Abominable Toys NYCC 2026: Chomp Exclusives, DJ Lance Rock & What's Next
Abominable Toys Chomp NYCC 2026 is happening right now — and collectors who aren't at the Javits Center need to move fast. The brand dropped two back-to-back newsletters this week confirming a roster of limited edition vinyl figure exclusives, a landmark licensed collaboration, and a full team presence at New York Comic Con from October 8–12. Whether you're hunting artist-made trading cards, limited prints, or positioning ahead of DesignerCon in November, this is one of the biggest Chomp weekends of the year.
NYCC 2026 Exclusives: Tom Whalen Trading Cards & Limited Edition Drops
Abominable Toys' Newsletter #311, published October 6, confirmed the brand's full team will be on the floor at New York Comic Con 2026. Attending are Connor McConnell, Benjamin Su, Tom Whalen (known online as @strongstuff), and Dustin Kamm — four of the most recognizable names in the Chomp creative ecosystem.
The headline exclusive is a set of limited edition trading cards illustrated by Tom Whalen. Whalen's art style — a bold, retro-poster approach that he's previously applied to Godzilla and Mothra Chomp variants — is tailor-made for the trading card format. Based on precedent from NYCC 2024, when Whalen's Heat Ray Godzilla Chomp debuted at just 100 units with a special debut sticker, expect these cards to be tightly limited and to move on the secondary market within 24–48 hours of the convention floor opening.
The Blue NYCC Tom Whalen Chomp Variant IDW Mothra #1 Comic — currently listed at $20 on the Abominable Toys store — is a companion piece to the NYCC run, pairing a variant comic cover with the event's collector ecosystem. If you're tracking Mystery Collective's collection for Abominable Toys items, these NYCC sticker-authenticated pieces are among the most document-friendly for grading and resale purposes.
DJ Lance Rock Chomp: A Licensed First for Abominable Toys
Newsletter #310, published October 5, announced the debut of the first officially licensed DJ Lance Rock Chomp print at NYCC 2026. DJ Lance Rock is the iconic orange-clad host of Yo Gabba Gabba — a children's show with outsized cultural cachet among millennials who grew up watching it and are now serious collectors in the designer toy space.
The print bridges Abominable Toys' established crossover appeal — the same instinct that produced their officially licensed Godzilla and Mothra Chomp lines — with an entirely new pop-culture IP direction. An officially licensed Yo Gabba Gabba collaboration is a genuine first for the brand, and if the print lands well at NYCC, a follow-up vinyl figure collab seems almost inevitable.
Abominable Toys licensed Chomp figures have proven more durable in value than standard colorway releases. The Bob Ross Chomp, a fully licensed figure, holds firm at $39.99 retail with consistent secondary demand. The Sket One Phase 1 Chomp — a tightly controlled artist collab — lists at $79.99 on Toy Temple. DJ Lance Rock fits directly into this licensed tier. For those looking to track drops on Mystery Collective Radar, DJ Lance Rock Chomp print inventory at NYCC will be the first real signal of demand depth for this new IP direction.
