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Highlights from Comic-Con 2017

NORTH AMERICA–The annual Comic-Con International: San Diego took place last week at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., and welcomed a slate of new deals, activations and exciting reveals.

April 6, 2018

Highlights from Comic-Con 2017

Moose Toys, Twentieth Century Fox, Atari, SEGA, LEGO and more all went into Comic-Con with new merchandise and properties, fan events and more.

NORTH AMERICA–The annual Comic-Con International: San Diego took place last week at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., and welcomed a slate of new deals, activations and exciting reveals.

Highlights from the annual fan convention includes:

Moose Toys and Coolhaus teamed up to create a new ice cream flavor celebrating the launch of the Comic-Con Exclusive Shoppie doll, Bubble Gum Pop Bubbleisha.
Licensing agent Striker Entertainment tapped NECA to create a series of merchandise for Laika’s films Coraline, ParaNorman, The BoxTrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings.
Bluefin revealed a new Blitzway Superb Scale Statue featuring Sharon Stone as she appeared in the classic film Basic Instinct .
Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products hosted a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fan event, which featured a host of activities including trivia, cosplay contests, improve, themed drinks and cake, photo opportunities and more.
Dynamite Entertainment, DC Entertainment and Condé Nast unveiled a six-issue comic crossover event featuring Batman and The Shadow.
Atari teamed up with NECA and Audiowear for new products based on the upcoming sci-fi movie Blade Runner 2049 .
SEGA hosted a slate of Sonic the Hedgehog fan events.
LEGO celebrated its upcoming film The LEGO Ninjago Movie with a host of celebrity appearances, on-site activations, photo opportunities, giveaways, exclusive retail offerings and more. The company also showcased its new building sets for the film including: Spinjitzu Training Dojo, Ninjago City Chase, Master Falls, Manta Ray Bomber, Ninjago City and more.

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