Nerd (Un)Culture
The first and finest designer USB flash drive company – mimoco – is back with Series 2 of their Star Wars mimobot line. The second series includes four new characters: Luke Skywalker (in X-Wing gear), Princess Leia, Han Solo and…
Ryo Honda’s first picture book – Kabakuro First Story – is a hand-illustrated publication drawn mostly in black and white. The book is an introduction to the Kabakuro characters and coincides with the release of Ryo Honda’s first figurine -…
Eek…at first, I thought that this was a little puppy who had been run over. I was a tad disturbed. But Twitch is actually a teddy bear who is the victim of an overzealous driver. Twitch was run over by…
OhNo!Doom, the label who brought you our 2006 Plush Toy of the Year – FluffyBadBad, has introduced you the newest, cutest and most deadly plush toy in the world…FluffyYukYuk. FluffyYukYuk is set to drop on December 15th, 2007. The new…
Acid-Pop artist and toy designer Jeremyville is having his first show in Paris on November 29th, 2007 at Artoyz. The solo show, entitled Forever & Always, features all his new screenprints, painted skate decks, his new shoe with Converse, sketchels,…
TOY2R has teamed up with Curtis Jobling to produce this fun 6″ vinyl figure – Ron Go Bongo!! Jobling’s earlier creations include Bob the Builder and Frankenstein’s Cat. Ron Go Bongo is limited to a run of 300 pieces.
The folks from Angels and Gringos are excited to announce that Sancho is finally on its way. On November 29th from 6PM through 9PM, they will be hosting a release party at Toy Tokyo in NYC. There will be 25…
These plushies are amusing, if not cute. Each of the four different organs has their very own nickname – and role to keep you living. I Got The Beat! (heart), Urine Love (kidneys), I’m a Liver Not a Fighter (liver)…
Kozik fans rejoice! Dark Horse is teaming up with everyone’s favorite Smorkin’ artist to release 112 pages of full color reading (it’s actually more viewing than reading) in the Plasticland book. The 9” wide by 13” tall hardcover book “offers…
With all of the controversy surrounding Blackwater, who wouldn’t want to pick up a Private Military Contractor 1/6 scale figure? Hot Toys has released info on their limited edition (1,000 total pieces) 12″ tall PMC Operator figure. As with most…
Background Pamela Lillian Isley – aka Poison Ivy – is a DC Comics villainess who is normally seen facing off with Batman. The character first appeared in Batman #181 (June 1966) and her special abilities include creating love potions, utilizing…
CompatiBalls are the first art toy designed and produced by award winning Israeli artist Shultzo. The CompatiBall prototypes of FroggyBall and TigerBall first made their debut at the New York Toy Fair in early 2007, and were then unveiled to…
Background Dark Horse Deluxe recently released a rotocast vinyl version of Glenn Barr’s Hell’s Proprietor figure. While there was a wooden figure previously released (although not from Dark Horse), this rotocast version better reflects Barr’s character artwork. So, what’s the…
Upper Deck will release an All-Star Vinyl action figure of the San Diego Chargers’ LaDainian Tomlinson to Platinum Club members on Friday, November 23 (9:25 AM PST) and to the general public on Monday, November 26 (9:25 AM PST). Tomlinson’s…
One of my favorite bands – Super Furry Animals – once sang the following in their song Chupacabras: Have you heard about the bat, Eats your goat and then your cat. Soon enough you will not smile, If you see…