SDCC 12 Exclusive Blue Snaggletooth 12” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Just like they were when you were a kid, only BIGGER! As they have for the past two years, Gentle Giant will be releasing a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure from its popular line of 12 inch vintage Star Wars action figure reproductions. This year’s SDCC exclusive is a reproduction of the extremely rare “blue” Snaggletooth from 1978. Released as part of the Sears “Star Wars Cantina Adventure Set,” the Snaggletooth figure was intended to represent the character who would later be known as Zutton. However, the only reference used for the figure was a partial black and white photograph of the alien’s head. The body was unknown, so the sculptors and artists improvised, creating a tall alien with a tight blue spacesuit and silver boots. From 1979 onward, including later Sears releases of the cantina set, all versions of Snaggletooth were changed to a red color, with bare feet and hands and shorter legs (seen here).

Digitally scanned from mint Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 12" tall, this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Blue Snaggletooth action figure by Gentle Giant is an exact replica of the classic ‘70s toy. Injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure includes a faithfully reproduced blaster, is fully articulated and comes packaged on a 1977 style Star Wars inspired blister card with a plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display this awesome action figure.

The San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive Star Wars 12 inch Jumbo Vintage Kenner Blue Snaggletooth action figure by Gentle Giant has a limited edition run size of 2,000 pieces, and will retail for $80 exclusively at Gentle Giant’s SDCC booth.

SDCC 12 Exclusive The Walking Dead #100 Watch by Vannen

Vannen and Robert Kirkman are teaming up for the third time this year to produce a very special San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive The Walking Dead watch commemorating the 100th issue of the hit comic book series. Featuring the artwork from Charlie Adlard’s wraparound cover to The Walking Dead issue #100, this Comic-Con exclusive will be sold at Skybound SDCC booth #2729. The hype around the release of The Walking Dead #100 this summer is going to be huge and everything connected to it will flying off the shelves, especially this limited edition watch from Vannen. If this release is anything like Vannen’s first two collaborations with Skybound they won’t be available for long at SDCC.

B&W The Beatles Pop! Rocks “Color Reject” Set by Funko

Any time I’m in the market for the rarest of the rare Funko releases, my first stop is always Gemini Collectibles. Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m looking for. The perfect example of that is this Black and White “Color Reject” Set of Funko’s The Beatles Pop! Rocks Yellow Submarine figures. I didn’t even know these existed!

According to Gemini Collectibles, these black and white figures were supposed to be a Gemini store exclusive. Originally, Funko was given the green light to produce these figures by the licenser and 10 sample sets were created. But before they were submitted to the licenser for approval, the licenser changed their mind and the project was scratched. 9 of these 10 sets are now available for purchase. Each box comes hand signed and numbered by Funko's Brian Mariotti on its bottom with the words "color reject" (which had to be written on the box).

This extremely rare Black and White “Color Reject” Beatles Pop! Rocks Yellow Submarine Set includes five figures: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and the Blue Meanie and can be purchased exclusively at the Gemini Collectibles online store for $1,375 (per set).

SDCC 12 Exclusive Bones Vinyl Figure by Mike Egan

Next month marks the release of artist Mike Egan’s very first vinyl figure entitled Bones, and The Blot is pretty pumped! Produced by Lulubell Toys’ Luke Rook (aka Grody Shogun), Bones is a hand painted 8” tall vinyl figure made of soft Japanese vinyl with a limited edition run size of 80 pieces. Luke always makes amazing figures, and this one looks great. I can’t wait to see it in person. This San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive Bones vinyl figure can be purchased exclusively at DKE Toys’ SDCC booth #4728 for $45 each. What an amazing price for this scale of a figure.