Archive | June, 2008
Crazy Label’s 8″ Treeson
Crazy Label’s Treesons make me happy. Take one look at that adorable face, and I dare you not to smile. There is a good reason that Treeson was in several top toy lists in 2006. Now Treeson fans can look forward to a super-sized Treeson. Last week the 8″ Treeson was officially unveiled on ToysREvil. [...]
Continue reading...Michael Lau CSBOOTH15 Gardener Gallery
30. June 2008
It’s been a weekend of “crazy smiles” for Michael Lau fans as more and more images of CSBOOTH15 [tagged] hit the Internets. Continuing on from this morning’s Submilgaytona + M.F.J.K. post, here’s the 411 on the known figures. First off, there’s the Stanley Kubrick-inspired Gardeners: 2bb1, Black White Orange and Fat West Jacket. These are [...]
Continue reading...The Galaxy Bunch 8-inch Alpha Ultimate Metallic
30. June 2008
Michael Kwong said he always wanted to make a vinyl toy that looks like a metal robot, and I’d like to add my two cents in that I think he has succeeded. Even just looking at the pictures on his Flickr page, you can see a metal sheen and maybe even a hint of patina [...]
Continue reading...Super7 SDCC 08 Exclusives
30. June 2008
Super7 has launched its handy and eagerly awaited SDCC ‘08 Exclusives web page. They kick things off Thursday at 4PM with a Pushead event, back by popular demand. This is followed on Friday at 4PM with a special Itokin Park event where you can pick up a Super7 5″ Himalayan. Saturday brings the release of [...]
Continue reading...Huck Gee Bizumblebee for Phoebe Washer Foundation
30. June 2008
Now you can own an original Huck Gee custom Munny with a humongous (a “humungy”?) price tag and let everyone know it’s for a cause greater than just wanting to own an original Huck Gee Munny piece with a humongous price tag. All good-spirited digs aside, Huck is donating all of the proceeds from [...]
Continue reading...Night Of the…Living Dead Doll Prototype Up for Auction
30. June 2008
For you Living Dead Doll (the figure) and/or Night of the Living Dead (the movie) fans, here is an auction for some red hot Living Dead action with this extremely rare Karen Cooper LDD mini prototype. The doll was neve taken to the next level and put in production but is now available via an [...]
Continue reading...Kaws Video on i-D Magazine
30. June 2008
“You could be a kid from Connecticut…you could come to New York and smash it. You could have the presence to project to people, and then they meet you and you’re like a skinny blonde kid from Connecticut.” So says Kaws in this new video by Jake and Kate Sumner for i-D Magazine. This is actually [...]
Continue reading...Kidrobot’s DIY Munny Site
30. June 2008
After obsessing about it for months, I finally did it. I bought my first DIY Munny. I’m starting small with the 4″ version, and I’m going to work my way up. I’m not an artist, and I haven’t painted since high school. This is going to be strictly a trial-and-error process. Before I bought one, [...]
Continue reading...Skateboard Zombies on the Loose
30. June 2008
There are some new hooligans on the loose. So best be getting off the sidewalk and watch out for madness of Bone, Mummy and Mosquito. Not only do these boys have some sweet boards, but they come with some major attitudes. Skating in all the way from Japan courtesy of Plasticapt Creations. Ltd., these bandaged, [...]
Continue reading...Christies Toy Auction Results!
30. June 2008
It looks like those hardcore collectors out there didn’t set the alarm for the Pop Culture Christies auction last week (on June 25th). With all the items with estimates from about $300 to $10,000, the most anyone paid for a lot was $1250 and those were for the Kidrobot Visionaire Sets, Dunny Complete Set and [...]
Continue reading...Frank Kozik Ho Chi Minh Black and Blue Busts
30. June 2008
Both Lulubell and Strangekiss unveiled their Frank Kozik large vinyl exclusives on Friday afternoon. Looks like you can still get them too. Here’s what it is: a 14″ vinyl bust of Ho Chi Minh sculpted by Dave Pressler in an edition of 50 of each colorway. The bust comes with removable hat and weapon. [...]
Continue reading...Phu!’s Spectrum
30. June 2008
I love getting emails especially when they’re from talented people like Phu!. Whenever I see his name in my in-box, I know that he’s going to send me someting cool. His new custom vinyl project is no exception. Spectrum is the name of his latest custom Mad*l. The bronze and purple colorway is the perfect [...]
Continue reading...Michael Lau x Futura x Jarvis x Kaws M.F.J.K Submilgaytona at CSBOOTH15
30. June 2008
First thought: a cruel PhotoShop prank. Second thought: collaboration of the year. Final thought: tribute. This weekend, the above images [source = Tomm] made the Internet rounds. They prophesized a sample figure “not for sale only for you” bearing the initials M.F.J.K. Quick thinkers interpreted the code as Michael Lau, Futura, James Jarvis and [...]
Continue reading...Crazy 4 Cult 2: Contest
27. June 2008
Are you an artist/aspiring artist who enjoys cult movies? Gallery 1988: LA is holding a contest at Ain’t It Cool News. Last year Gallery 1988 hosted “Crazy 4 Cult,” an art show with over 50 artists reinterpreting classic cult films. This year’s installment is titled “Crazy 4 Cult 2: This Time It’s Personal.” Opening on [...]
Continue reading...Michael Kwong’s New Alphamaniacs and Alpha Ultimate
27. June 2008
Thanks to a heads up from Michael Kwong, creator of the Galaxy Bunch, here’s a sneak preview of what’s in store for SDCC 2008 attendees. First up, joining the Galaxy Bunch is a series of fourteen 3″ mini-figures called The Alphamaniac (above left). Michael says he “focused so much on the facial expressions” in [...]
Continue reading...Jon Burgerman Wallpaper
27. June 2008
Maybe you can’t afford an original work of art by one of your favorite designers, but now you can at least try to emulate them by coloring in the lines. Just like the opportunity provided by the Tara McPherson coloring kit Hana blogged (only larger scale), this new Jon Burgerman wallpaper (above) makes setting [...]
Continue reading...San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Part 3
27. June 2008
Every year, fanboys and fangirls of varying stripes descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. Although the event has extensive programming, there’s one activity that unites the collectors with the cosplayers, the MMP gamers with the manga readers, the superheroes with the steampunks: the pursuit of SDCC’s exclusive toys. ToyCyte will be publishing a weekly bulletin of [...]
Continue reading...Fafi Screenprints at Wesoldout
27. June 2008
True to the name of the online store, We Sold Out!, these prints will be gone before you know it. French artist Fafi (who has a new group show in France beginning July 18th) is offering up two silkscreen prints: Emociol and Crenshaw for 250.00 € each in an edition of 55 prints. Each piece [...]
Continue reading...Twinkie Chan @ Sugarcraft
27. June 2008
I filed this under “plush,” but “hand-made” might be the more appropriate category. I recently saw Twinkie Chan’s picture on the front page of Shanalogic. When I first saw her name a few years ago, she was making food-themed scarves. I checked her website to see what she has been doing lately. She is participating [...]
Continue reading...My Childhood Rendered In Kubricks
27. June 2008
Thanks to spies good folks like “naughtyguy9394″ on Hong Kong forums like Uwants, we can all have a look at the Medicom Toy Exhibition 2008. While there were many Kubricks and Be@rbricks to ogle, as a child of the ’80s, I was naturally drawn to the retrobricks: Ghostbusters and Care Bears. Now Ghostbusters and [...]
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30. June 2008
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