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Super7 x Peanuts Pop-Up will be at the usual location that the Peanuts Pop-Up has been the past few years. This year will feature Snoopy and his siblings. There will be a plush puppy adoption themed area where you can adopt your very own 8" Super Duper Plush of Snoopy, Olaf, Marbles, Spike, Belle and Andy. There's going to be a great selection of exclusive merchandise as well as photo ops, giveaways etc...
Super7 originally released their Peanuts Holiday Fun! Fun! Vinyl figures via Walmart as their exclusive. Our local Walmarts sucked and never got them. Their online store had most of them out of stock but a couple of weeks ago Super7 added them to their online store so we gladly snatched these up. Most if not all are still available as of this posting. They are 5-inches tall. Retail is $20 each or you can purchase the set of 6 for $120 via Super7’s online store.
Here’s all 6 figures out of their boxes. Really cute and affordable.
Super7 always has one of the most creative offsites / pop-ups during SDCC. This year they transformed their San Diego store location into the Godzilla Station. They put up a temporary facade featuring Godzilla attacking the train station and always dope artwork on the side of their store. Inside the pop-up featured exclusive Toho Godzilla merchandise. There were exclusive apparel and collectibles. They had a signing with Director Shinji Higuchi. There were lines every day they were opened for SDCC. By Saturday, the store looked pretty empty. One of the sought after items is the Godzilla Station coin which you could pick up at their booth inside the convention center or at their pop-up. See pics below of their pop-up.
More info can be found here.
Mikey's Pizza
TMNT Pop-Up hosted by Super7
Weird pizza, exclusives and a surprise appearance from April O'Neil, Shredder, Leo and Raph.
SDCC 2024 - Part 4
One of the best things about SDCC are the offsite activations. We have a bunch of them to show you in our upcoming posts. We did as many as we could with the time that we had.
This year, the Hasbro booth design has been updated to better engage fans and create a more immersive space. The Hasbro Pulse Toy Store is back, and this year's design includes an impressive second story for live interviews. Designer Tom Whalen (@strongstuff) has tied the booth together by giving the Hasbro booth a fresh new appearance, with each brand rendered in his iconic style, representing our belief that at the heart of every brand is the HASBRO PULSE.
“We are thrilled to return to 2024 San Diego Comic-Con with an evolved booth design and even more exhilarating experiences for our fans,” said Tim Kilpin, President of Toys, Board Games, Licensing & Entertainment at Hasbro. “This year, we are particularly excited to celebrate our upcoming film, TRANSFORMERS ONE, and bring an immersive and interactive showcase that will truly spotlight the creativity and innovation behind our iconic brands. We can’t wait to reveal fan-favorite products from BEYBLADE, TRANSFORMERS, G.I JOE and more to create countless unforgettable memories alongside our dedicated fanbase.”
You'll also want to check the Cobra Global Operations Pop-Up Shop at their Super7 location in San Diego which isn't too far from the convention center. Address and Hours posted below.
DesignerCon 2022 was back in full force with a huge turnout of exhibitors and attendees at the Anaheim Convention Center. VIP night was held on Friday night November 18th. There was a good amount of VIP attendees ready to purchase exclusives and to get first dibs on what exhibitors had for sale. Some of the popular booths were Medicom as well as 100% Soft, Secret Handshake Toys, Creature Bazaar, Science Patrols, Unbox Industries and many more. Super7, Joe Ledbetter, The Beast is back, Pop Mart, illest, Kidrobot, 3D Retro, Panels, Leen Customs, Gravy Toys, Rampage Toys, Paul Kaiju, My Plastic Heart, Toy Tokyo are just a few of the hundreds of exhibitors at Dcon this year. So many artists, companies from outside the USA like Punk Drunkers and Medicom teaming up with DCon for collaboration show merchandise. NFT's, NTWRK, Out of Order Art Show, Movie/TV inspired Vehicles were in the building like Ecto-1, TMNT Party Wagon, Pizza Planet Truck and Sally from Cars.
There was pretty much something for almost everyone at this show. Sofubi/Japanese Soft Vinyl Toys, vinyl figures, resin figures, plush, apparel, enamel pins, stickers, art prints, nfts, exclusives, limited edition drops, panels etc...
If you're not a fan of lines or crowds then VIP Night is definitely worth it besides getting first dibs on most exclusives and releases.
Check out our pictures at the links below:
As always thanks to the Collecting Toyz team and shout out to V for the assist! See you guys at the next DesignerCon which is December 15-17 2023 in Anaheim.
Recap- 2022 was the first year back in full force since the pandemic. What was different this year was that we had to get a wristband that showed we were vaccinated or had a negative covid test prior to attending. We had to stand in a line to show proof to get the wristband in order to get inside the convention center. For those of us that were there for 4+ days had to wear the wristband, the wristband took a beating lol. You probably could get a new one but why waste more time in another line when there was more important things to do. Everyone was required to mask up which was good because it was just as crowded inside the exhibit hall pre-pandemic.
Exclusives? Of course there were exclusives. A lot of companies like Neca and Mattel had pre-orders to have them shipped after the show. Others, you had to enter a lotto via the comic-con portal to get a chance to get a time slot in order to purchase exclusives. Towards the later part of the day when all the groups that got their chance to purchase exclusives, anyone could get in line to buy what was left that day such as Funko, Mondo etc... Hasbro had their exclusives released differently this year where you had to go to their booth to get a QR Code to be able to purchase their exclusives. Those were gone in a flash once the exhibit hall doors opened.
In 1 week DesignerCon will be back at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Get your tickets at DesignerCon.com. This show will have something for just about everyone. Enamel pins, vinyl toys, NFTs, plush, apparel, sofubi, resin, customs, one-offs and so much more. If you're looking for unique gifts for Christmas well this is the place to get them. A lot of your favorite artists and illustrators will be there as well as major toys/collectibles companies such as Medicom, Super7, Kidrobot, Mondo, Tokidoki and more.
We're excited to finally get back to somewhat of how things used to be before the pandemic. It'll be great to see a lot more familiar faces or half faces (if wearing face masks) of friends and fellow collectors that we haven't seen since 2019.
What we'll see more of this year is digital collectibles / NFTs. The one good thing about digital collectibles is that it doesn't take up physical space. Haven't really looked into it much but really interested in learning more and seeing what they're all about at DesignerCon this year.
We are looking forward to the Creature Bazaar area featuring some of our favorite sofubi/ Japanese soft vinyl toys as well as Punk Drunkers, The Beast is Back, Leen Customs, Super7, Secret Handshake Toys, 100% Soft, Fairycookies, Patrick Ballesteros, Unbox Industries, Hype Bao and so many more.
Make sure to follow us on IG! We'll be posting up photos throughout the show!
Enlistment is a two-part process. Upon registration, your recruitment envelope will ship to you right away. This will contain your Early Enlistment Certificate, Star Command patch, recruit card, decal sheet, and display stand. Following completion of your training, you will receive the set of four ReAction Figures, packaged together in a special box, that will ship directly to you later this year.
Super7 announced their SDCC 2021 exclusives but as we all know SDCC will be a virtual event again this year so everyone will have a chance to order exclusives online. Keeping with tradition, most if not all companies, artists etc... will still have exclusives for sale next week. Super7's exclusives will be up for sale next week at Super7.com.
Disney’s Brave Little Tailor Mickey Mouse Supersize Vinyl. Stands 16" tall and is poseable. This designer vinyl figure features a soft, custom tailored tunic, shorts, and removable double-stitched belted pouch. Also comes with his fabric shears. This Supersize Mickey vinyl figure will cost $295. Pre-orders for this will start Wednesday, July 21st at 12PM Noon Pacific.
Really looking forward to a lot of these releases. Top choices are the Mickey Mouse Vinyl Figure and TMNT ReAction Case with Metallic Michelanglo. Also getting a few other ReAction figures. Kinda bummed out that there's no Japanese vinyl figure exclusives but you know never what Super7 has up their sleeves. What are you looking forward to purchasing?
It's been a challenge in keeping this blog up and running. Lack of motivation on top of the pandemic and a hand injury from my other job that has been a nuisance for well over 6+ months. Definitely going to try and get motivated to start posting new posts. There's a lot of product that we have for review and will be getting to those asap. Now that my hand is better (*knock on wood) I can hold a camera, use a computer mouse and actually type without having to stop due to pain.
Here's hoping that 2021 is going to be better for everyone. Back to the toys and collecting!!! Stay Safe!
