San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog

Please welcome blog reader and now guest blogger for the site, Megan Gotch. Megan wrote up a post about all the great swag she received at this year’s Comic-Con, so I asked her if we could repost here – good thing she said yes!

Megan is a photographer and San Diego resident who has been attending Comic-Con for the past three years. She loves Futurama, SDCC, Firefly, Being Human and “all things celebrity”. You can follower her on Twitter at @megangotch or her blog at http://megangotch.blogspot.com/.

I MISS COMIC CON!!!  So much so that I had to blog about it one more time!  I got so much awesome swag this year that just gets put where no one can see it, so I want to share it with you all!!!

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If you’ve ever been to Comic-Con before, you’ve undoubtedly spent too much energy A) rushing to and/or waiting in line for the HasbroToyShop booth; B) ogling others walking around the show with all of those cool toys from said booth; or C) all of the above.

Well, if you are lucky enough to be attending this year’s con, and if you’re reading this blog it’s most likely you are, then prepare your drool cups because Hasbro is starting to trickle out news on their 2011 SDCC exclusives.

USA Today’s Popcandy blog posted details on Hasbro’s Special Edition My Little Pony for all the little girls in your household, unless you are a little girl at heart, which means this is for you. This cutie will set you back $14.99.

And for the little boys in attendance, of which I am firmly in that camp, Marvel unveiled the Avengers Special Edition Mini Muggs Collector’s Pack. The set includes Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America Mini Muggs and a “giant-sized” Giant Man in Mighty Muggs form, all in awesome collectible packaging (check out Giant Man’s head sticking out of the Mini Muggs box!). The set will run $34.99.

As usual, availability of these exclusives are limited and could sell out early, but most likely Hasbro will have enough on hand to sell to everyone who wants one. They’ll also make limited quantities available after the con via the HasbroToyShop.com online store.

Marvel also said the rest of the exclusives will be announced closer to the July 20 start of SDCC, so I would imagine that also pertains to Hasbro’s other licenses as well, such as Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Wars and Littlest Pet Shop. Stay tuned for more info as it is announced!

UPDATE: Pricing has been announced and the set is $17. The pack is also available for pre-order here if you aren’t attending the con (in that case they will be delivered sometime in August). If you are attending, you can wait for details on which booth will be selling them. (Thanks to @DeadpoolBugle on Twitter for the tip)

Above are the Minimates that will debut at this year’s con and be released in a set together. The thing that makes these special is that they are specifically built to the original designs that series creator Rob Liefeld envisioned. No details or pricing have been released but all Minimates are made by Diamond (who distributes their products to a variety of sellers), so you can expect the set to be available at many booths during the con. The picture and info all come from Liefeld’s personal blog here.

As more companies roll out their plans for the con, SDCC exclusives are becoming available for Pre-Order and here we have some that might be a hot item in the Exhibit Hall. Mezco Toys released pictures and Pre-Orders for their Batman and Joker Mez-Itz that will debut at the con as summer exclusives. These figures are 6-inches tall and come in a pack together for $40. The price is a bit steep, but Mezco is known for their quality products and these look like an awesome addition to any Batman fan’s collection.
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Retailers are preparing for this year’s con as evidenced by the early exclusives starting to be shown off. In this post we take a look at two sets of incredibly cool collectibles that a ton of attendees will want to get their hands on.

The first set are a pair of Tron Legacy collectibles produced by Spin Masters.

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