Nerd (Un)Culture
While MINDstyle had a number of vinyl pieces in their glass display cases, we were looking for Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock figures. There were only mini figures (no larger vinyl pieces), but it’s still something. And there were a number…
If I had hit the lottery right before Comic Con, the first place I would have hit was Super7…where I would by one of each thing they were selling. Unfortunately, I didn’t win. But I did pick up a SDCC…
ToyQube was back at their corner booth with a number of exclusives, new figures and prototypes. The MAD’L Ninja and 10″ Blue Glow-in-the-Dark MAD’L were both popular picks. They were also showing off the prototype for Keith Poon’s Hammerhead Sharky….
Cardboard Spaceship was in the Cultyard at Comic Con with a number of SDCC Exclusives. The hand cast Hello, Brute lineup – The Klepties – was impressive. The booth also was the first chance you had at picking up the…
The line for STRANGEco’s SDCC colorway Vivisect Playset set was one of the longer (and more surprising) at the show. But we were diggin’ Greg “Craola” Simkins’ Cap’n Rotnclaw. I might have to wait until the red (more crab-like) colorway…
Much of the scuttlebutt around the Kidrobot booth was about Joe Ledbetter’s newest release…the SDCC Exclusive Lava Unicornasaurus. But while everyone was waiting in line for that one, we were more impressed by Paul Pope’s The Masked Karimbah. And if…
At Comic Con, the Munky King booth is always busy with artist signings. As far as exclusives, the all black Koibito (which appears to be part fish, part man) might have been the creepiest. The Monkey King (Metal Edition) and…
One of the more surprisingly busy booths in the Cultyard, was one I had never heard of. Conduct Happiness had their Pea plush and accompanying attire on display. And much like the Tokidoki booth, the hipster girls flocked.
We walked by the Toy Tokyo booth just in time to witness fans flocking around Erick Scarecrow to have him sign their SDCC Exclusive Sandstorm Kissaki vinyl. I barely made it out of there alright. But I did see one…
The Sideshow booth is always one that I venture by with guarded anticipation…it’s mostly guarded because I know the old bank account will be taking a hit in the coming months. This year, they announced what might be my favorite…
If you’re a fan of Hellboy, then you probably found your way to the Mezco Toyz booth. Mezco has the Hellboy II film license and they’ve put it to good use with a number of action figure based lines. And…
The Gargamel Comic Con booth is always one of the easiest to figure out what’s available. There’s a table, everything is laid out with prices and it’s all super-cool Japanese-made kaiju. O…and all of the pieces are really bright.
If you’re into big robot figures, then you probably already know about Supermodified Studios and their giant MOD-1 plastic pieces. They were at Comic Con showing off that first series as well as some metallic-looking figures.
Dark Horse had their SDCC Exclusive Domo flocked vinyl figure available for those who love the color yellow. They were showing off the upcoming line of mini (5.5″ tall) flocked Domo figures that will be released this coming fall.
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…