With NYCC around the corner, what /toy/ reveals are you most excited for? What do you expect?>When is NYCC?October 9-12, 2025>Who will be there?Lots of toy companies, Hasbro already confirmed presence like every year. Mattel is rumoured to showcase their upcoming MotU movie toy line.Hasbro is also rumoured to reveal their Tron toy line there.
>>11575090I read on reddit that Moose Toys will reveal their Netflix One Piece toys at NYCC
>>11575090It annoys me that LA Comic Con is this weekend and they have nothing like this happening (or other things that would actually interest me in schleping my ass down there and wasting my money to spend the day wondering around, particularly since I can neither con nor bully someone into accompanying me and would end up doing it by my lonesome).
>>11575090I just want to see the GI Joe classifieds that are coming. I want to see a real selection, and not this shit of "just the stuff we got coming out within the next three months that you already know about" bullcrap. The same goes for Reaction+ Joes.
>>11575090>Hasbro is also rumoured to reveal their Tron toy line there.slow as usual
>>11576311Or they're focusing on the first two movies while feeling like the third one might be a flop. Ay any rate, clear-plastic-good. That's how I like Tron figures. Fuck being realistic because they're toys, and toys need a charm and charisma to sell them. Overall aesthetics matter, especially in the modern toy market with high prices. I wouldn't mind clear black plastic with bright flourescent paint.
I hope there is not too much I will want. I already spent $1000 on toys this month :’)
>>11576039LA sucks. It's as boring as Anime Expo, especially because it takes place in a small convention
>>11576357Toy-makers used to show what was coming for the next year, so that's what I hope for. They'd show a lot, but they'd show stuff that won't be out all at once. Showing a long-term release would give customers the chance to plan for their releases. You used to see new toys, but labelled "due spring 20xx, due summer 20xx, due fall 20xx, due next year," etc. That's important in this economy when some of us have to plan our buys ahead when considering the prices. So this "what we got coming within the next couple of months" shit doesn't work with me, especially since most of it is already-known stuff they already revealed/hinted at during various live streams.
>>11576039LACC is all about celebs selling autographs and dealers selling shit (mostly modern) at above-market "convention prices."
>>11576369I read this in DSP's voice
>>11576369They would even show gray super-sculpey/plasticine prototypes, and I remember some would even show cardboard cutouts of figures planned for the next year just so customers could know what to expect, when to expect it, and plan their finances around it. With toy prices rising every single year for 5 years now, they really really need to put their long-term stuff out there even if just pictures and sculpey mock-ups. This is where companies like Reaction+ piss me off when it comes to GI Joe. You get no knowledge of anything except for what's due in stores with the next wave due in a month or so.
>>11575090I hope Tunshi Studios shows some new stuff regarding their Metal Slug line. I'm having such a drought I'm dying for something new. Everything I want is on preorder and delayed.
>>11576326>I wouldn't mind clear black plastic with bright flourescent paint.You will get Marvel Legends-tier slop and you will like it. Or don't buy it and Tron disappears from toy aisles forever.
>>11576367The floor space isn't the problem. >>11576372I am also a comic fan and enough of a fan fan of popular culture that if it was the right comic book artist (and hasn't been in the ten years I've lived in LA), I would have no problem paying to check it out.But I have no interest in anime actors, cartoon voice actors and D-List celebs. And I appreciate that there are fans of the some of the comic book writers and artists showing up, so far it's not been someone where it would be worth it to me to shell out the admission fee. I can wait for them to come to an LCS instead.
>>11575096Cool
>>11576386This is another I like Jada so much I just wish they released faster
>>11576454Aesthetics of a toy matter as much as or sometimes more than realism. It needs to have "eyeball appeal" to attract the attention of everyone from kids to adults when in an assortment of lines in a toy aisle. That eyeball appeal is especially important because of modern toy prices. Toy-makers used to understand that. Now they don't for the most part. There are exceptions, like how this bitch helped the Rattler go well above the funding requirement numbers while three ugly aliens made it hard to get the LAATi funded. The vintage TRON figures keep going up in value, and even the NECA reissues now sell for stupid-money for reissues. Meanwhile the other stuff really isn't worth a shit. I know Hasbro is gonna fuck up the Tron figures by making them 6" that focuses on being "screen-accurate" which in turn will make them ugly as toys. But I have a "fool's hope" that a miracle will happen, and we'll get something that's actually cool.
>>11576460>The floor space isn't the problem.it is. Because it doesn't help that after you're done, you'll just as much have little panels to attend. There aren't even (free) events outside the convention
>>11577348>There aren't even (free) events outside the conventionThat's why small local events are better. They don't suck every last dime out of you, nor require half a year's salary to attend.
>>11575090When should we know about panels?
>>11577442A day at SD is like $100 each. You mean you actually go all 4 days? What a waste.
>>11578288Panel info went up weeks ago its all up on the nycc website
>>11578323anon said local, considering a lot of people going to SDCC aren't locals you have to budget in>travel>lodging>public transportation/parking>food>products and or signatures/photos etcthe ticket is basically the cheapest part of the entire affair
>>11578783No mattel panel yet then
>>11578791It's a week away. If they don't have space reserved by now then they're going to be no-shows.
>Hasbro Star Wars™ and Marvel PanelThu, Oct 9, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM>How The Toys That Made Us Launched a Toy CompanyThu, Oct 9, 2025 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM>The Merch Nation: Avatar Legends Action Figures and GamesThu, Oct 9, 2025 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM>Hasbro Toy Panel – Action Brands (GI Joe, TF and probably TRON)Fri, Oct 10, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM>Nacelle’s Star Trek Action FiguresFri, Oct 10, 2025 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM>Mondo Toy Talk LiveFri, Oct 10, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM>The McFarlane Toys MultiverseFri, Oct 10, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMI think thats everything strictly toy related
>>11578806>>11578812Chances Mattel will still be present to reveal toys but no panel?
>>11578814It doesn't look like they have a booth either, so chances are slim to none
>>11578323I went to SDCC back in 2019 for three days and barely had time to do everything I wanted. Though I also didn't realize all the cool food places were outside and across the street, only thing they had in the show floor back then were hot dogs and peanuts. NYCC has a way better selection of food stands in the show floor, and the Javit's Center at least has a decent food court on the bottom floor. >>11578790Overall that whole trip, not including the tickets to the con itself, cost me like $1600 bucks. $600 was the flight to and from alone, $300 was travel/lodging (went with family so saved lots there) and the rest was spent at the con itself. I actually set aside a grand in cash just to spend it on that weekend, and ended up spending my last $20 at the airport on lunch waiting for my flight. I could've easily gotten away with spending less, but I figured that'd be a once in a lifetime trip for me so I went a bit wild. But yea, the $60-80 a pop for the tickets wasn't even a factor. Not just because they were one of the cheapest parts of the trip, but also because I bought they so far removed from the con itself they never even mattered to the overall budget. I feel the same way about NYCC and other big cons around me. The ticket itself isn't a long term factor, I bought them six months ago. But the travel, food and actually buying merch at the event are what I budget my money for. SDCC was fun and all, but it's not something I feel I need to ever do again. I'm happy doing NYCC and other local events where I can spend more money on the event itself and only pay the $50ish a day for train tickets to get there and back. >>11578814While Mattel themselves may not reveal new figures (surprised they're not going honestly) DC could still reveal toys made by Mattel at their booths. Though they usually indicate when stuff like that is getting revealed so I wouldn't really expect too much.
>>11578952>$1600 bucksYou would have paid more if you were collecting autographs.
>>11578970I’ve never really understood autographs.
>>11578970Oh I'm aware of that, I would've also wasted WAY more time waiting on line for em. I did the whole Autograph thing once at my first NYCC, met Bruce Campbell and a few old school wrestlers, had them sign stuff, took a few pics, it was kinda fun. Not worth the money. Panels, events and show floor are all I care about now, seeing celebrities is cool and all but overall I've never been big on em and I don't really care about being one of millions of random faces they have to pretend to like for 30 seconds of their lives. ....though I did also meet Amanda Conner and she was super nice, and I didn't pay for her autograph, so that was actually really fun.
>>11578970i think SDCC is pretty anti-celebrity autograph selling.SDCC has a policy where the celebrities/artists/etc are supposed to give a single free autograph, so unlike 99% of other conventions, there's no area where people line up just to sell autographs.I think the only place where a celebrity can sell their autograph without giving it away for free is on the show room floor, but since the show room floor is nothing but vendors and company booths, there's no booth that exclusively deals with it. I know at other conventions that when they started giving those autograph companies their own area, that sales for vendors/artists plummeted. So i think this is why SDCC doesn't allow them, especially since space is already so limited. Other conventions have space to spare, especially since the last two years have been down in sales.I remember a year when one of those autograph companies showed up off site near SDCC, but i don't think they showed up again, likely because it wasn't profitable. There used to be quite a few offsite mini-conventions too, but none have reappeared since COVID.SDCC is one of those few conventions where i've seen offsite shit like that happen at the same time. I've seen offsite concerts, parties, tournaments, etc, but not miniconventions like at SDCC. I've seen twin conventions, but they're super small and basically there to support each other (anime + toy convention across from each other, where entrance fee is basically half price).
>>11579378Celebs at SDCC can sell autographs on products or photos for set prices, the free autograph only applies to that year's program booklet. The rules stipulate that they can transfer that right to another item but the celeb holds the right to refuse a different item.>Autograph Area participants must sign one copy of an official Comic-Con publication, such as the Events Quick Guide, for any attendee at no charge. Participants may sign one other item instead of the publication at no charge if the attendee would prefer and the participant agrees.
>>11579395oh, i know about that, but the fact that they're supposed to give a single free autograph keeps those autograph companies from taking over.Those autograph companies usually don't allow you to even get into the autograph area unless you bought one of their packages, so you can't even get a glimpse of the celebrity.Whereas at SDCC, the autograph area is right at the entrance where everyone gets their guide books (formerly passes) and bags. And since you can get a free autograph, you can chat up the celebrities without paying a penny, ruining a big selling point for selling autographs.Hence the autograph area being nearly completely void of the celebrities that you only see at the autograph company sections at other conventions. So if you want to see big celebrities or even b-listers from STar Trek at SDCC, they're at the company booths (free) or at certain booths (paid) on the show floor, where they clog multiple aisles for an hour. None of these booths exclusively existing just to sell autographs, and these celeb appearances are mostly there so that the booth can attract attention to sell you other shit.I wish more conventions took up SDCC's policies, because it also keeps fucking karens away. ... which reminds me that i haven't taken photos of my SDCC loot this year. So many booths this years were jsut selling labubus and labubu wannabe shit that i had trouble finding any toys to buy. It's fucking worse than when hipstershit vijnyl toys were popular.
>>11578814No dc until toyfair next year
>>11579502I care about motu not dc though
>>11579427>So many booths this years were jsut selling labubus and labubu wannabe shit that i had trouble finding any toys to buy. It's fucking worse than when hipstershit vijnyl toys were popular.Most younger attendees only want the modern shit. That's why there's always walls of popvinyl.
>>11579534Completely understandable, but I never felt so pushed out of my hobby in my life.At least the hipstershit vinyl art looked cool and funkoshit is based on properties i like. Labubus? Fucking mochichi wannabe cutesy crap that's only supposed to be found in the girl toy aisle.
>>11580025Go to smaller local shows. They're less alienating and more all-ages for both the people and the stuff they sell.
>>11580028I've gone to smaller shows and they're not worth it. You can see everything there is in maybe 2 hours and they usually have pretty shitty panels.Even larger ones like LACC (and its previous incarnations) is almost not worth it to go, due to the fact that they also have few worthwhile panels and guests. I think they rely too much on celebrities showing up.I've never been to NYCC, but it sounds pretty close to what SDCC is. A lot of industry and media panels, that makes it worthwhile to go every single day. And since these are bigger conventions, it can take 6 hours to walk the entire showroom floor.... if you don't talk to anyone or actually attempt to buy anything (lines, man!). So combined with going to panels, chatting creators/fans up, and just browsing through shit, it takes multiple days just to see everything on the showroom.Nevermind there's different events going on in the showroom, so there's always something different going on.All conventions are just glorified flea markets, so i don't actually like going to conventinos just to buy shit. You can buy shit anywhere, without even paying an entrance fee.With large conventions, buying shit just happens to be a matter of convenience and happenstance. I might find some great deals or something i never knew existed, but I'm not there to buy merch... except from creators.And there's tons of creators to meet at every convention. Small ones rarely have creators that you won't find at a large one. There might be a diamond once in a while at a small one, but large ones have diamonds everywhere. .. hence me still going to LACC.
>>11579427Getting one free signature from a celebrity actually sounds like a great idea from a fan's perspective, it would actually make meeting these people almost worth while. I would love to see that happen at NYCC but I know it never will, even taking photos with celebrities costs absurd amounts of money with the most obscene lines. Waiting 40-60 minutes for a 90 minute panel is one thing, waiting that long for a 30 second photo op...that I'm also paying for...is not worth it. >which reminds me that i haven't taken photos of my SDCC loot this year.Kinda loaded question but...get anything good?>>11580134There used to be a small college centered con by me that was always fun to hit up, but it stopped running around 2012-13. I actually volunteered to work it one year and it was honestly the most fun I ever had at a con. I've been doing nothing but larger cons ever since, NYCC and ANYC mainly, but I do miss that right-down-the-road relaxed feel of a more local event. Even if the panels kinda suck and the show room has nothing good and most of the special guests are wasted (Thomas Jane looked blitzed out his mind that year), the cheap tickets and smaller crowd make it an actually an enjoyable experience. I went to my local library's first ever "Comic Con" last sunday. It was the dorkiest thing ever and I loved every second of it. Five or six local artist tables, a stamp hunt, a caricaturist, some nerd trivia and "Light Saber Training" panels and all of it was completely free. Spent maybe an hour or two there, brought my 3 y/o in her halloween costume, bought some cheap-o knick knacks from some vendors and learned my Library has both video games AND comic books you can check out. I even saw some cute girls in cosplay, for the full con effect. I'm honestly excited to go again next year, with the kid being a bit older she'll probably enjoy it more as well.
>>11580296This is my look for this year at SDCC. Almost an equal amount of sketch books and comic books/trades, plus more toys than i bought last year (yeah, barely anything).That Stargate i bought is for my 1:18 toylines. IT's a big box, but it's a BIT small. Three figures can fit side by side, whereas the real thing 4 people can fit through it side by side. So it's 1:22 or 1:21 scale.Now i need a ramp.Also pictured are some animation sheets used to do make the cels. Patlabor and Spriggan. Been growing my collection on these for the past few years.
>>11582154What's the one on the bottom left?
>>11582154i forgot to include these. Everything is signed.It's been two months since SDCC, but i think that's it.I didn't post any of the cheaper freebies and commissioned artI didn't post my loot right after SDCC, because i actually got the Genuine Chinese Virus 2019. Not surprising, because there were a ton of chinese people at SDCC this year. Never saw so many Chinese tourists at SDCC before.I was sick for about a month, so i spent most of August in my house coughing and being weak. I had COVID before waaay back in the early days, but that was nothing and it only lasted 3 or 4 days. >>11582174That's a Kim Jung-Gi's 2013 sketch book.I have a couple of his newer ones and some other stuff from him signed.Pretty sad he's now dead. He used to do collaborative art with Katsuya Terada, who signed the card in this image and also three of the books in that post (THIS THAT, the red book above it, and the mini sketch book between the Cyberpunk and Space Bastards books).Also, the smaller book (fucking thick) that's next to Kim's book is another sketchbook from his studio. One of his partners signed it for me and did a really nice sketch inside it.Always love visiting their booths, even buying the same thing year after year, just to get a couple of sketches by them. I'd ask for commissions but, they'er already selling sketch books and sometimes include a sketch for free anyway.
When is NYCC?
>>11582326Oct 9 - 12. So next weekend.
>>11580296>I actually volunteered to work it one yearVolunteering was fun and I recommend anyone who has it as an option to do once if they have the time - it's also a good way to get in for free, if that's an issue for people - and in those days, it was for me. Now, I can easily drop the money for a weekend pass and I don't even want to go most of the time and feel too old to stand around all day and answer stupid questions.
>>11582511My brother does volunteer at SDCC, because he's always worried about being able to get in, due to the fact that SDCC started to sell out because people panicked after one of their preregistration fuck ups. Before that, people could still buy a badge at the convention.He absolutely hates it, even though he usually volunteers the day before or on preview night. Standing around holding up a sign for hours and answering questions in the hot summer sun sucks, but it ensures he always able to go.This is despite me hooking him up a free pass for about a decade... BUT even i still buy my pass, because things constantly change at SDCC. I've managed to get a booth before at SDCC and have done panels, but it always depends from year to year.It's nerd mecca, but it's a fucking lotto, because people are randomly selected in being able to buy a pass no matter who you are and it sells out almost a year ahead.So I'm happy I managed to get my pass for next year just now. No anxiety. SDCC is a must do every year, no matter what. I haven't missed a year for longer than most people on /toy/ have been alive.
>>11582511>>11583818How do the volunteer hours work that you can get in for free? Will you be able to attend certain panels later? And how much time to do you get to walk around the exhibit?
>>11583842I can only speak about SDCC: you work a 3 hour shift and you get a normal pass for the day you worked. Since volunteering is also in demand for SDCC, you MIGHT not be able to just join in. Past volunteers get priority. This also means that you basically need to be open to volunteer everyday, at any hour.You get to choose, btw, like any job. Say the days you're open and what block of hours you're want to work.And you can actually move up to important positions if you volunteer long enough. So you can become in charge of a room where they do the panels for 6 hours a day, all without being paid.I assume NYCC is the same, but i've heard that there's also paid volunteers.
>>11582154Neat, the Stargate is pretty cool and the art books look interesting, but nothing else I'm particularly familiar with. Regardless thanks for sharing!>>11582197>Kim Jung-GiOh damn, didn't know he died. Saw him do a live drawing (pic related) and Q&A when I hit up SDCC that one year. He and his wife (iirc) translator were pretty funny, I remember him making a point where he was drawing a motorcycle and he explained he had no idea how it worked or what the parts did, but he had a rough idea of what they looked like and if it looks like it could work that's good enough! Probably one of the best moments from that Con for me so kinda sad to hear he passed. >>11582326Starts this Thursday actually with some preview events Wednesday iirc. Crazy how big it's grown over the years.>>11583842>>11583884Can't say I know how SDCC or NYCC work, but the one I went to you work a set amount of hours and get access for the whole weekend. It could be during set up before, break down after or during the actual event for certain hours. I managed to get on the Set Up crew so I was there the day and the morning before so I was free for the rest of the weekend to actually attend the con. Certainly a good way to get in for free, and if you work with a good crew it can actually be just as, if not more fun. I'm too old to do that kind of stuff now, but back when I was young and single, totally worth it.
>>11583956>>11583818>>11582154>>11582197comic books are so gay
>>11583964I'd rather go to china for toy fest
>>11582154>that apartment balcony/patiolol, lmao even, subby, if you saved money on going to SDCC every year, maybe you could upgrade from your little studio apartment. Also, nice Cyberpunk book.
>>11583956Yeah, he suddenly died, but his studio kept coming to comic con. He did live drawings at his booth too, so he always drew in a crowd and a long line. One year i bought a book from one of this assisants/partners and when he asked me if he should sign it, i acted surprised, because i didn't know any of the other books' artists were also there. I thought everyone in the booth were just workers, because they were just taking orders from Kim and selling books (without signing any).. So the assistant/partner acted really embarased, asking if i thought his book was by Kim Jung Gi. even though i explained why i reacted that way and praised his work, he was still pretty sheepish. Made me feel bad.>>11584022What kind of balcony has a concrete step like that?And that would actually be a pretty big balcony considering that's about 5 feet of space that my loot is laying on, PLUS I'm standing about away foot to take the picture.My own balcony (not made of concrete) is like 8 feet wide, but maybe 4 feet deep and there's no step. You just step up into the house.Also, just the paved part of my backyard is bigger than what your house sits on. Maybe twice that if you're a third worlder in an actual city. Note how there's just blackness in the background. Behind me is 2/3rd of the rest of my backyard and over to my left is even more backyard, part of which isn't paved over with concrete because im on a hill.
>>11584022Dude, why you gotta try and start something? No one had any problems here, there's nothing gained by calling people out. >>11584108Always enjoy seeing those 1:18 set ups, would love to get my hands on that big russian truck one day but any chance of that happening is very far away. Still have tons of Acid Rain, Joy Toy and even that Hiya APC tucked away in storage waiting to get opened because right now I don't really have the room for any of it. And it sucks to hear Jung-Gi died, but cool to know the team he built is still going. In the panel I was at he made a big deal of the fact he had people just as talented as him to work with and told people to go to the booth and buy their stuff and all that.
>>11584108>please understand my 8ft x 4ft patio is HUGE Lmao subjectanon is showing is poorfag. >>11584293It's subjectanon. He deserves it.
Reveals when?
>>11584743Thursday for MLs I hear
>>11584293We have trolls who are jealous that people have backyards and are able to visit other cities for cool events. These jealousfags are common on /toy/, hence them also shitting on people with large collections or rooms dedicated to nerd shit.Since i like to post about what i get every year at SDCC and always take a picture outside because the lighting is always great in my backyard, my photos tend to be easily recognizable.>And it sucks to hear Jung-Gi died, but cool to know the team he built is still going. In the panel I was at he made a big deal of the fact he had people just as talented as him to work with and told people to go to the booth and buy their stuff and all that.This makes me misty eyed. I really wish i had gone to see more of his panels, which is why i started going to see Katsuya Terada's panels, who was friends with Kim. Guy's done a lot of work from movies to anime, and even the first Zeldas and Virtua Fighter.I'd have gone before, but their panels always filled up. So i take the effort to show up an hour before now.
>>11584996>"You're just super-jealous because of stuff that makes you jealous."I didn't know that there were teen girls here. Smaller cons have panels too, and said cons are more down-to-earth. They have no official support from big companies like Hasbro, which is a shame because in Japan toy and model makers do give support to smaller conventions.
>>11585029>more down-to-earththis is such hipster language.If you hate large crowds and long lines, that's fine, but large conventions have everything a small convention has. Whereas small conventions don't have everything a large convention does. There's tons and tons of indie and fanartists at large conventions, especially ones like SDCC who make an effort to stay true to their roots. You'll find different creators and vendors, but that's just because space is limited and small conventions have different creators/vendors too.Yeah, large conventions have more commercial shit and fewer people will notice the smaller people, but these creators are usually getting more attention and making more money than they would at smaller conventions. If you look at my loot pictures, most of it is from fan artists and indie creators.And no, there's no teengirls here. Just jealous manchildren who need to cope.
>>11584431Eh, keep that shit in threads where there's actually something to argue about. Don't bring drama where there's no drama. You're not the only one to recognize the dude so no need to point it out. >>11584743Hasbro has most of their panels Thursday and Friday, maybe we'll get some teasers and leaks from pre-events Wednesday. >>11584996...I'm jealous of people who have backyards and I actually have a back yard lol. It's flat, boring and usually dying, but I got one. Only good time I can take pics in it is after a snow storm, and even then I gotta keep the angles just right so I don't get big boring fence in the background to ruin the shot. And that's one thing I noticed different between NYCC and SDCC. NYCC doesn't really have "Draw Panels" all that much, or at least none I know of. The one year I went to SDCC, it was like every half decent popular artist had their own drawing panel, and they're lots of fun. SDCC definitely plays up more of the "Comic" aspects while NYCC seems to be far more generic pop culture. I won't say one is better then the other, but it certainly had a different feel. NYCC is actually making a point to centralize all it's "Comic Book" stuff in the vendor room this year, so I'm curious if it'll change that feeling. >>11585062I do love me some indy stuff, but I tend to buy the mass market crap myself. I'm mostly a toy buyer and there aren't that many "indy" toy makers at these events...yet. The Plunderlings dude shows up at NYCC, and I've gotten something from him every time I seen him, and Nacelle is usually there, but they don't actually have many figures (still waiting for them to do Enemy:The Dictator in Roboforce). Also books are heavier then toys and I got a bad back, so I try to avoid them. Learned that the hard way a few years back when I bought a large book early in the day and by the end of it my legs decide to lose all feeling for a few moments in the middle of artist alley. It's fun getting old!
>>11585364Smaller conventions have draw panels too, because that's what comic conventions do. Sometimes they're out on the showroom floor, which is what Jung Gi used to do too.I think a lot of other conventions don't do that because they're not actually comic conventinos, they're "pop" conventions, hence using hollywood celebrities to bring in the crowds. Since a lot of the big ones are relatively new (maybe started a decade ago), after comics started dropping off in sales, they don't have much connection to comic books. Even older ones like NYCC (started in the 00s), they got bought out by a corporation that doesn't care about comics, so they're not even run by fans. They chase after what brings in crowds.SDCC does a thing where they sandwich comic book panels inbetween media/hollywood shit. So if people want to see Paris HIlton or Brad Pit, they need to stick around to see Grant Morrison or an Emily the Strange panel. Of course, since some comics/creators are small and don't get big rooms, they're still going to be some media sandwiching. Animated shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender was first shown off in one of the smaller rooms. The "workshop" room doesn't do this though.Also, aside from the concrete area, my backyard has a "wooded" area that is basically a large hill. So i used to take outdoor photos back in the day, but that was like 10 years ago. I don't do that anymore because it got overgrown. Raccoons took that area over and they leave shit everywhere, so i haven't returned. I have a smaller side yard, but i'd need to tear shit out to recreate the afghanistan-like villages and ambush roads i used to create... while trying to see if i still had any photos from back then, i managed to find oldass SDCC pics i thought i had lost. Unbought loot i took photos of to get later, but forgot to.
>>11585364Also also, forgot to say that i've been to creator conventions where indie toylines go to show off their shit.It's almost all hipstershit stuff and customs. It's cool for what it is, but they're not really stuff you would want to play with. It's basically what you also see at other conventions, which you've undoubtedly seen.I don't think there's really any convention that has the indy toylines you actualy want to buy. They're all spread out and SDCC has most of them, but i think other conventions have more vendors with more variety of toys. Big conventions tend to focus on the hyped shit, hence this year being crowded with Labubu shit and its wannabes. I've gotten rarer finds at medium sized conventions than SDCC and others.Old loot pic from 2015 that i thought i lost. That bag is full of mini Starblazers/Battleship Yamato 2199 models. If you look at my loot pictures over the years, you can see how since 2022 (when convention season again started again after COVID), that toys aren't as important to conventions anymore. At least, ones aimed at stuff /toy/ would like. So the last time my loot pictures were full of toys was 2019.Also also also, I'm probably older than you and have no problem lugging around a backpack and bags full of heavyass trades and artbooks. It's only this year at the end of the convention when i actually felt bad walking to my car with my last minute buys. I was huffing and puffing, and thought it was just because the day was hot and was in a rush. Turns out, i had COVID.... just spent an hour looking through my old con videos and it makes me feel old and ugly. I used to meet so many people before, even just hitting it off with random people in lines or watching something. The COVID lockdowns ruined everything
>>11584743Hope soon
how many panel rooms do they even have? I heard they dont have many
>>11587706Depends on how many they need, it's a very variable set up. But there's usually two big main stages and probably a half dozen or more medium rooms and a ton of even smaller rooms. Overall, not counting autograph and photo rooms, there's like 20+ actual panel rooms and stages.
Nothing yet?
>>11584743Unless they do an "early access" for some people, then we can expect what's shown show up by noon thurdsay (tomorrow). Long-term reveals will most likely be done during the panels.
>>11588015It's only Wednesday.
>>11588053There are cons in the past where sneak peaks have been done. I think Hasbro already gave us one with the Big Lob pics. At any rate it's tomorrow.
>>11588067It's Wednesday morning. Almost midday in New York. Preview Night doesn't even start for another few hours. Learn how timezones work anon.
>>11588069Ok
Tron toy line reveal Today
I’m hereTalked with the legends team. I really don’t want to spoiler everything I saw but we’re getting a new skrull army builder
>>11589043Anon, are there lego booths or mattel? Anything else to share? You can spill the ebans and thank you.
>>11589045>Anon, are there lego booths or mattelYes Heman movie figures look great
>>11589065SHOW ME PICS NOWDESCRIPTIONSANYTHING
>>11589033Please let it be clear plastic. Fuck realism. Toys need eyeball appeal, and Tron works best in clear plastic.
>>11589065Liar
>>11589086This just sold me on the first wave except shaggy. Gonna wait for the red shirt.
>>11589092Based
>>11589086Twiggy middle
Pics are trickling out:https://toynewsi.com/415-60150https://toynewsi.com/222-60148https://www.toyark.com/2025/10/09/nycc-25-walmart-collector-con-day-1-round-up-574548
>>11589065DON'T TRY ME
>>11589092I kinda agree with this. I've been fence sitting on the Scooby stuff, but holy shit it kind of looks too good to pass up. I may have to go for it. I'm firmly team green shirt though. Red shirt may as well be a failed clone.
If you don't buy scooby doo now I doubt they will get to red shirt. Remember the cancelled Universal Monsters Jada line?
>>11589166Red shirt shaggy is the second best Scooby era. The first being the direct to video real monster era.
>>11589171They’ve already said they’re all in and they already have the mold. They will release repaints just like street fighter.
>>11589177I'm more A Pup Named Scooby Doo man myself. Speaking of, I caught an episode for the first time since I was a kid, and holy shit it held up. I forgot how catchy the songs during the chance sequences were.
>>11589194Full series is cheap as fuck on dvd on amazon.
>>11589199The entire thing is on YouTube for free lmao
>>11589205>buys action figures >doesn't buy physical media
>>11589216I actually prefer physical media, the point is I can just yt-dlp that shit and burn it to my own DVDs.
>>11589220Sure but you miss out on the box and special features. Really defeats the purpose.
>>11589224There don't tend to be special features on these kind of things anymore, and I know someone who has a printing company that I could have print out a high quality cover for me to use on the packaging, if I were to go that route. I'd honestly much prefer to just download it to my NAS and stream it to any of my devices. Physical media is nice, but if I can get it for free from the internet and just store it locally, I'd rather do that.
>>11589171>"Buy shit you don't want or you won't get what you do want." That's pretty crappy and I hate it when companies do stuff like that. It's them trying to force customers to make them more money by buying what they know won't sell as well before they can get what will. Reaction+ does the same thing with "you have to buy the blue BAT and other stuff you're not interested in to keep the line going until we get to the black one."
New MASK:https://www.toyark.com/2025/10/09/nycc-25-the-loyal-subjects-m-a-s-k-jem-and-more-574673
>>11589406They don't even have elbow articulation.
>>11589410They're 3.75" tributes to the original, so I am OK with it. That makes them compatible with classic O-ring GI Joe, which is actually what I wanted when I was a kid.
https://www.toyark.com/2025/10/09/nycc-25-neca-horror-booth-images-574679>2025 NECA horror>still no "garbage day" guy
https://www.toyark.com/2025/10/09/nycc-25-neca-tmnt-booth-images-574677>more NECA Ben Cooper with new stuff in the retro styleJUST GET STAR WARS
>>11589427I'm unironically happy for you then. I hope you'll have fun.
>>11589430>still no "garbage day" guyGot him years ago in the retro cloth 8" scale. That's literally all you're ever going to get.
Soon
>>11589592They suck :(
>>11589597Oops just saw them in the Tron thread. Why do you say that? My first impression isn't that good they look like they might have that weird super gummy plastic some lightning collection PR shit had that turned me off. The plastic just looks kinda weird. But they might be alright? No Quorra yet is insans though she was the best character.
>>11589171im going to be honest, im not gonna buy them (they're boring) but i sure do hope you and others do, enough that jada will be convince to release hex girls or ghoul school girls. so buy those figures 3 or 4 times for me, you can do it!!
>>11589626Haslab
TRINI, NOOOOOH!
>>11590499Glad to see Zach doing his best Michael Jackson impersonation.
damn this sucked
>>11590949Yeah
>>11590949what sucked?lotta good reveals
>>11589086these look so good, what other scooby figures have they released?
>>11591698Shaggy, Creeper and Mummy
>>11591698>>11591917Wave 2 is Scooby, Sea Demon and Space Kook
>>11586531i really wish bandai spaceship models were more popular, because there's so much cool shit out there that needs to be made for cheap.
