Nerd (Un)Culture
The Saddest Place on Earth the art of Camille Rose Garcia GCAC Gallery – October 1-December 18. 2005 Reception 7-10 p.m. October 1st Book signing 6-7 p.m. Full color 134 page hardcover book featuring more than 100 images and sketches.Featuring…
The expanding realm of designer toys has introduced us to several useful “toys”. Mimoco’s line of mimobots is one of these very impressive lines. By combining a designer toy with a USB flash drive, mimoco has given us a justifiable…
Breathing fresh air into the consumer electronics industry, the creative minds at mimoco are pleased to announce the availability of the first wave of mimobot™ designer toy flash memory drives. Available in 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB capacities, mimobots serve their…
Those who attended the San Diego Comic Con were able to see (and purchase) the first in the line of plush toys from Clive Barker’s short story – Jump Tribe. Look for our review of the first plush – Yaboo…
Hulk Hogan is arguably the most famous WWE Superstar of all time. World Wrestling Entertainment was never the same after Hogan replaced an injured Bob Backlund and defeated The Iron Sheik for the WWE Championship on January 23, 1984, at…
Kidrobot today announced that it’s time to talk about downsizing, even miniaturizing. It’s time to talk about Mini Smorkin’ Labbits Series 2. If these Labbits were candy bars, they’d be called “fun size”. If they were bottles of shampoo, they’d…
Banners I’d like to thank Sket One for this week’s header banner. Last week saw the work of Shan Michael Evans on our Plastic and Plush banner. If you’re interested in designing a banner for our site, check out this…
Sota Toys is set to bring the “Man in Black”, Johnny Cash, to figure form. Take a look at the facial details…impeccable! The strings on the guitar actually work, although you can’t play a tune on it. I’ve been waiting…
STRANGEco has announced that the latest offering from Mars-1, the Observer, is set to hit retailers soon. Now, if you didn’t get to pick up the SDCC exclusive black Observer at Comic Con…you’ll have the choice of 3 different colors…
Andrew Bell’s latest creation…his Oculus Vulgaris Circus Punk! Available 9/29 in two colorways. Edition of 100 in green, numbered and signed with a unique drawing. Available at fine Punk carrying retailers! Edition of 25 in red, numbered and signed with…
Underground Toys sends news about Little Apple Dolls Series 3: Little Apple Doll fans will be thrilled to hear about the arrival of Series 3 and Underground Toys are forecasting, based on website feedback, that this series are going to…
It seems that a number of toy companies have their own line of mini block figures. Art Asylum has their Minimates line, which appeals to a wide range of collectors. Since Art Asylum has a number of strong licenses, collectors…
Something I like to do is look for really amazing artists, who should be household names. Well, Melita Curphy falls into that category. She is producing some very cool plush designs, model kits and drawings (not to mention a crazy…
Wootini again has partnered with STRANGEco to bring collectors an exclusive art toy. This time, the figure is from the wicked mind of Scott Musgrove. Brought to life from his paintings, the Booted Glamour Cat – scientific name Felis Glamorous…
Red Magic gives us the breakdown of their latest creation – SAM (Super Animal Robot): Traditionally, Pandas give the impression of being gentle, cute & peaceful. They have a huge body and a lazy character. What would you think if…