PRESS START: Mass Effect and Master Assassins

by Andrea Purcell

It’s dangerous to go alone, so take November’s PRESS START: Video Game Comics and Collectibles Column! Make your artwork out of this world in the Mass Effect Adult Coloring Book, complete your Neko Atsume collection with the latest desktop figure, explore the start of an all new chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga, and more in this month’s PRESS START! Level up your comics and collectibles with PRESS START!

Video game-related items are sprinkled through each month’s PREVIEWS catalog, and we go through to pick out the coolest products. With everything from comics and art books to statues and toys, the PREVIEWS catalog is full of everything a gamer needs.

Don't wait to reach a save point. Head to your local comic shop to pre-order all of the cool items in this month’s column and many more!

Mass Effect Coloring Book

Even video games can’t escape the adult coloring book craze and Dark Horse Comics is giving the fans what they want with the Mass Effect Adult Coloring Book (NOV160083). With forty-five black and white illustrations waiting for intrepid explorers to uncover, this coloring book will take you to the edge of the galaxy and back. Featuring artwork from all three Mass Effect installments and even art inspired by the highly anticipated new chapter, Mass Effect: Andromeda, this science fiction adventure is perfect for fans looking to bring a little more color into their world. 

Sonic X Sanrio 10 inch Deluxe Plush Characters

The fastest character in video games continues his 25th anniversary celebration with a crossover too cute to handle! Toynami is bringing together two of Japan’s favorite cuddly creatures with the Sonic X Sanrio 10 inch Deluxe Plush Characters. Featuring the fan favorite Sanrio characters dressed up as the main characters from Sonic the Hedgehog, fans of both series will love this adorable mashup. Fans can choose from Sonic X Hello Kitty (NOV162591), Tails X Chococat (NOV162592), Knuckles X Badtz-Maru (NOV162590), or Amy X My Melody (NOV162589). 

Neko Atsume Kitty Collector Desktop Figures Version 2 Blindbox Display

Take your kitty collection to the next level with the second set of Neko Atsume figures from Banpresto. Unlock even the most hard to find cats with the new Neko Atsume Kitty Collector Desktop Figures Version 2 Blindbox Display (NOV162685). With fan favorite kitties like Smokey, Sassy Fran with cardboard café, Guy Furry and his heating stove, Bolt, Misty, and Speckles, you can go for your favorite or get them all! Bring your digital obsession into the real world with these adorable desktop figures.  

Assassin's Creed Defiance #1

An all new chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga starts now in Titan Comics latest series, Assassin’s Creed Defiance #1 (NOV161823). Tensions are running high for the Brotherhood and Templar Order as the Phoenix Project gets closer to completion, and a new world order is looming on the horizon. It’s up to Charlotte and her new allies to use their knowledge and skill to save humanity from this hidden threat, but can they stop it in time? And when the Templar agent Otso Berg finds a rebel faction within his own order, he must confront his own loyalties to the Templar Order.

Mass Effect 3 Thane Krios Statue

Gaming Heads newest statue is stepping out of the shadows and into your collection with an amazing 18 1/2" tall rendition of Mass Effect 3’s deadlist assassin. Highly limited to only 1,000 pieces worldwide, Bioware fans will want to add the Mass Effect 3 Thane Krios Statue (NOV162868) to their collection. Beautifully cast in polystone resin and hand painted by skilled artisans, Thane is sculpted with his trusty M-4 Shuriken submachine gun at his side. Complete with full color packaging, a hand numbered base, and a certificate of authenticity, this collector’s item will vanish just as quickly as it appeared. 

Gears of War 4 Del Walker Action Figure

A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait Diaz and Delmont Walker, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy. This Del Walker figure (NOV160743) from McFarlane Toys stands roughly 7" tall, features accurate and hyper realistic paint decoration as well as multiple points of articulation for various posing.