Out of all of the child characters in the Willy Wonka story, Violet Beauregarde was originally excluded from Funko Pop’s original line-up.

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The classic Disney lineup includes Minnie and Mickey Mouse, Daisy and Donald Duck, Chip and Dale, Pluto, and more. If you haven’t stashed away an ample assortment of paraphernalia, you’re probably wondering why do people even collect Funko Pops ?ACON Investments, LLC announced in late 2015 that it had acquired Funko from Fundamental Capital, LLC, but would keep current staff and the head of company. The Mystery Mini series consists of a group of blind boxes that have a random character within, from a variety of series. Not the most eco-friendly option, for sure, but thankfully, most collectors keep their pet Pops for decades. Joining him in the league will be Ryan Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez, who are also getting their own Funko pop collectibles.

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As we begin to close in on the oldest of Funko Pop figures, we venture more deeply into bobblehead territory, which were among the first types of figures that the Funko company made. In 2015, Funko and Marvel partnered to launch Marvel Collector Corps, a subscription box service featuring exclusive collectibles, apparel, and accessories. In February 2019, Funko acquired award-winning board game development studio Forrest-Pruzan Creative, [41] including the design studio imprint Prospero Hall, [42] forming Funko Games.Offer only available on qualifying products and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions.

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Funko artists use ZBrush to create digital models that are revised before being made into prototype sculptures, which are sent for approval from manufacturers and licensors. Funko retail-exclusive variants are collectible figures available exclusively at select retailers such as Target, Walmart, Hot Topic, GameStop, and numerous others.Among the cute Funko Pops ranks, you can find Monika and Phoebe from “Friends,” Chewbacca (it’s probably pretty obvious we’re quite partial to “Star Wars”), E. After having experienced a modest amount of success with their first figure, the Big Boy Wacky Wobblers bobblehead, it still ultimately wasn’t enough to pay all invoices and sell out inventory. Common variances include different molds or character poses, a flocked (fuzzy) finish, metallic paint, glitter, and translucence.