New Merch For Simpsons, Futurama, Halo

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Bendable FUTURAMA characters, a Homer and Bart GUITAR HERO controller and HALO costumes are just some of the dozens of license agreements 20th Century Fox announced Thursday.

With an exceptional year of milestones behind it including its first feature length film, an historic 400th episode under its belt, and the imminent opening of a ride at Universal Studios in both Orlando and Hollywood, THE SIMPSONS heads into 2008 stronger than ever.

Fox Licensing and Merchandising will capitalize on this momentum with a robust line of new products from its partners across the spectrum from one of the year’s most popular video game titles, to an innovative new line of collectibles.

Fox L&M has tapped Solutions 2 Go to create a full line of gaming accessories.

Now fans looking to relive Homer’s famous stint as lead singer and guitarist in Sadgasm, will be able to thanks to the introduction of Homer and Bart GUITAR HERO skins.

These latest additions to the GUITAR HERO craze will be an absolute must-have for rock n’ roll coolness.

Other accessories hot on the list for any true fan of THE SIMPSONS include new tin case bundles, PS2 controllers featuring Bart, Wii bundles, Nintendo DS skins and stylus kits, and a universal dance mat.

Russ Berrie will take the lead from its hilarious Dancing Homer plush of last year to introduce the all-new Disco Inferno Homer.

This new plush sings and dances to a disco beat, bringing back memories of a time when Homer had a full head of hair.

Finally, rounding out the SIMPSONS highlights for this year’s show, Kid Robot will bring its distinct sense of artistry to unveil a highly specialized line of collectibles for the first time.

Toynami lead the line-up this year with its collection of six-inch action figures from FUTURAMA.

Each figure offers consumers a little more than meets the eye with a supplemental component that, when assembled with other pieces from the set, forms a brand new robot action figure.

In addition to Toynami’s line-up, NJ Croce will introduce a new line of bendables, bendable sets, and bendable key chains featuring characters and accessories from the show.

Headlining HALO’s toy program is the exquisite action figure and die-cast vehicle line from toy industry innovator - McFarlane Toys.

McFarlane Toys has developed incredible replicas of Master Chief, Cortana, Brute Chieftain, The Ghost and The Brute Chopper.

In addition, Master Replicas, unveiled never before seen six-inch die-cast vehicles along with FX plasma swords with lights and sounds and Master Chief and Red Spartan/Blue Spartan scaled helmets.

Straight from Japan, Kotobukiya showcased new sculpts of Master Chief and Cortana as well as the Steel Spartan statue.






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