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Tonner Doll Company’s Toy Fair display was very impressive…even their press packet was top notch. Supergirl and Wonder Woman were simply the beginning of their DC Stars line of Tonner Character Figures (TCF). They displayed a prototype version of their…
Sideshow revealed a number of new dioramas, statues and maquettes at Toy Fair. Most of their 1/6 scale figures have already been announced, so our focus was drawn to the debut of their Darth Maul 1:4 Scale Premium Format Figure….
The Uglydoll family will grow by leaps and bounds in 2007. Toy Fair (sorta) introduced us to the 6 new characters that will be launched this year. “So who are they?” you might be asking… Well, there’s Abima, Gato Deluxe,…
Rocket World will be releasing their I.W.G. Rocket Ship at a Rocket Launch Party on Friday March 9th. More details on that event in the near future, but if you are in the San Francisco area…pencil in the date. The…
Background Christopher Lee came up with the original concept of The Urbanites in 2004. The group is based in a close-knit neighborhood of colorful individuals. Lee’s style takes advantage of basic shapes and intense colors. This gives his work a…
Possibly the most influential graphic artist of his generation, Gary Panter is the creator of Jimbo, a post-nuclear cartoon character whose adventures were first chronicled as a comic strip in the ’70s LA hardcore-punk paper Slash and later in RAW…
Mimoco has announced the start of their Artist Series 07 line of mimobots. The first 6 character designs are: Ripple by Sket One (ed. of 2,000); One Love by Hanazuki (ed. of 2,000); Gloomy Bear by Mori Chack (pink blood…
Upper Deck has released the identity of the 3rd figure in their NHL All Star Vinyl line. After Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, Upper Deck will release Devils goalie – Marty Brodeur. The last time I saw Brodeur playing in…
Here’s just a glimpse at some of the new Uglydolls that will be on display at booth #2647 at the International Toy Fair. It might be chilly outside, but the news coming from Pretty Ugly will be hot. 7 new…
Go Hero will be debuting their latest Stargoyle – Yira – at The House of Fun in Oaklyn, New Jersey. The Dragon of Doom will be landing on February 9th. There will be 10 glow-in-the-dark exclusives available at the show…get…
If you’re REALLY good at using photoshop, you might be able to construct Erick Scarecrow’s Liberty vinyl figure from all of the sneak peeks we have given you. You’ll have to wait until the first day of NYCC…then we’ll show…
Jared Deal sent us a photo of his newest plush creation – 6Pac (..err Six Pachyderm). The newest member of the Carnival Cartoons family seems to have had a little too much liquor. Hmm…what does a pink elephant see when…
The first toy from Amsterdam based artists – The London Police – is available for pre-order from MyPlasticHeart. The MPH exclusive #6 Lad and Dog (from adFunture) is available in wink and smile versions. If you’re going to NYCC, be…
Play Imaginative has released photos of their third series of 3″ Trexi figures. After accepting design ideas from artists around the world, they whittled it down to a select group. If you’re wondering about the packaging, it’s designed by Jeremyville.
Everyone remembers the Dejarik Holochess game from the original Star Wars film. We might not have known what the game was called, but we all wanted to be able to play it. Well…now your 1/6 scale figures can. Sideshow will…