Category Archives: Convention News

2018 San Diego Comic Con Opens!

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This year’s comic con has begun. Today is the first official day of San Diego’s annual convention following last night’s preview night.

There are two Star Trek exclusives from Hallmark this year. Look for Lt. Arex and Lt. M’Ress from Star Trek: The Animated Series.  This duo is sold as set of two.
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Hallmark’s second offering is a Gorn itty bitty. Although not an ornament itty bittys have been Hallmark’s other venture with the Star Trek line.

The Gorn joins four Original Series characters and four Next Generation characters in the itty bitty universe.

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Convention attendees should be on the lookout for Discovery’s Commander Saru. Doug Jones will be in the Hallmark booth on Saturday from 5pm-6pm signing Discovery ornaments.

For those of you that can not attend the conventions this year look toward eBay to fill your collection.

PopMinded by Hallmark 2018 Conventions Announcement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 19, 2018) — PopMinded by Hallmark will continue its participation in the nation’s largest pop culture fan gatherings later this year with limited quantities of products and collectibles inspired by iconic characters and developed for exclusive availability at three events.

PopMinded, which debuted in 2016, is Hallmark’s way to celebrate fandom with gifts and collectibles created and curated with all fans in mind. PopMinded continues and expands on Hallmark’s decade-long tradition of providing event attendees access to Hallmark’s ever popular event exclusive products available only through convention pop-up stores.

Hallmark Keepsake Ornament designs, itty bittys® plush characters, and other gift items will be sold in limited quantities at the three events remaining on their 2018 convention calendar:

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Comic-Con International San Diego, to be held July 19-22 in San Diego, California

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The Official 2018 Star Trek Convention, scheduled Aug. 1-5 at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. (Star Trek exclusives only)

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New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 4-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.

Limited Availability items include:

IMG_5342Lieutenant Arex™ and Lieutenant M’Ress™ is a Keepsake Ornament two-pack of characters featured in Star Trek: The Animated Series. In celebration of the Saturday-morning television show’s 45th anniversary, the two alien Starfleet officers created for the series are featured in original sculpts with a total production run of 2,800.

 

IMG_5343A Gorn™ itty bittys plush becomes the first Star Trek alien adversary in that collection. This has a total production run of 2,500.

 

2018 Convention Exclusive Preorders Up on eBay

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Lt. M’Ress and Lt. Arex from the Star Trek: The Animated Series are this year’s convention ornaments.  For those of you that won’t be able to make it to one of the conventions can pick it up secondhand off eBay.  Convention goers are taking preorders for the ornaments with Buy it Now options starting at $99.00.  They will be sold as a set of two with a retail of $40.00 and will be a limited run of 2800.

These ornaments will only be released at San Diego Comic Con (July 19-22), Star Trek Las Vegas (Aug 1-5), and New York Comic Con (Oct 4-7).

2018 Hallmark Star Trek Ornament Release Dates

Hallmark Ornament Premiere Week (July 14-22, 2018)

San Diego Comic-Con (July 19-22, 2018)

Official Las Vegas Star Trek Convention (August 1-5, 2018)

New York Comic Con (October 4-7, 2018)

Hallmark Ornament Debut (October 6-14, 2018)

2018 Hallmark Dream Book Star Trek Ornaments Revealed!

Here it is! The 2018 Hallmark Dream Book has been released online and we got some surprises!

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We had already known about three ornaments that were on the agenda, The Naked Time, U.S.S. Discovery, and the Tricorder.  The Dream Book reveals a new metal NCC-1701 U.S.S. Enterprise. The ornament is listed as a premium ornament and will retail for $39.99.

But that isn’t the biggest news for 2018. Hallmark will celebrate the  45th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series with the first ornaments honoring the series. Last year we noted the TAS’s anniversary as a possibility for a new ornament. 2018’s Convention Exclusives will include Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress. These ornaments will be sold as a set of two with a retail of $40.00.  They will be a limited run of 2800.

Look for our animated crew members at San Diego Comic-Con (July 19-22, 2018), Official Las Vegas Star Trek Convention (August 1-5, 2018), and New York Comic Con (October 4-7, 2018).

2017 New York Comic-Con Begins

New York Comic Con is the East Coast’s largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City.  New York Comic Con attracted over 185,000 fans in 2016, easily making it the largest comic book and pop culture gathering in the country.

New York Comic Con will be held October 5-8, 2017.

This is the last chance to attend a convention and acquire the U.S.S. Enterprise C Battle Damaged Hallmark ornament. Hallmark can be found at Booth #1920.IMG_7785

U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-C, a Keepsake Ornament inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” depicts the iconic starship with a battle-damage paint scheme as it appeared on screen. This repaint of a 2015 Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 3,325 and sales will be limited to 225 per day.

2017 Star Trek Las Vegas Convention is Underway

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Creation Entertainment’s 16th Annual Las Vegas
Official STAR TREK Convention 2017

LAS VEGAS, NV
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
August 2-6, 2017

The Rio Suites Hotel
3700 W. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV

The 16th Annual Las Vegas Star Trek Convention began yesterday and we got our first preview of 2018’s “The Naked Time” ornament.

A complete schedule is available to see what is in store at this year’s event.

A limited number of this year’s Battle Damaged Enterprise C will be available each day.

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2018 “The Naked Time” Ornament Revealed at Star Trek Las Vegas

Trekcore has revealed the first 2018 Hallmark Star Trek ornament and it is “The Naked Time”! The preview was seen at this week’s Star Trek Las Vegas.

You may remember in August of 2016 “The Naked Time” had the best odds of being converted into an ornament at 3:1. See what else was was on our list of most likely ornaments!

What else will 2018 bring from Hallmark? A U.S.S. Discovery perhaps? Possibly a Deep Space Nine ornament to celebrate its 25th Anniversary? We will see.

2017 SDCC Hallmark Booth

Images of this year’s non-Star Wars Hallmark booth. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Hallmark is having any Star Trek sneak peeks like they are with their Star Wars ornaments across the convention hall. Hallmark’s Star Trek displays consist of the three 2017 ornaments (including the event exclusive Enterprise C), six Star Trek ittybittys, last year’s Kirk Squeely and the Robb Pearlman book.

The Enterprise C has a price listed at $40.

Pictures are from Gemr’s Twitter feed. Please visit Gemr’s website to learn more about them.

2017 San Diego Comic-Con Begins Today

San Diego Comic-Con begins tonight with a sneak preview beginning at 6:00 pm local time. No word if we will get sneak previews of 2018 ornaments but we do know that the Enterprise C convention exclusive ornament will be available.

Quantity: 225 pcs, per day (3,325 pcs production run)

Description: laminated painted miniature of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION spaceship (U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC 1701-C); hanging cord; backing card; SDCC Exclusive sticker.

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“U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C, a Keepsake Ornament inspired by the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” depicts the iconic starship with a battle-damage paint scheme as it appeared on screen. This repaint of a 2015 Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 3,325 and sales will be limited to 225 per day.”

San Diego
Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Dr.,
San Diego, CA 92101

July 20–23, 2017
(Preview Night: July 19)

Wed., July 19:
6:00–9:00 PM

Thur.–Sat., July 20-22:
9:30 AM–7:00 PM

Sun., July 23:
9:30 AM–5:00 PM

PopMinded By Hallmark Prepares For Comic-Con International

Source: Hallmark Press Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 10, 2017) – PopMinded by Hallmark is finalizing plans for its annual participation at the nation’s largest pop-culture fan gathering-Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif.-with limited quantities of products and collectibles developed exclusively for attendees.
PopMinded, which debuted nationally last year, is Hallmark’s new way to celebrate fandom with gifts and collectibles created and chosen with all fans in mind. PopMinded continues and expands on Hallmark’s decade-long tradition of providing event attendees access to Hallmark’s ever popular event exclusive products through its event pop-up store.
Three exclusive Hallmark Keepsake Ornament designs, an itty bittys® plush, and several other gift items will be sold in limited quantities at Comic-Con International, to be held July 20-23 at the San Diego Convention Center:
• T-70 X-Wing Fighter, a Keepsake Ornament of Poe Dameron’s starfighter as depicted in the beginning of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This repaint of a 2016 Keepsake Ornament includes sound between Poe & BB-8 before the starfighter was destroyed on Jakku and has a total production run of 3,275 and sales will be limited to 275 per day.
• Walrus Man itty bittys® plush adds to the Mos Eisley Cantina crowd with a the throw-back again to the original action figures and packaging. This has a total production run of 4,000 and sales will be limited to 300 per day.
• The Imperial R2-Q5 droid becomes part of the astromech droid-themed perpetual calendar and features an additional set of date cubes in aurebesh, the famed language used throughout the Star Wars galaxy. The calendar has a total production run of 1,600, and 170 of them will be offered for sale each day.
• C-3PO and R2-D2 collectible pin set of two, featuring the iconic Star Wars droids in 8-bit stylization.
• HARLEY QUINN is a Keepsake Ornament created exclusively for event sales featuring the DC Super Villain as seen in the 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures film, Suicide Squad. This ornament has a total production run of 2,575 and sales will be limited to 175 per day.
• WONDER WOMAN movie itty bittys® Christmas ornament inspired by her appearance in this year’s record- breaking, box office feature film. This decoupage ornament has a total production run of 1,700 and sales will be limited to 100 per day.
• A poster featuring DC Comics characters rendered in 8-bit stylizations. The poster has a total run of 600, and 60 posters will be offered for sale each day.
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C, a Keepsake Ornament inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode ‘Yesterday’s Enterprise,’ depicts the iconic starship with a battle-damage paint scheme as it appeared on screen. This repaint of a 2015 Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 3,325 and sales will be limited to 225 per day.
These event exclusives also will be available to attendees of New York Comic Con, set Oct. 5-8.
These event exclusives as well as an assortment of Star Wars products will be available from PopMinded’s space in the Star Wars Pavilion, Booth 2913-R. Highlights of the week in this booth include character visits, daily button giveaways featuring 2017 Star Wars Keepsake Ornaments, and sneak peeks of select Hallmark’s Star Wars products to be released in late 2017 and during 2018.
A second PopMinded location, Booth 1505, will sell a selection of Keepsake Ornaments, itty bittys® plush and gift products featuring Marvel, Star Trek, DC Comics and other pop culture brands. The event-exclusive DC Comics poster will only be sold in this space, while all other event exclusives will only be available in the other booth location. Additionally, shoppers at Booth 1505 will receive free buttons featuring itty bittys® plush characters.
Additional details including prices for each exclusive product will be announced at the event.