Shocker Toys Acquires Licensing Rights for Deadworld and Realm

Posted: Friday, May 26, 2006
Posted By: Kevin Noel Olson

BUFFALO, NY Shocker Toys are pleased to announce the signing of the newest licensed products from its action figure line! Deadworld and Realm join the impressive lineup of properties scheduled for the Indie Spotlight such as Magnus Robot Fighter, Madman, Witchblade, Nexus, Retro Rocket, Toxic Avenger, Judge Dredd, Shadowhawk, Grim Jack, Badger, Cyberforce, and many others.



Deadworld and Realm figures will have 20 or more points of articulation in the action figures plus they will join the Shockinis block figure line. Both Deadworld and Realm are long running series from Caliber and Gary Reed with each series having over 40 issues released.


"Deadworld is currently being released by Desperado Publishing via Image Comics,"� said creator and writer, Gary Reed. "We're glad to be aligned with Shocker Toys and with the recent shipping of the complete Deadworld on CD with over 1,700 pages of material from Eagle One Media and the announcement of the mass market t-shirt deal with Rotten Cotton, I'm doing my best to make sure everyone can get enough Deadworld in their homes."� For more information on Deadworld, visit Deadworld.info.

Reed also said that he is close to announcing a new Realm series with friend and Legendlore writer, Joe Martin, handling the scripting chores. "We have the publisher and we have the artists lined up but we don't have the schedule yet."

About Gary Reed

Gary Reed was the publisher of Caliber Comics and is currently a freelance writer with recent projects including Deadworld from Image, Spirit of the Samurai from Actionopolis, graphic novels from Penguin Books, Raven Chronicles from Atlantis, and others. For more information, visit GaryReed.net.

About Shocker Toys LLP

New York, Buffalo based Shocker Toys LLP, founded by Geoff Beckett in 1999 as a creative new product developer in the toy industry. This company is transforming itself into a fully functioning new force in the action figure business. The company's current roster includes such lines as Toxic Avenger, Electrobytes, Toxic Crusaders, AC Comics, Blue Water Productions, Arcana Studio, Bucky O'Hare, Tripping the Rift, GWAR and their own new brands of customizable toys. For more info visit: ShockerToys.com



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