Large Luxury Monster Rug
Stitches and Glue is helping out the romantic in you. They’ve released this Large Luxury Monster Rug – the perfect finishing touch to any stylish home. This handmade one-off long-haired … Read More
Month: July 2011
Top 12 Must See Toys at SDCC
Yesterday, we took a look at the best San Diego Comic Con exclusives. However, there were a number of new releases, prototypes, and sneak peeks available at the con. Now’s … Read More
Fund The Nightmare of Oz via Kickstarter
ShouldBee has created a dark fantasy re-imagination of the Wizard of Oz that they’re calling The Nightmare of Oz. Following design submissions, they are asking the Kickstarter community to help … Read More
My Thoughts On The Designer Toy Awards
The First Annual Designer Toy Awards were held during the nerd celebration known as San Diego Comic Con. Founded by Clutter Magazine and Trade in Cool, the awards attempted to … Read More
Jinny Bigtop Pre-Order
Bitbots Toys showcased their 6″ tall Jinny Bigtop by Jon Burgerman at San Diego Comic Con. (It was in the DKE Toys booth) The figure is still available for pre-order … Read More
Calling All Cars – Water Warrior
Jack Hankins (Horrorwood) has released another of his Calling All Cars custom paper toys. Designed by Indonesian artist Aditya Sustiawan, the name of this design is “Water Warrior”. It can … Read More
“Volcanic” Mr. Natural
In 2010, R. Crumb and company released an edition of 40 hand-carved sandstone statues of Mr. Natural. They had experimented with several carvers and different types of stone, and while … Read More
Shades of Ray – Color Ink Book’s 3rd Anniversary Show
Shades of Ray, Color Ink Book’s 3rd Anniversary Show, will take place with an opening at WWA gallery on Friday, July 29th 2011 from 7:00PM to 10:00PM. The show will … Read More
Jason Freeny’s Egg Head & Baby Yolkel
Jason Freeny is at it again…this time with a sculpted original character. Three years ago, Jason customized a 3″ Egg Qee named Mama and Baby “Yolkel”. This 5″ tall original … Read More
Top 12 Exclusives seen at SDCC11
I’m not sure why I settled on 12 and not a nice round 10…but there wee plenty of excellent San Diego Comic Con Exclusives available this year. A number of … Read More
Steff Bomb’s Un-Grumble Sliders
Steff Bomb recently released a new plush series…just in time for summer grilling season. They are called Un-Grumble Sliders. Each slider measures 4.5″ x 3.5″. They are completely handmade, and … Read More
Flashback 2005! Custom Mini Destroyer Contest
Back in 2005, I ran a now-defunct designer toy website (that I had started) named Toytoons.com. We ran a big custom contest where Toytoons and Red Magic supplied blank Mini … Read More
Skinner’s Ultrus Bog Release – TODAY
If you were at San Diego Comic Con, you had a chance to pick up Skinner’s first vinyl figure – Ultrus Bog – at the show. The 10″ tall vinyl … Read More
San Diego Comic Con 2011 Wrap Up
I know that San Diego Comic Con 2011 isn’t officially wrapped up…but Plastic and Plush has left the building. Rather than going through every booth and detailing the releases we’ve … Read More
Molezilla Kickstarter Progress
The Molezilla Kickstarter figures from Bob Conge and Plaseebo are getting closer to being completed. If you were lucky enough to support this project (Hey! Everyone had a chance), Bob … Read More