REVIEW: Jade Stars – Year of the Horse

Jul 7, 2014 | Books, Plush!, Toy Reviews | 0 comments

Background To celebrate 2014 - the Year of the Horse – Mini Magellan has released the first of twelve limited edition plush toys from their book “Jade Stars: The Great Race”. The book is written by Charles Huang and Stacey Hirata and illustrated by Jerome Lu of...

We Are Indie Toys (Make Your Own Resin Characters)

Apr 12, 2014 | Books | 0 comments

We Are Indie Toys (Make Your Own Resin Characters) by Louis Bou is the follow-up to the 2010 published We Are Paper Toys. The 208 page softcover book features handmade art pieces from 30 different artists. Those artists include: Emilio Garcia; Jon Knox; Le Merde;...

R.Crumb’s Hup #1 and Hup #2

Apr 10, 2014 | Books | 0 comments

The Official R.Crumb Site has announced the release of Crumb's Hup #1 and Hup #2 comics books. Part of a four series collection (Hup 3 and Hup 4 will be released next month), these comic books, written and drawn back in the early '80s, have been out of print for many...

Help Kickstart Eight Little Zombies

Mar 4, 2014 | Books, Plush! | 0 comments

John LaFleur and Dave Metzger have joined up to offer a new twist on the classic children's story and song "8 Little Monkeys", updated for older kids and today's fixation with the undead. They're looking to raise funds to produce 8 Little Zombies, a book and a 12"...

RoboCop vs. The Terminator Hardcover and Gallery Edition

Feb 24, 2014 | Books | 0 comments

While we don't talk about comic books that often on the site, this is one of those crossovers that a child of the 1980's couldn't overlook. Dark Horse has announced the re-release, nearly 20 years after its first publication, of Frank Miller and Walter Simonson's...

REVIEW: Uglydoll: Eat Dat!

Feb 20, 2014 | Books, Uglydolls | 0 comments

The third Uglydoll graphic novel from VIZ is called Uglydoll: Eat Dat!. The 80 page full color comic focuses on a central theme - food. Like the first two, David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim have brought it some guest artists to lend their art and narrative to the...