On Tuesday, Marvel Entertainment announced the launch of Marvel Made, an online platform powered by convention organization company ReedPOP that offers exclusive, “prestigious” Marvel products for a limited time. The site is now live with its first offering, a limited-edition enamel pin set and a collector’s notebook pack featuring art by Eisner Award-winning artist Skottie Young, who Marvel fans know best for their variant covers . “Going back to its roots with Stan Lee, Marvel has always had a direct connection to its fans,” Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Entertainment, said in a press release. “Marvel Made continues that tradition by providing all true believers with truly exciting and unique high-end collectibles that could only be created by the House of Ideas.”
Mike Pasciullo, Vice President of Brand and Communications for Marvel, adds: “Over the years, Marvel fans have become increasingly excited about collecting the exclusive high-end merchandise we offer at conventions, festivals and other special events, and we’ve received more requests than ever from our die-hard fans for more ways to celebrate the Marvel Universe. Marvel Made is the next step in the evolution of our convention merchandise, which will expand that sense of community and deepen our relationship with fans, all while offering the same level of quality and exclusivity that our fans know and love. We look forward to introducing the rest of these items in the coming months. “
To start, Marvel Made is launching 2,500 Marvel Made Skottie Young Premier Bundles, available until August 7 or while supplies last. Packages cost $ 199 + tax and shipping and are limited to two per customer. Package content includes:
- A new Limited Edition Enamel ten pin basic set, featuring Black Widow, Captain America, Iron Man, Captain Marvel and more
- Five additional bonus enamel pins exclusive to the pack, featuring debut designs for Carnage (from Marvel Comics ‘Absolute Carnage), Jean Gray (from Marvel Comics’ House of X), Advanced Suit Spider-Man (from Marvel’s Spider-Man video game), and plus
- An oversized 8 ½ “x 11” hardcover notebook with facsimile sketch pages and a cover with an original illustration of the Advanced Suit Spider-Man from Marvel’s Spider-Man video game
- An exclusive version of Marvel Made Skottie Young variant of Excalibur # 1, written by Tini Howard
Marvel Made also offers blind boxes at launch for $ 30. Blind boxes include two random pins from Skottie Young’s Marvel Made set. Until now, Young’s pins have only been available for purchase at conventions.
“Since we started pin games five years ago, it has been very gratifying to see how excited fans see their Marvel Super Heroes come to life. I never expected these pins to take off as they did, and I’m stunned every time they end up in a convention, “says Young. “As a comic book writer and artist, I love to share my passion for comics anywhere I can, and I hope fans will feel the same way when they get a chance to showcase these new Marvel Made pins!”
Each purchase of Marvel Made will include an exclusive variant comic. The first 1,000 people to order a Marvel Made Skottie Young Premier package will also receive a limited edition Excalibur # 1 Skottie Young variant comic sketch.
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