ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Snakes of Infinity Escargoruge Drops Saturday

Incoming: The next figure in the Snakes of Infinity Zombie line is the “Escargoruge.  The Zombie Escaregot body was designed by Brian Flynn with the head being designed by Josh Herbolsheimer. Per Josh: The figures is colored up as a tribute to Frankenruge, the classic Barom-1 Villain.  In case you aren’t familar, Barom-1 was a Japanese [...]

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It Came From Skullbrain and the Imagery of Japanese Toys

This weekend saw the opening of a custom toy show based around the imagery of Japanese toys. It Came From Skullbrain profiled the talent (much of it local) from the Skullbrain forum, an off-shoot of San Francisco's Super7, which hosted the event. The night was already off to a great start when a good old Japantown-style fight broke out in front of Super7 shortly before doors. But to truly appreciate your toy art in the most surreal way possible, you need four guys in full KISS regalia.

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July 4th American Art Show at Grass Hut

This Fourth of July, Portland’s Grass Hut asks the question: What is America? Potential answers courtesy of Scrappers: Hotdogs & Prairie dogs. Oil Wars & Star Wars. Cowboys & Indians. Rebels & Retards. I’d like to add my own: “Aggravation and Litigation.” But rather than figure it out it in words, Grass Hut has put together over [...]

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