They sing. They dance. They battle demons. They're now collectible! Pop culture collectibles brand, Funko, is expanding its POP! Mystery series with an exclusive new collection celebrating hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters. The collection brings six demons from the film into its surprise-and-delight blind-box format. The launch marks one of the latest additions to Funko's POP! Mystery series, which puts a new spin on collecting by keeping the POP! inside each box a mystery until it is opened. Designed to fuel the thrill of the hunt for collectors worldwide, the series includes different rarity levels, and the ultimate collector prize, a one-of-one Worldwide Chase. The KPop Demon Hunters POP! Mystery collection features six demons recreated in Funko's signature POP! style: POP! Jinu, POP! Abby, POP! Baby, POP! Mystery, POP! Romance and POP! Crying Demon. Each vinyl figure is also accompanied by a corresponding POP! Card. Each of the six characters has a 1-in-6 chance of being found, with collectors also having a 1-in-72 chance of uncovering the rare Mystery Chase. For the rarest find, just one box globally will contain the one-of-one Worldwide Chase. The lucky collector who uncovers this chase can opt to either keep the prized possession or swap it in for $10,000 USD as part of Funko's Buy Back Program. With every figure sealed inside blind-box packaging, fans won't know which demon, or potentially ultra-rare chase, they have scored until they open the box. The Funko KPop Demon Hunters POP! Mystery collection is available now for $24.99 AUD fromEB Games, ZiNG Pop Culture Australia, Popcultcha and select toy specialists.

SEC settles insider trading case against Jon Kipp over $483,746 Funko stock sale. The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled an insider trading case against Jon P. Kipp, a Kirkland, Washington resident who sold his entire Funko stake after receiving a confidential warning from the company's then-chief executive. Kipp agreed to pay 1,073,009 dollars in disgorgement, interest, and civil penalties, according to a settlement filed in federal court. The case, announced in Litigation Release No. 26640 on September 15, 2026, shows how a single text message between longtime friends turned into a seven-figure enforcement action. It also shows how regulators can reconstruct private conversations years after the fact. What happened. The SEC filed its settled action on September 14, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Case No. 26-cv-03289. The complaint centers on Funko's July 13, 2023 announcement that its then-CEO would take a leave of absence and cease serving as chief executive. Two days before that announcement, according to the SEC, the CEO sent Kipp a text message. The executive revealed that Funko's board of directors had placed him on a sabbatical and that he planned to leave the company permanently. The two men had been close personal friends for decades and had worked together at Funko before Kipp retired several years earlier. Kipp acted on the message immediately. On the morning of July 13, 2023, he sold all 247,335 Funko shares he owned. Funko's stock price fell the day after the announcement, and the SEC calculates that his timing helped him avoid approximately 483,746 dollars in losses. Key facts in the SEC's case against Jon P. Kipp. | Detail | Information | | Defendant | Jon P. Kipp, Kirkland, Washington | | Court and case number | W.D. Wash., No. 26-cv-03289 | | SEC release | Litigation Release No. 26640, September 15, 2026 | | Shares sold | 247,335 Funko shares | | Losses avoided | Approximately $483,746.40 | | Disgorgement | $483,746.40 | | Prejudgment interest | $105,516.93 | | Civil penalty | $483,746.40 | | Total monetary remedies | $1,073,009.73 | The civil penalty matches the losses avoided dollar for dollar. That one-to-one structure is a common feature of settled insider trading actions, and it sits on top of disgorgement and interest rather than replacing them. Kipp consented to the judgment without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, and the settlement remains subject to court approval. Funko shareholders and the impact of the trade. Funko, the pop-culture collectibles company behind the Pop! vinyl figure line, trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FNCO. Small-cap stocks are especially sensitive to leadership news, and a surprise chief executive exit can erase months of gains in a single session. Kipp held nearly a quarter of a million shares. Selling them ahead of the announcement, rather than after it, preserved close to half a million dollars in value. Ordinary shareholders had no such warning. Investors who held Funko through the announcement absorbed the decline on public information alone, while one person inside the company's personal network traded with an edge the market never saw. That asymmetry is exactly what securities law prohibits. The SEC's San Francisco Regional Office led the investigation, which the agency credits to Duncan C. Simpson LaGoy with assistance from Russell R. O'Brien, under the supervision of Chrissy Filipp, Rahul Kolhatkar, and Jason H. Lee. What investors should do. First, a clarification that matters for expectations. The money Kipp pays goes to the government, not into a fund for Funko shareholders. Investors who held the stock in July 2023 are not claimants in this enforcement action, and the settlement creates no mechanism for them to recover market losses. Second, the case is a reminder about private conversations. The tip at the center of this case was a text message between two old friends, not a board memo or a filing. Insider trading exposure does not depend on formal channels, and neither does detection. Third, the enforcement tail is long. The SEC reconstructed a July 2023 trade and filed charges more than three years later, in September 2026, using records the market generates every day. Investors reviewing their own history with a financial professional should assume the same permanence. How to recover your losses. Losses from news-driven market declines are generally not recoverable through arbitration. 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Funko unveils first wave of A Court of Thorns and Roses POP! Collectibles. ACOTAR fans, it's time to make some room on those shelves! Funko is diving headfirst into the magical world of Prythian with the first wave of A Court of Thorns and Roses POP! collectibles, bringing some of Sarah J. Maas' most beloved - and dangerous - characters to life in adorable vinyl form. Available for pre-order beginning September 1, 2026, the new A Court of Thorns and Roses Funko POP! collection features a seriously enchanting lineup, including Feyre Archeron, Tamlin, Lucien Vanserra, The Suriel, Rhysand, and Amarantha. Whether your allegiance lies with the Spring Court, Night Court, or somewhere in between, there's a POP! figure ready to join your collection. Discover more TV Shows & Programs Books & Literature The main wave available through Funko.com includes Tamlin, Lucien Vanserra, The Suriel, Rhysand, and POP! Premium: Feyre painting a set of drawers. And because apparently Prythian needed even more temptation, Funko.com will also offer exclusive POP! figures of Amarantha and Tamlin in Beast Form - with the latter getting an extra-special flocked Chase version. But that's not all, because the exclusive hunt is officially on! Fans can also pick up retailer-exclusive versions of Feyre Archeron. Barnes & Noble will offer its own exclusive Feyre figure, while Books-A-Million will have Feyre Under the Mountain. Naturally, collecting them all may be considerably easier than surviving the trials of Prythian - but not by much. And if adorable vinyl figures aren't enough to satisfy your ACOTAR obsession, Funko's sister brand Loungefly is getting in on the action too. A companion A Court of Thorns and Roses collection is scheduled to launch in October, giving fans even more ways to show off their love for the bestselling fantasy universe. Based on Sarah J. Maas' massively popular A Court of Thorns and Roses series, the story has become a powerhouse of the fantasy genre. The series currently consists of five New York Times bestselling books: A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Frost and Starlight, and A Court of Silver Flames. With the next two books in the series slated for release in October and January, there's clearly plenty more ACOTAR magic on the horizon. So, whether you're Team Rhysand, Team Tamlin, fiercely devoted to The Suriel's mysterious wisdom, or simply here for the tiny versions of your favorite characters, Funko's first wave of A Court of Thorns and Roses POP! figures is about to make Prythian a whole lot more collectible. The new figures are available for pre-order starting September 1, 2026, at Funko.com, with select exclusives available through Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.