San Diego Comic-Con 2025: All the Coolest Things We Saw On the Floor
What follows are about two dozen of the things we saw on the show floor at Comic-Con that stopped us in our tracks. Maybe it's because they were simply too big to ignore. Others are because we hadn't seen them before. And others, well, are just really freaking cool. But, below, check out all of the coolest things we saw on the floor at Comic-Con 2025.
The first batch of images is centered on things that are large and in charge. Some of these are available for purchase, like the Vader and Devastator from Premium Collectibles, and others are just there for you to take photos with, like the Jaws and Voltron. But all together, these are undeniable.
Next up, we have costumes and props. Two of these, the Masters of the Universe pieces, are so cool we're going to do more on those in another article. But they're just a taste of what we found on display. For example, at the Star Wars booth, there are maquettes used in all of their animated shows, as well as the actual prosthetic used to bring one of those characters, Cad Bane, to life.
There are too many incredible toys on display at Comic-Con. In fact, there are so many, we'll do many more articles this week on them. But we had to call out a few, both from the NECA booth and Enesco Studios.
Finally, not everything can be categorized. Here are three pieces of just randomness that we loved. One, our first U.S. look at Maul: Shadow Lord from the Star Wars booth, an amazing Action Comics #1 photo op from the DC booth, and one of the convention's most sought-after collectibles, a Tron: Ares album, courtesy of friend of the site, Jon Chang.
Which of these stands out to you? What big things did we miss? Let us know below.
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