Pop culture news, as it arrives.
Image Comics names Comics Etc. (Australia) the Summer 2025 Image Select Retailer Award winner at SDCC. Prize includes a commemorative medallion, social Q&A spotlight, and a 250-copy store-branded gold-foil variant. Next nomination window coming soon.
Junji Ito is inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame at SDCC 2025. The bestselling horror master behind Tomie, Uzumaki, and Gyo (with Uzumaki now streaming) joins comics’ pantheon. Next up: Moan: Junji Ito Story Collection arrives Oct 7, 2025.
At SDCC 2025, JAKKS Pacific unveiled a stacked lineup: Super Mario 12″ Big Bad Bowser (Costco) and interactive Princess Peach; The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror advent calendar + premium figs; DC x Sonic figures/plush; Shadow 18″ ice-cream bar plush (GameStop); new Metroid, Donkey Kong, Dog Man, and Bendy.