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.
