On July 5th 2012, Funko will allow you to play a real world version of Plants vs Zombies. The highly addictive video game will be released in Funko's 3.75" tall Pop! vinyl series. There will be three Zombies (Zombie, Conehead Zombie and Disco Zombie) and two Plants (Peashooter and Sunflower).
The Saturday June 2nd 2012 episode of "The MonsterPants Are On!" features The Super Sucklord return to talk about Episode 3 of his "Toy Lords of Chinatown" web series, the upcoming MonsterPants / Suckadelic collaborative project and what it means to be a super-villain. Tune in at 3:00PM ET at cultradioagogo.com.
Kidrobot will be releasing a new 6-inch tall vinyl from their Futurama line. The Wooden Bender comes complete with removable red woodpecker and “technology-free” stumpy head and body. Look for this figure to hit shops on Thursday June 7th 2012, retailing at $50.00 each.
Brandon Griffith joins George and Ayleen for the 217th episode of Toy Break. This week, in the episode entitled "Get To The Choppah!, the trio takes a closer look at a lot of Legos - including Marvel vs DC, Doctor Who, and much more.
Phil Gibson over at Cult Canvas has released a handful of new prints via his site and his etsy store. And, of course, these are all from some of our favorite cult classic films (and sometimes he releases musical prints as well).
"Big Adventure" ($28.00)
'Welcome to Jurassic Park" ($28.00)
"Mother" ($24.00)
"Mother" variant ($26.00)
"On the Run from Johnny Law" ($22.00)
FOE wraps up their Monster Mayhem with a Todd Robertson and Guumon exclusive drop. They'll be sneaking in one more event before the show comes down on Sunday June 3rd 2012. Todd Robertson and Guumon will be at FOE on Saturday June 2nd 2012 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM with several exclusive releases.
Robertson will be releasing two sets of his resin Ammonaito, with each set being a run of four pieces at $75.00 each. Guumon will be releasing four Bone Zombie Krunks priced at $110.00 each and one Zombie Virus Krunk at $150.00. If not sold, they will be available online on Sunday.
Toy2R has announced a new 5" Mini Qee from street artist Street Grapes. The Grapes Bear Qee is "influenced by many art forms; ranging from classical Russian art and Medieval illustrations, to old-school graffiti". Look for this Qee to retail for $28.00 and be released in mid-June 2012.
We Become Monsters (Christopher Moore) has released the Skelechub Mini Blindbox Series. This hand cast and hand painted resin art toy will be limited to a run of 150 pieces (50 per wave). You can purchase a blindbox for $12.00 each.
ThreeA Toys has announced a sale of at Bambalandstore on June 6th 2012 (I'm assuming this will be 9:00PM EST on June 5th). The Popbot Lady Sham - Pure Edition will be available for $100.00 shipped. There will also be a Casual Sham 3AA Exclusive available as well.
Tokidoki has revealed the latest star in the Cactus Friends family - the Cactus Rocker. Beginning in June 2012, the Cactus Rocker Red will be available nationwide. The Cactus Rocker Blue will only be available at tokidoki retail stores, tokidoki.it, and tokidoki special events. Both figures are 6” in height. Look for the Red Cactus Rocker to retail for $24.95 and the exclusive Blue version for $39.95.
