In just a couple more days, pop culture will descend on the San Diego Convention Center as SDCC prepares to dazzle us for another year (if everyone didn’t stop releasing their trailers before their panels, that is). But of course, among all the big news and astonishing cosplay, there’s going to be tons of fantastic merch to get your hands on exclusive to Comic-Con. Here’s our guide to some of the absolute coolest on offer.
100% Soft Galactus Vinyl
SDCC is taking place during Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ opening weekend, and one of our favorite artists, 100% Soft, is celebrating the marriage in style with this adorable, glittery 11-inch-tall vinyl figurine of the devourer of worlds ready to take another nibble out of Earth. Look how distressed that poor little planet is! Adorable. ($100, available at Booth #315)
Jazwares Pokémon Squirtle Squad Plushes
Jazwares has a ton of exclusives at the con this year, from Avatar: The Last Airbender to Stranger Things, but we can’t help but love this totally cool five-pack of Squirtle plushies, inspired by the arrival of the Squirtle Squad in the classic Pokémon anime. ($100, available at Booth # 3513)
Bandai S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2023
Godzilla is all over SDCC this year celebrating his 70th anniversary, but the cream of the crop has to be this exclusive take on the MonsterArts figure for the King of All Kaiju as he appeared in the seminal Godzilla Minus One. The new colorway depicts Godzilla’s back glowing with blue energy as he prepares to discharge his atomic breath (which is, of course, included as a similarly electric-colored FX piece). ($160, available at both Booth # 3329and # 3345)
Star Wars Unlimited Droid Blueprint Cards
Fantasy Flight Games is bringing its Star Wars TCG to SDCC in style with this special pack of convention-exclusive cards. The six-pack includes Unlimited cards for C-3PO, BB-8, Chopper, R2-D2, BD-1, and L3-37 in a special blueprint-style design variant, complete in a special card box designed to look like R2. ($100, available at Booth #2913E and other conventions throughout the year).
Mattel Jurassic World Tyrannosaurus Rex Convention Crasher
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