ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Pushead and Mike Sutfin Do the Dew

Monday, August 4, 2008

Not to be left out of the whole “Limited Edition Artist Series”, caffeinated elixer Mountain Dew is capturing some art magic in their newly designed bottles featured in their Green Label Art series. These “new expressions of Dew” included in series one; Haze, Chuck Anderson, Dez, Peat Wollaeger, Scott Lenhardt & Danny Davis and Troy [...]

ToyCyte vs. Comic-Con Day 1

Friday, July 25, 2008

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And it begins. It’s day one of Comic Con, and already I’m overwhelmed. This is my first time to be out here, as I’ve never been able to justify the expense, but damn, what a day for seeing some amazing things. Let’s try and run down some of the list. Skeletal Carnival 3 [...]

San Diego Comic Con – Surviving Day One.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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San Diego Comic Con – Surviving Day One.

First I should let you know that I actually don’t care much for humanity. I prefer to be surrounded by legions of plastic and vinyl then people. So I enter the whole Comic Con experience with a mixture of anticipation (for the toys) and dread (for the humans). But as we know, not all homo [...]

Skeletal Carnival 3 - Third Artist Info

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Are three Pushead posts in twelve days too much? I think not. This time I’m reporting on the announcement (found on Toybot Studios) that the third artist participating in Pushead’s Skeletal Carnival 3 is the skull lovin’ artist Usugrow. Like Pushead, the Japanese artist Usugrow portfolio is littered with work for many hardcore and metal [...]

Pushead Rainy Day Skullwing

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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(photo from Toybotstudios!) Here in the states, most of the country is facing record highs, it’s hot as hades around here. But in Japan, early summer is their rainy season. Released in June, the Rainy Day Skullwing designed by Pushead (yes, the Pushead who did the rad Metallica and Misfits covers) and done in conjunction with [...]

Pushead’s Skeletal Carnival 3 at SDCC

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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Thank you Toybot Studios for posting the sneak peek at Pushead’s Skeletal Carnival 3. Yeah, this carnival doesn’t include Ferris wheels, tilt-o-whirls, or bumper cars but rather a trio of kaijus by three different artists curated by Pushead. For those you not familiar with Pushead, he’s done artwork for bands like The Misfits, Metallica, sang [...]

Super7 SDCC 08 Exclusives

Monday, June 30, 2008

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Super7 has launched its handy and eagerly awaited SDCC ‘08 Exclusives web page. They kick things off Thursday at 4PM with a Pushead event, back by popular demand. This is followed on Friday at 4PM with a special Itokin Park event where you can pick up a Super7 5″ Himalan. Saturday brings the release of [...]

Super7 Anniversary Video and Photos

Monday, June 23, 2008

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If you weren’t in San Francisco for the Super7 Anniversary Party a couple weeks ago with all the video games, cake and of course toys, you can pretend you were part of the action with the Super7 Seventh Anniversary video they’ve just recently posted on YouTube. Watch Super 7’s video for images of them setting [...]