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Shocker Toys will have Series 1 of their Metalocalypse (from Adult Swim) vinyl figure line. The characters – Nathan Explosion and William Murderface – are from the fictitious death metal band, Dethklok. Each appears in their “death” stage makeup and…
David Horvath has shown off his newest line of figures on his extremely entertaining Uglyblog. Made by Wonderwall, these look like the babies of some of your favorite mysterious creatures. From left to right, it’s Chupacabra, Flatwoods and Mothman. Hmm…I…
The SaucerNauts website is now live. Charlie Mewshaw let us know that the red figure – Billy – has already sold out. That leaves Geoff (green), Teddy (blue) and glow-in-the-dark Geoff available for you to pick up.
LiFT Designer Toys is sponsoring Michigan’s second Munny art exhibit, featuring over 30 local, national and international artists. The opening reception will be held at Lift on Saturday, June 23, 2007 from 7PM to 12AM. The show will continue through…
The folks from Toy Break describe Episode 8 as the following: We’ve got Shiitakes Series 1 by Erick Scarecrow, Monster Theater by dKiller Panda, videos from the Kid Robot L.A. Sket One signing, Vinyl Elements, the Vader Project, and much…
In 2006, McDonkey (designed by JIP) was released at San Diego Comic Con. In 2007, ToyQube is releasing McDonkey II – Redemption. The new rendition of McDonkey follows the previous concept (good vs. evil), but this time McDonkey is going…
Due to the success of Speakerdog Series 1, the second series of paper toys has been unleashed. Series number 2 will include work from 21 artists from around the globe. The artists involved are: The Family Sweet, Fhiona Galloway, Beastman,…
If you were able to make it out to ToyQube this past weekend, you saw over 40 customized DIY Shiitake plushes (from ESC-Toy). If you looked close enough, you might have even seen the one I customized. The event was…
Joe Ledbetter’s Toxic Swamp Series just got a little bigger. Currently available for preorder is Diamond Comic’s exclusive 8″ Toxic Swamp Cat Red Edition. The vinyl figure is currently available for preorder through the June issue Previews. Limited to only…
Background Arguably the most famous Marine alive today, R. Lee Ermey is well-known for his roles in Toy Story, Full Metal Jacket, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and is currently the host of the History Channel’s most popular show, Mail…
Upper Deck’s newest All-Star Vinyl figure release will take place this coming Tuesday (June 19th) at 9:19AM PST. The Colorado Avalanche’s Joe Sakic will be the latest in the NHL line, designed by veteran artist – MAD. Sakic will be…
Toy2R will have an exclusive run of 6″ Evil Ape Glow-in-the-Dark DIY vinyl figures available at San Diego’s Comic Con. The line is designed by MCA/Evil Design, blind boxed, and will be available in 6 different colors. The figures will…
Patrick, from Rocket World, has sent us sneak peek photos of the first two IWG Combat Mod Squad characters – Affonso and Titus. Note that these are not painted, nor are the weapons slings finished. You can see that the…
Coinciding with the custom Shiitakes Parade, Erick Scarecrow’s Shiitakes Series 1 became available at 5pm today – at ToyQube & ToyTokyo. Each plush colorway will be limited to 100 pieces with 2 additional secret colorways limited to 50 pieces. Please…don’t…
BTTF.com has partnered with Diamond Select Toys to offer an exclusive limited-edition Back to the Future “Enchantment Under the Sea” Minimate two-pack set available this fall. These figures are part of the first series of Diamond Select Toys’ upcoming line…