This week, the kids of Super7 are invading Japan. As part of their takeover of Tokyo, they’ll doing an art show and toy release party at the store, ThrashOut. ThrashOut, for those not in the know, is the Gargamel Flagship store that is a must for any toy collector when overseas visiting our friends in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Can you believe it? Halloween is right around the corner! All the big box stores are already carrying costumes, candycorn and styrofoam headstones, but then they also are carrying the occasional Xmas goods too, so they’re just rushing it regardless. But Super7, they’re right on the nose and totally ready for All Hallow’s Eve with the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 4, 2008
Following the GID Ojo Rojo, Super7 presents this new Martin Ontiveros x Gargamel Burning Ojo Rojo. The “Rock ‘n Roll Demon” is blazing hot and ready ignite your collection with its release this Saturday, September 9th. Hot on the heels of his elder twins, the Burning Ojo Rojo is the first painted clear release of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 15, 2008
Now if I could only figure out a way to safely stow away in their luggage, I’d totally hitch a ride to Tokyo, Japan with the kids from Super7 and take them up on their offer of a “Tour of Toy and Design Culture in Tokyo”. They’re calling this their “first ever annual Tokyo Underground [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Zombie Imp is one of six new characters in the Snakes of Infinity line of soft vinyl figures. The head was designed by Koji Karmon and the figure was sculpted by Kiyoka Ikeda. The first version, done in clear green soft vinyl, made its debut at the River Children show last weekend. There are [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Straight from Japanese waters came the River Children. Super7 hosted Koji Harmon’s art show featuring tons of Gargamel customs including multiple Tokoji Seijin’s made specially for this show. I don’t know where Koji finds the time to make all his customs for Comic Con, fly back to Japan, then fly out here again [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 4, 2008
Good things come in small packages. That adage will be proven in spades with the upcoming release of the “artist-driven” new line of mini soft vinyl figures by Super7. The first one will be by “the master of hand-cast resin figures” Le Merde and his mini Hollis Price (check out the prototype sculpt here). Then [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 1, 2008
Mark your calendars and make it down to Japantown in San Francisco this August 9th. Why you ask? To cold chill with Koji Harmon and his River Children. Seeing the Green River Child at the SDCC, I personally need see more. They really are beauts. “River Children is coming to Super7 in San Francisco. New hand [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 25, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Super 7 has been hanging out with the big boys. Who have they been rubbing shoulders with? None other than Lucas Films. Yeah, that Lucas Films. And what have they been up to? Why a super big exciting (fill in other lofty adjectives here) collaboration between them, Lucas and Kotobukya (who are responsible for the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Meet the army of Kappa as painted by Koji Harmon of Gargamel. He just put this image up of the SDCC exclusive Tokoji Seijin vinyl figures. These Tokoji boast seven (count ‘em SEVEN) different colors with the green and blue Kappa scheme. All the figures were “…hand painted with care at [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 14, 2008
Super7 added an update to its SDCC ‘08 Exclusives web page, revealing previously shadow-cloaked limited SDCC versions of Stomp, Zombie and the 4 mini figures (Mutant Head, Mutant Evil, Mutant Chaos and Mutant Bigaro) forming the RealxHead Mini Set. They kick things off Thursday at 4PM with a Pushead event, back by popular demand. This is [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 4, 2008
Every year, fanboys and fangirls of varying stripes descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. Although the event has extensive programming, there’s one activity that unites the collectors with the cosplayers, the MMP gamers with the manga readers, the superheroes with the steampunks: the pursuit of SDCC’s exclusive toys. Related posts Super7 SDCC 08 Exclusives San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Super7 presents a cool, busy new colorway for Stomp from the Snakes of Infinity fight figure line. Burning Anger Stomp is cast in clear red vinyl with metallic green, gold, black, and red sprays. The vinyl pachyderm dropss Saturday, July 5th at 11AM PST at the Super7 Store, online and from stores that are part [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 30, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 23, 2008
A new Ojo Rojo designed by Martin Ontiveros, sculped by Kiyoka Ikeda and produced by Gargamel drops on June 29th. This time, the 140mm. (5.5 inch) Ojo Rojo is glow-in-the-dark. Who exactly is Ojo Rojo? In a Grass Hut interview earlier this year, Martin said: I guess you could say he’s a bit of an alter-ego. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 23, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 10, 2008
From one side of the globe to the other, Secret Base and Super7 team up for the next installment of their Voodoo fighters. Following up with the ol’ “one two” combo, Super7 wasn’t content with just an Anniversary party with Gargamel. Less than a week later (June 13th that is) Super7 is releasing [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 9, 2008
Gargamel and Circus Punks have teamed up to spawn a killer new Circus Punk festooned with happy Hedorans in all their melted blobby goodness! This Circus Punk has purple hair with artwork on both sides and is signed by Chanmen of Gargamel. This set also includes a mini Hedoran made from extra soft blue [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 9, 2008
In honor of Super7 turning seven on, you guessed it, the 7th, the toy shop was converted into Flynn’s Arcade from Tron. 80’s arcade games lined the wall as hundreds of the hippest toy geeks drank beer, quoted Tron, and drooled over the hundreds of limited edition toys. The line to get in started way [...]
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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