Hasbro Previews New Star Wars, Marvel & Transformers Figures

Hasbro kicked off its Comic-Con presence with a special Hasbro Breakfast presentation. The company showed off some upcoming Star Wars, Marvel and Transformers products hitting stores later in 2018, as well as some of the exclusive items being sold at the show.

Check out our slideshow for a closer glimpse of the many goodies on display this morning.

This lineup includes several new additions to the Star Wars Vintage Collection line, which features modern figures in retro-inspired packaging, and the larger-scale Black Series line. Hasbro previewed several Black Panther-themed Marvel Legends figures as well as their MCU-focused Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years line. As for Transformers, the lineup included a mix of new toys geared towards the upcoming Bumblebee movie and their Vintage G1 series, which recreates the classic Transformers toys from the ’80s.

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Batman and Joker Join Forces in New DC Comic

DC held its Meet the Publishers panel at Comic-Con today, with Co-Publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio spotlighting a number of major upcoming projects. The biggest news from the panel is that The Darkness creator Marc Silvestri is writing and drawing a new mini-series called Batman/Joker: Deadly Duo.

Batman/Joker: Deadly Duo art by Marc Silvestri. (DC Entertainment) Batman/Joker: Deadly Duo art by Marc Silvestri. (DC Entertainment)

As the title suggests, this series features the two characters joining forces for a change. Their alliance comes in response to an unknown enemy who is simultaneously tormenting the Joker from afar and torturing a kidnapped Commissioner Gordon. The series will be set outside traditional DC continuity and be published through the DC Black Label imprint.

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New Doctor Who Trailer Shows Off Thirteen and Her Companions

The Thirteenth Doctor has arrived! BBC America’s Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con today finally let new series star Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) take center stage. It’s been over a year since Peter Capaldi’s final season aired, and now the focus has shifted to Whittaker, who plays the first female incarnation of the Doctor.

IGN’s own Terri Schwartz moderated the panel, which featured Whittaker and two of her companions, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, who play Ryan and Yasmin, respectively. New showrunner Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) and executive producer Matt Strevens (An Adventure in Space and Time) were also on hand to preview the new season of the beloved sci-fi show.

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