San Diego Comic-Con 2007

Oh my head, Sideshow was unstoppable at this show. I don't know if they actually took up more room than Mattel or Hasbro, area-wise, but in terms of sheer presence, they DOMINATED the Comicon landscape!

I was really pleased to see that Mezco had quite a respectable showing at Comicon this year. While not the size and grandeur of Hasbro or Mattel, Mezco Toyz is definitely no joke when it comes to quality items of lots of different popular properties.

All right, let's cut to the chase: if we're talking about Toynami, we're talking about Robotech toys--and in some instances, Voltron toys. Sure enough, Toynami had a lot to show off at Comicon, and we were there to cover the good stuff (read: NOT Naruto or Bleach).

Words are inadequate to describe Kaiju Big Battel.

Luckily for you, I attempt to do so here! ;)

Venerable vinyl dealer and Japanese toy magazine publisher, Super7 was at the show to sell us stuff, hang out, and talk toy! Super7 headman and helluva guy, Brian Flynn, took time to chill with us at the show and in San Francisco, home of their storefront.

And so it begins...SDCC 2007 Coverage on CDX!

First up: Hasbro. The ginormous movie Optimus Prime that greeted us at Botcon this year was on hand to say hello at Comicon. All eyes were on more movie TF merchandise, as well as Marvel Superheroes...including a particular red and gold-armored invincible Avenger...

The buzz around the Stikfas booth was the up-coming Evangelion figures, their first crack at licensed character toys...but the kids didn't seem to care! A box of random bits was there for everyone to cobble together their own unique figures from their imagination--the real appeal of these toys.

This year, Kotobukiya had a LOT to show us! Our pal, Frank, gave us the low-down on neat things to come...as well as some insider dirt!