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Wondercon 2009 Designer Toys Recap

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Wondercon isn't about toys; it's about comics: superheroes, Star Wars, cosplayers and comics. Semantics aside, Comic-Con has more toys. That said, we scoured Wondercon in San Francisco's Moscone Center for several hours seeking out the toys. We were happily surprised by who and what we found. Read on for vinyl, plush, plastic and resin--from prototypes without websites all the way to finished convention exclusives. Click each heading to go to a full post about the subject with tons more photos. Enjoy the tour.

Alex Pardee and ZEROFRIENDS at Wondercon 2009

Friday, February 27, 2009

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Shotgun Sean was repping at Wondercon for Alex Pardee and the ZEROFRIENDS Collective. Alex was on a lot of people’s minds at the convention, whether for his fine art Watchmen giclee print (shown below, better pic here) or his upcoming Walrus Rider toy. I believe Sean knows what other colorways we’ll be seeing of the [...]

ToyCyte Goes to A.P.E.

Monday, November 3, 2008

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Although this year’s Alternative Press Expo (A.P.E.) had a handful of things working against it (Halloween hangovers, torrential downpours and competing events, among them), San Francisco’s Concourse was still flush with art, comics, books and a handful of toys (which I was hunting). As hosting city, Bay Area artists and companies were out in full [...]

New Alex Pardee Shirts for ZEROFRIENDS and Upper Playground

Friday, October 24, 2008

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New Alex Pardee Shirts for ZEROFRIENDS and Upper Playground

This is the month of mad shirts from Alex Pardee. If you have some sort of opposition to entering your local mall to procure his new Night of the Treeple x Hurley line at Macy’s, he’s got your back (chest and shoulders) with more tees of terror that you can get at your local Upper [...]

Alex Pardee Bunnywith Plushes

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Alex Pardee‘s Bunnywith plush was born in 2003 making it his first creation to hit the third dimension. From Dunny to Gwin, Alex tread the 3D stomping ground in the years that followed. But with Series 1 Bunnywith plushes now back in stock, Alex returns to his soft and fuzzy roots. Bunnywith is based on [...]

Alex Pardee’s Batman Giclee at SDCC 08

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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The story goes like this: Alex Pardee got one of his favorite super heroes, Batman, to sit for a portrait painting. The Dark Knight obliged, but during the sitting, a handful of Supervillains decided to parachute in. The portrait was painted, and Batman and his Rogues went on their way. And now, you can own [...]

Alex Pardee Solo Show and Shirts

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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Alex Pardee is a busy dude. He’s making album art for metal and hip-hop bands, working on an animated movie and doing a solo show in Portland. That’s why you should mark your calendars now for his only LA-area solo show, July 12th at SURU on Melrose. While you wait, you can order his signature [...]

THIS JUST IN: 10% off Coupon on Alex Pardee Toys and Merch

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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This just in from Alex Pardee’s blog: Hola everyone. Alex Pardee here. I to ask a huge favor from anyone / everyone. A year or so ago, me, along with a group of my good friends and collaborators started ZEROFRIENDS, an art/video/music/business collective, which has been somewhat of a dream of all of ours for [...]

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