Comic-Con Exclusives 2011, Round Three
SDCC fans love the exclusive merchandise and giveaways.
With Comic-Con next week, the 2011 SDCC exclusives are pretty much all announced. We’ve given you a Round One and Round Two of the actually exclusive Con exclusives. Here’s a third and final round, with a concentration on the more indie exclusive goodies soon to be yours at Comic Con.
NOTE: I’ve included only exclusives verifiable on the companies’ websites. I’ve also left off ‘exclusives’ that a) define the word as “not shipping the pre-orders until after Con” or b) have stated plans to be sold at New York Comic Con. If your semantics aren’t as picky as mine, you can see a total list at SDCC’s Official List of All the 2011 Exclusives.
Exclusive Judge Dredd T-shirt
2000 AD’s SDCC-only exclusive is a limited edition T-shirt showing the stony face of justice himself, Judge Dredd. The design on the baseball-style shirts is exclusive art by Jock, concept artist on the forthcoming Dredd movie due for release in 2012. Limited production run of just 100 shirts.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Exclusive Judge Dredd T-shirt
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at 2000 AD’s booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $40
- Company & Booth Name: 2000 AD, booth #2806
Locke & Key IDW Keys
IDW has some great plans for Locke & Key at SDCC 2011. One of their plans is offering several pewter cast Legacy Edition versions of the mystic keys from the acclaimed comic book series by Joe Hill. In addition to four keys from the comic the publisher is releasing a special IDW Key exclusive to the 2011 Comic-Con. What the key will look like is a mystery, so you’ll have to go to their booth in order to find out. The IDW Key is 5″ of antique silver-plated pewter cast that comes in a black velvet bag with a hand numbered tag. Limited edition of 250.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: 2011 Comic-Con Exclusive IDW Keys
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at IDW’s booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $25
- Company & Booth Name: IDW, booth #2643
Super Duper Caped Cavey Designer Plush
“Cavey” is another word for “Guinea Pig”, those cute squeaky grunty pet rodents with the silky hair. Hey Cavey, creation of a Brit named Holly, produces series of collectible and hand-made plushies of the adorable critters. Cavey owners take photos of their Caveys out having adventures, perched atop tomatoes, and so forth. For SDCC Holly has her convention exclusive Super Duper Caped Caveys (get it?). The Caveys are in limited quantities of 30 in each of three different colors; Purple Caped Cavey, Black Caped Cavey, and Blue Caped Cavey. PLUS the ultra exclusive Pink Caped Cavey, wearing a little white domino mask, of which there are only 10 and that you can ONLY buy personally from the creator, Holly, by finding her at Comic-Con.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Super Duper Caped Caveys
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: There is a different vendor for each color of Super Duper Caped Cavey; Black @ DKE Toys, Purple @ October Toys, Blue @ Dragatomi, and Pink from Holly herself.
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $30
- Company & Booth Name: DKE Toys, booth #4728 (Black Caped Cavey); October Toys, booth #4838(Purple Caped Cavey); Dragatomi, booth #4935(Blue Caped Cavey);Hey Cavey/Holly, will appear at the three booths to sign plus will sell wherever you find her (I understand she wears Cavey ears and has a Union Jack Cavey to distinguish herself).
Advance Promotional Copies of CROOKED HILLS: Book 1 by Cullen Bunn
Comics writer and creator Cullen Bunn is known for his series The Damned, The 6th Gun, and The Tooth, as well as work for Marvel and DC. For SDCC 2011 Cullen will have limited quantities of advance promotional copies for one of his prose novels available only at Comic-Con. The novel, Crooked Hills, is a tale of adventure and mystery for middle grade readers. (That’s publishing lingo for, “marketed for kids who aren’t quite tweens.”). He describes The Crooked Hills as “A throwback to classic adventures like that of the ‘Hardy Boys’, mixed with the creepiness of ‘Goosebumps’ and ‘Cirque Du Freak’” that “blends mystery and adventure to weave a fun and unforgettable story of will, friendship and family bonds.“
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Advance promotion copies of Crooked Hills: Book One by Cullen Bunn
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available from Cullen Bunn, who will be at the Oni Press booth on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 10:00 – 11:45 and 4:00 – 5:45.
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $15.00, but sign up for the Earwig Press mailing list and they are only $10
- Company & Booth Name: Oni Press, booth #1833
Marvel Universe Sentinel
Now you’ll be able to stage your own apocalyptic mutant epics in miniature with an 18″ Sentinel figure to face off against all your X-Men figs. It also comes in a huge, fancy pants box featuring Joe Quesada art and a Comic-Con logo. The giant action figure has it’s own special features, like “robotic lights and sound”. No official price tag announced yet, but ComicsAlliance speculates that the Marvel Universe Sentinel exclusive will carry a fee equal of last year’s Galactus Comic-Con exclusive from Hasbro’s online toy shop; $50-$60.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Marvel Universe Sentinel
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: HasbroToyShop.com booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: Unannounced
- Company & Booth Name: HasbroToyShop.com, booth #3329
Get-a-Sketch Varient Covers
Boom! Studios is releasing special Get-a-Sketch variant covers to it’s line of Disney comic books exclusive for SDCC; Ducktales #1, Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers #7, and Darkwing Duck #14. This is part of Boom!’s “Disney afternoon revolution”. You buy the Get-a-Sketch variant cover of these Disney comic titles and get to watch as a KABOOM! artist sketches your favorite character from the comic right on the unique cover, just for you. Or you could take it to one of your favorite artist in Artist Alley. Or, I suppose, sketch one yourself.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Darkwing Duck #14 Get-A-Sketch, Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers #7 Get-A-Sketch, and Ducktales #1 Get-A-Sketch
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Boom! Studios booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $20
- Company & Booth Name: Boom! Studios, booth #2743
Geek Girls Strike Back: 2011 San Diego Sketchbook by Grant Gould
Grant Gould is an artist with clients ranging from private collectors to companies such as Lucasfilm and Topps. He’s most known in comics fan circles for his work on Star Wars: The Clone Wars merchandising, trading cards for properties like Lord of the Rings, and his own creation Wolves of Odin. As a Comic-Con exclusive Grant will be bringing a special San Diego Skechboook to SDCC. The Sketchbook features 40 pages of brand new art plus a Blade Raiders sneak preview.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Grant Gould’s Exclusive San Diego Sketchbook
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at artist Grant Gould’s Artists’ Alley table
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: Unannounced, but his other sketchbooks range $20-$40.
- Company & Booth Name: Grant Gould, Artists’ Alley table GG-02
Alex Pardee’s HF Exclusive Wood Print
Hi-Fructose magazine is going big for Comic-Con, presenting an Oasis of Chaos at their booth which will feature signings, art-centric exclusives, book launches, exclusive appearances, and selections from the Pressure Printing archives. One of those “art-centric exclusives” is a limited edition woodblock print of an Alex Pardee work done for HF and signed by the artist at the magazine’s headquarters. The print measures 11″x14″ and is limited to a run of 50. NOTE: the woodblock method of print making means that each print is actually a tiny bit different due to the grain of the wood and the printmaker being a human being and not a giant electric press in a factory.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Alex Pardee’s HF Exclusive Wood Print
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the Hi-Fructose Booth on Thursday only, July 21st, at 2pm.
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: Unannounced
- Company & Booth Name: Hi-Fructose, booth #4939
Kade Art Book
Kade is Arcana’s enigmatic comic book warrior. The comics stuido will be featuring Kade at SDCC with an exclusive art book featuring original work from Tim Bradstreet, Tim Seeley, Brent Schoonover, Greg Horn, Kevin Mellon, Ashley Wood, Liam Sharp, Ben Templesmith, Greg Titus, and Whilce Portacio. The art book is limited to 250 copies, no info on the Arcana site about whether there’s a how-many-per-customer restriction.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Kade Art Book
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the Arcana booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: Unannounced
- Company & Booth Name: Arcana Studio, booth #2415
“Bunny Ride, Go!!” Vinyl
Brandi Milne is a painter with an interesting art style that can see grim from the cute and cuddly side of the fence. Brandi’s very first vinyl art figure will be an October Toys exclusive for SDCC 2011. The limited edition vinyl toy/art figure, based on Milne’s “Darkness Keeps A Steady Hold” painting, is designed by 3D Retro and sculpted by October Toys. Each figure comes with a small “Strawberry” print. “Bunny Ride, Go!!” is limited to 100 pieces. The artists, Brandi Milne, will be signing at the October Toy booth Saturday only, at 1:00pm.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Bunny Ride, Go!!
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the October Toy booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $90
- Company & Booth Name: October Toy, booth #4838
Anne Rice’s Servant of the Bones #1 Variant Cover
The new Anne Rice comic Servant of the Bones is set to be released in August. But Comic-Con 2011 goers can score an advance copy of the first issue #1 with an exclusive variant cover. Rice’s story is about the demon Azriel, once a human in ancient Babylon, who sets out to find the murderer of a beautiful young woman in the streets of New York City as he rediscovers his humanity though holy vengeance and spiritual love. While busy discovering himself Azriel also finds a far sinister plot that could end the world. The 32-page comics are limited to a run of 400 copies.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Anne Rice’s Servant of the Bones #1 Comic-Con Edition
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the IDW booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $5.00
- Company & Booth Name: IDW, booth #4838
Sideshows SDCC Launch Edition
SideShows is new Arcana Stuido comic by Erik Hendrix and Michael Nelsen. It’s official release is still months away but Arcana is giving Comic Con 2011 goers a limited edition sneak preview of the title. The comic is set in 1950’s Las Vegas with the mob enlisting former circus attractions as their “aces in the hole”. The twist is that the circus folk really have their ‘pretend’ abilities. The special SDCC launch edition of Sideshow is limited to 100 copies and is packed with extras not available in the retail version.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Sideshows SDCC Launch Edition
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the Arcana booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: Unannounced
- Company & Booth Name: Arcana Studio, booth #2415
Godzilla T-Shirt, 2011 SDCC Version
The charcoal colored tee features Godzilla in pitched battle with Mothra, busting up the San Diego Convention Center with the text “San Diego 2011. The shirt is actually a result of the positive reaction to the IDW exclusive SDCC comic. And so it’s actually the cover of that other Comic-Con exclusive that this t-shirt sports. The shirts can be viewed at the Diamond Previews booth, but you’ll have to consult their list of vendors selling the exclusive in order to purchase it.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Godzilla Charcoal T-Shirt 2011 SDCC Version
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Go to the Diamond booth, consult their list of vendors selling their SDCC exclusives, than go to one of those vendors to buy it
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $20-$22
- Company & Booth Name: Diamond Comic Distributors, booth #2401
Famous Monsters #257 Variant Cover
Famous Monsters of Filmland is a monster movie magazine. Their issue #257 is dedicated to profiling the rise of Monster Kids like Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams, John Carpenter, and Stan Winston. This SDCC 2011 exclusive cover features Frankenstein’s Monster by 7-time Academy Award winner and “Monster Maker”, Rick Baker. Come celebrate the magazines one-year anniversary of its re-launch. This special variant cover features the SDCC logo and is a limited edition of 500 copies.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Famous Monsters #257 Variant Cover
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the Famous Monsters of Filmland booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $14.99
- Company & Booth Name: Famous Monsters of Filmland, booth #1509
Ultimate Fallout: Spider-Man No More Comic
Marvel comics is reportedly ending the popular alternate-universe Ultimate line with an extinction level event culminating in the death of Ultimate Spider-Man. As an SDCC exclusive Marvel is releasing a special Fallout issue covering the…uh…fallout of the Death of Spider-Man comic. The byline in the Previews press release reads “After the death of Spider-Man, the Ultimate Universe will be re-born with the appearance of a new Spider-Man.” The issue is limited to 3,000 copies.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Ultimate Comics Fallout
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Go to the Diamond booth, consult their list of vendors selling their SDCC exclusives, than go to one of those vendors to buy it
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $3.99
- Company & Booth Name: Diamond Comic Distributors, booth #2401
Arsenic Lullaby Ten Year Omnibus Variant Cover
Arsenic Lullaby is a comic book series that is described as the, “the elder statesman of independently published comic books”. Lullaby has nominations for the Eisner Award, the Harvey Award, and the Comic-don Award in Europe. For SDCC 2011, Arsenic Lullaby Publishing will be offering a hardcover version of their ten year collection of Arsenic Lullaby featuring a comi-Con exclusive variant cover. The special cover is by artist, series originator, and Mad magazine contributor Douglas Paszkiewicz. This 464 page trade paper back is a limited edition of 600 copies.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Ultimate Comics Fallout
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Available at the Arsenic Lullaby Publishing booth
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $60.00
- Company & Booth Name: Arsenic Lullaby Publishing, booth #2200
Walking Dead #87 Variant Cover
Image will be releasing a special SDCC 2011 exclusive variant cover of Walking Dead #87. The exclusive cover features a photo of a zombie from the hit AMC TV Series based on the Image comic. The issue is limited to 5,000 copies.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Walking Dead #87 2011 SDCC Version
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Go to the Diamond booth, consult their list of vendors selling their SDCC exclusives, than go to one of those vendors to buy it
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $3.99
- Company & Booth Name: Diamond Comic Distributors, booth #2401
Green Lantern Movie Light Up BearBrick
Be@rBricks are a cute little Japanese toy featuring the plastic figure of a bear that is painted in various themes. Diamond “Previews” has announced that there will be a SDCC exclusive BearBrick done up like Green Lantern as a movie tie-in for 2011. The tiny toy’s head lights up, in green I assume. Limited run of 1,500 units.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Green Lantern Movie Light-Up BearBrick 2011 SDCC Version
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Go to the Diamond booth, consult their list of vendors selling their SDCC exclusives, than go to one of those vendors to buy it
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $16.99
- Company & Booth Name: Diamond Comic Distributors, booth #2401
Mini-Mates T-Shirt, 2011 SDCC Version
The grey colored tee features the words “Greetings From San Diego” in post-card style letters featuring a collage of Mini-Mates. The design mimicks the legendary Bruce Springsteen album cover for his 1973 record Greetings from Asbury Park. I rather like it. The shirts can be viewed at the Diamond Previews booth, but you’ll have to consult their list of vendors selling the exclusive in order to purchase it.
- Comic Con 2011 Exclusive: Mini-Mates Grey T-Shirt 2011 SDCC Version
- How to Get This Comic Con Exclusive: Go to the Diamond booth, consult their list of vendors selling their SDCC exclusives, than go to one of those vendors to buy it
- Cost of this Comic-Con Exclusive: $20
- Company & Booth Name: Diamond Comic Distributors, booth #2401
