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Frank Kozik’s Rainbow of Ludwig Busts Revealed

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

I’ve been waiting to see what this would look like–the Roy G. Biv, if you will, of Frank Kozik’s Ludwig Van (A Clockwork Beethoven) busts. Most of the colors were known, but a few surprises (like GID) round out the spectrum: White (Newbury Comics), Red (Wacko/Soap Plant), Black Lulubell Toy Bodega), GID (SignedbyKozik.com), Bronze (Frank [...]

Ludwig Van Bundle Neon Blue and Green

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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Ah, the reveal of Frank Kozik’s green Ludwig Van (A Clockwork Beethoven) bust… It’s actually a neon apple green and it comes bundled with a neon blue bust in case you have extra room (14 inches x 2) and extra cash ($369.99). That’s a bit of a discount from if you’d buy them separately, but [...]

Hook-Ups Clockwork Orange Shirt and Skatedeck

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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With the recent spate of A Clockwork Orange-inspired figures (Ludwig Van busts, Michael Lau’s SK3…), I thought you might want some gear to go with it. Check out this Orange skatedeck and t-shirt from the anime-centric skate company Hook-ups. Pretty sweet graphics. JapanLA’s got ‘em both in stock right now. The shirt is $19.50 here. Related [...]

Kozik’s Ludwig in Yellow at Rotofugi

Monday, September 29, 2008

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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 [...]

Ludwig Van Lulubell: Kozik’s Black Bust Exclusive

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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Amy from Lulubell Toy Bodega just sent over a sneak peak of their colorway of Frank Kozik’s Ludwig Van: A Clockwork Beethoven bust. While some cleverly viral t-shirts are proclaiming that “Obama is the new black,” you could make the same claim for this figure. Lulubell is the exclusive retailer of the prized black (absence [...]

Frank Kozik’s Silver and Purple Vinyl Ludwig Busts

Friday, September 19, 2008

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Between tributes from Michael Lau and Frank Kozik, A Clockwork Orange may be the most homaged film of the designer toy scene. And it keeps coming. Following Frank’s orange vinyl Ludwig Van (A Clockwork Beethoven) Bust from SDCC ‘08, silver (exclusive to 3D Retro) and purple (exclusive to Posters and Toys) busts are making an [...]

Michael Lau CSBOOTH15 Gardener Still: Black White Orange

Monday, June 16, 2008

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Michael Lau has dropped another teaser for CSBOOTH15 [tagged], and in addition to an athlete and an astronaut, we’ve now got an anti-hero. This A Clockwork Orange figure is the second Stanley Kubrick homage to be revealed for the upcoming CSBOOTH15 show. This is also the second burst of Clockwork inspiration for Lau who previously [...]