I’ve been going to SDCC every year now for at least 8 years or so, and every year it gets bigger and wilder. The crowds this year were just amazing, with thousands of people tracking through the center, filling the auditoriums, and standing in line… after line… after line.

And just like past year’s, I thought I’d list out my top ten great announcements, products, and general stuff from this year’s show. So without further ado, let’s go!

10 – Mattel’s handling of their exclusives. Unlike some other companies that still don’t seem capable of managing their exclusives, Mattel made plenty to go around. I picked mine up over the course of a couple days, and there was never a major line or any sort of serious fear that I couldn’t get them. They produced a very cool accessory in the Man-bat as well, with some really creative packaging.

9 – Cars. Yep, Mattel actually gets two nods. They had a TON of new cars on display at the show, more than I could count. They have plenty of plans to continue the successful series, and if they can manage to get the case assortments right, they just might pull it off.

8 – Marvel Icons. I enjoy the cheaper Marvel 12″ line, and I think Hasbro has done a much better job with the larger scale than the smaller scale. They had a good showing at the con of new figures, including Nightcrawler, Daredevil, Phoenix and others.

7 – Mezco and Heroes. Yep, they had themselves a little sign at their booth announcing that they had the license. I can’t wait to see what they come up with!

6 – Hasbro had an excellent booth, and really pulled out the stops on all their lines, including Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers, and even Sigma 6. The Indy display was cool, and they showed a TON of new product in lots of lines.

5 – The Four Horseman exclusive was the best of the bunch. Ramathorr was the main exclusive, but they produced eight different versions of their exclusive (and they were VERY different!). Each of the eight was sold through a different outlet, and some of them were at SDCC as well. The FH have themselves another winner with this line up, and I’m betting one or more of these guys end up on ‘best of’ lists later this year.

4 – The Simpsons movie. Okay, so technically it wasn’t the con, but I did see the midnight showing on Thursday in San Diego. It kicks ass. I laughed from start to finish, and after having seen the movie, I appreciate the figures (and their lines) from Mcfarlane that much more.

3 – Hot Toys. The figures that are being distributed through Sideshow were on display, including Rocky, Prison Break and Rambo. I had no idea how good they looked in person, and I ended up buying a First Blood Rambo later at the show. Look for some new Hot Toys reviews soon, including their Jack Sparrow and Sao Feng!

2 – At the top of the list is not one but TWO Cinemaquettes from Toynami – the Godfather and the Predator. Both of these 1/3 scale figures were truly amazing, and looked as real as you could possibly get. Let’s not forget that with over $1000 price tags, Cinemaquettes ought to be amazing, but it’s still great to see that they turn out so well.

1 – The top announcement for me actually came early, a couple days before the show. Sideshow Collectibles picked up the license to produce 12″ figures (and PF’s, along with some other goodies) for all four Indiana Jones movies. For a lot of collectors, myself included, this is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to see their first offering.

So that’s it for me. I’ll be putting up coverage over at my site for the next week, as I get time to go through the hundreds of photos. See you at the con next year!

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