San Diego Comic-Con 2012 : Square Enix Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusives

There is one topic (beyond My Little Pony, Monster High and Winx Club...who knew?) that rocks my rankings at the merest mention on new merchandise, it is THE BATMAN!! And among the Batman merch that gets the most interest is anything for Arkham Asylum or City. Yep...you sure do love playing those video games...and so it came as no surprise when Square Enix announced their two SDCC 2012 exclusives would BOTH be from Arkham Asylum.

San Diego Comic Con 2012 Exclusives List

Every year, geeks from across the globe gather at a windy, seaside convention hall in San Diego, California. While there, they wear costumes, wave at famous people, get abused by the waitresses at Dick's Last Resort, watch movies before anyone else and most importantly...THEY BUY TOYS!!! Idle Hands presents our omniscient, undulating, squid like, indestructible San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives List of Dooom. Enjoy!

NOTE: If you are a company with exclusives for sale, giveaways at your booth or events you'd like to get the word out on, give us a shout! Email paulnomad AT gmail DOT com
We'll also mention that some companies list items also listed with other companies. Said items SHOULD be available at both locations.

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 : Jun Planning's DC Comics Pullip Doll Exclusives

Ohhhhh ...you creators of SDCC 2012 exclusives. Why must you make me run around the interwebs to find all your golden goodies? GrooveUSA dropped word in the corners of doll loving websites that their team up with Jun Planning for this years big show dives head first back into the DC Comics waters. Building on the success of last year's Batgirl and Cat Woman releases we've got...

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 : Tonner's Rico the Zombie Boy Exclusive

When you do what you love and you do it well, it shows. When you do it THIS WELL, you really don't need 15 exclusives, do ya? Tonner steps up to the San Diego Comic Con 2012 Exclusives announcement podium, announces Rico the Zombie Boy and drops the mic on stage like they just served up the entire Wu Tang Clan.

Tonner Doll Company, a mainstay in the high-end collectibles industry for more than 20 years, announces their 2012 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive: Zombie Boy. The tattooed wonder Zombie Boy himself will be in attendance for two special signings in the Tonner booth. The two signings will take place in booth 4149 on Friday, the 13th of July (bwahhahaha!) at 11am and 3pm.

Note: I didn't write the bwahaha! Tonner crew are just that awesome.

SDCC: Capture Diamond Select's FREE Pirate Minimates

We've been spending a lot of time telling you about all the mind blowing San Diego Comic Con Exclusives you can buy, instead of food and a hotel room (gotta have priorities), but we haven't touched on a very special aspect of SDCC. See, SDCC is a magic place. As you roam the floor, you will see your fellow nerdlings waving one hand in the air, in a frantic, sort of desperate manor, while standing in front of a booth. If you cue up and follow their lead, suddenly, you hand will not be empty!! MAGIC!! My free stuff scores have included Charlie Brown T Shirts, blow up weapons, Galactus hats, Starro face fish masks, Moss Man deodorant, Flynn's Arcade tokens and even a very special lenticular cover for my Iron Man DVD. Now Diamond Select continue this wizardly tradition with free Pirate Minimates. God bless America. Here's the skinny..













Hey, all you Minimates lovers out there. So, you know how I said there were gonna be free Minimates at San Diego Comic-Con? Well, there are. Four, to be exact. A specially packaged Pirate Raiders Minimate will be given out at the Diamond Select Toys booth every day at noon: Robert Deal on Thursday, Jonathan Barnet on Friday, Charles Vanes on Saturday and Calico Jack on Sunday. They'll all be distributed in bagged trays, so that, on Sunday, you can put them all in a special box to create your own four-pack! It's pretty cool, as you can see below, but they're gonna go fast, so don't be late! And hit up the Minimates panel on Saturday from 1-2 PM in Room 9, for more info and giveaways!