I bet all of you were on the edges of your seats just waiting to see what I think about the thousands of dollars worth of San Diego Comic Con Exclusives that are being offered at this year’s “Look At Me!” con. Well, strap in because it’s that time.
I don’t mean to sound bitter about Comic Con. Actually, yes I do. I’d love to go to SDCC, but it just is not in the budget, so I make myself feel better about that by acting all haughty and superior and talking about how it’s just a bunch of Hollywood types and the crowds are too ridiculous and it’s so commercial. But that’s a bunch of hooey. I’d love to go out there. At the same time, I would never choose SDCC over Dragon*Con.
- I know a few people who go to Comic Con. But I don’t want to impose on them. It’s enough of a pain in the ass just traveling across the country doing your own thing, let alone having to figure out how to get a hold of somebody else’s stupid toys. Every time I think about asking a friend or acquaintance about picking up an SDCC Exclusive, I think about the pure, white rage that I would feel if I were to encounter problems trying to get something for somebody else and it inconvenienced me and ate into my time. I got lucky last year and a nice young lady picked up some stuff for me and Monkey and Evil. This year I just don’t want to ask anybody.
- You can pay the insane (and growing insaner by the year) markups that online toy stores charge. I paid double the price for a Starscream-colored GI Joe Sky Striker last year. I’m glad I have it, but I don’t want to do that again. And this year BigBadToyStore has made the prices so high that they were immediately in my, “Oh, well – not getting that,” range. I didn’t even have to think about it.
- Then there are the toy companies’ own online stores. MattyCollector.com offers various exclusive items year-round (their Masters of the Universe, DC Comics, and Voltron toy lines) and HasbroToyShop.com sells almost all of their retail items. As awful as MattyCollector tends to be, it has proven to be the most reliable way of getting SDCC items. If you’re able to log in when they initially offer their stuff, you’re probably going to get what you want. Hasbro, on the other hand, was a nightmare last year. So in this one instance I wholly endorse Mattel over Hasbro. Maybe the Pawtucket company will do better this year.
- Then there’s other cons. You can always count on the dealers at the other cons throughout the year to show up with the SDCC Exclusives for outrageous markups. Actually, it’s become a bit of a game now to see how many different prices you can find on the same item in a single dealer room. I know last year at Dragon*Con I found the 2011 Cold Slither Zarana for prices ranging from $60 to $125. Ha, ha, ha. I still don’t have one.
So that’s mostly it. If you have to have an Exclusive; that’s what you’re going to do to get one. It stinks and it results in holes in collections and ridiculous wastes of time and money, but that’s all part of being a collector.
And I will say this – Exclusives put the thrill back in the hunt. I used to spend entire days driving around to all of the Wal-Marts, Targets, Toys R Us stores, and anywhere else that sold toys just to try and find the current releases. I don’t do that anymore. I mean, I still hit Walmart and Target on the way into or home from work. But knowing that I can go online and buy pretty much anything makes finding that one figure a little less special. Now, the only barrier between brick & mortar and online is shipping.
But anyway, there are a shit-ton of Exclusives this year and I’m going to tell you about some of them now. This isn’t everything, just the ones that I have something to say about. Click on the titles to get the best picture I could find for the ones I could find. I didn’t want to steal other people’s pics.
Click on "Mattel" for the link to all of the stuff.
As much as I bitch
about Mattel, they do get a good bit of my money. Through the end of
this year, at least. No subs for me next year. But Mattel’s SDCC
offerings this year are either weak or uninteresting to me, so I’m
going to be saving some cash by not having to worry about them.
Masters of
the Universe Classics – Vykron - $30
I hate this guy. I
get why they made him and I even approve of him as a Con Exclusive,
but I think he looks stupid in each of his three forms. Total pass
for me.
Ghostbusters
Classics – Dana Barrett as Zuul - $25
I have the core set
of Ghostbusters from Mattel on my shelf. I really wanted a Dana
Barrett action figure. But this thing is not an action figure. It’s
a tiny plastic statue that doesn’t even appear to be done that
well. This thing is not going to fit in with the Ghostbusters
figures. Not mine, anyway, because I’m not buying the damn thing.
DC Universe –
Death - $30
This is one of the
most inexplicable things ever. Rather than release a DC Universe
Classics style figure of Morpheus’ sister, Matty has opted to sell
an 8” plastic statue. No – seriously. I don’t get it. Also, I’m
not going to get it. Another problem I have with this thing is that
Toy Guru has stated that it is a test to see if there is interest in
a whole line of these things. But Death is a character that people
are just going to buy because of what she is, regardless of the scale
or format. If this thing sells like crazy it’s because of the
character. This is a terrible gauge of fan interest.
Meanwhile, all we
hear are claims that Mattel can’t afford tooling for the DC
Signature Collection. Asses.
DC Universe –
Tiny Titans - $20
These are one of
the coolest SDCC Exclusives I’ve seen, if only because they are
actually based on a very specific comic property and have no relation
to another line. Now, I know I bitched about other things not
matching with their respective licenses, but I think these stand
alone. I’m planning on getting a set for Lil’ Troublemaker and
maybe even one for myself.
Polly Pocket
– Gotham Bad Girls - $20
Last year’s set
of Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman was great. They were little,
articulated figures aimed towards girls. The set was very well-done
and looked like something special. Same with 2010’s She-Ra set.
This year Matty has put together a set with Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy,
and Catwoman. The picture Matty has been using shows small,
non-articulated statues. Now, I don’t know if those were just
design pics and the actual figures will be just like previous years,
but it seems insane to me that Mattel would deviate from the
established norm, even if it is only two years old. We’ll find out
because I’ll be buying this set for Mrs. Troublemaker (if it’s up
online and doesn’t sell out before I can get to it).
Monster High
– Scarah Screams - $25
I’ll be getting
her this one, too. If I can. I don’t remember if last year’s
Ghoulia was online or not. The good thing about these is that they’re
just Monster High dolls. No gimmicks, no weird Con statue things.
Just part of the collection, but one that you can’t get anywhere
else. I think she’s a background character or something and the
fans got to vote on which one of those got made.
Movie Masters
– The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne to Batman - $30
I’m on the fence
with this one. It comes in rad packaging with sounds and stuff, but I
just don’t know that I want it that bad. I’ve already got a Bruce
Wayne and a couple of Batmans.
Click on "Hasbro" above to see all of the items from a SDCC flyer from the HasbroToyShop.com booth (posted by Seibertron.com). All of the prices increased since I wrote this, but the ones I originally had were never totally confirmed. The below prices are accurate, but everything has gone up between 4 and 13(!) dollars from what I first saw. Also worth noting are the purchase limits.
Ah, Hasbro –
maker of some of my favorite toys. Star Wars, GI Joe, Marvel Comics;
these are all large parts of my collection. And every year Hasbro
knocks it out of the park with their SDCC Exclusives. Also every year
they produce at least one or two items that are either going to drive
you insane or break the bank. Damn you, Hasbro.
Star Wars –
Carbonite Freezing Chamber Action Figure Set - $86
So this thing is a
box shaped like the base of the carbonite freezing chamber from The
Empire Strikes Back. That’s cool enough, but it unfolds to
reveal a bunch of figures from the various movies, all in special
packaging. But none of that matters. What matters is the fact that
this set is the only way you can get a figure of Jar-Jar Binks frozen
in carbonite, as seen in the Force Unleashed video game.
Granted, that wasn’t actually Jar-Jar up on the Imperial Officer’s
wall in the game; but it’s clear to see where the inspiration came
from. I want this, but I don’t want the rest of the figures and
can’t be spending eighty bucks on a bunch of figures I don’t
need.
GI
Joe/Transformers – Shockwave HISS Tank - $70
This is the big
prize of San Diego Comic Con 2012 and I’m pretty sure I’m not
going to be able to get one. This set is absolutely amazing – one
of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in my life. First of all, the
whole thing is done in my colors – purple and green. There’s a
purple new-style HISS tank with Shockwave’s signature cannon
mounted on top in place of the normal armaments. Also included are a
purple and green Destro and BAT, a bunch of cool accessories, and
Soundwave in tape player mode. WITH TAPES.
Guys – Shockwave
has always been my favorite Transformer. Destro is easily my favorite
GI Joe character that isn’t Firefly. I love the BATs. The original
HISS tank is one of my favorite vehicles from any toy line, ever.
Now, this isn’t the original, but it’ll do. I am going to lose my
mind over not being able to get this set, let alone the two I’d
really like to have. But I’m sure as shit not paying $129.99 to preorder one from BBTS and chances are not good that I’ll
be able to get on HasbroToyShop.com whenever they go up (if they even
do). Maybe they’ll make more of these than they did Starscream. I
don’t know. I just know that this is the first time in years I’ve
had that little kid, “I’ll just die if I don’t have one!”
feeling.
GI Joe –
Retaliation Kim Arashikage - $16
I don’t really
care about this one and now that the movie has been pushed back to
March I super don’t care about this one.
GI Joe –
Retaliation Kim Arashikage – Jinx Variant - $16
This red variant,
on the other hand, needs to be in my collection. But it probably
won’t be. It is an absolute bitch to get a hold of these variants.
I never even saw a Sgt. Slaughter and the Cold Slither Zarana was
never even close to my price range. Heck, I couldn’t even afford
doubles of Slaughter and Zarana to open. So I’d like to have this
Jinx, but probably won’t.
Marvel
Legends – Uncanny X-Force 3-pack - $54
This shouldn’t be
all that exciting, as it contains two figures that have already been
released, but I really want it. Wolverine, Psylocke, and Archangel
come packed together in their X-Force grey and black costumes. They
look great and will match the already released Fantomex and the
coming soon X-Force Deadpool. I don’t think this set will be as
hard to get, but we’ll see. It all depends on how many were made
and where they are sold.
Marvel
Universe – Masters of Evil - $33
I don’t collect
these, but I thought it was worth mentioning that there would be an
SDCC Exclusive set of Baron Zemo, Radioactive Man, and Tiger Shark.
They look pretty neat.
Marvel
Universe – Avengers Super Helicarrier - $140
I haven’t even
seen the regular one at retail yet – I would imagine it is going to
be one of Hasbro’s yearly Holiday items – but this one is a whole
foot longer. Which makes it three feet shorter than the USS Flagg and
honestly too small to be what it is supposed to be. Don’t get me
wrong – it looks great. Until you stand some of the Avengers on it
and realize how relatively tiny it is. Even if I collected smaller
scale superheroes I think I’d have to take a pass on this one. It
is well done, but scale has always been very important to me and
today’s toy production costs just make a reasonably sized
Helicarrier impossible.
My Little
Pony – Friendship Is Magic Derpy Hooves - $22
This appears to be
an action figure of a retarded pony. I will get one for Mrs.
Troublemaker if I can. Also, if one of you can explain this I’d
appreciate it.
Jem and the
Holograms – Jem - $135(!)
Hasbro is bringing
back one of their only 80’s licenses that hasn’t ever been
revived. But they’re doing it in the form of high-end, Tonner-style
collector dolls. Or at least, that’s my assumption based on the
price. For an hundred and twenty-five bucks this had better not be a
glorified Barbie. Mrs. Troublemaker hasn’t mentioned this one and
I’m certainly not bringing it up. It looks neat and all, but we’re
talking about a bunch of pricey dolls here if they continue
production and I’ve got Hot Toys figures (no – not dolls!) to
buy. Except not. I really can’t afford to buy more than one or two
of those a year. It kills me every day that I can’t get the Batman
’89 figures. And now that they’ve announced the Batman ’66
license… damn. Just damn.
Transformers
– Bruticus - $108
I believe this is a
shared Exclusive with BBTS. If so, it’s a Generation 2-style
version of one of the cooler gestalts to come out of the line. I’m
not getting it because I have successfully weaned myself off of
buying any more Transformers, but it is a very cool Exclusive.
Underground
Toys
The company best
known for its Doctor Who toys is known for its SDCC Exclusives.
Starting off a few years ago with some very cool variants of the
Doctor – Doctor Six in his blue costume, a freshly-regenerated
Doctor Five in Doctor Four’s clothes, a set commemorating the
meeting of Doctors Ten and Five; among others – they really raised
the bar last year with their River Song/Pandorica set.
Yes. Winston
Churchill. This is an odd choice for a set, but it’s a pretty neat
one. It includes an Ironsides Dalek with multiple arm attachments
(including a tea tray), the three emergency phones, and Winston
Churchill. Churchill has two swappable heads – one with a hat and
one without.
Doctor Who –
Possible Figure Reveal
In addition to last
year’s SDCC Exclusive, Underground also brought along a debut
figure that was available there first – Leela. I’m hoping they’ll
do something similar this year.
NECA
NECA is usually
very good about SDCC Exclusives, coming up with repaints that are
unique and special enough to warrant the title. They have yet to
produce anything that was a must-have for me, but this year…
No, I don’t have
to buy every single Ash figure anybody ever makes. I don’t own the
Sideshow one, for instance. Though I sure would like to find an
S-Mart one for cheap. This one is meant to be Ash after he went
through the portal at the end of the movie. I’ll probably have to
buy it.
This is a fine
variant, but I don’t need it.
Ditto.
Bif!
Bang! Pow!
These guys are
always good for some Exclusives, but I have to admit I think I might
be suffering from some BBP! fatigue. I just can’t stand waiting a
year in between series. I truly loved their Venture Bros. Mego-style
figures, but knowing it would take ten years or more to get around to
having a decent collection drove me nuts. I sold my whole set on
eBay. One less thing I have to plan for. I was all set to collect the
3 ¾” figures, but it looks like they are facing some production
difficulties with those. I’ve managed to avoid buying any of the
Mego-style Doctor Who figures so far, but that TARDIS playset is
really tempting.
I don’t know why
they’re not just calling this a lunch box. It has a few items
packed inside and looks neat, but I don’t need any more lunch boxes
sitting around the Man Room than I already have. As a matter of fact,
I’m not too sure I need those. I need to take a look at eBay.
A great variant of
a nice-looking figure. Also, the first of the new scale to be
officially released. It’s cool, but I have to pass.
Bluefin
– Bandai Collectors & Hobby
I don’t know what
this “Bluefin” business is, but Bandai is probably one of the
most prolific toy manufacturers in the world. I am on record as not
being a big fan of their particular style of retail releases, but
their collector items look pretty nice. I didn’t even know until
just now that these SH MonsterArts figures were theirs.
This thing looks
awesome and I’d really like to have one, but am I right in thinking
this is a fifty-five dollar 6” figure? Even if it’s 9” it’s
probably still a pass for me, but it sure is nice looking.
Bored,
Inc.
I don’t know who
these people are, but look at this:
I have no idea what
this is, but I totally want it. Hopefully I can find a picture before
I post this.
Diamond
Select Toys
On the one hand I’m
disappointed that there’s not a Universal Monsters Exclusive from
these guys. On the other hand it’s great that I don’t have to
worry about finding it, whatever it might have been. As it is, not
much from DST is interesting to me.
I fucking loved
Battle Beasts when I was a kid. They were inferior to GI Joe but
better than M.U.S.C.L.E. And the designs were just outstanding. You’d
think all-new Battle Beasts with even better articulation would get
me really excited, but I’ve just never really been able to get on
board with Minimates. I’ve got a few, but they don’t do much for
me – they just don’t look all that exciting on the shelf. I’d
much rather have some old school PVC figures. But at that price I
might pick one of these sets up just for review if I can find one.
Funko
Normally Funko
would never make any list of mine because they are primarily known
for bobbleheads and I fucking hate bobbleheads. But Funko has been
branching out a bit lately. They have recently launched a new line of
vinyl figures modeled after the old Shogun Warriors and they are rad.
I’ve got the Gene
Simmons one – the first one Funko made – and it is outstanding. I
truly love it. But I’m not sure the Batman one works for me. If I
could get it cheaper than fifty bucks I’d probably by one for Lil’
Troublemaker, but otherwise I think this is a pass.Okay, it turns out you pay about ten or so bucks more for this one because it's black and white. Um... pass?
Gentle
Giant
I have a lot of
respect for this company and the innovations they are responsible for
in the toy industry. I just don’t own any of the products they have
released themselves. I dig the 12” Kenner Star Wars reproductions a
lot, but they’re just a bit too pricey for me.
Sure – I’d love
to own this. I love Guillermo del Toro’s take on Marvel’s vampire
hunter and the creatures from the movie were awesome. But I just
recently acquired all four Alien movies with a light-up statue of an
egg and a Warrior xenomorph that doubles as the case for the discs
for seventy bucks. I am not paying a hundred for one movie and a
bust.
Awesome choice for
an Exclusive. Silver disco boots rule. But I’m not getting started
on these.
Hot
Toys
Hot Toys is both my
favorite and least favorite toy company on the planet. They make
absolutely amazing sixth scale figures, but they are so damned
expensive. I want pretty much everything Hot Toys ever makes but
can only afford one or two a year. I know I could cut back on other
things, but Needless Things might suffer a bit if I only posted five
or six times a year.
This is a very cool
version of the character from the movie and probably the most
significant costume he wore, as it’s the one where he took his
destiny into his own hands and became a hero. Very cool, very
expensive, and very not going to be owned by me.
Huckleberry
This is another
company that I am unfamiliar with but that has some cool stuff I
wanted to mention.
Land of the
Lost – Sleestak Skull T-shirt - $20
Interesting. I’d
like to see one.
Land of the
Lost – Sleestak Skull Cap - $25
Interesting. I’d
like to see one. And I need a new cap or two. I’m still lamenting
the loss of my FlexFit Evil Dead cap. You’d think somebody would
have licensed that again by now.
Side
Note: I hate it when companies are selling caps and don’t specify
what kind they are. Like, if they’re fitted or FlexFit or the snaps
in the back. The Faith No More merch site has a cap, but no details
and I don’t feel I should have to send an e-mail to find out.
ParaNorman
- Norman Paint Variation & Glow-in-the-Dark Hand figure
- $20
ParaNorman - Norman in Pajamas Paint Variation figure - $20
ParaNorman - Glow-in-the-Dark Zombie Judge Hopkins figure - $20
ParaNorman - Glow-in-the-Dark Zombie Lemuel Spalding figure - $20
ParaNorman - set of all four - $60
ParaNorman - Norman in Pajamas Paint Variation figure - $20
ParaNorman - Glow-in-the-Dark Zombie Judge Hopkins figure - $20
ParaNorman - Glow-in-the-Dark Zombie Lemuel Spalding figure - $20
ParaNorman - set of all four - $60
I’m very excited
about this movie and had no idea anybody was doing any merch for it,
let alone toys. I’d love to get my hands on the full set.
Icon
Heroes
These folks are
making some higher-end items of our favorite 80’s licenses.
Not a bad price for
what looks like a pretty well done item. But who the fuck needs
letter openers anymore? Also worth noting is that this thing stores
in the back of Icon’s Castle Grayskull Business Card Holder.
Thundercats –
Thundertank Statue - $??? (likely very expensive)
Just wanted to
mention it.
Jazwares
I’ve made fun of
Jazwares a lot, and rightfully so because for a long time their toys
sucked. But we’ve bought several of their Adventure Time toys and
they’re pretty good. Nothing has fallen apart, anyway. There are
some weird design and assortment choices, but whatever.
Adventure
Time – Finn and Fiona 2” Figure Set - $15(!)
I think a 4-pack of
Finn & Jake & Fiona & Cake would have made a lot more
sense. Of course, that would have been thrity bucks I guess. I can’t
believe they’re charging fifteen bucks for these two unarticulated
figures when DST’s Battle Beasts are ten and Hasbro’s 3 ¾”
3-pack is twenty. Absurd.
LEGO
Everybody loves
LEGOs. They’re just too damned expensive.
DC
Superheroes – Shazam Minifigure - $??? (possibly a giveaway)
Neat. We still
haven’t unlocked him in LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes yet.
Mezco
Toyz
“Toyz”? Really?
Really? I own quite a few of Mezco’s releases and have never
noticed that. How Extreem. Anyway, I don’t like a lot of
what Mezco does – particularly with horror properties – but they
handle cartoon licenses like a champ. Also, is Spencer’s the only
place that carries their stuff anymore?
Earthworm Jim is one of my favorite video games of all time. I want this. But I guess I'd be fine with one of the regular releases, so whatever.
I don’t know who
is in this series, but Mrs. Troublemaker is probably going to want
them. I have to say that LDD present one of the best values in toys
today. If you buy a whole set of the regular dolls somewhere you get
five of them for a hundred bucks or less and these are honestly
pretty nice dolls. Mrs. Troublemaker has a ton and I have no problem
shelling out for them.
This set includes
big, muscley planetary threat Mumm-Ra and little, shriveled-up sissy
Mumm-Ra. And they glow in the dark, which is definitely one of my toy
weaknesses. If this set had Ma-Mutt I’d be going nuts trying to get
one. As it is I’ll probably keep a casual eye out.
Side Note: Now that I've see a pic I'm actually disappointed. I was hoping they would be straight-up glow-in-the-dark color.
This company makes
licensed flash drives and I mention them only because they are
overpriced and undersized. Does anybody buy a 2GB flash drive
anymore? For thirty bucks?
Adventure
Time Fionna flash drive
The Dark
Knight Rises Bane flash drive
Star Wars
Biker Scout flash drive
Peavey
Yes – the Peavey
that makes guitars.
Huh.
Playmates used to
rule the toy aisles. Between their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and
Star Trek licenses (yes – kids used to give a shit about Star
Trek), the company had a ton of real estate and power. But both of
those faded away and Playmates kind of fumbled around for a while.
Then in 2009 they made a move to return by snagging the licenses to
Terminator: Salvation and the new Star Trek movie, putting out
extensive collections for both. Unfortunately, Terminator tanked and
kids don’t give a shit about Star Trek anymore.
But now, in 2012,
Playmates has returned in a BIG way. They are producing new Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles toys based on the forthcoming Nickelodeon
cartoon (as well as jumping on the “Classics” bandwagon and
producing figures of the original cartoon Turtles). I bought the
whole set of figures the other day and they are mostly amazing. Early
contender for Line of the Year. Also worth noting is the fact that
these excellent figures cost less than ten bucks apiece. And that was
at Toys R Us, so who knows how cheap they’ll be elsewhere.
I’m not going to
list each one, but Playmates is selling all four Turtles for $30
apiece. That’s pretty steep. I’ve seen what I think is a picture
of the Leonardo and it looks like some kind of dayglo paint variant
with a special stand. I want to know more about these. Also, it looks like Leo might actually be the only one.
Sideshow
Collectibles
I love Sideshow
Collectibles. I’ve often touted them as the finest toy company on
the planet. I still feel that way even if most of their products have
gotten just a bit too pricey for me. I’ll buy something every once
in a while, but long gone are the days when I would be ordering from
them once a month. Also, what the heck ever happened to The Dead,
their line of sixth scale zombies?
If this had a Don
Johnson likeness I would have already preordered it. As it is, it’s
a pass. Every single bit of this character’s value lies in the
voice actor.
Sideshow has already released a Figrin D’an figure, and now you can get Tech Mo'r and Doikk Na'ts to beef up your
Cantina Band. Two more to go. I’d love to have Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes in
this scale, but if I had that much money to blow I’d be buying
Batman and Joker from Batman ’89.
I know I’ve seen
this company’s name before, but I don’t know exactly what they
do. I just know that vinyl toys always seem to damned expensive to
me. I just cut and pasted this from CoolToyReview.com’s excellent
SDCC Exclusive Checklist because so many of these items sound
interesting to me. Hollis Turd? Little Prick? Power Mister? I don’t
know what these are, but I am fascinated.
__ Fossilla vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $95
__ Foster Tan Chocolate vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $25
__ Frederick the Beetle Pink Glitter vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Hollis Turd Summer Jams vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Honoo Translucent Pink vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Little Prick Glow-in-the-Dark Green vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Leroy C. Translucent Green vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Milton Rainbow Sherbet vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $25
__ Monster Family vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7)
__ Pocket Baseball Boy Yellow vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $25
__ Power Mister Translucent Gray Glitter vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Pumpkin Boy Skulletor vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $50
__ Rose Vampire Casket Cruiser Chocolate Racer vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $65
__ Taoking Glow-in-the-Dark vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $95
__ Zombiefighter Red Swirl vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $65
__ Fossilla vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $95
__ Foster Tan Chocolate vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $25
__ Frederick the Beetle Pink Glitter vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Hollis Turd Summer Jams vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Honoo Translucent Pink vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Little Prick Glow-in-the-Dark Green vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Leroy C. Translucent Green vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Milton Rainbow Sherbet vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $25
__ Monster Family vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7)
__ Pocket Baseball Boy Yellow vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $25
__ Power Mister Translucent Gray Glitter vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $35
__ Pumpkin Boy Skulletor vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $50
__ Rose Vampire Casket Cruiser Chocolate Racer vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $65
__ Taoking Glow-in-the-Dark vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $95
__ Zombiefighter Red Swirl vinyl figure
Booth 4729 (Super7) $65
Triforce
I believe this is a
new company that has started making high-end prop replicas. Their
first offerings are a Batarang and a Riddler Trophy from Batman:
Arkham City and I cannot even describe to you how much I want one
of those Riddler trophies.
This is the coolest
Exclusive at SDCC. Period. It’s an easy variant and one that
totally makes sense as a more limited edition. It’s not even a
faked-out re-coloring. It’s from the game. If I had the money to
blow on it I’d definitely get one for Mrs. Troublemaker. Well, no –
I’d get Batman and Joker from Batman ’89.
And that’s about
it, folks. There might be more added and there are certainly a ton of
items I didn’t bother mentioning. Please go and check out
CoolToyReview.com’s full SDCC Checklist for everything that
has been confirmed. The SDCC site also has a pretty good checklist with pictures.
If you’re
actually at San Diego Comic Con (which I doubt because why the heck
would you be reading this?) feel free to pick up any of the items I
mentioned for me. I’ll gladly pay you back plus shipping or
transport or whatever. Seriously.
Side
Note: I wonder how many Hot Toys figures I could buy if I sold my
entire DCUC collection.
-Phantom
That Shockwave H.I.S.S. tank is already sold out for pre-order at BBTS. Like you, I would love to go to SDCC, but pissed that I'm not there. It has become more commercial every year, but there's no denying how cool it would be to actually attend. I'm also not a fan of the huge mark-ups for the exclusives after the fact(which is probably why I don't have any), and I don't see myself ever buying anything from BBTS, as I think a majority of their prices are ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteAnd did you say you bought a set of the new Turtles? If so, where did you find them?
I pretty much only use BBTS for clearance or if I'm buying a whole case of something. It works out okay then when you consider cost versus running around trying to find stuff.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah - I got the new Ninja Turtles at a Toys R Us the other day. They are incredible. Don't know where the heck I'm going to put them, but I'm hooked.
Wow!! That’s incredible news. Kids want to buy in this type of toys. They are very pleased to play by the nice and super toys. I am very excited to buy these toys for my baby because I love my children very much. Thanks for the suitable news.
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