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ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Online Auction Begins
The first stage of the two-part auction for the custom pieces was held during the exhibition and was a huge success. The second, online auction phase began Friday with many additional groundbreaking custom works available for bidding. The ART + ACTION online auction will be held for one week only on eBay, with proceeds going [...]
Continue reading...ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Custom Toy Show Review
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sucklord and his Obama Jedi were there from the beginning. "What stood out for me was how many people outside of the normal designer toy scene were there and how moved they were by the presentation. I've said it all along, but it seems that the idea is catching on. Toy design is a compelling medium to make a meaningful and nuanced statement."
Continue reading...Brin Berliner for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
Friday, October 17, 2008
Brin Berliner should need no introduction in our humble community since undoubtedly you’ve got several of his pieces in your collection. He’s the unnamed force behind figures by MARS-1, Ron English, SEEN, Jermaine Rogers, Frank Kozik, SuperDeux, Gary Baseman and tokidoki, but like a Stewart Copeland to a Sting, Brin is not always a household [...]
Continue reading...Obama Girl Swoops in For a Kiss With Jeaux Janovsky’s Action Figure
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
OK, I’m usually not one to be dramatic, but this is really off-the-hook. Artist and animator Jeaux Janovsky has injected a dose of viral YouTube mayhem into his Obama custom action figure. Amber (more commonly known as The Obama Girl), who calls our next president “B,” plants one on the action figure’s back. With the [...]
Continue reading...Obama in White House Paper Mecha by Matt Hawkins
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The second Obama custom action figure for this morning is also a paper toy from master paper toy crafter, Matt Hawkins. Ironically, this is the first plastic toy that Matt has ever customized, stylizing the action figure and giving him a papercraft White House mecha. You may recall Matt’s previous Barack Obama papercraft, the free, [...]
Continue reading...Reduce Rhetoric Obama Action Figure by Dionysus Cho
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
So cool. This morning’s Obama custom action figure sneak previews are both paper toys, and this one comes to us from second-year Canadian college student, Dionysus Cho. He threw out all the rhetoric of politics and focused on what matters most: “Not wealth or power. We must see broader than our own country, but reach [...]
Continue reading...Erick Scarecrow for ART + ACTION = Obama
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Just like the daily polls, I am avidly watching the Barack Obama customs for the upcoming Art + Action: Custom Obama Action Figure Show that are trickling in from artists far and wide. If you live in a cave or are in some kind of McCainish denial, the much anticipated show will be happening at [...]
Continue reading...Damion Silver’s Emergency Obama Action Figures
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Damion Silver’s set of customized Obama action figures have arrived and not a moment too soon. Damion gold-leafed the figures and made cases of clear plexiglass with laser-etched fronts. Each case comes with a hammer and Holzer-style truism instructions like to break when you need great change or when all hope is lost. Hopefully we haven’t [...]
Continue reading...Barack Obama Meets Bigfoot
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Maybe you can’t make it to elusive artist Bigfoot’s Hawaii signing on October 25th, but if you’re in the New York City area, you can see Bigfoot’s custom Barack Obama action figure. Who knows when the next Bigfoot vinyl is gonna come around, so dig into your pockets and catch this one. Said Bigfoot in [...]
Continue reading...Barack Obama as a Hip-Hop Jedi Hero by Suckadelic
Monday, October 13, 2008
"I put a backdrop behind him so I would have a place to put the slogan Brand New Funky President (from the James Brown song)..." Definitely a piece for history, and one that should appeal to collectors of Star Wars, presidential memorabilia and hip-hop's crown jewels alike...
Continue reading...Leecifer for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
Monday, October 13, 2008
Leecifer sent me these great turnarounds of his custom Obama action figure. With his third eye and patriotic suit, Obama is ready to face the nation…of toy fans at Friday’s Toy Tokyo show. First the toy fans, then the world. If toy collectors–full of opinion, complaints, enthusiasm and unsolicited advice–aren’t a good microcosmic representation for [...]
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wow. Who knew Barack Obama would be such an inspiring platform for designers to customize? OK I did. But I’m being blown away. This sneak peek comes from master toy customizer Brent Nolasco. The title of this custom is “You Can’t Stop Change”. He applied his unique style to the Obama action figure, “changing him into a [...]
Continue reading...Art + Action = Obama 08: America is in a Pickle
Friday, October 10, 2008
Following kaNo’s “As Seen On TV” custom, here’s your next sneak preview: “America’s in a Pickle” by Brian Colin. Brian blogs: “Out of all of the candidates that I have had the chance to vote on since becoming of age, Obama is the only one that I have felt strongly about. If America is in [...]
Continue reading...Getting Ready for Comic-Con ‘08
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
If you previously attended San Diego Comic-Con, you should have received the Spring issue of the Comic-Con Magazine by now. If you haven’t, you can download it here. It’s free, and you can also order a hard copy. Yes, that is Samuel L. Jackson on the cover. If that doesn’t get you excited, I [...]
Continue reading...Justice League of America: Series 3 Action Figures
Friday, May 23, 2008
DC Direct introduced new action figures based on their comic book series “Justice League of America.” Most of comic book fans I know are loyal to either DC or Marvel. You can enjoy both, but you have to show a preference to only one. The four figures from Series 3 are Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, [...]
Continue reading...Heroes Action Figure - Hiro Nakamura
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Every “Heroes” fan I know is still pissed about Season 2. The general consensus is that Season 2 sucked compared to Season 1. I don’t know if “Heroes” fans will be excited by the upcoming action figures from Mezco Toys. If you’re a fan of Hiro Nakamura (and why wouldn’t you be?), you can pre-order [...]
Continue reading...More “Watchmen” collectibles
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
DC Direct released more information on their Watchmen Movie: Action Figure Assortment 1. We already saw Nite Owl and Rorshach, and now we get a closer look at Silk Spectre (pictured) and Ozymandias. All four figures will go on sale January 28, 2009. DC Direct will unveil the Dr. Manhattan: Deluxe Collector Figure at San Diego [...]
Continue reading...Star Wars - Aayla Secura 12″ Figure
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Here is another Comic-Con exclusive from Sideshow Collectibles: the Aaayla Secura 12″ figure. If you saw Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, you’ll recognize her as one of the Jedi knights. She played a more prominent role in the Star Wars comic books. (Read more about her on Wookieepedia.) Subscribers to Sideshow’s [...]
Continue reading...The Dark Knight: Joker Action Figure
Friday, May 16, 2008
Since last week, there was been some buzz about Mattel’s Dark Knight: Joker action figures. Some toys stores are already sold out of the Heath Ledger look-alike figure. There are those who say that the toys may be too creepy for kids. Rumor has it that Mattel will have a re-designed Joker before [...]
Continue reading...Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - series 1
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army will be one of the blockbusters, and you can anticipate a lot of high-quality merchandise. Mezco Toys is now accepting pre-orders for the Hellboy 2: Series 1 action figures. The set of six figures include Liz Sherman, Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Wink, Prince Nuada, and Johann. The Series 1 set is [...]
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