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Michelle Valigura has released a limited edition (of 50 pieces) Metal Owl figure. Made by Fully Visual and Switcheroo, these owls are about 2″ tall and have 5 possible eye color options. Each one comes with a hand embellished block…
Mezco Toyz is paying homage to one of the most celebrated cult films of the 1970’s – The Warriors. They are releasing a deluxe 9″ tall figure format. The lineup includes: Baseball Fury, Cyrus, Ajax, Swan and the Orphans Leader….
Told You All I Was Making Sence is a solo art exhibit featuring paintings, videos, drawings and other works by San Francisco artist Ako Or Akayo. This exhibition, taking place at 531 Gallery, is the artist’s first solo show in…
Two of the most dominant competitors in their individual sports – Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods – will be released by Upper Deck via their All Star Vinyl line. Each figure will include a special stand and should appeal to…
Many of the custom pieces from the recent Art + Action = Obama 08 show are now available online via eBay. All of these are the original pieces from the show and range in bids from $9.99 to $1,200. These…
LouLou & Tummie have released several new (and free) downloadable paper toys in conjunction with Norton. Each character represents a different “bot” that using Norton’s programs can help to alleviate. You can choose from the Spam Bot, DoS Bot, Identity…
A new designer toy that can double as a speaker will soon be hitting the market. The Headphonies are limited edition, portable mini-speakers designed by Eran Weinberg. They stand around 2.8″ tall and come with a USB charging cable, headphone…
The newest BUD Of The Month from Jamungo is named Toxic Waters. Designed by Jamungo’s own Van Beater, this figure is limited to a run of 1,000 pieces and should retail around $10 each. Wholesale inquiries should contact DKE Toys.
Artoyz Originals introduces the Elements Alpha Series, which consists of 22 different figure designs. They’ve recruited a number of talented artists to create unique characters using the Elements figures. Artists include: Koa, Jean Spezial, Pulco Mayo, iLK, Nathan Jurevicius, RUN777,…
Background Erick Scarecrow and ESC-Toy recently released the newest Kissaki colorway to retailers. The Wicked Kissaki (purple and green-blue) follows on the heels of the Avenger colorway (black and orange) and the Sandstorm (brown and blue). If you haven’t read…
Check out the newest Lemi the Space Wanderer papertoy from Thunder Panda – Yeti Lemi from Tibet Highland. You can download a free printable pattern via the above site link. Also, below is a design from artist Brian Gubicza called…
Coarsetoys has released two versions of their 12” vinyl PAW! figure. The Rainbow Version and Blackout Version are both limited to runs of 200 pieces. Look for them to retail around $128 each. And if you’re interested about the backstory…
Suckadelic has arranged to have over 40 artists work their custom magic on the vinyl SUCKLORD 600 figure. On October 30, 2008, the whole lot will all be on display at Munky King LA. For a complete list of customizers,…
Upper Deck has released the illustrated players that will make up the 10″ tall All Star Vinyl MLB Series 1 and 2. Not using any notes…I see if I can name all of the players. Series 1: Albert Pujols, David…
Paul Shih has announced a few new products including My Deerest Friends. A sticker collection that features a total of 10 different deer character designs to collect, each pack contains 6 blind packaged stickers. These are now available from Paul’s…