Jan 20 2010
Vinyl Addiction TV Premier — Hosted by Jesse Hernandez (1.20)
 

We’ve written about Vinyl Addiction, a TV show (likely the first) dedicated to the world of vinyl toys, several times in the past We’ve posted teasers from future segments in anticipation of the show’s official debut.

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Vinyl Addiction TV Premier — Hosted by Jesse Hernandez (1.20)

Jan 20 2010
Closeup: Brent Nolascos Jesamine Gordo (1.27)
 

We first reported about Brent Nolasco’s new Gordo Jesamine resin from MPHlabs last week. Today we’ve got a bounty of new pics – closeups, and in process shots of Brent hand-painting these. In case you’re scratching your head, these drop next Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 @ 1 PM EST for..

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Closeup: Brent Nolascos Jesamine Gordo (1.27)

Jan 19 2010
DC Direct Items for September 2010
 

MICHAEL KEATON AS BATMAN BUST SCULPTED BY JOSEPH MENNA In honor of DC Comics’ 75th anniversary, Michael Keaton’s quintessential portrayal of Batman is presented in bust form. From Warner Bros.’ ground-breaking, blockbuster 1989 movie BATMAN, Michael Keaton as Batman is poised for action as he prepares to throw his trademark Batarang.

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DC Direct Items for September 2010

Jan 18 2010
Mezco Donates The Wolfman Figures to Museum of the Moving Image
 

New York, January 15, 2010 —Standing in front of the mechanical wolves from the film Wolfen on display at Museum of the Moving Image, Mike Drake, Mezco’s Director of Special Projects, “handed off” various items from the new film The Wolfman to Barbara Miller, the Museum’s Collection Curator. The donated items include two prototypes of

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Mezco Donates The Wolfman Figures to Museum of the Moving Image

Jan 05 2010
Mattel and WWE® Launch Toy Line Worldwide
 

Mattel Rings in New Year with New WWE® Toy Line Targeted to Both Kids and Collectors EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — World Wrestling Entertainment(R) (NYSE: WWE) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today debut the most comprehensive portfolio of WWE(R) action figures and accessories for fans of all ages on store shelves worldwide.

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Mattel and WWE® Launch Toy Line Worldwide

Jan 05 2010
12-inch Optimus Prime Statuette by PopBox Collectibles
 

PopBox Collectibles is proud to present their first in a line of Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen collectibles, with this majestic 12″ Optimus Prime statuette. click for bigger image This statuette is the result of a delicate balance between skilled hand craftsmanship and precise computer assisted output, bringing the Autobot leader to life in this static

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12-inch Optimus Prime Statuette by PopBox Collectibles

Jan 05 2010
S7 x Josh Herbolsheimer Monster Family Blue Rose Vampire
 

No word on a drop date yet, but Kaiju Chronicle has the scoop on the incoming Monster Family Blue Rose Vampire from Josh Herbolsheimer and Super7. Nice edition mirroring the brisk winter weather.

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S7 x Josh Herbolsheimer Monster Family Blue Rose Vampire

Jan 05 2010
Netherland and Chad Kouri @ Rotofugi (1.8)
 

Rotofugi will present two solo openings – Netherland’s In Stereo and Chad Kouri’s Concotion – this Friday, January 8th from 7-10 PM. Both artists deal from a hand of nostalgic or retro imagery with Kouri’s work focusing on found-art collages and illustrations.

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Netherland and Chad Kouri @ Rotofugi (1.8)

Jan 04 2010
Nathan Jurevicius Sneak Peek of New Scary Girl Minis
 

To start off 2010, Nathan Jurevicius has revealed the sculpt of his Narwhal Priest, one of the figures in his Scary Girl mini-fig series in the works. Nice details, especially for a mini – love the tusk.

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Nathan Jurevicius Sneak Peek of New Scary Girl Minis

Jan 04 2010
Scribe and Friends KC Graff Videos
 

Philip Koening has just released the last three (of 14) videos he shot of Scribe and his cohort painting up Kansas City. In this last drop there’s a video of East doing his thing, Scribe dreaming up a whale with a weakness for cupcakes and a tag-team of Scribe and…

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Scribe and Friends KC Graff Videos

Jan 04 2010
Terminator 2: Judgment Day: T800 by Hot Toys
 

Hot Toys is delighted to present the 1/6th scale T800 collectible figure from the Terminator 2: Judgment Day movie. The sophisticated T800 collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie, highlighting the newly sculpted muscular body and detailed head. The 1/6th scale T800 features: Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day: T800 by Hot Toys

Jan 04 2010
Ashley Wood x 3A Desert Dropcloth
 

With each new edition revealed, the new WWR Dropcloth from Ashley Wood and ThreeA gets closer. The recently unveiled Desert Dropcloth joins the previously shown ‘bots including Jungle Adventure, Deep Power, Peace Day (XMAS 02), Medic and Slim Red.

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Ashley Wood x 3A Desert Dropcloth

Jan 03 2010
Dacosta! SoulJah Mini-Gs Signed
 

Dacosta!’s SoulJah Mini-G brings a subtle design spiked with shocking pink to the new blind-boxed Mini-G series from Jukai and adFunture. Showing his affinity for the Japanese culture, Dacosta! chose to write ‘peace’ on the Grenade handle in Japanese – ‘Heiwa’. Now, he’s offering signed SoulJah Mini-G’s for $12 (+7..

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Dacosta! SoulJah Mini-Gs Signed

Dec 30 2009
Crazy Labels Crazy Sale 2010
 

Crazylabel recently launched their brand new streamlined website. To celebrate the new site and the new year, they are throwing a one day ‘Crazy Sale’ on you guessed it 1.1.2010. So if you’ve got some holiday cash burning a hole in your pocket and are looking for some deals, this…

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Crazy Labels Crazy Sale 2010

Dec 30 2009
Disney x MINDstyle The Mad Hatter Project Update
 

MINDstyle has just announced the fourth artist for the upcoming ‘The Mad Hatter’ art toy project with Disney. HK urban vinyl pioneer Michael Lau joins the previously announced roster featuring Gary Baseman, Ron English and Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park).

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Disney x MINDstyle The Mad Hatter Project Update

Dec 30 2009
Sneak Peek Brandt Peters x Kidrobot
 

KR founder Paul Bunditz showed this teaser of a new Brandt Peters figure from Kidrobot on his blog. While there have been official announcements, we believe this is part of an upcoming mini-fig series. The possibility exists it’s a larger version as well.

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Sneak Peek Brandt Peters x Kidrobot

Dec 24 2009
Terminator 2 Teaser Photos by Hot Toys
 

Hot Toys just released a couple of teaser photos of what maybe 2010’s most anticipated figure – the T-800 from Terminator 2. Taken from their newsletter: Terminator 2: T800 is coming to protect Connor soon! The highly anticipated collectible of 2010 – the T800 from the Terminator 2 movie is coming soon to turn mission possible by protecting

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Terminator 2 Teaser Photos by Hot Toys

Dec 21 2009
DC Direct Items for August 2010
 

CHRISTOPHER REEVE AS SUPERMAN BUST SCULPTED BY ADAM BEANE In honor of DC Comics’ 75th anniversary, Christopher Reeve’s quintessential portrayal of Superman is presented in bust form. Striking an iconic hands-on-hips stance, the Man of Steel is posed atop a crystal-like base, reminiscent of the Fortress of Solitude.

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DC Direct Items for August 2010

Dec 16 2009
Munky King x Noferin Jibibuts Lotto Results
 

As you might recall, Munky King teamed up with Noferin on an innovative launch promo for the new Jibibuts wood minis. Customers who purchased a case of the new figs from MK between 12.8 and 12.15 were entered into a “lotto” to win one of three custom Jibibuts handpainted by..

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Munky King x Noferin Jibibuts Lotto Results

Dec 15 2009
Hot Toys’ Limited Edition TrueType Body
 

Yesterday, I gloated having received a Limited Edition TrueType Figure from Hot Toys as a Christmas present. I say “limited” because this version is currently available only to the VIP members of Toy Hunters (Hot Toys’ retail outlet in Hong Kong) and possibly a select few

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Hot Toys’ Limited Edition TrueType Body

Dec 15 2009
Mezco Releases Living Dead Dolls In Wonderland Book
 

New York- The Living Dead Dolls have been featured on lunchboxes, clothing, Halloween costumes, party lights, pencil toppers, board game, and more. Now, for the first time ever, they venture into the world of books. Living Dead Dolls In Wonderland follows the adventures of Alice and she falls through the rabbit hole and meets Living

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Mezco Releases Living Dead Dolls In Wonderland Book

Dec 13 2009
Living Dead Dolls Presents: Beetlejuice!
 

Mezco Toyz summons the afterlife’s leading freelance bio-exorcist, Beetlejuice. The latest doll perfectly captures this rogue ghost’s character’ with his crazed eyes, wild hair and “mossy” skin. It’s easy to see why he’s the devious, mischievous bad boy of the underworld! Beetlejuice stands 10 inches tall and comes with film-accurate removable cloth costume.

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Living Dead Dolls Presents: Beetlejuice!

Dec 10 2009
Free Comic Book Day 2010 Gold Books Announced
 

All Ages books and new content take center stage for the ninth annual Free Comic Book Day event. The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee is pleased to announce the Gold Sponsors and their comic books for FCBD 2010, which will be held Saturday, May 1st, 2010. Selected by retailers who serve on the FCBD Committee, this

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Free Comic Book Day 2010 Gold Books Announced

Dec 08 2009
Shawnimals Ninja of the Month
 

After the success of the year-long Professor Fliggins plush series, Shawnimals has introduced the Ninja of the Month featuring 12 hand-sewn Ninjas, one for each month of 2010. Probably one of the coolest “…” of the month subscriptions, way better than Fruitcake of the month ;-) So you want in?..

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Shawnimals Ninja of the Month

Dec 08 2009
Camilla dErrico Winter 09 Apparel + Release Party
 

Camilla d’Errico has released her Winter ‘09 apparel collection featuring hoodies, shirts, blouses, and scarves featuring her Deer Coma (above), Tanpopo, and Venissen Lick images. It’s all available now through her web store. And if you’re in Vancouver, be sure to drop by the official release party (flier) this Friday,…

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Camilla dErrico Winter 09 Apparel + Release Party

Dec 08 2009
Michal Wright-Ward: Schmancy Exclusive Plush Series
 

Michal Wright has created a new hand-made plush series — Not Like Everybody Else, exclusively for Schmancy. The series features 25 girls – eight red, yellow, pink and one blue. Each named figure (all starting with ‘m’ — ‘cept for the blue Elizabeth) is slightly different – cute + quirky….

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Michal Wright-Ward: Schmancy Exclusive Plush Series

Dec 08 2009
Seen: Munny World Launch @ 225 Forest
 

Last Thursday Kidrobot and Hurley joined forces to launch the new Munny World figures at the latter’s sweet 225 Forest concept store in Laguna Beach. Hurley was kind enough to arrange a limo ride down from LA which I was fortunate to enjoy along with artists Carlos Ramos and Korin..

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Seen: Munny World Launch @ 225 Forest