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Background Patch Together is the website that gives everyone the opportunity of being a toy designer. Cartoonist Ralph Ferres and German designer VISEone teamed up with Patch Together to release their limited edition Sea Hunter (On Demand) resin figure. This…
Background Kicktoys introduced us to their BEit Dude project at the beginning of the year. After seeing the figures, and the line progress, they recently released their first four character designs (Rapper, Skater, Knight and DIY). Each one, with the…
Background In what’s a truly joint project between several well-known entities, the BLOC28 Mickey Mouse and New Era 59Fifty fitted set brings together Span of Sunset, Disney, BLOC28 and New Era. Produced and manufactured by Span of Sunset, the Mickey…
Background Rocket USA has yet again teamed up with artist Gus Fink to release a line of plush characters. The Puff Dogs are six round plush puppies with various personalities that are made to appeal to children (and adults) of…
Background Fuzzy Balls Apparel is known for their…well…apparel. Designer Roy Wasson Valle has released a number of shirts for men, women and kids. And one of his most popular characters is that of the little skull-faced Raul. You might remember…
Background Sideshow Collectibles recently added another figure to their Star Wars Order of the Jedi line. Ki-Adi-Mundi, a member of the Jedi Council, is the latest character to be realized in the 1:6 scale format. Ki-Adi-Mundi was an alien representative…
Background Tonner’s Women of Power line has given collectors of the company’s DC Stars line an alternate version of some of the most popular female superheroes and villains of comic book lore. While they might be primped and dolled up…
Background 2008 was really the year of the superhero film. And one of the biggest blockbuster movies released was Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Hot Toys acquired the license to produce figures based on the Marvel…
Background Peskimo – David and Jodie – designed a rather memorable art print for the London-based Monster Burp Show. It was so memorable that they recently teamed up with Crazy Label to produce and release a vinyl figure based on…
Background The second character from Tonner Doll’s exclusive Women of Power line is Poison Ivy: Sealed With a Kiss. This is the fashion doll version of Poison Ivy, aka Pamela Isley. She’s all “dolled” up in formal attire as opposed…
Background Jure Gavran has made a social statement with his line of Scapegoats. Scapegoat Billy has been released in its Immigrant Billy version. And while most designer vinyl pieces are just based on characters, this one appears to be trying…
Background Tonner recently released their Women of Power line. This group of Tonner Character Figures gives a fairly different spin on some of the most popular DC Comic villainesses and super heroines. Fashion and superpowers collide in this re-imagination of…
Background Davy Crockett is known as a pioneer, soldier and congressman. While he died at the Battle of the Alamo, his legend was really reborn in the 1950’s – over 100 years after his death. Due in large part to…
Background The mascot of Japan’s NHK television station is the little brown creature that was hatched from an egg – Domo (or Domo-kun). He’s one of the few internationally known characters…up there with Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, etc. Following the success…
Background Bubu Company recently released their first platform toy – MYBU. The MYBU Perfect Match Series 1 consists of 5 different design styles with male and female figures, for a total of 10 different toys. For this review, we’re looking…