SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES- THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON ANNOUNCEMENTS

This year’s massive SDCC event certainly saw the heavyweights of pop culture slug it out to get fans’ attention, and Sideshow once again outdid themselves with their new wares. The list of new items unveiled at the SDCC this year is really quite astounding, and carries more than its fair share of surprises. Lets check out the full rundown of items announced this time around…

STAR WARS
The Star Wars range is to grow with some excellent releases. There’s the exquisite ‘Frames’ book set, featuring a collection of volumes containing gorgeous digitally reproduced stills from each film as well as new twelve inch figures of Darth Vader, Han Solo, a Storm Trooper and a Rebel Trooper. There’s a new Tusken Raider Premium Format figure on the way, a Jawa, and a Darth Maul VCD from Medicom. Oh, and the General Grievous Life-size Bust, which is nothing short of incredible.

ALIENS AND PREDATORS
The most interesting new Predator item has to be the She Predator kit, taken from the Dark Horse Comics series of Predator titles, as well as a Predator 2 Diorama, a Dog Alien Model Kit, the ‘Lost’ Predator Model Kit, and a new Alien Bust which looks fantastic.

COMICS HEROES
The heroes and villains of the printed page were very well represented in Sideshow’s SDCC-revealed items. The latest items unveiled included the 1940's Captain America Shield Replica, the 1960's Captain America Shield Replica, the Classic Thor Helmet, and the awesome Iron Spider-Man Comiquette. Plus there’s the Ghost Rider on Throne Comiquette, the Iron Man Mark 3 12-inch Figure and the Thing Legendary Scale Bust. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Whedon fans were shown the new Electric Tiki editions of the Buffy 'End of Days' Statue, the Glory Statue and the Dark Willow Statue.

AND NOT FORGETTING…
The king is back with the Elvis Presley 'Comeback Special' Premium Format Figure, Lord of the Rings fans get the Duel of Light and Fire Diorama, and the Electric Tiki range gets the addition of the Captain Action Statue, Darkwing Duck Statue and Elvira pieces. In addition there’s the Sideshow ‘Dead’ range additions Subject 138: Street Prophet 12-inch Figure and Subject 1206: Mall Santa 12-inch Figure. MGS fans get the Solid Snake - Olive Drab RAH 12-inch Figure by Medicom, while Street Fighter fans will get the gorgeous Cammy Statue from Pop Culture Shock. Other awesome items unveiled at the event were as follows: Belloq 12-inch Figure, Cobra Commander 12-inch Figure, Dragon Dagger Prop Replica, Eye of Shangri-la Prop Replic, Conan Premium Format Figure, Diablo III OVERTHROWN Statue, Tarantula Bust, Marina Bust, Medusa Bust, Lord of Darkness Legendary Scale Bust and the Species Maquette. Sideshow’s Disney licenses included The Rocketeer Bust, the Triton Bust, Captain Hook Bust – Disney, Wicked Witch Bust, Snow White Bust.

No doubt there will be another huge batch of fantastic items from Sideshow at SDCC 2009, and we’ll be covering those in detail. Until then, there’s a wealth of great new items on the way from Sideshow, who are proving again and again that they stand head and shoulders over the competition.

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