Nerd (Un)Culture
Super7 had a number of San Diego Comic Con exclusives on display (and available) at their booth. Usually, their booth can be downright overwhelming…so many colorful kaiju displayed in their glass display case as well as the larger pieces on…
Atomic Monkey LTD introduced a few new character at Comic Con. The Igor and Count Monkula resin figures have joined the 3″ tall Franken Monkey cold-cast resin statuette. The company also had a couple of sculpts for possible upcoming Atomic…
Erick Scarecrow’s Soopa Coin-Up Bros. was revealed at the DKE Toys booth at Comic Con. The blank DIY vinyl will be approximately 7″ in height and hopefully drop in the 4th quarter of ’08. It’s modeled after the “handheld” arcade…
Sideshow Collectibles really got the ball rolling by showing off a few of their upcoming 1/6 scale Star Wars figures: Bespin Luke Skywalker and Padme Amidala – Ilum (the winner of the Extended Universe poll). Also displayed from the Star…
If you’ve been to San Diego Comic Con, you know where to find the Toy Tokyo booth…they’re always right along that left hand wall. The NYC based toy store had a number of exclusive figures for sale, and unfortunately for…
UNKL was showing off their new Wilco UniPo Set at Comic Con. The six piece set depicts all of the members of the Alt.Country band. Collectors also got a chance to pick up the SDCC Exclusive HazMaPo as well as…
Even though Upper Deck is most well known for their trading card division, their vinyl toys have taken off. The All-Star Vinyl figures that were on display included Tom Brady in a retro Patriots jersey as well as LeBron James…
When regular folks hear the name Gargamel, they probably think of that creepy old guy from the Smurfs. When vinyl toy collectors hear the name Gargamel, they think of the Japanese toy company that produces some of the best looking…
Jermaine Rogers is well-known for his rock poster artwork, but over the years, he has transformed some of his characters into vinyl form. The Lifesize Squires (at 2 feet long and 2 feet tall) are sure to creep out any…
Raymond and Toy2R took over one half of the Huckleberry Toys booth to show off their custom Bart Simpson Qee collection…as well as some new and old products. The work these artists did is even more awe inspiring in person….
Everyone’s favorite monster wrestling league – Kaiju Big Battel – released their first vinyl figure – Sky Deviler. The piece is produced in collaboration with Marmit and is limited to 100 pieces. If you’ve never seen these guys in person…
McFarlane Toys had a number of their stylized Spawn figures on display. Personally, I like the feel of these figures rather than the more detailed Spawn series. They’re nice and simple, and give off more of a comic-like aura. Also,…
For all of the children of the 80’s, the Mezco booth conjured up memories of Cyndi Lauper singing Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough. Probably because of The Goonies toys. The company ws showing off it’s action figure line from the 1985…
The only USB flash drives I’ll use – mimobots – were on display at mimoco’s Comic Con booth. They had the brand new Series 2 lineup – including the pupStar mimobot we debuted – for folks to gaze at. This…
The Merit International booth was where you were able to find Dez Einswell’s X-Large Gorilla vinyl figures. STD Toys set up shop there to show off the two newest figures from Dez’s Doodle Barn. The Green Gorilla is the Comic…