For Benny: Tenacious Toys, Booth 1771 & the Tenacious Collective at NYCC 2026
Some booths at New York Comic Con (https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com) are just tables and product. Booth 1771 was a family. This post is for Benny Kline, founder of Tenacious Toys (https://www.tenacioustoys.com) (IG: @tenacioustoys (https://www.instagram.com/tenacioustoys)), who hosted the entire booth — and the entire Tenacious Collective — at NYCC 2026, and opened his arms to Toys and Beats (https://toysandbeats.com) / Epic Toy Sound (IG: @epictoysound (https://www.instagram.com/epictoysound)) for the whole weekend.
Benny didn't just give us a corner of a booth. Tenacious Toys lists Epic Toy Sound / Toys and Beats / Zillion Marketplace in the 2026 booth for "musical soundtracks and sonic identities for toy creators" — becausWhat did Tenacious Toys bring to NYCC 2026? The "Open to Interpretation" Custom Show
Benny's own booth reel is the anchor of this whole post: the Open to Interpretation custom show at Booth 1771, packed with custom toy art from kids to scions of the industry — @jay__diggz (https://www.instagram.com/jay__diggz), @microbarbi (https://www.instagram.com/microbarbi), @theartistdreamt (https://www.instagram.com/theartistdreamt), @artfullyyoursnancy (https://www.instagram.com/artfullyyoursnancy), @_art_by_zoe (https://www.instagram.com/_art_by_zoe), @dizzycult.art (https://www.instagram.com/dizzycult.art), @venettabutcher (https://www.instagram.com/venettabutcher), @grimlytoys (https://www.instagram.com/grimlytoys) and so many others.
The Open to Interpretation custom show at NYCC features a ton of amazing artists, from kids to scions of industry, and every stripe of artist in between. Come pick up the beautiful work by @jay__diggz @microbarbi @theartistdreamt @artfullyyoursnancy @_art_by_zoe @dizzWhat did Manyakfunks say about the man behind Epic Toy Sound?
@manyakfunks (https://www.instagram.com/manyakfunks) (ManyakFunks | Horror Toy Photography) is family — he met Ronnie (IG: @myboyronnied (https://www.instagram.com/myboyronnied)) in person at Booth 1771, and his NYCC post says everything about what this collective is becoming.
The man behind @epictoysound! NYCC weekend is officially ON! We're hanging out at Booth 1771 at @newyorkcomiccon this weekend! Stop by, check out the awesome merchandise, some of my photography prints, and most importantly, come hang out with us! I'm beyond grateful to be part of this new movement and to finally meet the one and only @myboyronnied in person! This guy is not only incredibly talented and creative, but his passion, vision, and attention to detail are on another level. It's been such an amazing experience working together and bringing our ideas to life through music and photography. What started as a collaboration has turned into something much bigger, and I couldn't be more excited about what's coming next! Stay tuned, my spooky friends… because this is just the beginning! Haunt Your Reels: Monster Within (Now AvaWhat did Darc Reign shoot at NYCC? Guile and Nash, Face to Face
@darc_reign (https://www.instagram.com/darc_reign) (Darc_Reign / Toy Photography — an Epic Toy Sound artist) staged a Street Fighter standoff: Guile and Nash, figures by Storm Arena and Jada Toys (https://www.jadatoys.com), on a Twelve World diorama, lit by @neewerofficial (https://www.instagram.com/neewerofficial) and @smallrig.us (https://www.instagram.com/smallrig.us).
[ Guile and Nash ] by @zillioninstrumentals / @epictoysound. Figures by Storm Arena and Jada Toys. Diorama by Twelve World. Lighting by @neewerofficial / @smallrig.us. #guile #stormarena #jadatoys
Post: @darc_reign (https://www.instagram.com/darc_reign) — original post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DedDZb-Nhjz/
More from @darc_reign x Epic Toy Sound: Lay Low — stealth trap soundtrack (https://toysandbeats.com/products/lay-low-stealth-trap-by-darc_reign-digital-download-trap-soundtrack-4k-bonus-reels-wav-mp3) · Dread Dive — outlaw country trap soundtrack (https://toysandbeats.com/products/dread-dive-outlaw-country-trap-soundtrack) · Blade in the Mist — Japanese trap phonk (https://toysandbeats.com/products/blade-in-the-mist-darc-reign)
How was the Guile and Nash shot made? Darc Reign's Behind-the-Scenes Reel
The companion reel takes you behind the setup — same figures, same Twelve World diorama, same lighting rig — while tWho unleashed the Wrath of Madara? Darc Reign's Tamashii Nations Shot
Madara Uchiha, mid-rampage — the figure by Tamashii Nations (https://tamashiiweb.com), staged on a diorama by @extreme_sets (https://www.instagram.com/extreme_sets). One of the most-shared anime shots of the weekend.
Wrath of Madara. [ Darc Reign ] First appearance by @zillioninstrumentals. Diorama by @extreme_sets. Madara Uchiha figure by Tamashii Nations. #narutoactionfigure #madarauchihaactionfigure #toyphotos #toycollectors
Post: @darc_reign (https://www.instagram.com/darc_reign) — original post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeU5Q3BtjhU/
More from @darc_reign x Epic Toy Sound: Darc's caption gives the first-appearance nod to his own namesake sound via @zillioninstrumentals (https://www.instagram.com/zillioninstrumentals) — dig into his full catalog of soundtracks at Toys and Beats: Heavy Caliber (https://toysandbeats.com/products/heavy-caliber-by-darc-reign-digital-download-cyberpunk-boom-bap-break-beat) · Hive Blood (https://toysandbeats.com/products/hive-blood-by-darc-reign-digital-download-dark-sci-fi-horror-trap-beat) · Sizzle Out (https://toysandbeats.com/products/sizzle-out-darc-reign-cyber-spider-electronic-sound-toy-photography-asset)
Which figure completed Darc Reign's collection? The Mafex T-800
Collection complete. Darc finally landed the Mafex T-800 — the last piece in his T-800 run — and used the shoot to test new photography techniques.
I finally got my hands on the Mafex T-800 action figure! This officially completes my collection of the T-800 figures from Mafex. Where can you get the Ronin Warriors Cale figure? Darc Reign's Sentinel Toys Reel
Straight from the booth floor: Sentinel Toys' 1/12 scale Ronin Warriors "Cale — Warlord of Destruction," shot and scored by Darc Reign.
Sentinel Toys' 1/12 scale Ronin Warriors "Cale Warlord of Destruction" action figure is available now. Featured Sound "Dominoes" sound by artist Darc Reign (@epictoysound). #sentineltoys #roninwarriors #Warlordofdestruction #anime #toyphotography
Post: @darc_reign (https://www.instagram.com/darc_reign) — original reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeSFbEoNgeB/
The music: the reel's featured sound is Darc's own "Dominoes" — a tactical, dark cinematic trap beat. Here's the official visualizer:
Dominoes by Darc Reign — digital download at Toys and Beats (https://toysandbeats.com/products/dominoes-by-darc-reign-digital-download-tactical-sci-fi-cinematic-beat).
Who's next after Doom 2099? Rokez Brings the Marvel Legends Heat
@rokez_collectibles (https://www.instagram.com/rokez_collectibles) (Rokez — cinematic action figure photographer and an Epic Toy Sound cover artist) dropped his Doom 2099 the morning after the con, Marvel Legends style.
Doom 2099!!! #rokez #magicthegathering #marvellegendscommunity #actionfigurephotography #epictoysound
Post: @rokez_collectibles (https://www.instagram.com/rokez_collectibles) — original post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeeuDYexAZa/
More from @rokez_collectibles x Epic Toy Sound: Blood and Liberty by Rokez — dark cinematic glitch soundtrack (https://toysandbeats.com/products/blood-and-liberty-by-rokez-digital-download-dark-horror-cinematic-soundtrack) · Crimson Nightfall feat. Rokez — samurai trap soundtrack (https://toysandbeats.com/products/crimson-nightfall-feat-rokez-samurai-trap-ronin-hip-hop-soundtrack-wav-mp3)
What does Doom 2099 look like in motion? Rokez's Reel
The photo's video companion — Doom 2099 in motion, with one question for the rest of the Marvel Legends community: who's next?
Doom 2099! Who's next? #epictoysound #rokez #magicthegathering #doctordoom #marvellegendscommunity
Post: @rokez_collectibles (https://www.instagram.com/rokez_collectibles) — original reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DecJZEohEIr/
The music: the reel runs on Rokez's own "TRAILS OF BLOOD" — from his Phantom Ice album. Dark, cinematic, and built for exactly this kind of shot.
Where can you get the music from Booth 1771?
Every sound in this post — and hundreds more original toy soundtracks, beats, and creator packs — lives at toysandbeats.com (https://toysandbeats.com):
No Stop EP — Artetoyscol x Epic Toy Sound (https://toysandbeats.com/products/no-stop-ep-artetoyscol-horn-anthems-digital-download) (the sound of the booth, all weekend)
Haunt Your Reels: Monster Within — Manyakfunks x Epic Toy Sound (https://toysandbeats.com/products/monster-within-horror-soundscape-dark-trap)
Dominoes — Darc Reign (https://toysandbeats.com/products/dominoes-by-darc-reign-digital-download-tactical-sci-fi-cinematic-beat)
Me and My Shadow — Epic Toy Sound feat. KIDULT (https://toysandbeats.com/products/me-and-my-shadow-the-5-genre-variant-beat-pack-commercial-sync-license-included)
Blood and Liberty — Rokez (https://toysandbeats.com/products/blood-and-liberty-by-rokez-digital-download-dark-horror-cinematic-soundtrack)
Benny — thank you for Booth 1771, for the Tenacious Collective, and for opening your arms to this family at NYCC 2026. To everyone who stopped by, spun the wheel, and hung out with the crew: this is just the beginning. Stay tuned.
I had a lot of fun trying out some new photography techniques with it. Soundtrack suggestions: Me and My Shadoe by Kidult @epictoysound. #Mafex #T800 #ActionFigure #CollectionComplete #ToyPhotography
Post: @darc_reign (https://www.instagram.com/darc_reign) — original post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeXCiEilsQs/
The music: Darc's soundtrack pick for the Terminator shoot — "Me and My Shadow" by Epic Toy Sound feat. KIDULT (https://www.instagram.com/kidult_1983). Watch the visualizer:
Me and My Shadow [Multiverse Genre Edition] — the 5-genre-variant beat pack with commercial sync license included (https://toysandbeats.com/products/me-and-my-shadow-the-5-genre-variant-beat-pack-commercial-sync-license-included).
he finished frame comes together.
ETS Behind the Scenes [ Guile and Nash ] by @kidult_1983 / @epictoysound. Figures by Storm Arena and Jada Toys. Diorama by Twelve World. Lighting by @neewerofficial / @smallrig.us
Post: @darc_reign (https://www.instagram.com/darc_reign) — original reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Decq1DAttTI/
The music: the reel's actual sound is "Power of the Synth" by Epic Toy Sound — pure synthwave voltage for a behind-the-scenes build. More from @epictoysound (https://www.instagram.com/epictoysound) and the full catalog at toysandbeats.com (https://toysandbeats.com).
ilable on all platforms). @manyakfunks x @epictoysound. #NYCC2026 #NewYorkComicCon #EpicToySound #Manyakfunks #HauntYourReels
Post: @manyakfunks (https://www.instagram.com/manyakfunks) — original post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeU3G4xIwRk/
The music: Manyakfunks' own album with Epic Toy Sound — Haunt Your Reels: Monster Within (Manyakfunks x Epic Toy Sound), a horror soundscape built for creators. Here's the visualizer for "Monster Inside," shot with Darc Reign's toy photography:
Haunt Your Reels by Manyakfunks — digital download at Toys and Beats (https://toysandbeats.com/products/monster-within-horror-soundscape-dark-trap).
ycult.art @venettabutcher @grimlytoys and so many others!
Post: @tenacioustoys (https://www.instagram.com/tenacioustoys) — original reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeWc-SuoQmk/
The music: the reel runs on "4 u" — a track Ronnie Desiderio of Epic Toy Sound made for Benny himself. That's how this booth worked all weekend: the host held the space, and the sound was made for the people in it.
And the sound of Booth 1771 all weekend long was the No Stop EP by Artetoyscol x Epic Toy Sound — five high-energy horn anthems built for the convention floor: get the No Stop EP (WAV + MP3) at Toys and Beats (https://toysandbeats.com/products/no-stop-ep-artetoyscol-horn-anthems-digital-download).
e that's what this collective does. The photographers shoot the figures, the music scores the shots, and everything leads back to the creators. We sold from Benny's booth all weekend, the prize wheel spun at 1771, and the crew below produced some of the best toy photography of the entire con. Benny — thank you. This one is long lasting and everlasting.
Here is what the Tenacious Collective posted from NYCC 2026 — every original post embedded, every caption in their own words, and the music behind the work linked under each one.
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