Do you remember when Kidrobot caused such a commotion at last year's New York Comic Con with the release of that RSIN Dunny that they pretty much brought their entire side of the convention center to a halt? I do cause I was there, knee deep in it man. Those are the kinda risks I take to have awesome stories to tell you. Actually, when the whole thing went down I was in line at the bathroom, but I was totally in the proximity of people that had been there and were talking about it and I listened in. I really really had to pee.
Kidrobot will be there once again and they are bringing two new releases along with a couple that are gonna look mighty familiar to folks. The two new ones are the black version of Day of the Dead Homer and a gold Ryu figure from their Street Fighter Series.
And here are the other two. They are the exclusives that they had with them in San Diego. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I bought both retailer versions of these guys already, so I don't feel the need to buy these, but some people are kinda mad about it. I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed that there won't be another 3 inch release like last year that caused so much fuss. I know they're focusing a lot of energy on the Dunny Evolved series which comes out the day the convention starts, but it's always nice to have something that's special and just for the people that were able to go. I do love both of these designs, and I own the Labbit (in a different color scheme) and the Dunny (the elephant version) but that being said their lack of freshness doesn't make me clamor to get them. Certainly if I had never seen them before I would have to own them both, but I'm not feeling that sense of urgency. Completists will be excited, but I have to stretch my cash as far as possible these days, so I don't really buy the different colorways of the same figure anymore. Maybe this is more of a statement about where my collecting habits have shifted than the decision of a company to utilize the same figures (on their two most popular platforms) as exclusives at two conventions. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.
They will have a butt ton of signings though that will make even the most jaded collector happy. Check out the list below:
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