Anyone who was out and about in New York last weekend could sometimes not be quite sure; was that still New York or maybe Gotham City? Or had you stumbled into a parallel universe populated by characters from anime and comics?
It was Comic Con again, so there were plenty of imaginative cosplays to be found around the Javits Center. Our favorite was Stevepool, a crossover of Deadpool and Steve in a sailor suit from Stranger Things. You have to come up with an idea like that first.
Of course, there were also a lot of star guests who answered questions from the media in interviews and from fans in panels, reported on upcoming films and series. The most emotional moment for us was the reunion of Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, who remembered their time together as Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown in »Back to the Future«.
There was also a large array of new trailers. Highlights for us were; THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, which is visually pleasingly close to the games. All anime fans will have been happy about the teaser for ONE PIECE FILM RED and Star Trek fans will have rejoiced in STAR TREK: PICARD by Paramount+ at seeing many old friends again. VIOLENT NIGHT with David Harbor (Stranger Things) as Santa Claus who takes on terrorists in die-hard-maner. The film from the producers of Nobody, John Wick and Deadpool 2 could become a new holiday classic. Unfortunately, the teaser for DC's TITANS on HBO Max didn't told us anything. Our attention was definitely caught by the AMC+ witch series ANNE RICE'S MAYFAIR WITCHES, based on the Anne Rice trilogy »Lives of the Mayfair Witches«. The preview of WEDNESDAY, which we already showed you yesterday, is also funny. Last but not least, gamers with an affinity for DC got their money's worth and could look forward to many beloved heroes such as Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin and a lot of no less revered villains in the trailer for GOTHAM KNIGHTS.
https://thepopinsider.com/news/nycc-2022-teasers-and-trailers-roundup/As far as new collectibles are concerned, the output was rather meager, because as before at the San Diego Comic Con, many exhibits were already shown in the run-up to the convention. But there are of course a few highlights that we would like to mention.
With a virtual sideshow con, SIDESHOW once again made their own show on YouTube. The Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) Premium Format Figure for »The Suicide Squad« and the absolutely enchanting Zatanna Premium Format Figure are real eye-catchers. The sideshow artists have outdone themselves once again.
There was also a very impressive lady to admire at PCS in the form of the fantastic Aeon Flux 1/3 Scale Statue. Well done PCS! If you prefer your statues to be a bit bloody, PCS had another nice treat in its range with the American Psycho Quarter Scale Statue.
NECA showed a few of their Ultimate Universal Monsters, but only known models. However, »Bride of Frankenstein« and the Gill-Man from »Creature from the Black Lagoon« were teased. Also, »The Phantom of the Opera« will appear in the line. Another Phantom was introduced in the Universal Monsters Turtles crossover. Casey Jones will take this role!
When it comes to horror, keep an eye on the »31 Nights of Fright« reveals this month. Until Halloween, NECA provides us with new sneak peeks of new products from the horror department on Instagram and Facebook every day. For example, the Predator from the new film »Prey« was shown for the first time.
Exciting announcements were made by Todd McFarlane on the McFARLANE Toy Panel. The Movie Maniacs will return, but they won't no longer focus exclusively on horror characters. McFarlane has entered into a partnership with Warner Bros. for this purpose. Wave 1 will consist of The Wicked Witch of the West from »The Wizard of Oz«, Bugs Bunny, Harry Potter and Ted Lasso. In addition to the well-known 7inch avatar series, a series of smaller figures and playsets will be launched with »World of Pandora«. Plenty of supplies await us in the DC Multiverse series as well. A highlight will be the characters from the Nolan Batman trilogy. Replenishment is of course also available in the 6inch DC retroline.
You will soon find all new products listed in our shop for pre-order.