Guardians of the Galaxy Dorbz Line at Toy Fair

Last week we reported on the Dorbz Line being released by Funko's new Vinyl Sugar Brand.
Well a lot more figures have been revealed at New York Toy Fair including a Guardians of the Galaxy line.

 The GOTG line will include the main Guardians Star-Lord both asked and Unmasked, Drax, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora. It will also include the villains The Collector,  Ronan, Nebula, Yondu and Korath.  Hopefully the line is successful and we see a Howard the Duck at some point.

Check them out below.

Guardians of the Galaxy Villains - Pop Vinyl Style

If you have been reading the Comic Book Hunter & Gatherer blog then you know that we are huge fans of  the Guardians of the Galaxy both the comics and the blockbuster movie. You can read all about the characters in our Guardians of the Galaxy Character Guide .
We are also big fans of the Pop Vinyl figures, Dancing Baby Groot has to be the cutest Pop so far.
Well if you also love the movie, collect the Pop! Figures but dealt that the Guardians villains have been missing your prays have been answered. Funko is releasing the baddies of Guardians of the Galaxy this March.
The set will include Nebula, Ronan the Accuser, Yondu, the Collector and Thanos.

Nebula, Ronan, Yondu and the Collector each stand 3 3/4-inches tall but they will all cower beside Thanos.

Thanos is a towering 6-inch tall Pop! Vinyl Bobble Head. With fists clenched and an arrogant grin on his face, he’s adorned in his blue and gold armor and ready to take over the Galaxy… and rule over all of your Pop! collection. No Guantlet yet, fingers crossed the next version does.

So get out there pre-order your Villains of the Galaxy today. If you would like to share your collection you can email us at Farleyclan003@yahoo.com and we will write a post about it.

Good Luck on Your Hunt!

Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy

Hopefully you had the chance to see the Guardians of the Galaxy, we will continue our look at the various characters that appear in the film. Nebula is a space pirate connected to Thanos.
Nebula made her first appearance in Avengers #257, you can own a mint graded copy for about $40, yes only $100, ungraded for about $25. Get this comic!

About Nebula
Nebula is a brutal space pirate and mercenary. She took control of Thanoses former spaceship Sanctuary II. She believed that Thanos was dead and Nebula claimed that he had been her grandfather. 

First Appearance

Captain Marvel meets Nebula the space pirate in deep space.  While on Earth teh rest of the Avengers are in the Savage Land with KaZar wife Shanna. meanwhile, the Avengers follow Terminus into the Savage Land, where they meet Ka-Zar and Zabu, they battle Terminus a creature who appears to be a robot, Hercules rips through Terminus's armor revealing that he is in fact an obese creature. The first appearance of Nebula was released in July 1985, it was was written by Roger Stern and pencilled. By John Buscema.

In Guardians of the Galaxy
Nebula will be played by Karen Gillan of Doctor Who fame. Nebula is an assassin trained by Thanos alongside her adopted sister Gamora.

Things for you to do
1) Go buy Avengers #257
2) Go see Guardians of the Galaxy
3) Read our Guardians of the Galaxy Character Guide
4) Celebrate how great your life is!
5) Enjoy the hunt

Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy

The countdown to Guardians of the Galaxy is almost complete, hopefully you can hunt down some tickets for premier. While you do, we continue our look at each characters first appearance, today we look at the lady of the group, Gamora. See previous review in our Guardians of the Galaxy Character Guide.
Gamora made her first appearance in Strange  Tales #180 alongside Adam Warlock. A graded gem mint 9.8 can be added to your collection for the low price of $1,500 while ungraded will cost you less then $10. This is the best deal of all the characters appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy, especially since Comic legend Jim Starlin wrote, drew and colored the issue.


About Gamora
Gamora is the last of her species, the Zen Whoberi. Her kind were exterminated by the Badoon. As a child Gamora was found by Thanos and trained to be a assassin. Her skills  earned her the nickname "The deadliest woman in the whole galaxy".  As she grew older Gamora realized that Thanos was more of a threat then anyone she had faced so she turned on him and has battled him since.

First Appearance
Gamora battles alongside Adam Warlock for control of the Soul Gem against Magnus and the Black Knights of the Soul Gem. During this battle it is revealed that Magnus is Adam Warlock from the future and he is put on trail.

In Guardians of the Galaxy
Zoe Saldana plays Gamora in the film she will be a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in their fight against Ronan the Accuser.

Now it's time to go out and find Marvel Tales #180, buy your tickets for GOTG and enjoy the fruits of your spoils.

Good Luck on Your Hunt!
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