Latest News: Characters & Interests – Star Trek

Latest News: Characters & Interests – Star Trek2018-03-12T12:01:57-06:00

Press Release: Hallmark Prepares for SDCC 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 5, 2018) — PopMinded by Hallmark is putting the final touches on plans for its annual trip to San Diego, Calif., for Comic-Con International—the nation’s largest pop-culture fan gathering—with limited quantities of products and collectibles developed exclusively for attendees of the event, scheduled July 19-22. (more…)

July 11th, 2018|0 Comments

Press Release: Hallmark Introduces Limited Availability Products for 2018 Events

Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, itty bittys® and gifts among items planned at three events

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:

  • Comic-Con International San Diego, to be held July 19-22 in San Diego, California
  • The Official 2018 Star Trek Convention, scheduled Aug. 1-5 at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. (Star Trek exclusives only)
  • New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 4-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.

Limited Availability items include:


Star Wars™

Lando Calrissian™ and Lobot™
Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Back™

Boba Fett™ 
Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Back™
itty bittys®

BB-8 Perpetual Calendar
Star Wars™

A golden variation of the Resistance hero droid BB-8™ serves as a perpetual calendar that features an additional set of date cubes in aurebesh, the famed language used throughout the Star Wars galaxy.
Total production run: 1,200.
$40.00 USA


STAR TREK™


Ready Player One

Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress
STAR TREK: The Animated Series™

Gorn™ 
STAR TREK™
itty bittys®

A Gorn™ itty bittys® plush becomes the first Star Trek alien adversary in that collection.
Total production run: 2,500.
$10.00 USA

The Iron Giant
Ready Player One


Marvel Comics

Captain America • Iron Man • Thanos
MARVEL
PXL8®

Set of three

A Marvel Avengers three-pack of PXL8® ornaments inspired by Captain America, Iron Man and Thanos.
Total production run: 1,500.
$39.00 USA

Dr. Strange 
MARVEL
PXL8®

A PXL8® ornament inspired by Dr. Strange.
(sold separately)
Total production run: 1,500.


Additional pop culture content:

An expanded line of PXL8® style collectible enamel pins featuring 8-bit renditions of favorite characters will debut at PopMinded events in 2018. The pins, available while supplies last, will include three different two-packs of PXL8 pins featuring fan-favorite couples:

Ant-Man & The Wasp
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pins
$15.00 USA

Aquaman™ & Mera™
DC
PXL8® Enamel Pins
$15.00 USA

Boushh™ & Han in Carbonite™
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™
PXL8® Enamel Pins
$15.00 USA

Leia in Boushh disguise and Han Solo in Carbonite.

These pins, first made available at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Wash., will be sold at Comic-Con International San Diego and New York Comic Con.

In addition to the sets, PopMinded will offer the following Convention Exclusive PXL8® style collectible enamel pins:

Black Panther
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA

Exclusive to Emerald City Comic Con

Thanos
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA

Exclusive to Comic-Con International San Diego

Quark™
STAR TREK: Deep Space Nine™
25th Anniversary
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA

Features a stylized rendition of the Ferengi bar owner.

Exclusive to the Official Star Trek Convention.

Deadpool
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA

Exclusive to New York Comic Con

A limited number of 2018 exclusive Keepsake Ornaments will be available for sale later this year to members of the Keepsake Ornament Club. Information for joining the club can be found online at Hallmark.com/KOC

At the end of the 2018 convention season in October, any remaining stock of the year’s exclusives may be made available for sale online. Check for details at PopMinded.com

Additional details about prices and daily allocations for each exclusive product as well as activity plans for each event will be announced closer to the respective convention dates. Look for additional non-exclusive Hallmark pop-culture products including greeting cards to be available at each event.

June 19th, 2018|0 Comments

2018 Reveal: Fan Conventions Exclusives

Here are the event-exclusive Keepsake Ornaments Hallmark will have at the conventions they are attending.


2018 National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention

An ornament will be sold in limited quantities at the 2018 National BARBIE® Doll Collectors Convention, scheduled for July 11-14, in Phoenix , AZ.

Shoe-sational!
Barbie™ Ornament


Comic-Con® International and New York Comic Con

Three ornament designs will be offered in limited quantities at Comic-Con® International, to be held July 19-22, 2018 in San Diego, Calif., and at New York Comic Con, set for October 4-6, 2018 in New York City.

Lando Calrissian™ and Lobot™
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™

Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress*
STAR TREK: The Animated Series™

*NOTE: Will also be available at The Official STAR TREK™ Convention to be held August 1-5 in Las Vegas

The Iron Giant
Ready Player One

April 13th, 2018|0 Comments

2018 Sneak Peek: New York Comic Con (Pop Culture)

In conjunction with New York Comic Con, Hallmark provided a sneak peek of some of the pop culture ornaments that will be released in 2018. Amongst the designs shown were (7 previously divulged images and 5 newly revealed pictures.)


Harry Potter™

First Impressions
Harry Potter

Newt Scamander’s™ Niffler
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them™


Star Wars™

TIE Fighter™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Storytellers Collection

Millennium Falcon™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Storytellers Collection

Boba Fett™
Star Wars™

C-3PO™
Star Wars™

A Rebellious Rescue
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™


STAR TREK

U.S.S. Discovery™
STAR TREK: Discovery™

“The Naked Time”
STAR TREK™

Starfleet Tricorder™
STAR TREK


2001: A Space Odyssey


DC Comics

HAL 9000
2001: A Space Odyssey™ (1968)

 

BATGIRL™
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS™

October 7th, 2017|0 Comments

2018 Sneak Peek: STAR TREK™

“The Naked Time” (1966)
STAR TREK™

In conjunction with the official STAR TREK Convention in Las Vegas, August 2-6, 2017, Hallmark revealed the next TOS scene that will be memorialized as a Keepsake Ornament in 2018. It is “The Naked Time.”

August 4th, 2017|0 Comments

Hallmark Event-Exclusive Products for 2017 (UPDATED)

Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, itty bittys® and gifts among items planned at seven events

PopMinded by Hallmark plans its highest-ever level of yearly participation at the nation’s largest pop culture fan gatherings with limited quantities of products and collectibles developed exclusively for events starting next month.

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.

PopMinded will appear at Planet Comicon Kansas City scheduled April 28-30 at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Mo. This show will be the debut offering of a Hallmark itty bittys Christmas ornament inspired by DC’s Wonder Woman as she appears in her namesake Warner Bros. Pictures feature film that opens worldwide beginning June 2, 2017. This decoupage ornament has a total production run of 1,700 and sales at the event will be limited to 100 per day.

Three exclusive Hallmark Keepsake Ornament designs, an itty bittys® plush, and two other gift items will be sold in limited quantities at Comic-Con International, to be held July 20-23 in San Diego, Calif.:

U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-C, STAR TREK: The Next Generation™ – 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.

HARLEY QUINN™, Suicide Squad – 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.

T-70 X-Wing Fighter™, Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™ – A Keepsake Ornament of Poe Dameron’s starfighter as depicted in the beginning of Star Wars Episode VII: 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™, Star Wars™: A New Hope™ – This 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.

R2-Q5™, Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™ – This perpetual calendar features a stylized version of the imperial astromech droid. It also includes 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.

WONDER WOMAN™ – Hallmark itty bittys Christmas ornament also will be available at the event with sales limited to 100 per day.

PopMinded will make its first appearance at The Official 2017 Star Trek Convention, scheduled Aug. 2-6 at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. The repainted U.S.S. EnterpriseNCC-1701-C Keepsake Ornament previously available at Comic-Con International will be sold at this event with 100 available each day.

Another first for PopMinded will be Salt Lake Comic Con, scheduled Sept. 21-23 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Products to be sold at the PopMinded booth will be announced closer to the event.

At New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 5-8 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, PopMinded will offer all items previously available at Comic-Con International with the same daily allocations.

Additional details about prices for each exclusive product, as well as activity plans for each event will be announced closer to the respective convention dates.

For more information about PopMinded by Hallmark and the products offered, visit Hallmark.com/PopMinded

U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-C
STAR TREK: The Next Generation™

HARLEY QUINN™
Suicide Squad

T-70 X-Wing Fighter™
Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™

Walrus Man™ (Ponda Baba)
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
itty bittys®

R2-Q5™
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™
Perpetual Calendar

Wonder Woman™
itty bittys® ornament

March 30th, 2017|0 Comments

2017 STAR TREK Sneak Peek

The STAR TREK 50th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas is in full swing and Hallmark is there with a Sneak Peek of one of next year’s Trek Keepsake Ornaments, the U.S.S. Franklin form STAR TREK: BEYOND.

U.S.S. Franklin™
STAR TREK: BEYOND™

August 6th, 2016|0 Comments

Fan Convention-Exclusives for Members Only

Three convention-exclusive Keepsake Ornaments (Batman™ in Battle, U.S.S. Enterprise™, and Beginnings: Boba Fett™) will be available for KOC members to purchase after the conventions have ended. Purchase one of each ornament on July 25 or on October 10.

There’s a limited supply of 250 each, so don’t miss out!

Visit Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub on the dates above to see the ornaments and order yours!

Batman™ in Battle
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
This Keepsake Ornament depicts the Caped
Crusader’s armored uniform.

U.S.S. Enterprise™
STAR TREK™ “Pilot Version”
50th Anniversary Edition
repaint of 2016
Keepsake Ornament
Featuring dialogue and music directly from the original “Star Trek” TV series,
this Keepsake Ornament depicts the iconic starship as originally built and painted for special-effects filming.

 

Beginnings: Boba Fett™

Star Wars™
Special Edition
Set of 2 ornaments
Based on original concept art by designer Ralph McQuarrie, this ornament provides a rare glimpse
into the white-armored origins of the galaxy’s most infamous bounty hunter.

June 25th, 2016|0 Comments
Go to Top