Metalocalypse Toys Will Rock Exclusively at SDCC
Shocker Toys?makers of the long-announced Indie Spotlight toys?just sent me news that their Metalocalypse action figures will be only sold as a set at the San Diego Comic Con. I find this a bit weird, since I would think figures of Dethklok would do reasonably well outside of the San Diego area. I also find it weird that Shocker Toys doesn’t have a picture of the painted figures when SDCC is only two months away (nor do they have a price or what the run is). But I figured I’d post on it since the unpainted prototypes do look fantastic, which, humorously, is bad news for all Metalocalypse fans not attending the show.
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