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Toy Conventions?
DVGNo. 1 Honor StudentNether Institute, Evil AcademyRegistered Userregular
You already mentioned comic conventions, but the San Diego Comic-Con is a mega-huge comic book / pop culture convention with enough toy vendors and panels/events to almost justify a separate con.
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In general, though, most of the comic book conventions I've gone to have just as many toys as they do comics.