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You know that slice of trivia about how Usher finds it soothing to sort his M&Ms by color before a show? Yeah? Really? You do? Stay with me, I’m going to loop back to that. Toward the beginning of my time at ToyCyte, I was writing about Jon Burgerman A LOT. A toy here, a [...]
Continue reading...2. June 2009
Toy2R delivers on the previous teaser with some new coming attractions: A Qee collection based on the artwork and iconic images of Reservoir Dogs, the debut film by Quentin Tarantino. Toy2R is working directly with Lionsgate on the Reservoir Dogs Qee collection, which will include a limited edition 8-inch Mr. Black Qee Bear and an [...]
Continue reading...28. May 2009
In what is perhaps the most exciting space-toy photo since forever, The Sucklord has revealed his next toy drop, and it has shiny feet. I loves me some space toys. As spied over on the Suckadelic Flickr, The Sucklord gives us an image of a large quantity of Moon-Men, decked out in gold and silver boots [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2009
Okay, so here’s a cross-property collectible that breaches the whole ’urban vinyl’ thing that I actually LIKE – and not only because one of ‘em is Batman. DC Direct has announced the Blammoids, a range of mini-figures that promises to debut in 2010. They’re tiny, they’re kinda shaped like tops, and they BOUNCE – there’s an [...]
Continue reading...18. May 2009
Coolest news of the day (and possibly week): Spencer Hibert’s Miigiis are headed into wide release, and the kicker is, the method of delivery is the vending machine. While our Japanese friends have always filled their gashapon machines with wonders and delights, we’ve remained largely stagnant Stateside with the occasional Homies breakthrough or deformed Disneyana [...]
Continue reading...18. May 2009
I have an unnatural hatred for anything with differently-sized eyes. It’s seriously irrational, violent and pervasive. A little ironic, as I have an occasional squint, but this asymmetrical rage has prevented me from ever getting into Brandt Peters. Now the dude’s gotta throw robots at me. And I’m done. June’s Serv-O-Matics from MINDstyle promise to be [...]
Continue reading...15. May 2009
Now that the LOST season finale has come and gone, search trends show a renewed interest in last year’s LOST Kubricks. Since I can’t tell you who is occupying Locke’s body (or if/when there will ever be a BrautKubrick), here instead is a preview of the upcoming Where The Wild Things Are Kubricks. In anticipation of [...]
Continue reading...15. May 2009
Not all collaborations make sense, and not all of them have to. Case in point: Officially licensed Kewpie Doll x Godzilla phone charms. Cute kewpies dressed as “scary” monsters are available in Godzilla, Mecha Godzilla, King Ghidora and Mothra editions. These Japanese imports are hard to find and sell out quick. Each measures 1.5 inches [...]
Continue reading...11. May 2009
This is probably the first and last Bobblehead you’ll ever see on ToyCyte. A company called Aggronautix went and made, of all the anti-bobble things, a GG Allin Throbblehead. And if DKE is game to distribute it with the rest of the lot of “art toys” (and Dov himself assimilated one into his personal collection), [...]
Continue reading...30. April 2009
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I’m pretty excited about the Multiple Personalities 2 show at Royal Oak’s LIFT Gallery, happening in just over a week from now on May 9th – not only has it attracted some fine-ass customizers, but I get to be a part of it. While I work my butt off to get ready for it, I’m [...]
Continue reading...30. April 2009
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Much like the iconic Sy Sperling, the curators of Chicago’s A. Okay Official gallery practice what they preach. So here’s a post dedicated to A. Okay’s Lana Crooks and Max Bare, who’ve made it possible for you to see a litter of custom MUTTs this weekend. I love how Lana blends her signature plush squids [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2009
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In preparation for next week’s GID Rotunds for custoMONDAY, I thought I’d begin the day and end it with posts about the customs of Cris Rose. It helps that Cris is wildly prolific and repurposes a variety of platforms we don’t usually see. The James Jarvis mini King Kens met with some of the most [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2009
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The MUTT Show is always on the move and next weekend, it stops by Chicago’s A.Okay Official Gallery. Boasting an artist lineup of some of the top international designer vinyl customizers in the scene today, the show serves to showcase this extreme talent while also introducing the new DIY toy “mutt” with a bang. From [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2009
SDCC previews are starting to trickle in, and here’s one from Toy2R and Dark Horse.This Comic-Con exclusive Domo Qee will appear in advance of the complete Domo Qee series coming in August. And if you like translucent yellow-orange, you can score this guy without dealing with blind assortment. The Domo Qee series features the “Build-A-Domo” [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2009
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy86Vj1wUc4] I’ve seen a wide variety of completely extraneous USB peripherals designed to do nothing more than mildly entertain as they suck valuable electricity from your computer’s sparking, sad heart, but I think that things have reached a new pinnacle of bizarre excess when we’ve started to plug wiggling schoolgirl asses into our computing devices. As spied [...]
Continue reading...22. April 2009
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If you’re reading this, you’re too late. This pair of Little Memories 2.5-inch tokidoki Moofia figures have come and gone. Cris Rose made these Moofias in the same Wallpaper Memories schematic as his recent Mad*Ls. I think the original Moofia figures benefit greatly from some “wallpaper” and hardware. Congrats to whoever got them.
Continue reading...6. April 2009
The set of 5 Kaws 5YL Companion keychains is now on sale at Kawsone. It’s $60 for the mono grey, mono brown, black, GID green and GID blue figures. Unscrew the keychains and have yourself some Kaws mini figures to crowd in at your Kaws Kubricks bus stops. The figures are 2 inches tall each, [...]
Continue reading...3. April 2009
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At long last, the inaugural MUTT show is hittin’ the APW Gallery hardcore tonight, and all of the familiar names, and a few new ones, will be close at hand. RebelWookiee transforms his MUTT into a hot rod of a rhinoceros. Never have car decals and animals been more strangely paired. Or paired at all. Kudos. [...]
Continue reading...1. April 2009
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Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?
Continue reading...31. March 2009
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Future custoMONDAY artist (May, 09) Prozac Rsin sent in his custom MUTT for the APW Custom Toy Show. The show opens this Friday, April 3rd. Regarding his piece, Prozac Rsin said: “I just called it the Hope Mutt, been going through a hard time, as many other artist and people are. And the one thing [...]
Continue reading...30. March 2009
Love him or hate him, Sucklord is one prolific bootlegger–and he’s back with 3 more handmade toys that I’m really digging. Here are lots of pictures, followed by the lord in his own words. This is the second shark-related toy I’ve posted today. Must be something in the water. Fun stuff, as usual. If you [...]
Continue reading...27. March 2009
Oh Nadya Suleman, was there ever anyone so undeserving of fame and attention? And has there ever been anyone so destructive to the reputation of the mighty cephalopod, or anything with the prefix ‘octo-’? For serious. Perhaps Daniel Edwards is fighting the good fight against the cult of celebrity, or perhaps he’s just obnoxiously adding to [...]
Continue reading...27. March 2009
The e’er-so-basic MUTT seems to have generated a ridiculous myriad of awesome designs, further emphasizing the idea that the simpler the DIY form, the more it encourages explosive creativity. See ‘em in person at their first show at APW next Friday – April 3rd. For those of you unable to make it, I come bearing [...]
Continue reading...26. March 2009
Once again, eBoy drops an image of a potential Peecol figure on their blog without having the common decency to let us know what the hell is going on with the Peecol line. What’s German for ‘bastard’? I’m absolutely a fan of Rungirl, since we usually don’t get that many toys with actual sweat marks. You’d [...]
Continue reading...25. March 2009
The keychain that is. The always-reliable Instinctoy blog got their hands on a full spectrum set of those Kaws 5YL Companion Keychains. An initial survey of the QC on these was mixed, but enlarge these pics and decide for yourself. There may be stray paint on the monos, but the clear and GID keychains look [...]
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8. June 2009
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