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This is big news here in Raleigh. Artist (and NC State student) Joe Carnevale was recently arrested and charged with misdemeanor damage to property and larceny. His Barrel Monster was made out of several traffic barrels and only remained visible…
So where did this Ryon Xavier Smith come from? Check out the sculpt for The Infamous DJ Dread Squid. He stands between 11″ and 12″ tall and is planned to be produced in vinyl and resin (both LE painted and…
George and Ayleen have posted Toy Break Episode 80. Entitled Humanimal…this week’s episode has nothing to do with the entertaining – albeit short-lived – 1980’s television show Manimal. But check out the show notes for details of what’s in this…
Abe Sapien, the psychic humanoid amphibious paranormal investigator of BPRD fame, gets the deluxe treatment with Mezco’s Deluxe Abe Sapien 18″ figure. This version of Abe is faithful to Hellboy 2:The Golden Army. The figure features 15 points of articulation,…
Jeff Pidgeon has plans to release a couple of new colorways of his cute Happy Beaver vinyl figure. The mockup photo to the left is the glow-in-the-dark Afterglow Beaver, while the illustration on the right is (as you’ve probably guessed)…
Bigshot Toyworks, Chris Ryniak and Jonathan Bergeron are all teaming up for what appears to be a somewhat secretive project. More info? Coming in about two weeks.
Crazy Label has announced that their long awaited 3″ Treeson and Other Stories Blindbox Series 1 will debut at TTF09 this July. You’ll be able to collect all eight of Bubi Au Yeung’s characters: Ren, Circle Boy, Newspaper Boy, GID…
Attaboy has given us a look at my his upcoming Winged Shmee project, which will first be seen at his “A Touch of Evil” gallery show on June 13th (this Saturday) at POV Evolving Gallery. The figure was sculpted by…
Comic book artist Camilla d’Errico is releasing her first plush fashioned after her cute yet evil character, Kuro. From Camilla’s self-published book Tanpopo, Kuro (aka Poodle) is the willing and scheming companion who has promised Tanpopo love, happiness and human…
In addition to the previously announced Darth Maul design, Mimoco has announced the fourth series of their popular Star Wars MIMOBOT USB devices will also include a re-imagining of the original MIMOBOT series’ centerpiece – Darth Vader. The new Darth…
Starting this Friday – June 12th – at 11AM EST, Erick Scarecrow’s Papa Sama LVL 9999 Butter Edition 8″ tall resin figure will drop at the ESC-Toy Shop. This is the second colorway after the Chocolate Edition that was released…
Coop recently had the opening of a solo show at Corey Helford Gallery, and one of the items on display was his Lil’ Mort figure from Munky King. Not only were they showing off the Standard Edition figure, but they…
Hot Toys has unveiled the first figure from their Watchmen license. The Silk Spectre II 1:6 scale collectible figure is an authentic likeness of actress Malin Ackerman. She is dressed in a movie accurate costume that consists of a black…
Background Back at New York Comic Con ‘09, Erick Scarecrow introduced collectors to a bundle of new characters and creations in vinyl, resin and plush. One of the figures he and ESC-Toy released was the Medusa rotocast vinyl. And while…
Sam Fout is joining forces with Argonaut Resins to bring his Bone Ghost Agency to the masses. Look for them to released this summer, with the first wave hopefully being dropped in time for San Diego Comic Con.