Nerd (Un)Culture
STRANGEco’s double booth was a fairly happening place as usual. They had a number of new products on display – both on their production and distribution ends. Mars-1 Invisible Plan was released in a special Comic Con version last July….
Superfun Company is following up their Toxic Teddies Ramones set with a set of the Misfits. They also have a brand new Toxic Teddies line based on classic horror films. It looks like The Shining, Jaws, A Nightmare on Elm…
Sideshow Toys might not produce urban vinyl or designer toys, but their products appeal to most of us collectors. They recently acquired the US distribution rights to a number of Medicom products – and had these on display at Toy…
Little Wonder Studio debuted their Foofnicks line of vinyl toys at TF2006. The line contains 3 main characters – Jacked Rabbit, Jim Jam and Waffle. Each figure stands at about 6 inches in height and there are plans for 3…
The day before Toy Fair is when the Toy Industry of America announces their Toy of the Year Award winners. Uglydolls came home with the Specialty Toy of the Year. The Specialty Toy of the Year is described as “the…
Toy Tokyo had a number of new offerings on display at Toy Fair. The first figure from the Instant Sapien line – Big Puff Maki – was being shown off. (These will be carried by FreeBento.com)The newest figure from Go…
Evergrow has introduced a new line of figures on the heels of their Emotes vinyl. Loconauts and Emotes were on display at Toy Fair 2006 – sharing a booth. The Loconauts line will include both plush and small resin toys….
Ningyoushi was in attendance at Toy Fair 2006. They were showing off Super 7’s Kittyfire figure (due out in March). If you remember, Super 7 had these at SDCC this past summer. The booth was also showing off some of…
Blackwater Toys were on hand to premier their first toy line – Kuggs. This series of toys will be built upon a strong back-story. Briefly, it details the plight of an everyday guy who wakes up one day and realizes…
Neth Creatures was in attendance at Toy Fair 2006. J of Neth Creatures was showing off his first series of 9 figures. Look for some new, very different things coming from Neth Creatures. They had some really cool prints on…
Toyolink is a distributor that has begun creating its own plush characters. Donut Dog is a happy, little dog that wears a scarf and has donut shaped eyes. Monza is another line of plush dolls (I really like the characters…
Monkey Fun Toys is a division of Slave Labor Graphics. Filler Bunny, Spooky and the new Z? Mug have all been created by Jhonen Vasquez. The new, guitar-rocking Mummy figure was designed by Eric Jones. Our 2006 Toy Fair sponsor,…
Teddy Scares Series 2 is a line of 5 truly cursed stuffed bears. Each bear is a little over a foot tall and made of some of the softest plush material available. Mundy Drudge has a removable face (with a…
I arrived at the Uglydoll booth just in the nick of time. David and Sun had just trudged through the snow to show off two brand new Uglydoll characters. And I must say…these might be my favorites so far! Moxy…
Wheaty Wheat had a truckload of new designs and prototypes on hand for Toy Fair 2006. This is the second straight year I have come away from their booth overwhelmed. Chris Lee’s Urbanites were on display for those who did…