Was anyone else surprised by how quickly NYCC has become toy relevant? In years past, there might’ve been some toy news revealed at NYCC, but with Hasbro making a bigger commitment with NYCC-specific exclusives and Mattel trotting out a few reveals, last weekend ended up much more exciting than I’d expected. 
While most of us were focused on SDCC last weekend, the Japanese toy industry was celebrating their own show-and-tell shindig at Summer Wonder Festival 2011. Our man in Japan, Robert Baldwin, was there to capture the latest and greatest from Kaiyodo, The Good Smile Co., and the other manufacturers who attended.
As it has been in years past, the Monday after SDCC is a day for reflection, summary, and sleeping for about fourteen hours after this article. So, join me for a surely typo-ridden look back at the SDCC that was 2011 and then I'll be off to finally get some sleep...
While most of my time Friday evening and Saturday morning was dedicated to getting our three MattyCollector checklists updated, I was still keeping track of a few links I wanted to share when I had more time. With the San Diego Convention wrapping up today, I imagine now's good.
While Preview Night has become somewhat of a superstar event with new toys being carelessly displayed to whet our appetites for panels scheduled later in the convention. In the middle, is Day One, a day with a couple panels, some interesting news, and needed to build the anticipation for tomorrow.
Preview Night seems so different from just a few years ago when it comes to San Diego and its online coverage. In past years, the night before SDCC wasn't really the place for reveals and the technology wasn’t ready to beam back anything quickly. This year’s Preview Night is almost unrecognizable. 