Nerd (Un)Culture
ToyQube has announced that their first project of ’07 will be the Keith Poon designed Capman Kanser. The above characters, Mr. Capman (300 pieces) and Mrs. Capman (150 pieces), will debut at the New York Comic Con. Both of their…
On Saturday January 13th…Super7 will be releasing the Ogon Skullman. It’s a crazy, five way collaboration with Balzac x Super7 x Mike Giant x Secret Base x Misfits Records. “A new interpretation of the classic Balzac Skullman vinyl figure, this…
The first photos of Plaseebo and his sarcophagus have been released by designer – Bob Conge. While the photos don’t show the final production colors, they do show the final production details. Each figure will have a header card and…
Erick Scarecrow has sent us word (and a photo) of his newest creation…his line of plush Shiitakes. This mushroom based line of plushies will be 4″ tall and are set to be released early in the coming year. That’s right…fungus!
Tahir, from UrbanRetro, has sent us news about Mark James’ latest creation…a free, downloadable Cardboy Calendar paper toy. The nice thing is that you change the figure monthly by just turning the inner portion of the toy (the calendar section)….
PlaysKewl sent along his very own holiday card. I’m sure you are all sitting at home, waiting for Santa to arrive and bring you that one special designer toy you’ve been waiting for.
Dan Fenelon sent us Wavedog holiday wishes in the form of a fun animation. Crank up the speakers and let the Christmas music flow! (I had no idea that Santa shaved his chest)
Klim, from Bigshot Toyworks, sends his very best with this cute, little 3-D reindeered…err…rendered dog. I hope he doesn’t pee on the Christmas tree. It happened to me once.
Rob Fleischer, who works with Firebox.com, has sent news of a few new plushies on the market. I’m sure you probably have seen at least one of the flash animations the guys at Rathergood.com have created…probably without even knowing it….
You’ll need to brush up on your Russian translating skills in order to read the holiday card from Sergey “Iron Lung” Safanov (from Lunohod-1). I’m just hoping it’s not something derogatory or that will get me in trouble…
New from Wunderland War is the line of Symptoms vinyl figures. The line is made up of 7 different characters (limited to 1,000 units each), representing various maladies. They might look like monsters, but they are exactly what’s been ailing…
Kii Arens introduced collectors to his LA-LA figure earlier in the year. More recently, he has launched a line of owl inspired keychains – named Hoots – through Target stores. Yes…that’s right! Designer toys at a retail chain! Check back…
Mario, aka Mars-1, has sent us news of 3 brand new prints being released through his online shop. Each design is limited to a run of only 50 prints. They are all signed, numbered and archival quality giclee prints. The…
Dez Einswell’s Doodle Barn figures (Memono and Whyno) might be surprise vinyl hit of the holiday season. The figures raised some questions at Comic Con, but they are now set to launch at a special release party and art show…
Did you know Mothman and Flatwoods Monster were both seen in West Virginia? Some say they are connected. Well they are now. Flatwoods Monster Braxton County Type is on the way! The new version is shown here with the first…