Ohhh, the hype for House of the Dragon is really heating up (if you find my puns insufferable now just wait until August)! HBO has released another poster for the show and we’ve also got our first look at some licensed House of the Dragon merch!
Earlier today, House of the Dragon’s official Twitter account tweeted this magnificent poster with the tag line “Fire Will Reign” (so, you know, I’m in good company with the puns).
Fire will reign.
August 21 on @HBOMax. #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/A8d4xtw8YT— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) June 22, 2022
Now, I’m assuming this is season 1’s official poster, since individualized character posters were released a few weeks ago. So, I think it’s really interesting that they’ve decided to focus on young (Milly Alcock) Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Certainly the imagery is evocative of Daenerys, but I’m also taking this as an indication that the show (or at least season 1) will center Rhaenyra, much the way season 1 of Game of Thrones centered its poster child, Ned Stark.
I suppose it was inevitable that an adaptation of the Targaryen Civil War would favor one side over the other, but if House of the Dragon really turns out to be The Rhaenyra Show that will be … interesting in the long run.
Or maybe the poster was just intended to give us all Khaleesi feels. We’ll have to wait until August to see.
In other news: MERCH!
Entertainment Weekly announced Funko Pop’s new line of House of the Dragon figurines, featuring
Syrax, Rhaenyra’s dragon
Rhaenyra Targaryen
Viserys I Targaryen
Alicent Hightower
A separate Funko Pop of Alicent wielding the catspaw that will be a limited edition exclusive at San Diego Comic Con next month.
We’ve also got Daemon Targaryen:
As well as Daemon Targaryen holding a dragon egg (I’m curious how prominent this plotline will be on the show, now) which will be available exclusively on Funko.com
We’ve also got a very tired/sad Otto Hightower:
And Corlys Velaryon
Pre-orders are available starting today at 12:30 pm ET at the Warner Bros E Shop. HBO has declared this the Day of the Dragon with more HOTD merch newly available at the Warner Brothers shop, featuring cups, shirts and more.
