New York Comic Con starts next week, October 17th – 20th in the heart of NYC. Diamond Select Toys will be in attendance with a retail booth, exclusives, signings and some panels. Read on to check it all out. We should be there as well, make sure to check back for all the scoops!
Diamond Select Toys Takes a Bite Out of New York Comic-Con!
PANEL!
Join President DSTChuck, marketing supervisor DSTZach, designer Nelson X. Asencio, sculptor Chris Dahlberg, sculptor Jean St. Jean and MORE at 5:15 on Saturday in the River Pavilion – that’s on the top floor of the convention center! Get the rundown on all of our upcoming products, from Marvel, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Godzilla, The Walking Dead and more, plus you can ask the team whatever’s on your mind!EXCLUSIVES!
This year, DST and GG LTD bringing two spooky exclusive items to New York just in time for Halloween! One is their Marvel Animated-Style Hallows’ Eve Statue ($65) – measuring 6 inches tall, it depicts the new supervillainess with a mask in each hand atop a gravestone. Limited to only 500 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity.The other exclusive is the very nice, very evil AEW Danhausen Vinimate vinyl figure! Standing 4 inches tall, this blocky figure of the inscrutable wrestler is limited to only 666 pieces, and comes packaged in a full-color window box. And if you’re a big Danhausen fan, stay tuned, because…
SIGNINGS!
…Danhausen will be signing your exclusive Vinimate at no charge from 1-2 PM Friday and Saturday October 18-19! Purchase your figure at the DST Booth 3135 to receive a ticket and register for the signing on whichever day you choose, space allowing. (Danhausen will not be signing any other items.)Are you a Marvel fan? DST designer Nelson X. Asencio will be signing free prints of his designs for the Peter, Miles, and Venom Gallery Dioramas from Marvel’s hit video game Spider-Man 2! The signing starts at 3 PM on Saturday October 19th at booth 3135, and check out the prototype display with all three connecting Galleries!
GIVEAWAYS!
Minimates fans, conglomerate! This year, DST will be giving out a free 2-inch Minimate celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary! Come by booth 3135 while supplies last and ask a DST staff member! Not a Minimate initiate? Take it out of the bag and play with it, you will fall in love!CONTESTS!
While you’re checking out the display case at booth 3135, keep an eye out for the Minimate of DSTZach, which will be hiding among the prototypes! Snap a picture of it with your phone, show it to a DST staff member and you’ll win a prize!Plus, enter to win a graded Cobra Kai collectible from DST! Just stop by the front table to put your hat in the ring!
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