DC x Sonic the Hedgehog, Bendy, and Dog Man. The crowd went wild with excitement for the Super Mario Big Bad Bowser, a towering 12-inch tall figure with sound effects, 'fire breathing' light feature and slashing arms, storming exclusively into Costco this fall. Yours Truly, Princess Peach with her iconic floaty jump pose and 25+ quotes, sounds, and music made her a huge hit. Fans of The Simpsons lit up at the reveal of the Treehouse of Horror Countdown Advent Calendar, packed with 31 days of spooky mystery characters and accessories, as well as two all-new 5-inch Premium Figures, the monstrous King Homer and the winged Fly Boy Bart. Another standout moment came with the reveal of new figurines and plush inspired by the thrilling DC x Sonic the Hedgehog crossover event. At midnight this morning, the new Sonic the Hedgehog™ Shadow 18-inch Ice Cream Bar Plush became available for pre-order exclusively through GameStop, and panel attendees were given the first in-person look at the realistic, giant, super soft collector's item with a dark chocolate scent. The panel also unveiled Metroid Prime items featuring newly refreshed packaging, including the 2.5-Inch Bounty Hunter 3-Pack, 2.5-Inch Chozo Suit 3-Pack, and 6-Inch UV Metroid figure. It then introduced a first-ever 4-pack featuring the 2.5-inch Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong figures. In addition, the presentation highlighted key products announced earlier this year, including the Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Star Lightning R/C, DC x Sonic the Hedgehog 5-inch Figures, Target-exclusive DC x Sonic the Hedgehog Power vs. Speed Pack Multipack, The Simpsons Talking Funzo Plush Doll, Super Mario Spinning Spirit House Diorama and Super Mario Spinning Spirit House Playset. A full list of the all-new JAKKS Pacific products revealed at SDCC can be found below. Images can be found HERE. For more information, visit Super Mario Big Bad Bowser roars exclusively into Costco this October! Standing 12 inches tall with 13 points of articulation, this figure features a 'fire-breathing' light effect, and multiple button triggers that activate a variety of iconic sounds and music. This item will be available in October for $59.99. Yours Truly, Princess Peach stands 12 inches tall with six points of articulation and fun interactive features. Kids can press multiple activation points to hear classic quotes and songs, and her dress billows out like it does in the game! The figure will be available in December for $39.99. The Simpsons Available exclusively at Costco this fall, Treehouse of Horror Countdown Calendar features 31 days of mystery characters and accessories. Different Treehouse of Horror episodes are represented through miniature scale 1.5-inch figures with fun holiday themed reveal packaging. The calendar will be available for $39.99. Available exclusively at Target this fall, the Fly Boy Bart 5-inch Premium Figure includes multiple points of articulation and a teleporter with interactive push-button to activate the green 'transformation light.' The set also includes a tiny Fly Boy Bart figure. The figurine will be available for $24.99. The King Homer 5-inch Premium Figure is restrained and waiting to break free! Push the button on the back to release him from the chair. The figure includes multiple points of articulation, and includes a restraint chair accessory along with a mini-Marge Figure. The figurine will be available for $24.99. Available exclusively at Target this fall, The Simpsons Sedan with Family Figures includes Homer's iconic sedan and 2.5-inch figures of Homer and Bart, both exclusive to this set, as well as Lisa, Marge and Maggie. The set will be available for $29.99. DC x Sonic the Hedgehog Multiple 2.5-inch and 5-inch figure multipacks, inspired by the hit crossover comic book series and a great gift for fans of DC and Sonic the Hedgehog, will be available this fall for $19.99 USD each. Each pack includes a quintessential pairing of two heroic characters! The sets include Shadow as Batman & Batman, Tails as Cyborg & Cyborg, and Knuckles as Superman & Superman. The all-new 9-inch DC x Sonic the Hedgehog plush will hit shelves this fall for $9.99 USD each. The ideal size for a huggable and cuddly experience, each plush will feature deluxe fabric and ultra-soft material Wave 1 spotlighting Sonic as The Flash, Silver as Green Lantern, Knuckles as Superma n, and Shadow as Batman. Collect them all! Sonic the Hedgehog The realistic, giant, super soft Shadow 18-inch Ice Cream Bar Plush stands out with its collector packaging and dark chocolate scent inspired by the iconic treat. The must-have addition to any Sonic collection is now available to pre-order through GameStop for $44.99. Bendy Available this fall, the Bendy: Lone Wolf Crane Game Mini Plush features seven mini plushes from the new video game, Bendy: Lone Wolf, including Bendy, Boris, Alice, Charley, Barley, Edgar and Carley. Featured in Crane game style packaging, each plush is 3 inches tall. Available this fall, the set retails for $24.99. Dog Man Recreate the action from the hit movie with the Dog Man 2.5-inch Squirrel Tank with Figures. A fantastic gift for any young hero, the set includes Dog Man and Petey 2.5-inch articulated figures and will be available this fall for $29.99. Dog Man 2.5-inch Supa Cool Figure Pack Wave 2 and 3 will be available this fall for $19.99 each. Each figure is designed with unique details, ready for action to ensure hours of playtime excitement. Recreate your favorite scenes from the Dog Man movie with the Dog Man and Lil' Petey 5-inch figures, available this fall for $14.99 each. Each comes with multiple accessories and points of articulation for dynamic poses and interactive play. About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.: JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of toys and consumer products sold throughout the world, with its headquarters in Santa Monica, California. JAKKS Pacific's popular proprietary brands include: AirTitans®, Disguise®, Fly Wheels®, JAKKS Wild Games®, Moose Mountain®, Maui®, Perfectly Cute®, ReDo® Skateboard Co., Sky Ball®, SportsZone™, Xtreme Power Dozer®, WeeeDo®, and Wild Manes™ as well as a wide range of entertainment-inspired products featuring premier licensed properties. Through our products and our charitable donations, JAKKS is helping to make a positive impact on the lives of children. Visit us at and follow us on Instagram (@ Twitter (@jakkstoys) and Facebook (@ ©2025 JAKKS Pacific, Inc. All rights reserved. Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
Winnipeg Free Press
08-07-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Raphael Saadiq talks upcoming one-man show tour, Beyoncé's work ethic and his work on ‘Sinners'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raphael Saadiq has always admired the boldness of stand-up icons like Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy who commanded the stage alone with only their stories. Now, the three-time Grammy winner is taking a similar leap, stepping into the spotlight solo for his own one-man show tour, announced Tuesday. The intimate No Bandwidth tour will pull back the curtain on Saadiq's life and music, weaving never-before-told stories with performances spanning Tony! Toni! Toné!, Lucy Pearl and his solo catalog. The tour kicks off in Sacramento on Sept. 7 that's expected to run into mid-October. It'll mark a return to the stage that began with a recent limited four-city sneak peek in New York, Los Angeles and his hometown of Oakland. It's been a high note kind of year for Saadiq, who won a Grammy for his work on Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter,' wrote 'I Lied to You' for Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners ' and is preparing the rerelease of his 2004 solo album 'Ray Ray' through his Vinyl Club, a membership that reissues his catalog. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Saadiq reflected on it all, including who he thinks should headline the Super Bowl halftime show and how he's honoring the legacy of his late brother, D'Wayne Wiggins, who died in March. AP: Is doing the one-man show feel like your taking a risk or more of a spiritual enlightenment? SAADIQ: I felt like it was more of a spiritual type of quest, and I thought it was a risk. But I like taking risks. I'm totally confident about being on the stage, but I definitely got to give props to people who do one-man shows. Comedians have a glass of water and a stool. I've always wanted to do that. AP: What inspired you? SAADIQ: I was really inspired by Mike Tyson's 'Undisputed Truth.' I watched Mike's show. It wasn't like I looked at it and said 'I could do it if Mike Tyson did it.' Mike Tyson's one-man show made it look difficult, but it was so good. It pulled me into Mike's life. Then that's when I said 'I want to do a one-man show.' It took this long, so it was therapy to do it. AP: You was recruited by Ludwig Göransson — who scored 'Sinners' — to write the film's pivotal track 'I Lied to You.' What did you pull away from that experience? SAADIQ: Being that I score film already, what you learn is when you work with people like Ludwig and Ryan is the art of storytelling through music and visuals. You got to love the process. Working with Ryan and Ludwig, you're listening to two perspectives. One person scores, one person writes and shoots. It's like having a super team with those two guys. Adding me to the equation, it should only get better. Ludwig is an amazing composer, guitar player, producer. Ryan's from my hometown. He's a good dude. Solid, great storyteller and you want to show up for a movie that's deeply rooted in blues and gospel and tradition because this is going to go for generations for other people to see what this music was about. I was honored that I could contribute. AP: You worked on 'Cowboy Carter' tracks like 'Texas Hold 'Em,' 'Bodyguard' and '16 Carriages.' How was being apart of the album's process and seeing Beyoncé in full work mode? SAADIQ: It was amazing, lucky, fun. Besides the whole country thing, just being a part of Beyoncé's critical thinking, it was great for me. I never meet too many people that can work harder than me. That's somebody who can. I was excited about the energy of her whole team. It would be like playing football for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a receiver and you get traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and got Patrick Mahomes throwing to you. That's how I felt. You just knew you was in a new camp and everybody on the team is like 'Let's get ready to go.' AP: What stood out to you about Beyoncé being such a hard worker? SAADIQ: I watched her organize the storyboard. The vision board is nuts. Her vision board is crazy. When I saw her vision board, it blew me back. Then I saw the show before doing my one-man show too. You need a challenge. You need to go be courageous. You need to like, you need to make some new challenges for yourself. That's what I always wanted to do. AP: You curated and performed a Bay Area tribute melody with a 14-piece band for the NBA All-Star Game in February. Next year's Super Bowl will be played there in Santa Clara. Who do you think should be the halftime performer? SAADIQ: As far as power, it's got to be some Metallica things happening. In a stadium, you're supposed to be a power band, and they got the biggest records that would resonate all over TV. I would say Metallica to be honest. I wouldn't even say myself in that. But I could definitely be a part of somethings for the Super Bowl. But if you want to bring the urban side, I would say Too Short. Those are biggest in the Bay for me. AP: How did the death of your brother D'Wayne shift the focus of your music? SAADIQ: It didn't really shift anything when I think about music. But the blessing in the music is we got a chance to tour all together before one of us was gone. We got together to talk and have some camaraderie … and got the chance for all the fans to see us all together the way the group was really meant to be, because we spent a lot of years where we weren't together. AP: What did you learn from your brother personally and professionally that you are carrying forward? SAADIQ: One thing I took from my brother was the music. Period. He was the person who played guitar. Wake up with the guitar. Walking outside calling and trying to put bands together. I took that from him. Growing up in school, he left every school on fire for me. He blazed a trail for me, then I started blazing it for him. His two kids are like that with me. I'm blazing it for them. But now they blazing it for me. My nephew (Dylan Wiggins) is working with Frank Ocean, The Weeknd. So many people I can't keep up with them. Everything that's instilled in me and Dwayne is now instilled in Jaden (Wiggins). He's a beast. He plays bass and guitar. He's producing and playing with bands. I'm trying to keep everyone going forward, not backwards.
CTV News
19-06-2025
- CTV News
How to save money at the 2025 Calgary Stampede
Calgary's skyline is seen during the Calgary Stampede. (Facebook/Tourism Calgary - Photo by @motherpixels) If you're hoping to head the Calgary Stampede but want to do it in the most economical way possible, there are some deals and discounts that can help. Here's some ways to save money during your trip to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth for 2025. Value Deals Buy a Stampede SuperPass If you buy a Stampede SuperPass for $50 (plus GST) you get unlimited entry for the 10 days of Stampede. The passes are available for purchase in at participating Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, FreshCo, and Chalo FreshCo. stores until June 29, and online until July 3. Buy Stampede Bucks Purchase $50 in Stampede Bucks for $39.99 at participating Costco locations, then redeem them for everything from rides to the rodeo and evening show tickets. While supplies last. Get Ride All Day cards Save more than 15 per cent with the purchase of Ride All Day cards at participating Sobeys, Safeway and IGA, FreshCo or FreshCo Chalo locations, while supplies last. The cards cost $44.99 (plus GST) and are valid for all N.A.M.E midway rides, games and the WestJet Skyride. Visit Calgary Co-op Until July 13, save $10 on general admission to the Stampede when you spend $5 on any participating Coca-Cola beverages at select Calgary Co-op locations. Visit 7-11 Visit participating 7-11 locations to purchase two Calgary Stampede general admission tickets for $32 when you purchase any two Coca-Cola products – that's 36 per cent off park admission for two. Buy a Stampede lotteries ticket Buy a Stampede Lotteries ticket before July 3 and receive 50 per cent off rodeo, evening show tickets or park admission. (Does not apply when purchasing Stampede Millions 50/50 tickets only.) GMC Denali Evening Show family package Take in the Grandstand with a GMC Denali Evening Show family package for $99 (plus GST). The package includes one adult and one youth ticket to the show and free entry into Stampede Park on the day of your ticket, plus free popcorn with the youth ticket. Visit on a Value Day Save money on your trip to the 2024 Stampede by heading to the grounds on one of the following value days: Sneak-a-Peek Early Access Thursday, July 3 Be the first to enjoy Midway rides, games and food with smaller crowds and shorter lines if you visit the Stampede between 3 and 5 p.m. Admission is just $5. Sneak-a-Peek Thursday, July 3 Check out the Stampede a day before the parade officially kicks things off. Admission is $13 from 5 p.m. to midnight. Parade to Park, presented by Suncor Friday, July 4 Catch the 2025 Stampede Parade and then head to the park to receive free admission from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tim Hortons Family Day Sunday, July 6 Celebrate Family Day at the Calgary Stampede with free admission until 11 a.m., a free variety show from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. at GMC Stadium Courtyard and a free pancake breakfast (while quantities last) in the GMC Stadium from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. TC Energy Community Day Tuesday, July 8 Admission is free for everyone from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., while seniors (65+) and military veterans receive free admission all day long and free coffee and donuts in the BMO Plaza from 10 to 11 a.m., while quantities last. BMO Kids' Day Wednesday, July 9 Free entry for everyone from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. and free entry for kids 12 and under all day. Visitors receive a free breakfast in the GMC Stadium Courtyard from 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (while quantities last) and a free variety show from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Adults Only Bud & Burger rodeo ticket For $40 (plus GST) get admission to Stampede Park, tarmac tickets to the rodeo and a voucher for beef on a bun and a Budweiser beer. NOTE: The offer is unique and exclusive to Stampede time so you cannot pre-purchase it. It goes live when Stampede starts. Buck the Line + Rodeo OR Evening Show Save 25 per cent when you bundle Buck-the-Line to Nashville North and Rodeo or Evening Show tickets. Nashville North VIP Platform Pass Starting at $125 (plus GST) this package includes Stampede admission on the day of booking, access to a designated VIP bar and access to designated VIP washrooms. Nashville North VIP Private Suite Package Experience This package includes priority entry, access to VIP washrooms, private suites, Rodeo tickets, Stampede admission and more. Roadhouse Rush Pass Get Stampede admission and skip the line at the Big Four Roadhouse.
