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Sunny Chanel loves her toys. If she was doll, she'd want to be a Blythe. When not scouring for hot toy news, she eats, sleeps and writes in San Francisco. She also edits the magazine Punk Rock Confidential and writes about baby stuff and infant culture for Babble.com.
The toy sculptor and designer Dave Cortes is working on his very first designer toy figure…let me introduce you to his super cool Pugzee. In the past, Dave has sculpted some toy magic for the likes of Mezco Toyz, Mcfarlane Toys, NECA and Toy Biz. This piece will be released in a variety of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Charles’ Creature Cabinet is at it again! This creator of cute has just announced some holiday treats and some info about the 2009 releases. Recently they released their Deer Faith (which there are still a couple left), Yoshi Dreaming faceplate, a Cocoon and a cute squirrell outfit. And coming soon will be the announcement [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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The New York Comic Con is coming up. The convention will launch on Febuary 6-8th . And when there is a comic con, there are some tasty and tantalizing exclusives. Recently announced are the following items that will be there for you to lust after, stand in line for and perhaps, just maybe, get your [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
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Attaboy has been busy. Attending and boothing it up at the Vinyl Toy Network didn’t slow him down one bit (does he ever sleep?) Maybe he doesn’t, ‘cos he says himself that he is pretty tired. The prolific Attaboy has some super cool customs for sale but you won’t find them on his site…he’s [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
Yet another sale! This time the toy gallery and culture shop Red Hot Robot has slashed some prices, just in time for the holidays. When I say slashed, I really mean slashed. You can get a Touma vinyl Slither figure in green for just $15 (originally priced at $48), Joe Ledbetter’s Unicornasaurus in grey or yellow [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
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Here is yet another sale to tempt and taunt you. Yeah, there are so many items on sale these days. Hopefully you still possess a job so you have the luxury to take advantage of some of the great prices out there. Another store is seducing us with their online sale. The San Diego art [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
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Fully Visual continues to thrill us all with some hot new metal. Don’t worry, it’s hot but not molten: you can still buy it and hold in your greedy little hands. This time Fully Visual has partnered with the awesome and mighty Gargamel and the metal makers have taken on the Zags! With skill and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
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Beware! The Pink Death Zombeard is coming! The Pink Death Zombeard is coming? You may be asking about the who, when and why of this new Super7 release. Who? Well this is another member of the mighty and mysterious Snakes of Infinity’s Zombie army. He is five inches tall and was cast in black vinyl [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
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Everyone’s favorite pretty in pink artist/designer Buff Monster has collaborated yet again with the magic of the Teddy Troop, the iconic Flying Fortress piece produced by adFunture. This time he’s gone old school and gotten all hand painted on us. There will only be twenty-five of this figure available and they will go on sale [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
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We’ve been waiting for Bwana Spoon (of Grasshut Corp fame) to debut the piece he’s been working on in conjunction with Switcheroo and finally, it’s here. Switcheroo, for those of you living under a rock, is the design studio created by Michelle Valigura and Amanda Visell. Yeah, this pretty much guarantees an instant coolness (and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
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William Palerne has become an albino. If you don’t know him, personally that is, let me introduce you to Mr. Palerne The Human Wolf by We Kill You. William Palerne v.1 – The Human Wolf was first released on October 10th with a run of just twenty pieces. This new edition is the albino incarnation. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 11, 2008
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On December 2nd, Super7 released their first Gorilla Biscuits piece, a figure to honor the legendary New York hardcore band. Their first take on the iconic image was a grinning gray sprayed ape wearing a blue hoodie and jet black hair. This brand new release of the Gorilla Biscuits figure doesn’t include any of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 11, 2008
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Oh google translator, you leave me oh so confused and weary! Today I tried to figure out the text on the page of In the Yellow’s site about the availability of the hot new figure by the amazing American artist Tim Biskup x T9G. The Rangeas Shimashi is a clear pink kaiju piece that will [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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For those of you who live in denial land and who just happen to repeat the mantra “what recession, there ain’t no recession” over and over, this figure is perfect for you during the holiday season. Why? Cos this Uamou has black diamond eyes! Yeah, I ain’t kidding. This super special Uamou, which is limited [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Someone is celebrating their tenth birthday! What did I get for my 10th? A couple new Barbies. What does Silas get? A super cool super special Be@rbrick toy, created just for them! Yeah, I’m jealous. As part of their 10th anniversary celebrations Silas partnered with Medicom and the Be@rbrick crew on this 400% Be@rbrick [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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The other day I did a post of Erick Scarecrow’s Soopa Maria Sata available to only those who happened to hold special gold coin. If you weren’t one of the super lucky who had a winning number, sorry! But here’s some good news. You may have the chance to get your hands on a Soopa [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Sink your teeth into this yummy Venison! Vegetarian? No worries, this ain’t no meat but a Mimobot. The fabulous and wonderful artist Gary Baseman has lent his whimsical and cartoonish illustrations to a brand new Mimobot – the Designer USB Flash Drives. This is the second collaboration between Baseman and Mimobot. “Venison is a must [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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Give a big hello to Erick Scarecrow’s new Soopa Maria Sata figure from ESC. Yeah, you may have missed cold chillin’ with Erick Scarecrow at this winter’s Vinyl Toy Network but it’s good to know the man had a good excuse for not attending: he was busy making these Soopa Maria Sato, just for you! [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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This holiday season, give the gift of poop! You know that’s on all your friends and families xmas lists. But if you do opt to give the gift of poop, instead of the real thing give them one of the adorable, irrestistable Anna Chamber Burgerlog. Today, around noon, there will be a “poop drop” at [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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Who doesn’t love a cute little teddy bear? Deep down we all do, no really you know it’s true. Urban clothier Stussy totally shares this knowledge and has created a set of sweet Print Novelty Bears just in time for the holidays. Stussy collaborated with the European artist Delta. The trio comes in three versions: a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Yup, more urban, hip and “cool” stuff starring classic Disney characters. (They really are going after our money aren’t they.) Here, A Bathing Ape has done their own take on the ever popular and totally classic Minnie Mouse character. Bape has collaborated with the major merch behemoth Disney on this adorably cute and old school [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
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MyPlasticHeart is indulging us, our wallets and our credit cards with their own Holiday Special Sale. What kind of goodies do they have for us to spend our holiday budget on? Here are our three picks of hot toy action that would look great wrapped under your tree, or mine. Kaiju For Grow Ups: Tankizaado [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
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It’s sale time YET again. This time you can get some amazing stocking stuffers and things for under the tree from Chicago toy super store Rotofugi. They have your best interest at heart. They ask that if you are “Looking for a great gift at an even better price? Then look no further…and remember, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
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It’s sale time again! For those of you looking for a little somethin’ somethin’ in the apparel department for those on your holiday shopping list, you might want to check out the current clothing sale at Kidrobot. You can get some sweet threads at 50% off. An example of the literally MAD deals happening is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 4, 2008
Sorry kids, if you’re not in Miami and you had your heart set on picking up one of the Ron English Dunnys via kidrobot’s online store, odds are you didn’t get one. These 8-inch Dunnys went on sale on kidrobot.com at 11PM last night and sold out in five minutes. Yup, five minutes. This special [...]
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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