Every year, fanboys and fangirls of varying stripes descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. Although the event has extensive programming, there’s one activity that unites the collectors with the cosplayers, the MMP gamers with the manga readers, the superheroes with the steampunks: the pursuit of SDCC’s exclusive toys.
ToyCyte will be publishing a weekly bulletin of SDCC exclusives. This might be my favorite of the bunch so far. I mean, look at the banner. You’ve got Barack Obama surrounded by his Yeti, Kaiju, Alien and ChiBo constituents. (Note proximity of the ChiBo crown…) Here’s the Top 5 for Week 4. If you’re in America, Happy Fourth of July.
Itokin Park’s Super7 Exclusive Himalayan. Super7 has several SDCC ‘08 exclusives (including Squirm, Stomp, Beetlar and Mummy Boy), but it’s this 5.7-inch Himalayan from Itokin Park that I’m picking for the weekly roundup. The figure is clear orange vinyl with yellow, blue, red and black sprays. Pick yours up for $100 at Booth #4729.
Chi-Kit Kwong’s ChiBo Series. Choosing between brothers is especially difficult when both Michael Kwong (Galaxy Bunch/Alphamaniacs) and Chi-Kit Kwong (ChiBo) have great new figures making their US debuts at SDCC ‘08. Michael has sounded so proud of his younger bro’s series on his Flickr page, that I figure these guys have no rivalry. ChiBo is Chi-Kit’s first series of 60 characters. Five characters: Action Kwong (modeled on Chi-Kit himself), Tall Kitty, Space Funky, His Royal Highness, and Teenage Track Star will be available at the convention. Each figure stands between 5 and 7 inches and comes with a different mini-comic.
JailBreak Toys‘ Barack Obama action figure. Rumor around town is that Barack Obama himself will be attending SDCC ‘08. The possibility of getting this action figure signed makes the $12.99 pricetag for the standard version (now that’s change we can afford) an even better deal. The 6-inch figure has 8 points of articulation and comes in a window box. If you’re setting your sights on something a tad more exclusive, head over to ToyTokyo (Booth #5237) where you can pick up the Barack Obama action figure in a “white summer suit,” which is limited to just 200 pieces.
Daniel Johnston’s Jeremiah the Innocent (pink variant). Musician, artist and cult icon Daniel Johnston took his Jeremiah the Innocent character 3D with sculpting by Dave Pressler and production by New York’s At Arms. Previously, the figure was available in three colorways: white (edition of 350), green (edition of 250), and yellow (edition of 250) for $99. The 12-inch figure is back for SDCC ‘08 in an exclusive 
pink colorway (image is my mock-up only). Price and edition number TBA. Get yours at ToyTokyo (Booth #5237).
Gama-Go x Toy2r’s Yeti Qee. Both Gama-Go and Diamond Select (Booth #2607) will have exclusive preview samples of the 2.5-inch Yeti Qee available at SDCC ‘08. According to Gama-Go’s blog, there’s a 75% chance, they’ll have the real deal for sale too. If not, the Qees will be available in August. There’s also a 9-inch vinyl Yeti with a light-up log torch in the works from Gama-Go for later this year. Maybe they’ll have a sneak-peak?
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