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The San Diego Comic-Con 2019 show floor is open for preview night, allowing attendees to check out a host of collectibles, costumes, and more — including some iconic ones from Star Wars, Batman, and Marvel film and TV.

Prop Store, the collectibles and memorabilia outfit from Los Angeles, California, brought a number of iconic movie and TV items to SDCC this year, including costumes from Netflix’s suite of now-cancelled Marvel shows, like Daredevil and Iron Fist. Check out these, and many other items, from Prop Store’s SDCC booth:

Prop Store’s suite of items ranges from more recent pieces, like the Netflix Marvel ones or props from The Hobbit films, as well as several from classic, beloved movies like Ghostbusters, Val Kilmer’s Batman, and much more. Prop Store will actually be auctioning off the Marvel Netflix costumes and props on August 12 and 13 in Los Angeles.

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This is an advanced spoiler-free review of the series premiere of Pennyworth, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. You can stream the series on Epix on Sunday, July 28, 2019. 

Epix’s stylish new Batman prequel series isn’t worried about how many comic book Easter eggs it can cram into its nearly 75-minute premiere, but instead, focuses on developing its titular hero, Alfred Pennyworth, into a dynamic character who’s worth following in his own right. Series creators Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, both Gotham alums, center their creative attention on making Bruce Wayne’s future butler compelling without emphasizing his attachment to the Caped Crusader.

It all starts with actor Jack Bannon’s engaging interpretation of Alfred, who’s more akin to James Bond than the kindly grandfather figure we’ve come to know from the comic books and recent film adaptations. At this stage in his life, Alfred is a young man struggling to make a life for himself after serving in the military. And funnily enough, Alfred’s dad is a butler, who ridicules his son for working as a bouncer at a local nightclub instead of getting a real job. At its core, Pennyworth is an intriguing coming-of-age story for Alfred as he endeavors to balance work and personal relationships, all while striving to overcome the guilt he feels for surviving a war so many of his friends didn’t come back from.

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McFarlane Toys just dropped a bunch of new licensed collectibles on the preview crowd at Comic-Con. There are twelve Fortnite character skins releasing at various points from now through November including Havoc, Dire, Carbide, Omega, A.I.M., Ragnarock, Dark Bomber, Wildcard (in Red and Black card suits), and a larger Raven figure. You can also snag a few accessories like the Quadcrasher and a pair of Gilder Packs. Finally, there are two 38-inch pickaxe skin replicas, Bitemark and Rainbow Smash. The figures have 22 points of articulation and retail for 24.99, except the 11-inch tall Raven, which is 34.99.

Beyond the Fortnite tie-ins, there were Game of Thrones figures for the Night King, Arya, Jon, Daenerys, Rhaegal, Viserion (in living and undead variants) and Drogon. Hopper and Eleven rep Stranger Things with additional entries from Mortal Kombat, Borderlands 3, My Hero Academia, Naruto Shippuden, Harry Potter, Labyrinth, and even an old school Doom Slayer figure.

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In honor of the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics, Mattel has revealed three new Barbie dolls based on the legendary X-Men characters Storm, Mystique, and Dark Phoenix.

Fans will be able to pre-order these new Barbie dolls at GameStop beginning on July 18, 2019, and they will all retail for $54.99 USD. They will then be made available on store shelves in October.

You can see all of the new dolls in the slideshow below, along with official descriptions for each X-Men.

Dark Phoenix, the latest X-Men film that was released last month, starred these three who are now getting the Barbie treatment.

In our review of Dark Phoenix, we said that it “is ultimately yet another fumbled take on the classic saga from the Marvel Comics, albeit one without the side plots of The Last Stand.”

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UPDATE: Hasbro unveiled its biggest Transformers figure of all time in a surprise reveal at San Diego Comic-Con 2019’s preview night. Given the excitement around the new Transformers: War for Cybertron Unicron collectible, which stands over 2-feet tall and will cost a whopping $575, IGN rushed to see the figure in all its glory and capture every possible angle for your viewing pleasure.

Check out the first in-person look at the Unicron figure below:

IGN’s original story about the Hasbro product continues below:

Just ahead of Comic Con’s official start later this week, Hasbro announced the most massive Transformers figure of all time, the Transformers: War for Cybertron Unicron.

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Jonathan Hickman, the Marvel comics writer responsible for breathing new life into the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and 2015’s Secret Wars event series, has discussed how he believes it’s a mistake for comics to imitate the movies.

Hickman’s 2013 Infinity miniseries introduced The Black Order, who eventually became the Children of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. This led EW to ask if, due to the Disney-Fox deal inevitably bringing X-Men to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hickman might “have as much of an impact on those as he’s had on recent Avengers movies.”

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Three Game of Thrones actors nominated for the Emmys yesterday weren’t part of HBO’s official awards campaign. Instead, Alfie Allen, Gwendoline Christie, and Carice van Houten all submitted themselves for Emmy nominations, and got them.

On Tuesday morning, Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), and Carice van Houten (Melisandre) were nominated for Outsanding Supporting Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actress, and Outstanding Guest Actress, respectively, in the drama category.

Normally a network, in this case HBO, has an awards team that submits its actors and shows to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for nomination. However, HBO confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Allen, Christie, and van Houten were not a part of HBO’s nominations package. Instead, the three actors submitted themselves to the Academy through their reps, and paid the $225 entry fee themselves.

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