SDCC 2018: Sideshow Collectibles Preview with Marvel, DC, Star Wars & More

If my memory serves, folks should juuuuuust be starting to que up to pick up their press badges for San Diego Comic-Con 2018, not far from the THOUSANDS of hardcore fans lining up to storm the show floor when that opening bell rings. Will they be seeking out the insanely hard to score exclusives with the hope a quick reflip will recoup their cash from this, their annual trip to the holy land? Will they be rushing to booths giving out wristbands for free celeb signings? For press, it's a chess game, as knowing what to shoot first and how to get it online the fastest is a battle I do not miss! Sideshow Collectibles have long been voiding the need for press to rush their booth by allowing select photographers, and most recently, their own in house people, to shoot early and blow the lot on their website, eliciting a cacophony of squees from their mega geeky, deep pocketed fan base. This year was no different...

Sideshow's 12 inch Evil Dead 2 Ash Figure

Move over Hot Toys. You've got some competition.

Time to get revved horror fans – everyone’s favorite chainsaw-wielding hero is here! From Sam Raimi’s 1987 sequel, Evil Dead II, Sideshow Collectibles is proud to introduce the Ash Williams Sixth Scale Figure. 

Capturing all that is awesome about Bruce Campbell as the cult classic icon, Ash Williams returns to the remote cabin in the woods where he must hack and slash his way past hordes of relentlessly deranged Deadites who want him dead by dawn. Just your average convenience store employee with a penchant for sweet-talking the ladies, the resilient, blood-stained survivor has been through hell and back in his torn shirt and brown pants. Thanks to the forces of darkness summoned by the evil Necronomicon, the glorious gorefest continues as Henrietta’s disfigured remains emerge from the cellar, dying to swallow his soul. But ‘armed’ with more than cheesy quips, Ash can definitely hold his own with his infamous chainsaw appendage, and handy sawed-off double barrel shotgun. Bring it on, baby.

Figure Fantasy: The Pop Culture Photography of Daniel Picard

Figure Fantasy: The Pop Culture Photography of Daniel Picard is a wholly unique collection of meticulously composed images, showcasing a variety of comic book and movie icons in realistic and often hilarious everyday settings. Canadian photographer Daniel Picard composes his comedic and artistic images using a mix of real-world photography and fantasy, resulting in a collection that actor Simon Pegg calls “a wonderful conversation piece.” Picard photographs 12-inch figures from Sideshow Collectibles, then arranges them in to-scale environments, using classic heroes and villains to create believable scenes and tongue-in-cheek parodies.

Sideshow's Batman: Gotham Knight 6th Scale Action Figure

Joining our celebrated DC Comics collection, Sideshow is proud to introduce the Batman ‘Gotham Knight’ Sixth Scale Figure <~click to pre-order!. Shine the signal, and the protector of Gotham City will emerge from the shadows to fight crime and bring justice! Bruce Wayne springs into action as his famed alter ego; Batman!

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail on a fully articulated muscular body design, our hero is disguised in a grey and black tailored Batsuit and cape. Inspired by a number of timeless comic book appearances, the Batman ‘Gotham Knight’ Sixth Scale Figure invites collectors to further define their favorite look for the Caped Crusader with three cowl and mask options, and three interchangeable facial expressions, which are also compatible with Sideshow’s Batman Sixth Scale Figure.

Hot Toys Avengers: Age of Ultron: 1/6th scale Ultron Prime Collectible Figure

“There are no strings on me.” Since the first official release of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, the film’s titular villain Ultron’s menacing appearance and memorable speech has grabbed many fans’ attention and left wondering how the Earth’s mightiest heroes can stand up against this highly dangerous robot and its large army.

With the epic blockbuster just few short months away from hitting theatres worldwide, Hot Toys is very excited to “show you something beautiful” today, the 1/6th scale Ultron Prime Collectible Figure <~click to pre-order, that many fans and collectors have eagerly awaited to see!

The movie-accurate Collectible Figure is specially crafted based on the image of Ultron Prime in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It stands approximately 41 cm tall, featuring a newly developed head sculpt and body with mechanical details, LED light-up head and upper body, and a specially designed Avengers: Age of Ultron logo figure base with LED light-up function!

Hot Toys Guardians of the Galaxy: 1/6th scale Rocket & Groot Collectible Figures Set

Marvel Studios is expanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe this Summer and bringing fans to the cosmos in the action packed space adventure – Guardians of the Galaxy. A group of outlaw, two thugs, an assassin and a maniac will team up to battle evil and save the galaxy! To gear fans ready for this film’s worldwide release, Hot Toys is excited to present a special 1/6th scale collectible figures set which includes the gun-toting Rocket and his personal houseplant/muscle Groot!

The movie-accurate Rocket Collectible Figure is specially crafted based on his unique physique in the film. It features a finely sculpted head and body, specially tailored costume, weapon, and specially designed figure stand.

The movie-accurate Groot Collectible Figure features highly detailed head and body with amazing paint application to reflect his distinctive appearance, and a specially designed figure stand. 

Hot Toys: The Joker (Mime Version) Now Shipping

Fulfilling your dreams of a large collection of toys based on characters from your favorite super hero films, HOT TOYS IS YOUR HERO!! Sideshow sends word that the Jack Nicholson Joker in his mime outfit DX Action Figure is now shipping into the loving arms of fully grown geeks across the United States this very day...and he's still available if you want to get up on that!  Here are the details...

Pre-Order Hot Toys The Crow 1/6th Scale Collectible Figure

Based on the book of the same name by James O’Barr, The Crow’s story follows Eric Draven, portrayed by Brandon Lee - son of the legendary Bruce Lee, who is revived from the dead to avenge his own murder as well as that of his fiancée by a gang of thugs. Hot Toys is proud to present the 1/6th scale Eric Draven Collectible Figure from this visually stunning and critically successful film.

The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in the movie. It features newly developed head sculpt, highly detailed outfit, accessories and figure stand.

Agent Coulson Meets Lil Agent Coulson

It never fails. Show an action figure to the person the toy is made after and a look of childlike glee spreads across their face. Well..it did fail once. I was at the press junket for The Amazing Spider-Man and was able to bring Andrew Garfield together with his first ever likeness on an action figure in the Diamond Select Minimates line. He seemed...less than enthusiastic. Never the less, we expected no small amount of ridiculous cheer from Clark Gregg as he held his Hot Toys 12 inch action figure for the first time. Hot Toys sent over some words on the meeting...

AD: Star Wars Gamorrean Mythos Statue Now Shipping

Toy Fair 2013 : Superman: Man of Plastic

  Soooo...you know how I joke that there won't be one damn surprise left by the time we get to New York Toy Fair in a little over a week? Yea..yea...looks like the PR agents are doing their best to reveal it all before the show even starts leaving nothing but scraps on the show floor. SCRAPS I TELLS YA!! ~end of geek rant~ TODAY, Warner Brothers let loose images of Superman: Man of Steel merchandise from Funco, LEGO and Mattel. Here's the rundown of what we know so far...

Mattel Superman: Man of Steel Movie Masters: 6 inch collector targeted action figures (the last 2 series of these had a Collect-And-Connect component..so perhaps a Build-A-Black Zero?) $14.99 - June release:
Superman (red and blue)
General Zod
Jor-El

Sub Zero Mortal Kombat Life Size Bust Premiering at Comic-Con

Pop Culture Shock Collectibles are pleased to announce an agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to bring life size busts of characters from the most brutal fighting game of all time, the legendary Mortal Kombat, to die-hard collectors’ homes this year.

Pop Culture Shock Collectibles' first life size bust for their Mortal Kombat line will be SUB ZERO, a collectible so realistic, you can almost hear him say, "THIS FIGHT WILL BE YOUR LAST!" SUB ZERO makes his debut wearing his costume from the latest Mortal Kombat video game, developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Hot Toys Dark Knight Joker DX 2.0

Some days, I imagine the folks at Hot Toys just sit around thinking "remember that awesome toy we made...I think we can blow that shit out of the water." Competing with yourself is a great way to stay #1! A day later, when Hot Toys announce that decision, the crew at Sideshow start high-fiving each other. Eaaaaasy money.

Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are proud to announce the Joker DX 2.0 Sixth Scale Collectible Figure. Following the overwhelming reception of the original Joker DX, Hot Toys presents this advanced version, specially crafted based on the image of Heath Ledger as The Joker from The Dark Knight. Featuring detailed head sculpts and paint crafted by artists Yulli & JC. Hong, along with an extraordinary costume created by costume artist Kato, the DX Joker 2.0 Sixth Scale Collectible Figure is truly movie-accurate; equipped with Hot Toys' patented Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS), highly detailed accessories and weapons.

Elvira Wants to Seduce Your Shelf

If you are anything like me, you grew up with Elvira becoming something akin to the "hot baby sitter" in your life. Ever present..always sexy as hell..and ridiculously funny, often to the point of destroying your fever dreams about her. NOW THAT'S A WOMAN! Sideshow Collectibles knows we love this lady and since we can no longer see her AS Elvira at conventions (for the time being at least), they wish to make up for it by delivering a compact version of the woman in black you can ogle to your heart's content.

Sideshow Collectibles is proud to present the Elvira in Coffin Premium Format figure. Undressed in a sheer fabric negligee, the Mistress of the Dark comes to life in all her sexy and satirical splendor. Never one to be shy or shrinking, we've ensured that the queen of Halloween shows off her best assets in this 1:4 scale Premium Format figure. The unabashedly outspoken siren has been gracing living rooms around the world for decades, add the Elvira in Coffin Premium Format figure to your collection, and invite her in to stay.











Two versions will be up for grabs this December; the one pictured and the Sideshow Exclusive version of the Elvira in Coffin Premium Format Figure which includes a unique feature available nowhere else: A swap out hand holding a dagger.

Previous Elvira statues are long sold out, so CLICK HERE and get your pre-order in!

Lord Raptor Plays Only For You

Darkstalkers is one of those games with character designs someone clearly insane must have dreamed up. In the past, you could get your fill their large breasted succubi or kitty women in statue and pvc figure form, but what of the rest of this unholy band of warriors? Pop Culture Shock Collectibles is looking to fill that void!













100 fans died the night of his final live performance, sucked dry of their blood but struck with a look of complete bliss; laying before the skeletal remains of their rock god. His thirst for power caught the eye of Emperor Ozomu, who resurrected the musician, commanding him to kill the Darkstalkers if he wished to gain even greater power. Lord Raptor agrees to this task, but he secretly works to take the Emperor's seat of power for himself.

Sideshow Collectibles is proud to bring you Lord Raptor, new from Pop Culture Shock. This is the ultimate Darkstalkers collectible. A 1:4 scale statue of Lord Raptor/Zabel in mixed media, featuring real fabric pants and real guitar strings! In very limited edition of only 175 pieces, the Sideshow Exclusive version also comes with an interchangeable black guitar. This collectible also comes with a signed certificate of authenticity by Jerry Macaluso.





Click this link to reserve your undead rocker today! Get the Pop Culture Shock Collectibles Darkstalkers Series Lord Raptor Mixed Media Statue at Sideshow Collectibles!!

Sideshow : Venture Brothers Mother F'n Brock Samson

If you are any sort of self respecting geek, you can't help but love The Venture Brothers. ...And if you love you some VB, you constantly get a kick out of the man mountain with the mullet who dispatches henchmen at a rate of 12 per minute. He's Brock Samson...he has a license to kill...and he's coming to your shelf space.

Launching Sideshow's Venture Bros. collectible line, the Brock Samson Statue depicts the Walking Swedish Murder Machine in outstanding detail, down to his trademark mullet. Crafted in 1:5 scale, each piece is individually painted and finished, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles product. Complete with switch-out left arms that feature either a cleaver or knife along with switch-out smoking or knife-biting portraits, the Brock Samson Statue is an outstanding addition to any display, the perfect start to your Venture Bros. collection. The Sideshow exclusive version features an additional switch-out left hand holding severed henchman arm.

He's 15 inches high, limited to 250 pieces and must be yours NOWWWW. CLICK HERE to get in on the pre-order!

Pop Culture Shock Collectibles' Mumm-Ra

The Bandai UK Toy Fair leak caused a bigger buzz than anyone could have expected with the name THUNDERCATS trending on Twitter half the day!! Let's make that a habit, shall we? While you are all still hot with TCats fever, I thought I'd take this opportunity to show you the next quarter scale, mixed media Thundercats statue from Pop Culture Shock... Mumm-Ra! This piece stands 26 inches tall. So far the only piece to compare it to is the 32 inch Lion-O (now available for pre-order from Sideshow Collectibles), but you've got to allot for his standing on a rock and holding his sword in the air. The line is based on an 18 inch scale, with all characters falling in line according to their specs from the original cartoon. This early look at Mumm-Ra is, of course, missing a paint job and his cloth costume. An exclusive version will be released as well with some light up feature incorporated, so keep watching here for more pics and that Sideshow pre-order!

SDCC 2010: Sideshow: All Your Pop Culture Are Belong to Us

San Diego Comic Con may be 5 days long, but that's still not enough time to cover everything I'd like to! For one thing, I haven't been able to sit in on a panel for 3 years. When you are shooting toys amid that flurry, you often have to wait until you return home to actually enjoy the toys you were shooting. Sideshow Toys is one such booth, containing so many awesome things, a photographer can throw his back out working a 5 lb camera shooting it all. This year I barely had time to breathe, so while I may not have shot every single thing in the booth, I did shoot the things that made my geeky heart skip a beat. Prepare for high WOA factor in these galleries!

What's in store?

THE DEAD: Sideshow Collectibles' original line of Zombie 12 inch action figures, life-sized busts and horrific statues designed to make you guard your brains with all your might.

STAR WARS: Sideshow may not make a lot of their own 12 inch figures anymore, but their Star Wars pieces are still fantastic and show no signs of ever dropping off in quality. Highlights of this year's offerings included a large Obi Wan bust so lifelike, you'll be jedi mind tricked into dusting him every hour, a statue of Slave Leia strangling the life out of Jabba the Hutt aptly titled "You Are Going to Regret This", full sized, light up busts for Boba Fett and C-3PO and some new 12 creatures you'll lose your mind over.

MARVEL COMICS: There's only one word you use to describe Sideshow's Marvel Comics statues. INSANE. The detail, the side, the features. This is a Marvel psycho's dream...or nightmare if you consider the considerable price tags on these puppies. My favorites this year include a She-Hulk statue packed with attitude, a Thanos statue that perfectly captures the essence of evil and a giant dinosaur called the "Venomsaurus". TOO damn awesome for words.

G.I. JOE: More 12 inch figures on the way, bringing a bit of realism to the classic characters of cartoons and comic books

AVATAR: Sideshow jumps head first into the biggest license of our generation. It's only fitting they do the honors along side Gentle Giant! They've kicked off the line with only two pieces, but including a full size AMP Suit statue is a great way to start!!

MISC: For those items that don't really have a category like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer on a Throne and Kratos, the God of War!

Sideshow Collectibles have also been handling the distribution for the top talent in toys across the globe.

POP CULTURE SHOCK: DID YOU SEE THAT FUCKING LION-O STATUE? Seriously, game over. They also had a beautiful Kabuki statue that may be the best Kabuki item made to date...but even still...DID YOU SEE THAT LION-O STATUE??!!

HOT TOYS: Undisputed MASTERS of the 12 inch action figure, the world over, hands down. Sure some come close, but Hot Toys hits the bullseye every time with likenesses that are so perfect, you'll think the actor's soul is contained within, screaming for you to stop touching them inappropriately. Take THAT Scarlett Johansson. This year's awesome included Iron Man 2, Predators, Terminator 2, Inglorius Basterds and Platoon!

ELECTRIC TIKI: Originators of the "Tooned-Up" style maquette, Team Tiki have cornered the market on cartoon perfection to such a degree that they now seem to have free reign to create anything they'd like from the Disney vaults! What does that mean for us? All your geeky dreams come true and we get pieces from Dragon's Lair, Tron, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and GARGOYLES!!! Inside you'll also find a Tooned-Up Spike Maquette and some girlie statues so naughty, you'll break a sweat just looking at them.

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!!

To celebrate, here's a picture of Yoda mounting a Clone Trooper. Dirty.
May the 4th be.....wait..the 4th? It's the 5th. We missed it. never mind.

The Inglourious 12 Inch Brad Pitt

All I can say is, get ready for amazing! I bet Tarantino is jumping up and down with excitement. Sideshow Collectibles often carries all of Hot Toy's releases, so be on the lookout for that pre-order to go live.

Hot Toys is delighted to present the 1/6th scale Lt. Aldo Raine collectible figure from the Inglourious Basterds movie. This is the first-licensed collectible figure of Brad Pitt which fully realizes his likeness in the movie.


The 1/6th scale Lt. Aldo Raine specially features:
- Newly sculpted head with authentic likeness of Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine in the movie
- Movie-accurate facial expression with detailed wrinkles and skin texture
- Real-like hair style, beard and face hair
- TrueType body with approximately 30cm tall
- 34 points of articulations
- Three pairs of interchangeable palms (one pair of relaxed palms, one pair for holding gun and one pair for holding blade)
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted



Costume & Accessories:
- Jacket with worn-out edges, sweater, scarf, trousers and hat
- Leather-like belt with gun holster and blade pouch
- Leather-like long boots and bag
- Flannelette-surfaced water bottle
- Figure stand with movie logo and Lt. Aldo Raine nameplate

Weapons:
- Rifle, machine gun and pistol
- Large and small blade






Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Kojun
- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong
- Head Painted by JC. Hong