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This Joe Ledbetter hoodie by Gama-Go, as we have previously posted about, came out better than we could have ever imagined (‘cos you know we just sit around fantasizing about what magic J.Led is going to do next, that’s just how we roll). The finished hoodie features a large “heraldic Deathbot shield on the back” [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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From Hanna to Hammerhead, the storms just aren’t letting up. Following teal, pink, mono and death Hammerhead colorways, Joe Ledbetter will next drop this orange-yellow Tropical Hammerhead. The latest in the storm of JLED colorways in the Kaiju For Grown Ups (KFGU) series will be sold on Japan’s intheyellow website this month. It is also [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
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I like magic and I like fun and I REALLY love Joe Ledbetter so needless to say, the Magic Fun Pack released today on Ledbetter’s website is a must have for any and all lovers of Jledness. The set comes with “1 Kittypillar keychain, 1, Chimera sticker, 1 Mr. Bunny patch, 1 Unicornasaurus magnet, 1 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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Booth #4529 KIDROBOT (available Friday July 25th 11-2PM) NEW TOY RELEASE & SIGNING! Joe is releasing an exclusive colorway of the hush-hush “Unicornasaurus” figure. Booth #4732 DKE TOYS (available throughout SDCC) DKE SDCC 2008 exclusive “Mushroomland” by Joe Ledbetter Archival giclee print on heavy-stock watercolor paper Signed and numbered edition of 150. Approx 8″x16″ for $75 Booth #4629 STRANGECO (available throughout SDCC) [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Hmmm…two references to unicorns in one day of toy posting? Something magical is afoot… In any event, whether by leak, hack or ingenuity, images of SDCC ‘08 exclusives are making their way out onto the Internet, and the above unicorns by Joe Ledbetter are no exception. I’m split between giving props to the fella who [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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We now interrupt the regularly scheduled SDCC ‘08 exclusive posting for a breakthrough from TTF ‘08. (There’s more to the world than America, don’t ya know?) One of my favorite overseas toy companies, Intheyellow has added a new Taipei Toy Festival ‘08 exclusive to their already impressive roster with Paradise Toy Land. This clear Goldie [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 30, 2008
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Toy2r just posted their list of exclusives for the 2008 Taipei Toy Festival. Wish I could be there… Toy2r @ Taipei Toy Festival 2008 Booth# A18, A19 Date: 10-13 July 2008 7″ Swamp Yeti Smash (Green version) Limited 100 pcs for TTF exclusive Total: edition 200 pcs (100 pcs exclusive Diamond Comics USA) SRP: NTD 4000 (US$129.99/HK$1000/pc) 7″ Yeti Smash (Blue [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Well, it wasn’t really a wizard who solved the mystery. It was Jamie on this site who found it, and Andy on TRE who broadcast it and Wizard who had it up for pre-order. Unfortunately, props for sleuthing aside, Joe Ledbetter’s SMASH SDCC Exclusive GREEN SWAMP YETI 7-Inch is already sold out in Wizard pre-orders. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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First we told you about Joe Ledbetter’s teal Hammerhead and then there was the pink Hammerhead. Yesterday, there was news of a possible remaining colorway for Pyro Smash. How do JLED fans pay their rent anymore? Joe manages to stay really busy. Maybe the man needs a break? This could be due to a poor [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Breaking news from Qeeland: this JLED Smash-looking shadow monster coming out of the woods. Perhaps a sign that there’s still a forthcoming Pyro Smash colorway (green, hopefully)? Or if you ignore the left “arm” in the shadow, it kind of looks like a Gamerita. Or maybe the 2.5″ Kaiju Qee series is also coming [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Joe Ledbetter’s Smash figures from Toy2r are now available on his website. Up for grabs are the Brown and Candy colorways, plus the Newbury Comics exclusive, Goldie. These figures join Ice Blue (Artoyz) and Pyro (MunkyKing) Smash. All figures are 7″ tall, posable vinyl and $89.99 each. I wonder what color is next? I’d like [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
ToyCyte believes that collectors can often be as enigmatic and interesting as the artists with whom they’re obsessed. Have you ever marveled at a high bidder on eBay and thought “Who IS that?” In this series, I’ll be interviewing some of those people. If we pick you and you share your story, ToyCyte will give [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 17, 2008
Joe Ledbetter debuted 11 new paintings (acrylic on board) as part of the Unspeakable show with Andrew Brandou tonight at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight in San Francisco. The exhibit marked a stylistic departure for Joe: a move away from the stark black lines that have become something of his trademark. Joe said his style [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
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JLED fans, set your your alarm clocks to May-17-08 13:30:00 PDT because a few seconds before that, your finger has to be poised on the mouse button if you want to snipe this Joe Ledbetter rarity. The going thought on this labbit is that the production run made it all the way [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 12, 2008
Fresh off the release of JLED’s Clear Teal Hammerhead comes this clear pink version. The figure is 6″ tall, made of vinyl and produced by Wonderwall in Japan for KaijuForGrownUps. TRE reports an edition of 150 pieces, approximately $66 pricetag and tentative late May drop. I’m kind of surprised, but there are still Teal Hammerheads [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 24, 2008
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This just in: Joe Ledbetter Death Gamerita 6″ tall vinyl figure produced by Wonderwall in Japan. Available exclusively from his website in a limited edition of 100 for $77. The black and red colorway looks phenomenal. Ledbetter exclusives sell out fast. If you want it before you have to pay a premium on eBay to [...]
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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