{"id":4600,"date":"2020-03-10T00:53:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T07:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samuraijosh.com\/?p=4600"},"modified":"2020-03-10T00:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T07:53:03","slug":"mattel-at-sdcc-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samuraijosh.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/10\/mattel-at-sdcc-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattel at SDCC 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a quick post from San Diego Comic Con 2019 I spent quite a while debating if I should spin it off on its own or just leave it as part of the main group. It wasn’t until I realized how many photos I still had from SDCC that I needed to through that I thought I should just spin it off as its own post.<\/p>\n

Looking back at SDCC I really feel bad for not paying that much attention at what Mattel brought with them to the show. I should have given them more attention since they are the second largest toy maker in the world and also as a journalist I shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss things so quickly, it was just that there was so much going on and at a glance Mattel just didn’t seem that impressive. Another reason why I didn’t give Mattel too much attention is because I didn’t think they had anything I was into. Some of Mattel’s more famous brands include Fisher-Price, Barbie, Monster High, Mega Bloks, Hot Wheels, and Matchbox\u2014I am not into any of that stuff. I really wish I could expand and diversify the toys I’m into for my site but considering that I’m currently forced to pay for them out of pocket using my limited disposable income and also because I have very little storage and display space I really can’t afford to buy everything that catches my eye.<\/p>\n

Hopefully something can work out that will help me be able to diversify my site without putting too much of a dent into my wallet but until then I’ll have to settle for doing highlight posts like this.<\/p>\n

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This Game of Thrones<\/em> Mega Construx setup was a huge attraction for Mattel at the Con. I’m a bit surprised that Mega Construx would do Game of Thrones-themed sets since these are supposed to be kids toys and Game of Thrones isn’t for kids considering it’s chock-full of nudity and violence. Although I guess this just to show you how diverse Comic Con has grown as well as how mainstream nerd culture itself has become.<\/p>\n

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These two sets showing Cersei on the Iron Throne and Daenerys’ dragons are available now.<\/p>\n

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This set here depicting the Battle of Winterfell between the army of White Walkers and Stark\/Targaryen forces however is a prototype and even though it’s currently a few months after SDCC it’s still not in production yet.<\/p>\n

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The two dragons, Drogon and a white-walkered Viserion battling it out is a good touch. I was wondering if these will be included in the set but since the baby dragons are all sold separately I highly doubt it.<\/p>\n

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For a kid’s toy the level of detail is amazing. From the dragon fire blasts to the flaming trenches, it’s a pretty amazing recreation of the scene from the TV show. Note the Jon Snow figure on the far right.<\/p>\n

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party Wagon Hot Wheels car. This is the one thing that made me really regret not taking a closer look at the Mattel booth sooner. I really wanted to get one but by the time I discovered them it was my last day at Comic Con and they were already sold out. It reminds me when I was a kid, my dad couldn’t come to the US and live with us until I was 4 and I remember the first toy he bought for me when he was here was the full-sized Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party Wagon. I think I still have it but when my mom was babysitting some friends’ kids for extra cash she let them play with some of my old toys and they broke it. I really wish I started my site earlier so I could have justified buying the 25th anniversary rerelease when it came out in 2009. I’m really tempted to buy it now but like I said earlier between the fact I don’t have a lot of room around the house and that thing is so fucking expensive right now I can’t see myself being able to justify buying it any time soon.<\/p>\n

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I really wish I took my time and turned down the F-stop to get a better picture of this. Another lesson about going to conventions I had to learn the hard way. But as you can see here it’s just like in the cartoon where the side door swings out to reveal a laser turret.<\/p>\n

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Here’s another cool Hot Wheels toy I really wish I got but was also sold out. The Batmobile from the Tim Burton movies. The armored mode is actually just a shell you put over the Batmobile rather than a separate car. While both Batman<\/em> and Batman Returns<\/em> had scenes showing the Batmobile deploying its armor both movies used 2 different configurations of armor. The version you see here is the version from the 1989 Batman<\/em>. Personally, I thought the Batman Returns<\/em> armored mode looked cooler but I’m assuming Mattel went with this form because it was from the original movie.<\/p>\n