2003
San Diego Comic Con
The San Diego Comic Con International (also known as SDCC and as CCI) is one of two major summer comic book conventions at which toy companies have on display some of their new collectibles, toys, and action figures. (The other convention being Wizard World Chicago.)
The 2003 SDCC will be July 17 to 20, with a Preview Night on July 16th. RTM will have reporters on the scene, taking pictures and gathering information. Please check back periodically during the event to see updates from the show!
Pictures from the convention:
- Art Asylum/Play Along: Star Trek & Cat in the Hat - 8 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Bandai: Gundam, SD, Jagun Fighters - 9 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- bbi - Blue Box Toys - 21 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Bleeding Edge/Varner Studios - 12 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Bowen Designs - 5 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- DC Direct - 16 pictures from SDComics.
- DC Direct: Action Figures - 21 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- DC Direct: Collectibles - 18 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Diamond Comics: misc items on display - 13 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Diamond Select: Marvel MiniMates - a (large) diorama picture from SDComics.
- Diamond Select Toys - 14 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Dusty Trail - 12 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Electric Tiki - 6 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Graphitti Designs - 4 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Hasbro: GI Joe - 6 pictures from SDComics.
- HyperChild - 7 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- LEGO: BIONICLE - 4 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- McFarlane Toys: Spawn & Wizard of Oz - 8 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mattel: Batman & Justice League - 21 pictures from SDComics.
- Mattel: Batman - 22 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mattel: Justice League - 23 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mattel: Looney Tunes - 12 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mattel: Masters of the Universe - 22 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mattel: Yu-Gi-Oh - 11 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mezco: Living Dead Dolls - 8 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Mezco: Underworld, Mez-Itz, Hellboy - 18 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Moore Action & Moore Collectibles - 7 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- NECA: Christmas Story - 5 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- NECA: Hellraiser, Gremlins, MOTU, misc - 19 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- NECA: Nightmare Before Christmas - 8 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Palisades Toys - 18 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Plastic Fantasy - 10 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Play Along: Armies of Middle Earth - 7 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Playing Mantis - 25 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Playmates Toys: Simpsons & TMNT - 14 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Play Mind - 6 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Sideshow Collectibles - 28 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Stan Winston Creatures - 24 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Star Wars Fan Club: Holiday Yoda - 2 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Stevenson Entertainment: SMITIs, House of Corpses, misc - 20 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- StrangeCo. - 13 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Toy Biz: Silver Surfer & X-Men 2 - 6 press images from Toy Biz.
- Toy Biz: Marvel Legends, X-Men, Hulk, Lord of the Rings - 29 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Toycom - 3 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Toynami: Robotech, Voltron, DBZ, Lain & T3 Imports - 21 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Toynami: Speed Racer & Hanna-Barbera - 13 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Toyzz.com - 7 pictures and a report from Toyzz.com.
- Vital Toys: Homies - 2 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- Wheaty Wheat Studios - 14 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- X-Concepts: S.K.U.M.M. - 8 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
- X-Plus USA - 17 pictures from Animated Bat and VaBoom.
News from the convention:
Other sites to check during the convention:
- The Four Horsemen - check this section of their site on July 17th at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard time (10:00 am Pacific).
- Gentle Giant LTD. - a consumer-oriented site from Gentle Giant, launching July 17th.
- Sideshow Collectibles - Sideshow will be posting announcements of their new toys and collectibles from time to time during the SDCC.
- TheOneRing.net - TOR.n is holding two panel discussions at SDCC, and will also have a live webcam broadcasting from their booth in the exhibit hall.
While you are waiting for the latest updates, please look back at these SDCC-related news items from the past several weeks:
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