Comic Con Throwback: Booth 1771, the Tenacious Collective, and the Future We're Building
Throwing it back to New York Comic Con 2026 — four days at the Javits Center (October 8–11) that still feel like a family reunion we never wanted to end. Zillion Marketplace and Epic Toy Sound rolled into NYCC as part of the Tenacious Collective at Booth 1771, hosted by Benny Kline of Tenacious Toys (@tenacioustoys) — and the booth became home base for the whole weekend.
Creators, collectors, cosplayers, first-timers and day-one supporters all cycled through: the prize wheel spinning, figures changing hands, original music playing over it all. That's the Toys and Beats universe in one room — toys, beats and art, together, the way it was always meant to be.
Photo: Ronnie Desiderio / Epic Toy Sound
Putting It Into the Universe: The Talk With Jae
One of the realest moments of the weekend didn't happen on a panel stage — it happened right at the booth, talking future with Jae (@lovestronaut_jmc). DesignerCon, collaborations, and the projects that are starting to fall into place for Zillion Marketplace and Epic Toy Sound — we put the words out there, and there's more coming with Benny too.
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This is the part we believe in most: say it out loud, put the intention into the universe, then do the work to deserve it. The collaborations and future projects we talked about at Booth 1771 aren't daydreams — they're the blueprint. Sonic identities for toy creators, collectible cover art, soundtracks built with the community instead of just for it. Divine timing, real effort, and a family of artists who show up for each other. Watch this space.
The Floor Ran on Epic Toy Sound
And while the booth was home base, the floor belonged to the cosplayers. Part 2 of our NYCC 2026 cosplay takeover is soundtracked by "Bloody Reps" — Artetoyscol × Epic Toy Sound, from the No Stop EP on Zillion Records:
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That's the machine working exactly as designed: the community's content runs on Epic Toy Sound audio, and every post is the catalog at work — earning, traveling, and introducing new people to the music. When a cosplayer's moment hits to an ETS track, that's not background music. That's the soundtrack of this culture, made by the people in it.
Epic Toy Sound News
"Silence Is Golden" EP — OUT NOW. Epic Toy Sound's mob-movie instrumental EP, featuring Darc Reign, landed October 14. Five tracks of cinematic, consigliere-grade instrumentals with cover art by Darc Reign himself. Read the full announcement: "Silence Is Golden" — the EP is out now (https://toysandbeats.com/blogs/new-drops/silence-is-golden-epic-toy-sounds-mob-movie-ep-is-out-now-feat-darc-reign), and stream or save it here: HyperFollow — Silence Is Golden (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/epictoysound1/silence-is-golden-2).
No Stop EP — OUT NOW. Artetoyscol × Epic Toy Sound. If "Bloody Reps" in the cosplay reel above caught your ear, the full EP is the deep dive — the No Stop sessions are some of the hardest-working records in the catalog right now.
Hi-Res Lofi visualizer series — starts Saturday, October 17. A brand-new widescreen visualizer every other day at noon ET on the Epic Toy Sound YouTube channel, twenty-five deep and running through December 4. It kicks off with "Red Knight" (https://youtu.be/Qn_mhuqLEqE) — set your reminders and ride with us.
"Get Poppin" — OUT NOW. Epic Toy Sound feat. KIDULT (@kidult_1983, who also created the cover art), produced by Ronnie Desiderio. Delivered to 23 stores on Zillion Records — stream or save it here: HyperFollow — Get Poppin (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/epictoysound1/get-poppin-feat-kidult), watch the 60-second visualizer: YouTube Shorts (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pLZFvVemcqw), and grab the creator-ready download with the official license at toysandbeats.com (https://toysandbeats.com).
Thank You — And What's Next
To every creator, collector and cosplayer who stopped by Booth 1771, spun the wheel, picked up a figure or just talked shop: thank you. This community is the reason the music exists. The throwback is sweet, but the future we talked about at that booth is sweeter — and it's already in motion.
Shop the music, downloads, licenses and figures at toysandbeats.com (https://toysandbeats.com), and follow the daily motion on Instagram: @epictoysound and @zillionmarketplace.
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