Spring is in the air… and so is San Diego Comic-Con news season. NECA appears to be kicking off the season for collectors, as they’ve announced they’re returning to the convention this summer… and that their three exclusives are launching tomorrow, Friday, April 3 (yes, you read that right) at 9am PT.
As usual, online pre-orders are for post-SDCC shipping, so if you’re ordering from home, your haul will arrive after the convention wraps. If you’re heading to San Diego in person and prefer to pick up your exclusives the old-fashioned way, you’ll still be able to purchase directly from the NECA booth during the show (booth # still TBA).
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[UPDATE April 2]
Something wicked this way comes. NECA is bringing a little retro Halloween magic to San Diego Comic-Con in 2026 with the first of their exclusive reveals, starting with their Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection Mummy 6″ Glow-in-the-Dark Action Figure.
Inspired by the classic licensed kids’ costumes from the ’50s through the ’80s, the figure comes complete with a vintage-style mask, soft goods outfit, and even a pumpkin bucket accessory. And yes, the whole setup glows in the dark, including the figure and its retro-inspired packaging.
They’ve also got a retro take on the Caped Crusader with their second convention exclusive, a DC Comics Batman 8″ Clothed Action Figure. Styled after vintage toy lines, the fully-articulated figure celebrates more than 80 years of Batman comics with tailored fabric clothing, a classic black-and-gray Batsuit, interchangeable hands, multiple Batarangs, a Grapnel Launcher, Bat-Cuffs, and Bat Knuckles. It’s basically everything Batman needs for a long night in Gotham.
It’s all packaged in a collector-friendly window box with a slipcover.
And finally, what is San Diego Comic-Con without a NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exclusive? This year, they’re serving up a 2012 Cartoon Sketch Turtles 7″ Scale Action Figure 4-Pack, giving Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo a black-and-white deco designed by TMNT artist Ciro Nieli.
Inspired by the hit Nickelodeon series, the set leans into the show’s stylized animation look to feel like it jumped straight out of a sketchbook and onto the shelf. Of course, it comes loaded with accessories, including all the weapons and accessories you could possibly ever want, including interchangeable heads and hands, katanas, bo staff, nunchucks, kusarigama, sai, Microfission Omni-Disintegrator, Turtle Comms, tracking device, spy bug, goggles, pizza slices, smoke bombs, Dr. Cluckingsworth M.D., Chompy Picasso, and Ice Cream Kitty. PHEW! Are you tired yet? Well, I hope you’re hungry for more, because the set also includes bonus accessories and heads that are compatible with NECA’s TMNT 2012 Ultimate action figures (sold separately), including an all-new Mutagen canister, Mutagen elixir, skateboard, weapon wrap, popcorn snack, and grapnel launchers. Cowabunga, dude!
It all comes packaged in exclusive, collector-friendly packaging.
No word yet on pricing on any of the exclusives, but they’ll all be launching tomorrow — on Friday, April 3 at 9am PT.
