Nerd (Un)Culture
Background BIC Plastics have released their BIC Buddy line of blind-boxed platform figures. Designed by graffiti artist Marka27, the figure uses the shape of a spray can nozzle head on a Dunny-esque body. In Artist Series One, they’ve gathered a…
Designer Eduardo Escobar Beckwith – a.k.a. el Escobas – will be presenting his new Molote art toy on Saturday October 3rd at the Munky King LA. The figure is inspired by wrestlers of the Lucha Libre Mexicana (Roots and Culture)….
The folks at MONSTREHERO are presenting the first edition of their newest sculpt – DUMPSTERBOT. The figure is cast in crystal clear resin, and includes a bag full of painted and unpainted DUMPSTERMONSTRES. The figure features articulated ball-jointed arms and…
Designer Mariska Vos-Bolman has announced a new character has been added to the Fluffels collection. Tumsy is a cute bunny. She loves flowers. Laying in the sun looking at bright yellow flowers makes her very happy. The character is also…
MattyCollector.com has unveiled their December 15th Masters of the Universe Classics figure release. King Randor (I think he looks like the Burger King) will come with a sword and royal staff. Exactly what the “Heroic Ruler of Eternia” needs.
Check out the new sculpt from David Arshawsky and Turtlemilk Studios. The Phlotzm figure will be resin but fully articulated with a scarf and helmet ties. The piece is set to have an airplane box and come with a comic….
Clothing and designer toy brand Cookies -n- Cream presents the first volume of a video magazine entitled Stay True – a video magazine about art, designer toys, music, fashion, culture and more. The DVD features video interviews with people who…
Erick Scarecrow will be dropping two new Ice Cream Micci colorways this week. Each 6″ tall handpainted resin figure is signed and numbered by the artist. The first is the ESC Exclusive “Strawberry” colorway. Limited to 25 pieces worldwide, this…
The Heretic Pixies “are a motley assortment of characters displaced from their natural habitats and forced to take up residence in our urban sprawl…fantasy/mythical characters forced to live on the streets, in the dark places where no one looks.” Each…
The newest episode of Toy Break is now available for your viewing pleasure. In Episode 91: House Call, Ayleen and George get out of their familiar surroundings and go on assignment. Join us as we visit Doctor Kent and his…
Jose Lorenzo Pacheco – a.k.a. Pez Banana – is an illustrator and designer from Venezuela who introduced his Sushibot toy design via PatchTogether. Now available for pre-order, the Sushibot was presented in three original colorways/flavors: Alaskabot (red/black), Ebibot (green/tan), and…
Background Rocket USA and artist Gus Fink recently released one of Gus’ Boogily Head characters as a plush. The SkullGnome plush was first unveiled at NY Comic Con 2008. The Creepy Yard Gnome was a part of Boogily Heads Series…
Tokyocube has unveiled a series of special hand-crafted custom art toys from Bufagin. The group consists of 8 Blobpus figures (plus 16 pieces of original artwork), all meticulously reworked by Japanese artist Masayoshi Hanawa over the course of 2-3 months….
Based on the web comic series by Ray Friesen, the Pirate Penguin & Ninja Chicken plush toys should soon be available at your favorite designer toy shop. The Pirate Penguin comes complete with eye patch, fear inspiring hat, cloth hook…
Ryan Chapman and Gruff House have released the newest Golden Delicious characters in blue and green. Each 5.5″ tall handmade figure comes with an 80’s mobile phone (err…Zack Morris?) and oversize clock necklace. These one of a kind resin pieces…