Nerd (Un)Culture
The Le Merde folks have posted up this photo of the collaboration for the GR Biennale 2 show taking place in LA on October 24th. A joint collab from Dehara, David Horvath and Le Merde, these will feature 3 interchangeable…
Plaseebo has been invited to create some creepy customs for the Halloween Massacre Show, curated by Ricky Wilson of Velocitron, which opens on October 30th at the Monstock Gallery in Tokyo. This first piece was found on October 31st 1986,…
Playge will be releasing their Misfortune Cat ‘Original’ tomorrow – Tuesday, October 13th – at 12:00 noon – Central Daylight Time. The 9″ tall rotocast vinyl piece includes a velvet bag. This version will be limited to 300 pieces worldwide,…
When I think of raffles…I get the image of little old ladies at the Bingo hall. Well, Gary Ham has dreamed up a raffle you might just want to enter. He’s going to give away a one-off Halloween-themed (and hand…
The Toy Breakers are back with a new episode, a new opening and some new reviews. Toy Break Episode 94: Bentastic is all about Japan and Disney…as you can tell from the show notes. This week we look at a…
Babu Cloud is the first figure from Babekuhl’s “Lucy In The Sky With Vinyl” series. The figure is available in limited numbers in Banana Split (yellow), Strawberry Cheesecake (pink), Mint Chip (green) and Blueberry Sorbet (Blue). Each 4.13″ tall piece…
Le Lab is a new French toy label that is releasing their Playing Art platform toy. The figures are almost 8″ in height and feature a ball joint head and bendable tail. They remind me of B.B. Birdy’s Funny Club…
From Venus Dea – the art label of Barbara Canepa – comes Mekaneko. The figure will be released this November in both dark and bright versions. It also appears that a DIY figure might be made available.
Above is the newest 2.5″ Qee from Toy2R. The Paper Cut Bear – Red Version is a simple red Bear Qee with white iToyz artwork.
Erik Nakamura from Giant Robot posted a photo of David Horvath’s two new My Friend Dave (Japanese made) vinyl figures that will be released at Giant Robot’s Biennale on October 24th. These two special GR Dave vinyls will each be…
Gary Taxali is offering up 20 signed Kid Robot Series 6 Gary Taxali Chump Dunnys. These have a 1/100 ratio, so they’re rather rare. Each 2.75″ Dunny is hand-signed and includes a special accessory – a super rare 1″ tall…
From the dark recesses of Patricio Oliver’s mind come the unique and bizarre group of children called the Cucos. Led by the elusive and sinister Cursed Twins, these 3-inch terrors retail for $9.95 each and torment Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and…
Background Sideshow Collectibles recently began shipping their latest Militaries of Star Wars 12 Inch figure release – Admiral Piett. Known from one of the more recognizable scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy, the not-so-good Admiral adds depth to Sideshow’s…
Hot Toys will be releasing their Disney Friends Christmas Cosbaby Twin Pack just in time for the Christmas holiday. These 3″ tall figures feature popular Disney characters Mickey and Donald in baby form (and their best Christmas outfits).
Idolz Toys have released their first “designer” figure – Gruntor. These can be stacked, posed, worn (as a necklace or on a keyring), or customized to their desire. It’s limited to a run of 3,000 pieces and sells for $9.99…