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Gentle Giant announces SDCC 2015 exclusives

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July 4, 2015

As we find every year, Gentle Giant is back again next week with several great exclusives for San Diego Comic-Con 2015–something for everyone. The finest pieces come from Marvel Studios’ new Ant-Man film and classic Star Wars characters. The Ant-Man sculpt, shown above, is a top-notch rendering of Paul Rudd’s character in costume. This statue is limited to only 500 pieces. It is 4.25 inches tall–not ant sized but big enough to appreciate.

Next is this stunning bust of the prototype for Boba Fett. Every version of Boba Fett that gets turned into a toy or collectible simply amazes, and this all white version just makes us all want to see this character in action.

Deadpool fans will appreciate this interpretation of Deadpool by Gentle Giant artists. It’s Deadpool as he may have looked in Secret Wars. This figure stands 12 inches tall.

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Nerd HQ returns to San Diego this July for fifth year

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June 13, 2015

The staff at borg.com have made it to several of the Nerd HQ celebrations in San Diego, including the first event back in 2011 where we met Zachary Levi and Scott Bakula. We’ve been able to see panels since then with some of our favorites, like the Doctor Who panel featuring Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, and Steven Moffat. Nerd HQ takes place each year during San Diego Comic-Con International weekend. Each year it has been hosted at a facility within close walking distance of the San Diego Convention Center, and this year it will open its doors directly across the street at the New Children’s Museum. It marks the fifth year for the event.

Don’t confuse Comic-Con with Nerd HQ–Nerd HQ is not affiliated with Comic-Con. The crew that runs the show–Chuck’s Zachary Levi and his friends–are a bit like party crashers, yet they offer an opportunity for those who missed out on tickets to the Big Show to still have a close-up experience with celebrities in the same town on the same weekend. It’s convenient for everyone since the celebrities typically have engagements for Comic-Con, so they can just divert some time to Nerd HQ, where for $22 per person per panel Nerd HQ piles up a fair amount of cash for charity.

Flip through the “back-issues” of borg.com here to find several videos of past Nerd HQ panels. Then check out this preview of this year’s panels with Zachary Levi:

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