Marvel Celebrates The Muppets 70th Anniversary with Variant Covers!

Marvel is teaming up with The Muppets to celebrate our felty friend's 70th anniversary with a series of variant covers featuring the Muppets as various Marvel characters. 

First 6 of the 10 covers have been revealed including The Electric Mayhem as the Avengers, The Swedish Chef sporting some "adamantium" spoons, Fozzie as The Fantastic Four's Thing, Sam Eagle as Captain America, Kermit as Thor and Gonzo as the Silver Surfer. 

These homages by top Marvel artists, will appear on select Marvel comic books and feature the Muppets parodying some of the most iconic Marvel covers.

Each cover will be available starting in October.

10/1: 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #13 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY DAVE BARDIN

VENOM #250 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW

10/8:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN #1 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN

AVENGERS #31 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO

SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #6 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND

10/15:

CAPTAIN AMERICA #4 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU

INCREDIBLE HULK #30 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY CHRISSIE ZULLOOn

10/22:

FANTASTIC FOUR #4 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK

BATTLEWORLD #2 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA Sale 10/15

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA CASSARA

Head to your local comic shop and preorder all 10!

Muppets Fill The GAP!

Gap is bringing a wave of Muppet madness to its apparel collection with the debut of its first-ever limited-edition Muppets collaboration.

The retailer is launching a seven-piece lineup of T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies featuring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and Animal, all dressed in classic 90's GAP attire.

Each character was styled Gap’s creative director and executive vice president, Zac Posen. The collection blends the timeless charm of the Muppets with Gap’s classic essentials, including denim jackets, T-shirts, and organic cotton poplin shirts.

The Muppets Oversized Sweatshirt - Miss Piggy or Kermit

The Muppets Graphic T-Shirt - Available in Miss Piggy, Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, or Animal.

Here's a closer look at the images. 

The collection is available exclusively at Gap.com. You can order them in stores and online and at the links above.

New The Muppets 70th Ann. Kermit The Frog 1oz Silver Proof Coin!

The New Zealand Mint has a new line of coins called Agora and also a new series of
coins celebrating The Muppets 70th Anniversary.

The first coin in the series is a 1oz Silver proof coin of Kermit's face.

The coin comes in a window box case reminiscent of the classic Muppet Show arches and is one in a series of five.

Below is the official description:

Debuting in 1955 on Sam and Friends, The Muppets—created by Jim Henson and Jane Nebel—have delighted fans for 70 years. This collectible features Kermit the Frog, Henson’s most beloved creation, capturing the heart and charm of The Muppets’ enduring magic. The first collectible out of five in our Disney series celebrating 70 years of The Muppets.

• Made of 1oz 999 pure silver. 

• Legendary mintage of just 1,000. 

• Shaped with vibrant color, the design depicts Kermit and his trademark collar. 

• The coin’s unique serial number is printed on the obverse. 

• Presented in The Muppets-themed packaging with a display window. A Certificate of Authenticity is included on the back. 

• The Public Seal of Niue engraving confirms it as a legal tender coin.

You can order the Agora Kermit coin here. 

Coming Soon "The Muppet Movie" Picture Book!

As The Muppets celebrate their 70th anniversary, they're making sure to highlight their biggest hits including their first blockbuster feature, The Muppet Movie, with a new picture book. 

Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and more move right along to make their dreams come true in this humorous officially licensed adaptation of the classic cult film, The Muppet Movie!

Kermit the Frog has a big dream: to go to Hollywood so he can sing, dance, and make people happy. On his journey to the West Coast, he finds a new friends: Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, the Great Gonzo, The Electric Mayhem, and more! They all share his dream. The new friends face their fears and stand up to bullies on their way to Hollywood, proving that teamwork can help overcome any obstacle standing in one’s way.

Join The Muppets in making dreams come true! Regain your love for The Muppets and introduce younger fans to Kermit and the gang in this delightful, officially licensed picture book of a classic film.

I'm not sure calling the 6th highest grossing movie the year it was released, that was nominated for an academy award, and still has broad, timeless appeal a "cult classic" is an accurate use of the term, but I digress.

The Muppet Movie picture book adapted by Heather Schwartz and illustrated by Cesar Samaniego will be released September 16, 2025.

It's available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Target, and more.

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Muppets at D23!

If you followed our social media accounts over the weekend you know there were a few Muppet happenings at the D23 convention. 

There were two Muppet specific panels, "The Making of Muppet Clue", hosted by Nina West, where the weapons for the game were officially reveled. 

They cover a wide array of Muppet productions including a Pigs in Space zapper and a skillet of signing food from The Muppet Show, Marley & Marley's chains from The Muppet Christmas Carol, Kermit's sword from Muppet Treasure Island, Gonzo's Plumbing Artise Statue from The Muppet Movie, and a floating candelabra from Muppets Haunted Mansion. 

and who the Muppets are playing in the game. Miss Piggy as Miss Scarlett, Kermit as Mr. Green, Gonzo as Professor Plumb, The Swedish Chef as Chef White, Sam the Eagle as Solicitor Peacock, Fozzie Bear as Colonel Mustard, Uncle Deadly as the victim, and
Animal as a “wild card."

The Muppet Studio's Dani Iglesias also announced that The Muppets 70th anniversary campaign starts August 23 and will runs for 70 weeks using the hashtag #themuppets70. 

The social media campaign will spotlight one Muppet character each week, including some relatively obscure ones, and encourage fans to say what they love about the characters.

Moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown, the seconds Muppet panel, "The Muppets 70: A Glamorous Miss Piggy Retrospective" showcased our favorite diva.

It featured Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline and Muppets Producer Dani Inglesias, the event showcased various archival props, costumes, and puppets relating to Miss Piggy including her pageant sash from The Muppet Movie, her bicycle from The Great Muppet Caper, her Benjamina costume from Muppet Treasure Island, her engagement ring from Constantine in Muppets Most Wanted, and her Kermit Halloween costume from Muppets Haunted Mansion. 

In was also revealed that the original Foo Foo puppet from The Muppet Show was also recently donated to the archives as well. 

Miss Piggy herself appeared during the show via a pre-recorded video about not having been named a Disney Legend and complained that some nobody with a name as absurd as “Frank Oz” would.

We got a special message from a guest who could not be there #TheMuppets @TheMuppets #D23Expo @DisneyD23 pic.twitter.com/q2DbO10f5n

— Tee/ThatsITLA (@ThatsITLA) August 9, 2024

The voice of The Little Mermaid's Ariel Jodi Benson, closed the program with a performance of The Muppet Movie's "Never Before, Never Again."

Over on the convention floor, Disney Archives hosted "A Great Big Beautiful Car Show" which featured The Electric Mayhem's van from Muppet Mayhem, Beuregard's Taxi From The Great Muppet Caper, and Le Maximum from Muppets Most Wanted.

The door was open to show the how the bottomless vehicle accommodates the puppeteers.

There was also a selection of exclusive merchandise designed by The Muppet Studio's Dani Inglesias with shirts, postcards, tote bags, prints, and magnets celebrating The Muppet Movie's 45th anniversary, 

coffee mugs with the Muppets in the classic Muppet Show arches, 

and limited edition, double sided, enamel standees with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Scooter, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show arches that reveal the view from the back on the other side. 

The convention concluded with the Disney Legends ceremony in which Frank Oz was officially named a "Disney Legend."

You can watch Frank's speech below and the entire Disney Legends ceremony on Disney+.

As we wrap up our look at this year's D23 Convention we leave you with end of Frank's Disney Legend speech. 

“Many of you people here look at me as a success, and I guess I am, but I used to have very low self-esteem as a kid, a teenager and into adulthood. I hid myself. I was frightened to be who I was. It has taken me a long time to allow myself to be who I am. And I don’t want you all to wait until you are 80 years old. I want to give you a jump start. Don’t hide who you are.”

         

          - Frank Oz

Special thanks to Scott Joy for many of the images and info.