Mattel San Diego Comic-Con 2016 Exclusives [UPDATE May 26]

When it comes to San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, the cornerstones of the con have consistently been Hasbro and Mattel. With license to manufacture toys that are consistently at the top of the pop culture want list, both booths have been the craziest for many of Comic-Con’s years. To address the frenzied crowds, Mattel introduced a pre-sale system a few years ago. Since that time, the results have varied. While Monster High has consistently made both online and floor sales difficult, the pre-sale has given attendees a nice option. The main concern with Mattel remains judging which of the exclusives will truly be exclusive to the con and which will end up easily obtainable at discounted rates in the months after the show.

Will Mattel be using the voucher system of the last few years? No word yet, but we’ll let you know once this year’s process is officially announced.

Now, let’s take a look at what Mattel has planned for 2016:

[UPDATE May 26] USA Today has the exclusive reveal of several of Mattel’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, including Ghostbusters, a Wonder Woman Barbie, and more. Let’s go through them one by one.

The first is The Amazon Princess Wonder Woman Barbie, based on Gal Gadot in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She comes with her signature gold tiara, lasso, and bracelets and shield. The doll will retail for $80.

Wonder Woman isn’t the only doll headed to the convention though, as there will also be an 11″ She-Ra doll, who comes equipped with a change in wardrobe. She’ll retail for $75.

Then there’s this year’s Ever After High doll, which will be Cedar Wood, the daughter of Pinocchio. She may have strings on her, but the marionette doll packs a lot of personality, and is a steal at just $30.

Although we’ve already got a Ghostbusters mash-up with Monster High, Mattel is bringing double the ghost power with a Ghostbusters Light & Sound pack for $24.99, which features minifigures of the female figures from the new film, as well as the giant ghost Rowan.

We’ve got another set of Thomas & Friends/DC Comics mash-up for 2016, this time featuring Thomas as Clark Kent and Diesel as Bruce Wayne. The full set will retail for $19.99.

Finally, Mattel will be bringing a die-cast Fabulous Hudson Hornet toy, which is a 1950s throwback version of Cars character Doc Hudson.

[UPDATE May 13] As promised, Mattel and Monster High have unveiled their next San Diego Comic-Con exclusive: a Frankie Stein Ghostbusters Monster High doll. This marks the first time that we’re getting two different Monster High exclusives for the convention. The doll will retail for $25.

[UPDATE May 12]

Everything’s coming up Monster High this week, as in addition to the promised Ghosterbusters-related exclusive reveal tomorrow on Friday the 13th of May, Mattel has also unveiled this year’s Monster High two-pack. Rebecca Steam and her father Hexiciah Steam. There’s no word yet on pricing.

Expect this one to be hot, as Monster High always is at SDCC.

Which Mattel San Diego Comic-Con 2016 exclusives will you be picking up? Let us know in the comments.

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