Friday, February 21, 2014

Nickelodeon And Dark Horse Comics Extend Partnership To Include "Avatar: The Last Airbender" And "The Legend of Korra" Collectable Items

The North American comic book and manga publisher Dark Horse Comics has announced in a post on their official Newsfeed blog the exciting Nickelodeon news that Dark Horse Comics and Nickelodeon are expanding their incredibly successful publishing partnership to include a wide range of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "The Legend of Korra" collectable items! Dark Horse Comics and Nick recently debuted their brand-new ATLA and TLoK products, ranging from figures to plush toys, at International Toy Fair in New York, and will released their new "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "The Legend of Korra" merchandise in May 2014.

This new program extends the success of the certified best-selling Dark Horse art books and graphic novels, based on the work of series creators and executive producers Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, into the realm of collectable products.

A full list of products in development include: limited-edition statues, figurines, and busts, as well as, featured plush, drinking glasses, cups, coffee mugs, coaster sets, magnets, playing cards, badges, pins, lunch boxes, sculptural pins, among other items.


Additionally, today, Friday 21st February 2014, marks the ninth anniversary of the world premiere of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" on Nickelodeon USA! Let's get #9YearsOfAvatar trending on Twitter to celebrate!:
DARK HORSE DELUXE TO PRODUCE AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER AND LEGEND OF KORRA MERCHANDISE

02/19/2014 9:23am

Dark Horse Comics and Nickelodeon are expanding their incredibly successful publishing partnership to include a wide range of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra collectable items. These brand-new products ranging from figures to plush will debut at International Toy Fair in New York February 2014, and will be released in May.

This new program extends the success of the certified best-selling Dark Horse art books and graphic novels, based on the work of series creators and executive producers Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, into the realm of collectable products.

A full list of products in development include: limited-edition statues, figurines, and busts, as well as, featured plush, drinking glasses, cups, coffee mugs, coaster sets, magnets, playing cards, badges, pins, lunch boxes, sculptural pins, among other items.

"Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra are some of the finest animated television shows ever created," said David Scroggy, Dark Horse Vice President, Product Development. "We feel a strong responsibility to bring forward the creators’ vision as accurately as possible in the style they have established, and we are excited to bring these products to fans."

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