Last weekend was the big New York Comic Con. I’ve attended a few in the past, even with the kids in tow. This year, however, it crept up on me, plus we were pretty booked up for the weekend anyways. But I still did get my geek-fill right before the show started last Thursday.
I was invited to a special Pre-NYCC party on Wednesday night, hosted by Hasbro. Yes, blogging has its privileges. I attended the Hasbro Event last year and had a blast. So I didn’t expect anything less this year. And obviously, I wasn’t disappointed.
Here’s a look at some of the highlights of the evening, most of which included a preview of some of the superawesometastic cool new stuff on the Hasbro horizon!
With a new Captain America movie coming out in early 2014, a toyline is a given. I cannot wait for the Winter Soldier movie, and hopefully some of these Cap figures and toys will end up on my desk soon.
Nerf continues to innovate and expand. Nothing beats a Nerf gun after all. Well, nothing except a Nerf crossbow that is! Check out this new line of Nerf weapons in its Zombie Strike line!
I’ve talked about Hasbro’s KRE-O line before, particularly the really cool Star Trek sets they’ve put out so far. But this new line is a geek collector’s paradise! Yep, it’s based on the role-playing phenomenon Dungeons & Dragons! Loads of figures and sets, including a built-in game. Did I mention there are working catapults?
Not only was I one of the first folks to witness the premiere of Optimus Prime’s new paint job, but I found out that there’s definitely a Transformers 4 movie coming out, and it already has a name. Transformers 4: Age of Extinction! Yeah, I’ve been a bit out of the geek limelight lately. I need to work on that!
I even caught a glimpse of two new life-size Star Wars figures. How sick does this Sith Lord look? And how dreamy does this Jedi seem?
There was also loads of great fashion at the party too!
I just had to go up to Aaron Sagers to ask him where he got this awesome shirt! Apparently a guy named Dr Jimmy Star make ’em! I so totally want one!
And I didn’t get a chance to talk to this woman, but you gotta love those superhero tights!
As always it was so cool seeing all the new toys, interacting with Hasbro employees, and catching up (and meeting!) some of the nicest folks in PR these days. (That’d be all those incredibly cool and fantastic folks at Hunter PR. If you’re not working with them yet, you really should be!)
I can’t wait for all these new products to come out. But not as much as I can’t wait for next year’s party to see how these guys will outdo themselves yet again! Thanks for another great party, Hasbro!
This looked like so much fun! I wish I had been there .Looks like it will be good.
I do not care for Capt. America’s new look. They took away the patriotic colors and made him less American. I am tired of the political correctness to please the world.
Wow how cool – I can’t wait until the Captain America Winter Soldier movie – looks like it will be good.
As a mom of two young boys, these toys are in my future. Looks like you had a blast! What fun “work” that someone has to do. Lucky you.
Looks like you had a blast! So fun! 🙂
It looks like you had a great time. We are so excited about the new toys coming out. My son’s favorite was your pic of Optimus Prime for the Transformers 4 movie.
This looks like so much fun! And Im loving some of these toys – cant wait till they come out!!
This looked like so much fun! I wish I had been there.
As an adult-kid, this would have been awesome to go to.
Well I think it would be fun to go to this. I think the zombie craze is funny, now a zombie nerf gun yeah I can see that being a huge hit.
I’m a bit jealous, I would have loved to seen half the stuff you did. We totally missed out on our Comic con this year but do not intend to next year. I’m definitely going to have to find that Zombie Strike Nerf gun for my sons for Christmas. 🙂
Sweet party…..fun fashion and toys! That movie sure inspired some great new Captain America toys. I think my boys would have me embarking on some unique missions!
Wow looks like so much fun! I think my husband would enjoy this more than my two grandsons!
you are the luckiest kid ive ever known to get to go to these places,my grandsons an my 2 grown sons would LOVE to do this,,hey I know im not Jewish,but can I adopt you?LOL,,you have so much fun,,my 7 grandsons are all into Star Wars,,got it from their Dad an uncle im sure,,,the girls not so much,,but since I took my son to see the first star wars movie (he wasn’t allowed to go alone)in 1979,,im a fan too,as the old saying cant beat em ,join em! He is now (cough) 39 ,love to read your review,,always entertaining
Hah! Well, my parents may have a problem with you adopting me… And you can always convert to Judaism! We’ll get you a Bat Mitzvah and everything even. 🙂 Thanks as always for the support, Vickie! You rock!