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NEWS NYCC: MARVEL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF STEPHEN WACKER TALKS TO RETAILERS On Sharpening Focus, Variant Covers, and His Rebellious Retailer Days Posted by Brigid Alverson on October 16, 2026 @ 8:03 am CT

If McFarlane Toys is making you head to a panel during a con, they aren’t messing around. Todd McFarlane and the rest of the team revealed 75 new products at the company’s panel during New York Comic Con (NYCC).

One of the most entertaining panels I experienced during all of NYCC ’26 was the McFarlane Toys panel. It was a chance to see Todd McFarlane hold court over a room of captivated toy fans as he talked about his views on making toys and all the many new things they have coming to retail…

Another New York Comic Con is in the books (or more accurately, your cloud photo dump) and some people loved it, some people hated it and most loved and hated it simultaneously, like me. 

Hasbro’s Marvel Legends team made sure to show out at New York Comic Con this year, starting at the press event announcing and showing their new Made To Order X-Men ’97 Bastion and Boliver Trask 2 Pack set. At the press event, I got to speak with Dan Yun, marketer for Marvel Legends, about their…

During a roundtable interview with Robert Kirkman after the Energon Universe panel at New York Comic Con, I asked him if Energon Universe ongoing titles would remain $3.99 throughout 2027. He replied, “Yeah, That’s important to us. We’re starting to see cover prices creep up again. It’s always been crazy to me. Traditionally the indie…