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SDCC 2015: Star Wars Black Series Force Awakens Stormtrooper SDCC Exclusive?

A couple of weeks ago, we tweeted about what looked to be a Star Wars Black Series Stormtrooper from The Force Awakens on eBay. (Amazingly, that Stormtrooper auction closed at over $1,000!) We have continued to see auctions for these, like this one, but one in particular has given us new clues as to how the figure may eventually be sold – as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive.

This auction for a “First Order Stormtrooper” is the first we’ve seen that includes pictures of packaging – and it looks too authentic to be a hoax. It’s different from anything we’ve seen from existing retail packaging for the Black Series, and the presence of a slip cover and auction details describing an included booklet (with photo labeled “Evolution of the Stormtrooper”) leads us to believe this will be a Star Wars exclusive for SDCC.

We’re overdue for SDCC details for Star Wars from Hasbro, but perhaps with conflict between hype and secrecy about The Force Awakens, there’s an embargo on any movie-related info. What do you think – is this legit?

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Daredevil: That She May See – BillsComics.com

Bill is back with his latest action figure comic. In “That She May See,” Daredevil hopes to help someone with whom he can truly empathize – a little girl who has lost her eyesight in a car accident… and finds himself up against the likes of A.I.M., Batroc, and more! Be sure to check out the rest of Bill’s work here at AFP and at Bill’s Comics.

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SDCC 2015 (and WebSwipe): Hasbro Reveals Exclusive Marvel Legends Dr. Strange Box Set – USAToday.com

We’ve been anxiously awaiting news for Hasbro’s Marvel exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con, and USAToday.com broke the news – it’s a Marvel Legends box set built around Dr. Strange. With the Benedict Cumberbatch movie scheduled for November 2016, I’m guessing Marvel will do some teasers at their panel this year, but I wonder if this set may have been better suited for SDCC next year.

The packaging is a novel concept (no book-pun intended) – it’s in the form of Dr. Strange’s Book of the Vishanti. In the pages preceding the figures, the Book will feature artwork and profiles for the five figures included. We’ll get to them momentarily, but first wanted to highlight that included with the book is another prop – the mystical talisman, the Eye of Agamotto. With the Book of the Vishanti and the Eye of Agamotto in your possession, all you need to add is your own Cloak of Levitation, and you could be the next Sorcerer Supreme.

The figures themselves are a strange mix (also no pun intended.) The ones that make sense to me are Dr. Strange, in a translucent deco variant from the one that will ship with the Marvel Legends Hulkbuster wave; Brother Voodoo, who succeeded Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme; and Dormammu, Strange’s arch-enemy and ruler of the Dark Dimension. The inclusion of Hela and Magik (in her Marvel Now Darkchylde armor) seem tacked on. It may be lack of comic knowledge on my part, but I don’t know when Dr. Strange has had any significant interaction with the Goddess of Hel from Thor’s mythology or with the mutant sorceress and ruler of Limbo. While I’m not complaining to get either, I think the box set would have been stronger with Clea and Wong as supporting characters for Strange.

At $104.99, these sets are seeing a small price creep – the Thanos Imperative set from last year was $99.99

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Hot Toys Announces Avengers: Age of Ultron Scarlet Witch

As much as I like the original Avengers, after all of their redos, it’s nice to get to one of the new heroes. Scarlet Witch sports the haunted likeness of Elizabeth Olsen. She comes with a bunch of different hands and chaos magic blast effects for a variety of spell-casting poses – I really like the red translucent deco that some of them have.

We’ll be checking on Sideshow for pre-orders. You think we’ll see Quicksilver next? Never anger a witch!

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Bazinga! LEGO Reveals The Big Bang Theory Playset

We built a wall (we built the pyramids)… and pretty soon we’ll be able to build Leonard and Sheldon’s living room from The Big Bang Theory! This playset, which will include minifigures of all seven of the growing ensemble cast, is the latest set to come from LEGO Ideas (formerly CUUSOO).

That’s the official idea-generating community that lets folks like you and me submit new product proposals – if enough of the community supports it, LEGO can decide to produce it. LEGO Ideas is how that LEGO Back to the Future DeLorean made it to shelves.

LEGO Ideas Big Bang Theory

Indulge your inner genius and build this LEGO® version of Leonard and Sheldon’s living room as seen in the hit American sitcom The Big Bang Theory! This set was created by two LEGO fan designers— Alatariel from Sweden and Glen Bricker from the USA—and selected by LEGO Ideas members. Featuring loads of authentic details to satisfy all The Big Bang Theory devotees and including minifigures of all seven main characters from the show, it’s ideal for display or role-play fun. Includes 7 minifigures with assorted accessory elements: Leonard, Sheldon, Penny, Howard, Raj, Amy and Bernadette. $59.99

Here’s the original proposal for The (Mini) Big Bang Theory set by Alatariel and Glen Bricker, and an official LEGO sneak peek at The Big Bang Theory minifigures at LEGO Ideas. Bazinga!