SDCC 2008: Go Hero
Steve Forde and Go Hero were sharing booth space with Rocket World. The Buck Rogers figures were more impressive than my photos. They don’t do them justice. It looks like 3 versions will be made available. The red shirt is…
Category: 2008 SDCC
SDCC 2008: Rocket World
If you walked by the Rocket World booth during their daily toy toss, you had a chance of either being mauled by folks trying to snag free toys…or you had a shot of grabbing an IWG Airborne Series figure. The…
SDCC 2008: Shocker Toys
Shocker Toys had a number of SDCC exclusives including their Metalocalypse set, MC Chris Mini and The Maxx. The prototypes for the Indie Spotlight Series 2 were on display. I’m thinking The Tick will be a must-have when it’s eventually…
SDCC 2008: StolleArt
Scott Tolleson’s booth was way down in the 1000’s. But if you remembered to journey down there, you were probably excited to see the amazing Throwback Edition of his Tricycle Terror figure. There were only 50 of them available (and…
SDCC 2008: Hi-Fructose
The Hi-Fructose booth was manned by Attaboy and featured a number of his one-off custom figures. There were also artist signings, which included free prints to the first 50 people who purchased a shirt or magazine during the signing. But…
SDCC 2008: Rotofugi
The Squibbles Ink and Rotofugi booth had a number of Shawnimal products (Caliente Wee Sticker, Ninjatown Macho Micro Plush, Zipper Charms and Plushform). There were also a few new prototypes on display including the Tear Drips (Travis Lampe) and Marshall…
SDCC 2008: Mimoco
Mimoco might have set a record for the number of Comic Con booths (3) as well as total gigabytes (pushing a million?). Prominently on display was the Star Wars Series 2 line of mimobots. With the recently announced C-3PO, the…
SDCC 2008: UNKL
The UNKL booth had a number of new products, which they were making available daily. The largest of them – Mak.Po – is one we have been eagerly awaiting. They also had a new lineup of HazMaPo, as well as…
SDCC 2008: Kaiju Big Battel
If you’re into wrestling or monsters or wrestling monsters…you obviously had to check out the Kaiju Big Battel booth. Toy-wise, they had their Vegetius figure available. Not only did they have the original, but there was also a SDCC Exclusive…
SDCC 2008: Mr. Toast
The World of Mr Toast booth might have been the only place at Comic Con that made me crave some breakfast. Toast, eggs and bacon? It’s sounds like it’s time to head over to IHOP. The Vampire Toast, which is…
SDCC 2008: Whaleboy
Patrick Morgan and Cranky Studios had a booth to promote their Whaleboy figure. This figure has been on our radar screen for a while now, and it looks as if the final product has lived up to our expectations. The…
SDCC 2008: October Toys
The October Toys/Toy Break booth had one of the creepiest looking displays at Comic Con…the Z.O.M.B.I.E. girl. The cadaver was their to promote their new Series 1 Z.O.M.B.I.E.s line, which is currently available in 4 colorways: green, blue, white and…
SDCC 2008: Kozik
Frank Kozik’s booth had one of my favorite new figures, the above pictured Big Army Man #1. Who doesn’t recall playing with those supermarket bought green army guys? Now you can buy a giant one! And the pacifists among us…
Angry Panda Project at SDCC
On Saturday, July 26th, the Angry Panda Project will debut at San Diego Comic Con (Booth #3149). It will showcase the Panda-like figures customized by noteworthy artists. Each Panda design showcased represents the artist’s take on answering the question, “Why…
SDCC 2008: Strangekiss
Strangekiss had their first vinyl toy prominently on display. David Lanham’s Zog, as well a special Murder variant from Frank Kozik, are now available. But since there are only a small amount of the overall run here, Strangekiss will be…