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Super7 Art Show at ThrashOut in Japan

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Super7 Art Show at ThrashOut in Japan

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 [...]

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Voodoo FrankenPumpkin by Secret Base at Super7

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Voodoo FrankenPumpkin by Secret Base at Super7

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 [...]

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Super7 x Martin Ontiveros x Gargamel Burning Ojo Rojo

Thursday, September 4, 2008

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Super7 x Martin Ontiveros x Gargamel Burning Ojo Rojo

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 [...]

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Let Super7 Show You A Good Time - In TOKYO!

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Let Super7 Show You A Good Time - In TOKYO!

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 [...]

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Zombie Imp for Snakes of Infinity

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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Zombie Imp for Snakes of Infinity

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 [...]

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River Children Make Appearance In SF

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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River Children Make Appearance In SF

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 [...]

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Super7 Vinyl Minis Coming Soon - Le Merde Prototype

Monday, August 4, 2008

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Super7 Vinyl Minis Coming Soon - Le Merde Prototype

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 [...]

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The River Children by Koji Harmon at Super7

Friday, August 1, 2008

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The River Children by Koji Harmon at Super7

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 [...]

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ToyCyte vs. Comic-Con Day 1

Friday, July 25, 2008

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ToyCyte vs. Comic-Con Day 1

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 [...]

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Super 7 x Lucas Films x Kotobukya = Jumbo Stormtrooper

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Super 7 x Lucas Films x Kotobukya = Jumbo Stormtrooper

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 [...]

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Gargamel Kappa At SDCC

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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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 [...]

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Super7 SDCC 08 Exclusives UPDATE

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Super7 SDCC 08 Exclusives UPDATE

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 [...]

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San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Part 4

Friday, July 4, 2008

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San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Part 4

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 [...]

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Burning Anger Stomp at Super7

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Martin Ontiveros x Gargamel GID Ojo Rojo

Monday, June 23, 2008

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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Secret Base x Super7 Deliver Knockout Blow

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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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 [...]

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Gargamel + Hedoran Circus Punk Still Available at Super7

Monday, June 9, 2008

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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 [...]

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Super7 Celebrates 7 Years of Tron and Godzilla

Monday, June 9, 2008

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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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