Nerd (Un)Culture
We recently had two contests wrap up and we’re proud to announce the winners: Patapon Contest (thanks to Playstation): 1st Place: Patapon Be@rbrick and PSP Game – John S. (PA) 2nd Place: Patapon Be@rbrick – Alex T. (NY) and Caroline…
Yeah…nothing like posting the final segment of our 2007 Toy Awards well into March. But we’ve wrapped up collecting our readers’ choices for several of the biggest categories. So without further adieu…. Favorite Artist 1. David Horvath 2. Joe Ledbetter…
The Night Gamer figure was co-designed and sculpted by Plaseebo Customs’ Bill Hand and Bob Conge. The Second Edition Night Gamer is a 7″ tall rotocast vinyl. It’s white glow-in-the-dark with a blue probe, red glass inset eyes, and a…
MINDstyle and Michael Lau are teaming up to release two limited edition vinyl gardener figures from his Black On Black series. Look for the 6″ DJ Panda Secret Version (200 pieces) and 5″ Off World Creature (200 pieces) to be…
Onell Design is showing off the latest round of Pheyden variants. Fix your eyes on the three newest versions: Andromeda Pheyden (orange/glow), Eclipse Pheyden (black/white) and Cosmic Wave Pheyden (clear blue/clear). The trio is currently available now through the Onell…
The Indie Spotlight line is the upcoming action figure series from Shocker Toys (mostly known for their Shockini mini figures). The line is made up of various independent comic book characters. Series 1 features the following: Jim Valentino’s ShadowHawk, Rob…
The art label Stupid Devil has churned out a laser engraved skate deck for those who prefer to hang their boards on the wall. It’s a standard, 7-ply deck deeply engraved with the image of the Ultrasquid and his sexy…
The Toy Break team has chosen to explore the world of paper toys in episode number 29. They check out a number of artists who make their designs available for download. Then they print out those paper toys for your…
So, did you ever want to see 100 Qee designs in one pop? Well, Toy2R is showing off the Qees numbered 1,001 through 1,100. Go ahead and take it all in.
Background In 1934, Walt Disney produced the classic Mickey Mouse film – Two-Gun Mickey. Set in the Wild West, the animated short stars Mickey Mouse as the heroic cowboy, Minnie Mouse as the damsel in distress and Pegleg Pete as…
The folks from Kicktoys.com have released several shots of their BEit Dude prototypes. They’ve also revealed the three character silhouettes that were previewed a few weeks back. They are a knight, a hip hop artist and a skate boarder. Each…
UNKL has announced that their first ever fan designed UniPo series has been released. With 4 designs from artists around the globe, the winners were chosen right around a year ago. The four lucky designers are: Peter Creten (Belgium), Tummie…
Kidrobot will be releasing their [adult swim] mini figure line on April 17th. The blind boxed line will include 18 total characters (including 2 chase figures). So, if you are a fan of the nightly Cartoon Network programming, you’ll definitely…
Who wouldn’t want a Jumbo Chubby? At over 8.5″ in height, this Jango Fett Chubby is definitely large. (I can’t type this with a straight face) Hot Toys will be releasing the above Star Wars figure in the 2nd quarter…
Background If you’re familiar with the work of Frank Kozik, you have probably realized that he has a few trademarks. There’s the lit cigarette, the X on the forehead, facial stubble and an anarchy symbol. Well, he brings those trademarks…