Nerd (Un)Culture
Tonight, Saturday August 23rd is the opening reception for the Tribute to Gygax group exhibition. Over 30 artists have participated in this show honoring the late Gary Gygax, inventor of the game Dungeons and Dragons. The reception begins at 7PM…
Now Available at Frozen Empire Toys: The Simpsons Mini Figure Series by Kidrobot – $7.95 (blind box) or $181 (display case) KFGU – Clear Gold Gamerita by Joe Ledbetter/Intheyellow – $82.50 KFGU – GID Sad Mecha Bear by Luke Chueh/Intheyellow…
Mitch O’Connell will be at The Ghetto on Thursday, September 4th his first show in Japan. The Ghetto is located at 1-1-10 Hyakuninchou Shinjyukuku in Tokyo. So, if you’re in the neighborhood, you’ll definitely want to make it out for…
TADO’s 7″ tall Tulip vinyl figure will be released from Kidrobot on August 28th. You rarely see vinyl toys with so many accessories, but it appears Tulip will come loaded with a tool belt full of them. Is it me,…
Background You might have seen the IWG Astro Krieg Series. Rocket World has taken three of their most popular Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo characters (Titus the Grizzly Bear, Hannibal the Mountain Guerilla, and Affonso the White Rhino) and decked them out…
Curster has announced the release of their Yeti plush. Yeti is a freestanding plush with articulated arms and stands 9.5” (24cm) in height. They are made from ultra soft faux fur with four face options available (The Smirker, The Whistler,…
Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys is interviewed by G4’s Blair Butler at the opening of The Vader Project in Japan. They brought the custom Darth Vader helmet show to the Star Wars in Japan Celebration.
Those wacky Toy Breakers are back for their 44th episode…The Boz. What might be included on the newest episode? Well, it’s funny you might ask: Kick back while we take a look at Alpha Ultimate by Michael Kwong, Unicornasaurus by…
We love the work of Jon Burgerman, so it’s only fitting that we’re excited about the release of his Heroes of Burgertown mini figures. Kidrobot has morphed his insane doodles into a line of 16 vinyl figures (plus 2 chase…
Kidrobot has released their mini figure, blind box series based on Matt Groening’s The Simpsons. I guess the real question is…is The Simpsons still a relevant television show? After 20 years, are there still enough fans out there who are…
Here’s one that I consider a must-have. After debuting at SDCC, the remaining The Giver of War – Dead Zebra 100 Megaton F-Bomb edition figures will go on sale at The Dead Zebra Shop today. In addition to the vinyl…
Last year, Mimoco held their inaugural design competition using their blank Vimobot® Art Toy as the canvas. Over 100 designs were submitted and the best six, as voted on by the Mimoco forum, have been made into MIMOBOT Designer USB…
The folks at Modofly have created an artist edition Moleskine sketchbook with Attaboy. (no actual moles were injured making these) Each sketchbook is individually laser etched to exact detail set forth by Atta. The 100 page archival acid-free book has…
Gary Ham has released his self produced vinyl toy – Carrot Shake Jake. Jake is a limited edition of 500 pieces and stands at 6″ tall (with his straight ears). Those ears detach as he comes with an extra set…
Either I need some 3D glasses or I have the onset of vertigo. No matter, because on August 23rd the Gowanus Canal (Brooklyn, NY) will be overrun by the legendary monsters of Kaiju Big Battel. Spectators will be treated to…