Here’s some pics I took of cosplayers while I was at SDCC 2015. I’ve got more photos of the show in general to show off as well, so stay tuned.
Cosplay At SDCC 2015
July 25th, 2015Airsoft Extreme Has Launched A New Website
July 24th, 2015
Airsoft Extreme has launched a new website, AEX Super Stores. Along with the new site, they’re also running a 10%-off sale on all orders from the new site. Use coupon code AEXNEWSITE to apply the discount. On top of that, all orders over $100 will receive a free bag of 5000 bb’s.
Check out the video below to see an overview of the new site:
Shinesty – Rogue Gentleman Camo Dress Suit
July 24th, 2015
Shinesty’s Rogue Gentleman Camo Dress Suit is 100% polyester composite, and features a camo pattern which will allow you to blend into a wooded environment while looking sharply dressed; sorry to say in the business world you’d stick out like a sore thumb, but, hey, you can’t win ’em all.
Primer Projects – ‘1 In The Chamber’ T-Shirt And Blackout Patch
July 23rd, 2015Primer Projects has taken their ‘1 in the Chamber design, and put it on a t-shirt, as well as a blackout patch.
New Spectre Trailer
July 22nd, 2015Looks good.
KA-BAR Zombro Knife On Massdrop
July 21st, 2015Massdrop is a crowd-based sales platform where users vote on commercial items to be featured on the site, based on a category such as ‘Espresso machine’ or ‘Tactical backpack’. Once voting narrows down to just one item, Massdrop contacts the manufacturer and looks to set up a ‘Massdrop’, which aims to offer bulk pricing to the masses while only requiring they buy one each. As true of a traditional bulk pricing model, the more items sold, the lower the price for all.
This time, the chosen knife is the KA-BAR Zombro Knife. It features a ~9″ 1095 cro-van steel blade with a Kraton zombie-green handle. It’s going for $49.99+S&H through Massdrop, with an MSRP of $137.97. It’s only got about a week left, so if you’re interested you should jump on this deal.
TiWhistle On Kickstarter
July 20th, 2015
The TiWhistle is a project on Kickstarter for a 100% titanium whistle. Despite its small size, it is capable of an output of roughly 120 decibels.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/962667713/tiwhistle-the-smallest-loudest-titanium-whistle
Best Movie Death Ever?
July 19th, 2015Warning: Loud shouting, so turn down those speakers.
Fallout 4 – Gameplay Exploration
July 18th, 2015Bethesda released Fallout 4 footage from the Xbox Showcase that played at E3. November can’t come soon enough.
GOOD ART HLYWD – Silver Army Men
July 17th, 2015
GOOD ART HLYWD has put a pricier spin on the classic Little Green Army Men with their Silver Army Men line. All the classic molds are available, but now cast in sterling silver. Available individually, or as a complete set.
www.silverarmymen.com/collections/classic/products/silver-army-man-classic-squadron
MAN AT ARMS – Hattori Hanzō Katana
July 16th, 2015In this episode of MAN AT ARMS, they forge the Bride’s Hattori Hanzō Katana from Kill Bill. Impressively, they use largely traditional Japanese techniques to process the ore and forge the blade.
Tacnition – Anti-Drone Buckshot Shells
July 15th, 2015
With drones gradually encroaching on people’s privacy and property, the need to beat back the unmanned horde grows with each passing day. Luckily, Tacnition has you covered. Their depleted uranium buckshot shotshells function as a perfect anti-drone ammunition option, delivering 9 pellets of drone-destroying fury up to 1km away.
Available now from Lucky Gunner – www.luckygunner.com/12ga-3-uranium-drone-load-tacnition-5-rounds
SDCC 2015 – Gentle Giant Studios – Comic-Con Exclusive 12″ G.I. Joe ‘Grunt’
July 14th, 2015
Gentle Giant had an impressive list of exclusives at this year’s SDCC, including this 12″ G.I. Joe ‘Grunt’ figure.
Essentially an upscaled model of the original ‘Grunt’ 3.75″ figure, this particular figure came in a sturdy wooden lock box.
Inside, the figure is stored in a cushioned cutout, with his backpack, helmet, and service rifle on the opposite side. An awesome addition to any G.I. Joe fan’s collection.
SDCC 2015 – Official Suicide Squad Trailer
July 13th, 2015Surprise, surprise! The Suicide Squad trailer got leaked from Comic-Con, prompting Warner Bros. to officially release it.
Anyway, I’m actually liking this quite a bit more than the Batman v. Superman trailer, and although I still think Leto’s Joker’s appearance is a bit off, the acting looks to be spot-on.
As an aside, the Deadpool trailer also got leaked, and although I won’t be linking it here, you can find it with a bit of Google-fu. It’s absolutely perfect in every way, and takes a lot of cues from the script that was leaked a couple of years back; even Colossus is in it! Ryan Reynolds tweeted that it will see an official release in about 3 weeks, because they have to finalize the VFX first, but other sources state it’ll be up later this week. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
SDCC 2015 – Dark Horse Comics – Black Ops III Comic
July 13th, 2015
Dark Horse is doing a Black Ops III prequel comic.
They were giving away a free preview at the show. It’s pretty interesting: the special operatives talk in a weird future slang, and new yen is a currency (Shadowrun, much?). I’m curious to see how the full comic pans out when it gets released later this year.
Batman v. Superman Comic-Con Trailer
July 12th, 2015Even more so now that this trailer is out, I can’t see Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne, I just see Ben Affleck. The darker Batman is kinda neat, though. And “Lex” has too much hair.
SDCC 2015 – Tom Clancy’s The Division
July 11th, 2015
At the off-site Xbox Lounge, among the various games on display, is a playable demo of the upcoming Tom Clancy’s The Division; the same demo that was available at this year’s E3. Unfortunately, recording any gameplay footage was not allowed, however I can say that aside from being part of an obvious beta build, it is a solid game that expectedly takes a lot of design cues from the Ghost Recon series. so if you’ve played the Advanced Warfighter games, or the more recent Future Soldier, you’ll have a good idea on what to expect gameplay-wise.
SDCC 2015 – Hasbro – NERF Doomlands
July 11th, 2015
The newest line of NERF blasters and melee weapons, Doomlands is looking really damn cool. Themed around a sort of apocalyptic Western setting takes place in the year 2169, the line is set to release starting August. The line consists of:
The Swift Justice knife
The Vagabond pump-action blaster
The Vigilance tomahawk
The Lawbringer hammer-action blaster
SDCC 2015 – Vikings Bludgeon Booth
July 11th, 2015
To promote their show ‘Vikings’ at San Diego Comic-Con, History channel has set up a “Bludgeon Booth” at the convention.
In the Bludgeon Booth, attendees get dressed up in Viking garb, choose their weapon, and, with all the strength and battle rage they can muster, slam the weapon down on a platform, upon which an attendant sprays them with red, sugary blood. This entire event is recorded in slow motion, mixed with footage from the show, and emailed to the attendee to do with as they wish. The above video is my own run through the booth; it was a lot of fun!
What do attendees get for participating in the Bludgeoning Box, aside from the satisfaction of being coated in fake blood? A Vikings comic book, and a Vikings-branded drinking horn, which also allows the owner discounts on beer at select bars in the gaslamp district.
Easily one of the best booths at this year’s SDCC. Makes ya want to buy some appropriately themed Nordic warrior shirts, some armor to go over ’em, and an ax to split heads.
SDCC 2015 – Exclusive ‘Cosmic’ Lootcrate Unboxing
July 11th, 2015
Loot Crate is a subscription service that provides customers with “a monthly box of geek & gamer gear”. Several plans are offered, from a single month to a year of continuous crates. The ‘Cosmic’ Lootcrate, however, is unique, as it can only be obtained at SDCC 2015, and is limited to only 2000 sets.
Contained within the ‘Cosmic’ Lootcrate is:
Additionally, 20 of the ‘Cosmic’ crates featured a special “chase item”, a Space Invader Ballpoint Pen. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive one of the lucky crates, but even without the pen it’s a pretty solid selection of items.
Remember Furby?
July 10th, 2015
Well, thanks to the magic of licensing, Hasbro will soon be releasing a Chewbacca-themed Furby named, appropriately enough, Furbacca. No word on whether the giant sized variant will be available for purchase.
SDCC 2015 – Mega Bloks
July 10th, 2015Mega Bloks line is also taking full advantage of some licensing their competitors wouldn’t ever consider adding to their fold.
The Call of Duty line is progressing with some new building sets, including a set themed after the popular Zombies mode from the Treyarch games.
The Halo line is also seeing a few new additions, such as this unnamed prototype set.
Finally, the most exciting addition to the Mega Bloks line displayed at the show is the addition of T-800 head and arm model kits.
SDCC 2015 – BOOMco Licensed Halo Blasters
July 10th, 2015
I don’t have a lot of experience with the BOOMco line, but licensing the Halo property to make a line of dart launchers is a strong move on Mattel’s part.
The line consists of several blasters modeled after iconic Halo weapons from both the Human and Covenant forces, designed to fire foam-tipped darts. A consistent claim throughout the packaging of the blasters is their capability to fire up to 70 feet.
This particular set, the USNC Covenant Battle Pack, is actually available for sale at the convention. I did manage to pick up a set, but I’ll have to wait until I get back to the headquarters before I do a hands-on review.
SDCC 2015 – Exclusive ‘Creature’ Lootcrate Unboxing
July 10th, 2015
Loot Crate is a subscription service that provides customers with “a monthly box of geek & gamer gear”. Several plans are offered, from a single month to a year of continuous crates. The ‘Creature’ Lootcrate, however, is unique, as it can only be obtained at SDCC 2015, and is limited to only 10,000 sets.
Contained within the ‘Creature’ Lootcrate is:
Tomorrow, the contents of the ‘Cosmic’ Lootcrate will be unveiled on TFB.
SDCC 2015 – WETA Workshop
July 9th, 2015
WETA’s booth is chockfull of models and statues from some of their most popular projects, along with a few new things.
There’s this display of props from the upcoming Krampus, appropriately enough releasing thos holiday season.
There’s also a few sets of Alliance armor from the upcoming Warcraft movie, which if this setup is any indication will at the very least be a visually impressive film.
