Convention - SDCC2017 : Best News of the week

Par Mulder, San Diego, 02 juin 2017

It’s been a slow week for new offsite events but you can see the previous stories on our website so we will go over the new offsite events, as well as talk about some of the exclusives that have been announced for SDCC so far…

Nintendo announced that they will once again have a Nintendo Lounge at the Marriott Marquis and Marina (the hotel that is directly to the right of the Convention Center for those that don’t know the area) as part of their 2017 Summer of Play Tour. They will be there Thursday July 20th until Sunday July 23rd. More information here https://nintendowire.com/news/2017/05/23/nintendo-america-announces-2017-summer-play-tour/

For the second straight year the Downtown Public Library (just a few minutes walk from the Convention Center) will be hosting Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians with various panels for library professionals and educators. The events will run for 4 days (Wed-Sat of SDCC) and is free to attend, but you must register. More information and registration link here

Are you a fan of Bob’s Burgers? Well then, this “Meat” up may be for you. The date and time haven’t been officially announced yet, but it will be after the panel and signing that will be at SDCC. More info here 

Now lets talk about exclusives...quite a few have been announced so far.

2000 AD will be bringing 2 Judge Dredd related t-shirts to SDCC, a Perp shirt , and a Citzen shirt (https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XC122) . You can pre-order them now for pickup at SDCC at the links above.

Cinequest is once again bringing a Supernatural "Road Trip to San Diego” T-shirt to SDCC, this years shirt can be pre-ordered here for pickup at SDCC. 

Cryptozoic has announced 2 exclusives so far for San Diego Comic-Con. A Metallic Red 25th Anniversary DC Lil Bombshells Harley Quinn figure and a The Joker Calling Card Statue – “Bloody Noir” Edition both are available for pre-order to be picked up at SDCC at the above links.

Diamond Distributors always bring a lot of exclusives to Comic-Con and this year is no exception. Below is a list of what they’ve announced for sale (but you can’t get them directly at the Diamond booth, our best piece of advice is try the Entertainment Earth booth at SDCC)
BATMAN BEYOND BATMAN 6″ RESIN BUST
BATMAN BEYOND TERRY VARIANT 6″ RESIN BUST
JLA ANIMATED SERIES THE FLASH 6″ RESIN BUST
JLA ANIMATED SERIES THE FLASH SPEED FORCE EDITION 6″ RESIN BUST
MARVEL GALLERY DEADPOOL VARIANT 10″ PVC FIGURE
MARVEL GALLERY SUPERIOR IRON MAN VARIANT 11.5″ PVC FIGURE
THE DARK TOWER MONSTER VINIMATES 4″ VINYL FIGURE
FORBIDDEN PLANET ROBBIE THE ROBOT WITH BLASTER VINIMATES 4″ VINYL FIGURE
GHOSTBUSTERS GLOW IN THE DARK SLIMER VINIMATES 4″ VINYL FIGURE
GHOSTBUSTERS BATTLE-DAMAGED MR. STAY PUFT VINIMATES 4″ VINYL FIGURE
THE IRON GIANT VARIANT VINIMATES 4″ VINYL FIGURE
DC REBIRTH HARLEY QUINN BOOMBOX 8″ VINYL FIGURE
POP! FUNKO POWER RANGERS MEGAZORD 6″ VINYL FIGURE
MARVEL GALLERY DARK PHOENIX PVC DIORAMA
MARVEL GALLERY IRONHEART UNMASKED PVC DIORAMA

Speaking of Entertainment Earth, they have announced 4 exclusives (so far, many more to come we are sure…) which you can pick up at their booth (#2343) or order now, and if any are left over, they will ship after Comic-Con.
Twin Peaks Welcome to Twin Peaks Sign Monitor Mate Bobble
Deadpool Wood Push Puppet
Star Trek: The Next Generation U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Monitor Mate - Convention Exclusive
KISS Destroyer Tin Tote Gift Set - Convention Exclusive

Factory Entertainment are returning to Comic-Con, and bringing quite a few nice exclusives with them. They also can be pre-ordered for pickup during SDCC at their booth (#2647). 
THE FLASH S.T.A.R. LABS RETRACTABLE I.D. BADGE SET
JUSTICE LEAGUE CYBORG METAL MINIATURE
MARVEL BLACK PANTHER METAL MINIATURE
DEADPOOL ROCKET RIDE PREMIUM MOTION STATUE SIGNATURE EDITION
DEADPOOL METAL MINIATURE SIGNATURE EDITION COLLECTION
DEADPOOL METAL MINIATURE SIGNATURE EDITION
LADY DEADPOOL METAL MINIATURE SIGNATURE EDITION
KID DEADPOOL METAL MINIATURE SIGNATURE EDITION
DOGPOOL METAL MINIATURE SIGNATURE EDITION
STAN LEE ‘GOD WOKE’ SIGNATURE EDITION GRAPHIC NOVEL

Hasbro has once again announced some very nice Marvel Legends exclusives for the show, which if you’re lucky enough to get into their booth you will able to get.
MARVEL LEGENDS DAREDEVIL DELUXE 12″ FIGURE

MARVEL LEGENDS THE MIGHTY THOR 5-FIGURE SET

One of our favorite booths to swing by at SDCC is Moebius Models, and this year they are bringing 4 exclusives to the show. The 3 listed below plus a Frazetta pin set, full details for that are coming later.
FRAZETTA’S DEATH DEALER SIGNATURE EDITION 1:10 MODEL

BATMAN V SUPERMAN BATWING 1/25 SCALE MODEL

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY HAL 9000 LAPEL PIN

Speaking of pin sets, Monogram is bringing a Marvel lapel pin set to Comic-Con. The pewter pin set will be available at their booth (#3645) for $25 USD and includes a Black Panther head, Thor’s hammer, Spider-Man head, Captain America’s shield and a pin of Marvel’s logo. The set will only have 300 pieces, and is the first set with a Black Panther head.

Next up is NECA, who are bringing both a TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES COLLECTOR’S CASE SET as well as an ALIENS SEWER MUTATION WARRIOR ALIEN FIGURE both of which can be pre-ordered in June (date/time to be announced) for pickup at Comic-Con here