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WATCHMEN Be@rbricks for Pre-Order at Ningyoushi

Seen the film? Prefer designer toys to action figures? Ningyoushi just put up pre-orders for both sets of WATCHMEN Be@rbricks by Medicom. Set A includes The Comedian, Nite Owl II and Ozymandias, while  Set B includes Doctor Manhattan, Rorschach and Silk Spectre II. By pre-ordering the sets, you save a couple bucks. They are each [...]

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Care Bears Good Luck Be@brick Drops For St. Patricks Day

With the coming release of Loves-a-Lot Bear, Good Luck Bear and Bedtime Bear, I believe this ends the epic and continuous release of Care Bear Be@rbricks that began at the 2008 Medicom Toy Exposition last June. The 2.75-inch keychain figures go for about $16 USD and are listed as limited items on Medicom’s website. There’s [...]

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Here Are More Be@rbrick Figures for Your Xmas List

Be@rbricks are hear to spread love, joy and yuletide cheer this holiday season. Yup, that’s how they role. This December Medicom will be releasing even more Be@rbricks for you to hope and wish for and to have them appear in your Xmas stocking. Here are some of the highlights of the upcoming releases: The Merry Green Christmas [...]

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Daft Punk (Be@rbricks) Are Playing At My House (My House)

If you don’t get the reference in the title, these Be@rbricks might not exist on a coolness level above their slick gold and silver colorways. However, if you do, you’re probably stoked. This is the second Be@rbrick tribute for the French DJ duo, Daft Punk, but it’s a first in other ways: This set [...]

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Care Bears Be@rbricks are Coming

We’ve been tracking these Care Bear Be@rbricks since the 2008 Medicom Toy Exhibition in June. Jason asks, whats next, Rainbow Brite? And indeed, maybe she is. There’s quite a big interest in My Little Pony at the moment…Even though some companies interpret the designer toy scene as a forward moving/no nostalgia movement, from Simpsons to [...]

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