Nerd (Un)Culture
Kosrobot has announced his next project. Drawing inspiration from Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) – and a specific photo of the band – he’s announcing the first figure in what will (obviously, hopefully?) be a duo. The Thomas Bangalter 1/12 scale seen here is just a prototype. It’s made of clay (not painted) and the final figure would be made of resin and fully painted.
Funko is expanding their Pop! Games: Overwatch lineup. This all-star lineup of heroes includes frost-flinging Mei, outlaw cowboy McCree, light-bending Symmetra, and supersonic DJ Lúcio. You’ll be able to protect your teammates with the super-sized 6-inch Pop!s D.Va and Reinhardt. Also, there will be some exclusives available at certain retailers, including: Reinhardt without a helmet (only at Best Buy), McCree in his Summer Games skin (available at GameStop), Mei mid-Blizzard (only at Hot Topic), Posh Tracer (available at Think Geek), and
Carbon Fiber D.Va and Titanium Pharah (only from Blizzard Gear).
Andy Warhol and Kidrobot meet to create this Limited Edition Andy Warhol Masterpiece 8-inch Andy Dunny. Donned in a stripe shirt and signature glasses, this 8-inch piece is Kidrobot’s tribute to the pop culture icon.
Mezco has announced the newest addition to The Living Dead Dolls comes straight cult classic – A Clockwork Orange. Alex, the iconic leader of the Droogs, joins the Living Dead Dolls with all the attention to detail fans clamor for
Played by Kurt Russell in the cult classic movie Big Trouble in Little China, Jack Burton is a fast talking truck driver who spends his days and nights traveling the highways, ranting his cool-guy mantras into his CB Radio while hauling hogs in his big rig – The Porkchop Express. Sideshow Collectibles has announced a limited edition 1/6th scale Jack Burton figure. Currently available to pre-order for $239.99, the figure is expected to begin shipping between January and March of 2018.
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Titan Merchandise has announced their second wave of 3-inch blind box Yellow Submarine TITANS. They’re slated to be released in July 2017. Featuring the Fab Four (in both black and white and as their older selves), some Blue Meanies, and some wild new Yellow Submarine variants.
Furry Feline Creatives are releasing the Purridge Matcha Catpuccino Plush at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle (March 2 – 5 2017) – the world center for coffee enthusiasts. This Matcha flavored Catpuccino Plush version of Purridge the cat, in a cup is made from fleece, felt, & stuffed polyfill. The plush stands 9 inches tall by 5 inches wide.
Ron English via Popaganda will be releasing a special Pink Colorway of his Smack Crack & Pot vinyl figure. The piece will be available beginning on Monday February 27th 2017. The latest cereal killer will be limited to a run of 100 pieces and sell for $80.00 each.
Toy Art Gallery has released a limited factory-painted edition of Candie Bolton’s Oh My! Yokai: Night Parade – The Fox Force 5 edition. These 2-inch tall gachas are hand-painted with silver, blue, black and green on bright red soft vinyl. You can pick up the set – including Kitsura, Tanuki, Kawauso, Bakekujira, and Tengu – beginning today for $75.00.
Joe Whiteford has teamed up with Zectron again and taken vinyl bloodlust to an all new level with this micro-run of Blood Bats. Inspired by the endless winter and a thirst for warmth, each painstakingly hand-painted monster bat is beautifully unique. Each piece comes with an embroidered BLOOD BATS New Era Snapback (shown below) created exclusively for this release and a killer glow-in-the-dark bat head enamel pin made by Undeadequiped.
These 10 inch vinyl monsters were originally designed and sculpted by Zectron using the Brandt Peters Skelve head as inspiration and produced in the highest quality vinyl by Unbox Industries.
“This ethereal portrait of Amy the fuel of Strangekiss has been captured in soft paint etches from the bristles of the brush. The depth of the blue eyes in this work can tell tales.”
Strangekiss is releasing this limited edition run of the above pictured Amy print by artist Jeremiah Ketner. The limited edition of 10 signed artist proofs goes on sale today (February 24th 2017) at Noon PT. The 11-inch by 14-inch print will run $119.95, with 100% of the proceeds going to cancer research for Small Cell Neuroendocrine Cancer – to the NecTur program at M.D. Anderson, the only program trying to help this rare cancer
Funko is introducing new characters to its Rick and Morty Pop! vinyl figure collection. In addition to Rick, the troubled scientist, and his kind-hearted grandson, Morty, fans can now collect Weaponized Rick, Weaponized Morty, Mr. Meeseeks, Mr. Poopy Butthole, Bird Person, Squanchy, and Snowball.
Dark Horse and CD PROJEKT RED have announced three new figures from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt figures consist of Geralt of Rivia, Dandelion, and Shani. Geralt is ready for battle in Grandmaster Ursine armor, providing him immense protection from melee attacks. The bard Dandelion is Geralt’s close friend. Shani, Geralt’s friend and love interest, is the medic from Hearts of Stone expansion to The Witcher 3.
From Planet 3 Toys comes Bōzu “精霊 Seirei Edition”. Bōzu stands at approx. 3.5 inches tall and is cast in SuperClear sofubi. Each one comes with a handmade stamped tag. They’re produced in Japan by Grody Shogun/Lulubell Toys.
Seirei or “精霊” means “Spirit” in Japanese. The figure will be available beginning on Saturday, February 25th 2017 at 10AM PT from Lulubell for $30.00 plus shipping.
Castbreeder has introduced a new art toy designed by Andy Kurovets. W.A.Y.N. is a hand-sculpted, hand-cast, and airbrush painted resin figure that measures 3.94 inches x 3.14 inches x 2.76 inches. W.A.Y.N. is limited to a run of 50 pieces. Sales start on April 15th 2017. The figure will run $65.00 (includes shipping).
