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If you think that I’m milking this KAWS Dissected Be@rbrick story, raise one lego-like arm. Freshness has “confirmed and authenticated” that the above-pictured Be@rbrick is real and will release per the lottery method on February 28th. Meanwhile, consensus around the Internet seems to say that people preferred the PhotoShopped Dissected Be@rbricks. At this point, I’m [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 20, 2009
Here’s part of the “joke” I’m not in on: Why is it that I can easily by myself a KAWS ashtray and pillow at one of my favorite toy shops, but I have to stand in line (or get a mule) outside of Tokyo’s flagship Original Fake store to actually get this KAWS toy? A [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Saturday, February 28th is the big release of the second tokidoki Be@rbrick at Royal T in Culver City, California. Head over there from 2-5PM to get your “blinged out tokidoki LA Robber” signed by Simone Legno. tokidoki Frenzies blind-boxed keychain zipper pulls are also coming (spring 2009). Pre-orders are currently up at Tenacious Toys here.
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
In the next couple months, the Watchmen franchise will extend across many continents and platforms. Medicom Toy Co. is an early adopter with a set of six Kubrick figures currently available to the Japanese market. The set includes: The Comedian, Nite Owl II, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach and Silk Spectre II. Could this be the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 29, 2008
… no matter what we do. One of the more legendary stories of unrealized action figure dreams concern DC Direct’s original Watchmen figures from the mid-90s, based on the popular graphic novel. Sculpts were done, people were excited, and then, they failed to materialize due to legal issues. Even the rights to the upcoming movie are [...]
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...Monday, November 17, 2008
In America, if you buy a Pepsi, you get a free download at some esoteric MP3 website that requires registration. In Japan, you can get a Be@rbrick. Via ToyBeast: Suntory Limited is going to give away a 70% Warner Brothers Be@rbrick with every bottle of Pepsi Nex this December. There are a total of 12 designs [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
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I’m heading to Brooklyn for the holidays, and maybe I ought to pick up some of this new Futura gear for the trip. For Spring/Summer 2009, Futura Laboratories pays tribute to Brooklyn with a range of warez inspired by the city. The collection includes various t-shirts, fitted New Era caps and paint-splattered selvedge denim jeans. Each piece of the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Medicom Toy collaborated with Kim SongHe on a special Be@rbrick containing objects in the Be@rbrick itself. (This reminds me of some of the recent Runcible figures by Cris Rose.) The pair of 100% & 400% Be@rbricks will be available on November 18th at Project 1/6 in Tokyo, Japan at ¥1575 (~$16 USD) for 100% and [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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This Be@rbrick from Singapore-based sneaker designer SBTG/Royale Fam has generated plenty of hype on its own (just Google it; might be one of the most blogged Be@rbricks in recent times), but our friend Phu! forwarded this flyer, and it’s a good time for grassroots campaigns. Writes Phu!:”I got some fresh info regarding my bro Mark [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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Debuting and available to purchase on November 1st is the Medicom Toy and X-Large 100% and 400% Be@rbrick figure. This new Be@arbrick is to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the birth of the label and clothing line that was started in 1991 by Eli Bonerz and Adam Silverman (and favorite of Beastie Boys fans everywhere). [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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It kind of doesn’t get much better than this: You’ve got the legendary FUTURA partnering with MEDICOM to make a BE@RBRICK packaged with a CASIO G-SHOCK. G-shock collectors (a fanbase as rabid as toy collectors) might say that the watch (a DW-6900) is packaged with the toy vs. what I just said, but this is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
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Another cool Be@rbrick from Medicom Toy Co. that they won’t ship abroad! This 1000% Be@rbrick Roen is based on the imagery of Japanese streetwear brand Roen, by Hiromu Takahara. You can have a look at some of Roen’s warez on Diabro where you will find $400 jeans and a whole bunch of cool, albeit [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 12, 2008
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Citicall, the Hong Kong digital gadget chain store has released a set of five BB Be@rbricks for their summer promotion. This set of BB Be@rbricks is the very first BB Be@rbrick available on the market. BB Be@rbrick is the new format of the Be@rbrick toy featuring four screws on the back. There are five colorways [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 5, 2008
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Medicom Toy Co and ACRONYM have joined forces for a minimalist, cyborg-like Be@rbrick. Hypebeast points out that the design features familiar characteristics of their apparel line such as the center pocket seen on the E-J1A jacket. ACRONYM was founded in 1994 by Michaela Sachenbacher and Errolson Hugh as an independent design agency with a focus [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 5, 2008
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Medicom Toy’s third figure in the Cosplay Hero Series is The Dark Knight Batman Be@rbrick. The Batbrick retails for $98 HKD (~ $13 USD) and is available at the 86hero shop now. If you’re not in or around Hong Kong, there’s a couple of these on the Bay between $9.99 and $19.99 + shipping from [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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Amidst polka dots and a peace sign, Kinetics is killing it (with kindness) for their 5th anniversary be@rbrick. Designed by Jeff Staple, the Kinetics 5th anniversary be@rbrick comes as a set with 400% and 100% figures. While the no-nuke statement is patently obvious, the be@rbrick does have a cool green “radioactive” G.I.D. effect. The set [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 29, 2008
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The Bare No More blog has some excellent photos of this Be@rbrick Meets Chinese Contemporary Artists event co-sponsored by Milk at CIGE. From their press release: It is the first time that CIGE brought the charity event in the fair’s schedule. Together with the artists CIGE expected to return to the society which supports the booming [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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The holidays are still several months away, but with a Be@rbrick set this cool, you’re going to need some time to cyber-stalk it anyway. Among toy connoisseurs, figures that are glow-in-the-dark or flocked are highly prized. Medicom Toy Co. throws down the gauntlet with these Christmas Be@rbricks that are G.I.D. and flocked. The set includes [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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October is breast cancer awareness month. In the year 2004 a U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group found that 186,772 women and 1,815 men were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,954 women and 362 men died from breast cancer–in the U.S. alone. S-Woman, the women’s magazine portal of Shueisha is working on a Pink Ribbon Charity [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 25, 2008
The full lineup of Medicom Toy Co. Be@rbricks for September is out, and as expected, it contains some great figures. Previously profiled here, the Andy Warhol Be@rbrick (simple, but sporting a dollar sign based on a painting by Warhol) is among the releases. The Project 1/6 renewal Be@rbrick (100% and 400%) is for Medicom’s retail [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 15, 2008
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I really wish Be@rbricks were a little easier to come by in America because more and more I’m seeing great designs. Whereas most people claim the influence of Andy Warhol upon their art, it’s actually my writing that takes a page from Andy. Or 900 pages. After reading his diaries in the early 90s, I’ve [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 8, 2008
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Kids need bells and whistles these days. Actually, kids would scoff at bells and whistles (and yo-yos and Atari and..) these days. But for those of us born in the 1970s, we didn’t need a hyper-articulated $300 Bertie the Pipebomb to make us happy; we had Legos. It’s now been 30 years since Lego launched its [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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Yesterday at the Wonder Festival in Japan, Medicom Toys released three hundred of the limited edition 400% Dark Knight Why So Serious Joker Be@rbrick. The rest of the eight hundred produced (that’s five hundred for those of you not good at math) will be available soon for online orders. Already these bad boys are up [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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There have been a lot of Be@rbricks to be excited about lately, and this upcoming bear from hip Japanese retailer, Montage is no exception. Gas Mask? Check. Blood spatter? Check. Punk rock font reading “Born to Kill”? Check. The 100% Be@rbrick drops Saturday, August 2nd for 1,260 Yen ($12 USD) and should be available under [...]
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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