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2/28/2005
Toy Alert!!!!!! This Just In
And Hey I Think I Got This One First.....WoooHoooo!
Robert Tullo Posted This Little Tidbit Over
At The Yahoo Kong Tribute Group
A neighbor of mine went to the NY Toy Fair last week and showed
me an article in one of the industry papers about Playmates
toys. I don't remember anyone posting these before, so...
-Basic figure assortment. Eight 6" scale (5 of Kong, 3 of
creatures) $9.99
-Deluxe figure assortment. 11" scale figures of Kong & Bull
T-Rex, including Deluxe Roaring Kong with a "try me" 2.25"
speaker and flexible rotocast mouth. The Deluxe Bull T-Rex has
articulated jaws and jaw activated sounds such as crunching.
$14.99
-14" Feature Kong figure. He walks around on his front knuckles,
stands up and shakes his arms in the air. It also makes sounds.
$24.99
-Kong Fists & Face. A role-play set with big foam fists and face
plus mask with fringe hair. $9.99
-Deluxe Kong Arms. A role-play set with 2 hands and extending
arms with sound. The arm extension features sounds such as
walking, roaring, natives screaming, and ambient jungle noise.
The right hand has moveable fingers and the left hand is shaped
like a fist. $19.99
-Kong vs. T-Rex Battle Game. 6" poseable Kong and T-Rex. $14.99
-Skull Island Playset. A dual environment playset featuring
Kong's lair. $29.99
-In addition, Playmates offers an 8" Kong Plush ($5.99) and an
11" Kong Feature Plush, with roaring sound and chest activation.
$9.99
Playmates offers a much smaller collector's line of King Kong
toys. Included are two-packs of 6" figures with different
decorations than the mass market line and which also include
different accessories. $19.99
There's also Collector Four-Packs ($29.99) and a variety of
diorama to help collectors recreate key scenes from the movie.
Made of PVC, the assortment themes include Skull Island Wall,
NYC, Kong's Lair, and Kong in Chains. $29.99
Rob
Sorry for any
typos, I'm too lazy this morning to proofread
This In From Joe Devito:
Hi
Ray,
So glad to hear you're back on it. I hope that you are well and
that things are good. I'm struggling like crazy to keep up with
everything going on. Things have been so overwhelmingly busy I
have just not had time to put together a follow-up post on my
last one yet.
It has been an extremely hectic
couple of months following the release of my book KONG: King of
Skull Island. Many, many thanks for all of the incredible
e-mails I have received regarding it. I have not yet been able
to follow up on my last post detailing my visualization of Kong
because I never anticipated just how much needed to be done
after the book was released. I hope to post in that regard once
I am able to catch up. In the meantime, I wanted to send
information on some upcoming signings and the like for all those
who may be interested:
BOOK SIGNING SCHEDULE:
I will be displaying some original Kong paintings and giving out
collectible postcards at signings in the following locations.
Please call a specific book store for further details as dates
approach.
Borders Books Music & Cafe
425 Jericho Tpke
Syosset, NY 11791-4510
Phone: (516) 496-3934
Thursday March 3, at 7pm
Borders Books Music & Cafe
801 Bethlehem Pike
E North Wales, PA
Phone: (215) 412-2655
Saturday March 12, 2pm
Borders Books Music & Cafe
461 Park Ave and 57th
New York, NY
Phone: (212) 980-6785
Thursday March 24, 6:30pm
Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway (near Lincoln Center)
New York, NY 10023-5903
Phone: (212) 580-2959
Thursday May 5, at 7PM
Borders Books Music & Cafe
225 Interstate Shop Ctr
Ramsey, NJ 07446-2818
Phone: (201) 760-1967
Saturday May 7, at 2pm
I will also be participating in the łOne Book˛ initiative, a
nationwide effort to broaden and deepen an appreciation of
literature. The intent is to bring people of all backgrounds and
ages together to foster unity and literacy through sharing books
and discussing the important issues raised by their reading. For
the first year of this program in Bucks County, the Bucks County
Free Library has chosen the graphic novel, Maus: A Survivor's
Tale, by Art Spiegelman.
In keeping with the theme of discussing the power of visual
books to foster reading and literacy, I will be giving a two
hour talk and slide show, including Q&A, centering on the
creation of Kong: King of Skull Island in both words and
pictures at each of the following county libraries. Admission is
free, but registration is required:
Doylestown County Library
150 S. Pine Street
Doylestown PA 18901
Saturday, April 9 at 2:00 PM (registration: 215-348-9081)
Township Library of Lower Southampton
1983 Bridgetown Pike
Feasterville, PA
Friday, April 23, 2:00 PM (registration: 215-355-1183)
Levittown Regional Library
7311 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA 19055-1006
Saturday, April 30 at 1:00 PM (registration: 215-949-2324)
Perkasie Library/Samuel Pierce Branch
491 Arthur Avenue
Perkasie, PA 18944-1033
Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 (registration: 215-257-9718)
For further information: http://www.buckslib.org/OneBook/index.htm
WONDERFEST: I will be a guest there on May 28-29 in Louisville
KY
and will be discussing all things Kong: King of Skull Island.
There will be a showing of original art, collectible postcards,
a slide show and talk on the creative process, and participation
in various panels.
For more information: www.wonderfest.com
That's about it for now. For updates on everything concerning
KONG: King of Skull Island, please frequently go to the 'News'
section of www.kongskullisland.com.
2/25/2005
John Michlig's Kong Files
Has Been Updated At Kong Is King. It Features Kong 76 And The
Robot Kong. It Mentions Another Great Site :
Jeffrey Blair Lotta's Kingdom Kong.
2/22/2005
KIK Has Day
97 Up And Adrien Brody Shows Us He's A "Very Excellent
Driver...Yeah Definitely"
2/21/2005
Joe DeVito Will Be
Providing His Artistic Talent To The Stomping Grounds. Our New
Logo Will Be Awesome Thanks To Joe....Stay Tuned For The New
Graphic.
"Kong: The 8th Wonder of
the World" The Official Title.
2/21/2005
Day 95 A Little Late...But
Hey! My Computer Crashed And I Have No Budget, But Now I'm Back
In Full Swing.
2/16/2005
Latinoreview.com tells
us this is it, the Official logo. What do you think? Let me know
and I'll Post it.
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