Nerd (Un)Culture
From author Oliver Chin comes the fantastic beasts of Monster Isle. A family’s vacation goes bananas when a perfect storm tosses their skipper’s tiny boat off course. Now seven castaways are stranded on an uncharted desert island. The creatures of…
Forbidden Planet has announced a signing/doodling by artist Jon Burgerman. He will be celebrating the launch of his new Heroes of Burgertown mini figure line. Jon will be at the Forbidden Planet Megastore on Saturday November 15th from 1PM until…
Albert Art came up with a pair of new characters just in time for Halloween. Buck Bear Meets The Surgeon is made up of two custom Bax Bears. And I’m guessing you can tell which character is which.
On November 7th (from 6PM until 9PM), kaNO will have a launch/signing event at My Plastic Heart in NYC. They’ll be celebrating the launch of his Bodega figure produced by BIC Plastics. A limited number of 30 pieces will be…
This past Friday (Halloween) at the Showroom NYC was the Osaka Popstar Devil Dog Art Show. The above is Angel Tan’s (of Plush Play) custom Devil Dog. It is inspired by Dumbo’s Pink Elephants on Parade. The piece wears a…
Akumu Ink, a Montreal-based t-shirt company, will be including a limited edition paper toy with every hoodie purchased. Limited to only 50 pieces, the paper toy is called The Cannibal and stays true to the company’s Japanese fashion/horror style.
Cris Rose is following his Runcible figure with his newest resin figure – Rotund. Above is the final turnaround for his first sculpt. The figure measures 4″ tall and will sport the same painted body/clear head combo as Runcible. Rotund…
Based on the Retro Demons illustration by Jack from Horrorwood, the Paper Demon is a mini papercraft diorama that takes two sheets of paper to produce. You can download it for free here. However, the printer ink and paper…you must…
Rivet presents a show featuring works from Charlie Owens and Jim Koch. This exhibit will include paintings, mixed media, and custom toy pieces from the artists. The opening reception takes place on Saturday, November 1st from 7PM until 10PM, while…
Cris Rose has released 4 more of his Runcible resin figures, each being limited to a run of one single piece. Each figure has something special in its head (in quotes below). The figures are as follows, in order as…
O wait…it’s Halloween? Well, to celebrate the occasion, you could always go ahead and print out one of these free paper toys from Tang Mu. You can download the Zombie Arm and the Boney Arm.
The newest custom Slobot is the Guardian 5 – a custom MAD*L for the recent MAD*L Citizens show that took place at LiFT Detroit. The 10″ tall MAD*L has a glow-in-the-dark chest light and wings. Guardian 5 is a household…
The Sucklord has put up a few sneak peek shots at some of the customs from the upcoming Suckadelic Group Show at Munky King on October 30th. There are several more available at the Suckadelic website.
The next release from UhOh Toys is the Barrister Ghost…just in time for Halloween. A limited edition of 9 figures in different colors, each Barrister Ghost is handmade and comes in a header bag with a certificate of authenticity. They…
There was never a dull moment during last Thursday’s opening of Spread the Lead at New York’s gallery hanahou, where a buzzing crowd enjoyed 32 artists’ take on graphite and tried to imagine a world without color. In addition to…