Archive | September, 2008
Amanda Visell and Her Centaur Love
Before Amanda Visell (who’s work we totally adore) packs up her bags and heads off to the star-studded Baby Tattooville event this weekend, she has posted a little something something on her brand new blog. What piece of greatness did she bestow on us mere mortals today? The sculpture Centaur Love. This is an amazing sweet [...]
Continue reading...Camille Rose Garcia Dolls Resurface
30. September 2008
Someone had themselves a treasure hunt and found a cache of the utterly awesome. Well maybe “found” is too loose a word. According to the toy distributor DKE “After more than a year of waiting, haggling, struggling, and more waiting the rest of the Camille Rose Garcia dolls finally arrived.” These dolls were originally release [...]
Continue reading...Noferin Canvases You Can Afford at Urban Outfitters
30. September 2008
I’ve been back and forth on the subject of Urban Outfitters selling designer toys and art. At times I thought it dumbed down the culture or at least over-saturated it. But you know what, when you can get a Noferin canvas for $16, should you/we be complaining? I just saw four 4×5 acrylic-on-wood [...]
Continue reading...Rotund by Cris Rose Teaser
30. September 2008
I make no secret of my enchantment with Cris Rose’s Runcible Edition A robot, seen Monday here. In fact, if you were physically near me yesterday, you likely got pulled over to my screen to see what I consider one of the most beautiful resin creations I’ve seen in a while. Having missed out on [...]
Continue reading...3 Releases for Living Dead Dolls 10th Anniversary
30. September 2008
Three times the party with three special Living Dead Doll releases by Mezco Toyz. Living Dead Dolls is in the midst of celebrating their tenth birthday. Ed Long and Damien Glonek have created over 100 unique characters over these ten long years. To celebrate, it was previously posted that Mezco Toyz would release an anniversary [...]
Continue reading...Ghost Boy By We Kill You
30. September 2008
We Kill You has just debuted their sculpt of Ghost Boy. This is the first of four releases set for October. Each one is a handmade, sculpted, cast and painted resin figure. Their first figure in the series, Ghost Boy, will go on sale on Friday. Each week a new figure will be unveiled and [...]
Continue reading...The Madame Alexander Care Bear Doll
29. September 2008
Be@rbrick isn’t the only inanimate object getting some good old fashioned Care Bear love. As Jeremy posted last week, Medicom Toys will soon be releasing a Care Bears set of the classic Be@rbricks but you don’t have to wait to get the Madame Alexander Wendy and Funshine Care Bear set which is available now. Yes, [...]
Continue reading...Kozik’s Ludwig in Yellow at Rotofugi
29. September 2008
Per Frank Kozik’s quips about colorways (see this week’s feature here), a new hue of (A Clockwork) Orange has been announced. Chicago’s Rotofugi will be the exclusive retailer of this yellow version of Kozik’s Ludwig Van (A Clockwork Beethoven) vinyl bust. This follows news of Lulubell’s black exclusive, 3D Retro’s silver exclusive and Posters and [...]
Continue reading...Neon Monster x Madman Atomic Comics
29. September 2008
CELEBRATE TEN YEARS OF RED ROCKET 7 WITH THE ALLREDS AND SAN FRANCISCO’S NEON MONSTER! In their only public appearance this year, MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS’ Mike and Laura Allred will celebrate the tenth anniversary of their RED ROCKET 7 graphic novel in San Francisco’s in conjunction with NeonMonster’s first anniversary on Saturday, October 4th. Neon Monster will [...]
Continue reading...Super Puncher Pocket Kaiju by Gargamel for Uglycon
29. September 2008
Proving that Ugly vinyl isn’t dead, David Horvath has posted a few pics of the Uglycon Tokyo version of his Super Puncher Pocket Kaiju with Gargamel. This is the “Yokai” version where the Lonely Otaku returns from the grave and begins to take form. You can turn his head around 180 degrees to transform the [...]
Continue reading...Le Merde Gets Letter Pressed
29. September 2008
Fresno’s Letter Pressed just announced they’ve added Portland’s Le Merde to their Artist Series. Le Merde’s print (coming soon) will be #21 in the series, following Dan Goodsell’s print. Letter Pressed is a small California outfit dedicated to bringing you “simple, modern” cards. The letterpress process leaves an indentation filled with ink just below the [...]
Continue reading...The Limited Edition Katy Perry Doll
29. September 2008
She kissed a girl. And she liked it. Now you can get your own Katy Perry doll and have her make out with all your Barbies and Bratz. Coming soon, there will be a limited edition release of a twelve inch doll of the pop singing sensation Katy Perry. The doll is being produced by [...]
Continue reading...Doktor A Custom for Noxious Fumes
29. September 2008
Yet another magical piece has been revealed by the one and only, the man who can cure any custom malady, the toy genius of streampunker Doktor A. His piece Ignacious Longbottom will be part of the Noxious Fumes group show at the Rivet Gallery in Columbus, Ohio (opening October 4th). The show’s theme is that [...]
Continue reading...Photos of Ashley Wood’s Deep Powder Bramble
29. September 2008
You may already have decided to pre-order Ashley Wood’s Deep Powder Bramble MK2 at Bambalandstore.com (the pre-ordering magic on Sept 30th at 4pm Pacific Standard Time.) If you don’t have this date written on your calendar, perhaps these new production shots will seal the deal. Ashley Wood has posted some key production [...]
Continue reading...Win the Toys Are Us: Director’s Cut DVD!
29. September 2008
Beyond seeing toys on your television and being able to call out, "I have that," Toys Are Us is interesting on a number of levels. For instance, the interviews with Frank Kozik and Brian Flynn are particularly educational, from their perspectives on who gets "O.G." credit for the designer vinyl movement (hint: it's not Michael Lau) to some choice words for and against extended colorways.
Continue reading...Runcible Edition A Resin Robot by Cris Rose
29. September 2008
Weekends are good for lots of things like sleeping in, eating brunch and seeing daylight. Weekend toy drops, however, can be a double-edged sword. For instance, witness this beautiful hand-cast, hand-painted resin robot, Runcible Edition A by UK artist Cris Rose. The edition of 5 sold out in 3 minutes on Sunday. That’s like [...]
Continue reading...Kawstrooper Brings the Crowd
29. September 2008
No surprise, but OriginalFake’s lottery-release of Kaws’ Stormtrooper drew a crowd that went on for blocks and rounded corners. In among the fans, mules and apparently homeless, it’s cool to see a few familiar faces (locals Brian Flynn, Glenn Pogue and Kirkland Jue for starters, see below pic from Skullbrain) flew over for the event. [...]
Continue reading...Mark Ryden and Others Have Art for Hope
29. September 2008
This Wednesday on October 1st, the stellar Art for Hope show will take place at the Merry Karnowsky LA Gallery in, of course, LA. The Art for Hope event is to benefit the Barack Obama presidential campaign so that’s why the steep $25 cover charge, running to be the leader of the free world doesn’t [...]
Continue reading...Doktor A Custom MADL for LIFT Show
26. September 2008
Doktor A has broken my heart yet again. How did this magnificent streampunk customizer who is known for “Character driven clashes of urban pop culture, classic children’s stories and neo-Victorian industrial neverlands..’” almost make me cry this morning? By looking at his insanely beautiful and gorgeously executed “Blavatski & Sons Automated Kismet Disseminator” custom he [...]
Continue reading...CardBoy Update
26. September 2008
The folks over at CardBoy have posted a couple teasers on upcoming projects. Chapter One, A 48-page fully illustrated book, featuring CardBoy and friends and a few new characters, is coming soon. They’re also working on an animation, some new downloads and possibly a Halloween 2009 calendar. To celebrate the completion of Chapter One they’re [...]
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30. September 2008
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