SDCC 2012 Hasbro Exclusives: Lineup and Prices Announced

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One of our favorite things about Comic-Con is the annual Hasbro exclusives. There’s something to be said about the term “Christmas in July” when carrying an Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. Super Hellicarrier under one arm and a Transformers Deluxe Bruticus Combiner under the other, and a Pegasus My Little Pony thrown in the sack for good measure.

Well, now we know just how much good Jolly Old St. Nick is going to rack up on his credit cards for all the good little boys and girls, because Hasbro announced the lineup of SDCC exclusives for this year, along with their respective prices.

We’re a little disappointed there isn’t any Aquabats! Gloopy collectibles or any cool Nerf guns, so we’re holding out hope there will be a few more surprises Hasbro is keeping for closer to the con. But for now, thanks to Toyark, Hisstank and TFW2005 for all the descriptions and prices, listed below.

MARVEL LEGENDS SPECIAL EDITION UNCANNY X-FORCE COLLECTOR’S PACK

(Approximate retail price: $49.99 each; Ages: 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

Collectors will have a chance to get their ADAMANTIUM claws on these X-FORCE figures in 6” scale for the first time! Featuring ARCHANGEL, WOLVERINE, and PSYLOCKE in costumes from The Fall of Archangel story line, this set comes in a collectable display box with exclusive art by well known comic artist Clayton Crain!

MARVEL UNIVERSE 3.75” MASTERS OF EVIL Special Edition 3-Pack

(Approximate Retail Price $29.99; Ages 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com, Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

Fueled by a raging need for vengeance against CAPTAIN AMERICA, BARON ZEMO hatches a masterful plan. Not foolish enough to face the AVENGERS alone, he strategically forms one of the most powerful groups of villains ever assembled. The MASTERS OF EVIL 3-Pack includes BARON ZEMO, RADIOACTIVE MAN and TIGER SHARK all appearing in 3.75” scale, and united for a singular purpose: destroying EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES. The villains can also be seen fighting against THE AVENGERS in the exclusive art by Joe Quesada on the SDCC exclusive THE AVENGERS HELICARRIER. (sold separately).

MARVEL UNIVERSE S.H.I.E.L.D. SUPER HELICARRIER

(Ages 4 & up; Approximate Retail Price $129.99; Available through HasbroToyShop.com Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

Get ready to explore Hasbro’s biggest SDCC release yet! Featuring an exclusive deco, this S.H.I.E.L.D. SUPER HELICARRIER is over 4 feet long! In addition, it features 9 working projectile launchers for taking out enemies such as the Masters of Evil (sold separately). This special edition vehicle also features exclusive CAPTAIN AMERICA and MARIA HILL 3.75” figures and specially commissioned box artwork by Joe Quesada.

MY LITTLE PONY 2012 Special Edition Pony

(Approximate Retail Price $19.99; Ages 3 & up; Available through the MY LITTLE PONY Fair & Convention, and the HasbroToyShop.com Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

The popular special edition MY LITTLE PONY figure, available this year at the MY LITTLE PONY Fair and Convention and San Diego Comic-Con, is sure to be a fan favorite in 2012! Inspired by the animated series “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” this gray, Pegasus pony features rooted blonde hair and a cluster of bubbles for a cutie mark. Following both conventions, a limited number will be available on HasbroToyShop.com.

STAR WARS VINTAGE SPECIAL EDITION CARBONITE CHAMBER COLLECTOR’S PACK

(Approximate Retail Price: $69.99; Ages 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

Pretend to visit an alternate reality with this incredible package of seven 3.75-inch STAR WARS figures—one figure from each film in the Saga, and one figure only available in this collectible set. Each figure is individually carded with packaging that pays tribute to a “lost” line look that Kenner considered before going with their classic black-and-silver look! This Comic-Con special edition pack will be fans’ first chance to get the “lost” packaging, available this fall as variants in the STAR WARS VINTAGE COLLECTION line. In addition, this special collector’s pack will be the only place to get an exclusive treat for fans— a 3.75-inch carded JAR JAR BINKS in CARBONITE, which will be hidden in the center of the packaging and can be revealed by raising it through the “CARBONITE CHAMBER” top of the case. The other figures included are a standard JAR JAR BINKS (EPISODE I), CLONE TROOPER LIEUTENANT (EPISODE II), SHOCK TROOPER (EPISODE III), SANDTROOPER (EPISODE IV), PRINCESS LEIA (EPISODE V) AND DARTH VADER (EPISODE VI).

G.I. JOE 3.75″ KIM ARASHIKAGE SPECIAL EDITION FIGURE

(Approximate Retail Price: $14.99 each; Ages: 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com, Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

The baddest female ninja around will return in the blockbuster film, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, scheduled to hit theaters on March 29th, 2013 in 3D, but first, KIM ARASHIKAGE is making an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con. As the latest G.I. JOE Comic-Con special edition figure, Hasbro will be releasing two movie likeness versions of the fan-favorite ninja. The primary KIM ARASHIKAGE figure is dressed in her classic red ninja suit with a double bladed bisento, while the unmasked variant is wearing a white costume and wielding a kusarigama.

G.I. JOE H.I.S.S. TANK VEHICLE WITH SHOCKWAVE DECO AND 3.75″ DESTRO & B.A.T. SPECIAL EDITION PACK 

(Approximate Retail Price: $59.99 each; Ages: 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com, Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

After the extreme popularity of last year’s G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS crossover San Diego Comic-Con special edition, Hasbro has done it again! In 2012, the iconic G.I. JOE vehicle, the H.I.S.S. TANK, will get a DECEPTICON SHOCKWAVE make-over, including a G1 SHOCKWAVE blaster attachment. The set comes with a 3.75-inch DESTRO action figure with special edition DECEPTICON deco, a 3.75-inch COBRA B.A.T. figure with special edition CONSTUCTICON deco. The set also comes with several ENERGON cubes on a cart, a briefcase full of money, and a small boom box with 3 cassette tapes- better known to TRANSFORMERS fans as the classic alt-mode of DECEPTICON spy SOUNDWAVE along with RATBAT, LASERBEAK, and RAVAGE. Yo, Joe AND Roll Out!

TRANSFORMERS PRIME TERRORCON CLIFFJUMPER

(Approximate Retail Price: $24.99; Ages 5 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

The DARK ENERGON will be flowing through San Diego this year with the release of this special edition Deluxe scale TERRORCON CLIFFJUMPER figure. Featuring a special “TRANSFORMERS zombie” deco, this figure looks just like he did in the Darkness Rising storyline of Hasbro Studios TRANSFORMERS PRIME animated series. This figure comes with a DARK ENERGON shard and a DARK ENERGON chest attachment in a special edition clam shell packaging designed to look like his head.

TRANSFORMERS DELUXE BRUTICUS COMBINER

(Approximate retail price: $99.99 each; Ages: 5 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)

The TRANSFORMERS DELUXE BRUTICUS COMBINER SDCC Special Edition set features the fearsome DECEPTICON, BRUTICUS in a special CYBERTRONIAN deco as seen in the eagerly anticipated video game TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON from Activision. BRUTICUS is formed when all five deluxe scale ‘combiner’ action figures in the set link together. The COMBATICONS characters BLAST OFF, VORTEX, DECEPTICON BRAWL, SWINDLE, and ONSLAUGHT each have three modes: robot, vehicle and a third ‘combiner’ mode to link together. This Special Edition also includes removable packaging resembling a silhouette of the DECEPTICON logo that becomes a display case for the BRUTICUS figure.

SDCC PM Update: Buffy Sing-Along Info, TRON, and 20 Years Of Power Rangers

The parade of Comic-Con news continues ahead of the formal CCI schedule announcements, and as always we do our best in rounding it all up for you.

In a bit of housekeeping, Variety last week revealed the slate of Disney Channel shows coming to SDCC this year. Returning to the con is Phineas and Ferb, as well as the currently-airing TRON: Uprising, as well as the upcoming Wonder Over Yonder.

For TRON: Uprising, expect a star-studded panel including “Elijah Wood and original TRON star Bruce Boxleitner, as well as producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis”. This is good news, considering TRON took a back seat to Kick Buttowski and Motorcity at a shared Disney XD panel last year. And Wonder Over Yonder, the new show from the creative minds behind Powerpuff Girls and My Little Pony, will be airing a sneak peak of the fall series for lucky audience members.

No other specifics such as time and location were given in the Variety article, but we’ll the details know soon enough when the official schedules are released.

 

One of our favorite exhibitors year after year at the con, DVD publisher Shout! Factory announced (via TFormers.com) a panel for its recently-licensed Power Rangers franchise. The panel, titled “Power Rangers: 20 Years and Beyond”, will be held on Thursday July 12 at 2PM in the Indigo Room at the Hilton Bayfront, featuring “members of the creative team, on-screen talent and other notables from the two-decade history of the series”. We think this panel has the potential to be one of those panels that flies under the radar but is packed full of interesting stories and entertaining moments.

In addition to its Power Rangers panel, Shout! Factory will be holding several signings and appearances at their booth (#3849), including talent from The Hub’s Transformers Prime and Mr. SquarePants himself, Tom Kenny, representing Marvel’s Super Hero Squad and Rocko’s Modern Life. The publisher’s Comic-Con exclusives include a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series 19-DVD Comic-Con exclusive version box set, as well as your very own My Little Pony Wedding tiara. Bronies, look out!

Lastly, Twitter user @Marisa revealed the Buffy Sing-Along information for this year. Traditionally the last panel of the weekend, this fan-favorite closes out the con with a presentation of the musical episode, “Once More With Feeling”, Rocky Horror-style, on July 15 at 3:30PM in room 6BCF. Last year this crowd-pleaser filled Hall H, so it’s interesting to see it moving to a smaller room this year.

Will you be sticking around until the very last panel of SDCC? Are you a Spike or a Xander? Let us know in the comments.

SDConCast #3 – Zack Attack!

The third time’s a charm for the SDConCast, as we we’re finally able to fill our third chair with site founder and Editor-in-chief Zack Young. Once again, James lives the most exciting life of anyone, we go through the news of the week, and our Newbie Tip Of The Week helps you manage your crazy SDCC schedules during the con. Plus, we pick an Offsite Of The Week to kick off your week in San Diego.

Podcast Links:

Download: 37MB, 53:38 minutes [Direct Link]
Subscribe: [RSS] [iTunes]

The Hosts:

Jeremy Rutz
Twitter:@spotanime
Website: About Me

James Riley
Twitter: @danregal
Website: danregal.com

Zack Young
Twitter: @SD_Comic_Con
Website: SDCCBlog.com

Bookmarks:

01:04 – What we’ve been doing
08:13 – Offsite Of The Week: Doug Loves Movies
10:05 – The news of the week
42:02 – Q&A
46:12 – Newbie Tip Of The Week

Music:

Ramin Djawadi. “Game of Thrones Main Title”. Link
The Aquabats! “ShowTime!”.

SDCC PM Roundup: Game of Thrones in Hall H, True Blood, Psych and Wilfred [UPDATE 2]

 

HBO earlier today confirmed dates and locations for its two big returning panels. As expected, the Game of Thrones panel will indeed be held in Hall H, on Friday July 13 at 3PM as previously reported. The other, True Blood, will be held on Saturday July 14 in Ballroom 20. No timeslot was given in the announcement for True Blood, but as soon as we hear we’ll let you know.

In other news, Psych actor Dulé Hill confirmed via Twitter that USA Network’s longest-running original series will be returning to SDCC this July, ahead of its seventh season premiere. No date or location was given in the brief confirmation, but at least we know it’s coming.


Oh yeah! RT @: I was wondering if you guys are going to comic con this year? @ @
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Dulé Hill

The show has built a loyal following and is known for its entertaining panels in prior years.  We expect fans of the show are ecstatic over this news. [UPDATE: Thanks to reader Kerry for the tip!]

[UPDATE 2] TVLine’s Michael Ausiello added Psych‘s panel would be on Thursday, July 12. Time and location TBA.

Lastly and unconfirmed now confirmed [please see below], Twitter account @MovieElijahWood tweeted that FX’s Wilfred, starring Elijah Wood, will be returning to the con for a panel and new episode screening on Thursday July 12 at 4PM. Room and panel guests were not included in the info, but as soon as we get confirmation we’ll pass it along.


Also don’t forget that #WILFREDfx will be at #SDCC ComicCon on Thursday, July 12 at 4:00 PT. They will be screening a new episode there.
@MovieElijahWood
Elijah Wood Movies

This was originally tweeted by Wilfred executive producer David Zuckerman, so it’s definitely confirmed.


#WILFREDfx will be returning to ComicCon! Don’t miss our panel on Thursday, July 12 at 4:00! Going to screen an outrageous new ep!
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David Zuckerman

Also, now that Wilfred and Archer have both been announced confirmed for this year’s con, we’re hopeful that we’ll soon hear the statuses of other FX series such as American Horror Story and It‘s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

Which of this afternoon’s announcements has you most excited for SDCC? Let us know in the comments.

SuperShuttle Again Offers Discount for SDCC Attendees

SDCC Discount use code COMIC Super Shuttle

Last year, the good folks at SuperShuttle paired with a popular Chuck fansite to give all out-of-town guests attending SDCC a discounted ride to and from San Diego International Airport. Well, Chuck may be gone, but SuperShuttle once again has good news for those of us looking for a ride to our hotels.

Simply book your trip on the SuperShuttle website, and enter the discount code COMIC to receive a discount off of your single or round-trip service.

We used SuperShuttle last year and recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive way to not only get from their long plane ride to their hotel, but also an easy way to get back to the airport after a crazy SDCC weekend. Why worry about the ride, when you have other things you should be worrying about, like getting a seat in Ballroom 20!

Book your trip on the SuperShuttle website now!