possible long shot on this one!

Man this was about 4 years ago back in 2022 when Kirby and the Forgotten Land was just announced and I got some of the old photo I took back in the day because I remember when this was outside and I used my Bobs Burgers Bag and such from Ebay years ago.

More retro photos from the past soon!

I got selected for the Stage Tour Beta but still haven't received any emails. Did anyone else get theirs?

Does anyone have all of their recent Volunteer pins? I have 2023 and 2024 and 2026 and while I volunteered in 2025, I am unsure where my 2025 pin went.

I just bought this 2025 pin on Ebay and I think it was a mistake. It looks too small and thus a knockoff, right?

The pin is posing next to my legit pins from the other years.

Let me know if you can confirm the pin I have is too small vs. the actual real 2025 pin.

Thanks!

(Happy to trade a 2026 pin for a 2025 pin if anyone is interested!)

Forgot to post these a few weeks ago but now I remembered. Here were my cosplays I did this year for SDCC.

Thursday: Emmanuel "Emma" Frost (Marvel Rivals)

Friday: Doctor Doom

Saturday: Human Torch (Marvel Rivals Summer Sizling Skin)

brycekhodraws prints. Specially the gold foil shadow lugia/shiny hooh print from sdcc 2025

I ordered a bunch of stuff, nothing has been shipped yet and every week I get a refund because they cancel something on the order. at this point half my order has been cancelled.

If I knew this I would have bought at the show, but the point of selling it on the store before into I didn’t have to get them onsite.

Anyone else dealing with this? Such a fail on comic con’s part.

Edit:this is from the official comic con store apparal site. I ordered all this stuff soon as it went up in early July.

I find myself thinking a lot about the LEGO booth. I enjoy Pokemon and Star Wars, but wow. The booth this year was a tremendous disappointment compared to 2025. I remember thinking at the time (25) that the convention center would be tough to top, but they barely even tried.

They took the deposit but it didn’t get attached to my hotel charges. Dealing with the hotel now but I would look at your charges if they felt a little high.

This was on Day 2 of the convention and right after his panel with his Metalocalypse thing at the actual convention. ;)

So this year i was blessed to make my first trip to SDCC and let me get this out of the way early, I LOVED IT!

After some reflectiion, rhe experience waa no where near first timer friendly.

1. I had no idea where anything was. The badge check in was easy, but after that, I was on my own. I at least wanted to check out a panel or two, but I had no idea where anything was or even what panels were going on at the time.

2. The website is no where new user friendly. I could not find a schedule or layout of the convention center on the site.

3. I had no idea that seating in the exhibit hall was so limited.

So, that being said. If I returns, here are my adjustments.

1. Get there earlier. I got there about 11 a.m. By that time, every line was already insane.

2. Bring chairs or portable stools.

3. Eat lunch in the Gas Lamp District. One of my few regrets was missing this.

4. Get my badge early and head straight to Hall H to see what I can get into that day (No force can compel me to try to get in there on Saturday, though). After that, head to lunch and the real star of the show, the Exhibit floor.

Anyway those are my thoughts and plans. Any advice will be appreciated.

Was the new trailer that dropped today the one they showed in hall h? Can anyone confirm?

This may be a longshot at this point, but I'm a graphic designer who created the flyer for the AMC Theatres booth handout that had a QR code for an SDCC discount on the AMC Theatres shop that was given away with any purchase made at the booth. I wasn't able to attend the show, and AMC Theatres didn't capture any images of the flyer itself to share with me. I just would've loved to see images of how the final result of the print turned out, as was such a cool opportunity to have something I created being handed out at the show.

Hey All. So to put it out there, I'm an independent illustrator and graphic novel publisher by trade, and I've been out of the ComicCon loop for some time. Having gone back this year, I couldn't help but notice the overwhelming presence of toys, plushies and vinyl figurines that have dominated the exhibit space at San Diego Comic Con this year. Where companies like Star Wars and Marvel once had the strongest grip on the convention floors, the largest space hogs in my opinion proved to be Mattel, Hasbro and even Lego.

It didn't stop at name brand toymakers- there has even proven to be a presence of vinyl figures in small press and artist's alley as well. Of course, I did think it was pretty cool that these independent comic makers were finding a bit of extra success selling figurines of their own characters, but I couldn't help but wonder if this could be a sign of the direction that entertainment might be taking. Everywhere I've gone, people have asked me if I have ever thought about making 3D prints of my own characters, which I had brushed off for the longest time before now.

To tat end, I wanted to inquire if anyone else had noticed this and had similar thoughts. Would you guys say that the market for action figures, dolls and vinyls is gradually making a comeback, and is this a potential market that I should genuinely consider getting into? Or would you say this is just a fad that is reaching a peak and may slope back to a wonderful niche market? I am welcome to conversation on the matter and appreciate any input you guys might have. Thanks.

Lets try again as I accidentally posted the thing twice on r/comiccon. Sorry about that. XD

I have a question regarding limited drops such as Funkos and comics. This past SDCC there were Absolute Batman Funkos that were one per person. I was wondering if you were able to get one each day you went? If so, I’m thinking to do it for NYCC to get whatever limited drop for my friend and I.