Nerd (Un)Culture
Sideshow Collectibles really got the ball rolling by showing off a few of their upcoming 1/6 scale Star Wars figures: Bespin Luke Skywalker and Padme Amidala – Ilum (the winner of the Extended Universe poll). Also displayed from the Star…
UNKL was showing off their new Wilco UniPo Set at Comic Con. The six piece set depicts all of the members of the Alt.Country band. Collectors also got a chance to pick up the SDCC Exclusive HazMaPo as well as…
Even though Upper Deck is most well known for their trading card division, their vinyl toys have taken off. The All-Star Vinyl figures that were on display included Tom Brady in a retro Patriots jersey as well as LeBron James…
Everyone’s favorite monster wrestling league – Kaiju Big Battel – released their first vinyl figure – Sky Deviler. The piece is produced in collaboration with Marmit and is limited to 100 pieces. If you’ve never seen these guys in person…
McFarlane Toys had a number of their stylized Spawn figures on display. Personally, I like the feel of these figures rather than the more detailed Spawn series. They’re nice and simple, and give off more of a comic-like aura. Also,…
For all of the children of the 80’s, the Mezco booth conjured up memories of Cyndi Lauper singing Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough. Probably because of The Goonies toys. The company ws showing off it’s action figure line from the 1985…
The only USB flash drives I’ll use – mimobots – were on display at mimoco’s Comic Con booth. They had the brand new Series 2 lineup – including the pupStar mimobot we debuted – for folks to gaze at. This…
The Merit International booth was where you were able to find Dez Einswell’s X-Large Gorilla vinyl figures. STD Toys set up shop there to show off the two newest figures from Dez’s Doodle Barn. The Green Gorilla is the Comic…
Patrick Ma was showing off his customizing skills in the Rocket World booth. He was creating these custom Titus (from the Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo) using the new Titus sculpt. So what’s the difference? The muzzle is a little smaller and…
It appears that J from Neth Creatures is going to add some new sculpts to his line…sorta. These animals inspired creatures will have antlers and ears and will definitely be a piece you want to keep away from the kids….
Max Toy Company was one of the first places I rushed to on Preview Night. Between the Eyezon figure and the products Mark Nagata’s company was carrying for Cronic…it was tough deciding what to drop money on. Why not all…
Dark Horse Comics had a number of their designer vinyl figures on display. Lisa Petrucci’s line of rotocast vinyl figures is set to begin releasing next month. But the real standout here was Glenn Barr’sHell’s Proprietor work. Pictures don’t do…
Attaboy had a handful of his 20 Qwezshuns on display, but half of the 20 were for sale. They’d set you back $300 a pop, but each resin figure was handmade and hand painted. We’ve been waiting YEARS for this…
Ayleen from October Toys let us know about several of the company’s new figure lines. The 3rd Series of Gwin is now available, with designs from Squidboy, Jim Koch, Lou Pimentel, HideousBoi and Bill Rawley. Also, they have teamed up…
The kind folks at the Uglydoll booth let us take some photographs of their garbage cans. But if you’ve ever been to Comic Con, you know that the Uglydoll garbage cans are special! This year, they were full of the…