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Here at ToyCyte we do enjoy a good bit of scandal, so thanks to the anonymous informant who brought this situation to our attention. While Dunnys, Qees and Be@rbricks have been blackmarket bootlegged for years, it’s rare to see a specific Dunny plagiarized and used for such an unrelated purpose. As is currently unfolding here [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 23, 2009
Ah, here we see a follow-up preview to February’s sneak peek at MAD’s BoOoya Ghosts coming up from Kidrobot. I love the mini-versions of some of MAD’s known characters, like Sham. I’m less enthused by the continuous and played out use of Sid Vicious iconography as seen in these tokidoki Sid shirts. Overall, looks cute, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
It’s nice to have talented friends, and it’s even nicer to use artistic output as a medium to raise money for people who need it. Kidrobot’s Toy Baroness, Nichole, tasked 30 friends with transforming Munnys into clothes, books and bikes for the children of Cambodia. No, not literally (although Sket One did turn vinyl into [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Tomorrow, March 25th at 6PM, FullyVisual will drop a collaboration with MAD: the Modern Hero. The figure stands 3.5 x 3.25 inches tall and is limited to an edition of 100 pieces. As usual, 99 silver and 1 gold chase. Get one for $99 here.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thanks to good sleuthing by SpankyStokes, we know a few more details about the upcoming BICS project from Bic Plastics. While the big picture is still a mystery, some awesome affiliated artists have been named: MAD, Marka27, Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Cope2, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez, Scribe, Andrew Bell, Sket, Indie84 and Angry Woebots. Will more [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
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For a man who has built his own unique empire on the unwitting back of George Lucas, The Sucklord’s finally getting some much-deserved respect from the scary Skywalker Empire themselves. Buy a pack of Star Wars Galaxy : Series 4 trading cards (without blushing) and you just might snag one of 3000 cards featuring original art [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 19, 2009
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I guess it’s Teaser Thursday because Marka27 sent me this sneak peek of a new BIC Plastics project. “BICS”…hmmm. Could the shadowy silhouettes represent the creators of some of 2008’s hottest toys? If so, that would be cool, though I think many toy designers prefer to live outside the mold. Nonetheless, Toy2R’s Qee Creator’s series [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Gino Joukar, a Los Angeles-based pop surrealism and urban art collector, is curating Movers & Shakers, a group show with an amazing roster. For a Valentine’s Day date that seeks to go beyond dinner and a movie, POVevolving Gallery is the locale. There are over 80 artists involved, and a sampling reads like a who’s [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We are just days away from New York Comic Con 2009. For everybody trying to keep track of the exclusives and events, here's some help. You can also get up-to-the-minute info by clicking on ToyCyte's NYCC 09 Exclusive tag. There are some really great toys in this convention. Check out figures by Doktor A, MAD, Bob Conge, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Brent Nolasco, KaNO, Julie West, Jure Gavran, Pushead, Mike Sutfin, Secret Base, Monstrehero, Sket One, Erick Scarecrow, Jared Deal, Keith Poon and not to mention appearances by Huck Gee, Clutter and Mr. Shane Jessup, among others. Our east coast correspondent, Collin David, will be on the scene, so flag him down if you see him. Stay tuned for more coverage of NYCC on ToyCyte as it unfolds. Have fun, and don't spend all your rent money!
Continue reading...Friday, January 30, 2009
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My tumultuous relationship with clowns is not one dominated by fear, nor amusement, but something more akin to ambivalence. Hell, I even went on a date with a mime-in-training once, but something about a black and gold clown is especially creepy. And for the record, my mime date didn’t have a lot to say. The details [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Sharpie Show, curated by Man One, rolls into LA’s Crewest Gallery. Art toy fans will recognize some names and writing by Erick Scarecrow, Greg “Craola” Simkins and MAD. Speaking of MAD, here’s his piece for the show, entitled “The Trifecta.” Sweet.
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
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Here come the latest army of custom 5″ Mad*l’s. Each is hand-sprayed, brushed, markered, numbered and signed by MAD. Like the previous set of Candymon customs, these beauties are blind-boxed and destined for MAD subscribers and a few lucky readers on the Kidrobot forums. For the rest of us, windowshop on MAD’s Flickr.
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
Tamika Petty from VIMBY was making the rounds at VTN Winter 08 last month in Pasadena. I was actually standing next to her waiting to get something signed while Frank Kozik pontificated about making the move from posters to toy design. I did not, however, hear him discuss how smorkin’ labbits have genital warts, as [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
3D Retro has the group art piece from the Vinyl Toy Network Winter 08 event. There are two ways to get it: a 20-inch X 26-inch Giclee on artist rag paper, edition size of 50 for $54.99 a 36-inch X 48-inch Giclee on Streched Canvas (ready to frame) edition size of 100 for $119.99. Artists include…Scott Tolleson, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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If you didn’t make it to Vinyl Toy Network and ToyCyte’s coverage has you jonesing for some urban vinyl, 3DRetro has your fix. From my vantage point, Bic Plastics had some of the most popular exclusives at VTN and artists like Marka27, KaNO and MAD were kept busy signing for fans. Looks like the folks [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 8, 2008
Vinyl Toy Network Winter 2008 was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to chat with artists, toy companies, shops, fans and collectors. People were lined up hours in advance to get a crack at exclusive art toys by Joe Ledbetter, Kathie Olivas, Frank Kozik, Gary Ham, Doktor A, MAD, Marka27 and others. Customized [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 8, 2008
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Here’s just a sampling of some of the exclusives from the VTN Winter 08 show. (Click here for a tidy tagged version of all the coverage.) People who had been waiting in line for hours got right to business locating these particular figures. It seemed to me like much of the crowd got in, got [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 8, 2008
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MAD took a pause from steady signing and sketching to mug for this photo with his 5-inch Skin Deep Mad*L exclusively released at VTN. MAD had representation at the Bic Plastics table as well, with the release of the gigantic Sham the Clown.
Continue reading...Saturday, December 6, 2008
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If the economy is in turmoil, you wouldn’t know it from watching the Bic Plastics booth, which kept a steady crowd all day at VTN. Excitement had been building for the new toy company all year, and today was the largest release of several of Bic’s premiere figures. With toys priced from $45-$170, Bic had [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
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It’s sale time again! For those of you looking for a little somethin’ somethin’ in the apparel department for those on your holiday shopping list, you might want to check out the current clothing sale at Kidrobot. You can get some sweet threads at 50% off. An example of the literally MAD deals happening is [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 21, 2008
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If you spied images of the Dolbee Compact Characters that were floating around a while back, like Jeremy’s write-up, Dolbee Makes Me Nostalic for My Walkman, and you wanted, nay needed, one, well here’s your chance. Originally the items were only available in the United Kingdom with tie-ins in conjunction with the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival and Don’t [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 17, 2008
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The VTN roster of exclusives is filling out into a nice array of something for everyone, with an emphasis on designer vinyl. The list, so far, includes: Marka27’s Broken Bone Day of the Dead Edition MiniGods David Flores’ SketchArtis MAD’s Sham the Clown Marka27’s Killa Instinct GLOW [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 17, 2008
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Here’s a reason to buy some various items from MAD for you, your friends, your families and co-workers for the holiday season (yeah, you’ll totally stoke out Granny). The one and only MAD is doing a very special raffle on his webstore for a super sweet giant custom 20” Dunny named “Modern Hero” from Series 4 that [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
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Here’s a really good excuse to go get some an injection of culture and make your way to a museum. On December 6th at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, there will be an opening reception for this star-studded custom vinyl show called Dreams to Dreams. The reception will be from 1-4 and the show [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
We’re mad for MAD! But you can probably tell that with the coverage of this weekend’s Me MAD*L Show at D-Strcture San Francisco. We spied on Mad’s Flickr page a super cool Cholo MAD*L that was made exclusively for the store Mechanized in Salt Lake City. There are only five hundred of these bad boys. There [...]
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
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